Bought the Zephyrus Duo 5070ti version this past weekend. Did not go for the 5090 version as I am not Jeff Bezos.

40 yo Gamer Dad, only have time for some light gaming and mostly spends time dealing with excel spreadsheets and stuff.

Loving every moment with this setup ao far. The 2 (beautiful OLED) screens is so important forme to multitask.

Predator Helios Neo 16S AI with the 5070ti. Didn’t know what to expect, was a sale item at Best Buy and got it for $1,899. I had been planning to buy a OneXPlayer3 handheld to upgrade from the Xbox Ally X, my only pc gaming device (I have a 3070 desktop from 2021 that my fiancé uses, but I don’t). Bought this instead and will sell the Ally if I like it.

Stunned by the difference. With DLSS 4.5 and frame gen I’m running Crimson Desert on Ultra with 200+ FPS with GPU and CPU sitting at roughly 75 Celsius. I think that’s good? Not very knowledgeable, but I know this thing looks amazing and seems to be performing well so far.

I was concerned about fan noise as I like to play in bed at night when she’s asleep, sitting on a Targus Chillmat (for now), and it’s running like this in balanced mode. I’m not sure I need performance or turbo mode at night to be happy. During the day I can push it possibly (and maybe a llama v12 under it on the table), but this is fine for me now.

Got this at the NEX for around $1900 after discounts, it’s my first gaming laptop. Will it last a long time with these specs? I want to move away from console gaming and subscriptions.

I'd like to ask you if I made the right choice in buying this Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608 with AMD Ryzen 7 260 and RXT 5060. It was originally priced at €1,800 and was discounted to €1,300.

Specifications:

- Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 7 260 (8 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.1 GHz) with AMD XDNA™ NPU up to 16 TOPS.

- ​Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, up to 115W with Dynamic Boost).

- Display: 16-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS-level, 16:10 aspect ratio, 144Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, G-Sync support, MUX Switch + NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, anti-glare coating (100% sRGB).

- RAM: 16GB DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM (expandable via 2 SO-DIMM slots).

- Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ SSD (2 available M.2 PCIe slots).

- Battery and Power: 4-cell 90Wh battery, 240W AC power adapter.

Hi im from Nepal and this is the screenshot from Nepali authorized store.The price according to the spec is so bad.The price is $1,414.49 for an outdated graphics card paired with Ryzen 7. What's your thoughts is it normal or is it just inflammation?(sorry for bad English)

Acer Nitro Lite 16
RTX 4050 6gb
i7-13620H
16gb DDR5
512 gb SSD
165hz
Cost 1200$

Pulled the trigger on a Ryzen 9 9955HX3D + RTX 5080 + 64GB RAM + 2TB SSD. I was on the look out to be back on stock but an open box was available around midnight so I reserved and picked it up the next day. It’s still way above my budget but I hope this lasts at least 5 years. It was in excellent condition during in-store inspection and I have 15 days to try & test. Hopefully all works well.

Budget: <2300 usd
Country: usa
Use Case: gaming
Preferred Specs: 5070ti 12gig, 32gig, 16”
Notes: picking between the two.

Looking for opinions Lenovo vs Acer. Is Lenovo worth the extra cost on basically the same specs?

Bought this Legion Slim 7 for $850 and just found out that the ~, 1, Tab, Esc, and Q keys don’t work. 😅 Other than that, everything else seems pretty solid so far.
Now I’m questioning whether this was actually a fair, decent, or bad deal, especially considering I mainly game on my PS5. I bought this laptop mostly for portability, games that aren’t available on PlayStation, and potentially some streaming.
I’m mainly looking to play games like Warzone, Redsec, GTA V, etc.

What do you guys think, was $850 a good deal for this Legion Slim 7 considering the keyboard issue?

Also, any recommendations for setting it up properly for gaming? What software should I download to monitor things like FPS, temperatures, GPU/CPU usage, etc.? Any tips for getting the best gaming performance would be appreciated!

How much the upgrade should cost to be worth it?
And is i7 14700HX enough for modern games?

Budget: $1338
Country: USA
Use Case: Light Gaming and School
Specs: RTX 5070, 14th gen intel i9-14900HX processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
Notes: Certified refurbished from Lenovo Outlet.

Just picked up this certified refurbished Lenovo Legion 5i gen 10 from the Lenovo Outlet with these specs.

What are the first things that I should do? And some best practices that I can follow.

I really appreciate any suggestions/recommendations as this is my first gaming laptop.

Hi! I know it might be ridiculous to even ask, but I was wondering if there were any decent gaming laptops for under $800? Or less, if possible 😭 I have a friend who just wants to play mainly Stardew Valley (with a ton of mods like the big town mods), What Remains of Edith Finch, Cyperbunk 2077, and some smaller games.

Neither of us are very educated on technology and don't know where to start, but she has a budget.

Is this possible?

Thank you!

Here's the requirements since my post got removed for not having them! Sorry that they aren't very specific! I hope it's enough 😅

Budget: $800

Country: USA

Use Case: Gaming (specific games listed above)

Preferred Specs: I'm not very sure but something like at least 400GB storage, and I think at least 16GB RAM is what I've seen recommended.

Budget: $2500 CAD max (~$1800 USD)
Country: Canada
Use: Gaming mostly, some photoshop work

I'm looking for a gaming laptop (I know its better to build a desktop for my price range but I have nowhere in my small apartment for a dedicated setup), for MAX $2500 canadian. I was hoping to spend closer to $2000, but almost anything decent is at least $2500... i know everything is super inflated right now and I'm having trouble understanding what prices are good for what computers and whether the high prices are because its a good computer or just because of the high RAM/memory prices.

