Buying Gaming Laptop (Help Please?)

Kusimeka · May 12, 2011

Hi guys, i'm buying a new Gaming Laptop. I'm selling my computer because i'm going to Uni at the end of the year, and i shall be doing a Multimedia course, and i also love gaming so i need a very powerful Laptop. I'm just so confused, there's so many out there and all this new info on Sandy Bridge laptops are confusing me!

I want a gaming laptop, that looks good and runs all games. I just don't want a Alienware!

I live in the UK, and my budget is £600-700. The more Multimedia features it has, the better. Which one should i get? Any help would be so appreciated!

Thanks!

de.das.dude · May 12, 2011

wait for the AMD APU with the 3850?
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145597

Black Panther · May 12, 2011

I really don't want to spoil plans but with that budget you won't get a laptop that "runs all games".
And even if you do, within a year or 2 its graphics card will be outdated and you either can't change it or it'd be very expensive to do so (I'm speaking from experience. I can get a 280M GTX for my laptop, but nothing more modern, instead of my 8800M GTX, and it will cost 500 sterling to buy it......)

If you can, I'd more suggest getting a desktop for gaming and buying a budget laptop for Uni use.

de.das.dude · May 12, 2011

yes. you should upgrade your desktop first. and believe me. laptops are not meant for gaming. its only for short trips to keep you busy. thats it. nothing serious.

Fourstaff · May 12, 2011

If you are willing to up your budget by a bit, this is a good one: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-...-r5870-1gb-dvdrw-wifi-n-btooth-webcam-w7hp-64

Or this, if you are willing to sacrifice graphics for more processing power:http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-...ia-gt540m-vga-hdmi-dvdrw-bluetooth-w7hp-64bit

Otherwise, there is always the Dell XPS.

Kusimeka · May 12, 2011

Thanks for the replies guys, but really? I thought the gaming laptops these days were pretty darn powerful. I mean the computer i have right now still runs most games, okay maybe it doesn't run Crysis at the highest graphics as smooth as it could, but it copes. Looking at the specs of the laptop Fourstaff posted, surely that's superior to my desktop i have right now? (specs on the side)

Wouldn't that laptop play all games out there these days?

kurosagi01 · May 12, 2011

I am coming to the rescue again.

£597 for the i5 dual core cpu+GT540m:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5742G_1074095.html
or you want the i7 quad+GT540m:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5750G_1053012.html

They are within your budget,also the GT540m is a good GPU,it can play games like crysis 2,mafia 2,battlefield bad company 2,Call of duty games,starcraft 2 etc,heres review:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-540M.41715.0.html

The 5870 on the laptop is as powerful as a desktop 5770,so i would say its probably better than your 8800GT but the heat of a laptop doesn't justify it and the cost.

Fourstaff · May 12, 2011

We should appoint Kurosagi as TPULaptopman! :laugh:

Get the i7 Acer, if you don't mind Acer. Their build quality is not the best, but on the other hand, Dell's and HP's build quality are not that much better nowadays anyway. Laptops nowadays are quite powerful, I mean, I can play Starcraft 2 on mine with decent fps, other than super large 200vs200 battles.

kurosagi01 · May 12, 2011

Yeah i don't really like Acer myself but i only heard of their low end to be at fault most,not sure about their high end,always worth taking the gamble with their middle to high end laptops.

And lol nah i don't deserve it yet haha,i need get myself better laptop lmao and i'm sure theirs others got more ideas to choose laptop than i have,just seems i like helpping people pick good laptops so they don't waste their money on laptops with poor hardware.

MilkyWay · May 12, 2011

Acer Aspire 5750G, has a sandybridge and has a light gaming gpu. You can play source engine games on that and other games but just dont expect it to play on high or anything although the low screen resolution on laptops does help.

EDIT: Laptops CAN BE POWERFUL if you have the money! Up to £500 and lets just say its never going to game lol.

kurosagi01 · May 12, 2011

I did find a Toshiba laptop for £500 with a amd or i3 i can't remember with a 5650 i think which was still pretty decent for light gaming, brand new on saveonlaptops lol.

