PC Community......

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

I ordered a Alienware 17 R3. The specs are
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5.
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133Mhz
Hard drive 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

My question to the PC community of ESO should I continue to play eso on PS4 or just start over on the PC. I have crown costumes and mounts and pets and have been a subscriber since ESO came to consoles. Would you stay on console or move to PC and start over?

Also are these PC specs better or at same level as PS4 specs?

I don't think there is an option for porting PS4 character to PC..........

what would you do?

Nestor · July 2016

Addons, you gots to get some addons. While you don't need a bunch, there are 6 to 8 that just make the game so so much nicer to play. Graphics are better in most cases, not that the consoles are ugly, the PC is just better.

The main thing that would stop me from switching platforms is Trait Research. If your up around 7 or 8 or more traits on most item, that is a slog to recreate again. If your at 5 or 6 or less, that is two months or less to cover the gear you would use and that is where my tipping point would be.

Horse Training? Yes, that is another one that would give me pause on a platform switch, but I would also bite the bullet in that case and buy the lessons to get my horse up to 40 in speed. 40 is enough that I can take the time to get to 60. Heck, even 30 is enough for most uses.

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

@Nestor Ahhh I totally forgot about the research traits and horse traits........I am maxed out on both of those on everything.......So I guess you would stay on the console then........Maybe I should.

idk · July 2016

Make sure you use some means to increase the fan speed of your GPU. Basically to adjust the profile so the fan speeds up at lower temps. I'm asuming you've done little gaming on PC.

Smasherx74 · July 2016

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

Make sure you use some means to increase the fan speed of your GPU. Basically to adjust the profile so the fan speeds up at lower temps. I'm asuming you've done little gaming on PC.

@Giles.floydub17_ESO I actually never have PC gamed.....Is it something I should buy to make fans faster?

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

Smasherx74 wrote: »

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

Oh legit Ill look into that thanks!

daemonios · July 2016

If you're already invested on console, it's a difficult question. Do you have guilds/buddies on PS4? Have you gotten some milestone that would take you considerable time to get again on PC (e.g. champion points, certain achievements, certain gear sets)? I wouldn't care about the crown store stuff, but then again I'm a subscriber and have never spent a single crown

The PC does have certain advantages, such as better graphics and the ability to install add-ons that really make up for some shortcomings in ESO's default UI. That said, I don't know how the 980m fares, but mobile graphics are always a few steps behind their desktop counterparts.

If you do go for PC, install ESO on your SSD or add a second SSD. In my experience, loading screens in particular benefit immensely from the absurdly fast read speeds compared to HDD, and if you need more storage you can always connect an external HDD via USB3 for fast-ish transfer rates.

daemonios · July 2016

Smasherx74 wrote: »

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

That's a matter of taste. All screenshots I've seen with SweetFX look really cartoony and forced, which is the kind of graphics I dislike in other MMOs. I suppose depending on your settings results could be different.

Smasherx74 · July 2016

daemonios wrote: »

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Smasherx74 wrote: »

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

That's a matter of taste. All screenshots I've seen with SweetFX look really cartoony and forced, which is the kind of graphics I dislike in other MMOs. I suppose depending on your settings results could be different.

This is from the preset I'm talking about. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors. It looks really good in especially during the night in some areas where there is a lot of lighting.

Edit: This preset was refined and optimized, gamma correction for the HDR effects. Only SweetFX preset that actually looks good imo.

Ghost-Shot · July 2016

I prefer the PC platform for add ons and a game that tends to run better but losing all your mounts and costumes would be a drawback, especially the ones you can't get anymore. Consoles also have a larger population than PC so keep that in mind.

As far as specs go that PC is going to be like 2 or 3 PS4's, its a huge upgrade form the console.

TequilaFire · July 2016

Do like I did and play on both.
One I subscribe the other I play without sub.
Then again I am semi retired. lol

daemonios · July 2016

Smasherx74 wrote: »

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daemonios wrote: »

Smasherx74 wrote: »

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

That's a matter of taste. All screenshots I've seen with SweetFX look really cartoony and forced, which is the kind of graphics I dislike in other MMOs. I suppose depending on your settings results could be different.

This is from the preset I'm talking about. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors. It looks really good in especially during the night in some areas where there is a lot of lighting.

Edit: This preset was refined and optimized, gamma correction for the HDR effects. Only SweetFX preset that actually looks good imo.

I'm assuming the first screenshot is "vanilla" ESO and the second one is with SweetFX? I like the first one better. The lower screenshot has far too much colour saturation, it feels unrealistic despite the name "ultra real lighting and colors". But again, that's a matter of taste.

