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Help choosing a laptop for game development

Kreed

Hey guys,
I'm looking for a laptop focused on indie game development. These are the requirements :

  1. Speedy CPU
  2. Some form of GPU. I don't need anything crazy since it's all 2D work.
  3. Thunderbolt 3 so I can use an eGPU and drive a 4k monitor at home
  4. Preferably 32 gigs of ram.


In terms of price I'd prefer to keep it below 2k if possible.

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Just now, PrinceNorris said:

Take a look at the site of the engine you want to use or their forums. It all depends on how resource-heavy the engine is and how big you plan your game to be.

I know about what specs im looking for, that's why I listed my requirements.

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Where are you from? 2k in what currency? Any preference on weight and battery life?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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8 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Where are you from? 2k in what currency? Any preference on weight and battery life?


Sorry, $2K USD. Weight and battery life aren't a massive concern. I would prefer something that doesn't require me to be tethered to the wall all day long but I'm pretty much always somewhere I can plug in. I don't care if it's not crazy thin.

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43 minutes ago, Kreed said:

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46 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Where are you from?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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8 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Where are you from? 2k in what currency? Any preference on weight and battery life?

Sorry, I'm from the United States. I thought saying USD would make that clear.

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One question, do you need Quadro? Also, mind low sRGB display?

 

Actually you don't have to spend that much

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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