So I got my first gaming computer now.

[FloatingWaffles]

TallSilhouette said:

Congrats. It's cool how affordable gaming laptops are starting to become. I just got one myself with specs as good as my desktop rig for barely over a grand.

1+2. If I'm not mistaken you should be able to run games at or above PS4 settings with those specs. By default I'd select 1080p with medium settings for modern games and adjust as you go.

3. It's the software for your hardware. So long as you stay up to date with Geforce Exp you've got nothing to worry about. I prefer picking my own settings over the ones that Nvidia recommends, but they're another good starting point for those unfamiliar.

4. A lot of the old tricks and programs are less important these days. Keeping drivers, antivirus, and security patches up to date are the most important bits. New laptops often come with plenty of bloatware you might want to uninstall, too (just be careful not to uninstall an important driver by accident).

Welcome.

Ah, okay. Thanks for the help! One more question if you don't mind, cause I forgot to ask about this as well. When playing games on a laptop, there's a difference between playing it plugged in and unplugged, where as it obviously runs games better when plugged in. The Nvidia driver thing even has different optimization options for plugged/unplugged gameplay.

Is it bad to just leave it plugged in all the time when gaming then even if it's already at full charge, because otherwise I see no reason to ever really play any games with it unplugged if it won't run as well as when it's plugged in. I don't want to damage the laptop or battery or anything by leaving it plugged in all the time though. (if that's possible I mean , like can it overheat or damage the battery/hardware from that? I do have a big cooling pad with 4 fans under my laptop to hopefully keep it cooled down). 

Last edited by FloatingWaffles - on 10 November 2017