I've been reading reviews and see mostly praise for this one, but wanted to ask for opionions from people here. I have a current Dell G3 series gaming laptop that's 5-6 years old. It's been mostly okay but overheating is a major issue that I am hoping to avoid in future gaming laptop. Is the cooling better in this 16X series? I've never had an alienware before but obviously they're the Dell gaming line so I assume they're the best, relatively speaking?

I plan on playing games like Palworld, World of Warcraft, the Horizon series, the new Fable when it comes out, etc. hopefully on the highest settings.

Plz help. My options are more limited than I expected for my price range, and I just want to get the best thing I can for the price range. Gaming is one of the few hobbies i can do these days and I just want something nice :)

crossposting with the alienware sub so apologies if some of you see this twice

Hi everyone. I currently own a Nitro 5 rtx 3070ti i7 12650h with 32gb ram on it. I know its a beast of its power and provide good fps if running cool. But as everyone know these shitboxes comes with the worst possible cooling. I have been struggling with game for a while and have been thinking of using Liquid metal thermal paste. Upon research I gave found out that it can destroy my motherboard. But the normal thermal paste doesn't seem to be effective at all. Please help me out what should I do in this situation? This is what I see even on ideal state

In hostel

I bought this laptop of ebay.
I am mew to this but if i am right he had applied thermal paste onto parts that require thermal putty?

I can get a laptop for 1350e with a 5060, i can also get the same one for 200e more with a 5070. So im wondering if its worth the money if itd out of my budget a bit. Thanks

Budget: about 1000 EUR ( 1200 USD / 950 CHF ), might stretch a bit for really high-quality units (metal chassis etc.);

Country: Looking to purchase worldwide, I'm located in Italy/Switzerland;

Use Case: mainly general use, intensive chrome-tabs user, occasional 3D CAD modeling, thermofluid dynamics simulations and driving simulators. It's always used plugged into power and i don't usually walk marathons with it in my huge backpack;

Preferred Specs: MUST have at least 8GB of vRAM. 12GB is preferable. In order to stay within budget, the best would be a 30 series GPU with high capacity (as opposed to a more expensive 50 series with lower capacity). As for CPU, 8 cores are enough. RAM and SSD are no requirements as I can purchase them myself (and I already have a 2.5 and an NVMe SSD), but I am aiming for at least 16GB of RAM single stick (in order to upgrade to 32 in the future).

Notes: I will report below a form from another sub, which is more detailed:

• Open to used, refurbished and new options;

• Screen: any from 14" (included) upwards;

• Weight: i do not care for weight, thickness or battery capacity at all;

• Form factor: standard laptop i guess (i don't think they make anything other than that with a decent vRAM capacity);

• Desired battery life: no.

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life: my dream laptop is a 50cm thick, 25kg slab of stainless steel in which the only battery is the BIOS one, with the hinges made of aerospace-grade titanium bolted to threads cut directly into the metal chassis with 12.9 grade impact-rated bolts, and a liquid cooling system. I would gladly take a desktop PC with me if only they'd make them with integrated screen and keyboard. 'Nuff said i think.

Currently, I am using an ASUS TUF FX504GE-ES72 with i7-8650H, GTX1070Ti 4GB, 1x8GB RAM, Samsung 870EVO + Samsung 990EVO Plus .

I want to get a gaming laptop, and I have my eye on this one. Is this good for it's price or is there better for same price or less. I'm even willing to pay $2700 if its worth it.

What I'm playing right now on my current laptop:

Minecraft (ATM10)

Civ 6

What I wanna play:

Marvel Rivals

Baldur's Gate 3

Budget: $1500 USD
Country: USA
Usage: Gaming/School/Programming

Hello! I’m in need of a gaming laptop and want to know if this one I found is worth its cost. My max budget is $1500, and this one is selling at $1159 currently.

I need something that can run high-end games like Cyberpunk well, is easily portable since I’ll be using it for college, and will last many years (5+ hopefully more).

Since you guys are the experts here, is it worth the cost? If not, do you have any recommendations for better laptops below 1500? I’ve been told by many of my close friends that this one is well worth its price, but I just want to be sure before I drop so much on it.

Any feedback/recommendations much appreciated, thank you!

So, I'm new to the gaming laptop scene, and I've noticed something odd. Most gaming laptops always seem to have GPUs or CPUs that are a few generations behind compared to the other.

For example, I was looking through Omen and saw that their devices have 5070s... but also have i7 CPUs. And even the one I'm using now has an i9, but runs with a 3060.

Is this discrepancy mainly an end-user cost thing, or is there something else?

And semi-unrelated, but I'd also appreciate any advice ya'll could give for looking for budget brands.

Today I have to decide which of the two to buy. The Lenovo costs €1,300 and the Acer costs €1,400. Any help?

Im from Italy so prices are also listed in USD for your convenience.

1300 €: 1.505,53 USD

1400 €: 1.621,34 USD

Currently i play cities skylines 2 & gta 5 on my 2017 macbook pro using shadowpc, which is starting to really add up $

I also play sims 4 with all expansions and abt 60gb of cc and my computer obviously can’t handle it.

Can anyone give me any advice? I’m seriously considering this laptop but i could use some guidance.

Thanks !

Budget: ($1800)

Country: (USA)

Use Case: (Gaming)

Preferred Specs: (Not sure?)

Notes: (I have a discount with Lenovo so if possible i would like a laptop from there.)