I've only ever played on a desktop, it's the only way to play. Laptops are slow-- a good video card and RAM won't fit inside. You have to get the best gaming PC out there Razers, Steel series etc.
Laptop or Desktop
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I don't have the stability to have a desktop right now long term (constantly moving from place to place, living area not so large, not much free time), so I make do with a laptop for gaming. If I did have it already, I would definitely invest in a desktop for gaming; it feels more comfortable to use for games, can make sure that it has much larger memory, needs less money to have good specs, and less likely to have problems with overheating. I'd like to try some games but am worried that my laptop might not be able to handle them, so I've held off, but someday I'd like to try them.
My laptop crapped out on me, so all I have is a desktop right now. But it's always been better for gaming anyway.
I don't do a whole lot of PC gaming, but I prefer a desktop. Hooked up to my TV. With a standard gaming controller plugged in XD
Laptop. I used desktops when I went to school but now I'm at college we use laptops. I prefer laptops even though the one's at college never have any charge and I don't want to bring my home laptop there either.
I currently have a laptop because I travel a lot and I need my laptop with me at all time, but personally speaking I prefer Desktop for gaming. It's just much smoother and you can pretty much run anything without having the constant fear of your laptop overheating and eventually setting itself on fire and murder you in your sleep or whatever other tragic exaggerated scenario you can think of. But yes, while I dig the portability of laptops and I need it, I prefer desktops. It's just so much better in many ways.
My desktop obviously. Cheaper to build, cheaper to upgrade, has more power and is totally built for it from the ground up. I know there's gaming laptops but it's not the same. Costs more and frankly has a much shorter shelf life of use so unless I'm drowning in money and really on the freaking move all the time, it's not worth my money to get. I have a laptop but it's more of a portable workstation than a gaming machine and that's the way it'll be.
I'm more of a console gamer, but I like to use desktop PCs when I do play a computer game. There's just more freedom of movement. Plus, a laptop makes me feel rushed. Sleeker design makes me feel like you have to do what you came here to do and move on. A desktop, with all it's clunky charm, makes me feel more relaxed, so I can enjoy the game better.
I would choose a desktop because you have more upgrade options. Laptops will let you add RAM and switch out the hard drive, but with a desktop you can input more RAM than you could with a laptop. Also upgrading the CPU and graphics card is easy with a desktop and more complicated on a laptop. It's also a lot easier to open a desktop PC to check for errors then a Laptop. Laptop repair requires more skill.
I believe that desktop is much better for gaming but if I had enough money to buy the best gaming laptop I would definitely do it. As years go by I start to hate all the cables and spacious characteristics of desktop. I own a laptop and it is not very fast or good in any way but it is enough for me at this time. It is ready to be replaced with something better and I think it would not be a desktop.
Both. I use my laptop for games that don't require as much motor movement, because I can just relax on my bed and wind down while I play a game. For the bigger games, like World of Warcraft, I use my desktop, because not only is it higher powered but its more comfortable to use the keyboard and mouse for the movement and spells and things.
I prefer desktop, for serveral reasons.
1: Upgradable
2: Always more powerful
3: Keyboards and mouses feel better and sound better
4: Liquid Cooling
5: Multiple Screens
1: Upgradable
2: Always more powerful
3: Keyboards and mouses feel better and sound better
4: Liquid Cooling
5: Multiple Screens
I suppose that, all else being equal, one could get a better performance gaming with the latest PC than with the latest laptop. However, I much prefer a laptop to a desktop in general--for the mobility afforded by a laptop alone! My career necessitates that my PC be mobile, so that I can carry it with me between my home and the office and also take it with me to conferences abroad. Even in my leisure time, I find it convenient to be able to carry my PC into different rooms within my home. Alas, I'm much too poor to warrant two PCs: my laptop and dedicated gaming PC!
For gaming? Absolutely Desktop. Much stronger, much more comfortable and you can customize it easily.
Why don't we have both? ^^
Desktop PCs are amazing for gaming, because you can customize them any way you want and replace broken pieces.
Laptops are awesome because you can take them anywhere you go (which is important for a writer like me), and the strongest ones are capable of running new games.
Desktop PCs are amazing for gaming, because you can customize them any way you want and replace broken pieces.
Laptops are awesome because you can take them anywhere you go (which is important for a writer like me), and the strongest ones are capable of running new games.