New Laptop - Advice needed!

[Cincierta]

From the looks of it, the used one might be better as FFXIV seems to be more CPU-heavy. However that ssd size and the 1060 bother me a bit, unless you can find upgrades to said laptop in the future. IF they're able to take upgrades.

Otherwise I'd recommend getting an actual pc that you can truly customize.

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

From the looks of it, the used one might be better as FFXIV seems to be more CPU-heavy. However that ssd size and the 1060 bother me a bit, unless you can find upgrades to said laptop in the future. IF they're able to take upgrades.

Otherwise I'd recommend getting an actual pc that you can truly customize.

As long as the graphics card is Geforce® GTX970 or above, they should fine graphics-wise. My laptop has GTX 1060 and runs 60fps on high settings.

[NessaWyvern]

If you're dead-set on getting a laptop, then you have to check that it gets enough ventilation, and get it cooling pads and fans. Mine had good reviews, but turns out, it's still runs far too hot (Always stuck at 91 degrees celcius when gaming, limits my frames when it's at this point), my more techsavvy husband says it's because it's a thin laptop with not that many cooling vents.
I have mine on a cooling pad, and I also have a desktop fan blowing to help keep it cool, which is something you'll want when moving to a proper gaming laptop.
Since I don't have to travel overseas or to Uni anymore, my next will be a desktop, because overheating problems with laptops is just really stressful, and it's better to not have to deal with it, and build a proper desktop.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend an MSI, my one has heat issues, and the keyboard ended up being faulty (But maybe I was just unlucky).

As long as the graphics card is Geforce® GTX970 or above, they should fine graphics-wise. My laptop has GTX 1060 and runs 60fps on high settings.

Huh, I think I need some help then, my laptop is a MSI GP62MVR-7RF-Leopard-Pro and has a GTX1060, and I can't get 60fps on high settings even when the laptop is cool. (Well, maybe inside a dungeon, but never out of it)
Is it a CPU issue on my end? If not, how do you do it? T^T

[REPROBEAN_CHILD]

If you're dead-set on getting a laptop, then you have to check that it gets enough ventilation, and get it cooling pads and fans. Mine had good reviews, but turns out, it's still runs far too hot (Always stuck at 91 degrees celcius when gaming, limits my frames when it's at this point), my more techsavvy husband says it's because it's a thin laptop with not that many cooling vents.
I have mine on a cooling pad, and I also have a desktop fan blowing to help keep it cool, which is something you'll want when moving to a proper gaming laptop.
Since I don't have to travel overseas or to Uni anymore, my next will be a desktop, because overheating problems with laptops is just really stressful, and it's better to not have to deal with it, and build a proper desktop.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend an MSI, my one has heat issues, and the keyboard ended up being faulty (But maybe I was just unlucky).



Huh, I think I need some help then, my laptop is a MSI GP62MVR-7RF-Leopard-Pro and has a GTX1060, and I can't get 60fps on high settings even when the laptop is cool. (Well, maybe inside a dungeon, but never out of it)
Is it a CPU issue on my end? If not, how do you do it? T^T

I'm not sure how the setup runs on a MSI, but my (Surface Book 2) laptop has two graphics cards. It has an Intel Core Processor and the GTX 1060. I go into NVidia Control Panel, Manage 3D settings, program settings, then set FFXIV to prioritize the the GTX 1060 over the Intel. That solved the the fps I used to have [when it prioritized the Intel and got 25fps]. The GTX 1060 works best with 1920 x 1080, so set the game to that resolution. I have mine set to 1920 x 1200, because my aspect ratio is 3:2. It still runs just as good with 60fps. Graphics-wise, I set almost everything to high; I only set Real-Time Reflections to "High" [instead of "Max"] and Parallax Occlusion to "Normal." It's worth noting that it's normal for a laptop to heat up, while gaming. That just means it's using the GTX card. It it's 'cool' as you say, then it might not be using the card at all. That happened to me, when the game ran on the Intel graphics.

[NessaWyvern]

I'm not sure how the setup runs on a MSI, but my (Surface Book 2) laptop has two graphics cards. It has an Intel Core Processor and the GTX 1060. I go into NVidia Control Panel, Manage 3D settings, program settings, then set FFXIV to prioritize the the GTX 1060 over the Intel. That solved the the fps I used to have [when it prioritized the Intel and got 25fps]. The GTX 1060 works best with 1920 x 1080, so set the game to that resolution. I have mine set to 1920 x 1200, because my aspect ratio is 3:2. It still runs just as good with 60fps. Graphics-wise, I set almost everything to high; I only set Real-Time Reflections to "High" [instead of "Max"] and Parallax Occlusion to "Normal." It's worth noting that it's normal for a laptop to heat up, while gaming. That just means it's using the GTX card. It it's 'cool' as you say, then it might not be using the card at all. That happened to me, when the game ran on the Intel graphics.

I think it might just be a problem with my MSI then. I am already using 1920 X 1080, and I have my real-time reflections on low, and my computer is only "cool" for the first 5-10mins while gaming, as it quickly ramps up to 91C
I usually have between 50-60 frames, but with graphics quite a bit lower than High