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How to tweak your laptop for gaming performance

With laptop sales continuing to rise – up by 43.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year alone, according to Gartner – it would appear that more and more of us are riding the technology wave.
Keeping up to date with the latest advances in laptop computing enables us to work longer, faster and, generally, for less. The good news for gaming is that this relentless march of technology means it's no longer necessary to own a dedicated gaming laptop to enjoy the odd game now and again.

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jashwin4854d ago

Really? This is a useless article. Almost everyone I know who is serious about gaming, knows that decreasing resolution will increase performance.

This article is poorly written and the title is misinforming. The author certainly didn't give any useful tips and kept on talking about how it's far graphic cards have come, how games can still run on dx 9 etc. I wonder who even approves this crap.

The Matrix4854d ago

I've been trying to play StarCraft II with a 3-year old laptop. Not a good idea.

rjdofu4854d ago

Wow... and I thought they would show me how to really tweak my laptop. In the end, I get: How to change my game resolution and how to stream my game from a destop PC (LOL seriously). What a joke.

pimpmaster4852d ago

this article blows balls. its titled "How to tweak your laptop for gaming performance" and yet theres not a single tweak in there for me to use. it talks about upgrading ram and how internal graphics cards are getting better. WTF does this have to do with me tweaking my gaming laptop for better performance!?

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Arup024854d ago

Laptop for games isn't a good thing...

soundslike4854d ago

It's a good thing that this article explicitly stated a similar thought!

"Of course, PC gamers who are serious about their entertainment will still benefit from pricey GPU technology – particularly if they're going to be playing cutting-edge games – but these days even netbooks are capable of keeping you amused.
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learn to fuckin' read.

mrv3214854d ago (Edited 4854d ago )

The biggest flaw to laptop gaming isn't the hardware, trust me.

1080p is the highest resolution screen I've seen, most of the card can run games at that resolution with ease.

I have a GT330m and a Core i5. It works like a charm.

The touchpad is the biggest limitation.

Also this article is stupid, no actual advice, I have a gaming laptop how should I tweak it, it's suggestion is to buy a new one.

soundslike4854d ago

Buy a mouse.

Put laptop on desk at hotel room.

Plug in mouse.

Ready to go.

It could have given more advice, but obviously this article isn't for people who already know what they are doing. If you tell some random joe to download an application to overclock his cpu, he's not going to finish reading or care. In a way I agree, though, at least that this article isn't fit for N4G.

zaherdab4854d ago

thas got to be the dumbest article of 2011 :/ ... seriously lowering ur resolution ? and streaming games from a desktop ?

Baka-akaB4854d ago (Edited 4854d ago )

The best tweak is to get a proper gaming machine .

What kind of dumb advice is just lower res or play old games ?

Motorola4854d ago

I just attach a USB mouse then Im good....

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30XX Gets a New Combo Ranged/Melee Character Called Delta

"30XX is one of the best roguelikes out there, combining the tight platforming action of the Mega Man X series with the challenge and randomization that roguelike fans crave. Batterystaple Games has done lots of refinement through updates since 30XX first appeared on Steam Early access a few years ago. The latest such update adds a new character for free, one who combines the best attributes of the two existing characters. Also, the Steam version is on sale, making it a great time to travel to the distant year of 30XX!" says Co-Optimus.

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Hammerwatch II Will Stop Dilly-Dallying and Head to Xbox and PS4 on April 23

"Hammerwatch II's journey to Xbox has been long and perilous. After first launching on Steam in the fall of 2023, the game finally turned up on PlayStation 5 last December. Since then, Xbox gamers who enjoyed the original Hammerwatch and the sublime Heroes of Hammerwatch have been anxiously awaiting their turn at the long-promised sequel. At last, the wait is nearly over because Hammerwatch II will hit Xbox and PlayStation 4 on April 23," says Co-Optimus.

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Sea of Thieves Welcomes 40 Million Players

Joe 'Three Sheets' Neate (Executive Producer): "As I’m sure you can imagine, when it comes to Sea of Thieves my days are full of numbers. Development costs, active servers, days until the next update… Sometimes, though, a truly extraordinary number stands out – a number like 40 million, which I’m incredibly pleased to say is the number of pirates who’ve now set sail in Sea of Thieves!"

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darthv728h ago

Garrr... more people to walk the plank and send to Davey Jones locker.

would have been funny to release this on talk like a pirate day.

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TrueRican693h ago

I pre-order the premium edition for my PS5 today

Crows9023m ago(Edited 22m ago)

40 million have set sail...that's great. How many are sailing now? Monthly active users....when it actually matters. How many people purchased the game is another important number.

Gamingsince198115m ago

You don't get numbers like that from MS mouth pieces, they just like to say stuff like "this game was looked at 129 million time, the biggest amount of people browsing a game of this genre on xbox gamepass ever in the last 3 weeks compared to before gamepass was out (small print only 2 million bothered playing longer than 20 seconds and only 100 people are playing it concurrently)

It's all smoke and mirrors