gaming laptops

[Juryiel]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

• that fan gets super loud when you play a graphics-heavy game
• the laptop gets very hot, physically; the models I read about got so hot after only 1/2 hour of gaming that people couldn't even keep them on their laps
• when the one fan couldn't cool the computer fast enough (which happened often) it had to throttle the CPU/GPU .. which means you pay for 100% of the CPU/GPU, but only get some percentage of its power

The fan noise can be a general issue with thin/lightweight gaming laptops, though I haven't had any issues with the Gigabyte I've had for a few months other than it being noisy when hardcore gaming. The fan noise is a worthwhile tradeoff for actually having the laptop be a laptop. I had one of the larger SLI laptops before and i basically treated it like a desktop because it was annoyingly bulky, and that was much more annoying than some fan noise.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Juryiel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The fan noise can be a general issue with thin/lightweight gaming laptops, though I haven't had any issues with the Gigabyte I've had for a few months other than it being noisy when hardcore gaming. The fan noise is a worthwhile tradeoff for actually having the laptop be a laptop. I had one of the larger SLI laptops before and i basically treated it like a desktop because it was annoyingly bulky, and that was much more annoying than some fan noise.

Totally; and even if it does reduce the GPU power by a bit, a small hit might be a worthwhile trade-off for the portability. For me personally though noise is important (I often use the laptop while my wife is watching TV), so that turned me off of MSI.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Totally; and even if it does reduce the GPU power by a bit, a small hit might be a worthwhile trade-off for the portability. For me personally though noise is important (I often use the laptop while my wife is watching TV), so that turned me off of MSI.

Portability don't mean shit to me -- long as it doesn't need to be constantly plugged in that sonofabitch could weigh 90 pounds. Sound isn't an issue either, fuck everyone else, i wear headphones. let it sound like a harrier :3 need good air flow.

[Juryiel]

Originally Posted by HeallunRumblebelly [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Portability don't mean shit to me -- long as it doesn't need to be constantly plugged in that sonofabitch could weigh 90 pounds. Sound isn't an issue either, fuck everyone else, i wear headphones. let it sound like a harrier :3 need good air flow.

Wait, why don't you want to get a desktop if portability is not an issue? You can get a lot more bang for your buck.

[HeallunRumblebelly]

Originally Posted by Juryiel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wait, why don't you want to get a desktop if portability is not an issue? You can get a lot more bang for your buck.

I need a laptop to move around with me, I'm just saying that it can be a behemoth of a laptop. Monitors won't work, nor will unattached keyboards.