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A 1080m should be able to handle gaming workload of current games if gaming on 1080p resolution, but can't compare to 20xx series if more games adopt DLSS and/or ray tracing in the future. The only thing you need for eGPU is a USB-c with Thunderbolt 3 support, which should be stated clearly on spec sheet. However, don't get laptop with Intel ultra portable CPUs (there's a 'u' @ the CPU model name), cause the T3 has only half the maximum bandwidth compare to other laptop CPUs

I have had couple different laptops through out the year, and they all get toasty while gaming except for large ones that's more like a portable desktop. There are heat extractor you can buy to help keep things cool, they work pretty good from my experience

Typically, games display resolutions that your monitor is capable of handling. You only see up to 1080p on your notebook because that's probably it's maximum resolution.

If you get a 1440p monitor you'll be able to select 1440p. Also BDO is pretty CPU intensive, so you might have to disable some graphics options to play at a decent FPS depending on your CPU.

Downscaling** essentially renders the game at a higher resolution, and downscales the picture to fit your monitor. It is usually very stressful on your GPU, and doesn't really offer a huge gain in terms of picture quality if you're already running at a high resolution.

I highly recommend this monitor. I just got it myself on an impulse buy and it's pretty solid. The color settings need some tweaks, but there's a pretty good review on amazon that gives you some tweaks to improve the color depth. It's 1440p, g-sync capable, 1ms response time, AND 144 Hz and costs less than or about the same as most 1440p/gsync monitors. Solid buy imo, but you will have to spend time tweaking the colors/contrast.

Yes definitely , also to give you a heads up you will probably need a new motherboard as well. When you decide to purchase the CPU, as your CPU is a LGA 1150 socket while you're looking to upgrade to a 1151 socket which requires a new motherboard, as well as DDR4 ram instead of DDR3.

Good luck with the purchase, and have a look at my thread to help you maximize your FPS once you get your new GPU.


https://www.reddit.com/r/blackdesertonline/comments/5padhe/ultimate_guide_for_fpsperformanceping_issues/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=user&utm_source=reddit

I recommend this motherboard for the long run as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Gaming-LGA1151-Motherboards-GA-Z270X-Gaming/dp/B01N97T4YR/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1485930572&sr=1-3&keywords=motherboard+gaming+5


For the graphics card i recommend this as the temp's will be rather low with this card compared to other similar models , this also isn't colossus sized compared to other GPU's.

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-ZT-P10600B-10M-Dual-Fan-IceStorm/dp/B01I5O5AP2/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1485930662&sr=1-7&keywords=1060

or


https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-1060-WINDFORCE-GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD/dp/B01KCWZ2EO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1485930906&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx%2B1060%2Bti&th=1

1873Mhz Edition.




Best of luck

I waited for a while myself but man it is worth it. Seriously you will be really happy with the purchase.

It's one of those things just make your whole computing experience better. Prices are fairly cheap now I think as well.

$78 - easy choice imo

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S

I run BDO on this laptop...

ASUS G751JT 17-Inch Gaming Laptop

It runs great. The laptop is fantastic as well. Great cooling for the card and processor in this beast!

I would say that these 3 monitors are some of the best, if not the best that you could buy for 1080P gaming @144hz. I have owned all 3, and even used them back when I still had a GTX 1080 like you have. If you are on a budget, I would go with the Acer. If you have the money to spend and want an overall better monitor, then the Asus is the way to go. Not really a reason to buy the Zowie anymore IMO, for the price you might as well just spend a bit more and get the Asus (when I bought my Zowie, that current Asus model was not available). And trust me, you will not have a great overall experience playing 1440P BDO with a GTX 1080. Maybe if you have a 9th gen CPU it could be a little better. I have a GTX 2080 TI and I7 7700k and I can't pull 144fps/144hz in many places, especially not in NW/anything more than smallscale PVP.

