Best Laptop for gaming?!

[Hpanz]

Hello,

I am planninig on creating a custom laptop designed specifically for gaming. You know, top of the line specs while at the same time not being too over-priced.

Word on the street is that Alienware is legit but you are basically paying for the name... I hear that you can get the same, if not better, for cheaper.

Thank you ahead of time for reading my post and replying!

Sincerely, Hpan.

 

[mnewsham]

Look at Sager, also if you are looking for a non custom look at the ASUS G73 or the ASUS G53.

 

[techforums]

another vote for the g73

 

[Hpanz]

Why?

I'm not trying to sass or anything Lol, just curious -- Why the G73?

 

[mnewsham]

Why?

I'm not trying to sass or anything Lol, just curious -- Why the G73?

The G73 is known as a cheap and very good gaming laptop, i own one look at the specs in my sig. i paid $900 for mine.

 

[Arkaign]

You should get :

16GB Ram, Striped Raid 240GB Vertex 3s, i7-2920XM, Radeon 6970M
















but it would be stupidly expensive.

 

[Dave3000]

I recommend a desktop for gaming because you can get more powerful hardware at the same price as a laptop, unless you need portability. You can't upgrade the CPU in a laptop and you can't add a faster graphics card in a laptop, so when you laptops graphics card and CPU become too slow with future games, you have to buy a new laptop or desktop.

 

[mnewsham]

I recommend a desktop for gaming because you can get more powerful hardware at the same price as a laptop, unless you need portability. You can't upgrade the CPU in a laptop and you can't add a faster graphics card in a laptop, so when you laptops graphics card and CPU become too slow with future games, you have to buy a new laptop or desktop.

You can change the CPU and the GPU in some laptops these days, i know the Nvidia cards these days come in MXM socket (board?) and can be changed out. As long as you are using a similar CPU with the same TDP you can sometimes change the CPU in the laptop as well.

 

[Hpanz]

To Mnewsham.

What is a great graphics card that I should look into getting? Pref. one that I can upgrade in the future.

And CPU?

 

[mnewsham]

To Mnewsham.

What is a great graphics card that I should look into getting? Pref. one that I can upgrade in the future.

And CPU?

What is your price range?

 

[Hpanz]

Preferably <2.5

 

[mnewsham]

In that price range. My recommendation is
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP8170-S1

With that you can add more RAM when need, Add or change HDD's, and IF you REALLY needed to at somepoint i guess you could upgrade the CPU from the base to the higher end i7-2920XM (from the i7-2630QM). In my personal experiences the only things in a laptop that are worth upgrading is the RAM and the HDD's

 

[Zap]

i know the Nvidia cards these days come in MXM socket (board?) and can be changed out.

That is only partially true. Some are and some aren't, plus I think the MXM socket/card is standardized but the GPU cooler may not be. Also, where the heck are you going to find a replacement card to buy?

 

[mnewsham]

That is only partially true. Some are and some aren't, plus I think the MXM socket/card is standardized but the GPU cooler may not be. Also, where the heck are you going to find a replacement card to buy?

Minor details

If you go to a replacement part shop for some of the gaming laptops you can usually buy GPU or CPU for the laptop (it'll cost an arm and a leg however)

 

[Hpanz]

Thanks a lot man! You practically built the computer for me! Is there some kind of kudos system on here or something?

 

[mnewsham]

Thanks a lot man! You practically built the computer for me! Is there some kind of kudos system on here or something?

No kudos system to my knowledge but i appreciate the "thanks"! ^_^


Glad i could hep with this, if you have any more questions feel free to send me a private message.

 

[IntelUser2000]

By the way, the mods should move this thread to the appropriate topic. It's definitely not in "CPUs and Overclocking".

 

[mnewsham]

By the way, the mods should move this thread to the appropriate topic. It's definitely not in "CPUs and Overclocking".

I thought about that myself but it looks as if it is winding down anyway, This could go in general hardware or SFF, Notbooks, pre-built/Barbones PCs.