Not only that, but in my testing these machines often do so without sacrificing display quality.
Right now, the best budget rig Ive tested is the Asus TUF A15.
The all-plastic construction and angular lines cheapen the feel considerably.
I do, however, prefer the embossed design of the iconography sitting on the palm rest area.
The Nitro avoids this ick as much as it can while still featuring mantras of its own.
Sacrifices are felt in the keyboard and trackpad.
Unfortunately, the keyboard backlight is set to a stock light blue and isnt configurable separately.
HPstillships some of its Victus machines with this outdated amount.
The V 14 also has a neat trick up its sleeve with USB 4 compatibility.
Elsewhere, the Acer is fairly restrained in its port offerings.
Theres a good amount of extra functionality baked into the keyboard, though.
Its odd that this is presented front and center while the actual prefs software is hidden behind search menus.
Nitro Sense is gaming software through and through.
A more detailed view of your current speeds and temperatures can also be viewed in the Monitoring tab.
I was impressed with the overall color and brightness of this screen as well.
Its got more space to play with and therefore more cooling to keep everything running.
While the latter dipped just below the ideal 60fps in an average test, its still perfectly runnable.
High is workable, though youll still notice a few stutters and dropped frames during more intense moments.
Frame generation was made for rigs like this.
It does dip below the Transcend in Time Spy as well, just nestling under HPs 7,913 score.
Should you buy the Acer Nitro V 14?
I tested the last three titles in that list with frame generation both on and off.
PC Mark 10 was used to test CPU performance and compare against similar models.
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