Looking for a gaming laptop $1000 to $1300.

Im looking to purchase a laptop capable of playing current and next gen games,
i7 4th gen, Minimum 8gb Ram, minimum 2 gb graphics, minimum 1TB Hard and HD display
Preferably a laptop with specs close to these.
Im thinking of the ASUS N550jv - cn256h (Model in the UAE), or the Lenovo Y510P.
(The lenovo doesn't come with the dual graphics option, and i dont have any means to purchase the ultra bay graphics slot from outside).
If there aren't any other choices that anyone can suggest, which of these two is the better one,
Personally the asus is more pleasing because of its build quality and 4gb graphics.
So what i want to know is if the ASUS is the right way to go in-terms of gaming and multimedia.
Another major point is cooling, my previous pc was a HP DV6, it got very very hot, i need a PC that has a somewhat better cooling system.
Thank you in advance, please help me look in the right direction.

 

N550jv is too weak with only ddr3 gt 750m at 1080p and even lowered resolution to 900p. Also 1tb hdd is not going to make your computer any faster unless it's an SSD drive and only reason you go for a spinning drive with higher storage is if you need bigger space.

If you want bigger storage w/ a primary SSD drive then do it this way, use 120-240gb SSD for primary and then use 1tb+ hdd for storage and it could be an external hdd or a secondary drive inside your laptop if it can support 2 sata3 drives or an msata/sata3 combo. But if you want the goodness of having both speed and high storage space, then grab the crucial m500 SSD 960gb for under $500 if your budget allows it.


Now for the laptop recommendation, I wouldn't go below a gddr5 gt 750m especially at 900p or 1080p resolution gaming. Asus N56JR, Lenovo Y510p or a Clevo custom build in the 15.6" range if that is available in your country.

 

The N56JR as mentioned will be a better choice for gaming since it has the GT 760M. The G750 is going to be your best bet, the G750JW-DB71 has the GTX 765M but goes a little over your budget and is bigger at 17.3".