How good is this laptop for games?

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No for gaming any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games.

 

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IMO Laptops should never have been used for anything other than very light gaming. Gaming requires the exact opposite of the function of a laptop. Energy efficiency and low heat production, both of which are not indicative of gaming!

My personal opinion, I would never buy a laptop for gaming unless I absolutely had to... then I would have to ritualistically flagellate myself every time I used it and lie in bed at night with cold sweats imagining how better my gaming experience would be on a desktop.

 

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Poprin :

IMO Laptops should never have been used for anything other than very light gaming. Gaming requires the exact opposite of the function of a laptop. Energy efficiency and low heat production, both of which are not indicative of gaming!

My personal opinion, I would never buy a laptop for gaming unless I absolutely had to... then I would have to ritualistically flagellate myself every time I used it and lie in bed at night with cold sweats imagining how better my gaming experience would be on a desktop.

It's not to sit down and play games for hours, I already have a ps4. It's primarily for work, but I like to occasionally use emulators for the old ps2/ps1 games and the odd game like skyrim.

 

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Joeteoh99 :

No for gaming any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games.

Thanks!

 

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Brit_Miller :

It's not to sit down and play games for hours, I already have a ps4. It's primarily for work, but I like to occasionally use emulators for the old ps2/ps1 games and the odd game like skyrim.

In that case you are fitting into a bracket where a laptop would be suitable, if you mainly console game and want it for Indie stuff and emulators that's a different kettle of fish.

 

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Poprin :

IMO Laptops should never have been used for anything other than very light gaming. Gaming requires the exact opposite of the function of a laptop. Energy efficiency and low heat production, both of which are not indicative of gaming!

My personal opinion, I would never buy a laptop for gaming unless I absolutely had to... then I would have to ritualistically flagellate myself every time I used it and lie in bed at night with cold sweats imagining how better my gaming experience would be on a desktop.

You sir do not travel very much and have therefore no need for a mobile gaming fix. I totally agree that gaming on a desktop is better in just about every way but people do have mobile requirements. There are some very good gaming laptops that fit the bill these days. For example my Gigabyte P35 has an i7, 8gb DDR3, Nvidia 765m and plays games nicely on it's 1080 IPS panel. It's has Optimus to stretch out battery life and weighs about 2kg.

 

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Poprin :

Brit_Miller :

It's not to sit down and play games for hours, I already have a ps4. It's primarily for work, but I like to occasionally use emulators for the old ps2/ps1 games and the odd game like skyrim.

In that case you are fitting into a bracket where a laptop would be suitable, if you mainly console game and want it for Indie stuff and emulators that's a different kettle of fish.

A good choice in that case then? Also why I don't want to spend more than £400 ish - I'm not bother about playing games on epic settings. Medium would be perfect, but not too bothered with low.

[Has to be a laptop because I need it at work.]

 

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Major_Trouble

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Joeteoh99 :

No for gaming any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games.

Thanks!

If you really need a laptop for gaming pick a graphics chip from the list.....
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

You'll find the 720m woefully down in 225th place. Benchmarks suggest the chip is struggling even with older titles.

 

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Poprin

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Well according to this review that GPU will struggle with medium graphics on Skyrim:

http/www.notebookcheck.net/The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Benchmarks.66057.0.html

Also if you are buying that one anyway and you are in the UK, it is cheaper here:

http/www.dabs.com/products/asus-refurb-r510cc-15-6--core-i7-4gb-500gb--nvidia-720m-hdmi-usb3-w8-us-keyboard-9M2J.html?refs=56900000&fb=1093&src=3

But this is the main problem with gaming orientated laptops, you have to spend quite a lot to get anything half decent. I would not expect steller performance from that machine.

 

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Major_Trouble :

Brit_Miller :

Joeteoh99 :

No for gaming any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games.

Thanks!

If you really need a laptop for gaming pick a graphics chip from the list.....
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

You'll find the 720m woefully down in 225th place. Benchmarks suggest the chip is struggling even with older titles.

Poprin :

Well according to this review that GPU will struggle with medium graphics on Skyrim:

http/www.notebookcheck.net/The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Benchmarks.66057.0.html

Also if you are buying that one anyway and you are in the UK, it is cheaper here:

http/www.dabs.com/products/asus-refurb-r510cc-15-6--core-i7-4gb-500gb--nvidia-720m-hdmi-usb3-w8-us-keyboard-9M2J.html?refs=56900000&fb=1093&src=3

But this is the main problem with gaming orientated laptops, you have to spend quite a lot to get anything half decent. I would not expect steller performance from that machine.

