Who are gamers ?
There are many pc gamers
looking for gaming laptops. College students use it to enjoy favorite
pc games. Super gamers try to find extremely powerful gaming machines to
maxout high details in the latest games. Some other people just want to
find a gaming laptop to handle some specific games under their budgets.
Different people have the different budgets and requirements for a
gaming laptop.
What are gaming laptops ?
A
gaming laptop's performance is better than other laptops in playing pc
games. Gaming laptops have better CPU, memory, GPU combination so
usually costs more money.
How to find the best gaming laptops ?
Hardware technologies grow rapidly, it's impossible to follow all the
latest updates in technologies, even for a IT guru. Some people can get
references from friends who know laptops well, but most people have to
figure out all by themselves. Forum post, Google and review articles are
great sources to find out what laptops are good for gaming.
In
fact, finding a gaming laptop is very easy. If you follow the steps I'm
sure you can find a good gaming laptop to fit your need, no matter you
have the any knowledge about laptop before or not.
1. Budget for the gaming laptop
The price for gaming laptops varies from less than $1,000 to $4,000 or
even more in different brands. So the first thing is to find out what is
the affordable price for a gaming laptop. Now the minimum price for a
gaming laptop is around $650. Some laptops are more expensive than
others such as MAC. Generally, the more money you spend, the better
performance(or service provided) a gaming laptop will have. Let's say
you have a budget of $1,400 for gaming laptop, so you can set the price
range for $650 - $1,400.
2. What games you want to play with ?
It is a second important issue for buying a gaming laptop. There are 2D
and 3D games. 2D games(like Starcraft, RedAlert2 ...) just needs a fast
CPU and some memories to run smoothly and most laptop today will do the
job. 3D games(WOW,Crysis,COD ...) require a powerful graphic card (GPU)
to handle the complicated real-time calculations in the 3D games.
Different graphic cards have different performances in playing different
3D games. There are two major GPU Giants there: Nvidia and ATI. Both of
them have a serial models of graphic cards for different gaming
requirements. If you are going to maxout all details in the latest FPS
games such as Crysis, you have to get a top-level graphic card. If you
feel that playing general games smoothly, and playing the latest games
in low-medium effects are acceptable, there are also a bunch of
medium-level graphic cards available for you to choose. Basically, the
more powerful a GPU(graphic processing unit)is, the more money you will
spend. By identifying your requirements you will save money. Not
everyone need a super gaming machine. Don't use missiles if you just
want to catch a bird.
3. Specific requirements
Everyone has his/her favorite brand. Some people like Intel CPUs while
others prefer AMD. Some like Nvidia GPU while others like ATI. Some like
small screen size while others prefer big screen. There are also some
other choices such as size of hard drive, systems pre-installed, memory,
optical drive, sound card, colors and weight. But remember that gaming
capacity is your first priority. Any of your choices will be fine as
long as you follow the step 1 and step 2.
4. when and where to buy
Of course you can buy a laptop anytime you like. Sometimes you save
money if you choose to buy in a promotion period with some good coupons.
There are also some people there will say: "I would like to wait for
the price to drop down..." However, every penny you spend is worth for
its value. If you have a good budget and don't want to wait too long,
why not enjoying the cutting-edge technologies in latest gaming while
other people are still in waiting ? There is no end answer for question
"which laptop is the best for gaming?" If it is good for you, then go
for it.
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