Gaming PCs and laptops (1 Viewer)

[Sam Posten]

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This is my next gaming laptop I think:

ASUS G634JZ-XS96 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i9-13980HX 2.20 GHz 16.0" Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 (2023) - 16.0" 240 Hz Mini LED - Intel Core i9 13th Gen 13980HX (2.20GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU - 32 GB DDR5 - 1 TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Gaming Laptop (G634JZ-XS96 ) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

 

[John Dirk]

Wow, Sam! That is a monster and, since I'm not a gamer, well beyond my needs but, as a nerd, I'm still duly impressed.

 

[BobO'Link]

Nice specs but that "number touchpad" would be a deal breaker for my tastes.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

That's more than I paid for 10 PCs together.

 

[Sam Posten]

Nice specs but that "number touchpad" would be a deal breaker for my tastes.

You never have to use it.

 

[BobO'Link]

You never have to use it.

True - but it's ugly and most of those software things like that are, or can be, difficult to disable.

I'd also have a lot of trouble convincing myself to purchase a laptop that expensive as well. If I'm spending that kind of money I'd want a fully loaded desktop system as it'd likely provide a few more years of service and be far more repairable should issues arise. From my experience, even the best laptop has roughly a 5 year life.

 

[John Dirk]

I'd also have a lot of trouble convincing myself to purchase a laptop that expensive as well. If I'm spending that kind of money I'd want a fully loaded desktop system as it'd likely provide a few more years of service and be far more repairable should issues arise. From my experience, even the best laptop has roughly a 5 year life.

Alternatively, that amount of money would go a long way towards a new Pre/Pro.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

I don't "game" so I am curious about this. Wouldn't it be better to game with a huge monitor, maybe a 65" 4K TV set, connected to a desktop PC?

 

[Sam Posten]

Not if you aren’t at home. And big screens have their limits. At a desktop most people can’t scan more than 27-32”. 42 is pushing it. 48 is right out. To game on a 55”+ you need to be in an easy chair.

 

[BobO'Link]

Of course, the other side of that is many designers seem to think *everyone* sits in front of a desktop computer with a ~32" (or larger) screen *or* a laptop streaming to a *HUGE* screen and has perfect vision. This is based my use of consoles and watching my grandson play on his ~32" screen (desktop) with much of the text I see on-screen that's just too small to read on anything smaller than a 65" screen unless that screen is "in your face" - and even then much of it is still a bit too small for my old eyes...

 

[DaveF]

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This is my next gaming laptop I think:

ASUS G634JZ-XS96 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i9-13980HX 2.20 GHz 16.0" Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 (2023) - 16.0" 240 Hz Mini LED - Intel Core i9 13th Gen 13980HX (2.20GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU - 32 GB DDR5 - 1 TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Gaming Laptop (G634JZ-XS96 ) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

Neat!

What’s your usage? Is this around the house gaming on the couch? Or when you’re on travel, visiting family, or such?

Do play off battery or plugged in?

You’re much more into gaming than me: my travel gear is a Switch for gaming (iPad for shows, iPhone for audiobooks). No experience with gaming PCs let alone laptops in recent years.

 

[Sam Posten]

I multibox Diablo at home and have been spending a lot of weekends with my parents in nj. I can game on pc while they watch 10 straight hours of judge Judy and house hunters. I played the Diablo beta on my MacBook Pro but that wasn’t really optimal. Ideally I’d have a real gaming pc and augment that with my iPad Pro for social.

On the multibox front having laptops side by side with my main gaming rig lets me run alts and packhorse accounts while I do the “work” of seasons on one character while getting double the benefit on other characters. It’s madness but I find it fun and rewarding.

 

[Sam Posten]

 

[DaveF]

Not a gaming-laptop buyer, so it's all window-shopping for me. But don't understand why he's comparing to year old, outdated laptops when there are other 4080 and 4090 laptops to compare to.

Razer Blade 18 review: the price is going up

If you want as large of a screen as possible, this is for you.

www.theverge.com

 

[Clinton McClure]

True - but it's ugly and most of those software things like that are, or can be, difficult to disable.

I'd also have a lot of trouble convincing myself to purchase a laptop that expensive as well. If I'm spending that kind of money I'd want a fully loaded desktop system as it'd likely provide a few more years of service and be far more repairable should issues arise. From my experience, even the best laptop has roughly a 5 year life.

Or if it’s a MacBook, double that number.

 

[Edwin-S]

Keep toying with the idea of getting a gaming PC, but can't decide on the specs. Whenever I start looking at these things I find I always find myself gravitating toward getting a top of the line machine. I found an SI, Falcon Northwest, with a machine I like. The build quality looks stellar, but 7200 Canadian before shipping and taxes, Yowch.

All aluminum case, 14700 or 900K CPU, 32 GB of RAM, 2TB SSD and 4090 GPU. The thermals are pretty good considering the case.looks like it should be a cooling nightmare but,apparently, a lot.of testing has gone into validating their cooling design. The cable management is the best I've seen out of all the reviews I have watched.

 

[Sam Posten]

I really wanted the Strix Scar but went with much more reasonably priced plain 4060 Strix. I firmly believe it’s the best bang for the buck gaming laptop of 2023. Fans aren’t too bad either

Asus ROG Strix G16 review: A powerful laptop with cyberpunk styling

Asus's latest gamer-centric 16-inch laptop is not only powerful enough for excellent gaming performance it also hits home runs for its brilliant display and cyberpunk styling.

www.pcworld.com

 

[Edwin-S]

Well, I finally decided on a PC. Went with a Lenovo Legion desktop. Intel I7-13700KF, 4080, 16GB 5400 DDR5, 512GB SSD (which I think is too small, but can always buy 1 or 2 TB secondary storage drive during another sale). The only other thing is it uses air-cooling rather than a liquid cooler, but I figured C$2700 wasn't bad for what it has.

Probably could have waited, since they have announced the 40 series supers at CES, but I bought it because it actually uses standard computer parts, so I can upgrade it when ever I feel like.

What I'm looking for is a list of PC games that do not have console analogues.