Gaming laptops are power houses capable of dealing with the massive
performance requirements modern 3D games have. A regular store-bought
laptop might have a few perks, but with the standard 1GB RAM
configuration, a lousy 1.6GHz CPU and a built in graphic card, you are
sure to get some pretty low FPS in almost any modern games that hits the
market... that's if they will run on such a low spec laptop.
Some things to look for in a gaming laptop:
The
first and most important thing is the graphics card. Almost all
standard models carry a built-in graphics card which sucks away
available RAM to run properly and display the actual image. The first
thing to look for in a gaming laptop is, of course, a dedicated graphics
card, preferably, one made by ATI or nVidia. These are the two leading
giants in all that is graphics card, be they desktop graphics cards or
mobile laptop graphics cards. Even if you want to game perfectly on your
laptop, you have to make sure that it carries a high end graphics card
from these two manufacturers. There are plenty of low-end graphics cards
designed for something else (movie watching, good image display in
graphics editing programs, and whatnot).
Some of the newer models
of laptops have incorporated the SLI interface and can carry up to two
cards which run together to display the perfect image in all it's glory.
Also,
a few newer models even offer the possibility of true 3D gaming, with
3D glasses and all that. These don't come cheap just yet, but if gaming
is your dogma, then you simply must have one of these babies!
Newer
Graphics Cards from nVidia, for example, have the dual-GPU technology
built into them, so it would be like having an SLI configuration with
just one graphics card. These beauties also pack quite a punch since
they carry about 1 GB of dedicated memory, so you know you've got it
right when you get one of these.
System memory - RAM
On a gaming laptop, the largest amount of system RAM you can get, the better.
A
large amount of RAM installed on a gaming laptop will allow you to run
the newest games, and, if your laptop has a built-in video card, then
some of that RAM will be shared with the video card, so a large amount
is needed for both graphic processing and software running.
Although
it's not recommended that a gaming laptop have a built-in video card,
you could probably get away if the RAM installed is in the 2-4 GB range.
That way, you are sure to be able to play the latest games, but not
with all specs maxed out. Let's face it; a built-in graphics card just
cannot handle such requirements the newer games have.
CPU - The gaming laptops overall speed will be determined by the processor it carries
A
laptop with a decent dual core CPU will probably do just fine if the
other specs are maxed. Take notice that if you choose to go with
high-end CPUs for your gaming laptop, the heat build up could be pretty
big, and this can impact the overall system performance. To counter
this, a metal case would be recommended for your gaming laptop, since
plastic cases are heat insulators, but metal is a heat conductor thus
helping the heat dissipate a lot faster. Look for cooling options that
go with your new gaming laptop, since a small fan might not be enough
when the beast runs the newest game...
Another thing to look for
in your gaming laptop is it's hard drive. I'm not referring strictly to
the storage size, but that's important also if you want to install a lot
of games and spend eternity in gaming heaven! A good starting hard
drive would be in the 100-250GB range as storage goes. The thing you
should be looking for in a gaming laptops hard drive is its speed. Look
for the ones which carry the 7200 rpm hard drives. Those are a lot
faster than the traditional 5400 rpm HDDs. But since technology evolves
at a faster pace nowadays, you should keep an eye out for the prices of
SSD (Solid State Disks) which don't require spinning disks to run, thus
conferring a lot of durability to the hard drive and a longer life. It
is the fastest hard drive on the market today, but it does have a big
price tag attached to it. The storage isn't great on these things, but
that's why you should be looking for more developments being made and
maybe get one when the price range is convenient for you. You won't
regret doing this.
As a conclusion, when choosing the best gaming
laptop out there, try to figure out your budget first, and set the
following specs in accordance:
RAM- this is one of the two most
important features your gaming laptop has to have! Aim at 4GB specs
configuration and never settle for anything less.
Dedicated video
card- look for the ones that carry an nVidia dedicated card or an ATI
model, or, even cooler, a dual card configuration with two cards hooked
up in SLI mode.
Processor- this one is could get pretty hard to
choose, but aim higher than 2 cores. Don't go with the single core CPU,
since you'll be cursing the day you did so. Systems tend to freeze up
when they can't handle the amount of data being processed. Make sure you
are ready and get yourself a Quad Core CPU if possible.
Hard
Drive- I would say go with the SSD all the way, but, if it's too
expensive, then choose a 7200 rpm hard drive for your gaming laptop.
Screen
Size- if it's a gaming laptop, you want to make sure you can see what
you're aiming at in your game. So anything that goes 15.4 inch diagonal
and above should do just fine.
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