Hmmm, I guess it would need to be cutting edge FPS b/c one of the games I wanted to play was Oblivion and that def pushed the CPU/GPU at the time...and I might want to play something that pushed the GPU a bit going forward too... Ok, so separate GPU...what's the verdict with mobile ATI vs nVidia then?
> From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:53:06 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] PC Gaming on a laptop? > > I think it really depends on what sort of games you are talking about. > There's gaming (cutting edge FPS and lots of fast multiplayer action) and > gaming (Plants vs Zombies, WoW, Magicka, Civ 5). > > Certainly, you want a laptop with a separate GPU. If gaming is your focus, > I wouldn't go with any laptops that just have an integrated GPU, even the > new Sandy Bridges. > > --- > Brian > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Gary Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Because of my poor eyesight, I really can't use a laptop as the screen is > > too small for me. But with that said, you might want to check out Digital > > Storm. They seem to be very well reviewed and I think they make some gaming > > laptops. It is worth a look anyway. > > > > Good luck ! > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > At 09:13 PM 3/13/2011, It was written by Bino Gopal that this shall come to > > pass: > > > > > > Soo...this may sound like sacrilege to folks here but I guess it might be > >> time for me upgrade my computer for gaming and I was thinking about going > >> with a gaming laptop (*gasp* I know!) and I was wondering what people > >> thought of that... > >> > >> My roommate currently uses a Dell XPS 1720 from 4 years ago and it's > >> worked ok for him (it has had and still continues to have heat dissipation > >> issues-what you get for cramming full-size desktop parts into a laptop case > >> I guess-though he was able to play stuff like Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, > >> Arkham Asylum so it seems like it's pretty decent) and that's my main worry > >> about taking such a path myself; well along with gimping myself on > >> CPU/Graphics capability too. > >> > >> The main reason for considering a laptop over a desktop would be b/c I've > >> gone from spending time in my room to being out in the dining room (now > >> really our den since there's three laptops and 2 of my 24" monitors and a > >> 5.1 speaker system on it at any one time, if not more!) b/c then I can > >> watch > >> the TV in the living room while on the computer (which is what my roommate > >> currently does all the time too while on his laptop). > >> > >> So I was wondering whether the tech had gotten to the point where certain > >> laptop models could adequately replicate what you get in a desktop as far > >> as > >> CPU/Graphics go. What do folks think? > >> > >> And obviously since you can't "build" a laptop (other than customize the > >> specs) would Dell and specifically Alienware be the only option for a > >> gaming > >> laptop, or are there any other feasible options out there? Anybody on the > >> list taken this route and even have/use a gaming laptop or would everyone > >> be > >> purely desktop for gaming...? > >> > >> BINO > >> > >> > > > > > >
