| For the serious gamer any old laptop will not do, you | | | | card with its own memory board. |
| should have a gaming laptop computer. How do you | | | | Buying a laptop specifically for your gaming is an |
| buy the right laptop? What specifications should the | | | | investment in the most advanced technology |
| laptop have? It is always best to know what you | | | | available at present and also caters to some future |
| want and have a clear objective before you go | | | | developments as well. A regular laptop is not |
| shopping. On of the best ways of finding out what is | | | | designed to play high end games and will crash. |
| available open the market is to research the products | | | | You need to stuff the laptop chock full with RAM; |
| on the internet, read reviews and visit forum sites to | | | | this will determine the number of graphics your laptop |
| discuss the models you are interested in. | | | | will be able to handle at any given time. Obviously |
| Why do you need to buy a special laptop for your | | | | more is better! 1GB of RAM is good but 2 GB of |
| gaming? If you are puzzled about this aspect of | | | | RAM is even better; Windows Vista requires 3 GB of |
| gaming keep reading to learn why. These laptops are | | | | RAM. Less means placing limitations on your system's |
| specially designed to support high definition gaming | | | | ability to play certain games or else the game may |
| requirements that video games place on machines. | | | | play but the graphics will be hazy at best. |
| The new game versions all require machines that can | | | | A high resolution minimum 17 inch LCD screen is |
| read high end graphics, pushing computers to the | | | | required and the resolution should be at least |
| maximum limits. There are games that are so | | | | 1280x1024 at least. What good is a laptop without |
| challenging they exceed the highest definition | | | | the right screen? Some features you may want to |
| computer's ability to play them. | | | | concentrate on include: native resolution, aspect ratio, |
| You need to rule out any laptop offering integrated | | | | contrast, viewing angle, size and rise and fall times. |
| graphics. Even if the processor is very fast and the | | | | The hard drive is yet another important component |
| design very good, it will not give you the necessary | | | | in a laptop used for gaming. Hard drives come in a |
| frame rates that the game requires. | | | | wide variety of speeds and capacities that range |
| The graphics processing (GPU) unit is the heart of | | | | from 40 to over 100 GBs. Normally user preference |
| your laptop and will either make or break your | | | | dictates the RPMs and GBs you choose for your hard |
| gaming experience. Simply put, if the GPU is not up | | | | drive. |
| to speed your games will not play! When you choose | | | | In the end it all comes down to power; always |
| your GPU make sure there is no resource sharing | | | | remember that more is better in the case of a |
| with the computer; laptops for gaming need a video | | | | gaming laptop computer. |