Guild Wars 2

I am going to be traveling a lot for work. I am spoiled and used to getting 40+ FPS even in zergs. This being said I need a laptop because I’m am going to be traveling for weeks at a time for work, and would like a laptop while in all the hotels.

I looked on newegg and found some I liked for 1,300+ but I am wondering if there is a laptop I could rock medium settings and spend half the above amount?

Thanks in advance.

Hi there. Look up laptops from Asus Republic of Gamers. Great durable cases and value for money. They are heavy though. I travel with mine all the time. Plenty of reviews on them also. My current model has been going for 2 years and has had zero issues. Their best feature is their cooling systems and airflow design.

Their usual is like $1300 also but I saw on amazon the older models were for sake for like $800.

My husband and I ordered his and hers laptops last year from http://www.originpc.com/

I couldn’t be happier with our purchase. While it won’t be less expensive that the ones you’ve already found, the quality and customer service are out of this world. We were a assigned a rep who called and emailed us frequently during the building, shipping, and set up process. They were kind and knowledgeable. I’ve never had a better experience purchasing anything, ever.

You can also call them and ask questions during the pre-purchase phase. They will answer any questions and help you find the products that are right for you. Also, they sometimes have special deals/discounts that aren’t listed on the website.

If you do decide to purchase from them, buy the shipping crate . Money well spent.

The problem with laptops is you are most likely stuck with an M model video chip (and processor…but that can be setup to NOT speed throttle, so it can be a non-issue). Mobile GPUs are NEVER going to be able to provide any kind of experience in GW2 that compares with a good desktop video card.

I have no idea if anyone makes a laptop with a non-mobile video chip, but if they do it’s likely at a premium price (above the $1.3K you listed) since the market is not that large. They DO make laptop workstations (for video editing, 3D CAD work, etc.) but those usually START in the multi-thousand range as they are a nitch market that is KNOWN for being able to make big bucks on industries that are used to paying too much for hardware (mostly because the software required is much more expensive than the hardware).

Same goes for “gaming” laptop rigs…they exist, just not in the price range you are talking about ($1.3K being the high end).

Thanks for the replies! I will look into what all of you have suggested.

I should have added : I don’t need it to perform like my desktop does 40FPS in zergs. But if I’m usually at 20 FPS in zergs on medium settings I would be happy. The idea is that the laptop keeps me busy and playing gw2 so I have something to do while I am gone, I can wait to be spoiled by my desktop when I get home.

15-20 FPS in large zergs on medium settings under 1,300? Possible?

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15-20 FPS in large zergs on medium settings under 1,300? Possible?

Zerg play FPS is far more complex than just “can the hardware handle this”…..your internet connection bandwidth and latency to the server plays a HUGE role in this answer (more in terms of skills lagging than video FPS). If you skills are lagging, the smoothest video in the world won’t help you.

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Adinay.2589:

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15-20 FPS in large zergs on medium settings under 1,300? Possible?

Zerg play FPS is far more complex than just “can the hardware handle this”…..your internet connection bandwidth and latency to the server plays a HUGE role in this answer (more in terms of skills lagging than video FPS). If you skills are lagging, the smoothest video in the world won’t help you.

I understand skill lag being there due to the connection in the hotels I constantly play in on this laptop, which is why I don’t care to spend a ton of money just to get perfect framerate. But I do want to be able to not feel like I am playing in a picture flip book (or worse)

I will not be doing an 48 fractals. Just want to do some Living World stuff while I am out. So again, just worried about the hardware not skill lag.

Zerg play is just 1 1 1 1 1 Win anyway. Just want it to look nice :-P

MMOs are CPU based, not GPU

also, you can run best performance @ sampling native, and it looks exactly the same as high quality

i always play on a laptop “Asus N73s” if im not mistaking. It cost me €800 so that would be around $1000?

i have all settings on high and run with 25 FPS usually unless 3 thiefs pop smoke the same time:)

on medium settings i have 30+ FPS easy.

dont know any specs but I love this laptop!