advice needed

PAULRYAN52 · 19 Dec 2011 at 14:59

hi i'm contemplating replacing my desktop pc with a gaming laptop, will it run games as good as my pc also will it do everything my pc does?

spec i'm looking at

MSI GT780DXR

Liquid · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:05

The only trouble with a laptop is you are locked spec wise. Generally speaking laptop gpu's do not match their desktop counterparts and expect the laptop to run warm too.

Unless you need a laptop for mobility, the desktop is a better option, and you could have one hell of desktop system with £1500 which would be far superior to what the laptop offers.

PAULRYAN52 · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:07

my current pc is in my sig, would that laptop match it

Liquid · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:41

cpu and video in the laptop are better than you have now for sure. Also be aware with hard drives in raid 0 configuration(striping for speed), if you have an issue with the raid array or one of the hard drives then everything will be lost, so make sure you have backups of anything important all the time.

It's a kick ass laptop for sure, bet it is hot though

PAULRYAN52 · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:43

i think i'm gonna stick with my pc at the moment

Liquid · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:48

PAULRYAN52 said:
i think i'm gonna stick with my pc at the moment

not a bad idea tbh, you cannot beat the 'modular' nature of a desktop pc, but then they are hardly portable lol.

PAULRYAN52 · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:51

my current pcs having a few problems at the moment so if i can't fix it i may reconsider a laptop

Liquid · 19 Dec 2011 at 15:59

what issues are you having?

PAULRYAN52 · 19 Dec 2011 at 16:02

touch wood last night i had to reset my cmos and it's been ok since