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Question: Best laptop for gaming?

(Posted by: rory292 on 2010-03-07 01:00:29)

Hey everyone im looking to buy a laptop which can run games smooth and in good quality most games ill be playing is COD- 4 & COD- 5 max amount of money i want to spend is £600 thanx to anyone who helps (:

Posted by: Mitch on 2010-03-07, 01:04:06

I recommend looking into the Asus brand of laptops. I own an Asus G51Vx which I paid around $900-$1000 for (very close to your budget, give or take $100) and it can play all the newest games maxed out, it's a beast. Asus makes very reliable gaming laptops that look sexy, so take a look there. :) ibuypower.com is also another popular option.

Posted by: c-Dogg on 2010-03-07, 01:05:37

Ehh don't use a laptop for gaming. Use a desktop, they are cheaper for better capability. I bought one of the best gaming laptops available in Fry's Electronics (giant electronics store) and it still cannot run many games on anything above low graphics settings.

Posted by: porjaymaspazzatron on 2010-03-07, 01:16:15

Yeah, like many have said, a laptop is not a good choice for gaming. The parts cost way more because laptop technology is far behind desktop. I don't know the exact euro-to-dollar rate, but if it's anywhere near 1.5 you're not going to get a laptop that cheap that can play cod-5. Sorry. Take consolation in the fact that anything you will get will be better than what i'm typing on right now.

Posted by: Whit on 2010-03-07, 01:21:22

Laptops within the general consumer's price range will likely never be a comparable option for high-end computer gaming because they can't compete with the available space and cooling of desktop systems. If you buy a laptop, note that you will pay far more for it than a desktop of similar specifications and that you will be unable to upgrade individual components with any ease. As the graphics in computer games grow more and more complex with both a higher resolution and greater array of textures, the computer you use will require more memory and faster (or in some cases more) processors to compute it. Desktops have one simple way to display better graphics in the sense that you can merely couple two graphics cards together. Or you can overclock the cores of the processor and slap an enormous heat sink on it to account for the increased heat. In a laptop, overclocking will likely reduce the life of your laptop due to heat produced (that the manufacture didn't design the casing for) and would likely only provide a minor improvement to the rendering of your games. In short, buy a desktop if you want to game. If you want to stick to minesweeper on an airplane, or really be able to do basic computer work outside of your home, buy a laptop.