First, apologies if this isn’t the best community; please direct me to a better venue if so.
TLDR: I need to buy 2× used gaming laptops that are powerful enough for 3D-heavy games – I don’t know what to look for?
Situation:
My kids have used Lenovo laptops for their rooms, and after some years, their gaming choices (BeamNG and other such 3D-heavy games) mean that old business laptops won’t cut it. They need to be replaced (the laptops, not the kids!).
Problem:
Back when I was young, I understood CPU and GPU requirements - these days I don’t. Help!
- An Intel i7 may be great but it may also be several years old. I don’t understand the naming anymore.
- Most normal laptops have integrated graphics which don’t satisfy even most basic GPU requirements.
- Real “gaming laptops” are expensive! And I need 2 of them! Gotta find something used, and I have no idea what search criteria to set.
As the other post said, a desktop will go farther (and last longer!) for less money, and you can build/repair/buy one and upgrade it later.
I wrote a long, detailed wall of text, but I changed it in favor of saying, go out and research the games/requirements that are needed, and then go research benchmarks of CPU’s and GPU’s running those games. What is your budget? It’s impossible to give a realistic suggestion without a budget.