March 9Mar 9 Hello, I'm trying to decide between 2 laptops for p3d within my budget. The first laptop is a Dell xps 9510, it has an i7 11800h processor, with an rtx 3050 45watts, 16gb ram, and 512gb ssd. The second option is a razer blade 2019, it has an i7 9750h, gtx 1660ti 80 watts, 16gb ram, and 512 gb ssd. The xps has a much better cpu, but the razer has the better gpu. I have p3d v4. I wish I can go for something more powerful, but that's all I can afford
March 9Mar 9 The XPS looks a lot better, the GPU is two generations newer (despite being just a -50 one) Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
March 10Mar 10 Author On 3/9/2026 at 8:30 PM, Luis Hernandez said: The XPS looks a lot better, the GPU is two generations newer (despite being just a -50 one) That's what I thought too, the gtx 1660ti is stronger than the rtx 3050, but the cpu in the xps is much stronger
March 10Mar 10 I guess I wasn't clear: the 3050 is better than the 1660ti. Anyway, P3D is more CPU bound, so the laptop with the better CPU will suit you better Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
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