Champ · May 12, 2011

dead serious, there are monster gaming laptops that can beat desktops up and down...you just need good credit. They have hexa-cores and SLI/Crossfire. I'd be willing to lug around that monster and have to always see next to a power plug. I just have a soft spot for extreme amounts of power in mobile packages.

kurosagi01 · May 12, 2011

Lol i always have the urge to sell my whole desktop for a light gaming laptop,just because i like the shape and portability a laptop has.
But i know it won't be worth it in long run.

Fourstaff · May 12, 2011

kurosagi01 said:
Lol i always have the urge to sell my whole desktop for a light gaming laptop,just because i like the shape and portability a laptop has.
But i know it won't be worth it in long run.

I have an urge to go the other way round. Trade, perhaps?

Given the power of laptops nowadays, you wouldn't sacrifice much other than eyecandy.

overclocker · May 12, 2011

I love my laptop for gaming its great and I can run everything out there when overclocked with mid settings and 30+ frames. make sure to get a laptop with at least 1gb of its own video memory. 5670 or the green camps 540 would both be great.

Processor	I5-4670k @ 4ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z87 Extreme 4
Cooling	Hyper 212 Evo
Memory	Gskill 2133mhz - 8gb
Video Card(s)	Evga 970 GTX FTW
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb
Display(s)	Samsung 22" B2230
Case	NZXT 410 Phantom
Audio Device(s)	Motherboard Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair Gaming Series 700w
Software	Windows 7 64-bit

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| Old Monke
Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

System Name	Black Panther
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory	2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage	Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s)	32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case	NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s)	Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse	Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard	Motospeed
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| Old Monke
Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

System Name	Orange! // ItchyHands
Processor	3570K // 10400F
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Extreme4 // TUF Gaming B460M-Plus
Cooling	Stock // Stock
Memory	2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9 Corsair XMS3 // 2x8Gb 3200 Mhz XPG D41
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 570 // Asus TUF RTX 2070
Storage	Samsung 840 250Gb // SX8200 480GB
Display(s)	LG 22EA53VQ // Philips 275M QHD
Case	NZXT Phantom 410 Black/Orange // Tecware Forge M
Power Supply	Corsair CXM500w // CM MWE 600w

Buying Gaming Laptop (Help Please?)

Kusimeka

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Black Panther

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Fourstaff

Moderator

Kusimeka

kurosagi01

Fourstaff

Moderator

kurosagi01

MilkyWay

kurosagi01

Champ

kurosagi01

Fourstaff

Moderator

overclocker

System Name	Ultraman
Processor	Intel core i9 13900HK
Motherboard	Alienware/Dell inverted motherboard
Cooling	Alienware/Dell cooling solution + IETS GT500 cooling pad
Memory	Alienware/Dell 32GB 6000mhz DDR5
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX4080 12GB
Storage	1TB Dell supplied NVME + Samsung Evo 1TB NVME
Display(s)	AOC Gaming CU34G3S/BK
Case	Alienware X16
Audio Device(s)	onboard/Speakers: Logitech G560
Power Supply	Alienware/Dell battery + 330W charger
Mouse	Microsoft Pro Intellimouse - White
Keyboard	Ducky One2 SF White MX cherry Red
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Champ's 1440P Rig
Processor	Intel i7-4770K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z97 Extreme6
Cooling	Corsair H60
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 Mhz 4x4 Blue Ram
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 840 Evo 256 GB/RAID 0 Western Digital Blue 1 TB HDDs
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU
Case	Antec P100
Power Supply	Corsair CX850M
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	TT eSports Poseidon
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Alienware laptop R4
Processor	intel i7-3610M @ 2,30Ghz
Motherboard	dell?
Cooling	2 built in laptop cooling fans
Memory	16GB DDR3 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	AMD Mobility Radeon HD m290x 4GB GDDR5
Storage	256 ssd and 512ssd
Display(s)	laptop screen 17.3" 1920x1080 + LG 22" inch LCD HD 1920 x 1200
Case	My laptop back pack case
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster
Power Supply	laptop brick
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit