Just returned my SP3 i5...
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tuchas
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I sort of bought my SP3 (i5, 25gGB, 8gb) without weighing everything but I don't use the thing for gaming that much. But what's wild is I have a VM running Windows Server 2012 on my SP3, and I am able to run business intelligence and analytics software with NO problems. I develop those applications. So I was pleasantly surprised. And I have been using the SP3 as my primary machine since I bought it. My iPad and MacBook Pro Retina still get used but seldom - but mostly for games. So I'm pretty happy, save for some of the lousy updates MS has been pushing to our devices.
There is one complaint about gaming that surprises me (and maybe someone can shed some light on this). Some Facebook games, like Dice with Buddies or Bingo Bash, run slow as heck on my SP3. I don't understand why though - they don't seem to be that graphics or processor-intensive, but they run awful. The Android versions of these games run faster under Bluestacks, which is pretty weird. It's not a priority with me, but it just puzzles me.
There is one complaint about gaming that surprises me (and maybe someone can shed some light on this). Some Facebook games, like Dice with Buddies or Bingo Bash, run slow as heck on my SP3. I don't understand why though - they don't seem to be that graphics or processor-intensive, but they run awful. The Android versions of these games run faster under Bluestacks, which is pretty weird. It's not a priority with me, but it just puzzles me.
Tuchas, that's interesting feedback. Thanks for that. I suppose what bothers me from a psychological perspective is paying for a beefed up processor, like an i5, and not being able to get its potential because it's being throttled down. I think it must be something related to gaming specifically. Maybe in a while I will pick up the i3 and just plan on never loading up a game on it. I hope video streaming doesn't cause the same issues.
mitchellvii
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Surface Pro 3:
Gaming Computer:
Gaming Computer:
Surface Pro 3:
Gaming Computer:
My son built his game rig just like this one. He doesn't even look at my SF3.
megatronium
Active Member
"Intensely productive, the Surface Pro 3 is also capable of running many of the most popular PC games, including League of Legends, Civilization V, and The Elder Scrolls Online."
So the SP3 isn't capable of running these?
So the SP3 isn't capable of running these?
malberttoo
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I am not a gamer at all, and so I don't have much knowledge on the subject. But just out of curiosity, were you playing any of the games mentioned on the link you posted?
Not flaming you, just asking....
Sorry but I'm a gamer and I play my games just fine albeit older titles but they're working fine for me, also modern combat 5 plays awesome too! What I don't understand is people trying to play ultra games on a TABLET that they wouldn't play even on a medium level laptop!! but expect their ultra games to work perfectly on the SUPER THIN sSP3 and not have trouble...I don't get their reasoning or idea's.. it's post like this that rub me the wrong way...I mean seriously people have to start using your heads here...
Why on earth are you considering an I5/I7 8GB, machine "Just" a tablet? MS never says it is just a tablet, and no other literature assumes this is just a tablet. It is marketed as the tablet that can replace your PC.
MS touts this as a direct competitor to the MacBook Air and similarly spec'd systems. Make no mistake, this is an ultrabook first and a tablet second.
MS did market this "very" incorrectly as a gaming device.