Acer: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-XFA240-bmjdpr-Response-Technology/dp/B06ZYHZ6R6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=345SDKJPSUDDT&keywords=1080p+144hz+monitor&qid=1554732087&s=gateway&sprefix=1080p+144hz%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-4

Zowie:https://www.amazon.com/BenQ-Response-Equalizer-Vibrance-Adjustable/dp/B01H5KKQTM/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1540566901&sr=8-6&keywords=144hz+1ms+monitor

Asus:https://www.amazon.com/1080p-Gaming-LED-Lit-Monitor-VG278Q/dp/B074JLD4HZ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1540567234&sr=8-3&keywords=144hz+1ms+monitor&dpID=51EvWAQYIIL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

If you are convinced it is a power draw issue, you can do a couple things:

1. Replace PSU with something more efficient. I see yours is a 850w bronze unit. Power supplies operate at the highest efficiency (meaning the power it draws from the wall is closest to what the PC is actually using) around 50% load, so you want to figure out your system power under load, multiply that by 2ish and target that range. Lower if you want better efficiency at idle. This will be a very small change in overall power usage though, so I probably shouldn't have put this as #1.
   
   To give a numeric example (assuming a bronze vs a gold 800w power supply with a system under 400w load), a bronze PSU might pull 470 watts from the wall while a gold draws 444w, a difference of 26 watts. Not much, but not nothing either. Better power supplies are often more efficient below the 50% range as well.
   
   
2. Replace lights with LEDs. You should do this anyways because they last forever, don't get very hot and draw next to no power. Also get in the habit of turning lights off when not in use if you don't already.
   
   
3. Self-audit other sources of power usage in your home. Maybe get a power-meter like one of these. Find out what is using too much power at idle and get in the habit of turning it off.

no, that was the PS4 release.

there was a trailer, which is not the one on the official site. the one on the site does not mention the steam release, but that "obscure" trailer someone posted said "March 7 PS, March 10 Steam"

all we know is that the original PS date was March 7th, and that there was an official update of "the game will be slightly delayed to optimize the experience on PSPro to have more stable framerates."

EDIT: OUCH look at that PC date!!!

While I agree with everyone you should build your own PC. If you definitely want to go prebuilt this isn’t a terrible option.

iBUYPOWER Gaming PC Computer Desktop Trace2 9250 (Intel Core i7-9700F 3.0GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi & Win 10 Home) Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TKZQ3TR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_n0aDDbB320PWW

Since you aren't going for anything art related you won't need a screen with an amazing color gamut to do what you want then.

I'd take a hard look at this to start with: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B01N9SSQ9E

A very good price/performance tradeoff, if you can stomach the somewhat questionable aesthetics. The only real downside is that you've only got 256gb of storage. You will likely want an external drive for anything large such as movies (if you get one, make sure it is USB3).

Note that when gaming your battery life is going to tank, and your fan noise is likely to be high. There isn't any getting around that regardless of what device you choose.

Not sure if it's allowed to be posted here but it doesn't seem to break any rules.

http://www.mangareader.net/claymore/1/ This is a good site to use but if you wish to have the physical copies you can buy them all here.

alright just because im really curious i ordered this ram https://smile.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-3200MHz-Desktop-Memory/dp/B0143UM4TC/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=ram+3200&qid=1570739613&s=electronics&sr=1-2 am going to swap parts 1 by 1 and see what the differences are thanks for your insight

I run a Gigabyte with a 1060. ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KB8RB3E/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481569387&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=gigabyte+p55+gtx+1060&dpPl=1&dpID=31KyrzjOZ0L&ref=plSrch ) runs the game really well, but does run a bit warm, I would recommend a cooking pad. You can pick up one similar to this with a 1060 for around $1k-$1100 on sale.

Setting up a low power plan in windows settings might help. Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options in Windows 10. You can tweak settings like max processor state in the plan settings too. I imagine you could set it pretty low.

If you can't see power usage on your computer, a usage meter might be really handy. Something like https://smile.amazon.com/P4400-Kill-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ I love my Belkin Conserve Monitor, but they're not made anymore apparently

If you can somehow save for a bit id reccomend getting this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_hGeJAbQR7TZP6

You can get an Energy Use Meter from Amazon https://smile.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485882943&sr=8-1&keywords=energy+use+meter

https://www.amazon.com/LC05-Cooling-Auto-Temp-Detection-Compatible/dp/B00XKU47Y2/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493797721&sr=1-9&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad

or

https://www.amazon.com/Tree-New-Bee-Cooling-15-6/dp/B016PMVM7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1493797915&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&refinements=p_72%3A1248879011&psc=1


Or both :P