Gaming/VR
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It's fine - a "mobile workstation" is a pretty left-field choice ...!!!
It's the old chestnut about form factor and how many devices you're happy to have / pay for.
For me I want one device apart from my phone, so it gives me essentially a powerful, scalable, repairable (mostly), 2.8kg mobile laptop / server / desktop replacement which I can game on "reasonably" as is, or hook up an external GPU for COD at 4K resolution.TOTALLY agree with comments on gaming laptops having had a couple (imo all bloated, run way too hot, appalling battery life, definitely wouldn't go there again as others also have said).
Thinking out loud ... do you need a desktop to game or you just assume you do?
There are (by now) probably a bunch of other slim/snazzy lightweight laptops now you could hook up to an external GPU via Thunderbolt to game on. Not sure ...I haven't checked the latest tech as this made me realize ... ?!?
Caveat 1: I'm not an expert ... just a "device-minimalist" checking out state of play ... and finding new stuff even writing this today.
Caveat 2: KISS principle can make a lot of sense too as everyone else will rightly say ...
Do what works for you (I enjoy playing with tech like this like others enjoy fixing up cars ... on cars and mechanical stuff I am absolutely helpless!!)
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@mario said in Gaming/VR:
It's fine - a "mobile workstation" is a pretty left-field choice ...!!!
It's the old chestnut about form factor and how many devices you're happy to have / pay for.
For me I want one device apart from my phone, so it gives me essentially a powerful, scalable, repairable (mostly), 2.8kg mobile laptop / server / desktop replacement which I can game on "reasonably" as is, or hook up an external GPU for COD at 4K resolution.TOTALLY agree with comments on gaming laptops having had a couple (imo all bloated, run way too hot, appalling battery life, definitely wouldn't go there again as others also have said).
Thinking out loud ... do you need a desktop to game or you just assume you do?
There are (by now) probably a bunch of other slim/snazzy lightweight laptops now you could hook up to an external GPU via Thunderbolt to game on. Not sure ...I haven't checked the latest tech as this made me realize ... ?!?
Caveat 1: I'm not an expert ... just a "device-minimalist" checking out state of play ... and finding new stuff even writing this today.
Caveat 2: KISS principle can make a lot of sense too as everyone else will rightly say ...
Do what works for you (I enjoy playing with tech like this like others enjoy fixing up cars ... on cars and mechanical stuff I am absolutely helpless!!)
Goddammit - stop giving me MORE options!
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I recently had to replace my Intel Core i7-8000 series based HP Elitebook 840 G5. I settled on an Asus Zenbook 14 with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U chipset. It's noticeably fast, quieter, and cooler than the HP. Though the keyboard etc aren't as good. I'd also like a 3:2 or 16:10 display rather than a 16:9 aspect ratio panel. I only play 4X strategy games like Civilization VI and Stellaris (Paradox engine like EU etc), but it handles them very well. Better than the discrete AMD RX540 (2GB GDDR5) GPU in my old laptop.
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I recently had to replace my Intel Core i7-8000 series based HP Elitebook 840 G5. I settled on an Asus Zenbook 14 with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U chipset. It's noticeably fast, quieter, and cooler than the HP. Though the keyboard etc aren't as good. I'd also like a 3:2 or 16:10 display rather than a 16:9 aspect ratio panel. I only play 4X strategy games like Civilization VI and Stellaris (Paradox engine like EU etc), but it handles them very well. Better than the discrete AMD RX540 (2GB GDDR5) GPU in my old laptop.
I came here to talk spacies, can someone translate this into English please ?
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I recently had to replace my Intel Core i7-8000 series based HP Elitebook 840 G5. I settled on an Asus Zenbook 14 with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U chipset. It's noticeably fast, quieter, and cooler than the HP. Though the keyboard etc aren't as good. I'd also like a 3:2 or 16:10 display rather than a 16:9 aspect ratio panel. I only play 4X strategy games like Civilization VI and Stellaris (Paradox engine like EU etc), but it handles them very well. Better than the discrete AMD RX540 (2GB GDDR5) GPU in my old laptop.
