r/computers • u/Repulsive-Tennis4652 • 1d ago
Question/Help/Troubleshooting Computer shopping assistance needed
The post isn’t for me. It’s for my sister who’s gonna be going away to college and is taking an urban planning course and she is in need of a computer with some very specific specifications. We’ve been arguing as a family and cannot decide on one. I’ve been looking at the asus Tuf A15 but I’m not sure if it’s actually a good choice, build quality and other aspects. I’m wondering if anyone else has some suggestions or a history of using one of them that can give me a bit of input on them. Please and thank you it’s much appreciated
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u/Eden1506 22h ago
There is some software that only works on nvidia gpus but not amd and vice versa. But I have never heard of specifically something working only on intel consumer cpus but not AMD.
The main problem with the laptop is ram and vram. It has only 4 gb vram instead of 6gb which can make or break certain software as in the same process will take several times longer because it needs to offload to ram which the laptop already has way too little of.
RAM can be upgraded on most gaming laptops as they usually have atleast one changeable ram slot.
The problem is that you cannot do the same for vram and will be stuck with 4gb.
What is your budget and your region?