Hi guys,
So I do have my own Gaming PC at home but I was wondering if getting a Gaming Laptop is actually worth it?
Reason for this is that I travel from my house and my girlfriend's house quite often and I am not bothered enough to keep moving my pc around either.
Also I heard the fps gets kinda shit the longer you keep the laptop.
Thoughts?
Thanks :)
Is Getting a Gaming Laptop Actually Worth?
Ltwyston on 08/09/2019 - 20:59
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yeah you're right. Good answer lmao
Not sure what you were expecting really. If you want to play League of Legends away from your Gaming PC at home, then it might be something worth considering purchasing. If you're not fussed as being away from home is about doing other things except gaming then maybe not. It's a personal choice.
'how long is a piece of string' question
Double half its length. Thought this was common knowledge.
I'm not sure what you mean about the fps dropping as you keep the laptop.
Does it mean that performance drops with age? Desktops do this as well.
Or does it mean it throttles after a long gaming session? This happens to some laptops so read reviews before buying it.
Could do other things when you're at girlfriend's house?
What like a board game or something? No thanks, nerd.
If you want a portable rig for gaming, then its worth it, if you want to maximise the money you spend on the best possible gaming pc and you dont need portability, then no its not worth it.
Why do you want to play games when you're at your gf's place? Aren't you meant to do coupley things together? Like cook dinner, eat, stack the dishwasher and netflix and chill? Unless she's also a gamer of course, then you can use her gaming rig. No need for your own.
Unless she's also a gamer of course, then you can use her gaming rig. No need for your own.
Are you trying to get OP's girlfriend to break up with him?
If she's not happy to share, she can be the one travelling to OP's place and having the dilemma of whether to buy a new gaming laptop or not.
There's a third option which is to move in together. Then op would still have access to his own gaming rig whenever he feels like it without having to spend $$$ on a new laptop. This will work out to be the cheapest option. One caveat is, of course, if she's high maintenance, then OP run! :p
On second thoughts,… option 4 is THE cheapest of all options. Just think of all the valentine's Day, Christmas and birthday presents you will never have to buy:)
Just because he's at the house, doesn't mean he has the ability to be with his girlfriend for every minute. For a time, I was staying with a past girlfriend one or two days a week, and sometimes she would be away at work while I chilled out at her place. I would have loved a gaming laptop back then…
slightly different question:
is it worth to get laptop with a dedicated low end gaming gpu if main usage is not for gaming? for example gtx 1050ti or 1060.
will the gpu make the laptop a little bit more future-proof compare with laptop with intergrated gpu?
I will go out on a limb and say, probably not.
If primary usage isn't for gaming anyway, then the onboard graphics should be able to handle it. Also, I'm not quite certain that a discrete mobile 1060 would count as low end… That sounds squarely like mid range territory, especially in a mobile setting.
Depends what games you want to play TBH. You can play most games on an integrated AMD CPU. Like this laptop for example. Check out the comments for what it can play.
You would only spend 3k on an MSI "gaming" laptop if you want ultra specs in Battlefield V or something. The laptop would also be heavy, require constant charging and most likely get a bit hot and noisy.
Ok thanks. So integrated gpu nowadays are good enough, only get dedicated if you are a gamer.
If you're a "gamer" you would have a dedicated PC rig and semi-decent laptop for mobility purposes.
A laptop is never going to be as good as a PC, no matter how much you spend.You could build a similar spec PC as this $9999 laptop for easily half the price. It would probably have a better resale value as well.
I feel like laptops diminish in price quite quickly compared to PCs.
Maybe I wasn't clear sorry.
I am not a heavy gamer (yes I like Diablo and street fighter but definitely I will never play counter-strike or Warcraft type of game)But I want laptop with low end dedicated gpu, because I was thinking it will make the laptop more future proof, compare with laptop with integrated gpu
@CyberMurning: It probably would, yes.
But for me, the price would determine whether I paid extra for a dedicated GPU or not. When purchasing a laptop the CPU, RAM, SSD and screen res are the most important.
Since you're only playing Diablo and SF, does that mean you won't be playing the newest games coming out this year? or next year etc?
You should buy a laptop that suits your needs currently. If you end up wanting to play more games in the future, you can always upgrade. If you bought a laptop right now for $1000 you could get one at least 15% better in a year for the same price. You could sell the current one for $700 and you've gained a better, newer laptop for $300.
I apologize if I'm on the fence a bit. I'm just thinking in terms of cost. This is OzB :)
@SnowDragon: No problem, thanks. I'm not playing any game atm maybe later or never. Yeah more like casual light gamer
Agree with this. Leave the resource intensive games for your gaming PC and get a Ryzen laptop.
My 14" Lenovo has a Ryzen 2700U (new 3500u and 3700u are out now and are even better) and I can play heaps of games on the move when travelling, and still have a laptop that's compact, quiet, weighs 1.1kg and has 6-8 hours battery life.
Buying something with a decent GPU will likely mean something thick, heavy, loud and with average battery life that you will hate lugging around with you.
I see. Ok thanks. But I will get 15" minimum.
Google Stadia.
Thanks guys!
Even though this was a 'how long is a piece of string' question. Everyone was able to help in their own way. Especially 'laptops are never going to be as good as a computer no matter how much you spend on it.' I will most likely get a budget laptop just for portability.
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Even though you have some answers from the other posters, here is my experience - If you can only live for 4k, 60+FPS, Max Settings kinda person, then you'll probably have to spend the huge amounts to get that in a laptop. But if you want a "good" experience on the go (probably 1080p, 60FPS and High settings), then you can pick up a laptop that won't break the bank.
I personally picked up a Laptop for VR (sounds counter intuitive), mainly because where my PC sits doesn't have the room for VR, yet other rooms in the house has the space. Rather than moving the PC around all the time, I picked up a laptop last year for ~$1,800 which came with a i7 (6 or 7th Gen), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and a 1070GTX. From my personal experience, the high end laptop Graphics Cards are actually pretty comparable to the Desktop cards (between 5-15% slower), so it runs pretty much every VR title I've thrown at it, and should run most current releases at 1080p/60FPS.
That being said, that Laptop is not a "gaming on the go" style thing, but is great for playing games anywhere there is a power outlet close by (and VR)!
What is your laptop model and brand? Thanks. What is one example of vr game? I never played one before.
Yes for some. No for others. Your mileage may vary.
Vague answer for a vague 'how long is a piece of string' question.