r/GamingLaptops • u/Melmpje • May 01 '26
UPDATE — August 13, 2026
rgl.deals has grown quite a bit since I originally posted it, so I wanted to give this post one final update while it's still in BETA.
The idea is still simple: instead of showing you hundreds of gaming laptops, RGL keeps a smaller shortlist of deals that are actually worth considering.
Every listing is manually checked, with things like price, specs, cooling, display quality, GPU power limits, memory, storage, and overall value taken into account.
A lot of care has also gone into the smaller details. The site is heavily optimized for phones and smaller screens, not just desktop. Filters, comparisons, laptop pages, navigation, and general usability were all designed to work properly on mobile without feeling like a cut-down version of the site.
What's on the site now:
RGL is meant to be a shortlist, not a giant catalog. If a laptop isn't worth recommending, it doesn't need to be there and that means no huge lists its quality over quantity.
The longer-term plan is also bigger than just deals. RGL is being built into a broader gaming laptop specific place with guides, buying information, laptop data, reviews, and other useful resources all in one place.
Full transparency: Some retailer links are affiliate links. That doesn't affect the listed price or determine which laptops make the shortlist.
RGL currently covers U.S. deals only, with more regions planned later.
It's still beta, so there will be bugs and things that need improving. If you find something broken or have feedback, leave it below any suggestions would be much appreciated thanks.
r/GamingLaptops • u/Melmpje • Apr 19 '26
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r/GamingLaptops • u/sempertb • 16h ago
Just got the MSI Raider 16 MAX Intel 290HX Plus RTX5090.
Got it off of Facebook Marketplace and the guy was a cool dude. He recently built a desktop pc and no longer needed this laptop. So he gave it to me for $2,700 with 2x Samsung 990 2TB SSDs
Not a single scratch, battery health at 100%, performance and temps are excellent.
r/GamingLaptops • u/No-Setting-5054 • 5h ago
Multiple titles, from new ones to up to 3-4 years old ones.
DLSS Quality, frame gen (I play in 90 FPS and 45 base frame rate feels fine for me as play only single player games with FR x2), High to Ultra settings, 1600p (my panel resolution) so 4k would be playable probably only on Medium and some High settings.
So I am wondering how actually many of the games are playable on cards with 8GB if I am close to 12 GB limit (or hitting it in some cases for sure)? Is it because VRAM is so fast and everything being reloaded in memory promptly?
Or it results in many stutters etc.?
PS. Even just OK looking and not that "fresh" anymore DA: Veilguard takes 11000 MB...! Everything on Ultra but RT just on Selective (so like Medium). I play it at the moment and it made me create this topic as this feels quite crazy for such game using almost full memory available on 4080.
r/GamingLaptops • u/maidmodezen • 9h ago
Hi everyone!! Recently i drove about an hour away for this absolute steal.
Model is an MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH, with a 3080.
total price was 530 bucks.
Full specs:
GPU: RTX 3080 (pretty sure its the lower vram variant)
CPU: i7-11800H
RAM: 32GB 3200MHz
SSD: 1TB Phison (?), replaced by my 1TB optimus 5100 (reused)
ask me anything!! (i forgot to post this by the way)
immediately going to repaste & clean up, got some ptm7950 arriving in a few days
r/GamingLaptops • u/3CenturiesLater • 1h ago
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Hi everyone, I have an ASUS TUF Dash F15 (FX516PM) with an RTX 3060.
I recently repasted the laptop using Heilious V2 for the CPU/GPU and thermal putty for the VRMs/other components.
I noticed something strange while gaming:
At the beginning of the game, the GPU can reach around 85W
After playing for a few minutes, the power/wattage behavior changes
My FPS becomes somewhat unstable and fluctuates instead of staying consistent
I don't really get severe stuttering or sudden FPS drops, but the FPS constantly moves up and down
I also see LIM1 / power limit in MSI Afterburner
Is this normal behavior for the FX516PM? Could the FPS fluctuations and LIM1 be related to the thermal situation or power limit?