What is not a matter of taste is the huge amount of detail lost in the second screenshot. Take the rocks, for example:

If I've got it wrong and the first one is the SweetFX screenshot, then I take this all back

Nestor · July 2016

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

I actually never have PC gamed.....Is it something I should buy to make fans faster?

The Laptop should be set up for this. You can play with the fan speeds, but it's not like it's required to have control over them.

However, a laptop cooler is a good thing to use when gaming on a laptop to keep everything cooler

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=laptop+cooler

KenaPKK · July 2016

Sounds like indecisiveness. Just do it. You've got a good computer about which you're clearly excited, and your console account isn't going anywhere. Start leveling up, meet some people -- the chat system makes socializing on PC much easier -- and go from there.

BigBragg · July 2016

With that being a 980M I am guessing that is a laptop, not the best choice for gaming. If you do plan on gaming with it at any length I would suggest you also get a cooling pad.

wolfydog · July 2016

I'm sure youll be able to run the game at 60fps most of the time, unfortunately it is an alenware laptop so you probably paid a lot of money for not tons of power that you could have got out of a desktop instead. ITs definatly more powerful then a ps4, but its still a laptop and not the greatest thing to game on. Both consoles this gen are really weak compared to a PC at the time of their launch.

Graphically I'm sure the game will be a little sharper and cleaner looking but not much different. Suonds like its best to stick to PS4 if you already invested all that money in the game already there.

Marktoneth3 · July 2016

You're actually go for Alien ware

really dude ?

really ?

Tandor · July 2016

I'd say it was only really worth switching to PC if you were going to play on a decent gaming desktop. If you're playing on a laptop you may end up regretting the move - they can be great but they are far more prone to performance and heating issues and really aren't designed for gaming (even if they are marketed as such and some players will swear by them). If you were starting from scratch and only had a laptop then it would be worth giving it a go, but when you're already on console I'm not sure it's worth your while switching just for a laptop.

Malmai · July 2016

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

I ordered a Alienware 17 R3. The specs are
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5.
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133Mhz
Hard drive 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

My question to the PC community of ESO should I continue to play eso on PS4 or just start over on the PC. I have crown costumes and mounts and pets and have been a subscriber since ESO came to consoles. Would you stay on console or move to PC and start over?

Also are these PC specs better or at same level as PS4 specs?

I don't think there is an option for porting PS4 character to PC..........

what would you do?

Whatever you will do will be fail ESO is... ESO on all platforms...

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

Smasherx74 wrote: »

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daemonios wrote: »

Smasherx74 wrote: »

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

That's a matter of taste. All screenshots I've seen with SweetFX look really cartoony and forced, which is the kind of graphics I dislike in other MMOs. I suppose depending on your settings results could be different.

This is from the preset I'm talking about. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors. It looks really good in especially during the night in some areas where there is a lot of lighting.

Edit: This preset was refined and optimized, gamma correction for the HDR effects. Only SweetFX preset that actually looks good imo.

Woah that looks awesome!

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

Nestor wrote: »

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Thealteregoroman wrote: »

I actually never have PC gamed.....Is it something I should buy to make fans faster?

The Laptop should be set up for this. You can play with the fan speeds, but it's not like it's required to have control over them.

However, a laptop cooler is a good thing to use when gaming on a laptop to keep everything cooler

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=laptop+cooler

Hey thanks! I will look into this, thanks for the heads up!

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

daemonios wrote: »

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Smasherx74 wrote: »

daemonios wrote: »

Smasherx74 wrote: »

You can also use SweetFX and Reshade to make your game look better like Skyrim and Oblivion mods.

Just google SweetFX ESO, it doesn't lag your game either. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors makes it darker and corrects colors.

That's a matter of taste. All screenshots I've seen with SweetFX look really cartoony and forced, which is the kind of graphics I dislike in other MMOs. I suppose depending on your settings results could be different.

This is from the preset I'm talking about. Ultra Real Lighting and Colors. It looks really good in especially during the night in some areas where there is a lot of lighting.

Edit: This preset was refined and optimized, gamma correction for the HDR effects. Only SweetFX preset that actually looks good imo.

I'm assuming the first screenshot is "vanilla" ESO and the second one is with SweetFX? I like the first one better. The lower screenshot has far too much colour saturation, it feels unrealistic despite the name "ultra real lighting and colors". But again, that's a matter of taste.

What is not a matter of taste is the huge amount of detail lost in the second screenshot. Take the rocks, for example:

If I've got it wrong and the first one is the SweetFX screenshot, then I take this all back

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

BigBragg wrote: »

With that being a 980M I am guessing that is a laptop, not the best choice for gaming. If you do plan on gaming with it at any length I would suggest you also get a cooling pad.

