Does anyone game on laptops?

I'm just about to finish building my computer in a few days, but I was on Youtube just looking up Alienwares and it made me wonder if anyone plays games on their laptops? A good example would be Battlefield 3, Skyrim, like games that recently came out.

I do not, but I recently got to watch my friend play Skyrim on his Asus laptop. I think it was a G72/73 or something like that. I do know it had the 5870 mobile version. It ran beautifully. Almost all settings on max and you could easily tell it was at least 50fps 90% of the time.

not yet but im going.hopefully getting a sager 8180. it has 2 gtx 560s while it being somehwat cheap

The alienware m17x can hold a gtx580m which can handle many high demanding games, then theres the m18 which is a portable desktop that can can hold two gpus. I game on my m17 with gtx580m, pretty much maxing all settings without a care. But there's a price to pay, literally, and it's pretty significant.

Why the question?

The alienware m17x can hold a gtx580m which can handle many high demanding games, then theres the m18 which is a portable desktop that can can hold two gpus. I game on my m17 with gtx580m, pretty much maxing all settings without a care. But there's a price to pay, literally, and it's pretty significant.

Why the question?

synxz

Good lord, how hot does that M17 get? A GTX 580M has to get like...scorching. I would love to game on a laptop all the time, because the portaibility is nice, but having a 22 inch screen in 1080p and 2 GPUs without having to spend over $1300 is nice to me. The big thing for me is the size of them, a large laptop can get uncomfortable, while they are nice to use.

About 75-80.Some have it around 72ish with thermal repaste(since they doubt dell's) and prop up the back for better ventilation..or add a laptop cooler.

If you spent the same amount of money a laptop cost on a desktop, you'd get a more powerful PC and one that runs cooler. You don't need mobility to game, laptops are for school and work. Come on, you aren't going to be playing Skyrim inside a McDonalds, or sitting on a park bench.:lol::lol:topsemag55

Unless you frequently take flights across continent...some people need the mobility.

I'm still using the lap top I bought when I got into pc gaming back in 2010. So far the only game it can't play is battlefield 3 but every other game runs great. Even skyrim which has to be on medium settings runs great. Desk tops are better since they can be upgraded and do more but I do like the idea of being able to pc game is I go to a friends house, on vacation, at school, or traveling.

About 75-80.Some have it around 72ish with thermal repaste(since they doubt dell's) and prop up the back for better ventilation..or add a laptop cooler.

synxz

Oh man, I couldn't handle that haha. I'm a serious kind of guy when it comes to temps. I just added my second 6850 and I honestly hate that they get even in the 50's even though I know they can easily handle being in the 70's regularly.

About 75-80.Some have it around 72ish with thermal repaste(since they doubt dell's) and prop up the back for better ventilation..or add a laptop cooler.

[QUOTE="topsemag55"]If you spent the same amount of money a laptop cost on a desktop, you'd get a more powerful PC and one that runs cooler. You don't need mobility to game, laptops are for school and work. Come on, you aren't going to be playing Skyrim inside a McDonalds, or sitting on a park bench.:lol::lol:synxz

Unless you frequently take flights across continent...some people need the mobility.

That's pretty impressive - cooler than my top GPU anyway.

If you spent the same amount of money a laptop cost on a desktop, you'd get a more powerful PC and one that runs cooler. You don't need mobility to game, laptops are for school and work. Come on, you aren't going to be playing Skyrim inside a McDonalds, or sitting on a park bench.:lol::lol:topsemag55

I have a friend who is a pilot. He plays PC games on his laptop in hotel rooms.

I have a Thinkpad T420 with the Nvidia Quadro NVS 4200M. Older games are fine, but newer games do struggle somewhat.

I do, but that is because I needed my laptop for college as well. It is better in the long run to invest into a desktop if you want to play PC games.

About 75-80.Some have it around 72ish with thermal repaste(since they doubt dell's) and prop up the back for better ventilation..or add a laptop cooler.

[QUOTE="topsemag55"]If you spent the same amount of money a laptop cost on a desktop, you'd get a more powerful PC and one that runs cooler. You don't need mobility to game, laptops are for school and work. Come on, you aren't going to be playing Skyrim inside a McDonalds, or sitting on a park bench.:lol::lol:synxz

Unless you frequently take flights across continent...some people need the mobility.

