Posted February 27, 2018 So I'll be buying a laptop for Uni and I set my mind on the Alienware 15 because it has all I need and it looks awesome. Of course I'll be doing some gaming on it but as most people I have a budget restriction so I was wondering what you guys would do: - GTX 1060 with a 120 Hz panel: it would be my first time ever gaming on a 120 Hz panel, never seen one before and from what I've heard it's really cool to game on - GTX 1070 with a 60 Hz panel: I think it would be more futureproof for me as I need to use this laptop for 5 years+ and I want to be able to game a decent amount on it. Not the most graphically demanding games at ultra settings but games like rocket league at high settings with 60fps+ Curious to hear what you guys think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 Since your primary focus won't be gaming (gaming in uni is frowned upon ) , I'd honestly just go for the faster GPU as it'll keep you happy for longer. The 120Hz panel is great and all, but if it's not Gsync, the 1060 will start struggling to really make good use of it in a few years. PC Specs - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - MSI B550M Mortar - 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-3600 @ CL16 - ASRock RX7800XT - 660p 1TBGB & Crucial P5 1TB - Fractal Define Mini C - CM V750v2 - Windows 11 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, NelizMastr said: Since your primary focus won't be gaming (gaming in uni is frowned upon ) , I'd honestly just go for the faster GPU as it'll keep you happy for longer. The 120Hz panel is great and all, but if it's not Gsync, the 1060 will start struggling to really make good use of it in a few years. Even without GSync the 1060 will struggle to keep some games over 90fps at 1080p high details @UltimateChaosthr I'd go with the 1070. || CPU: Intel i5-8600K || Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212X || Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3P || GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti OC Windforce 4GB || Memory: 16GB Crucial DDR4 3000mhz || HDD: WD Black 500GB + Seagate Barracuda 2TB || SSD: Samsung 980 1TB || PSU: Corsair VS550 || Case: nJoy Ice Cage || Fans: Segotep Halo Ring RGB ||Monitor: 2x Dell 27" P2717H IPS Full HD || Second Monitor/TV: LG 49UJ620V UHD || Mouse: Logitech G502 || Keyboard: Logitech G810 + Royal Kludge RK84 || Speakers: Philips SPA-5300 subw + Arylic 2.1 + DIY Bookshelves w/ Dayton Audio || Headphones: HyperX Cloud Flight S || TO BE UPGRADED: >> Headphones << >> Keyboard << >> HDD << >> Mouse << >> PC Case << >> Memory(another stick) << >> Graphics Card << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 1070 since it has to last long. 120hz is nice but it’s useless if you can’t push it in 2 years That's an F in the profile pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 would also opt for the 1070 for all the reasons above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 Author okay, thanks for all the comments already, I really appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 1060 because it seems like you arent playing demanding games. These fast-paced games love high refresh rate monitors so much, playing them with a 60Hz panel is nearly a sin. Expect medium settings in more demanding games 5+ years later. CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 The 1070 is the better option if you need it to last 5 years. I can vouch that it probably will last that long. I mean, I'm still managing the same settings in most games today with my 960M and it's two years past the purchase date, not to mention the original card (750 Ti) was released back as far as 2013! So yeah, if a budget-range GPU can hold up 5 years later, a GTX 1070 can easily do the same. S.K.Y.N.E.T. v4.3 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 64GB DDR4 3200 | 12GB RX 6700XT | Twin 24" Pixio PX248 Prime 1080p 144Hz Displays | 256GB Sabrent NVMe (OS) | 500GB Samsung 840 Pro #1 | 500GB Samsung 840 Pro #2 | 2TB Samsung 860 Evo | 1TB Western Digital NVMe | 2TB Sabrent NVMe | Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 1060 cuz I play less demanding games like csgo But in the long run 1070 will be better but still I'd get the 1060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 27, 2018 Author Really appreciate everyone's opinion here, it's helping me out a LOT I think I'm gonna go with the opinion of the majority, that is a 1070 because as mentioned before, I really need to use this laptop 5+ years so I think that'll be the better option. @Jurrunio is right, rocket league really isn't that demanding and it would benefit a lot from the high refresh rate but I don't really want to be limited in the future thanks a lot everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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