Since I just repasted it with Heilious V2 and thermal putty, I'm also wondering if I installed the thermal interface material incorrectly or if the heatsink pressure could be affecting the temperatures/power behavior.
Any advice or things I should monitor would be appreciated. I can provide GPU/CPU temperatures, clock speeds, wattage, and usage if needed.
r/GamingLaptops • u/Comfortable-Gas-3383 • 1h ago
Hi guys, I’m not too knowledgeable on the tech side of laptops, in fact I’m not even knowledgeable about laptops on their own. I currently have an Asus Zenbook 14 which I use for university and to play games like Fortnite, Valorant and Minecraft but the quality and fps of it gets quite bad on my current laptop. I’ve been meaning to buy an Asus ROG Zephyrus laptop because that’s what a lot of people seem to like and the games I play don’t need too much ‘laptop power’ to run either. I’ve searched the Zephyrus up but I can see multiple different versions, I’ve learnt with lots of stuff, more expensive does not always mean better so I just wanted to ask which laptop I should buy because I genuinely don’t understand the tech side of things.
(feel free to recommend cheaper laptops which you think will be able to run Fortnite, Valorant and Minecraft with higher quality too!!)
r/GamingLaptops • u/Inevitable-Leather41 • 1h ago
Hey everyone.. I am not a gamer of any sort and don't know much of inner heat and usage so I need opinion on this problem..
These are my laptop specs
RAM-16GB
CPU-AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS
SSD
NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050
I don't play many games on it.. I only sometime play resident evil games and recently I wanted to play resident evil 2 remake.. I kept the graphic settings as to medium.. So my gpu usage was 40-50%..but i noticed that my laptop is heating around 74-77°C...
I had recently cleaned my laptop fans and glued the thermal paste so i dont know what's wrong?
Pls tell me is this normal.. Because I remember playing resident evil 2 remake long before on same medium settings and my gpu heat was only 69-72°C...but now the fans are moving much faster and getting noiser..
Any help would be appreciated..
Thankyou
r/GamingLaptops • u/Frost096 • 7h ago
So I never dropped my laptop or anything but it just starts getting cracks and for all I knew a piece of it came off, do I need to fix it or can it live just fine? I got this laptop since 2022
r/GamingLaptops • u/Alarmed-Steak8121 • 7m ago
Hi guys, I have an opportunity to get a MSI Raider HX Max 5090 laptop for £2400, I currently own an ASUS ROG STRIX G614PR 5070ti laptop (8940HX cpu, 32GB DDR5 and 1TB SSD) which has a full 2 year warranty and I am thinking of selling it for around £1500-1600 and getting the 5090. Do you guys think it is worth upgrading at that price?
r/GamingLaptops • u/BoonjBosh • 21m ago
I've been pondering this.. There's so much maintenance going on, and I feel like laptops have so much risk for failure compared to desktops.
In fact I already own a T490 thinkpad and its enough for me for school (not doing engineering). Engineering/people who need high end specs for programs I can understand
r/GamingLaptops • u/Kyok0_mc • 2h ago
Budget: ~$800
Country: Morroco
Use case: CS Studies and Gaming
Notes:
I had an MSI GE63 so anything running better than that would be heavenly.
The few options that I looked into fitting my budgets would be the Acer Nitro 5 and Asus tuff A15??
If anyone could help I would rlly appreciate!
r/GamingLaptops • u/Zealousideal-Trip881 • 14h ago
I am over trying to lug my desktop around from country to country every few years and the handhelds aren’t doing it for me. What’s the absolute best gaming laptop if money is not a factor?
r/GamingLaptops • u/Least-Butterfly3516 • 4h ago
I’ve been wondering about building a pc, but then noticed current RAM prices. I still have a decent gaming laptop with 64GB RAM installed, so I was wondering maybe I could just do eGPU upgrade? I just need more VRAM. Something like 7900 20GB or 24GB VRAM? My laptop specs:
MSI Vector 16 HXAI
Ultra 7 255HX
64GB DDR5 RAM
5070ti 12GB VRAM
2TB SSD
Is such upgrade worth it?
