• Great but affordable gaming laptop?
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Hey guys, I'm currently looking into buying a good but somewhat cheap gaming laptop. I'm don't have much knowledge of specs and hardware, so I'm gonna see what you guys can find. I want to be able to run these games on pretty good settings and have smooth fps: Half-Life 2 Garry's MOD Team Fortress 2 Minecraft Call of Duty: Black Ops and most of the 'latest games'. I am on a budget of around $1000. I don't mind if doesn't exactly look like a gaming laptop (like Alienware laptops), and I want to be able to watch movies as well as browse the internet etc. Any suggestions is appreciated, Thanks in Advance.
Laptop =/= Gaming
[QUOTE=DestWa;27455804]Laptop =/= Gaming[/QUOTE] For $1000 he can easily get a laptop that can play those games maxed out, although with Black Ops some of the details may need to be dialed down.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214050&cm_re=qosmio_460m-_-34-214-050-_-Product[/url] will max out all games above, and will max out most of the games in the market today.
Choose one. Gaming Affordable Laptop
Eh, it's alright. [url]http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X6-9500_Notebook/[/url]
[QUOTE=HeraldedAssasin;27455916]Choose one. Gaming Affordable Laptop[/QUOTE] yeah, um, no try again?
[QUOTE=HeraldedAssasin;27455916]Choose two. Gaming Affordable Laptop[/QUOTE] Fixed
I like how everyone doubts gaming laptops...they're just not upgradable :v:
Sony Vaio F series are pretty good at games. It can run BC2 at pretty good FPS. But it will put you a little over $1000. [editline]16th January 2011[/editline] If you customize it.
Umm, the Qosimo or GX740 is the best for $1000.
[QUOTE=Swilly;27455970]I like how everyone doubts gaming laptops...they're just not upgradable :v:[/QUOTE] And they overheat and generally don't have a great battery life. Not that I'm against them...
I am
That Qosmio looks pretty. I might buy it :D
First of all, think about it : Do you really need a laptop? Most people I see buying laptops will simply put them on a desk and use them as some kind of all-in-one PC. A laptop with comparable specs to a desktop will cost a lot more. Gaming laptops aren't exactly good at mobility either, most of the time they're fucking heavy and huge. If you need a laptop for something like college you might want to look into buying a cheaper gaming PC along with a netbook. Netbooks have a surprisingly long battery life and a lot of mobility. Their main problems are they have a tiny screen and their performance isn't exactly awesome.
[QUOTE=ze beaver;27470409]First of all, think about it : Do you really need a laptop? Most people I see buying laptops will simply put them on a desk and use them as some kind of all-in-one PC. A laptop with comparable specs to a desktop will cost a lot more. Gaming laptops aren't exactly good at mobility either, most of the time they're fucking heavy and huge. If you need a laptop for something like college you might want to look into buying a cheaper gaming PC along with a netbook. Netbooks have a surprisingly long battery life and a lot of mobility. Their main problems are they have a tiny screen and their performance isn't exactly awesome.[/QUOTE] Not to mention "gaming laptops" have shitty battery life.
I actually do need a laptop because of the fact my current computer is a family one and I am not allowed to buy a gaming pc because I don't have anymore space to keep one in my room. Also, is the Toshiba Qosimo 500 and the Toshiba Qosimo 505 the same or is one better than the other?
DO NOT get a samsung qx410 it sucks ass for call of duty
[QUOTE=Swilly;27455970]I like how everyone doubts gaming laptops...they're just not upgradable :v:[/QUOTE] And less bang for the buck compared to a stationary.
Hmm.. I'm still undecided. I'm deciding between Qosimo and QX410. Also, is there a huge difference between Intel i5 and i7 core?
[QUOTE=Xylem;27475843]Hmm.. I'm still undecided. I'm deciding between Qosimo and QX410. Also, is there a huge difference between Intel i5 and i7 core?[/QUOTE] the Core i5 2300 has a base clock speed of 2.8 GHz and a maximum Turbo Boost speed of 3.1 GHz. The Intel Core i7 2600, on the other hand, offers a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz and a maximum Turbo Boost of 3.8 GHz. Besides the clock speed difference, Turbo Boost is essentially the same on the i5 and i7 processors. oh and i5 don't support Hyper-Threading but i7 does. Back to topic: I would suggest ASUS G series but unfortunately none of them cost less than 1000$. Maybe you can try this: [url]http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-17/pd?oc=dndojx1&model_id=xps-17&[/url] Not bad,I think.
Is there another easier way you could explain that? I'm still undecided, need more suggestions and feedback on past suggestions.
Easier way? Hmmm....lets just say i7 has more advantage than i5. You could convert and encode video faster with i7,Serious Multitasking(if you do that), and it scales pretty well with the latest GPU. But if you are just plain gaming and doing some conventional work,the i5(quad core version) would be better since it's cheaper and does not makes much difference. Maybe you can listen to other threader's opinions. I'm not the only one here. :)
[QUOTE=HeraldedAssasin;27455916]Choose one. Gaming Affordable Laptop[/QUOTE] Gee, how many times have I seen that?
You should check out dv6-3050us, great cooling which most of gaming laptops lack
[QUOTE=bl4h;27470643]Not to mention "gaming laptops" have shitty battery life.[/QUOTE] That's why you can plug it in.
[QUOTE=HeraldedAssasin;27455916]Choose one. Gaming Affordable Laptop[/QUOTE] OP is asking for all 3, if you can't help him then get out, that joke is not funny or witty, and never was
I would advice waiting for the Sandy bridge CPUs to hit the laptop market before buying, which shouldn't be very long. 32nm means less heat and more transistors fitted in the die, which is gonna be pretty substantial for laptops where some of the mail limiting factors are size and heat. And/or possibly wait for AMD's fusion thing, which according to some press releases is gonna be pretty huge.
[QUOTE=bl4h;27470643]Not to mention "gaming laptops" have shitty battery life.[/QUOTE] I dunno about you but when I'm gaming for a long time I only need battery for the two minutes or so it takes me to change rooms, going from my bedroom to the living room. Hell, one of those emergency power battery things and a desktop might be able to do it. But nothing beats picking up a mouse, laptop, and power supply and being able to go anywhere. Sometimes I literally game on the roof of my house.
[QUOTE=chipset;27476779]I would advice waiting for the Sandy bridge CPUs to hit the laptop market before buying, which shouldn't be very long. 32nm means less heat and more transistors fitted in the die, which is gonna be pretty substantial for laptops where some of the mail limiting factors are size and heat. And/or possibly wait for AMD's fusion thing, which according to some press releases is gonna be pretty huge.[/QUOTE] Sandy Bridge - Mobile Processor February 20, 2011
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