Opinion on new laptop for gaming..
@BylineBelife The laptop you've been considering is fine, it should probably run Sims 4 on ultra graphics settings if you don't have any custom content, but you can do better. For example, this one has twice the storage and a much faster processor and graphics card:
It does only have 8 GB RAM, but that's a simple and relatively cheap upgrade, as opposed to the CPU and GPU which cannot be upgraded at all. This is also a high-quality laptop overall.
This one is slightly more expensive and comes with 16 GB RAM, the same GPU and storage, and a similar CPU. The quality is fine but not as good as the Victus.
If you do want to stick with Asus, the one you're looking at might be the best option right now, but then I only checked prices on three Swedish sites (Komplett, inet, and Elgiganten), not really knowing the market well. Feel free to link other sites if you'd like me to look further.
I will say that between a GTX 1650 and RTX 2050, the 1650 is actually the better option. While the 2050 wins in most synthetic benchmarks, the 1650 performs better in-game, on average, at least until you get to a 4k resolution. Since you'd likely be playing at 1920x1080, the resolution of pretty much all gaming laptops in this price range, the performance at 4k is irrelevant.
If you'd like me to broaden the search, let me know. If you're going to wait until Black Friday or another sales event, feel free to post back at that time.
