Posted March 13, 2019 Okay, without any preamble I'll just get to the point. I am looking for a fairly inexpensive laptop to use while I am out on the road as a truck driver. I don't care about RGB, not do I need to be able to max out all the settings. I mostly just play WOW anyway. I don't want something super expensive that runs the risk of being damaged or stolen. As such I think Best Buy has an acceptable option with the Acer Nitro5. Older specs, but I think it fulfills my immediate needs especially if I drop in another 8gb ram chip. But, there are two options. A system wirh a GTX 1050 with a 1TB hard drive. Or A system with a GTX 1050ti with a 250gb ssd. The 1050ti seems like the slam dunk, but 250gb is pretty small, and having to have external hard drives might be a bit of a hassle. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 Just now, JHall91481 said: Okay, without any preamble I'll just get to the point. I am looking for a fairly inexpensive laptop to use while I am out on the road as a truck driver. I don't care about RGB, not do I need to be able to max out all the settings. I mostly just play WOW anyway. I don't want something super expensive that runs the risk of being damaged or stolen. As such I think Best Buy has an acceptable option with the Acer Nitro5. Older specs, but I think it fulfills my immediate needs especially if I drop in another 8gb ram chip. But, there are two options. A system wirh a GTX 1050 with a 1TB hard drive. Or A system with a GTX 1050ti with a 250gb ssd's.. The 1050ti seems like the slam dunk, but 250gb is pretty small, and having to have external hard drives might be a bit of a hassle. What do you all think? 1050tis on laptops absolutely suck and should be avoided at all costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 Just now, Juniiii said: 1050tis on laptops absolutely suck and should be avoided at all costs ? IIRC they're pretty decent, and it's a much better alternative to the 1050 (I had a laptop with a 1050 2GB, barely managed playable fps at medium on most games). Would defo get the 1050 Ti one, replace the drive or if it has a second bay, add one later. Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread Main PC CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block Storage: 1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM OS: Windows 11 Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel) Mouse: EVGA X17 Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3 Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5000 i5-7300HQ, 4GB 1050, shipped with 8GB (I dropped in 8 more), shipped with a 1TB HDD (I added a 500GB M.2 SSD). Does pretty well in everything but AAA (runs Shadow of the Tomb raider at 30fps, no matter how low the settings and/or resolution). I'd just grab whichever you feel more comfortable with, you could always add/swap drives as needed. 4 minutes ago, Juniiii said: 1050tis on laptops absolutely suck and should be avoided at all costs Wot? My laptop 1050 is pretty good. My friend's laptop 1050Ti is even better. What are you talking about? Primary PC: - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8G3tXv (Windows 10 Home) HTPC: - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KdBb4n (Windows 10 Home) Server: Dell Precision T7500 - Dual Xeon X5660's, 44GB ECC DDR3, Dell Nvidia GTX 645 (Windows Server 2019 Standard) *SLI Rig* - i7-920, MSI-X58 Platinum SLI, 12GB DDR3, Dual EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 in SLI - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GHw6vW (Windows 7 Pro) HP DC7900 - Core 2 Duo E8400, 4GB DDR2, Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT (Windows Vista) Compaq Presario 5000 - Pentium 4 1.7Ghz, 1.7GB SDR, PowerColor Radeon 9600 Pro (Windows XP x86 Pro) Compaq Presario 8772 - Pentium MMX 200Mhz, 48MB PC66, 6GB Quantum HDD, "8GB" HP SATA SSD adapted to IDE (Windows 98 SE) Asus M32AD - Intel i3-4170, 8GB DDR3, 250GB Seagate 2.5" HDD (converting to SSD soon), EVGA GeForce GTS 250, OEM 350W PSU (Windows 10 Core) *Haswell Tower* - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3vw6vW (Windows 10 Home) *ITX Box* - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r36s6R (Windows 10 Education) Dell Dimension XPS B800 - Pentium 3 800Mhz, RDRAM In progress projects: *Skylake Tower* - Pentium G4400, Asus H110 *Trash Can* - AMD A4-6300 *GPU Test Bench* *Pfsense router* - Pentium G3220, Asrock H97m Pro A4, 4GB DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 55 minutes ago, Eastman51 said: My laptop 1050 is pretty good. My friend's laptop 1050Ti is even better. What are you talking