I have the 980m and you can 1080p everything easy. I even run some games at 4k at ultra w/o lag. The 970m has lag at times but does 1080p no problem.
If you do mid-high on 1080.. you can play any game that comes out 2-3 years. I don't think they increase the graphics requirement because many people can't afford to get the latest and greatest graphics technology. If you do decide to run a 980 Ti later it should last 3 years no problem.
I have the 17 R3 4k and very pleased with it.
Most people don't know to run 16x AF. I never run AA. Turn Vsync on. The input lag seems to be fixed a lot with the 9xx since 6xx series.
I have an Alienware 17 R2 (early 2015) with a external graphics amplifier installed on my system. The graphic amplifier has been tricky to get used to, and figure out, the switchable graphics options are a bit confusing and I have noticed that apps and games don't always run on the appropriate graphics card.
When I use the on board Nvida Graphics on my laptop with out the amplifier it does get a bit noisy when my fans kick in for my laptop. When I have programs and games run on my external amplifier my laptop fans don't get loud or seem to spin up, but the fans on my external graphics card do spin up adding a bit of background noise but its not too bad in my case...
The trick is figuring out how to use the switchable graphics settings properly, I have not noticed any performance issues with my external amplifier.
AntDX316
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November 28th, 2015 10:00
I have the 980m and you can 1080p everything easy. I even run some games at 4k at ultra w/o lag. The 970m has lag at times but does 1080p no problem.
If you do mid-high on 1080.. you can play any game that comes out 2-3 years. I don't think they increase the graphics requirement because many people can't afford to get the latest and greatest graphics technology. If you do decide to run a 980 Ti later it should last 3 years no problem.
I have the 17 R3 4k and very pleased with it.
Most people don't know to run 16x AF. I never run AA. Turn Vsync on. The input lag seems to be fixed a lot with the 9xx since 6xx series.
Lordofdeath
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November 28th, 2015 13:00
how have your experiences been with the 17 r3 in terms of general usage, heat output, noise etc?
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November 28th, 2015 21:00
I have an Alienware 17 R2 (early 2015) with a external graphics amplifier installed on my system. The graphic amplifier has been tricky to get used to, and figure out, the switchable graphics options are a bit confusing and I have noticed that apps and games don't always run on the appropriate graphics card.
When I use the on board Nvida Graphics on my laptop with out the amplifier it does get a bit noisy when my fans kick in for my laptop. When I have programs and games run on my external amplifier my laptop fans don't get loud or seem to spin up, but the fans on my external graphics card do spin up adding a bit of background noise but its not too bad in my case...
The trick is figuring out how to use the switchable graphics settings properly, I have not noticed any performance issues with my external amplifier.
AntDX316
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November 29th, 2015 05:00
general usage.. the most worth it laptop I ever used and you cannot get this screen anywhere else
it's IGZO so it can backlight more without massive power draw and it's 4k
heat.. if its on blankets covered while playing a game it gets hot so I have to elevate it abit off the blankets like an inch then it's ok
noise.. I use earbuds so someone else has to answer that question