Need laptop advice

[gelat]

Considering the following laptops, all 17.3

Alienware 17 R4, 3840x2160, 1070 GTX
Gigabyte P37x V6, 3840x2160, 1070 GTX
MSI GS73 VR stealth, 3840x2160, 1060 GTX
MSI GS73 VR stealth, 1920x1080, 1060 GTX

So. The issue is 1) can a 1060 even handle 2160p, 2) is a 2160p laptop a good idea, or should I just go with a 1080p with a 1060 or a 1070?

Light and thin are preferable, so ASUS ROG and MSI dominator are out.

Thoughts?

 

[Andrew Carnegie]

According to me 1080p is the best resolution for all types of laptops. I don't like more than it and not even less than it. Reason, while gaming who knows at what resolution we are playing. Of-course more resolution will look good but 1080p isn't even bad!

More resolution will push CPU and GPU more resulting into more throttling, heat generation and lesser battery life.

I think going with 1080p display and newer 1060 or 1070 NVidia card will be better.

P.S. - This is just my thinking and I know not everyone would like or agree with it.

 

[corkyg]

Todays power notebooks can do much better than the old TV standard of 1080p. Now we have 2X or 2560x1440 available. 1080p is yesterday's news.

 

[giantpandaman2]

Laptop 1060 will struggle at above 1920x1080 on brand new games. There is no mobile GPU that can handle 4k. No desktop GPU's can handle that. You'd have to turn down a lot of settings to run at native resolution even with a 1070.

As for whether it's worth it, if the 4k is what you want for non-gaming applications, then go for it. If you want 4k for gaming...probably not the best idea or experience. GPU's just aren't up to the task yet.