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How to choose next 3D gaming laptop? Need to understand what basic criteria to look for. (self.gaminglaptops)
submitted 11 months ago by PlutoniumAcid to c/gaminglaptops
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First, apologies if this isn't the best community; please direct me to a better venue if so.

TLDR: I need to buy 2× used gaming laptops that are powerful enough for 3D-heavy games -- I don't know what to look for?

Situation:
My kids have used Lenovo laptops for their rooms, and after some years, their gaming choices (BeamNG and other such 3D-heavy games) mean that old business laptops won't cut it. They need to be replaced (the laptops, not the kids!).

Problem:
Back when I was young, I understood CPU and GPU requirements - these days I don't. Help!

  • An Intel i7 may be great but it may also be several years old. I don't understand the naming anymore.
  • Most normal laptops have integrated graphics which don't satisfy even most basic GPU requirements.
  • Real "gaming laptops" are expensive! And I need 2 of them! Gotta find something used, and I have no idea what search criteria to set.
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do they really need to be laptops or could you just as well use a desktop if they use them in their room only?

[–] Chev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This would make everythink much cheaper. Especially if you build it yourself. It's easier than ever to build a PC yourself.

Check out https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/builds/ if you are looking for good PCs in general.

But if you are looking for PCs that can handle 3D games with VR than I have no idea.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

!buildapc is a community on lemmy.world as well it seems