Quote from: 996forever on July 02, 2025, 06:40:59They've already chosen to waste money the moment they decided on getting a Razer in the first place.

True, can't argue with that.

Even google knows it...

QuoteFor 1080p gaming in 2025, 8GB of VRAM is generally sufficient for most games at medium to high settings, but 16GB offers more headroom for future-proofing and higher settings. While 8GB cards can handle many games at 1080p, some newer, demanding titles might require lowering settings or experience performance issues with 8GB.
1080p Ultra Settings:
While 8GB can still handle some games at this level, 16GB offers a better experience, especially with demanding titles or those utilizing ray tracing.

Quote from: Worgarthe on July 01, 2025, 17:40:20Steam's most played games shows four (4) of them that perhaps require more than 8 GB in the top 100, and another three (3) in 101-200. So 3.5% or seven (7) games in total out of 200 where 8 GB is, maybe, insufficient. Talking about 1080p and 1440p gaming.

Sure if someone simply wants to find reasons to justify wasting away money they can always find some peculiar game that no one ever plays but it requires far more than 8 GB of VRAM for playable experience.

They've already chosen to waste money the moment they decided on getting a Razer in the first place.

Steam's most played games shows four (4) of them that perhaps require more than 8 GB in the top 100, and another three (3) in 101-200. So 3.5% or seven (7) games in total out of 200 where 8 GB is, maybe, insufficient. Talking about 1080p and 1440p gaming.

Sure if someone simply wants to find reasons to justify wasting away money they can always find some peculiar game that no one ever plays but it requires far more than 8 GB of VRAM for playable experience.

IMHO: I think the authors are missing the obvious use cases here. :)

I insist on using >=QHD screens for everyday 'office use' (IE: not video/graphics intense) as I can get not only MORE information on the screen but the text is sharper at higher resolutions.

Frankly I can't stand staring at a 1080P screen unless it is showing a Video or a Computer game. :)

While many might snob @ FHD gaming as being so 2000-2010'ish keep in mind that is the hopeful target of the nearly countless 'handheld gaming PC' that are flooding the market. :)

Come to think of it, playing at FHD vs QHD results in less noise, better battery life and usually higher FPS and details.

Whats not to like?

The problem is more on the "futureproof" side. Just have to see the FPS difference between F1 24 and F1 25. In newer games the gap between 5070 and 5070 Ti is more than 10%
Anyway 3k for a 5070 Ti laptop is nuts, we're not even in the top end GPU...