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Re: Bad Graphic Details on iMac M1 Model

@iyoung91  Between the two, I'd go with a Legion if the prices are at all similar.  The Helios is fine, but the Legion has the best build quality overall, over several years at least, of any gaming laptop in the "budget" range, i.e. any that doesn't charge a huge price premium for the same hardware.  Legions run relatively quiet and cool, they generally have good screens, and they mostly have good battery life if you need that, although you'd always want to play with the laptop plugged in for best performance.

On the subject of screens though, it's a good idea to go to a physical store and look at the screens of the laptops you're considering.  None of them will compare to your iMac, but some will look good enough, and others may be bad enough, in a subjective sense, that you wouldn't enjoy using them.

Each model of laptop will come with a few different possible screens, depending on the configuration you're buying, but you can distinguish among them by their specs.  For example, Legions may come with a 144 Hz or 240 Hz 1920x1080 screen or a 144 Hz 2560x1440 screen, and any Legion from a given year or series number would have one of those three exact screens.  So you could just find one laptop with the same screen as the model you're considering and judge that; you wouldn't need to see the precise model laptop in person.

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  • iyoung91's avatar
    iyoung91
    3 years ago

    @puzzlezaddict Thanks! I went with the Lenovo Legion 5. Just in time too, my 64-bit game keeps crashing on my M1 Mac and won't run, even after repairing the game. Really unfortunate that despite EA launching a 64-bit version that there's so little support for it. I can't believe I'm so crazy about this game that I switched to a PC Gaming laptop to keep playing it. Hopefully it will be worth it, haha. 

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @iyoung91  You have no idea how many people have bought new gaming laptops or desktops, even when their current computers are otherwise perfectly fine, just so they can keep playing Sims 3.  Many even buy the new computer just to get better in-game performance.  So you have a lot of company.

    One thing you'll definitely want to do is manually limit your in-game framerates.  Whatever graphics card this laptop has, it's capable of generating wildly high fps and overworking itself in the process.  If you'd like help limiting fps, just let me know what graphics card you have, and I'll post instructions.

    Otherwise, enjoy your game, and if you run into any other trouble, you know where to find me.

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