Gaming Laptop Recommendations
Discussion
Hello all,
I travel for work and I'm looking into getting a gaming laptop. Gaming is my primary hobby, mainly I play on consoles (Xbox, Switch, PS4, in that order) but I'm looking into getting a gaming laptop when I travel for work. I was put on to the idea by a colleague who travels with a gaming laptop and plays Destiny 2 from his hotel room in the evenings using hotel wifi or his phone as a hotspot when the hotel internet is poor.
I would like to get a laptop primarily to play World of Warships, which I've been massively into for years as a spectator and started playing on console when it released this year. Still, the console version is crap compared to PC, so I intend to use my laptop at home with an HDMI into my TV to play on a bigger monitor.
The recommended specs are detailed here
https://worldofwarships.eu/en/content/game/system-...
I'd ideally like a smooth framerate >60fps and a crisp image but by no means do I need the last work in performance. I'll be building a gaming PC next year and will probably massively over-spec it for playing other games, but my laptop just needs to run WOWS comfortably, preferably with more performance than is necessary. Budget isn't really an issue but I want to spend in line with the amount of use it will be getting, so I think £1200 max is what I'd like to spend. Is this on the low side or should a laptop in this range be able to run WOWS easily?
I had been looking at this model:
https://ao.com/product/fx705duau035t-asus-laptop-b...
It seems to have a big surfeit of RAM, the only thing I'm not sure about is the processer - WOWS recommend 2.5ghz minimum, but this has a 2.3ghz processer with 4.0ghz under "turbo boost", which is the recommended speed. Would this be pushing the limit on the components? I wouldn't want to buy something that has to strain to run at the recommended settings. The screen is a good size too, which will be nice for hotel play.
If anyone knows of anything with a better spec, please let me know - or give me advice if anyone of the above seems completely wrong. I'm new to PC gaming, having observed from a distance for a long time. I'd like to dip my toes ahead of jumping in with a custom PC next year.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I travel for work and I'm looking into getting a gaming laptop. Gaming is my primary hobby, mainly I play on consoles (Xbox, Switch, PS4, in that order) but I'm looking into getting a gaming laptop when I travel for work. I was put on to the idea by a colleague who travels with a gaming laptop and plays Destiny 2 from his hotel room in the evenings using hotel wifi or his phone as a hotspot when the hotel internet is poor.
I would like to get a laptop primarily to play World of Warships, which I've been massively into for years as a spectator and started playing on console when it released this year. Still, the console version is crap compared to PC, so I intend to use my laptop at home with an HDMI into my TV to play on a bigger monitor.
The recommended specs are detailed here
https://worldofwarships.eu/en/content/game/system-...
I'd ideally like a smooth framerate >60fps and a crisp image but by no means do I need the last work in performance. I'll be building a gaming PC next year and will probably massively over-spec it for playing other games, but my laptop just needs to run WOWS comfortably, preferably with more performance than is necessary. Budget isn't really an issue but I want to spend in line with the amount of use it will be getting, so I think £1200 max is what I'd like to spend. Is this on the low side or should a laptop in this range be able to run WOWS easily?
I had been looking at this model:
https://ao.com/product/fx705duau035t-asus-laptop-b...
It seems to have a big surfeit of RAM, the only thing I'm not sure about is the processer - WOWS recommend 2.5ghz minimum, but this has a 2.3ghz processer with 4.0ghz under "turbo boost", which is the recommended speed. Would this be pushing the limit on the components? I wouldn't want to buy something that has to strain to run at the recommended settings. The screen is a good size too, which will be nice for hotel play.
If anyone knows of anything with a better spec, please let me know - or give me advice if anyone of the above seems completely wrong. I'm new to PC gaming, having observed from a distance for a long time. I'd like to dip my toes ahead of jumping in with a custom PC next year.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
xjay1337 said:
Looks good, where is this model stronger than the other one? I see it has the same 4.0ghz" with turbo boost". Use https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ & https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ to compare the recommended against what's in whatever you're looking to buy.
It's a bit harder with a laptop as you can't specify individual components so you might have to make a compromise, either on spec or cost.
