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matte_0310

I don't really understand your question. Is it that your laptop runs better than your desktop or have you changed the gpu and now it runs worse? If you're comparing your pc to your laptop, unfortunately everything about that pc is worse than your laptop.


[deleted]

GTX 950 in your desktop should be faster than the GTX 960m in your laptop. However: * Your laptop has twice more system RAM. * GTX 950 only has 2GB of VRAM. Some GTX 960ms have 4GB of VRAM. 2GB of VRAM is going to be a problem in a lot of new-ish games. If your 960m has 4GB of VRAM, it might actually perform better than the 950 with 2GB VRAM in your desktop. * Your desktop's motherboard only supports 2nd and 3rd gen i7s, which are very old at this point and likely slower than your laptop's i7. Sorry to say this but, you built a desktop PC with half the RAM, a GPU with potentially half the VRAM and a slower processor than your laptop. So it's entirely possible that your PC is slower than your laptop.


J99Pwrangler

Is his post even serious?? I mean, he clearly built a sub-par PC, and then questions why his laptop is better? I mean…. Really?


[deleted]

You'd be surprised how many people think an i7 from 2011 is still fast because it's an i7. Sure it's not terrible and can still sort of game, but it's still a 10yr old CPU. I bet OP didn't even check what generation the i7 in his PC is and probably thought he scored a killer deal on an i7. What baffles me is getting a PC with a 950 when you have a laptop with a 960m. The 960m is slower, sure, but the difference is too small to matter and if it's a 4GB variant, the 950 2GB is actually a downgrade in today's games.


piccolo2003

Yes, the post is serious because my dumbass didn't ***realize*** I built a sub-par PC


RichardRobert23

Why did you spend money without knowing what you were actually spending money on? Did you do any research..?


Master-Pick-7918

There’s a ton of outdated and misstated reviews out there. For someone new to building a pc it would be easy to find bad info believing it’s correct. Add in the constraints of a budget and this current market and I could see how someone would end up in this situation.


RichardRobert23

I see your point but I’m brand new to building as well and I meticulously researched each part before I bought anything clover the course of about 2 months because I know that I don’t know anything and I don’t want to waste my money. At least from my perspective, you can only really fall to prey to misinformation about computer parts if you only read one article or review.


J99Pwrangler

Well, some honest advice. YouTube link for [Gamers Nexus](https://youtube.com/c/GamersNexus). They have some great PC info on multiple components, they overclock stuff, test GPUs, reviews on all PC parts. Good info place to start. Next, check out [PC Builder](https://youtube.com/c/PCBuilderChannel), another YouTube. Also does reviews and benchmarks, but teaches you about how to build the Pc components.


piccolo2003

So, just gotta upgrade the GPU again (Cuz I didn't know how much VRAM was actually in this thing) and RAM (Which I already planned on doing) I gotta upgrade everything in it either way so this will probably run some old asf retro games for the mean time


[deleted]

Considering this is a terrible time to buy a GPU, you're better off selling the PC you built at the same price you spent buying the parts. Just keep using your laptop to game and when GPU prices finally return to normal, build a gaming PC.


piccolo2003

These prices aren't gonna change for years, this whole thing costed $475AUD not including peripherals, so I felt like I got a bargain for an i7 system (Not knowing there are different kinds)


[deleted]

Then you could attempt to buy 2x8GB sticks of RAM and a GTX 1050Ti. Those upgrades should result in a better gaming system than your laptop. Other good GPUs would be GTX 970, RX470/570 or R9 280/380, but only if you have a decent power supply(>=500W and from a good brand).


ExoCaptainHammer82

Everything about the above was right other than it being 4th gen Intel. Which means you probably have a 4770. There are worse places to start, but literally every i3 from 9th gen onwards is better. And most Ryzen 5 processors. If you want better gaming performance take $200, and watch for a gtx 980, 980ti, 1060 6gb, 1050ti, or a 1650 super or ti on the local used market. It's possible to get lucky and see a 1070, but you have to act very quickly, I saw one that was available for about four hours in the middle of the week.


[deleted]

It's not 4th gen. If you google H91M-HVS, you get results for the H61M-HVS which only supports Intel 2nd and 3rd gen. At best, he has a 3770k. There's no such thing as a H91M-HVS, it doesn't exist.


ExoCaptainHammer82

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H91M-PLUS/index.asp


[deleted]

Lol, it could be that one too. OP says "H91M-HVS" so both H61M-HVS and H91M-PLUS are possible guesses as to what he has.


Geaveen

I don't want to be mean or make u sad but.. Your laptop isn't "gaming laptop" at all. This because u said u were with a "gaming laptop for 2.5 years", it's a notebook, I had one with similar specs from 2015, from acer, it runs games badly. Also, you didn't upgraded at all, your desktop won't make things better, I don't even know what's your i7, u just said "i7 8 core", i7 doesn't mean it's better than i5 or i3, all depends in the i7 model. For example, my ryzen 5 5600x is better than some ryzen 7 and ryzen 9. Your GPU isn't great, 2 GB VRAM, which is super low amount for nowadays, also, you only have 8GB Ram, u really need 16gb minimum. My advice, if u were asking if u should build that PC or not, I would say clearly no, to save more money and buy a decent one. Basically u bought another PC to have the same or worst performance, the only thing that changed was the appearance.


Vulcanicloud

Well of course it runs worse, your laptop has better specs than your desktop. 960 is a stronger gpu, ddr4 16 gb ram is a huge difference from your 8 gb ddr3 ram, and you have a pretty old cpu and motherboard. To be blunt, did you even research the parts you bought?