https://youtu.be/40iwgUjBmoA?si=7XwOdfVZM6YhJni3
edit: For further visual improvements, here’s the link to the DLSS 2.0 mod
#Performance Mode - Shadow Quality - Medium - Indirect Lighting - Ultra - Reflections - Medium - Particle Quality - Medium - Volumetric Lighting - Low - Crowd Density - High - Upscaling - Tune to Liking - Motion Blur - Off - GTAO Quality - Medium - Grass Quality - Ultra - Contact Shadows - Low - Enable VRS - On - Film Grain - Tune to Liking - Depth of Field - Tune to Liking
#Quality Mode - Shadow Quality - High - Indirect Lighting - Ultra - Reflections - High - Particle Quality - Medium - Volumetric Lighting - Medium - Crowd Density - High - Upscaling - Tune to Liking - Motion Blur - Off - GTAO Quality - High - Grass Quality - Ultra - Contact Shadows - Medium - Enable VRS - On - Film Grain - Tune to Liking - Depth of Field - Tune to Liking
After four years and two different laptops, I’ve decided to switch back to desktop.
Back in 2018 I went back to school and it made sense to have a portable device. I was commuting long distance and also used Photoshop in class. I didn’t really game on it. That laptop died suddenly in May of 2022. I was no longer in school but I liked the form factor so I invested in a ROG Strix G15 Advantage. It performed wonderfully in games but suddenly died after 15 months. This time I had bought a Best Buy warranty and got my money back.
I’m one of those people who researches things exhaustively and what I have concluded is that every single brand has the problem of bad thermals and short lifespan. A high performance gaming laptop is just flying too close to the sun. My first laptop died when I started to actually use it for gaming while my second died quickly when I frequently used it for gaming. There are no reviewers who talk about long-term usage of laptops and there’s …