Hey yea its a laptop. The Alienware laptops now have this thing called an Alienware Graphics Amplifier

https://www.amazon.com/Alienware-9R7XN-Graphics-Amplifier/dp/B00PCJXN0I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1469219812&sr=1-1&keywords=Alienware+Graphics+Amplifier

Alienware notebook can take advantage of the raw performance generated by a single discrete desktop graphics card installed within the Graphics Amplifier.

So I figured if it wasn't strong enough I would do this. I wanted the laptop cause I travel a lot.

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

KenaPKK wrote: »

Sounds like indecisiveness. Just do it. You've got a good computer about which you're clearly excited, and your console account isn't going anywhere. Start leveling up, meet some people -- the chat system makes socializing on PC much easier -- and go from there.

You are right! If I like it more on PC I can just continue there.....also I can try out the public test servers when new DLC comes out!!!!

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

Marktoneth3 wrote: »

You're actually go for Alien ware

really dude ?

really ?

Well where the heck were YOU when I asked everyone which laptop would be the best? lol!

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

Tandor wrote: »

I'd say it was only really worth switching to PC if you were going to play on a decent gaming desktop. If you're playing on a laptop you may end up regretting the move - they can be great but they are far more prone to performance and heating issues and really aren't designed for gaming (even if they are marketed as such and some players will swear by them). If you were starting from scratch and only had a laptop then it would be worth giving it a go, but when you're already on console I'm not sure it's worth your while switching just for a laptop.

Ok! thanks for the insight. I will prob stay subscribed to eso on PS4 but just play it on laptop when I travel.....don't want to be dual wielding subscriptions at one time.....lol

IcyDeadPeople · July 2016

Thealteregoroman wrote: »

I ordered a Alienware 17 R3. The specs are
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5.
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133Mhz
Hard drive 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

My question to the PC community of ESO should I continue to play eso on PS4 or just start over on the PC. I have crown costumes and mounts and pets and have been a subscriber since ESO came to consoles. Would you stay on console or move to PC and start over?

Also are these PC specs better or at same level as PS4 specs?

I don't think there is an option for porting PS4 character to PC..........

what would you do?

In august many new laptop models will be available with pascal GPUs, and you will start to see the older models with 980M and 970M heavily discounted. If possible, I would suggest to cancel the order and wait another month. Also, look into clevo laptops - you will find typically better performance and upgradeability than AW models at much lower retail price.

To answer your question about desktop comparison, 980M is roughly slightly below performance level of desktop GTX 970, and 6820HK is slower than i5-6600K but faster than i7-6700T. Yes, these are a lot faster than PS4 hardware.

As for the new pascal mobile flagship cards for laptops, jury is still out but rumors suggest 1070M and 1080M should be somewhere between the level of 980Ti and desktop 1070, while the full monster GTX 1080 (for notebooks) should be pretty close to desktop 1080.

Hempyre · July 2016

That machine is plenty as is, don't need to mess about with it.

Welcome to the master race.

Collect add-ons, profit.

Thealteregoroman · July 2016

IcyDeadPeople wrote: »

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Thealteregoroman wrote: »

I ordered a Alienware 17 R3. The specs are
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz.
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5.
Memory 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133Mhz
Hard drive 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)

My question to the PC community of ESO should I continue to play eso on PS4 or just start over on the PC. I have crown costumes and mounts and pets and have been a subscriber since ESO came to consoles. Would you stay on console or move to PC and start over?

Also are these PC specs better or at same level as PS4 specs?

I don't think there is an option for porting PS4 character to PC..........

what would you do?

In august many new laptop models will be available with pascal GPUs, and you will start to see the older models with 980M and 970M heavily discounted. If possible, I would suggest to cancel the order and wait another month. Also, look into clevo laptops - you will find typically better performance and upgradeability than AW models at much lower retail price.

To answer your question about desktop comparison, 980M is roughly slightly below performance level of desktop GTX 970, and 6820HK is slower than i5-6600K but faster than i7-6700T. Yes, these are a lot faster than PS4 hardware.

As for the new pascal mobile flagship cards for laptops, jury is still out but rumors suggest 1070M and 1080M should be somewhere between the level of 980Ti and desktop 1070, while the full monster GTX 1080 (for notebooks) should be pretty close to desktop 1080.

Hey thanks for the heads up! I am looking into that right now.....

Psyonico · July 2016

PC master race and all that...

Since you've already thrown a ton of money on a laptop, and m grade cards are kind of a joke it might be worth investing in an Alienware Graphics Amplifier and a GTX 1060 or better graphics card.

I haven't used the Alienware thing myself, but it's basically just an external PCI-e connector, so you can throw any desktop graphics card in it you want.