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Need advise : Current laptop and future (MINI PC?) for playint E.T.


Lil

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Hello,

 

I am playing E.T. with a notebook since few years now. its an ASUS which has the following config :

 

Asus N551JW (GTX 960M) Notebook

Display : 15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel
processor : i7-6700HQ (2.6ghz - 4 cores)
graphics : Nvidia GTX 960m (4 GB VRAM)
memory : 8gb
storage : 128gb ssd + 1tb hdd

 

Since the keyboard starts to not working properly, I intend to purchase a new one, but was wondering if a mini PC such as the Mini Forum HX100G
Display : TBD
processor : AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS , 8 Cores/16 Threads
graphics : AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M (GDDR6 8GB)
memory : DDR5 8GB
storage : M.2 2280 512GB/1TB PCIe SSD×1

 

Do you have any suggestion or advise before I move with the purchase of this one ? is this something I should be worried about if I intend to play E.T. ?

 

Thanks !

 

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23 minutes ago, Lil said:

Hello,

 

I am playing E.T. with a notebook since few years now. its an ASUS which has the following config :

 

Asus N551JW (GTX 960M) Notebook

Display : 15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel
processor : i7-6700HQ (2.6ghz - 4 cores)
graphics : Nvidia GTX 960m (4 GB VRAM)
memory : 8gb
storage : 128gb ssd + 1tb hdd

 

Since the keyboard starts to not working properly, I intend to purchase a new one, but was wondering if a mini PC such as the Mini Forum HX100G
Display : TBD
processor : AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS , 8 Cores/16 Threads
graphics : AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M (GDDR6 8GB)
memory : DDR5 8GB
storage : M.2 2280 512GB/1TB PCIe SSD×1

 

Do you have any suggestion or advise before I move with the purchase of this one ? is this something I should be worried about if I intend to play E.T. ?

 

Thanks !

 

Hello @Lil, if it s only the keyboard that is defect, why not buy only a usb keyboard?  Stuff like that

 

 

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is a laptop the only option?  i ask because you can build a beast of a PC for the same cost as a decent laptop in many situations.

 

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If your satisfied with ASUS you may wish to buy another one since they have good products.

 

I must say i am not an AMD fan but that's me.

 

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9 hours ago, Aft3rmath said:

is a laptop the only option?  i ask because you can build a beast of a PC for the same cost as a decent laptop in many situations.

 

Yea as aftermath said laptop and mini-pc are so expensive comparing it with gamer disk PC with same price but high config

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11 hours ago, Lil said:

Hello Easy, because I do not have enough space on my desk.

 

With a previous laptop, i used to put the keyboard on the laptop.

 

Might not be the best option for gaming, but it could be one way to go and improve.

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I'd recommend a wireless 60% keyboard without ten key to save space. Something like https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-Bluetooth-Mechanical-Rechargeable-Compatible/dp/B07ZT412V5?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A19P1OE43Y3F5A&th=1 or a Wooting 60 if you want to spend more for a corded keyboard.

 

The discrete video on the Mini Forum HX100G is a good thing. The thing I don't like about that PC is its a relatively small hardware brand that also have proprietary equipment. So if you want to upgrade your GPU, you are most likely stuck. It's maybe easier to work on that a laptop if you every have to, but you can't just go buy a new PSU or other off the shelf equipment. Should run ET very well though and do decent on newer games at 1080. 1440p may be a stretch for some based on the card. There are other ITX or similar prebuilt small form factor options available, but I have a feeling many companies are going to be proud of these niche options.

 

I am also not a fan of AMD GPU's. Their current processors cook, especially the X3D variants but I couldn't get a flagship Sapphire Nitro 7900 XTX to run without crashing after messing with everything possible including undervolting and installing various configurations of their drivers. It was much cheaper than 4080/4090 at the time, but ended up keeping my older 3070 and no issues anymore.

 

 

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i have to ask how much are you looking to spend here  is the better + i myself hate AMD gpu i will not say much about there cpu bc i have always done intel but i played on AMD GPU  i hate there  driver updater  it's slow it's a pain and AMD  are bad about putting updates out that love to break shit  there almost as bad as windows with there sometimes  reset everything updates 

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