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re: PC Gaming Question
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:38 am to RATeamWannabe
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:38 am to RATeamWannabe
I did. I think it might have settled me on getting a laptop. I just don't know what I would need to look for in order to get the best experience for the most reasonable price.
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:56 am to GentlemanTiger
Unfortunately, this is the personal research point 
I'm not trying to be dismissive, but I don't want to just lead you into buying something. People have different wants in their pc.
For example, I'm admittedly a graphics snob, so I went for a 4090 GPU (graphics processing unit) in my PC.
If you're set on the laptop, start researching the various components for what you're looking for and try to find one that hits how you want to play (great graphics for games like Starfield, frames per second so the game appears more realistic, etc.)
I wish it were easier to explain like consoles
I'm not trying to be dismissive, but I don't want to just lead you into buying something. People have different wants in their pc.
For example, I'm admittedly a graphics snob, so I went for a 4090 GPU (graphics processing unit) in my PC.
If you're set on the laptop, start researching the various components for what you're looking for and try to find one that hits how you want to play (great graphics for games like Starfield, frames per second so the game appears more realistic, etc.)
I wish it were easier to explain like consoles
Posted on 1/29/24 at 11:13 am to GentlemanTiger
quote:
I did. I think it might have settled me on getting a laptop. I just don't know what I would need to look for in order to get the best experience for the most reasonable price.
My opinion here:
What resolution do you like? 1080p (FHD) will be the most popular laptop screen resolution inside your budget. I'm not sure how much more a 1440p (aka. 2K or QHD) laptop is but you need more beef to run it.
If you are ok with 1080p, you'll won't needs as drastic of a GPU/CPU combo. I'm not sure how high laptops go, GPU wise, but they generally start at 4050 and go up from there with 4090 being the most expensive (not sure they put 4090 in laptops). My best guess is that you would want a 4060, min for 1080p.
Processor is going to be very general as well, and I am certainly not the person to try to explain that. Other than that, you'll want a min 16 GB RAM (DDR4 or DDR5).
Then, you'll want to decide how many games you would like to keep on your machine at a time. Some lower end laptops can have 512GB SSDs, other will have bigger. Likely, this can be upgraded later if you choose.
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