1. Consili

    Consili Member

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    HostileParadox has it pretty spot on, if there is nothing you need more computer power for at the moment, wait and save until more is known about the required specifications. At least until the alpha/beta arrives. New tech comes out all the time and the best tech you can get now will certainly be cheaper when the time comes to buy.

    If you are unsure about the best purchasing decisions at that stage I am sure that there will be people on these forums who would be happy to advise you on how to get the best bang for your buck within your budget :D
  2. exterminans

    exterminans Post Master General

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    Thats a simple one:
    • Don't buy a new PC for Christmas. Everybody does, therefore it's to expensive during that time of the year.
    • Don't by a new PC over the easter festivity. Same reason as with Christmas.
    • Don't ever buy a laptop for gaming. You pay 4x as much compared to a desktop PC with the same power.
    • Don't fall for PCs from a discounter or even worse: Large electronics store chains. You pay about TWICE as much, as the PC is worth. Go to the next REAL PC store and have a custom PC build (with 3-50$ montage fee, careful, compare their prices for the components with the Internet, there is chance they try to rip you off) or build it on your own.
    • Build the PC with your own hands. It's simple. If you can fix your bike, then you can build a PC too. The most difficult part is to apply the thermal grease, everything else is even simpler. There are enough communities out there in the Internet which can help you with the perfect parts list.
  3. elexis

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    @CPU: it actually matters a lot more than you think. It may not be something that affects average framerate that much, but every time the framerate jerks/stutters - that's a cpu problem.
    @client/server model: Lolwhat? Physics is still handled locally. You fire a bullet, server says you fired a bullet, client then simulates the bullet, its trajectory, speed etc. The difference is that the server is the one that tells you if that bullet actually hit anything. The alternative involves (relatively) stupid amounts of net traffic.
    Assuming you get an Ivy Bridge cpu, this is reasonably true. There is a whopping big "MAYBE" floating over this though. I should also point out that every game you ever buy has a disclaimer in the requirements saying that laptop gfx cards may not work. Usually this is a formality but for integrated gfx cards this means that shomething that should work might not.

    Also as a note - having an ivy bridge cpu is an excellent reason to get a lappy with dedicated graphics, as the graphics switching capability allows for a great alternation between grunt and power saving.

    Yeah true enough. In addition to point 1 above you may also encounter problems trying to generate a world from a seed. This would apply in multiplayer games too.

    I reckon they will not use DX10+, or if they do they wont force it on you. No game has yet. Also more ram (and matching architecture) would go a long way to speeding up load times.

    Not true, provided you don't buy a mainstream laptop. Look at Clevo lappys if you want a bang-for-buck lappy.
  4. Polynomial

    Polynomial Moderator Alumni

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    You're not going to have problems if you don't cheap out and buy a good gaming laptop. Minimum specs mean nothing.

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