Okay, thank you both for the advice - I'll keep looking!

 

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If you want to game when travelling it will cost. Realistically you're looking at machines costing more than £600 to get a decent gaming experience.

If you don't need to game on the move get a cheap laptop for work and plough your left over money into building a gaming desktop. It would be cheaper than trying to get a laptop with decent performance and you have the benefit of being able to upgrade components rather than buying a complete new machine.

 

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Major_Trouble :

If you want to game when travelling it will cost. Realistically you're looking at machines costing more than £600 to get a decent gaming experience.

If you don't need to game on the move get a cheap laptop for work and plough your left over money into building a gaming desktop. It would be cheaper than trying to get a laptop with decent performance and you have the benefit of being able to upgrade components rather than buying a complete new machine.

How much for a half decent gaming experience? I don't want to spend more than £450 really, which is why i was looking at refurbished, but it's a nightmare finding anything when you're not very clued up on what's half decent.

Don't have the space for a desktop again, I'm pretty happy with console gaming to be honest.

 

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Your idea of decent performance is probably different to mine and the next guys so that's hard to define. Only you can really decide that. Look at the chipsets and see what level of performance you would be happy with is all I can say.

Personally I would agree with Joeteoh99 who said: ".....any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games." At least not current games.

It's hard to find laptops with the 750m as they have been replaced by the 850m. Cheapest I can find - new (not refurb) is £560
http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/SkyFireIII-14/

 

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If you are on a tight budget and you are indeed based in the UK take a look here:

http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

They review well, custom laptops that are built to spec and you can definitely get more bang for your buck. They also appear to have solid warranties. Better option than a refurb I think.

 

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Major_Trouble :

Your idea of decent performance is probably different to mine and the next guys so that's hard to define. Only you can really decide that. Look at the chipsets and see what level of performance you would be happy with is all I can say.

Personally I would agree with Joeteoh99 who said: ".....any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games." At least not current games.

It's hard to find laptops with the 750m as they have been replaced by the 850m. Cheapest I can find - new (not refurb) is £560
http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/SkyFireIII-14/

JINX!

 

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Poprin :

Major_Trouble :

Your idea of decent performance is probably different to mine and the next guys so that's hard to define. Only you can really decide that. Look at the chipsets and see what level of performance you would be happy with is all I can say.

Personally I would agree with Joeteoh99 who said: ".....any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games." At least not current games.

It's hard to find laptops with the 750m as they have been replaced by the 850m. Cheapest I can find - new (not refurb) is £560
http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/SkyFireIII-14/

That's twice now as we both said benchmarks said the 720m would struggle. You know great minds think alike .......and fools never differ .

JINX!

 

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Poprin :

Major_Trouble :

Your idea of decent performance is probably different to mine and the next guys so that's hard to define. Only you can really decide that. Look at the chipsets and see what level of performance you would be happy with is all I can say.

Personally I would agree with Joeteoh99 who said: ".....any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games." At least not current games.

It's hard to find laptops with the 750m as they have been replaced by the 850m. Cheapest I can find - new (not refurb) is £560
http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/SkyFireIII-14/

JINX!

Major_Trouble :

Poprin :

Major_Trouble :

Your idea of decent performance is probably different to mine and the next guys so that's hard to define. Only you can really decide that. Look at the chipsets and see what level of performance you would be happy with is all I can say.

Personally I would agree with Joeteoh99 who said: ".....any graphics card below the GTX 750M is not suitable for games." At least not current games.

It's hard to find laptops with the 750m as they have been replaced by the 850m. Cheapest I can find - new (not refurb) is £560
http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/SkyFireIII-14/

That's twice now as we both said benchmarks said the 720m would struggle. You know great minds think alike .......and fools never differ .

JINX!

Am I just talking to the same person?

I did look at pcspecialist, how easy would it be to be 'creative' with where I get the operating system from and save the £79?

 

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I am not Poprin. Not trying to push my thoughts as two separate people.

If by 'creative' you mean you already own a copy of Windows you would like to use the it's really easy to spec the laptop without an OS. It might be best to ask PC Specialist if they provide a drivers disc or at least a list for drivers to download should you go that route.

If by 'creative' you mean 'pirate' then that is very much discouraged here .

 

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Major_Trouble :

I am not Poprin. Not trying to push my thoughts as two separate people.

If by 'creative' you mean you already own a copy of Windows you would like to use the it's really easy to spec the laptop without an OS. It might be best to ask PC Specialist if they provide a drivers disc or at least a list for drivers to download should you go that route.

If by 'creative' you mean 'pirate' then that is very much discouraged here .

I thought you might say that

 

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