#Thanks but im not sure what to look for
cursive dawn
Gimme 10 mins
amber sable
what kind of games are you planning on making?
amber sable
and you need a laptop? can you use a Small Box, or you need the built in screen?
amber sable
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-mini-pc.html
you'd need to take a screen too, though
I take these, and double-sided tape them to screens. get more for the money, usually
amber sable
the laptop you showed will work, as long as you keep your things reasonable. it meets the specs
cursive dawn
what do you mean reasonable
amber sable
you will not be able to make an MMORPG on that computer
mobile things, fine. csgo1, probably
amber sable
yeah, it has shared RAM. i personally would not get that computer for that price, but you have to go with what your budget allows. In the page i sent you, it shows the requirements. Buying a computer is not a 10 minute process. you Need to understand what those Specs mean. you cannot make games for others until you understand them, nor can you buy the right computer without that knowledge.
cursive dawn
its integrated graphics
amber sable
yep. in part, that means the RAM and the VRAM are shared. this is slow, and can lead to issues. you want a Dedicated, or DIscrete GPU
cursive dawn
yeah but laptops are aways with integrated right?
amber sable
they are always Integrated into the laptop, but not always Integrated, as in, on the same Die as the CPU. advertising has blurred the terms.
cursive dawn
i found this
its a gaming laptop
16gb ram
2050rtx
1tbssd
Intel Core i5-12450H
amber sable
if i was buying for myself, i would not go less than a 2060 or 3060 with 32GB RAM. when doing game dev, you generally need twice the machine you need to play a game. so, if a game similar to what you want to make requires 16GB RAM to play, by this theory, it would require 32GB to make. the xx50 series cards are pretty basic, and lacking VRAM
@cursive dawn just saw the specs you posted
cursive dawn
I have a 1030 on my pc and it works for my needs