about? #frameratemaxqualitymasterrace always rears its ugly head I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said: #frameratemaxqualitymasterrace always rears its ugly head Fair enough. Like the elitists who tried to make me feel bad for getting a 2080 instead of a 2080Ti. I'm not playing at 5k 120Hz, calm down. Primary PC: - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8G3tXv (Windows 10 Home) HTPC: - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KdBb4n (Windows 10 Home) Server: Dell Precision T7500 - Dual Xeon X5660's, 44GB ECC DDR3, Dell Nvidia GTX 645 (Windows Server 2019 Standard) *SLI Rig* - i7-920, MSI-X58 Platinum SLI, 12GB DDR3, Dual EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 in SLI - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GHw6vW (Windows 7 Pro) HP DC7900 - Core 2 Duo E8400, 4GB DDR2, Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT (Windows Vista) Compaq Presario 5000 - Pentium 4 1.7Ghz, 1.7GB SDR, PowerColor Radeon 9600 Pro (Windows XP x86 Pro) Compaq Presario 8772 - Pentium MMX 200Mhz, 48MB PC66, 6GB Quantum HDD, "8GB" HP SATA SSD adapted to IDE (Windows 98 SE) Asus M32AD - Intel i3-4170, 8GB DDR3, 250GB Seagate 2.5" HDD (converting to SSD soon), EVGA GeForce GTS 250, OEM 350W PSU (Windows 10 Core) *Haswell Tower* - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3vw6vW (Windows 10 Home) *ITX Box* - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/r36s6R (Windows 10 Education) Dell Dimension XPS B800 - Pentium 3 800Mhz, RDRAM In progress projects: *Skylake Tower* - Pentium G4400, Asus H110 *Trash Can* - AMD A4-6300 *GPU Test Bench* *Pfsense router* - Pentium G3220, Asrock H97m Pro A4, 4GB DDR3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 Author 4 hours ago, JHall91481 said: Okay, without any preamble I'll just get to the point. I am looking for a fairly inexpensive laptop to use while I am out on the road as a truck driver. I don't care about RGB, not do I need to be able to max out all the settings. I mostly just play WOW anyway. I don't want something super expensive that runs the risk of being damaged or stolen. As such I think Best Buy has an acceptable option with the Acer Nitro5. Older specs, but I think it fulfills my immediate needs especially if I drop in another 8gb ram chip. But, there are two options. A system wirh a GTX 1050 with a 1TB hard drive. Or A system with a GTX 1050ti with a 250gb ssd. The 1050ti seems like the slam dunk, but 250gb is pretty small, and having to have external hard drives might be a bit of a hassle. What do you all think? I want to thank everyone for their input. It seems there still isn't a clear winner. 4 hours ago, JHall91481 said: Okay, without any preamble I'll just get to the point. I am looking for a fairly inexpensive laptop to use while I am out on the road as a truck driver. I don't care about RGB, not do I need to be able to max out all the settings. I mostly just play WOW anyway. I don't want something super expensive that runs the risk of being damaged or stolen. As such I think Best Buy has an acceptable option with the Acer Nitro5. Older specs, but I think it fulfills my immediate needs especially if I drop in another 8gb ram chip. But, there are two options. A system wirh a GTX 1050 with a 1TB hard drive. Or A system with a GTX 1050ti with a 250gb ssd's.. The 1050ti seems like the slam dunk, but 250gb is pretty small, and having to have external hard drives might be a bit of a hassle. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13, 2019 I would get the 1050ti. The ssd size wont matter that much if you manage your files and/or use an external HDD (which is pretty easy to do) Ultra is stupid. ALWAYS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 If they are both nitro 5 I would get the 1050ti. It is incredibly easy to add a 2.5" drive if your sub model comes with the caddy and cable installed. Adding an ssd to the hdd model is much harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 14 hours ago, JHall91481 said: Acer Nitro5 Need repaste+undervolt, keep that in mind Open to other options? Desktop specs: Spoiler AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6 Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14, 2019 15 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said: Need repaste+undervolt, keep that in mind Open to other options? From someone who has had 2 nitro 5s the i5 1050-1050ti models have pretty good thermals. The factory Acer paste is definitely not the limiting factor in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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