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    Gaming laptop Suggestion

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chidesd, Nov 15, 2011.

  1. chidesd

    chidesd Notebook Evangelist

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    A friend of mine wants my help finding a good laptop for gaming with the most bang for his buck. He is going to be using it for mostly Diablo 3 and Star wars the old republic any suggestions on laptops or more specifically GFX card/ memory for optimal performance?
     
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  2. Zymphad

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    MSI GT780 is the best bang for the dollar IMO right now with the GTX 570 and all the CPU power he needs with tons of ram and HDD. Good LCD which is upgradable and all the essential ports he would want. And of course among the best free/standard warranty available.
     
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  3. chidesd

    chidesd Notebook Evangelist

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    Id also like to add he doesnt want to go over $1300 which I know is a really tight budget for a good gaming lapptop my laptop cost $2600 when It first came out 3 years ago. plus he prefers 15 inch screen
     
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  4. Zymphad

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    Then only one choice.

    A minimal Sager from Xotic or PowerNotebooks right now. You get a GX560M with 8gb of ram and 2670 CPU for about $1250.

    I would suggest an Asus G74 from Best Buy, but... it's gimped 128bit bus on the GTX 560M. Unfortunate since the cooling system on Asus is second to none, cool and the quietest on the market right now.
     
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  5. WileyCoyote

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    If you don't mind the bulkiness of most gaming laptops, Id suggest asus.
    But if you prefer a slimer body, sleek enough looks for a business meeting, as well as good gaming performance, look into HP Quad edition dv6t or dv7t.

    With coupon you can get a quad core 2ghz, 6770m ati for around 9 bills AFTER tax and shipping.
     
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  6. Lieto

    Lieto Notebook Deity

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    ^^ Sager / Cleveo above = prolly best price / power.
    I would also check new samsung7 with 6750m, its less powerful but also smaller and better battery life in case your friend needs that.
     
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  7. godly_skillz

    godly_skillz Notebook Consultant

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    i just bought a sager 8150.
    got it today

    and im loving it.

    great keyboard, great power, great looks and build, great laptop
     
    godly_skillz, Nov 15, 2011
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  8. chidesd

    chidesd Notebook Evangelist

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    ^^^that is a sweet laptop if I was buying one I would definatly go with the 8150. looks powerful although I have had my problems with sager. last laptop was a 8660 or something like that and I had a few different problems ala being send faulty ram twice and a loose connection from the screen panel and the laptop chasis plus now I have a line going straight threw my screen that I got right after the last time I sent it to sager.
     
    chidesd, Nov 16, 2011
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  9. Zymphad

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    Then just go with a HP DV series then. Save yourself a lot of money, should still be able to play plenty of games.
     
    Zymphad, Nov 16, 2011
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  10. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    This. My dv6 can play anything at 1366x768 and some things (MW3 and some older titles) at 1920x1080 on high details.
     
    hockeymass, Nov 16, 2011
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