Need some laptop recommendations that can run val at 240fps minimum at 1080p (no need for good display, will be using external monitor).
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Yeah, I'm just not a huge advocate for gaming laptops. A PC is extra effort but at the same time its just more bang for your buck and it doesn't dip in performance as quickly.
Since you're going into med school then you might not have has much time as you think you do to game (but that's just my take idk how intense med schools are in the states cause I do engineering instead in AUS and I just don't have as much time to game) and it wouldn't be great to let your laptop or PC (whichever one you go for) collect dust for a while.
Something with 4070/7800XT minimum if you want to reliably squeeze 240fps from a laptop. Get something large and beefy and well-ventilated, but at that point, might as well get a real PC. Something like this will run you 1000 bucks, which honestly, is a decent deal, considering the GPU itself still costs upward of 600 nowadays.
If you're not price conscious, the Legion 5i is probably everything you could ask for in a laptop. Probably much better value than a PC of equivalent hardware. Of course, you compromise upgradeability always.
If you're talking hardware degradation, it depends on the make, but you're looking at 5+ years. Laptops are quite hardy nowadays if you don't abuse them. The 4070 laptops usually run Valorant at 400fps max settings when given proper juice, so you'd have quite some headroom.
If you're talking consecutive hours of use, heat will be the primary bottleneck. 240fps @ 1080p is not particularly demanding to maintain, but you may have to consult specific reviews to see their thermal performances.
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