Need help choosing!

satindemon4u · Jul 30, 2013

First off, I hope this is the right area. If not please let me know where it goes and I will move it promptly

ANYWAY! Alright all I am looking to buy a laptop. One that will play games on high settings with no lag (mostly up to something like COD, Skyrim occasionally but that I can bare to play on low if need be). I currently have one that I am looking at and yes, it is a refurb but it is ASUS and I love them, and trust them. So to me, it's a pretty sweet deal. I am just wanting to make sure I am not missing a better deal somewhere. Was going to go with Lenovo until I found out that they recently removed all options to finance and now only accept debit or credit cards -.-

Here is the laptop that I currently have picked out...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231002

Price cap is around $850 at the most. If a boat load of tax is added then a little lower than that if possible. Looking for an i7 if possible, i5 would be acceptable. MUST have a dedicated graphics card, of course.

Anyway, hope that sums it up. Thanks guys!

jgunning · Jul 30, 2013

satindemon4u said:
First off, I hope this is the right area. If not please let me know where it goes and I will move it promptly

ANYWAY! Alright all I am looking to buy a laptop. One that will play games on high settings with no lag (mostly up to something like COD, Skyrim occasionally but that I can bare to play on low if need be). I currently have one that I am looking at and yes, it is a refurb but it is ASUS and I love them, and trust them. So to me, it's a pretty sweet deal. I am just wanting to make sure I am not missing a better deal somewhere. Was going to go with Lenovo until I found out that they recently removed all options to finance and now only accept debit or credit cards -.-

Here is the laptop that I currently have picked out...

Refurbished: ASUS G75 Series G75VW-BHI7N07 Noteboo...

Price cap is around $850 at the most. If a boat load of tax is added then a little lower than that if possible. Looking for an i7 if possible, i5 would be acceptable. MUST have a dedicated graphics card, of course.

Anyway, hope that sums it up. Thanks guys!

That's a pretty powerful rig. I would dare to say you aren't going to get a lot better value for money than that find

J :toast:

Jetster · Jul 30, 2013

A gaming laptop is the worst investment. Just my opinion. Also ive seen a lot of ASUS laptop going for warrenty work lately. Which is sad cuz I love them also. They did away with the two year warrenty

RCoon · Jul 30, 2013

God, 5400RPM HDD, never again will I touch one of those. Aside from that, its a good midrange gaming laptop.

BiggieShady · Jul 30, 2013

Jetster said:
A gaming laptop is the worst investment. Just my opinion.

I share this opinion. Gaming laptops are often noisy and run games at higher temperatures. Those high pitch laptop fans can drive a man crazy.

satindemon4u · Jul 30, 2013

BiggieShady said:
I share this opinion. Gaming laptops are often noisy and run games at higher temperatures. Those high pitch laptop fans can drive a man crazy.

Well thank you all! Alright then what if I want a laptop that I can at least customize to play the games I listed and stay under 850. Ideas?

RCoon · Jul 30, 2013

satindemon4u said:
Well thank you all! Alright then what if I want a laptop that I can at least customize to play the games I listed and stay under 850. Ideas?

First answer us this.

Do you intend to stay in hotels regularly to play games?
Do you regularly find yourself on a train or plane at least 5 times a week and play games?

If no to both then - Why does it have to be a laptop?

satindemon4u · Jul 30, 2013

RCoon said:
First answer us this.

Do you intend to stay in hotels regularly to play games?
Do you regularly find yourself on a train or plane at least 5 times a week and play games?

If no to both then - Why does it have to be a laptop?

Good question. Because I already have a desktop that plays what I want and it does it very well. I am looking to be a bit more mobile though. Trying to a haul a rig and monitor to a friends for a LAN party isn't exactly the greatest. But no trains or anything of the sort haha

Frick · Jul 30, 2013

Just how often are you on LAN's though? If that is the sole reason I'd look into building a small gaming system.

RCoon · Jul 30, 2013

Frick said:
Just how often are you on LAN's though? If that is the sole reason I'd look into building a small gaming system.

+1

Bitfenix Prodigy + FM2 or Z77 MiniITX system.

Fourstaff · Jul 30, 2013

satindemon4u said:
Good question. Because I already have a desktop that plays what I want and it does it very well. I am looking to be a bit more mobile though. Trying to a haul a rig and monitor to a friends for a LAN party isn't exactly the greatest. But no trains or anything of the sort haha

If you have a car build a ITX system. Its a lot better than a laptop, unless space is a premium too (in which case you are more or less cornered to get a laptop).

satindemon4u · Jul 30, 2013

Looking for a laptop so I can go places. Anywhere really. Around my own house, you other houses etc. Like I said I already have a gaming desktop but am looking for more portability.

System Name	Desktop
Processor	Intel Core i5 6600k
Motherboard	Asus Z170-E
Cooling	Cooler Master 212 Evo
Memory	16 GB Ballistix DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060
Storage	120GB OCZ Vector SSD & 1TB Western Digital Black
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	N/A
Power Supply	630w Raidmax Hybrid 2 RX-630SS
Mouse	Logitech G402
Keyboard	Rosewill Mechanical
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Intel® Core i5 6600
Motherboard	Asus H170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Hyper 212 Evo
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB DDR4 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Geforce GTX 960 G1 4GB Gaming
Storage	256GB Intel SSD 525 Series
Display(s)	24" LG LED Monitor
Case	Corsair Carbide 200R
Power Supply	Seasonic MK12II 620W
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 x64

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	Windows 10 64-bit Core i7 6700
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700
Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS
Cooling	Corsair AIO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Kingston DDR4 2666
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB, Seagate Baracuda 1 TB
Display(s)	Dell P2414H
Case	Corsair Carbide Air 540
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX v2 650W
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	CM Storm Quickfire Pro, Cherry MX Reds
Software	MS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Need help choosing!

satindemon4u

jgunning

Jetster

RCoon

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satindemon4u

RCoon

satindemon4u

Frick

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RCoon

Fourstaff

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satindemon4u

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

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