Budget gaming laptop

[Rainhands]

Hi guys.

So I want a budget gaming laptop to play games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Hitman 3.

There are two for the same price. One has a better graphics card but I'm a little skeptical of the brand. I have bought laptops before that had a good graphics card but they broke down or become sluggish after not too long. The Asus on the other hand has slightly lower specs but it's designed for gaming.

Which one should I get? Both £730

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/medion-deputy-p25-ryzen-5-5600h-16gb-512gb-ssd-geforce-rtx-3060-15.6-inch-30033307/version.asp

Medion Erazer Deputy P25 15.6" FHD 144Hz AMD Ryzen 5-5600H 16 GB 512 GB RTX 3060 Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop

Or

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1953118?clickSR=slp:term:asus%20tuf%20f15:2:17:1

ASUS TUF F15 15.6in i5 8GB 512GB RTX3050Ti Gaming Laptop

[SqueakyTweaky]

Get a used one and you can get a more powerful one.

[Cathulhu]

Medion is known for cheap materials and laptops running hot.

Based on that price i'd wager there are better options out there.

[metamec]

Christ, Argos is still in business? Use Amazon instead (direct, not a marketplace seller) if possible. You'll have fewer issues with after-service if something goes wrong. And when a laptop is running demanding games like Cyberpunk, there's a good chance any inherent thermal problems will make themselves known.

[Rainhands]

Opprinnelig skrevet av metamec:

Christ, Argos is still in business? Use Amazon instead (direct, not a marketplace seller) if possible. You'll have fewer issues with after-service if something goes wrong. And when a laptop is running demanding games like Cyberpunk, there's a good chance any inherent thermal problems will make themselves known.

Argos were bought out by Sainsburys and acts as their non-grocery digital arm.

I don't want to play on high settings, medium with a good frame rate is fine.

Opprinnelig skrevet av SqueakyTweaky:

Get a used one and you can get a more powerful one.

This is also a good option.

Opprinnelig skrevet av Cathulhu:

Medion is known for cheap materials and laptops running hot.

Based on that price i'd wager there are better options out there.

Believe me I've looked. I'm not willing to spend more than this, and these are the best for this price at the time of posting.

[Ogami]

Cheap
Gaming
Laptop

Choose 2.


To be serious for a moment, the first one is better. Better GPU and more RAM.
8GB is bordering on useless nowadays, the first one has 16.

[Rainhands]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Ogami:

Cheap
Gaming
Laptop

Choose 2.


To be serious for a moment, the first one is better. Better GPU and more RAM.
8GB is bordering on useless nowadays, the first one has 16.

Yes the other one has better specs to that other user said Medion uses cheap materials. Will this make a difference to gaming?

[Ogami]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Rainhands:

Yes the other one has better specs to that other user said Medion uses cheap materials. Will this make a difference to gaming?

Well, its more likely that something breaks down and needs to be repaired at some point, Medion are not known for great quality control, but from a pure gaming performance standpoint the Medion is better and should perform better in games.
Also it does not mean the Medion will break down 6 months after purchase just that Medion in the past had rather spotty quality control sometimes.
But in this budget sector with the performance of that laptop, pretty much ALL companies will have to cut back at materials somewhere.

If they offer a extended 3 years warranty or so for a little money extra i would take that but for your budget this is about the best you can expect.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

just puttin it out there but you can 6et ps4 console used on ebay for $100-150 and the ps4 cyberpunk game about $18 for a total price of $160 vs your $700 laptop

[Monk]

Do you REALLY NEED a gaming laptop? Neither will work great tbh.