Will my notebook be able play AAA new games without lag?

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

This is a stupid question and yeah gaming on a laptop is not great due to temperature issues and stuff but I have no other choice at the moment (planning to upgrade my desktop PC sometime but not yet now)

I have an ASUS X456UQ notebook with these specs:
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.80 GHz
Nvidia GeForce GT-940MX 2GB DDR3
Samsung DDR4 3000 MHz 4GB
Windows 10 Pro Anniversary Update

heavyartillary9 · Oct 24, 2016

its actually not to bad of a laptop, maybe upgrade ram to 8gig if you can, but other then that it should play a few games

AqwBroders · Oct 24, 2016

I do not find any sources of a 640MX, not even on Nvidia's own website.

If you mean 640M here's some game benchmarks.
https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Mobile/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-640M-Review-Kepler-Arrives-Mobile/Performance-Verdict

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

AqwBroders :

940 rather...updated the post

heavyartillary9 · Oct 24, 2016

NDDU Julius BSIT :

you should be able to play a good few games on that, maybe not some more intense ones like bf1, but most games should work fine

AqwBroders · Oct 24, 2016

NDDU Julius BSIT :

Than yes, it should be enable to run newer titles but not at highest settings and not at 60+.

http://www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/acer-e-15-e5-575g-review-gt-940mx-i5-u/

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

Well only problem with that Acer is that's the 940MX GDDR5 Variant... I have the slower 940MX DDR3 Variant

heavyartillary9 · Oct 24, 2016

it really shouldnt be too bad, what type of games do you wanna play ?

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

Well I should have revised my question...
I want to run Fallout 4 without lag
(Running FC4 @ 32 fps LOW, FC3 @ 45-62 fps HIGH, Watch Dogs @ 42 fps HIGH, DOTA 2 somewhere at 56-115 fps ULTRA)
===OVERCLOCKED with Afterburner===

heavyartillary9 · Oct 24, 2016

hmmm, that might be an issue, fallout 4 is pretty rough on the ol' cpu usage

Gameslopedydotcom · Oct 24, 2016

you can use an external fan but you still have to increase your ram...

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

heavyartillary9 :

6GB RAM is the minimum right?
Running other games wasn't that too hard for the CPU I think...although my notebook is spewing out very hot air so I am pushing it to its limits

AqwBroders · Oct 24, 2016

NDDU Julius BSIT :

If you want to solve the issue with your laptop being too hot you can always get a coolingpad. They're actually really good. Unless you have an A4 APU laptop... bad experience that I've had.

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

Gameslopedydotcom :

Modified my laptop cooling pad and replaced it with a faster and more powerful fan an put some tubes for water cooling

heavyartillary9 · Oct 24, 2016

redneck cooling pad!, just put it on an ac window unit, keeps it nice and coool!

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

heavyartillary9 :

Are there DDR4 laptop RAM available for purchase now?
I think they are just available for desktops at the moment

heavyartillary9 · Oct 24, 2016

there are ddr4 laptop ram available

AqwBroders · Oct 24, 2016

NDDU Julius BSIT :

Yes there are.
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Performance-Unbuffered-CMSX32GX4M2A3000C16/dp/B01G260V2C/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477306641&sr=1-24&keywords=DDR4+3000Mhz
I think this fits into your PC.

NDDU Julius BSIT · Oct 24, 2016

AqwBroders :

NDDU Julius BSIT :

Yes there are.
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Performance-Unbuffered-CMSX32GX4M2A3000C16/dp/B01G260V2C/ref=sr_1_24?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477306641&sr=1-24&keywords=DDR4+3000Mhz
I think this fits into your PC.

Maybe I can use my college tuition to buy those xD

AqwBroders · Oct 24, 2016

NDDU Julius BSIT :

I didn't look for the best option, I looked for the first option.
If you search a little bit longer you'll find 2x8GB and that'll do you good. or 2x4GB, that also works.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-2133MHz-HX421S13IB/dp/B014R8JPYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477307933&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr4%2Bsodimm%2B8GB&th=1

This will leave you with room for future upgrading, however it's only 2133Mhz as 3000Mhz seems to be hard to find at the right speed.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Performance-PC4-19200-CMSX16GX4M2A3000C16/dp/B01LNTJEHQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1477308057&sr=8-3&keywords=ddr4+sodimm+3000mhz

This is the only thing I could find at 3000Mhz that is not 32GB.

If you don't count with this one.
https://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-PC4-24000-3000MHz-F4-3000C16S-16GRS/dp/B01HJUSXCK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1477308057&sr=8-2&keywords=ddr4+sodimm+3000mhz

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