Proposal Discussion Poll: Laptop or desktop or?

[Globusdiablo]

Hey Commanders

So, what hardware are you/will you be using for ED?

Pros and cons?

Personally, I'm buying a rig, just for this one game. I started out thinking laptop, preferably Asus ROG, then went to desktop for better graphics options, and now I'm back at the laptop again, mainly because I don't have a man cave, and I need a system that wont invade our living room. And the portability option is nice.
I know I can't get the same graphics on a laptop, but I'm hoping that a serious Asus gaming laptop will come pretty damn close.

It's going to get expensive, but the missus gave me the go ahead when she saw the look in my eyes..

Elite. There can be only one

 

[psykokow]

Desktops are the only truly economic solution for gaming..

Laptops for gaming are high end and even then compare poorly with a similarily setup desktop.

Desktops are easier to upgrade and repair and cheaper for that too.
Try changing a video card in your laptop? OFten not possible or practical.

Laptops have serious heating issue, and I will re-iterate, the cost for a laptop for gaming is considerably higher than the cost of a similar spec desktop.

In my honest and humble opinion

DESKTOP's FOr the wIN!!!!!!

ps, I have both.. and love em both...

 

[Dejay]

If you have the money I'd wait and get a desktop later this year with the new geforce 800 and an oculus rift VR headset.

For mobile use a tablet or smartphone is better by now.

 

[X2Eliah]

Laptop for me.

But only because I *needed* a semi-portable system (portable not as in moving every day, but portable as in something you can take with you when moving between cities/countries annually); a real desktop with screens etc. was just plain too big... So a 17" Clevo was, more or less, the best possible solution.

If you don't have a hard mobility requirement, go for a desktop.

 

[Krollin]

Greetings,

I have seen this debate so many times for so many different games. It does boil down to what you can afford and of course your circumstances.

I have had a number of gaming laptops and I have to say I seriously wish I hadn't. They are very expensive (all the ones I purchased were £2k+) and all failed within 2 years.

The main cause of death was overheating due to poor ventilation - I must have purchased god knows how many different cooling tabels, mats, pads

For the money you can easily build a small (in comparission) gaming desktop for half the price (or more if you so wish).

Personally, it is desktop for me no question.

Kro

 

[Chock]

What if I have a laptop, but put it on my desk?

 

[Patrick_68000]

An desktop computer with an Ethernet cable connection (VDSL for me). No laptop, no WiFi. Of the solid, reliable, fast. A real computer, in fact. The laptops are especially made for nomadic people. They are expensive, worst performing and not very scalable.

 

[Yaffle]

I'd agree with the above

Unless you have a really good reason to require a laptop (as per X2Eliah) then go desktop. It's cheaper, and more thermally efficient.

 

[Gimi]

Desktop for gaming.
If you are forced to use the living room, then I would suggest looking at building a media centre with simple (fully enclosed) water cooling to reduce noise. That is if you have the room and can get permission from higher authority. If you add a wireless mouse and keyboard, hook it up to the telly and to a PC screen which you can move out of the way, you basically have a gaming rig for yourself and an media centre for the family. Could be a nice compromise. You should still be able to beat a decent gaming laptop on price.

 

[Patrick_68000]

What if I have a laptop, but put it on my desk?

You can open the case of computer and let the motherboard on the desktop for ventilate

 

[X2Eliah]

What if I have a laptop, but put it on my desk?

Then you could still call it "notebook" (goes for *all* sizes of these fold-over-y things) or "desktop replacement" (17-inch or larger notebooks/laptops).

It's actually a perfectly valid way of using a notebook. In fact, if we did some magical survey of all laptops used for games across the world, we'd maybe see more of them on desks than on laps

 

[[VR] Mad Mike]

no one voted for something else yet? Where is beachlight and his PS4?

(sorry just teasing no offence meant)

Desktop for me. Gaming laptops are fine and all, but not really upgradeable and way too expensive for what you get for my tight northern wallet.

Maybe one day a tablet will be powerful to run it, hooked up to a TV and with a controller attached but I think we are a few years off that yet.

