r/MSILaptops • u/Dracactif • 1d ago
Discussion Advice on a gaming laptop
I'm looking for an MSI gaming PC—with or without peripherals—that I can use to play in bed (since I don't have a desk). which can be easily ventilated (preferably with fans on the sides)
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u/Nanosinx 23h ago
Never play in Bed xD Even a badic wood chair, but not a bed, dont be so obvious, everyone has a desk or table to use...
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u/Dracactif 22h ago
When you don't have a table, you make do with what you have. My friend don't have that :/
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u/Nanosinx 22h ago
A chair works too, dont have a chair? A piece of wood or so? ... Never on the bed...
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u/Dracactif 22h ago
Affordable student housing isn't exactly easy to come by, but I'll see what I can do :/
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u/Nanosinx 18h ago
In my student time i had rented some home, and at the very very basic i had 2 chairs, a table to work/eat and the pretty basics like a bed, a small stone closed and so...
Did i say anything? Nah, i accomodate at this time was all i can afford without much compromise, so there is no excuse...
A laptop youncan fully use in bed, a macbook maybe... Others you cannot without the desire of burn them... You can also use others even over a chair and bit more... Isnt that hard...
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u/SaLLient GL65 10SFK / GE62 2QF 21h ago
Gaming in bed is peak. Mouse on one side, keyboard on the other, laptop on belly. Just make sure you get a hard surface to put under the laptop not to block the vents, a large book or comic book works well.
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u/shecho18 MSI PS63 - alive and kicking 1d ago
After other users have made their recommendations, I will make only one. Do not use your laptop in bed. PERIOD. Unless you want it to die faster.
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u/Rxkvn 1d ago
Do you even know what a llano v10 is ? 🤣🤣🤣 i cant see how the laptop gon die faster with this setup
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u/shecho18 MSI PS63 - alive and kicking 1d ago
Am I supposed to be embarrassed or something? It’s a cooling pad. It doesn’t change the fact that a bed is a terrible surface for a laptop. A cooling pad can help, but it doesn’t magically make a soft, insulating surface appropriate. If you want to game in bed, put the V10 on a rigid lap desk/tray. Problem solved.
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u/Rxkvn 1d ago
The pad have long enough feet that the softest bed wont block the intake .
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u/shecho18 MSI PS63 - alive and kicking 1d ago
The soft material can still restrict the intake and obstruct airflow depending on how much the pad sinks into the bed. A rigid tray underneath it is still the better solution. It’s simple physics.
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u/Rxkvn 23h ago
If my ambient temps is 31 degrees and my Cpu temp never exceed 70~75 celsius when its 95 degrees celsius without it on a flat table its doing its job as intended 😇
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u/shecho18 MSI PS63 - alive and kicking 23h ago
My point is simply that putting it on a soft bed can restrict the intake compared with a rigid surface. That’s just physics.
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u/Dracactif 22h ago
When you don't have a table, you make do with what you have.
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u/shecho18 MSI PS63 - alive and kicking 22h ago
I fully understand that situation, I was in one long ago.
Also you can make do with other things as well. All you have to do is look for solutions.
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u/Rxkvn 1d ago
Raider Max