ETA - The recommended AMD FX scores 7000, the one in your original linked laptop scores 9000, personally i'd want a bit more headroom.
It's a bit harder with a laptop as you can't specify individual components so you might have to make a compromise, either on spec or cost.
ETA - The recommended AMD FX scores 7000, the one in your original linked laptop scores 9000, personally i'd want a bit more headroom.
Edited by Dave. on Sunday 10th November 16:31
Dave. said:
Use https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ & https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ to compare the recommended against what's in whatever you're looking to buy.
It's a bit harder with a laptop as you can't specify individual components so you might have to make a compromise, either on spec or cost.
Thanks! As I say, I'll be building a PC next year and went on pcpartpicker to spec the best of everything, but with a laptop I'm prepared to compromise. I see top end PCs can run WOWS, World of Tanks etc at 130fps+, I just need it to be good enough to look pleasing (for a laptop display) and not burn out and die in a year of moderate use. It's a bit harder with a laptop as you can't specify individual components so you might have to make a compromise, either on spec or cost.
It has the same processor as the one in your link, but a slightly better graphics card.
https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/GeForce...
PS - Benchmarking isnt the be all & end all, but will put you in the ballpark.
The AO one doesn't mention the type of SSD, but the Scan one having NVMe would be better than a "normal" sata drive.
https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/
https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/GeForce...
PS - Benchmarking isnt the be all & end all, but will put you in the ballpark.
The AO one doesn't mention the type of SSD, but the Scan one having NVMe would be better than a "normal" sata drive.
https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/
Mastodon2 said:
The one in Xjay's link has a Ryzen 7 3750H, is that one more favourable? I see it's quad core too.
This laptop won't be used for streaming, rendering videos either, for what it's worth.
The GPU is better. Theoretically it will do ray tracing and DLSS where as the 1660 won't. This laptop won't be used for streaming, rendering videos either, for what it's worth.
To be honest if you travel for work that much I would genuinely buy a travel case for your computer and monitor.
Gaming on laptop is always a compromise, usually thermal issues, unless it's expensive and heavy - You can get similar performance in a desktop for 300 quid less which pays for a travel case and a 144Hz Monitor anyway.
I have a laptop which will play games (Dell XPS15, GTX1050) which on the very rare occasions I'm forced to travel, I can play PUBG on for example. But even so the tiny screen is awful.
xjay1337 said:
The GPU is better. Theoretically it will do ray tracing and DLSS where as the 1660 won't.
To be honest if you travel for work that much I would genuinely buy a travel case for your computer and monitor.
Gaming on laptop is always a compromise, usually thermal issues, unless it's expensive and heavy - You can get similar performance in a desktop for 300 quid less which pays for a travel case and a 144Hz Monitor anyway.
I have a laptop which will play games (Dell XPS15, GTX1050) which on the very rare occasions I'm forced to travel, I can play PUBG on for example. But even so the tiny screen is awful.
I generally travel most weeks, one to three nights a week away from home, fairly evenly split between UK / Ireland or the rest of Europe. For sake of convenience I'd like a laptop just for sake of speed and ease of transport and setup. I think I'll leave it at home when I'm flying to outside of the UK and Ireland. To be honest if you travel for work that much I would genuinely buy a travel case for your computer and monitor.
Gaming on laptop is always a compromise, usually thermal issues, unless it's expensive and heavy - You can get similar performance in a desktop for 300 quid less which pays for a travel case and a 144Hz Monitor anyway.
I have a laptop which will play games (Dell XPS15, GTX1050) which on the very rare occasions I'm forced to travel, I can play PUBG on for example. But even so the tiny screen is awful.
It probably seems like a lot of money to spend on something I won't use a huge amount, but WOWS console has been one of my main time sinks since it came out and I'm looking to invest in the PC game, which I think is a better long term prospect.
As I say, I'm far from an expert on this stuff so guidance is welcome.
I probably won't play any shooters where FPS is very important for competitiveness, I just want a decent framerate for that pleasing smoothness it offers. WOWS is slow enough that you could play it at 30fps and not suffer a disadvantage against the other players.
