Please list notebooks with highend graphics cards

Hi, i'm looking for a gaming notebook and I know most of my options but I was wondering if i was missing out on a more obscure brand that has the option of a top of the line graphics card (8800gtx, 9800gt/s/x, 3870 etc.). Thanks

 

m15x, m17x, np8660, np5796, np9262, m1730, p-6860fx, HDX, toshiba x305

 

nirvana pretty much got it except he didn't put the company's so alienware m15x, alienware m17x, sager np8660, sager np5796, sager np9262,dell m1730, gateway p-6860fx,toshiba HDX, toshiba x305

 

You mean HP HDX. The only hi-end notebooks that Toshiba has are the X205 and the new X305.

-J.B.

 

my fault. the HP HDX

 

All the laptops Nirvana listed are all great gaming machines. Don't go deciding on which one to get based only on the GPU. GPU isn't everything these days. GPU development is moving so fast everything else is lagging behind. I would get a decent card with a balanced CPU and fast hard drive. The majority of bottleneck on the PC is still the pipeline between the CPU and the GPU. It used to be the CPU is pushing faster than the GPU but in recent years it is starting to shift the other way. Now, there's only so much the CPU can push and the GPU is idling more than the CPU. Hence, Nvidia is now looking at using the GPU for other things like hardware physics.

I wouldn't decide on a gaming machine solely on what video is on it.

 

Asus G70 with 8700GT SLI.

 

Although what you said is the contrary to what I've heard, could someone perhaps clear this up? It's definitely a good basis for finding a gaming laptop and generally a build with a good gpu will have the option for a good cpu as well.

 

Well I can give a good example of that. I was able to get hands on with the cheapest gaming laptop with the 8000 series. The gateway.

Sure while it was loaded with a high end gpu, the cpu was horrible, the screen resolution was horrible, the overall feel and quality of the notebook was not so good.

So you get what you pay for, a cheap laptop with a good gpu.

You have to pay attention to all aspects of the laptop and not just the video card. Generally a high end system with a high end card should have components to match, but this is not always the case so you must read into it and do research.

I just dont think laptops should be the hosts of super high end cards, it doesnt work out too well due to the heat they produce and the limited space and energy. A gaming laptop in general for the good ones is in the $3,000 USD range, while a slightly slower mid range laptop is only $1500 USD. do the math 2x the money for maybe 20% of the performance.

All this compared to a desktop for maybe $800 that could perform nearly 2x as well as the $3000 laptop.

It makes the most sense to get a decent laptop that CAN play games on the road, and then have a good desktop at home to really play games when your not on the go.

If your a road warrior and have no home, you can still build a mini system in most cases, but if your forced to use only a laptop for your games and you insist on top gear, be prepared to pay ALOT, and then have it outdated within a year and then spend ALOT again.

 

Any notebook with a 256-bit memory interface videocard would be considered high-end.

So the Toshiba X205 with 8600M.... is out of luck... mid-range only. (even if its SLI, which is kind of dumb, might as well get a single high-end card)

 

Thanks you do make a good point and while I was writing that previous post I put generally because I had the gateway in mind. I'm not always on the move but I couldn't see myself getting a desktop because I just like the freedom of being able to go anywhere with it. But thanks for the insight you made me reconsider getting a less gpu intense laptop however the difference isn't $3000 to $1500 for me its about $2000 and $1300

 

i say the gateway is the best for you, although you could configure a pretty decent 15" clevo model(dont know what its called) for a little more.

 

The name of the Clevo you're looking for is the MT860TU. Sager calls it the NP8660 as previously mentioned by Nirvana.

The Gateway is your best bet at the moment because we at least know what that's capable of. The MT860TU has yet to be received by most reviewers, testers and buyers so we don't know if it will be full of problems or not yet.

 

Sager's np8660 and nP5796 will imo be the best deals out there for gaming notebooks for decent prices. In both you can get a fifth generation Intel chip and the 9800m gt for less than $2000.

I'm planning on getting the 8660 next summer.

 

is the 9700gt considered a 'high end' gaming card? cause asus just rekeased a 15 inch and a 17 inch laptop who both have the 9700

 

The 9700M GT is NOT considered a high-end... its a mid-range card with a 128-bit memory interface.

High-end cards will have at least a 256-bit memory interface.

The 9700M GTS will be a high-end card.. the lowest in the line, but high-end.

 

do u know any laptops that will have the GTS, gophn?

 

I only know of a new Toshiba that will carry the 9700M GTS... which was tested recently to have the benchmarks shown on notebookcheck.

I do not know what the point is, when the ATI 3780 and the 9800M GTS will probably give you more for the same prices.