Originally Posted by
UnluckyXIII
And here we go......
Yeah I was thinking that a 1050 or even a 1050Ti might be pushing it a little, would like to know if anyone is playing FFXIV HW with these cards or the score that they get with the SB Benchmark so I have an idea how they would fair in the real world.
I was hoping to catch a sale but it would either mean waiting until the Back-2-School season as I’ve missed most of last year’s models getting sold off :(
Fortunately, I already have a gaming PC that is more than sufficient for SB (GTX980Ti on LG 34UW), the laptop is purely for use when traveling and away from the gaming PC. Although, looking at them recommended specs I’m willing to say a fair % of the player base won’t be sitting on a GTX970/RX480 or better GPU so wonder how things will play out when SB launches.
I was thinking that the 1050Ti would have to be the bare minimum but if at all possible I’d try to go for a 1060, price depending… I’d personally rather avoid eBay and a used laptop at all costs (unless refurbished and directly from the manufacture with warranty) I’ve heard of far to many eBay horror stories to risk dropping upto a grand on something and getting stung.
What graphical upgrades are they making with the game btw? Gameplay footage from SB looks the same as ARR/HW to me?
I agree, a desktop would be much better value and offer much more power than a laptop in this price range ever could, but I already own an appropriate one for FFXIV (i5 Processor/GTX980Ti on LG 34UW), the laptop is simply to fill a gap when I work away, travel etc but would still like access to the game :)
Yeah, the 970m seems to be slightly sluggish for the SB Benchmark (although still gets a “Fairly High” rating… I mean, it will run it, but in high density areas with lots of other players or during dungeons and raids with lots of casting animations I can see it starting to struggle to keep up (maybe I’m wrong).
I really would love to see 1050, 1050Ti and 1060 SB Benchmark scores… surely someone in the community must have these cards and I would very much appreciate some scores to help further my research before deciding on a final laptop :)
No problem, I wasn’t wanting to have a go, and I’m sure you can imagine my frustration when people are offering things that are up-to double my top-end budget, no harm though :)
Thanks for all the replies so far :)
XIII