Are PC gaming laptops even worth it or should I get a Steam Machine

Message Bookmarked
Bookmark Removed
Not all messages are displayed: show all messages (29 of them)

I have one of those enormous Acer gaming laptops, it runs everything smoothly on low to medium settings. You really need a desktop if you care about playing AAA games on high settings, the laptop video cards just arent there performance wise, but most games look fine on low these days, and you barely even notice the difference in indie games or games with stylized graphics e.g. overwatch

ciderpress, Saturday, 23 July 2016 16:22 (seven years ago) link

Thanks. I also feel like if I got a desktop rig I would feel compelled to get some kind of ginormous 4K display which would mean a dedicated desk setup which would mean - ugh. No. I'm not that guy.

El Tomboto, Saturday, 23 July 2016 17:25 (seven years ago) link

go with your feelings imo. Nothing wrong with that guy.

veggie sticks potato snacks (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 23 July 2016 17:33 (seven years ago) link

lol yes embrace it

Nhex, Saturday, 23 July 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link

laptops are expensive so if you need your purchase to align w a preexisting brand you could always think of yrself as frugal

le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 23 July 2016 18:08 (seven years ago) link

(i'm that guy)

le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 23 July 2016 18:09 (seven years ago) link

(it's called WARDROBE)

le Histoire du Edgy Miley (difficult listening hour), Saturday, 23 July 2016 18:09 (seven years ago) link

compelled to get some kind of ginormous 4K display

currently fighting this fight

"Stop researching my life" (Ste), Saturday, 23 July 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link

maybe u want to get a macbook so u can wait w/ baited breath alongside the rest of us for them to port games 5 years after the fact (and never get to play an ANNO or Capcom game).

Mordy, Monday, 1 August 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link

jokes on you ANNO games can run on MacBook w minimal futzing some shit called wine I think but it works I got it to work then I never had time to play it rip

droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 1 August 2016 20:51 (seven years ago) link

no shit? i know about wine but didn't realize ANNO works smoothly with it. i've wanted to play 2070 for a while. well actually i did but i think the desire evaporated during the wait. but at some pt in history i really wanted to.

Mordy, Monday, 1 August 2016 20:53 (seven years ago) link

should i get a gaming computer or a ps3 or a ps4 or get a nice old tv and play my ps2 games

the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Saturday, 6 August 2016 04:36 (seven years ago) link

There's an Anno for iOS that I have on my iPad.

El Tomboto, Saturday, 6 August 2016 17:08 (seven years ago) link

I want to play all the games on Steam that you guys talk about on the other threads

― El Tomboto, Friday, July 22, 2016 8:40 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

if you're interested mainly in steamy indie stuff you don't even need a 'gaming' laptop, mb

― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp),

agree with thomp, at least with the kind of Steam games i'm usually interested in. i have a 2014 macbook pro and it handles pretty much everything.

I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Saturday, 6 August 2016 17:34 (seven years ago) link


You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.