| We always heard the rule to get the best | | | | You can still play decent game with sacrificing the |
| specifications for a gaming laptop, and that's going to | | | | game resolution and will slow down then there are |
| be very expensive. Sometimes we just need a | | | | too many objects that need to render. For gaming |
| laptop that we can work, surf the internet and can | | | | purpose, you need a dedicated graphic card to |
| play most of the latest games in the market. This | | | | process the heavy duty graphic rendering. Any |
| article will guide you how to find a decent gaming | | | | dedicated graphic card from ATI or NVidia is fine, as |
| laptop without costing you a bomb. | | | | long as it has 256MB on board memory. |
| Processor | | | | Harddisk |
| Getting dual processor is ideal for gaming laptop as | | | | It's normal to see that game installation requires 5GB |
| you have 2 processors working at the same time. | | | | of free harddisk space or more. For serious gamer, |
| It's recommended to have at least 2.4Ghz and above | | | | you should have at least a 160GB harddisk. Beside |
| when choosing gaming laptop. The cost you save | | | | the capacity, you will need a SATA harddisk as it can |
| from getting a slower processor is not worth it, as it | | | | transfer data faster than the normal harddisk. |
| will seriously affect the gaming performance later. | | | | Choosing the speed is also important, get the |
| Getting Intel Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz and above is ideal for | | | | 7200rpm compare to the 5400rpm. In summary get |
| 3D intensive gaming. Intel Dual Core or Intel Atom | | | | a least 160GB SATA harddisk with 7200rpm. |
| should only play old games or 2D games. | | | | Screen |
| RAM | | | | Gaming is about how good the game rendering |
| Thanks to technology, RAM is getting cheaper each | | | | appeal on the screen. Getting a big screen can |
| year. At today's standard, all laptops come with 1GB | | | | enhance the gaming experience. A screen size of |
| DDR2 SDRAM at least. For gaming laptop, it should | | | | 15"-17" should be good for gaming. There are many |
| be minimum 2GB DDR2 SDRAM. As RAM can be | | | | types of screen out there, and you will need SXGA |
| quite cheap, go for 3GB or 4GB whenever possible | | | | LCD (1280 x 1024 pixels) screen for your gaming |
| as it will benefit your OS and other applications as | | | | purpose. Of course getting a HD screen will be best. |
| well. | | | | With the above guide, you should get a decent |
| Graphic Card | | | | gaming laptop that not only can play games, but also |
| Those non-gaming laptops usually have on board | | | | let you do your routine tasks at reasonable price. |
| graphic card that share the memory from the Ram. | | | | |