Topic beaten ugly by a stick but would this alienware work well with tgc

[Rcush88]

Please let me know, I can bump up to gtx965 for 150.00.


Intel® Core™ i7-6500U (Dual-Core, 4MB Cache, up to 3.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost) Choose Options

Operating System

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Windows 10 Home 64bit English Choose Options
Display


13 inch HD (1366 x 768) TN-Panel Anti-Glare 200-nits Display Choose Options

Video Card¹

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M with 4GB GDDR5 Choose Options

Alienware Graphics Amplifier


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Memory²


8GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz; up to 16GB (additional memory sold separately) Choose Options

Hard Drive


500GB 5400RPM Hybrid (8GB Cache) SSD SATA 6Gb/s Choose Options

Wireless


Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1

[pwade3]

So it is a 960m. It seems to work fine with default settings on both PG and TGC but as soon as I increase settings at all it seems to have issues. When I used high settings on TGC I could not even swing a club without it freezing up using mouse (I don't have it for skytrak yet). If I returned it to default settings it worked fine. I have ordered a unit with 1060 card and should be here this week. Thanks again for the help. Would have taken me longer to figure out without everyones help. cheers.

[Rcush88]

Are there any laptops out there with a i7 and gtx 1060 under $1200.00. That's as high as I want to go and really don't want to lug a desktop back and forth. This is for TGC.

[Stingreye]

This gets you close (I know nothing about the brand etc.) just did a newegg search: 1299 plus a $50 gift card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S14H07846&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-9SIA8S14H07846-_-Product

It does get you an i7, 1060 and a SSD. Makes me think if you can find one with an I5 and no SSD, you might hit your number.

[Rcush88]

What about if I made a desktop? Sting?

[Stingreye]

First, have you checked out this GREAT thread?

http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/golf-simulator-brands-and-types/the-golf-club/79989-minimum-tgc-computer-requirements-that-runs-great

If you are looking for the best bang for your buck desktop and are willing to install a video card and power supply. I think Sledge did all the work for you. That ebay computer is steal. Add a video card and swap the power supply then smile as you spent less than I did for a similar spec'd computer!

http://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum/build-your-own/computer-systems/79884-i5-required-for-tgc

Ebay desktop for $400, buy a GTX 1060 or 1070 Video Card, buy a power supply, maybe an ssd. I spent around $1200 for a desktop with an i7, 16Gb RAM, and a 1070.

Faulty Clubs I think posted this desktop for $800 which looks like a great deal too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883230155

There have been a lot of good threads on computer builds the past couple weeks. I likely would have spec'd one a little more modestly if I had seen those threads prior to buying mine.

[pwade3]

Okay, I have a new laptop with GTX 1060 card. I tested the 960m again and it worked quite well with default settings. It also looked good graphic wise. As soon as I started to increase details such as trees etc it would still work fine with skytrak but it would not run as smooth and details started to look off at times. Flyover is what I noticed was not as smooth any more.
I have tried the GTX1060 laptop only once but I increased the details quite a bit and it ran really well and smooth. Everything looked great. So it was a $700 cdn increase from the other laptop and money well spent. I should have forked out for the right laptop to start with, seems silly to build a $6000 sim and cheap out on the item that runs the software. Thanks everyone for the helpful info. I now have to figure out if I should replace my projector? Optima that is 720p. Looks good but not sure how much better a 1080p would actually show on the screen/net. I will search the forum. Cheers

[aeroburner]

as long as the impact screen is a high quality i think its worth the upgrading your projector, but I also watch movies on my projector as well as play the ps4 and Xbox1, just my little opinion is it worth anything who knows...........

[pwade3]

It is a high quality impact screen. HR-100 from west coast netting.

[aeroburner]

upgrading is your personal choice and there are probably a lot of players that are very happy with the 720p and are content, others that want to get the most out of there system and quality of the picture, will it help yes to what extent i don't know i have never owned a 720 projector. but if you base it off a regular 720 TV i can see the difference.