Get any chromebook, or a chromecast, and google stadia, Out very soon.
https://store.google.com/product/stadia
https://store.google.com/product/stadia
knk said:
Get any chromebook, or a chromecast, and google stadia, Out very soon.
https://store.google.com/product/stadia
And introduce input lag etchttps://store.google.com/product/stadia
No thanks.
I bought this Alienware 15r3 for about your budget a couple of years ago via delloutlet. I love it.
I'm currently running a 4 year old MSI laptop very similar to this (if not exactly the same)
https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE62-2QF-Apache-Pro/Spe...
Still copes reasonably well for my purposes as a "more than casual but not hardcore" gaming laptop
(Cities Skylines, Witcher 3, GTA5, Civ 6, PUBG, etc)
My main complaint is the fans can be quite noisy (I think most reviews pick up on this), but it's something most gaming laptops will struggle with. Plus I'll either hook up to decent speakers or use headphones so it's not an issue.
At some point I'll have to replace it, and when I do it will probably be with another MSI laptop as I've been impressed by mine so far
https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GE62-2QF-Apache-Pro/Spe...
Still copes reasonably well for my purposes as a "more than casual but not hardcore" gaming laptop
(Cities Skylines, Witcher 3, GTA5, Civ 6, PUBG, etc)My main complaint is the fans can be quite noisy (I think most reviews pick up on this), but it's something most gaming laptops will struggle with. Plus I'll either hook up to decent speakers or use headphones so it's not an issue.
At some point I'll have to replace it, and when I do it will probably be with another MSI laptop as I've been impressed by mine so far
I went for the Asus that Xjay suggested, just sitting and installing WOWS now. I may install WOT too. The only fly in the ointment at the moment is that there's an internet issue in Newcastle today probably linked to a damaged fibre cable, so my broadband is running at a pathetic 2.5mb/s.
On the plus side, it made me check my phone as I wanted to upgrade to an unlimited data plan and I found that my contract is eligible for upgrade as of a few days ago, so that's a bonus and should give me an alternative option to hot-spot my phone when the broadband goes down, which seems to happen with an annoying regularity.
On the plus side, it made me check my phone as I wanted to upgrade to an unlimited data plan and I found that my contract is eligible for upgrade as of a few days ago, so that's a bonus and should give me an alternative option to hot-spot my phone when the broadband goes down, which seems to happen with an annoying regularity.
Mastodon2 said:
I went for the Asus that Xjay suggested, just sitting and installing WOWS now. I may install WOT too. The only fly in the ointment at the moment is that there's an internet issue in Newcastle today probably linked to a damaged fibre cable, so my broadband is running at a pathetic 2.5mb/s.
On the plus side, it made me check my phone as I wanted to upgrade to an unlimited data plan and I found that my contract is eligible for upgrade as of a few days ago, so that's a bonus and should give me an alternative option to hot-spot my phone when the broadband goes down, which seems to happen with an annoying regularity.
Doh: Just got the following email: https://www.asus.com/uk/campaign/ROGBlackFriday/?u...On the plus side, it made me check my phone as I wanted to upgrade to an unlimited data plan and I found that my contract is eligible for upgrade as of a few days ago, so that's a bonus and should give me an alternative option to hot-spot my phone when the broadband goes down, which seems to happen with an annoying regularity.
Maybe see if scan would honour the deal?
Sorry for thread resurrection, but have decided I need a gaming laptop as my sons have taken over my man cave with my gaming PC/consoles etc.
No particular budget but don’t want to get too carried away
Maybe £1200-1500 for starters?
Large screen the only real requisite other than being able to play modern titles (though most of my time is spent in Witcher 3 at the mo). If it can handle VR them that’s a bonus.
Thanks for any recommends 👍
No particular budget but don’t want to get too carried away
Maybe £1200-1500 for starters?
Large screen the only real requisite other than being able to play modern titles (though most of my time is spent in Witcher 3 at the mo). If it can handle VR them that’s a bonus.
Thanks for any recommends 👍
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