 

[Amos]

Gaming on Laptops is horrible, I much prefer my trusty old desktop

 

[Globusdiablo]

Desktop for gaming.
If you are forced to use the living room, then I would suggest looking at building a media centre with simple (fully enclosed) water cooling to reduce noise. That is if you have the room and can get permission from higher authority. If you add a wireless mouse and keyboard, hook it up to the telly and to a PC screen which you can move out of the way, you basically have a gaming rig for yourself and an media centre for the family. Could be a nice compromise. You should still be able to beat a decent gaming laptop on price.

Not a bad idea... Point taken. Thanks

 

[Globusdiablo]

Btw....

Btw. Is everyone here building their own desktops?!

Is it just me (dont say it!), but I don't know how to build a desktop. I have to buy the computer I need all fitted and ready to go.

And if I look at Alienware gaming desktops, they don't look so cheap to me...

What would be the best gaming desktop for someone who doesn't build their own computers?..

 

[[VR] Mad Mike]

Btw. Is everyone here building their own desktops?!

Is it just me (dont say it!), but I don't know how to build a desktop. I have to buy the computer I need all fitted and ready to go.

And if I look at Alienware gaming desktops, they don't look so cheap to me...

What would be the best gaming desktop for someone who doesn't build their own computers?..

alienware, you are paying for the name and style imo.

building a pc is fairly easy, and there are books to help, if you really dont want to do you not have mates who will?

failing that, other companies will offer better bang for your buck than alienware. if in the uk aria do some nice machines.

i saw this a few days ago. could be worth a look

http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk...ming-pc.html?gclid=COazncT257wCFeXLtAodMFEA8Q

needs an OS, and possibly a few simple sundries (keyboard & mouse, and monitor if you are not planning on using a telly. I would also consider asking for additional SSD and also seeing if they will upgrade the 1TB HDD to a 2TB one (it will only cost pennies)

but that aside, it is a nice spec for the price.

I built my 1st ever PC back in 1997 after spending a disgusting amount on a pile of junk pre built 1st PC.

it took patience, care and a bit of nerves but it was essentially just a 15 piece jigsaw puzzle. since then things are much easier..

 

[X2Eliah]

I'd build my own desktop, if need be, or go with some specialist gaming-focused system builder salespoint. But definitely I would *not* ever take a pre-built system from the main manufacturers (dell etc.) - they are very often overpriced and really poorly specced out, with bottom-end video cards most of the time. If you don't feel like you know enough to build or choose a system... well, best would be to find a relative/friend/acquaintance who could assist you.

 

[Globusdiablo]

alienware, you are paying for the name and style imo.

building a pc is fairly easy, and there are books to help, if you really dont want to do you not have mates who will?

failing that, other companies will offer better bang for your buck than alienware. if in the uk aria do some nice machines.

i saw this a few days ago. could be worth a look

http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk...ming-pc.html?gclid=COazncT257wCFeXLtAodMFEA8Q

needs an OS, and possibly a few simple sundries (keyboard & mouse, and monitor if you are not planning on using a telly. I would also consider asking for additional SSD and also seeing if they will upgrade the 1TB HDD to a 2TB one (it will only cost pennies)

but that aside, it is a nice spec for the price.

I built my 1st ever PC back in 1997 after spending a disgusting amount on a pile of junk pre built 1st PC.

it took patience, care and a bit of nerves but it was essentially just a 15 piece jigsaw puzzle. since then things are much easier..

Thanks Mike. Excellent feedback. I might just throw myself at it... I mean, how hard can a 15 piece jigsaw puzzle be?..

 

[benji]

There's a lot of blah talked about in this area imo. If you are not a hard-core gamer who demands absolutely top fps in all situations, then a laptop can be fine.
I'm running with an HP i7 laptop with NVidea 750M and I'm very happy with the performance in the Alpha.

 

[Globusdiablo]

There's a lot of blah talked about in this area imo. If you are not a hard-core gamer who demands absolutely top fps in all situations, then a laptop can be fine.
I'm running with an HP i7 laptop with NVidea 750M and I'm very happy with the performance in the Alpha.

Thanks for the input. Great to hear from someone actually using a pretty standard (sorry.. ) laptop in the actual game. So a laptop with a gtx770m, or 780m should be quite capable, no?