Labtop or desktop for gaming ?

[Landawash]

Hi all
Im looking to buy another pc. What is best labtop or desktop? If I buy a desktop and use my tv as a monitor would there be any lag. Im using Acer right now and Im getting alot of lag when playing AO Tennis. My player dont move so fast when Im playing with my brother online. When we play together at my place we are very competitive but online I dont stand a chance. This is my specs.
Processor Intel(R) Core (TM) i5-9300H CPU2.40GHz (2.40 GHz)
RAM 16 GB 15.8 useable
So I would really like your feedback guys. I have no knowledge about computers just love playing the games.

 

[Colif]

If it was a normal year I would suggest a desktop, but with ram prices being so high, a laptop might be a better choice. I don't know what ones would be a good choice now though, I mostly do desktops.

Your CPU only just 7 years old.

Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

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16gb of ram is still the best amount to have
the lag most likely caused by the CPU, most new ones have more cores and can deal with more things happening at once. Your current one only has 4.
Might also be GPU or Internet connection.

Would help to know what games you want to play, apart from the game you mentioned.

is it number 1 or 2?

AO International Tennis – Big Ant Studios

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AO Tennis 2 on Steam

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Both should run smoothly on a new PC.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Hi all
Im looking to buy another pc. What is best labtop or desktop? If I buy a desktop and use my tv as a monitor would there be any lag. Im using Acer right now and Im getting alot of lag when playing AO Tennis. My player dont move so fast when Im playing with my brother online. When we play together at my place we are very competitive but online I dont stand a chance. This is my specs.
Processor Intel(R) Core (TM) i5-9300H CPU2.40GHz (2.40 GHz)
RAM 16 GB 15.8 useable
So I would really like your feedback guys. I have no knowledge about computers just love playing the games.

If the game only lags when you are online, then your connection is likely the problem. Or you are doing peer to peer and running it on your PC, which can't handle it. Next time you play, make sure that your brother is the one who sets up the game, and you join him instead of the other way around, and see if that helps. Your mobile chip may just not be able to handle being the host.

As for desktop versus laptop, both should be able to play this game without lag, but you typically need to have a GPU, which you didn't list in your specs.

 

[Colif]

Can you tell us which model Acer it is? We can work out the internals from there, or might unless Acer have lots of choices.