Gaming on laptops

duvet77 · 12 Nov 2008 at 13:45

I'm having to buy a laptop to replace my desktop in the coming months but I'm a big fan of pc gaming. The problem is I can't afford a 'gaming' laptop and have limited my buget to around £600. I'm thinking of getting a 17" dell studio but I'm wondering if my gaming days are over.

The laptop comes with a ATi 3650 256mb... do they suck?

I remember seeing a link to a list of the best laptop graphics cards but I can't remember where it was;l anyone know where I might find it.

Should I just give in and buy an xbox 360 for my games?

duvet77 · 12 Nov 2008 at 13:56

At the moment i'm playing Far Cry 2. I'm into most FPS games. I fancy trying Fallout 3 and I definitely want to play GTA4. CoD WaW will need playing too.

I'm guessing i'll only ever be running these games at low settings if at all.

duvet77 · 12 Nov 2008 at 14:35

are laptop graphics cards/chips upgradeable?

I guess i need to make the switch to console gaming.

duvet77 · 18 Nov 2008 at 13:46

cheers for your input guys. I've decided to give up pc gaming for now.... my discission was influenced by a good xbox deal!

I'll probably just get a dell studio laptop for web, FM09 and a bit of work.