Perfect Specs for Planet Coaster ?

GJM724

GJM724
This the PC I am about to buy. I am assuming it will have no problem running the game until I get to the 6,000 guest mark. Any thoughts?

Alienware Aurora R6
Alienware Aurora R6
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor (4-Cores, 8MB Cache, Turbo Boost 2.0, Overclocked up to 4.4GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
Cable
US Power Cord
Chassis Options
Alienware™ 850 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with High Performance Liquid Cooling
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti with 11GB GDDR5X
Memory
16GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 2667MHz; up to 32GB (additional memory sold separately)
Hard Drive
256GB M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
CD ROM/DVD ROM
No Optical Drive
Wireless
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1
 

Ramm

Ramm
GJM724 said:
This the PC I am about to buy. I am assuming it will have no problem running the game until I get to the 6,000 guest mark. Any thoughts?

Alienware Aurora R6
Alienware Aurora R6
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-7700K Processor (4-Cores, 8MB Cache, Turbo Boost 2.0, Overclocked up to 4.4GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
Cable
US Power Cord
Chassis Options
Alienware™ 850 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply with High Performance Liquid Cooling
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti with 11GB GDDR5X
Memory
16GB HyperX™ FURY DDR4 XMP at 2667MHz; up to 32GB (additional memory sold separately)
Hard Drive
256GB M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
CD ROM/DVD ROM
No Optical Drive
Wireless
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1
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My thoughts is that Alienware is overpriced and if you build a similar computer yourself it will probably only cost you half. But if money isn't an issue sure why not. May I ask the price of the thing?
 

Morpheus911

Morpheus911
GJM724 said:
Right around $2,000.
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You'd be better off spending the £1700 on a 2017 Razer Blade. I've recently purchased one and it seems to handle Planet Coaster on max everything pretty fine. Also the portability of the machine, compared to a massively bulky Alienware.
 

GJM724

GJM724
Morpheus91 said:
You'd be better off spending the £1700 on a 2017 Razer Blade. I've recently purchased one and it seems to handle Planet Coaster on max everything pretty fine. Also the portability of the machine, compared to a massively bulky Alienware.
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I am going to stay away from laptops. I want a desktop so I can update components as need be.
 

Ramm

Ramm
OzzY13 said:
dont know where my reply went from earlier so here goes again shorter and sweeter: i do appreciate you trying to save me money or from me making a big mistake. i did check the site out and tried it out. came out to over $1800 and i wasnt even done yet. this now makes the 5th time ive tried assembling one. way more money and the work of doing it. have you even looked at the specs for the 8600? i am not watering my new rig down with an i5 and a GTX 1060 because it will only be slightly better, not A LOT better. and PC needs a lot of power and ram, no getting around that.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XGXDXZF/
CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool SLC8600A Desktop Gaming PC - this is hardly expensive for what you get, and i think i will need every drop of power from this for planet coaster to run a bigger park smoothly. trying to match or only slightly higher the 'recommended' requirements for PC is a joke, folly, a pipe-dream... people with much stronger rigs than the 'recommended' hardware are still getting bogged down.
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I didnt see your reply either, sorry. Well if with a custom pc you get a higher budget I would go with that one. I've checked your link and from what I see you also get hardware with it so that might explain the price.

It's easier than building your own I guess, although I have no experience with pre-build pc's. Usually they tend to have a budget this and a budget that to keep the price down but it seems like it's using the best new parts so it might be good yes.
 

GJM724

GJM724
How much of a performance hit do I get if I went with the Alienware 13 inch laptop below versus a desktop:

Alienware 13 R3
Alienware 13 R3
Processor
7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.8GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5
LCD
13.3 inch QHD (2560 x 1440) OLED Anti-Glare 400-nits Display with Touch Technology
Memory
16GB DDR4 at 2667MHz (2x8GB)
Hard Drive
512GB PCIe SSD (Boot)
Wireless
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
Primary Battery
Lithium Ion (76 Wh) Battery
Operating System Recovery Options
No OS Recovery Disc Included
Keyboard
English Backlit Keyboard, powered by AlienFX
Cable
US Power Cord
Power Supply
Alienware 180W AC Adapter
Retail Software
Dell.com Order
Documentation/Disks
Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French)
Packing Label
Dell.com Order
Non-Microsoft Application Software
Additional Software
Processor Label
Intel® Core™ i7 Label
Packaging
Cassini 13 Shipping MTL
Systems Management
Kaby Lake Driver
Placemat
Placemat
Driver
N1435 & N1535 Wireless Driver
FGA Module
No FGA
Service
4 Years Premium Support
Accidental Damage Service
4 Year Accidental Damage Service
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)
Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial
McAfee Live Safe
McAfee LiveSafe 36 Month Subscription
 

Chems

Chems
GJM724 said:
How much of a performance hit do I get if I went with the Alienware 13 inch laptop below versus a desktop:

Alienware 13 R3
Alienware 13 R3
Processor
7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ (Quad-Core, 6MB Cache, up to 3.8GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5
LCD
13.3 inch QHD (2560 x 1440) OLED Anti-Glare 400-nits Display with Touch Technology
Memory
16GB DDR4 at 2667MHz (2x8GB)
Hard Drive
512GB PCIe SSD (Boot)
Wireless
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
Primary Battery
Lithium Ion (76 Wh) Battery
Operating System Recovery Options
No OS Recovery Disc Included
Keyboard
English Backlit Keyboard, powered by AlienFX
Cable
US Power Cord
Power Supply
Alienware 180W AC Adapter
Retail Software
Dell.com Order
Documentation/Disks
Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French)
Packing Label
Dell.com Order
Non-Microsoft Application Software
Additional Software
Processor Label
Intel® Core™ i7 Label
Packaging
Cassini 13 Shipping MTL
Systems Management
Kaby Lake Driver
Placemat
Placemat
Driver
N1435 & N1535 Wireless Driver
FGA Module
No FGA
Service
4 Years Premium Support
Accidental Damage Service
4 Year Accidental Damage Service
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)
Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial
McAfee Live Safe
McAfee LiveSafe 36 Month Subscription
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The laptop has a Nvidia 1060 which is significantly slower than the 1080. It also has a mobile CPU, which are also slower. If you were to run the game at the laptop's native resolution (1440p) you would experience a huge performance hit, compared to the desktop. You could of course run the game at a lower resolution, but 1440p -> 1080p doesn't scale well so you will get very blurry image quality. And even at 1080p you would gain a lot less performance than the desktop. Also, gaming laptops can get very hot, so they downthrottle the hardware to get even worse performance.

So definitely don't get a laptop if you don't need it. A desktop will always be better. You can for instance upgrade your desktop when you want, while in a laptop it is often not possible to swap out the GPU or CPU.
 
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