Hardware Gaming Laptop or Pre-Built Gaming Desktop?

[JiveTheTurkey]

In this time and age of gaming and inflation of pc hardware, what would be a better option to get for the price? Not for that crypto-baby-dick-mining horseshit. Just. Genuine. Gaming.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

It really depends on if you're looking for portability or flair. At this point, all retail computers in the same performance bracket (of the most current gen) will cost about the same

 

[Kioku]

If you want upgradable hardware, desktop. If you want easier portability, laptop. You've also got to factor in costs of the Monitor, keyboard and mouse for the desktop. Trust me, unless they come bundled with Logitech or Steelseries or Corsair? You'll want new ones without a doubt.

 

[bi388]

Wait for gpu prices to fall and build one. Youll get a much better deal. Also if its a budget build you can get the gpu right now for not too much more than msrp, its only higher end/4xx/5xx cards that are really suffering.

 

[the_randomizer]

Wait for gpu prices to fall and build one. Youll get a much better deal. Also if its a budget build you can get the gpu right now for not too much more than msrp, its only higher end/4xx/5xx cards that are really suffering.

Assuming the prices will ever fall.

 

[Deleted-379826]

Assuming the prices will ever fall.

They will.

 

[the_randomizer]

They will.

Even with that stupid mining?

 

[Deleted-379826]

Even with that stupid mining?

It won't last forever.

 

[the_randomizer]

It won't last forever.

Fair enough indeed.

 

[JiveTheTurkey]

Thanks my dudes for the responses. I did not think about the cost for the monitor and all, but sacrificing upgrade opportunities over portability reminds me of my Vive in terms of cost (spending nearly a grand on one item). Does the price for laptops surge as well as gpu's?

 

[bi388]

Thanks my dudes for the responses. I did not think about the cost for the monitor and all, but sacrificing upgrade opportunities over portability reminds me of my Vive in terms of cost (spending nearly a grand on one item). Does the price for laptops surge as well as gpu's?

No laptops should remain stable, no one mines on them

 

[Xzi]

It won't last forever.

Cryptocurrency could be a permanent thing, but hopefully the value of it all tanks enough to make the process of mining no longer worth it.

 

[nero99]

In this time and age of gaming and inflation of pc hardware, what would be a better option to get for the price? Not for that crypto-baby-dick-mining horseshit. Just. Genuine. Gaming.

if you go the laptop route, get a ACER Predator Helios 300 GTX 1060 6GB edition. they come with 16GB DDR4, an i7 7th gen cpu, and cost anywhere from $900 to $1500 depending on what hard drive and SSD you go with and any laptop accessories.

 

[the_randomizer]

if you go the laptop route, get a ACER Predator Helios 300 GTX 1060 6GB edition. they come with 16GB DDR4, an i7 7th gen cpu, and cost anywhere from $900 to $1500 depending on what hard drive and SSD you go with and any laptop accessories.

That's not a bad price considering the hardware, Acer is good, I suggest avoiding Dell like the plague.

 

[jDSX]

That's not a bad price considering the hardware, Acer is good, I suggest avoiding Dell like the plague.

Don't forget HP

 

[nero99]

Don't forget HP

Or alien ware. That's just over priced right there.

 

[jDSX]

Or alien ware. That's just over priced right there.

"bu-t it's got RGB lights on it dood"

 

[Owenge]

Assuming the prices will ever fall.

2019 update: They’re falling in price

 

[Coolsonickirby]

Got a Dell Gaming Laptop with Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) and a Geforce 1050 for 600$ at Micro Center. Had it for 8 months and it works perfectly. It can emulate most games (except for RPCS3) and it can run a lot of pc games without any problems. Only problem is the battery life is short (around half-1 hour if gaming, and 1 hour and a half if not.)

 

[Owenge]

Got a Dell Gaming Laptop with Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) and a Geforce 1050 for 600$ at Micro Center. Had it for 8 months and it works perfectly. It can emulate most games (except for RPCS3) and it can run a lot of pc games without any problems. Only problem is the battery life is short (around half-1 hour if gaming, and 1 hour and a half if not.)

Ryzen 7 1700 with a rx580 stock over clocked, fite me