Gaming performance is affected primarily by the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and CPU (Central Processing Unit). Depending on what genre of games you play and what experience you’re after, will determine which you should prioritise. If you enjoy playing single-player games at 60-144fps with graphics maxed out, then you should go for a Reign Gaming Laptop with a more powerful GPU, such as the NVIDIA RTX 3080 Max Q. But if fast-paced multiplayer shooters and MOBAs are more your thing, then don’t hesitate to opt for a system with a more powerful CPU too. An Intel Core i7 processor will ensure you can maintain extremely high framerates when paired with a decent GPU (at least an NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti), meaning you can take advantage of our super high-refresh, 240Hz Reign Gaming Laptop displays.

Something to bear in mind with any gaming laptop, is that generally it is not possible to upgrade your gaming laptop’s CPU or GPU. So if you’re intending to use your gaming laptop for a good few years, definitely consider picking a slightly more powerful CPU and GPU than you think you need, to help future-proof your system for the long-haul. Unlike some gaming laptops though, our Reign Gaming Laptops do offer additional slots for RAM (with support for up to a total of 64GB), as well as an additional M.2 Interface for adding even more lightning-fast NVMe and M.2 SSDs. Both are especially useful if you play heavily modded titles using a lot of new game assets and textures, such as many of the mods for Skyrim.

Gaming PCs will always be more powerful than a Gaming Laptop, but we wouldn’t recommend trying to carry them around in a backpack! Naturally, being smaller, lighter and infinitely more portable, some compromises to performance are necessary in Gaming Laptops, but not by a lot.

Whereas it was once quite difficult to achieve similar performance in a Gaming Laptop to a Desktop Gaming PC, with recent advances to hardware power draw and efficiency, it’s never been easier for gamers to “get gud” on the go. If you have a rough idea of the performance you’d like in a gaming laptop, based on a desktop graphics card, then we’d recommend choosing the next graphics card up for a laptop. That should give you the nearest match in terms of in-game performance. So for example, if you wanted desktop RTX 3060 level performance in your gaming laptop, then opt for a laptop with an RTX 3070, such as our Reign Nomad Elite.

Yes! All of our Reign Gaming PCs and Laptops are available for purchase through finance. For Gaming PCs and Laptops over £800 (Inc. VAT) you can even choose Hitachi’s interest free option, allowing you to make interest free payments for the first 6 months after your purchase.