I came here to talk spacies, can someone translate this into English please ?
I refer to gaming as spacies for the kids, and I'm not sure they believe we used to go to gaming places and pay 20c a game.
Anyhoo, Playstation have a bunch of games available for free download right now.
Got ratchet and clank, there's another 9 available now
https://screenrant.com/playstation-free-games-play-at-home-ps4-ps5/ -
I bought one of these a couple of years back for the basement
Pretty fun, man the graphics are funny on some of the old games. Twin Cobra and Double Dragon still hold up pretty well though!
These are the sort of games youse guys are talking about right?
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Fuck me I didn;t realise how shit the ISP offerings are on the other side of the ditch. Third world shit!
Telstra throws down in the superfast NBN price wars, offers 250Mbps for the price of 50Mbps
The telcos are at it again.
Compare 950 ish (max 1000) for 85 NZ, no contract
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I bought one of these a couple of years back for the basement
Pretty fun, man the graphics are funny on some of the old games. Twin Cobra and Double Dragon still hold up pretty well though!
These are the sort of games youse guys are talking about right?
I decide to put retropie onto one of my raspberry pi's but in the long run I want to make a fullsize arcade machine. I'm hoarding a couple of good CRTs for that.
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@antipodean said in Gaming/VR:
I bought one of these a couple of years back for the basement
Pretty fun, man the graphics are funny on some of the old games. Twin Cobra and Double Dragon still hold up pretty well though!
These are the sort of games youse guys are talking about right?
I decide to put retropie onto one of my raspberry pi's but in the long run I want to make a fullsize arcade machine. I'm hoarding a couple of good CRTs for that.
It funny to open the thing up and see how little computer-stuff is in there - it is literally a black box the size of a laptop.
Bloody kids have no idea how lucky they are to get free credits, or how hard we had to work to make 20c last back in the days!
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I recently had to replace my Intel Core i7-8000 series based HP Elitebook 840 G5. I settled on an Asus Zenbook 14 with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U chipset. It's noticeably fast, quieter, and cooler than the HP. Though the keyboard etc aren't as good. I'd also like a 3:2 or 16:10 display rather than a 16:9 aspect ratio panel. I only play 4X strategy games like Civilization VI and Stellaris (Paradox engine like EU etc), but it handles them very well. Better than the discrete AMD RX540 (2GB GDDR5) GPU in my old laptop.
I came here to talk spacies, can someone translate this into English please ?
You can buy a HP laptop but ASUS offer better specs for lower price.
Make sure you get the latest graphic card (not built in ) eg AMD or NVIDIA or.. with its own memory for the latest games, the higher the number the better.
And Tim is picky about the shape of his screen//monitor (more precisely, the aspect ratio)... If you watch videos or play games or write long documents this can be quite important. -
@machpants said in Gaming/VR:
Fuck me I didn;t realise how shit the ISP offerings are on the other side of the ditch. Third world shit!
Telstra throws down in the superfast NBN price wars, offers 250Mbps for the price of 50Mbps
The telcos are at it again.
Compare 950 ish (max 1000) for 85 NZ, no contract
oh you mean the NBN?
Technicians reveal the real problem with NBN
Is your NBN internet or landline not working very well?
I ran into some people on that who were looking forward to retirement rather than stay in the job..
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Go and grab it, awesome game
Remedy’s magnificent Control is free on the Epic Games store, and you don’t want to miss it
The Epic Games Store is giving away Control for free, and you won't want to miss out. This game is fantastic on every level.
Also, cannot fucking wait. I hope knifing is back to it’s best, as BC2/BF3/BF4!
I get my money’s worth out of Beef!
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New portable 7" pc gaming system from Valve:
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Best Laptops for eGPU – June 2020 Thunderbolt 3 Laptop Buyer’s Guide
Steam Deck
