IN REGARDS TO FUCKING LAPTOPS

[PotshotPolka]

Because I'm tired of people constantly asking but getting inconclusive and pointless answers.

 

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

 

 

When purchasing a laptop with the purpose of "gaming" in mind the only important things are 4GB of RAM, a dual-core clocked at 2.0ghz+, and the graphics card (sure, other things matter but those boil down to the person's preferences). The former two can be found easily on the computer's spec sheets, the latter can be looked up on the site I linked. They have detailed benchmarks on virtually EVERY mobile videocard, what FPS it gets on average in games, and so on. You can also look up laptops that have those cards and go from there as well.

 

Use this as a tool in the future when looking for an easy way to waste $1500+

[SgtJoo]

So, can you recommend me a good laptop?

[Guest barackobama]

I only see 1 or 2 threads about laptops, anyhow, people have different reason for buying laptop, so it's a custom question they ask, I still encourage people to make threads for help.. But this could be a useful tool, I'll add the link in to one of the stickies, thanks pot.

[iNorris]

Some do come with a built-in mic, like mine. It's pretty useful, as you don't have to bother with a headset. Not as good quality, but more convenient, sorta. Just a thing to look into for new gamers looking for a laptop.

[PotshotPolka]

I only see 1 or 2 threads about laptops, anyhow, people have different reason for buying laptop, so it's a custom question they ask, I still encourage people to make threads for help.. But this could be a useful tool, I'll add the link in to one of the stickies, thanks pot.

 

 

That's 2-3 in just a week, they add up and nothing really gets selected because its all shots in the dark.

[Hellspawn]

I use a laptop for games,

 

I got a Hp Provilion dv7 Notebook PC

 

specs: AMD Turion™ II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M600 2.40 GHz with 4gs of RAM running Windows 7 home Premium 64bit

 

it runs pretty much every game I own at the Highest quality and it came with a Blu-Ray player

 

It only cost me 1k, the only prob I have with it is that it will sometimes overheat like a mother fucker, I've had to send it in for repairs twice cause I nuked it.

[GrayFox]

All I'm going to get is a laptop that can handle CS while I'm at college, maybe some TF2. I'm not going to be playing Crysis on it.

[trakaill]

I dont fuck laptops sorry! this thread does not concern me!

[jazzy]

Laptops aren't made for gaming. If you see them being labeled as such, just walk right past the product, all laptops overheat easily due to poor airflow and manufacturer parts. They are made to downsize and should never be used for more than a couple of hours at best for web browsing.

 

 

Gaming laptops end up being a bad purchase. They are not easily upgradable so when you end up paying $1000 for a laptop you are generally not able to upgrade said computer and your piece of hardware ends up becoming outdated in a little more than 2 years. NEVER buy a gaming laptop.

 

There's a reason we use desktops, it's because they are cheap to make, have good airflow, allow you to customize what you want in a PC, and can be maintained to be able to keep up with hardware specifications for atleast 4-5 years without having to upgrade every part simultaneously.

 

Either way, even if you think you are on the go 24/7 (you never really are, are you?), a "gaming" laptop is a bad choice to play games port-ably on. Maybe just buy a DSi or something?

[PotshotPolka]

Laptops aren't made for gaming. If you see them being labeled as such, just walk right past the product, all laptops overheat easily due to poor airflow and manufacturer parts. They are made to downsize and should never be used for more than a couple of hours at best for web browsing.

 

 

Gaming laptops end up being a bad purchase. They are not easily upgradable so when you end up paying $1000 for a laptop you are generally not able to upgrade said computer and your piece of hardware ends up becoming outdated in a little more than 2 years. NEVER buy a gaming laptop.

 

There's a reason we use desktops, it's because they are cheap to make, have good airflow, allow you to customize what you want in a PC, and can be maintained to be able to keep up with hardware specifications for atleast 4-5 years without having to upgrade every part simultaneously.

 

Either way, even if you think you are on the go 24/7 (you never really are, are you?), a "gaming" laptop is a bad choice to play games port-ably on. Maybe just buy a DSi or something?

 

Nice tirade.

 

 

You neglect gamers that move occasionally, and don't want to lug around a desktop. I'm going to Russia in a year, does that mean I have to spend $200 to ship my desktop in pieces to a location I may not be comfortable leaving it, or even for that matter shipping all those delicate parts across the world?

 

A gaming laptop is obviously difficult to cool, not impossible obviously, they can be kept decently cool, but yes, they're obviously not meant for lugging around and using on the fly like a netbook, they have neither the battery life or portability for that, its just a mobile desktop. A $1500 gaming laptop today may only match a $800-1000 desktop at best in performance, but I highly doubt it will be useless in two years, it may not be bleeding edge but that's it.

 

If you're hellbent on it like I said in OP, the primary factor to look out for is the graphics card, since the mobile versions are often underclocked versions of the regular ones.

 

 

I'd love to see more laptop barebone kits like OCZ's, it'll happen eventually as die shrinks become more advanced but until then w/e.