Dumb Tech Questions

[ExplorerSergio]

I bought I laptop 2 years ago and ready to upgrade. It isn't flashy in the slightest and I find the most annoying thing is that youtube gets stuck loading frequently, I have 150mbs internet so I don't think that is the issue, since I will be getting a new laptop what specs should I be looking at so that doesn't happen or at the very least, it happens less often. 

[Jurrunio]

Make sure it has a large capacity SSD, preferably 500GB but no less than 250GB

[Jurrunio]

4 hours ago, Misly said:

I would recommend a laptop with a ryzen cpu as they're more bang for the buck than intel, and something like a 1660 for the gpu should be good for most tasks like gaming.

 

I hope this helps

that only applies to 4000 series Ryzen CPUs, older ones are still inferior if you dont need their iGPU for performance

[ExplorerSergio]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

that only applies to 4000 series Ryzen CPUs, older ones are still inferior if you dont need their iGPU for performance

I am not sure what I need, I want to start creating content for youtube and I do light gaming. I like playing fortnite, call of duty, and city skylines, which I currently play on my console. On steam I play some pretty old games, pac man/ arcade style games. 

 

and what is the price I should be shooting for as far as price? 

[Jurrunio]

18 minutes ago, ExplorerSergio said:

I am not sure what I need, I want to start creating content for youtube and I do light gaming. I like playing fortnite, call of duty, and city skylines, which I currently play on my console. On steam I play some pretty old games, pac man/ arcade style games. 

 

and what is the price I should be shooting for as far as price? 

Then you're better off with Intel CPUs, unless you dont plan on buying it until about 3 months later when Ryzen 4000 series is widely available on laptops

 

Price depends, $1000 should be enough if you dont mind a plastic and somewhat thick laptop