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Finally got my cash together for laptop and then noticed this. Wondered if this was good value?

Nitro5 15.6", Ryzen 7- 6800H, RTX-3070Ti , 16GB(2x8GB DDR5), 1TB can get it for £989. 

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1 hour ago, Brasilia88 said:

May I suggest you hiring your wife as an assistant manager? 

(I'll let myself out)

I understand the struggle, but you'll get used to it. 

I downgraded from a 24'' screen to a 17", and it works nicely. 

Love it!  

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Just now, Brasilia88 said:

If you have a TV, connect it through HDMI and you now have 40" gaming. Surely, you'll have to tinker with the resolution, but it works. 

This also implies getting a wireless keyboard, a mouse, a long HDMI cable (usually they're quite short (>1m) and an adapter.   

Sadly I will be using it in dining room / no monitor allowed on wife's orders lol. 

Have home office with monitor but I spend entire day in that room!  

Might just have to grim and bear it on smaller screen if sort CPU or just take the plunge in my path to be lost in my rabbit hole of FM. 

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8 minutes ago, Brasilia88 said:

I have a laptop myself and it can heat up my room easily. 

The problem I've had is dust and dried up thermal paste in the past. Now, I'm not sure Macs use thermal paste, but they aren't immune to dust. 

Therefore, have it cleaned and also get a cooling pad. I have one myself and it helps a lot. It even is easier for my neck, since it is now higher and I don't have to look down all the time. 

My temperature levels hit 80ish and that's 'normal.' It's still scary though.  

Cooling pad on its way tomorrow!  If that works happy days. Only downside I have on macbook is its small 13" screen !!! 

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Thank you all,  testing a cooling pad from amazon that will arrive tomorrow and will keep checking it to see what difference makes.

If it sits in high 80s into 90s I might just pull the plug and get new one incase it damages it long term. 

Have a short window to grab a big discount on on I've seen so will blast it tonight and monitor it and then tomorrow night with cooling pad to see difference!

 

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Running FM23 on macbook pro.

13" 2016 2.9 i5 8HB DDR3 Intel Graphics 550. 

Running 6 leagues is still at 3.5 stars but the CPU is running hotter than I think is acceptable... 

Not really a gamer other than FM but considering just buying new gaming laptop.

On Google I read conflicting messages re it being too hot or not..

Playing spotify and surfing Web it sits steady 35-40 start up FM and after about 30 mins the temps start to increase. 

Wondered if it is indeed to hot and if so would a cooling pad work or should I just blow my cash on a new laptop !

Edit- in some instances it was into 90s not shown in pic 

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9 hours ago, EdL said:

You are indeed overthinking, a steam code enables both Windows and Mac versions

Thank you so much!!! Affiliate site were clueless this is what I needed thank you so much-  so I can use on my mac then save to cloud,  load on laptop resume ! Happy days !

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Apologies for the stupid question as new to steam.

Currently own mac, soon to be gaming laptop.

Steam site shows windows and mac logo against FM24 download which indicates I can purchase use on mac, save to cloud and resume on gaming laptop.

Looking at affiliate site (cheaper) it simply states platform is "steam(pc)" .. does this mean it will still work.

What I don't want to do is purchase to have to repurchase. I'm guessing steam on windows/mac is cross platform and I'm overthinking this!!!

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7 hours ago, kevhamster said:

Above is how the CPUs stack up against each other according to https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmark-List.2436.0.html?

So, I'd personally go for option 1 or option 3, based on the CPU.

Also taking into account GPU performance, then option 1 is the overall winner, although if FM is the only game you're playing that in itself shouldn't make a difference.  Even though we know FM25 will see increased system requirements, I can't imagine the RTX 4060 having any issues with FM at max settings.

In summary, I'd go for option 1 if you play other modern games alongside FM, and if FM is the only game you play then I'd go for option 3.

Thank you SO much for this @kevhamster I really appreciate your help. 

If you know anything else up to £1700 better please advise otherwise I shall press the button:-) 

Thank you for your help I had been getting myself in knots. 

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Hi all,

Going round in circles and need some help. 

Currently using late 2013 macbook which is on verge of burning a hole through my table and decided to try to future proof myself to best extent within budget...

Got myself to 4 models and seeking option please. Ideally want mux or advanced optimus and think all 4 have and not sure between ryzen or intel for future fm.

Option 1 £1665 from Dell after disc

DELL G16, i9-13900HX , RTX4070 2x16GB DDR5 4800 , 1TB, 240hz 

Option 2 £1330 from dell after disc

DELL G16 i7-13650HX, RT4060  2x16GB DDR5 4800 , 1TB, 240hz

Option 3 £1611 from Lenovo 

Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 2023, Ryzen 9 7945HX, RTX4060, 2X16GB DDR5 5200, 1TB, 240hz

Option 4 £1349 from overclockers

A16 TUF A17 (can't find F version), Ryzen 9 7940HS, RTX4070, 2X8 GB DDR5, 512GB, 144Hz 

Each one has different plus and minus and I'm not that switched on to know what benefit one has over other to work out best value for money or best to last a while. 

 

 

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