Running games at 120 fps and future proofing, laptop 1050ti vs laptop 1060?

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Steelguy2331

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Hi all,
I'm interested in the ILLEGEAR Z5 (http://store.illegear.com/z-series/135-illegear-z5.html) laptop with the 120hz screen option. My question is, would a 1050ti 4GB be enough to run most games at 120 fps, or would a 1060 6GB be necessary? I'm already pushing my budget quite a bit with this laptop and would like to cut as many costs as I can. However, I need a laptop that can last and run new games down the road at 120 fps as I will not be replacing the laptop for 5 maybe 6 years. I don't mind running games at medium to low settings or at lower resolutions, so top of the line performance isn't a must for me. What do you guys think?

Examples of games I play regularly : Overwatch, DOOM, League of Legends.

Thanks :)

P.S, I'd highly appreciate any recommendations of a decent laptop with a 120hz screen that is better/cheaper than this one AND ships to Malaysia.


 
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When you reduce the load on the GPU, such as by setting everything as low as possible, then the limitation becomes the CPU. So you could get 100+fps with the 1050 Ti if the CPU is powerful enough.

The tricky thing is it's hard finding an unbalanced computer like that. Most people do not want to play at 120fps all low settings. That's why there's no profit for companies to configure their computers that way. So you'd be spending extra for the fast CPU, extra for the high refresh rate monitor, but less for the budget videocard.

The other thing, and this is more personal experience than anything else, is that laptops aren't made to be used long term for gaming. The heat and general abuse laptops suffer from being mobile tend to shorten...
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DigitalHamster

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For this laptop, choosing a GTX1060 is a better choice than the GTX1050Ti if your budget can stretch to it.
6GB of VRAM will mean that you will be able to keep using high textures on new games and even with other settings turned down, the game will still look good because the textures aren't fuzzy.

The performance gains from the GTX1060 are also reasonably good as well, but is going to use a bit more power if you are gaming so don't expect the battery to last as long (It might not last very long anyway!).
 
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IMO, a 1050TI is a 60FPS +/- 1080p GPU (at high/ultra). For 120HZ 1080p in 'most titles', a 1060 would be preferred - but a lot will depend on the titles you want to play.

Given those examples, a 1050TI could probably do it...... but considering you don't want to replace for 5-6 years, I wouldn't bank on it being appropriate for anything newer or more demanding.
 
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I've become quite used to playing on higher fps as I can feel quite a big difference between 60 and 120 in terms of input lag. It's to the point where I will willingly drop the graphics to potato level to reach higher than 60 fps. So I thought maybe a 120hz screen would be ideal for me.
 
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So the 1050ti's VRAM isn't going to make the cut in terms of medium to high textures? And i'll probably be turning off the dGPU while the laptop is unplugged, so battery life isn't a huge issue for me.
 
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When you reduce the load on the GPU, such as by setting everything as low as possible, then the limitation becomes the CPU. So you could get 100+fps with the 1050 Ti if the CPU is powerful enough.

The tricky thing is it's hard finding an unbalanced computer like that. Most people do not want to play at 120fps all low settings. That's why there's no profit for companies to configure their computers that way. So you'd be spending extra for the fast CPU, extra for the high refresh rate monitor, but less for the budget videocard.

The other thing, and this is more personal experience than anything else, is that laptops aren't made to be used long term for gaming. The heat and general abuse laptops suffer from being mobile tend to shorten their lives. You're intention is to be gaming at 100+fps for 5 or 6 years with this? I'm not saying it can't happen but I wouldn't bet on it. My advice on laptops is buy what works for you now, knowing and expecting that you're going to abuse the heck out of it until it dies, then get another one. If you can get 3 years out of it that's great.
 
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