Best products from r/SurfaceGaming

We found 14 comments on r/SurfaceGaming discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 9 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.

Top comments mentioning products on r/SurfaceGaming:

u/Snackie56 · 2 pointsr/SurfaceGaming

This shouldnt happen if you're using an external fan. I use a usb fan plugged into the surface and I never experience throttling, while playing any of my games- whether it be cs:go, civ 5, overwatch, rocket league. I do not even undervolt.

You must either have a defective unit, or you're using your fan incorrectly. I use the arctic breeze usb gooseneck fan, and I point it at the upper right hand corner of my surface. The surface blows hot air out the left side. Do not point it at the left side.

If you wanted a laptop for gaming, you should've gotten a regular laptop in the first place, or at best- a gaming laptop. This could all be made extremely easy through using this simple 7$ fan, http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-USB-Powered-Portable-Solution-Gooseneck/dp/B003XN24GY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465169109&sr=8-1&keywords=arctic+breeze+usb+fan

u/Holop_dolop · 2 pointsr/SurfaceGaming

With my surface book, I've had far more success getting one of those USB fans and angling it towards the back of the tablet portion. It's far more portable, cheaper, quieter, and cools just as well if not better because you can direct the air flow exactly to where you need it.

Arctic ABACO-BZG00-010000 ARCTIC Breeze Mobile - Mini USB Desktop Fan with Flexible Neck and Adjustable Fan Speed I Portable Desk Fan for Home, Office I Silent USB Fan I Fan Speed 1700 RPM - White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XN24GY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_j3T4Ab0RSPGEB

u/shattasma · 1 pointr/SurfaceGaming

i got a ~10$ usb fan from amazon. one with a bendy neck so you can point it directly at the back of surface.

its cheap, effective, hardly takes up space and makes a big difference in frame-rate. i can play hours without stutters, while before my surface would go ~20min before having to undervolt and cool down.

found the exact one i bought
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XN24GY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_AQ5qDbRDK1RY4

u/MothrFKNGarBear · 2 pointsr/SurfaceGaming

Honestly I was going to get the BaseQi adapter too. I just saw too many wonkey reviews and as it turns out my USB c dock has a micro SD card slot so I just use that and it works great.


I've got this: SanDisk 400GB Ultra microSDXC... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074RNRM2B?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Got it for ~$44 on Prime Day's. Reformatted to match my current internal SSD as a NTFS file system. So it looks like another hard drive, to my PC.

u/Sielle · 3 pointsr/SurfaceGaming

You would need an HDMI to USB capture device. Something like this;

https://www.amazon.com/d/Internal-TV-Tuner-Capture-Cards/Magewell-HDMI-Video-Capture-Dongle/B00I16VQOY

Just buy a BT controller for the surface and load an emulator. Easier, and personally I'd say you're in the clear morally if you just stick to the games you own.

u/nomad023 · 1 pointr/SurfaceGaming

I used https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072HRDM55?psc=1 and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JY5T7T with BaseQi adapter. My experience is Samsung's microSD is better than Sandisk's even on par with a 7200 rpm HDD.

u/Reebzy · 2 pointsr/SurfaceGaming

Use this micro sd card adapter and buy a mem card to put in it:

BASEQI Aluminum MicroSD Adapter for Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Model-351A) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0798MPVT2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RweoDbZ8C6GMR

u/marcf31 · 1 pointr/SurfaceGaming

I mean an external battery pack for laptops, something like this:
Battery Pack

The one I have delivers power for about 2 more hours of gaming, however it´s output struggles to recharge the laptop while I am gaming, so I usually try to keep the SB charged for as long as possible.

u/Davidwr80 · 2 pointsr/SurfaceGaming

No worries. I use this cable: https://www.amazon.com.au/DisplayPort-uni-Thunderbolt-Compatible-More-Gray/dp/B07CL31FR6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=uni+usb-c+to+dp&qid=1572077101&sr=8-3
But the one you sent should work as well tbh, since it says it would also be "compatible" with tb3 whitch doesn't mean that it won't work with USB-c.