WOW, first time in Warthunder flying at high graphics settings!

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  1. Whew!, I started in the Beta days, but Ive always played with an avg HP laptop, my last HP was pretty good, but I played at low settings and got about 60-72 fps.
    But I splurged yesterday morning and got a high end Alienware laptop (dont really want a PC, I travel a lot), then I also got a nice monitor with 165hz.
    After I spent all day downloading different things I use, I finally got to play WT.
    I was like, “Well, let me set this thing on High settings” Wow, its really amazing
    High settings, averaging 157 fps, ping is around 30.
    I just couldnt believe it even when I saw the plane sitting in the hanger. Even though my monitor can handle 165hz, in game Im still getting around 177fps, but of course my monitor can only handle some of that, prob around 150. What a difference! I always wondered what a good PC could do here.
    I knew this Alienware was good, but I didnt know it was that good!, Its made excited again, which Ive lacked in the last year and a half. Wow! pretty cool, the shading, just everything.
  2. Okay, now back to planes. There is one plane I am going to fly until I get great in it, I see its potential at BR 13, its the Su 27, USSR. And I just love R27ers, r73s, used to love Mig29, until it was surpassed in eras really. Ive flown long enough and taken that thing on test flights, I can see that if you know how to use it, its a real Beast.
    It has a rep for not handling well, but in reality, its very maneuverable…I think with a combo of throttle control and airbrake in the WT program world, it can turn better than its stated stats (lol but you know how that is).
    Well, I just wanted to share that, for years Ive been playing at low settings, I just cant believe the difference at High settings, tomorrow Im going to try Movie settings, but after all this setup all day, Im not messing with it now, ready to get back to battle.
    WT seems expensive at times, for different things, but if you compare it to some hobbies, its not quite bad at all. Try buying a good boat with 4 Hondas, or restoring a muscle car, WT is not bad at all, I chunk a few dollars every few months on some prem that looks fun.
    Okay mates, good luck and good hunting…play with honor we used say in the Beta days.
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Lucky you! I am playing with a Dell from 2015 at low graphics with 10 FPS. Moreover, my keyboard just got a circuit error yesterday and I’m doing multiple gimmicks to make it work. Also, I’ve heard you need to limit the FPS to the monitor or something like that, just a tip, but don’t take it seriously, I’m not a PC/Laptop nerd. I don’t have the Su-27, but the Su-33 is great, of course, you face ARH slingers but it’s easy to defend against them. Good luck and maybe the new laptop gives you a better performance than before.

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How much did that computer cost?

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Same question, I have to buy a new one either way.

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Thank you, I will say, WT kind of made me a computer Nerd, because as well as your flight skills, your settings make a difference. When I first started playing, I couldnt figure out why I was getting on everyones Six, but couldnt shoot them down, …
It was because I had a avg laptop on High Settings, and my FPS was about 18, by the time I shot, they were already 30meters in a different direction.
Thanks mate, good luck.

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$2100 US dollars with a discount online, and then 210.00 for the 165hz monitor from Walmart, I was really surprised at the performance.
I travel a lot and have stayed in hotels with 3 download and 3 upload, Im home now, bought that, combined with Att fiber,…pretty amazing I thought.

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Okay I might by a PC for 1500 dollars then XD

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Gaijin doesnt gimp ultrawide users either which is cool. 25% extra FoV is nice on 21:9.

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Now try downloading Ultra High Quality models for everything to see how it runs.

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I got a PC for $1200 NZD (just over $600 USD) and I run movie settings at 100 - 144 FPS on average depending on map. You really don’t need anything expensive for this game, it’s really well optimised

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What computer was it? My brother bought a computer for 600 and it came with Intel Core i3, I mean, it’s okay but I can assure you that it can’t get to movie settings, not even dreaming.

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I got the bits myself, it’s a proper PC ofc, but it has an I5-12400F, RTX 3050 6GB OC, 32GB DDR4, 750GB storage, but I upgraded it with some spare NVMes lying around

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Ill tell you what, one of my friends has the $600 MSI thin gaming laptop from Walmart, and he gets just barely under what Im getting with this Alienware. 120fps on high graphics settings

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Thank you

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Yes, Im on here before battle, and I plan on trying that tonight.

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MSI thin gaming laptop for 600 is a good buy, you can play at high settings on it and get 120-140 fps. Thats not bad for $600.
But someone made the comment earlier, that Warthunder is pretty friendly to all laptops, having had some avg ones over the years I can say thats true.

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Wow mate, I did run it at Movie Settings, and I was getting about 120-130 FPS, no lag.
Quite frankly, they have done a good job, The quality of the clouds shadows on the ground, you know how when you are somewhere and the cloud moves over the sun for a second, it had all that!
But here is what I dont want to do, I will probably stay at high settings, 140-160 FPS, because I do not want to stress out my GPU, I noticed at Movie settings I touched the laptop and it was kind of hot.
I dont want a PC, because I travel a lot.
But one extra thing about this Alienware, the WiFi receiver, I dont have it plugged with ethernet cable, my ATT fiber, with last HP laptop I was getting around 750 download, 45 upload…now Im getting 950 download, and 50 upload, so apparently its WiFi receiver must be better?

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