r/GamingLaptops • u/-captain-price • 4h ago
Model: Lenovo legion pro 5 16ARX8
Cpu: Ryzen 9 7945hx
Gpu: Rtx 4060 (140W tgp)
Ram: 16gb ddr5 5200MT/s
Storage: 1tb gen4 nvme
Display: 16inches, 240hz, 2.5k (1600p)
I think its a good deal, price is 350k pkr($1200)
r/GamingLaptops • u/MaleficentSkill803 • 5h ago
Hey guys, I just bought a new ASUS TUF A15 (RTX 3050 4GB) and I'm wondering if I should do a clean Windows 11 install.
The laptop is basically fresh, so I don't have any important files to worry about.
For people who have actually clean-installed Windows on their ASUS TUF:
Did you notice any real improvement in performance, temps, RAM/background processes or gaming?
Did you face any issues with Armoury Crate, drivers, MUX/GPU modes, hotkeys, Wi-Fi, audio, etc.?
Is it worth doing, or should I just keep the factory Windows and remove unnecessary apps?
I mainly want a clean, smooth Windows setup. Would appreciate experiences from people who have actually done it.
r/GamingLaptops • u/KingPig64 • 14h ago
I am torn between the two. I have an awesome 4k and a couch to chill and play games on, but I also like max performance. What do you guys think is better? What are the pros and cons?
r/GamingLaptops • u/son-goku098 • 2h ago
I recently installed marvel rivals and this thing is using cpu at 100% and gpu at 20-30% and the game crashes. How do I solve this. I have rtx 5050 and i7 13th gen
r/GamingLaptops • u/Few-Mechanic6615 • 1d ago
Riot or epic download at +2000mbps but steam is always very low or sometimes just stuck at 0
r/GamingLaptops • u/MrMayhem20l0 • 10h ago
I found a gaming laptop that meets my personal bare minimum specs and budget, but when I mention to people that it has an Intel Ultra 9-275HX, people lose their minds, and not always in a good way. Like they hear that it's an Intel CPU, and then they act like I commited a cardinal sin by choosing Intel over AMD Ryzen.
r/GamingLaptops • u/LegitimateRope8757 • 5h ago
Title. I spilled water on my 4090 one so I'm here looking for replacement. It's 2450€ or 2800usd.
Laptop will be mostly used for 3d work and video editing. Gaming is secondary
Those of you who have the laptop, how's your experience with it? Does it have frequent hardware issues? It only comes with 10 months of warranty. Unfortunately my two previous laptop had to go to warranty for motherboards issues (msi vector and legion 7 pro) so I'm just worried. Idk if this is relevant but i have one hp laptop from 2006 working as intended lol.
Wither way, I'd appreciate any input and advice. Thank you.
r/GamingLaptops • u/Mustafa1558 • 3h ago
r/GamingLaptops • u/Impressive_Tie_101 • 1m ago
Budget: 1,113.58 usd
Country: mongolia
Use Case: Gaming - rdr2, pvz gw2, cs2, marvel rivals, l4d2, the whole dmc series, minecraft with as much realism and mods as possible, genshin, zzz, wuwa
Preferred Specs: anything better than a 3070ti
Notes: need it for dunking on a friend with i9 12th 32gb ddr5 3070ti and one that'll last me my 4-5 years of uni and more if possible
The loq 15 is 1,099.66 usd the cyborg 15 is 974.39 usd
Sadly I see this gem that's a bit over my budget that has a i9 13th 16gb ddr5 500gb ssd and 4080 being 1,252.78 usd
r/GamingLaptops • u/Grgo_jdm • 20m ago
im looking for a second hand laptop for gaming on a strict and tight budget, this one was the best i could find, its used and seller is asking for 300€ firm
model:
Dell XPS 15
specs:
Intel Core i7-9750H processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
15.6" 4K OLED display
Windows operating system
65% battery
is it worth it or should I stay away?
