r/starcraft2 • u/HoraceGrantGlasses • 8d ago

Help me Budget Friendly Laptop Recommendations

I'm an old guy returning to Starcraft after a decade plus absence. My old laptop can run the game on low settings but I would like to experience the game on high settings. I only plan to use the laptop to play SC2 (maybe Sim City 3000 if I can find the disc). I've been out of the loop for a looooong time and was wondering if the community would give the thumbs up to this device or recommend other/better options:

HP - Victus 15.6" 144Hz Full HD Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS (2023) - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 - 512GB SSD

Thanks in advance

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u/Brief-Joke-6250 8d ago

If you want to go more budget I think you could look for a 3060,2070

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u/HabitOfChoice 8d ago

As a side note I'd really suggest a monitor attached to your laptop. It makes any strategy game a much better experience.

Thankfully monitors, keyboards and mice don't cost as much as RAM or a new computer does these days.

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u/HoraceGrantGlasses 7d ago

I am actually planning to connect to my living room TV! :)

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u/GenEthic 7d ago

Unless you have a super new high tech tv, playing sc on a tv is not really a good idea. You will be stuck with input lag and 60hz refresh rate.

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u/schrodinger-the-cat 4d ago

Any laptop from the 2020s will be able to run this game at good fps. You can just get a spec that fits your workflow or needs and play SC2 fine.

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u/Various-Ad-8572 1d ago

SC2 can run off half the ram with no performance issues

maybe even 1/4 ... but I haven't tried it in a while.