I'm getting a new laptop for normal purposes as well as gaming. Does anyone know how i should go about getting one? I'm want to play smoothly on dota as well as on majority of the other games. Here is what i found in a forum.
DotA requirements:
Minimum - the game will work, but you'll experience spikes, lags and fps drops (slow downs).
Average - for normal gaming, without any significant problems.
Full Perfomance - for all details set at maximum, perfect hosting, full framerate!
Basically, i'm hoping to play games smoothly and don't mind upgrades to have a laptop with greater performance as long as its within my budget. My budget would be <$2000. What specs should i get? After identifying the specs, what do i do? I don't plan to customize it as its too troublesome and i'm clueless. Any recommendations for laptops to get, shops to go to without getting fleeced? Its my first time buying a laptop and I'm not really pro in the area, so please bear with me ^^. Thx in advance, appreciate it C:
Originally posted by kagirinaix3:I'm getting a new laptop for normal purposes as well as gaming. Does anyone know how i should go about getting one? I'm want to play smoothly on dota as well as on majority of the other games. Here is what i found in a forum.
DotA requirements:
Minimum - the game will work, but you'll experience spikes, lags and fps drops (slow downs).
- CPU (Processor): 1GHz Intel/AMD
- RAM Memory: 512 Mb (Windows XP), 1024 Mb (Vista/Windows 7)
- Graphic card: Intel integrated, any nVidia, any ATI
- HDD: 1 Gb of free space on C: drive
- Monitor with 640x480 resolution.
- Keyboard and Mouse.
- Internet: 64Kbits download / 64Kbits upload.
Average - for normal gaming, without any significant problems.
- CPU (Processor): 2GHz Intel/AMD
- RAM Memory: 1024 Mb (Windows XP), 2048 Mb (Vista/Windows 7)
- Graphic card: nVidia 6### and above, ATI X1### and above
- HDD: 2 Gb of free space on C: drive
- Monitor with 1024x768 resolution.
- Keyboard and Mouse.
- Internet: Stable ADSL/DSL or Cable internet. 256Kbits download and 128Kbits upload. This is for playing, not for hosting.
Full Perfomance - for all details set at maximum, perfect hosting, full framerate!
- CPU (Processor): Dual Core processors with at least 2GHz.
- RAM Memory: 1536 Mb (Windows XP), 3072 Mb (Vista/Windows 7)
- Graphic card: nVidia 8### and above, ATI HD 4### and above
- HDD: 2 Gb of free space on C: drive
- Monitor with 1280x1024 resolution.
- Keyboard and Mouse.
- Internet: Stable ADSL/DSL or Cable internet. 2048Kbits download and 384Kbits upload. This is for perfect playing and hosting.
Basically, i'm hoping to play games smoothly and don't mind upgrades to have a laptop with greater performance as long as its within my budget. My budget would be <$2000. What specs should i get? After identifying the specs, what do i do? I don't plan to customize it as its too troublesome and i'm clueless. Any recommendations for laptops to get, shops to go to without getting fleeced? Its my first time buying a laptop and I'm not really pro in the area, so please bear with me ^^. Thx in advance, appreciate it C:
How big do you want the screen to be?
If you don't mind an 11" screen, the Alienware M11x is the one to get. Beefy GPU to go with it.
If you need something bigger, have a look into the Acer TimelineX series, like the 4820TG/5820TG. Go for those packing a Mobility HD5650 for optimal performance.
If you want something a little bit more beefy, take a look at these units:
http://www.mucro.asia/index.php?/Mucro-Sager-Notebooks/Mucro-Sager-NP8690.html
http://www.mucro.asia/index.php?/MSI-Notebooks/MSI-GX660.html
A bit on the large side, but they will squash every notebook out there under $2k.
Did I say squash? I meant trample.
i've found a friend to help me with it already. thx for ur recommendations. will check them out C: