Desktop or Laptop?

[ActionTurnip]

This cost me around £1200 3 years ago. Desktop.

MB: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
RAM: 8GB
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series.

[summit]

@Enzo Not sure if you had already, but you should put your budget number.

I have a desktop, I ordered a laptop, still coming.

Intel® Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50GHz
Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler
Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
31" LG 31MU97-B Black 4096 x 2160

looks dope!


I have already one suggestion from this thread and I like the idea. ASUS ROG GL551JW-DS71

[Depp]

I do prefer a desktop but,
I'm now going to highschool and I'll be most of the day studding at school and not being at home, so I thought that carrying around with me a computer that here and there I can play a game or whatever would be nice, this is why I'm asking for advice.
Did you carry it around?

I built my own PC because it was best and the cheapest option. I spent like 700$ altogether, not including the peripherals and all that. It can run any game at min 50 FPS.

Now, like you say I'm going into the next year in my school, and I need a good laptop. So if you want to get something you can bring to friends houses, school, holidays, then buy a laptop.

I mean my PC is great, but sometimes I wish I could bring it around to play with friends or on a trip, etc.

The decision is down to you. If you are the type that wont mind having bad peripherals on a laptop, like a mic, speakers, keyboard, etc. then buy a laptop.
Some great benefits to having a PC rather than a laptop is that you can customize anything. Like I have GX Gaming Speakers, a classy microphone, a steelseries keyboard, a gaming mouse and Razer mouse pad and a huge BenQ monitor. So you can guess it looks awesome as fuck.

PC beats all in my opinion because it is yours. You built it, you own it, you customized it. The only thing good about laptops is that they are portable.

User preference at the end of the day mate.

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This cost me around £1200 3 years ago. Desktop.

MB: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
RAM: 8GB
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series.

Hey man, what makes the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T so good? Like why is it so expensive? I don't know a lot about processors, only the GHz and the number of cores makes sense to me. For instance, I have an 8 core Amd 4.0GHz processor, and it is half the price of yours, so why is yours more expensive?

[RiceAndDice]

The decision is down to you. If you are the type that wont mind having bad peripherals on a laptop, like a mic, speakers, keyboard, etc. then buy a laptop.

That isn't the case on most laptops lol. Only with cheap ones.

[ActionTurnip]

I built my own PC because it was best and the cheapest option. I spent like 700$ altogether, not including the peripherals and all that. It can run any game at min 50 FPS.

Now, like you say I'm going into the next year in my school, and I need a good laptop. So if you want to get something you can bring to friends houses, school, holidays, then buy a laptop.

I mean my PC is great, but sometimes I wish I could bring it around to play with friends or on a trip, etc.

The decision is down to you. If you are the type that wont mind having bad peripherals on a laptop, like a mic, speakers, keyboard, etc. then buy a laptop.
Some great benefits to having a PC rather than a laptop is that you can customize anything. Like I have GX Gaming Speakers, a classy microphone, a steelseries keyboard, a gaming mouse and Razer mouse pad and a huge BenQ monitor. So you can guess it looks awesome as fuck.

PC beats all in my opinion because it is yours. You built it, you own it, you customized it. The only thing good about laptops is that they are portable.

User preference at the end of the day mate.

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Hey man, what makes the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T so good? Like why is it so expensive? I don't know a lot about processors, only the GHz and the number of cores makes sense to me. For instance, I have an 8 core Amd 4.0GHz processor, and it is half the price of yours, so why is yours more expensive?

To be honest with you, I'm not so sure why it's so expensive. It lasts a long time though, very reliable, so maybe it's because it performs well in all areas instead of being focused into one area like performance. That's just my guess.

[Degree]

Me Lenovo Y50 laptop's maxed out specs:

Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor (2.60GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Operating system: Windows 8.1 64
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB
Memory: 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Display: 15.6" FHD IPS LED Backlight (1920x1080)

Hard Drive:Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD

[Depp]

That isn't the case on most laptops lol. Only with cheap ones.

No most laptop's peripherals are no where near as good as peripherals for a PC, regardless if its an expensive laptop.

[BawbMarley]

Desktop all the way.

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Intel core i5 4690k
GTX 760 (Ordered a Titan)
HyperX 1333hz RAM (16GB)
MSI B85-G43 Motherboard
1250w PSU

[summit]

I think I'll end with a desktop.
I'll just upgrade my current PC by buying more ram and a new GTX graphics card.

And I'll just use a phone as a portable device.

[Zekida]

What kind of computer do you have?
Desktop or Laptop?
Add specs too.

OT: My computer is getting old, and I'm thinking of a new alternative, I thought of getting a good laptop, any idea's or opinions?

Get a desktop cuz there are few laptops that u can upgrade after a while. While at pc u can always take sth out and upgrade it so u can always play games that are "popular" at the moment. But that is just me.

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Me Lenovo Y50 laptop's maxed out specs:

Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor (2.60GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
Operating system: Windows 8.1 64
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB
Memory: 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Display: 15.6" FHD IPS LED Backlight (1920x1080)

Hard Drive:Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD

What can u run on it? How much did it cost u?

[Vypr]

I have a Desktop, and I also have a macbook pro for holidays and such. The mac isn't that great and If I had the choice it would be swapped for a gaming laptop but I'll always prefer my desktop.

[VipTae]

Laptop with eGPU is very good

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Laptop with eGPU u can pin in a normal card to a laptop or if u need to take laptop u can leave card at home

[summit]

I have a Desktop, and I also have a macbook pro for holidays and such. The mac isn't that great and If I had the choice it would be swapped for a gaming laptop but I'll always prefer my desktop.

I have a Macbook Pro as a side computer as well, no worries I understand you.

[Vypr]

I have a Macbook Pro as a side computer as well, no worries I understand you.

Yep, They're nice and have a brilliant look, However mine can sometimes double up as a portable heater as the cooling system is truly embarrassing.

[summit]

Yep, They're nice and have a brilliant look, However mine can sometimes double up as a portable heater as the cooling system is truly embarrassing.

thats why I don't leave the house with it.