It's not work, just a foreign student who games. I don't even game outside my room with AW, a very conspicuous branded stuff. An elderly friend suggested I pop open an AW in a coffee shop somewhere to get some woahs - crazy, something I want to never do - attracts unwanted attention.

Yes, only computer I own is my laptop. I have an ASUS G7JW... something. Shows how techie I am, forgot the model of my damn machine. It's something like that though. I run Skyrim on high and have no slowdown, but sometimes in empty corridors my framerate shoots up and is super smooth.

I also found out that playing Mass Effect on PC is in every conceivable way superior on the PC than console. Hated the game on console. Loved it on my laptop.

I also found out that playing Mass Effect on PC is in every conceivable way superior on the PC than console. Hated the game on console. Loved it on my laptop.

MLBknights58

Mass effect is how I got into pc gaming. I didn't hate the xbox version of the game just found it to play wierd and not the most fun. On the bioware social forums back in 2010 people were talking about how mass effect and dragon age played so much better on pc. So I got mass effect on steam and loved it. After that I bought Dragon Age since I hated the controls on ps3 and had way more fun playing that on pc too. Then I started to re buy all the multi plat console games I owned on pc and began buying new games on pc as well. Haven't looked back since.

I also found out that playing Mass Effect on PC is in every conceivable way superior on the PC than console. Hated the game on console. Loved it on my laptop.

MLBknights58

Mass effect is how I got into pc gaming. I didn't hate the xbox version of the game just found it to play wierd and not the most fun. On the bioware social forums back in 2010 people were talking about how mass effect and dragon age played so much better on pc. So I got mass effect on steam and loved it. After that I bought Dragon Age since I hated the controls on ps3 and had way more fun playing that on pc too. Then I started to re buy all the multi plat console games I owned on pc and began buying new games on pc as well. Haven't looked back since.

I also found out that playing Mass Effect on PC is in every conceivable way superior on the PC than console. Hated the game on console. Loved it on my laptop.

MLBknights58

Mass effect is how I got into pc gaming. I didn't hate the xbox version of the game just found it to play wierd and not the most fun. On the bioware social forums back in 2010 people were talking about how mass effect and dragon age played so much better on pc. So I got mass effect on steam and loved it. After that I bought Dragon Age since I hated the controls on ps3 and had way more fun playing that on pc too. Then I started to re buy all the multi plat console games I owned on pc and began buying new games on pc as well. Haven't looked back since.

I do.

I play indie games, lots of older games off of GOG (love Empire Earth), League of Legends and some less demanding multiplats (mostly valve games).

Will probably get a better laptop this year so I can play Witcher 2 at a higher setting.

Other than that there aren't really any demanding PC games I care to play.

all my gaming experience on laptops has been horrid

If you travel around with your laptop a lot and have actual oppotunities to game on it, then I'd see the point of having a gaming laptop. I have a couple of buddies though with these expensive gaming laptops and the things NEVER leave their desk at home. Whats the point?

If you travel around with your laptop a lot and have actual oppotunities to game on it, then I'd see the point of having a gaming laptop. I have a couple of buddies though with these expensive gaming laptops and the things NEVER leave their desk at home. Whats the point?

mkaliaz

I DO ..... on my 4 year old lappy:

only game that i can"T run properly is Witcher 2

I bought an alienware m15x and its great for lan style gaming and when I just want to sit in my lazyboy playing mmos. It also can play anything fine including battlefield 3. Only thing I regret was going amd, so many driver issues this year on both my desktp and laptop. I traded my 5850 on my desktop for a 460 1 gig, havent had any driver issues there anymore. Wish I could do the same with my 5850m.

I do. I actually own both a gaming desktop and gaming laptop. I have an ASUS G72SX with a GTX 260m and it runs everything on high settings. I use it on the road for work and for those periods of time when I am not inspecting anything, I wanted something to keep me occupied besides watching just movies. Most of my Silent Hunter III campaign has been played while on the road.

I have a laptop, but I play games as Counter-Strike, Shank, GTA SA...

My friend does, when I go to his house I also do. But I prefer to game on a desktop than on a laptop.