Specs help

first year college student whose boutta get a laptop next month. my aunt is asking me for specs, I asked her for the budget and she said it didn't matter. what she needs is the spec.

I'm not knowledgeable about laptops but I hope there is one wherein it can handle some gaming like (hsr, genshin etc) whilst good for studying and editing as well. I hope someone can help me in figuring out what's best to get. thanks!

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NefariousnessFew56852026-01-19 10:31

How’s the game rn? I’m thinking of coming back

Specialist_Ad92852026-01-19 10:37

If you mean genshin, I'd say the story rn is good with nodkrai, I play once in a while tho as I'm very busy with college rn.. but I recommend coming back!

Kingpimpy2026-01-19 10:38

editing mostly wants you to have a good CPU and RAM

the game itself works perfectly fine on my 970GTX without much lags stuttering etc

try to at least get 16gb ram (i know that isnt much nowadays but look at ram prices lol)

i personally think you should ignore the game specs and focus on what you would like to have for editing then fill the rest with what is recommended on the toughest game you want to play

Specialist_Ad92852026-01-19 10:59

Is ASUS Vivobook 14 (Intel i7-1355U / 16 GB RAM / 512 GB SSD) any good? Would I want something higher than this if I still wanna play? I'm not really knowledgeable about laptops, thank you for your response!

Kingpimpy2026-01-19 11:06

it does not have a GPU it uses an integrated one so it would be automatically not too good for gaming

Specialist_Ad92852026-01-19 11:12

Considering I won't really need to edit until 3rd year, do you have any recommendations with a similar price range (can increase if needed) that can be good to run the game? (I think genshin or Endfield will be my toughest game to play)

Kingpimpy2026-01-19 11:18

im really not an expert in laptops sorry

genshin works on a decent toaster

according to google endgame wants a 2060 as recommended GPU spec so i would just look what you can find in your budget that at least has that

the_new_standard2026-01-19 10:51

Beyond asking for a massive hard drive for storing ever growing game files, I wouldn't even consider genshin when choosing specs for a new laptop. If your aunt is trying to treat you, you can ask for something slightly better than a laptop capable of running mobile games.

Maybe pick another game and use that as the benchmark for minimum requirements.

Specialist_Ad92852026-01-19 10:55

Is genshin a low or high benchmark? it's big no? I don't really play other games, I guess the upcoming arknights Endfield?

the_new_standard2026-01-19 11:17

A low benchmark in terms of hardware needed. They put in a ton of effort to make their open world 3D game engine optimized for use on mid tier cellphones. So in terms of ram, cpu and gpu you should use a more demanding game as your benchmark.

But every year they keep adding more content (and presumably you will be interested in other games/programs/movies and music. So at some point you might regret having a game that big on a laptop with only 1TB of storage space.

HelaPuff20202026-01-19 13:59

Should have a dedicated gpu which can actually come in handy for school work depending on what you study. It’s not just for games anymore. You should look online for benchmarks with whatever you plan to get before buying if you don’t want to be disappointed