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Lanessar
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The laptop is probably the worst way to go for a PC gaming experience. That being said, as long as you're not trying to play the latest and greatest at 60 FPS, it should do for games like Darkest Dungeon, Starcraft 2 or any other non-demanding or older game for now. There are plenty of great games that should work well with your existing setup.
Due to your budget constraints, I'd recommend just picking up a 24" POS 1920x1080 dell monitor. Check Craigslist or some such, I've given two away myself to people who needed them, so they are pretty ubiquitous. DON'T buy anything solid until you have the funds for a desktop system. There's a sub-reddit which will assist you in making your system on the cheap (buildapc or buildapcforme). Just start looking all that up and getting familiar with the parts you'll need.
Save up, and ditch the laptop. You should be able to build a decent setup for $300-$400, but $500 and change will get you a decent system with a 970 (or AMD equivalent) which will get you started in "real" PC gaming.
I'd recommend building it yourself. It's not that hard with all the tutorials out there. Plenty of people can help you, gratis. In fact, I had my daughter build her PC on her 9th birthday and she required minimal assistance (mounting the mobo on the case was hard because of the size of her hands; the only assistance I gave her).
That's my suggestion. Take it as you will.
May 23, 2017
sadiqyl
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LanessarThank you very much for your feedback, I really do appreciate it. I am a student so funds are hard to come by, I just want to play games casually. Mostly CSGO which even plays at 60fps on my laptop. I was lucky enough to get the Razer naga chroma epic mouse for free from my roommate. I hope to save for a pc in a or so, as much As if like to start pc gaming, I suppose my old ps4 wouldn't be bad
May 23, 2017
Lanessar
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sadiqylYou'll find resolution to be the main issue with monitors. More pixels, more GPU power needed. Since you're on a laptop, you're locked to that GPU without a full upgrade.
But finding a cheap 20-24" 60 Hz monitor should be pretty simple. I've seen them thrown out by the dozen from my IT department. It's silly.
You don't need a "gaming keyboard" to enjoy PC gaming. Sometimes, the old IBMs are as good if not better than the modern mech kbs out now. Hit up a thrift store and you should be able to get a working one for between $5-15
Mouse is trickier, but look for a deal on an old G5 or make some PC gaming friends IRL; I guarantee you they will have spares they will just give to you. In fact, that's how I made my first gaming build. I had friends who just gave me the parts, and a copy of Wing Commander 3 and a copy of "Building PCs for Dummies". Don't mooch, ask politely. In fact, just seeing your setup will probably get more than a few donos.
Whatever you do, don't spend more than $20 on getting your current setup running. Putting it in savings for your upgrade will end up working better in the long run.
May 23, 2017
sadiqyl
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LanessarThank you very much. I'll see what I can do.
May 23, 2017
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