Home Desktop vs Gaming Desktop (laptops, hd, high end, games)

[bobisinthehouse]

I am looking to buy a new Desktop, I will only be using it for the internet. I want the best performance desktop. I am going to buy one with a Dedicated graphics card.

what is overall better Home or Gaming?

Also are HP and Dell top of the line? or is there a better brand?

[thecoalman]

Bob I would save my money, invest in Desktop in say the 5 to 6 hundred range without a dedicated card and it will work fine for browsing the web....even that is more than you need.

[JTE1969]

I use a Lenovo Yoga 900 laptop and it's very fast for internet even though it's integrated video. The Intel HD 540 Iris has a very high Passmark score that it even plays video games well. Plus, as a laptop, it's portable and goes everywhere. And I get free internet going to libraries, groceries, bookstores, and restaurants in the USA.

But the best desktop is a custom built desktop.

[Alec Solano]

Originally Posted by JTE1969

I use a Lenovo Yoga 900 laptop and it's very fast for internet even though it's integrated video. The Intel HD 540 Iris has a very high Passmark score that it even plays video games well. Plus, as a laptop, it's portable and goes everywhere. And I get free internet going to libraries, groceries, bookstores, and restaurants in the USA.

But the best desktop is a custom built desktop.

Laptop unfortunately have short life and absolutely cannot self hardware upgrade.

[Alec Solano]

Originally Posted by bobisinthehouse

I am looking to buy a new Desktop, I will only be using it for the internet. I want the best performance desktop. I am going to buy one with a Dedicated graphics card.

what is overall better Home or Gaming?

Also are HP and Dell top of the line? or is there a better brand?

I recommend something like this:
Intel Pentium G4560 Kaby Lake (3500MHz, LGA1151, L3 3072Kb) Socket LGA1151 80 $
Any good and functional motherboard with Socket LGA1151 100 $
SSD 250 Gb - 100 $
memory DDR4 16 Gb - 130 $
other (rack\power supply\pereferials) 200 $
___________
total 610-650 usd without monitor
best perfomance!

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by Alec Solano

Laptop unfortunately have short life and absolutely cannot self hardware upgrade.

Not sure where you get your info from. Laptops have no shorter a life than any other computer, and you most certainly can self upgrade some components.

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

Bob I would save my money, invest in Desktop in say the 5 to 6 hundred range without a dedicated card and it will work fine for browsing the web....even that is more than you need.

This. Buying a gaming system or high end workstation just to surf the web is a huge waste of money.

[Peregrine]

Alienware Alpha | Mini Gaming PC | Dell

Cheap Alienware is only $500....

[Alec Solano]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

Alienware Alpha | Mini Gaming PC | Dell

Cheap Alienware is only $500....

Huh, no way
DDR4 is prefer then DDR3 (Low perfomance) and only 8Gb (max).

• Intel® Core™ i3-4170T Processor Dual-Core
• Windows 10 Home 64bit English
• 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz Memory; up to 8GB
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX GPU 2GB GDDR5

[Alec Solano]

Originally Posted by NHDave

Not sure where you get your info from. Laptops have no shorter a life than any other computer, and you most certainly can self upgrade some components.

Memory and hard drive can replace and not always possible.