Best Budget Gaming Laptops in Nepal [Updated]

Starting off our list of best budget gaming laptops under NPR 1 lakh in Nepal is the Acer Aspire 5. Right off the bat, this is NOT a gaming laptop like the rest of the entries in this list but you can indeed game on decently well. 

The heavy lifter here is NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2050 GPU with 2GB of VRAM. It should serve as a gateway into gaming on a laptop in 2024. Don’t keep your expectations too high though as the GPU is only strong enough to run basic titles at 60 fps. Moreover, the U series Intel CPU doesn’t help the Aspire 7 either.

You get a modest 8GB of RAM alongside 512GB of SSD which might pose a memory bottleneck as well. Besides that, like most casual notebooks you only get a 60Hz display with just 45% NTSC colors. One thing that the Aspire 5 does have going for it is its portability and battery life. It weighs around 1.7 kgs which is comparatively lower than most gaming laptops and you should also get better endurance with an efficient U series processor.

Moving on, it looks like we have another Aspire notebook from Acer but this guy is WAY better for gaming than the Aspire 5 we talked about earlier. For starters, you get a more powerful Intel Core i5-12450H CPU with a higher TDP and extra performance cores. This CPU should provide you with decent raw prowess for entry-level 1080 gaming at medium settings at around that 60 fps mark. The GPU here is the RTX 2050 like all other laptops in this list.

On the display side, you get a fast 144Hz IPS but once again it’s not going to be very colorful at 66% sRGB. It also crosses that 2kg threshold weight-wise so you are somewhat going to feel the heft while travelling to work or college. There are some things to appreciate though, like how you get Thunderbolt 4 or how there’s support for the faster WiFi 6E connection. Besides, it ships with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and a 512GB Gen 3 SSD. So, overall, you are getting a very good deal for less than 90,000 rupees.

At spot 3 of our best budget gaming laptops list, we have an actual ‘gaming laptop’ instead of an ultrabook. The Thin GF63 sports the exact same CPU and GPU configuration as the entry before it but edges it out in terms of ‘gamery-ness’.

That means you are getting the Intel Core i5-12450H CPU with 8 Cores, 12 Threads, and a boost clock of 4.4 GHz. For graphics, there’s the RTX 2050. This is paired with either 8 or 16GB of 3200MHz DDR4 memory alongside a 512GB NVME SSD. On the display side, you get a similar 15.6″ 144Hz IPS with poor colors.

There are some things that set the MSI apart though. First is its RGB backlit keyboard which is very rare to see in this price segment. Secondly, you get an extra M.2 slot to store your games in. That means, you can have up to 4TB of storage in the future. Lastly, the weight of the machine is also considerably ‘thin’ for the performance. So, if you were looking for a thin and light gaming laptop under 1 lakh rupees, the Thin GF63 might be a good fit.

Securing the top spot on our list of best budget gaming laptops under 1 lakh in Nepal is the HP Victus 15 (2023). You can choose between an Intel i5-13420H CPU or AMD’s Ryzen 5 7535HS. Both are comparable in terms of performance to the Core i5-12450H we’ve talking about. 

Depending on the GPU and memory you choose, the Victus 15 can vary a lot in cost. The starting configuration comes with an RTX 2050 and 8GB of DDR4 memory for less than 90,000 rupees. On the other hand, an RTX 3050 configuration with 16GB of RAM crosses the 100,000 rupee mark.

Regardless of your choice, you are getting a bang for the buck with a 144Hz IPS screen, Power Delivery support, and WiFi 6E. If your budget allows for it, we’d suggest the RTX 3050 configuration as it allows a bit more breathability in terms of future titles and more raw performance today. CPU-heavy titles like Valorant might not be affected, but you’ll be able to run graphic-intensive games like Starfield and Cyberpunk at respectable frame rates with that one.

• • Read our review of the HP Victus 15 (2023) here.