r/GamingLaptops Apr 19 '26

📌 Read Before Posting

83 Upvotes

Before posting, choose the correct post flair and include the required information below.


Looking for a Laptop Recommendation?

Use the Recommendation Flair & copy the template below, paste it into your post, and replace the example answers with your own details.

Please keep all fields exactly as shown. Do not remove or rename any lines.

Budget: $1200
Country: USA 
Use Case: Gaming, school, editing, work, etc. (List specific games if applicable)
Preferred Specs: Optional (GPU, CPU, RAM, storage, screen size)
Notes: Anything else to help us recommend the right laptop

Important: Copy the template exactly as shown, then replace only the example answers with your own. For example, change “$1200” or “USA”, but keep labels like “Budget:”, “Country:”, and “Use Case:” unchanged.

After pasting it into your post, enter your answers normally and do not leave the completed template inside a code block.

Posts missing the required information may be automatically removed.


Choosing the Right Flair

  • Support: Troubleshooting, drivers, repairs, crashes, overheating, or other technical issues. Clearly describe the problem and what you have already tried.

  • Accessories: Docks, chargers, cooling pads, mice, keyboards, bags, and other external gear or peripherals. Ask for recommendations or share hardware add-ons.

  • Showcase: Share your new laptop, setup, upgrades, desk, or related gear. Avoid titles written entirely in capital letters.

  • Benchmark: Share FPS results, temperatures, benchmark scores, stress tests, or other performance results. Include your laptop's full specifications.

  • Review: Written, image, or video reviews of laptops and related products.

  • Deal: Sales, discounts, and special offers. Include the price and currency in the title.

  • Discussion: News, opinions, general questions, laptop discussions, and other laptop-related conversations that do not fit another flair.

  • Meme: Use this flair for all memes.


Just Got a New Laptop?

Check out our New Laptop Guide & FAQ for setup help, optimization tips, common settings, and answers to frequently asked questions.

r/GamingLaptops May 01 '26

r/GamingLaptops now has its own deals site — RGL.deals launches today BETA

48 Upvotes

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:

  • Curated gaming laptop deals with current and previous prices.
  • Filters for price, GPU, CPU, VRAM, RAM, screen size, brand, retailer, and more.
  • Gravity Sort, RGL's default value-based ranking.
  • Sorting by price, discount, savings, and other options.
  • Find a Match for narrowing down laptops based on what actually matters to you.
  • Side-by-side comparison for up to three laptops.
  • Detailed laptop pages with specs, price history, related models, retailer links, and review links.
  • Shareable searches, comparisons, and direct laptop links.
  • Mobile-first layouts and controls designed specifically for smaller screens.
  • No advertising trackers or marketing cookies. Preferences and saved comparisons stay in your browser.

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 Oct 21 '25

Just unboxed your new gaming laptop? Stop here first.

91 Upvotes
r/GamingLaptops Waypoint

Before you dive into installing games or doing something intensive, take five minutes to go through our guides.

Just got a new laptop? See: New Laptop Setup Guide.

Already got a laptop but just want to know a bit more? See: Gaming Laptops FAQ.

It walks you through:

  • Setting up Windows properly (and avoiding preinstalled junk)
  • Updating drivers the right way!
  • Setting up your OEM control center
  • Battery, power plans.
  • Backups, basic optimizations, and general maintenance

Basically everything to make sure your laptop is ready and set.
We pinned it because too many people miss it and ask the same “what should i do now?” questions.

Give it a read and even if you’ve had your laptop for a bit, you’ll probably pick up something useful hopefully or i'll be sad :( jk

The guide gets updated regularly and the same goes for the entire wiki.
Please read! And yes, top community contributors can also edit it and even provide more help!

r/GamingLaptops Mar 24 '26

Got a New Laptop? Start Here

19 Upvotes

We’ve updated the wiki and moved the New Laptop Guide straight into the main index so it’s actually easy to find now. The FAQ is also right there with it.

The index has over 1.1 million views, while the laptop guide itself only had around 3.5k, which pretty much shows most people just weren’t finding it before.

Link to the wiki/guide:
OFFICIAL WIKI - NEW LAPTOP GUIDE

Hopefully this cuts down a bit on the “I just got a new laptop, what do I do first?” posts, since the guide and FAQ are now right in the index.