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Gaming laptops
Posted on 6/9/14 at 11:56 am
Posted on 6/9/14 at 11:56 am
Looks like I will be getting into the computer gaming world. What are some good gaming laptops out there? I was looking at a Lenovo ideapad y510. Never did online gaming before so I am not sure if I need a lot of RAM space or a fast processor. Any help would be appreciated. 
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Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:09 pm to suavecito80
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Gaming laptops
Oxymoron
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What are some good gaming laptops
No such thing.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:10 pm to suavecito80
build a desktop
Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:10 pm to SG_Geaux
Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:12 pm to suavecito80
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so I am not sure if I need a lot of RAM space or a fast processor.
Neither are nearly as important as a capable GPU. I can help you, but before we even get into this, what is your budget? If it's not realistic, you are not going to be happy with the 'gaming' experience of a laptop.
I assume you want the laptop because you travel a lot. Otherwise, you're throwing your money away on an underpowered machine.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:47 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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Neither are nearly as important as a capable GPU. I can help you, but before we even get into this, what is your budget? If it's not realistic, you are not going to be happy with the 'gaming' experience of a laptop.
I assume you want the laptop because you travel a lot. Otherwise, you're throwing your money away on an underpowered machine.
I am thinking anywhere from 1000-1500. Yes, I would like to bring it with me when I travel.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:48 pm to suavecito80
Lenovo Y series
Posted on 6/9/14 at 12:59 pm to SG_Geaux
huh?
that's my gaming laptop and I can play any game on optimal settings with no issues.
LINK
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Intel Core_i7_3610QM Processor 2.3GHz
12 GB SO-DIMM RAM
1500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
that's my gaming laptop and I can play any game on optimal settings with no issues.
LINK
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 1:09 pm to suavecito80
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I am thinking anywhere from 1000-1500.
There was a brief discussion of gaming laptops in this price range in the PC thread (page 847), and this $1399 MSI laptop was linked: LINK
It has the best GPU for the price range, and that's what you need to pay the most attention to, with all else being secondary. RAM is unimportant as long as there is at least 8GB (and that's pretty standard in gaming laptops). There is a 15" version of that same laptop for the same price as well.
If you want to go cheap, 860M GPU minimum if you want any real longevity out of the machine.
Avoid the Lenovos with SLI, but this one seems OK for the price: LINK
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 1:11 pm to ILikeLSUToo
If you get a gaming laptop, get something to alleviate the heat your legs will be subjected to.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 1:16 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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There was a brief discussion of gaming laptops in this price range in the PC thread (page 847), and this $1399 MSI laptop was linked: LINK
It has the best GPU for the price range, and that's what you need to pay the most attention to, with all else being secondary. RAM is unimportant as long as there is at least 8GB (and that's pretty standard in gaming laptops). There is a 15" version of that same laptop for the same price as well.
If you want to go cheap, 860M GPU minimum if you want any real longevity out of the machine.
Avoid the Lenovos with SLI, but this one seems OK for the price: LINK
Appreciate it. This is the info I was looking for.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 2:21 pm to TH03
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that's my gaming laptop and I can play any game on optimal settings with no issues.
That's a flat out lie unless you consider optimal settings medium or high (on older games) with lots of textures turned down.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 2:34 pm to TH03
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that's my gaming laptop and I can play any game on optimal settings with no issues.
With that Fermi and those 384 CUDA cores?
BS unless you game @ 720.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 2:35 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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It has the best GPU for the price range, and that's what you need to pay the most attention to, with all else being secondary
What would you recommend for a $3000 budget? I was thinking Alienware, but I have no idea if those are worth the price.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 2:45 pm to jrodLSUke
If you are paying $3K, you have better be paying for some type of SLi/CFx config w/ a GTX 870/880M or 290M.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 2:58 pm to jrodLSUke
Jesus, I just can't imagine dropping $3k on something that will perform at a fraction of the desktop equivalent budget and be practically impossible to upgrade effectively.
But, I suppose if my income allowed for it, I'd be buying toys like that all the time.
At that price point, there may be some specialty smaller shops that do custom laptops with their own branding, but I'd have no clue on their quality. You can for sure get some ASUS and MSI laptops customized up to that $3k mark, but it'll mostly involve upgrades to the CPU, some mSata SSDs tacked on, excessive RAM, etc. Nothing that will go beyond a single 880M most likely.
But, I suppose if my income allowed for it, I'd be buying toys like that all the time.
At that price point, there may be some specialty smaller shops that do custom laptops with their own branding, but I'd have no clue on their quality. You can for sure get some ASUS and MSI laptops customized up to that $3k mark, but it'll mostly involve upgrades to the CPU, some mSata SSDs tacked on, excessive RAM, etc. Nothing that will go beyond a single 880M most likely.
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 4:08 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Yeah same...
The only way is if I was traveling a lot or working out of town for 1-2months.
The only way is if I was traveling a lot or working out of town for 1-2months.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 5:10 pm to LSU Coyote
Thanks.
Yeah, I travel weekly and need a laptop that can feed duel monitors when I'm in my 2nd office or home offce. I need to be more portable than a desktop.
Do you have any links where I might order what you are recommending?
Yeah, I travel weekly and need a laptop that can feed duel monitors when I'm in my 2nd office or home offce. I need to be more portable than a desktop.
Do you have any links where I might order what you are recommending?
Posted on 6/9/14 at 5:46 pm to jrodLSUke
Well any laptop with an IB or HW iGPU HD4000 or greater could run dual monitors in work applications without hiccup.
If you are serious about gaming I would strongly consider the laptops LSU linked. You will want to suck it up and purchase nobless than a GTX 860 in the system.
If you are serious about gaming I would strongly consider the laptops LSU linked. You will want to suck it up and purchase nobless than a GTX 860 in the system.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:20 am to jrodLSUke
I have an Alienware 18 best thing I've eve bought lol. Don't regret spending 3k at all.
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