top 5 fastest gaming laptops?

i might this summer purchase a new laptop because right now i have a p-6831fx with a 1.83ghz and its getting almost unusable now. what would you say are the 5 fastest reasonably price gaming laptops.
i looked at the xps m1730, the asus w90 and the new alienware m17.

 

the sager 9280
alienware m17/ocz whitebook
asus w90
sager 9262
sager 98xx?

 

http://www.xoticpc.com/
http://powernotebooks.com/
http://www.sagernotebook.com/default.php

I don't know if you've checked out the Sagers yet, but they're definitely worth considering. The top two vendors I listed let you buy laptops without an OS, which saves a lot of money if you're a student and can get Windows for practically free.

The most powerful laptop out right now is the Sager NP 9280, though I don't know if you'd call it "reasonably priced."

 

isnt the 4870 in cross fire the fastest where does the single nvidia 280 1gig compare to it?

 

It should be much less. I just really like processors.

 

yes the 4870 crossfire will blow out the 280m

as of right now price vs performance the asus w90 wins.

 

what iam thinking is buying the new alienware and getting the cheapest one with with the 4870 in cross fire. then buying bigger ram, bigger hard drives and blueray from newegg or microcenter. because they want way to much for ram and hdd upgrades

 

I was just wondering. How do u get windows almost free if your a student? I need to buy a new OS and the cheapest i could find was vista premium for $130 CAD.

 

The AW doesn't offer CrossfireX 4870 yet. Maybe the one coming out in June will but none are for sale right now with those cards.

 

your right just the 3870 in cross fire

 

that is the 3870 in crossfire, not the 4870. big difference in performance there.

 

wow how did i not notice that. thanks now i feel stupid

 

however, Alienware has stated that they are looking to support at least a single 4870 solution for the m17, which if they do, it would still nevertheless be a monstrous machine that plays everything on high.

 

so is there any machine that has a 4870?
btw which is faster the nvidia 1gig 280 or the ati 4870

 

the w90 is a total beast. lol sager owns the top five notebooks. suprised alienware is up thier 3870= not the fastest anymore. lots of cards above it on the vga charts

 

if you guys have been looking at my list...

here are my current "bang for the buck" high-end 3D/gaming notebook picks....
(with 256-bit memory interface videocards)

For 17"+
*(sub-$1500 budget)*
- Gateway P FX .... with 9800M GTS is another good choice but does not have better build quality than other some other alternatives
- MSI GT725 .... fully loaded 17" with ATI HD 4850
*($1600 to $2000)*
- Clevo M570ETU (aka. Sager NP5797) .... new model with Montevina, quad-core and choice of GTX 280M or 9800M GTS/GT/GTX or Quadro 2700M
- ASUS G71G-Q2 .... the Q2 makes the list since its fully loaded with Nvidia 9800M GS, Q9000 quad-core CPU, and Blu-ray drive
- Arima W840 DI (aka. OCZ Whitebook, Alîenware m17, etc...) .... new 17" dual ATI 3870, quad-core and dual HDD
*($2000+ budget)*
- Clevo M980NU (aka. Sager NP9850) ..... new 18.4" with mobile Intel quad-core CPU and dual Nvidia GTX 280M (in SLI)
- ASUS W90Vp .... 18.4" fully loaded with ATI HD 4870 X2 .... make sure to get a quad-core to make it worth it
- Clevo D901C (aka. Sager NP9262) .... 17" with single/dual 9800M GTS/GT/GTX or Quadro 2700M/3700M, uses desktop quad-core CPUs, three internal HDDs, and the best notebook cooling design.
- Clevo D900F/D901F (aka. Sager NP9280) .... new 17" with Intel Core i7 support, Nvidia GTX 280M (or new Quadro), three internal HDDs, and the best notebook cooling design like its predecessor.


