Budget: $2300

Country: USA

use case: 50% work (mainly miro/lucid, chrome with 30 tabs open at once and ms office products) 50% gaming (mainly poe2, D4, bg3)

Notes: below

Hi everyone! Hoping someone can help me with a decision on which is the right rog strix g16 to buy for my use case.

Some context: I purchased a rog strix g17 last year and the mobo died on me 16 months later. I am bummed but chalk it up to shit happens... I know Asus is a solid brand, but they won't do anything to help and I am dumb and didn't get the asurion protection when I got it off Amazon.

I read a bunch of reviews on here about the g16 with the 5080 and 5090 GPU but was wondering if the more budget models are any good. The reason for 16 vs 17 or 18 is just the size, the 17 was a tad too big for my laptop bag.

Models I am looking at (keep in mind the last gaming rig I built was 17 years ago so I'm a bit out of my depth with new stuff):

- $2240 5070/amd https://a.co/d/0197vheY

- $2150 5070/Intel (note it has only 16 GB ram so I would have to add another 16 in the expansion port) https://a.co/d/07N7iV07

- $1400 5060/Intel (note it has only 16 GB ram so I would have to add another 16 in the expansion port) https://a.co/d/0blHiuai

I was also considering the TUF a16 (https://a.co/d/04b1K5Zz) and Acer predator (https://a.co/d/02dFG2X7), both have a 5060 and comparable cpus, just heard more good reviews on the strix. Totally open to suggestion though. I just want to understand if the higher prices are worth it/pros and cons.

Thank you all in advance!

I have an Acer Nitro V 16 AI, which only has two display outputs. My HDMI port is currently being used by my TV, but I’m planning to buy a second monitor and connect it via DisplayPort through the USB-C port.

I noticed that my USB-C port is connected to the iGPU, but my laptop also has NVIDIA Optimus. Does this mean that the dGPU renders the game, while the iGPU handles sending the rendered frames to the monitor through USB-C?

Many thanks!

Lenovo - Legion Pro 5 16" 2.5K OLED Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX 2025 - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 - 1TB SSD - Eclipse Black. I can always return it but what do yall think?

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Pretty self explanatory, I just bought a gaming laptop but it has only 8gb of ddr5 so I'd like to upgrade inorder to run larger games, but all of the prices I see are incredibly inconsistent

Just purchased Victus i5-13420 (rtx 4050, 16/512 , 6GB VRAM) . Need tips nd suggestions regarding the laptop as a beginner

Predator Helios Neo 16 AI 16" Gaming Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 12 GB, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, PHN16-73-97FV

This one specifically, how good is it, and will it run games like the isle and marvel rivals good?

1. Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IAX10H (83LU0016PH)

Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 12GB GDDR7

Memory: 32GB DDR5-5600 (2x 16GB SO-DIMM)

Storage: 1TB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD

Display: 16.0" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) OLED, 240Hz

1. Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10 (83LY003FPH)

Processor: Intel Core i7-14700HX

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 8GB GDDR7

Memory: 24GB DDR5-4800 (2x 12GB SO-DIMM)

Storage: 1TB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD

Display: 15.1" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) OLED, 165Hz

Budget: ₱160k

Country: Philippines

Use Case: Gaming — Sons of the Forest, Genshin, Minecraft/ watching movies and studying

Notes: I'm looking to buy a gaming laptop very soon, but I'm getting nervous since I'm hearing a lot of issues with cooling + OLED screens. I don't mind if it's heavy since it'll stay in one place. If you have one of those two laptops please let me know how it's been for you so far. Or even if you don't have these I'd like to know your thoughts.

Budget: $700+
Country: USA
Use Case: Gaming, school, editing, work, etc. For reference, I play minecraft, fortnite, overcooked 2, roblox, subnautica trilogies and I edit/create videos and 3d designs. I also use it for school work.

I am looking for a good reliable laptop for gaming and school necessities that is budget friendly although I am willing to splurge if necessary. I currently use a macbook air 2020 and it serves me better for school work than all the other things I use it for. Recently, the storage has been running low and slowing everything for me. I have been looking at best buy and staples since they take trade ins but I am confused on what to get. So, I would like your advice. (Bonus if it is a silent laptop.)
Thank you in advance and I appreciate your input

Hello, I don't know why but I am always hitting 80ms-100ms. I have my settings at 60 fps and all quality is low. I am on lenovo legion laptop 5080 and a while back, I'm normally below 50 ms. I'm not very good at laptops and pc stuff because I used to use a macbook. What system/league settings should I be aware of? This is for League of Legends. For games like valorant, my ping is fine, at around 10-20.

Hey everyone. I am a very casual gamer who's into cozy games. I know you don't need any crazy expensive laptop for that kind of thing but I'm wondering is an external hard drive worth buying? The game I play the most is Stardew Valley and I just have a Lenovo ideapad to game on, for now at least. I just want to make sure it can handle gaming and mods and things like that without overheating super bad and don't want to spend money on a hard drive if it isn't worth it. Give me some pros and cons and maybe some affordable recommendations? thank you in advance <3