Why the hate on laptops?

[hatchet5891]

So one thing I've noticed in many different forums is the hate for laptops. I was just wondering everybody's view on this out of curiousity. I play games on a gaming laptop without any problem, granted I haven't tried super high end games like crysis 3, but the games I do have I can run on ultra. I do have an nvidia 680m which seems to run games pretty well in my opinion.

I know they aren't as powerful as desktops and likely never will be, but laptops are becoming a viable option for gaming. Does anybody else agree? Any other gamers who game on a laptop?

P.S. I just want a friendly discussion on this topic, no flaming or fights over what is best.

[hatchet5891]

I must of misread an article on the titan thing. which makes sense because sometimes I just skim through articles. What are bitcoin and etc mining? Why would somebody need so much power for this stuff, and if that were the case wouldnt' that really be the only need for 4 titans anyways since no games utilize that amount of power from gpu's at this point?

[mason]

Messaggio originale di hatchet5891:

I must of misread an article on the titan thing. which makes sense because sometimes I just skim through articles. What are bitcoin and etc mining? Why would somebody need so much power for this stuff, and if that were the case wouldnt' that really be the only need for 4 titans anyways since no games utilize that amount of power from gpu's at this point?

Anygame can utilize that amount of power, from Supermeat boy to BF4 to ArmA 3

Bitcoin, dogecoin, etc... are all digital crypto currencies that you "mine" on your computer, and people often will get 4+ of the highest end GPU, as they can use GPU's to mine.

[hatchet5891]

Messaggio originale di |FaZe|l1terly42O/|{sWeG}Doge:

Anygame can utilize that amount of power, from Supermeat boy to BF4 to ArmA 3

How can a game utilize more gpu power than it needs if it is restricted to the software? For example if you have four titans and max out super meatboy, it likely will only need one titan to do so. So then how can you get a game like that to utilize 4 titans and how would that make any difference for the game anyway?

[mason]

Messaggio originale di hatchet5891:

Messaggio originale di |FaZe|l1terly42O/|{sWeG}Doge:

Anygame can utilize that amount of power, from Supermeat boy to BF4 to ArmA 3

How can a game utilize more gpu power than it needs if it is restricted to the software? For example if you have four titans and max out super meatboy, it likely will only need one titan to do so. So then how can you get a game like that to utilize 4 titans and how would that make any difference for the game anyway?

Even if 1 TITAN can max it out, 4 titans will give more FPS for sure (Maybe 3, 4 does actually sometimes lower FPS compared to 3)

[LS400_Jarred]

Laptops arent bad i have a Mx18 r2 alienware (2014) with upgraded 16g ram 4tb memory nvidia geforce GTX 780m graphics card and i run my games smoothly with good graphics such as bf4 and ghost Cracked..

[grounded in reality]

Messaggio originale di jarred:

Laptops arent bad i have a Mx18 r2 alienware (2014) with upgraded 16g ram 4tb memory nvidia geforce GTX 780m graphics card and i run my games smoothly with good graphics such as bf4 and ghost Cracked..

I want you to run crysis 3 on max settings with physx.

[Dan]

OK, let's see why I personally (and most probably everyone over here) hate/s laptops:

- Bundled with unnecessary OEM partitions and bloatware, screwing up the already low disk space they may have and CPU/RAM in the startup of Windows

- Hard to replace components (things like the touchpard, monitor or keyboard)

- Impossible to upgrade any components besides the HDD and probably RAM depending on the model

- Some models are so horrible that they get burning hot in just MINUTES of use without the battery and have to be left in a side to cool down

And many more. Even smartphones are more useful than that crap. And that comes from someone that HATES smartphones.

[sara_bear]

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Messaggio originale di jarred:

Laptops arent bad i have a Mx18 r2 alienware (2014) with upgraded 16g ram 4tb memory nvidia geforce GTX 780m graphics card and i run my games smoothly with good graphics such as bf4 and ghost Cracked..

I want you to run crysis 3 on max settings with physx.

(chuckle) Crysis crashes most desktops. It's like asking someone to race in Nascar with a family sedan.

[I'm an ugly barnacle]

i like my laptop, i play DayZ,Skyrim on mine i prefer laptops

[ivercon]

Messaggio originale di sara_bear:

Messaggio originale di jump:

I want you to run crysis 3 on max settings with physx.

(chuckle) Crysis crashes most desktops. It's like asking someone to race in Nascar with a family sedan.

Not with his laptop. More like a Mustang racing in Nascar. Look up the specs of a 780m. It is THE top of the line laptop gpu from NVIDIA i believe.

[grounded in reality]

Messaggio originale di ivercon:

Messaggio originale di sara_bear:

(chuckle) Crysis crashes most desktops. It's like asking someone to race in Nascar with a family sedan.

Not with his laptop. More like a Mustang racing in Nascar. Look up the specs of a 780m. It is THE top of the line laptop gpu from NVIDIA i believe.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-780M-vs-GeForce-GTX-780

[WhiteKnight77]

Messaggio originale di sara_bear:

Messaggio originale di WhiteKnight77:

There is no way Train Simulator 2014 will run on a tablet, it will on a laptop and even then, the laptop needs a dedicated GPU and not Intel integrated graphics (apparently there are some complaints of the game not running and the real culprit is not having the proper hardware). I haven't heard anyone playing Company of Heros or CoH2 on a tablet either, though it may be possible (all three games I named, I play on my laptop when I am on the road, especially due to my job).

Could some games be played on a tablet? I watched a guy do so, but it seemed really awkward due to using just thumbs to control a character and battle (I think it was an RPG that he was playing). I just wanted to take the table from him (and it was an iPad too boot) and toss it out the window.

I've watched a guy play Halo on tablet, so..

One could probably play Ghost Recon on a tablet too, but that does not mean they should. Both games are 10 years old and didn't require that much graphics wise and todays hardware, even integrated graphics, can run them.

[ivercon]

Messaggio originale di jump:

Messaggio originale di ivercon:

Not with his laptop. More like a Mustang racing in Nascar. Look up the specs of a 780m. It is THE top of the line laptop gpu from NVIDIA i believe.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-780M-vs-GeForce-GTX-780

KEYWORD in my sentence...top of the line LAPTOP GPU.

[mason]

Messaggio originale di ivercon:

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http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-780M-vs-GeForce-GTX-780

KEYWORD in my sentence...top of the line LAPTOP GPU.

Maybe NVIDIA wise, but AMD has now released their R9 290xm, its a beast (Not sure the exact name, forgot, but saw it on alot of CES videos)

[ivercon]

Messaggio originale di |FaZe|l1terly42O/|{sWeG}Doge:

Messaggio originale di ivercon:

KEYWORD in my sentence...top of the line LAPTOP GPU.

Maybe NVIDIA wise, but AMD has now released their R9 290xm, its a beast (Not sure the exact name, forgot, but saw it on alot of CES videos)

I wasn't talking about desktop GPU's. The R9 290X is a desktop GPU...not laptop.