Here are the best gaming laptops under Rs. 150,000 (रु 1.5 Lakhs) in Nepal

With time, the gaming laptop market has become segmented. You can choose from the budget, mid-range, or flagship categories. And here, we’ve compiled a list of the best midrange gaming laptops under NPR 150000 (1.5 lakhs) currently available in Nepal.

How to choose a gaming laptop under NPR 150000 in Nepal?

Let’s first start with the things that you should consider before buying a mid-range gaming laptop. At this price range, you should not settle for GTX graphics like 1650. You can even get laptops with the latest RTX 30-series GPU with hardware-based Ray Tracing and DLSS AI super-sampling.

As for CPU, you can go with either Intel or AMD as long as you are getting the H-series processors (Intel 12th Gen/Ryzen 6000 series and newer). Instead, pay more attention to RAM and storage. Most gaming laptops under Rs. 1.5 lakh in Nepal ship with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD, which is not enough for gaming in the long run. So, upgrade to 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD whenever you can, even if it means going over the budget by a bit.

120Hz screens are common, but unless you are into competitive gaming, higher refresh rates should not bother you much. Most laptops in this price range come with panels with 250 nits of brightness and 45% of NTSC coverage. Things like portable form factor, metal body, and RGB backlighting are rare.

4. HP Victus 15 (2022)

Sitting comfortably on the third position of this list of best budget gaming laptops under Rs. 1.5 lakh is HP Victus 15 (2022). Victus is a new budget gaming laptop lineup from HP that sits under its premium Omen gaming series. Basically, it is the replacement for the Pavilion Gaming lineup. It all started with the Victus 16 last year, and this 15” model is the latest addition.

Victus 15 features an all-plastic body and weighs around 2.3 kg. It is the only laptop in this list to feature the 12th Gen Core i7-12650H CPU, which is also the reason it is at the top of this list. For GPU, HP has turned to RTX 3050 Ti, just like the one on the Ripple Nova. Likewise, you get 16GB of expandable RAM and 512GB of SSD.

The laptop flaunts a 15.6-inch screen with 144Hz refresh rate and 9ms response time. It is an IPS screen with 250 nits of brightness and 45% NTSC coverage.

Alternatively, you can also go for the cheaper variant of Victus 15 (2022), which costs Rs. 115,000 for Intel Core i5-12450H and RTX 3050.

2. Acer Nitro V 15

The Nitro V 15 is the latest addition to the popular Nitro series. Currently, it stands as the cheapest gaming laptop in Acer’s arsenal. Though there are two configurations of the laptop only one is available in Nepal. Here, you get the Intel Core i5-13420H model paired with RTX 4050 GPU. In terms of raw performance, the RTX 4050 is comparable with the RTX 3060, but because of the newer architecture, it is much more efficient. Moreover, it supports DLSS Frame Generation, which can do wonders in few games that support it.

1. Acer Nitro 5 AMD (2023)

It is hard to curate a list of the best budget gaming laptops without mentioning the Nitro series from Acer. For this list, we have chosen the new Nitro 5 (2023) with Core i5-13420H and RTX 4060 graphics. In fact, it is the only laptop in this price range to come with NVIDI’s Ada Lovelace GPU. Not only does it boast incremental performance upgrades, but it also improves power efficiency and DLSS 3. Moreover, you get 16GB of RAM that you can upgrade up to 32GB later on. There is 512GB of SSD by default, but there is a vacant HDD slot for storage expansion. Moving on, the laptop has a 144Hz refresh rate and a 4-zone RGB backlit keyboard.

This particular model was launched for Rs. 170,000. However, you can take it home for just Rs. 150,000 this Dashain. Furthermore, Hukut is offering store vouchers worth Rs. 10,000 on this laptop.

Honorable Mention

In the third position, we have the latest Asus TUF Dash F15 (2022). It brings the latest Intel 12th Gen Core i5-12450H and pairs it with RT 3050 graphics from NVIDIA. The latter has a default TGP of 60W, which can reach up to 75W with the Dynamic Boost. Asus has also added the option for MUX switch and Optimus on this year’s TUF Dash F15, allowing users to bypass the integrated graphics completely for better visual performance.

Over on the display front, you get a 15.6-inch IPS screen with 144Hz refresh rate and support for Adaptive Sync. The laptop ships with 16GB of DDR4 by default, but users can expand it up to 32GB on their own. Furthermore, it comes with 512GB of SSD storage. Like most premium laptops from Asus, this one also comes with Military-grade certification. On top of that, you also get 2 years of warranty and free accessories on every purchase.

Best Gaming Laptops under NPR 150000 in Nepal 2023 (Summary)

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