For 15"
*(sub-$1400 budget)*
- ASUS G50VT .... 15.6" with 9800M GS (budget high-end card)
- MSI GT627 .... 15.4" with 9800M GS (budget high-end card)
..... and the rest of the mid-range notebooks with Nvidia 9600M/9650M, ATI 3600/3650, etc..
*($1400+ budget)*
- Clevo M860ETU (aka. Sager NP8662) .... fastest 15.4" gaming notebook with Centrino 2 quad-core CPU support... and Nvidia 9800M GTS / GTX 260M / Quadro 2700M

Alîenware (except for M17 which is re-branded Arima W840) and .Dell does not make the list (mainly for the high-end systems), they are quite outdated and configuration upgrades are usually overpriced.

This is a bang for the buck list... if you want to pay for aesthetics and lights, then look elsewhere.

* please read the Clevo Guide for further information about Clevo and their international vendors.

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Top of the top in gaming notebooks (dual cards of course):

1. Dual Nvidia GTX 280M (in SLI) ......... Clevo M980NU ... with mobile quad-core
2. Dual ATI HD 4870 (in Crossfire) ......... ASUS W90 ... with mobile quad-core
3. Dual Nvidia 9800M GTX (in SLI) ......... Clevo D901C ... with desktop quad-core
4. Dual Nvidia 9800M GT / 8800M GTX (in SLI) ....... Clevo D901C ... with desktop quad-core
5. Dual ATI HD 3870 (in Crossfire) ......... Arima W840DI ... with mobile quad-core

______________________________
Top of the top in gaming notebooks/workstations (single videocard):

1. Nvidia GTX 280M ......... Clevo D900F/D901F (with Core i7) and Clevo M570ETU
2. Nvidia GTX 260M ......... Clevo M860ETU
3. Nvidia 9800M GTX ......... Clevo D901C
4. ATI HD 4850 ....... MSI GT725
5. Nvidia 9800M GT / 8800M GTX ......... many notebooks

 

Of course 4870s in crossfire are faster than a single 280m GTX. But the 280m GTX is far superior to a single 4870. Especially in real world applications.

The M570ETU (Sager NP5797 should also be considered one of the top contenders (At least until the NP980NU Comes out next month), with a QX9300 or X9100 and GTX 280m, and half decent battery life considering the performance.

 

thanks gophn helps a lot

 

Microsoft offers their OS to students at some regions for a reduced price. Right now in the US, Vista Ultimate can be bought by students for about 65 USD which is like 75 CAD if my math is right. All you need apparently is a legitimate university email address.

I don't know whether this applies in Canada, but it wouldn't hurt to check it out.

 

Game benchmarks say different. The GTX280M is performing on par with the Mobility 4850 in the MSI GT725 which is the same card as a single Mobility 4870 from a W90.

I'd put the top 5 fastest ranked on the hardware as:

1. Clevo M980NU
2. ASUS W90
3. Clevo D901C
4. Whitebook/M17
5. Toshiba Qosmio X305-708 (over priced and from what I understand poor support but specced right)

 

what benchmarks, 3dmark? Show me some crysis/dmc4/fc2/gta4/cod/insertgamehere numbers.

And going on topic:

1.M980nu
2.D901C
3.W90
4.Whitebook
5.D900F

Strictly by gaming performance, and this is assuming all but the D90Xs are using QX9300s.

And you know what, if there's a toshiba with sli 9800m gts and qx9300, I've give that props as well.

 

what do you mean if it's still not up there??? in order off the top of my head the best cards out there are

280m gtx sli vs 4850 CF
9800m gtx sli
9800m gt sli 8800m gtx sli
3870 CF
280m vs 4850 vs 9800m gtx
9800m gt 8800m gtx
9800m gts sli 8800m gts sli


as i see the 3870 is still in the top 5.

 

Wait, when did the Mobility 4850 pull away from the 9800M GTX? Last time I was paying attention, they were neck and neck in most games.

 

they were sli's i put up. i'll edit

the list is going to messy if i add any more. but i can still do that.

 

new AW laptop you really really wanna wait for that true duel 280m gtx SLI or 4870 xfire

allpowerful.com

 

I would say...

