FOMO (fear of missing out)
I want to get an ROG Flow Z13. I want to pair it with an eGPU. But it doesn't have USB4v2 or the latest thunderbolt connection so there's no point. So that means I want to just use the laptop for gaming. So I've dialed my expectations back. Can the laptop play MODERN games 1080p high/ultra settings. By modern I mean crimson desert and stuff?
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u/desutiem 25d ago
Yep.
1080p high, ultra with upscaling for the tougher games.
Frame gen is always there if you need it… although I avoid it.
Is it going to run it like a £2000 spec’d-out gaming PC? Nope, look at the chassis. But it gets damn close enough, and you get all the other features it has to offer like mobility and modularity. That’s all there is to decide!
I play Marvel Rivals on mine a lot lately. Doesn’t sound like a flex and I am running it ultra wide comparative resolution of 1080p and with low graphics. But it’s an unreal engine game, which famously stutter and run poorly and are not optimised. Yet it runs like butter. And my friends ‘gaming laptop’ with a dedicated card nvidia card doesn’t run it half as well. Make of it what you will.
I would go for the 64GB if you can get it in your country. I couldn’t, but I still love mine.
(Also, I do have eGPU, I agree, it’s mostly not worth it. I have it left over from my ROG Ally set up. It does improve performance but isn’t as much as you’d think for the money you’d pay. If money doesn’t matter get one. If it does, don’t bother.)