i7 would be more futureproof at the cost of battery.
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i7 would be more futureproof at the cost of battery.
Dawnbuster
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Diablo 3 is playable on my SP3 i7. At half screen resolution and all effects turned to low, I can get 30-40fps, dropping to the 20s in busy scenes.
DirtyLarry
Member
First thread on Gaf I am subscribing to. Just picked up my Surface Pro 3 yesterday actually.
Just got the i5 for work, and I love it! Looking for good suggestions here as well, besides the obvious Hearthstone.
How big is the difference? I was thinking i7 to future proof myself a little bit. Any idea when the Surface 4 might be out? Not trying to derail the thread but thought I'd ask.
If they continue the 9 month release cycle, Surface 4 will almost definitely release in the summer or early fall.
As long as you're not doing anything *super* intensive, battery life should be fine; but, obviously, if you're gaming on battery, expect some drainage.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4650U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4300U
Pro 4 should have already released based on the release cycle of the previous 3 it was more than likely delayed for windows 10
Runs quite well on low settings.
AzureSkies
Member
I can confirm that Speedrunners, Nidhogg and Towerfall: Ascension run perfectly on the Surface Pro 3.
But unfortunately, I can't tell you what processor it was using as it wasn't my Surface 3. I can't imagine that any of those games would even have issues running on the i3 though.
But unfortunately, I can't tell you what processor it was using as it wasn't my Surface 3. I can't imagine that any of those games would even have issues running on the i3 though.
Ill list them as i5 just to be on the safe side.
You can add
Super meat boy: 1080p 60fps
Dust An Elysian Tail: 720p 60fps
Surface Pro 2 128gb i5
Done thank you.
Alright, so I'm having a bit of an issue. I'm idling on the desktop and I'm using over 40% of my available ram. The only other thing running is Avast and thats only taking up a few megabytes the rest of it is windows services.
Has anyone else had this issue? If so what is your solution?
Has anyone else had this issue? If so what is your solution?
SerTapTap
Member
RAM is meant to be used. If you're not getting mem leaks or performance issues I wouldn't worry about it. Windows likes to corner off a chuck of RAM but if something memory hungry (chrome) comes by it's usually allocated away. I'll try and remember to check my idle ram, but 40% doesn't seem too bad especially if it's the 4GB
Poodlestrike
Banned
Sounds about right. Regular browsing generally takes up around 30-40% ram, even if you have more of it (it's the same on my laptop with 8 and a school computer with 4). If something needs memory, it'll start deactivating stuff like indexing.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
So is the word on the street that the Surface Pro 4 will be 4 core i7?
Hoping for moooore power.
Finger print reader and cellular data would also be nice.
Hoping for moooore power.
Finger print reader and cellular data would also be nice.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I'd like to keep the prices down, thanks. I don't really see the need for a finger print scanner.
Regular browsing it goes into the 50-60% range with a flash video playing it can exceed 70% and the videos start stuttering. I know it's not my CPU because it barely goes above 10% utilization while the video is playing. Oddly enough it happens more in Chrome than firefox.
I can't say I'm having performance issues outside of flash though (and flash is typically garbage from a performance perspective) so it might not be anything to worry about. To put it in perspective I had 10 firefox tabs open. Notepad++ running, renpy, and photoshop CS64 bit with no hang ups. So I guess it's just flash.
It strikes me as odd because I'm exceeding 2GB usage regularly on this tablet while browsing but my old 2GB tablet never even came close to running out of memory with the same stuff running.
Does windows dynamically free up resources when needed?
Never forget
What's kantai collection? If it's a specific game can you give me some general settings and your surface pro model and I'll add it to the OP? I think that photo says surface 2 (which would be non pro?) but I don't want to make assumptions.
I was scared of sticking it into google in case it was some sort of eroge (I'm at work)
SerTapTap
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Basically
Well then it's good I didn't follow that link through.
NeOak
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SerTapTap
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Well it's not outright explicit (not that it could be, lol censorship laws) but I wouldn't recommend googling it at work anymore than I would Senran Kagura or such
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Finger print scanner on my phone is one of my favorite features. Saves a ton of time.
And the surface pro 3 goes all the way to 1800+ bucks. Premium features for higher end models would be par for the course.
