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Everyone loves a good bargain, but when it comes to cheap gaming laptops, things get rather complicated.

Its such a vague question, right?

HP Victus 15

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First up,Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

What are the rules?

Whatisa great PC gaming experience?

HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050)

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But for test results, we do need to put targets in.

The results were, well,bad.

And then, after getting that silliness out of my system, I got to work with the tweaks.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

There were some dips, but nothing overtly noticeable.

And the magic of DLSS (in balanced mode) was on full show.

There are certain circumstances where more power is necessary.

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