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Gaming Laptop
Posted on 11/29/25 at 10:25 am
Posted on 11/29/25 at 10:25 am
Guys, I need help. I know absolutely nothing about gaming laptops. My son wants a gaming laptop/pc so he can play a few games but mostly he is obsessed on wanting to play a game Cities Skylines II. He has the first one on PS5 and the second one has been delayed coming out on console for 2 years now. I was thinking about getting him a gaming laptop for Christmas so he play it at my house and take it to his mom’s house when he is over there. Trying to find something under $1,000 (if possible). Here are the min and recommended requirements for the game.
Any advice and recommendations?
quote:
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X MEMORY: 8 GB RAM GRAPHICS: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 (8 GB) STORAGE: 60 GB available space
RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11 PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i5-12600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X MEMORY: 16 GB RAM GRAPHICS: Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB) STORAGE: 60 GB available space
Any advice and recommendations?
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Posted on 11/29/25 at 10:37 am to CobraCommander83
Unfortunately, that game particularly runs like complete shite on PC even with decent hardware, which is probably a big reason why it hasn’t come to console yet.
As far as recommendations, you’d ideally get some kind of machine that has 12gb of vram, but you won’t find that for under $1,000
As far as recommendations, you’d ideally get some kind of machine that has 12gb of vram, but you won’t find that for under $1,000
Posted on 11/29/25 at 10:38 am to CobraCommander83
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Any advice and recommendations?
Yeah, to read the reviews for Cities Skylines 2 and then stick with the first one
Posted on 11/29/25 at 11:21 am to Joshjrn
Wait another few months and get yourself a steam machine.
Posted on 11/29/25 at 11:31 am to hey benji
Core count is too low there for a good end game experience with most Paradox titles that are in the 4x, grand strategy, or city building genres. This is especially the case with cities 2.
Posted on 11/29/25 at 4:06 pm to CobraCommander83
I'm on my second Lenovo Legion. Current setup has a 5070 with 32gb of ram. Runs everything I play very well. Some decent deals going around right now.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 10:49 am to CobraCommander83
This is where I go to purchase gaming laptops.
I Buy Power
I think I am on my third one now, gaming takes a toll on them due to power requirements to run them and the heat generated by this.
I once purchased an Alien Ware desktop from Dell and sent it right back after trying it, it was so loud, like jet engine loud.
I probably spend in the $1500 range for one, I prefer a 17" screen and a good video card.
Good luck.
I Buy Power
I think I am on my third one now, gaming takes a toll on them due to power requirements to run them and the heat generated by this.
I once purchased an Alien Ware desktop from Dell and sent it right back after trying it, it was so loud, like jet engine loud.
I probably spend in the $1500 range for one, I prefer a 17" screen and a good video card.
Good luck.
Posted on 12/5/25 at 12:38 pm to CobraCommander83
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