Gaming on a Desktop Computer VERSUS Gaming on a laptop

Build your own system - laptops are pansies when it comes to gaming. I have not seen one that can push Crysis to 40FPS+ @ 1920x1080p native resolution. Here is the desktop I built:

Excellent gaming performance in 7

Frostmourne. I have not gamed on PC in almost 10 years and I just got an ASUS gaming laptop. I am going to download a Crysis Demo from: EA : Crysis : Home Page and hopefully I can hit 40fps....I will post back when I can what I got....

sygnus21 said:

AstaLaVista said:

Laptop advantage = movility.

Desktop advantage = Gaming Galore + everything else not needing movility.

movility? or Mobility

Mobility: the ability to move about.

Yes, Yes... Dammit, Brain Gas

Thorsen said:

Frostmourne. I have not gamed on PC in almost 10 years and I just got an ASUS gaming laptop. I am going to download a Crysis Demo from: EA : Crysis : Home Page and hopefully I can hit 40fps....I will post back when I can what I got....

While you may be able to do so, the better question is... for how long before the temps make you shut down.

I got nothing against laptops, they do what they do well but, unless you play on a different house everyday... there's nothing better than a Desktop

I do game at other peoples houses and I browse the web sometimes from the bedroom. I have a friend with a huge +50" TV and I plug in through HDMI and it rocks. It pumps out heat very well and in pretty heavy gaming, I have hit 78 degrees top. Its pretty good at keeping cool. I have not played for more than a few hours though at a time as my time does not usually allow.

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.

valtonray said:

sygnus21 said:

valtonray said:

if you really want a laptop you could get a full size budget model for around 400-450 USD which can often be covered in the price difference between gaming desktops and gaming laptops.

And how is a 400-450 USD laptop going to fair in today's gaming environment may I ask?

The OP asked about a "gaming" laptop or desktop and stated money wasn't an issue.

the point was that buying a gaming desktop instead of a gaming laptop would probably leave him with enough left over to throw in a budget laptop not for gaming but for portability.

yup you've read my mind, that would be and ideal situation

Thanks for all your thoughts guys ! : )

I'm a laptop man through and through. People say they have their drawbacks but that's nothing I can't deal with. Especially since I use my laptop both at home and at work it's worked out easier for me.

If you choose to go with a laptop pick a system whose specs you can live with for a few years.