Gaming on a Desktop Computer VERSUS Gaming on a laptop

I have a laptop, and had a desktop (until I killed it, by accident) and the lap is byfar the best, but I dont play any of the newest games except for Dragon Age on it. The reason I like my laptop is because I can take it with me if I'm going to a friends house, or whatever other reason I need it in another place.

But, if you need a PC that will last a couple of years AND be able to game on it, get a stationary. They are much more powerful!

Thorsen said:

Ok so I finally got a chance to play the demo. So the graphics are awesome. I was playing with most settings on medium (some on high, physics on very high cause of the nvidia physx). my max res is 1680 by 1050 so I cant say a gaming laptop will hit 40 fps at 1920x1080....but none the less, because of the challenge, I found the demo, and played it and it was awesome.

Frostmourne, Question, how can I see the fps? I could not find any settings to show you stats...... Thanks. Also, I was in no way saying that a gaming laptop was the best option. I have seen the specs on some of your machines and am envious.

Settings on medium - precisely why desktops are better. There should be a benchmark included with the full retail version of Crysis. Otherwise, get Fraps and check the FPS box. Then search through the .txt file - you want 40FPS+ with very few or no drops below 30-35. Spikes are OK, continual drops are not.

Thanks frostmourne I want to see what my system can handle. I will test this out and see what my system does at high graphics for fps and what will min I need for 40fps...Thanks

Edit, As I said previously I have not gamed on PC's in almost 10 years so I have not purchased any high graphic games... I will probably be buying crisis though depending on how well my system runs

One of the better sites for seeing how well (or bad in the case of Intel) laptop GPU's perform,

Notebookcheck: Comparison of Graphic Cards

My Gaming Desktop:

HP Pavilion m9510f
Product Specifications HP Pavilion Elite m9510f Desktop PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

I upgraded the OS to Windows 7 HP
and the Video card was upgraded to a
Gforce GT220 1 gigabite
it is nothing special but with only a 350 PS
its the closes thing i could get.

Mouse and Keyboard:
Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5500 Revolution
Cordless Desktop® MX? 5500 Revolution

Sound:
Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System
Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System

Monitor:
HP w2207h Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor with Bright View Panel
22" 1680*1050 on hdmi
Product Specifications - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

Using Gigabite Network with 16 meg download / 512 upload from Road Runner.

Router:
DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router

D-Link Wireless 108G Gaming Router

My Gaming Laptop:
Toshiba Satellite X205-S9349 17-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7100, 2 GB RAM, 240 GB Hard DRive, HD SuperMulti DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

Upgraded the OS to Windows 7 HP and upgraded the RAM to 4 gigs of gaming ram.



Use normal laptop keyboard since its a full keyboard

and for the mouse:

2. LX8 Cordless Laser Mouse
   

It is logitech

A few years ago I was in the same situation. After talking with my fellow geeks, they convinced me to get a custom built desktop for a few reasons. First, cost. A comprable system from a retailer will cost about 1.5x to 2x more than building it yourself. Secondly, ease of modification to the system as a whole. Not only can you upgrade all your hardware which you can't do with many retailers computers, especially Dell, but you can do anything you want to the software too. Third, looks. Getting to pick your case out allows you to bond with your computer. Lastly, the experience of building a computer. I learned so much from building mine that I started working with one of my friends custom computer building companies. Hope this helps.

I believe some of the top of the line alienware laptops have sli. Or atleast dual graphics cards.