NeOak
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It is not an eroge.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
OG SP1 owner chiming in. WoW runs absolutely great on it, even Ashran. I tried the FF14 trial on it as well and outside of towns the game is VERY playable. Not the best obviously but instances areas run well and the effects are still nice. Otherwise the thing has been a Hearthstone machine for like the last year and a half. Sucks they changed the win8 touch functionality a bit.
Is WoW on all low?
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Definitely not all low but I play it safe with some stuff. I turn shadows off in all games because who the fuck cares about shadows. I'll post basic setting info later.. But I've done high end pvp and raiding on it with no issue. The pro's screen makes wow look really, really good. The issues would be it must always be plugged in, the fan is full blast as the system is hot, and you need a USB splitter to plug everything in. Mine has an ethernet port too.
So, anyone know what games will run and what won't in the Steam OS sale?
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamos_sale
Looking at Borderlands 2, Geometry Wars. Maybe Hotline Miami 2 and Goat Simulator.
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamos_sale
Looking at Borderlands 2, Geometry Wars. Maybe Hotline Miami 2 and Goat Simulator.
NeOak
Member
The GPU and CPU won't run those at good speeds.
joey_bone_bomb
Member
Played and finished Alien:Isolation on my SP3 i5. Ran surprisingly smooth and without any issues. Lovely little machine! Lovely game, too.
Also played Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider 2013 on the same machine, both running really well.
Also played Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider 2013 on the same machine, both running really well.
I can run dolphin at 1-1.5x IR.
Dead_Pixel
Banned
How does Ground Zeroes run on the Surface Pro?
Just wanted to add a few games to the list. I'm running a Surface Pro 2.
These run noticeably slower (but can be playable if graphic settings are adjusted):
Ultra Street Fighter (occasionally has some input lag)
Crypt of the Necrodancer (calibrate to make it playable)
Counterstrike GO
Crimzon Clover
Jamestown
Guild Wars 2
Civilization 5
These run fine:
Hotline Miami
Samurai Gun,
Terraria,
Starbound,
Don't Starve,
Hunie Pop
Towerfall
Emulators run well too:
Final Burn Alpha,
Mame, (works really well with vertical oriented shmups)
Snes9x,
EPSXE
These run noticeably slower (but can be playable if graphic settings are adjusted):
Ultra Street Fighter (occasionally has some input lag)
Crypt of the Necrodancer (calibrate to make it playable)
Counterstrike GO
Crimzon Clover
Jamestown
Guild Wars 2
Civilization 5
These run fine:
Hotline Miami
Samurai Gun,
Terraria,
Starbound,
Don't Starve,
Hunie Pop
Towerfall
Emulators run well too:
Final Burn Alpha,
Mame, (works really well with vertical oriented shmups)
Snes9x,
EPSXE
SublimeAnarky
Member
Yeah, i think Win 10 will be the trigger for the next surface.. bummer, really wanted to upgrade. I'm now going to convince myself that patience is indeed a virtue ! dammit.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
8" Surface Pro Mini with Core M (fanless).
12" Surface Pro 4 with Broadwell i3/i5/i7 models.
Shipping with Windows 10 in June/July.
Source: My anus.
12" Surface Pro 4 with Broadwell i3/i5/i7 models.
Shipping with Windows 10 in June/July.
Source: My anus.
Lady Siara
Member
Someone on Reddit was able to get Homeworld Remastered at ~30fps 1440x900 4xAA on an i7 SP3 with vsync disabled.
They didn't share their settings, though.
They didn't share their settings, though.
DirtyLarry
Member
So here is my "dilemma."
I did not realize the new Surface Pro 4 was rumored to be right around the corner.
My fault for not doing better research perhaps.
My Pro 3 is not even a week old, I can return it.
So the big question is should I?
I know with technology if you play the waiting game you will never buy anything, but that rumored upgrade to 16 GB of RAM would help massively since my main purpose is Photos hop and Illustrator. As would a larger screen.
But are rumors enough to wait at least 3 months? I am a patient person and still have other computers to use in the interim.
What does GAF say?
I did not realize the new Surface Pro 4 was rumored to be right around the corner.
My fault for not doing better research perhaps.
My Pro 3 is not even a week old, I can return it.
So the big question is should I?
I know with technology if you play the waiting game you will never buy anything, but that rumored upgrade to 16 GB of RAM would help massively since my main purpose is Photos hop and Illustrator. As would a larger screen.
But are rumors enough to wait at least 3 months? I am a patient person and still have other computers to use in the interim.
What does GAF say?