1. D900F / M980nu / D901C (If you want CPU, GPU or balanced power)
2. Asus W90
3. Qosmio x305-708
4. Arima whitebook
5. ...Many other laptops (Workstations with quadro 3700, M570TU, SLI notebooks without quadcore support, etc.)

 

the whitebook is faster then the toshiba.

 

Basically because you can't OC the cpu in the toshiba...

 

i would have to say personally the asus w90 seems the best deal out of all these. i think the laptops mentioned above are very pricey and you will pay about 3grand when your done. i dont understand why the xps m1730 is not up there? with 2 9800 in sli and the hdd and memory upgrades are expensive on it but i was planning on doing those myself.

 

Hrrm, lol we've forgot it. It seems all our choices have quad cores though. The M1730 and M17x are really fast gaming notebooks and will outperform the Whitebook and D900F in a number of benches of course, but they use outdated tech and remain less upgradeable.

 

..sarcasm?

 

no, just anything that's been out for over a year and hasn't been revised since becomes forgettable <.<

 

true. i hope the new alienware comes out with the 4870 in cross fire

 

Yap, throw in a X9000, and you got a beast of a setup. It should be up there with M17x over M17 imo.

Sure it supports no quad, nor DDR3, but 3870 in CF just isn't as consistant in games.

 

search google for ieee benefits its an organization for electrical engineers , you can join with about 15$ and get a windows license i think.

 

quicklite, can you care to explain about your thoery about the 3870 cf being removed?

 

I meant that, 3 series are known to be quite CPU hungry, where as 8800m GTX sli is more friendly in that sense. The additional processing power needed to do same work, would potentially offset the power of quad core.

While M17x/M1730 doesn't support quad core, having 8800m in sli somewhat offsets some advantage of the C2Q.

From what I hear, the driver support for Ati mobility cards aren't as good in comparison; and a pair of 8800m GTX in sli tend to perform better in games, while not giving overated performance in certain benchmarks.

Gaming aside, Ati version of the GPU lacks physx supports, and the GPU based video converter isn't as good as Nv's Badadoom.

 

the top gaming notebooks now have to have:
- quad-core CPU support
- dual high-end videocard support

... previous dual core with dual videocard notebooks are still fine, but wont get the top most marks.

 

any time you have 2 more cores it would be good

 

your problem is not the laptop or the gpu, its the cpu. you really need to upgrade that cpu to a t8300 or t9300. i got the same laptop, gateway 6831 fx, it came with the 1.66. the first thing i did was upgrade to a x7800 that that ran too hot for me for i sold that and bought me a t8300. runs much cooler and its only a little slower the the x7800. next you can do is overclock the gpu to 600 core and 900 memory. the 8800m GTS really likes to overclock to those speeds. i have 3 LAN buddies that have the same gpu overclocked to same speed.

 

I was talking mainly about university students. Some college bookstores have deals with Microsoft for cheap software, and many engineering and science programs can get them free.

You should also look up dreamspark. They were giving out free Server 2008 last time I checked.

 

This in my opinion, is the best laptop for gaming.

 

gonna have to say i still hold 80 percent of the benchmark and gaming benchmarks..so that means a np9262 is still at the top of the list...

 

Not surprising.

 

Do you mean the 4870 in Crossfire?

 

i was thinking of that but am afraid of heat problems. i know its the 1.8 cpu that kills me.

 

no its not out besides the asus w90. alienware is 3870

 

yeah we're still waiting for them

 

i disagree, the laptop in my avatar is the best laptop for gaming.

haha, anyways, i ordered the w90 because its very powerful for its price point... easily all the stuff included in the w90 could run you 3k+ with other lappys. i think you should buy what is in your budget, as even if you buy a 5k laptop, it'll probably be obsolete within' a year or two...

 

I disagree... The mobile GPU market has hardly progressed since 8800m GTX came up. With a pair of those, and desktop CPU, Sager 9262 helds very high standard in gaming, until its sucessor came about.

Sure when push comes to shove, it will no longer play modern game. Its more about investing into a futureproof platform, in which case those laptops fares pretty well.