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Best gaming laptop out right now?
#22172165 - 09/01/15 12:38 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Trying not to have to spend more than around 1000 dollars but I want MAXIMUM speed , graphics, and performance .. Willing to save up longer and spend more if needed for the BEST laptop out there.
Will be used mostly for gaming , photo / video editing .
Possibly music making if I ever find time to understand FL studio, but that's not my main priority for upgrading.
I have had an ASUS pc that ran me about a thousand bucks for many years now, it's just getting old and slow and I need something I can use and be mobile with.
Looking for all recommendations not just the BEST one, but I am curious to which laptop is superior right now.
Thanks in advance for any information provided to me!

P.S. Please be as detailed in your reasoning for your choices and recommendations to help me understand better. Thanks again.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: ShroomyBudz] 2
#22172224 - 09/01/15 01:04 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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A thousand for an Asus that runs slow???
I built a PC with a Intel 4790k for around 800.. Runs games better than an Xbox 1 or PS4. Consoles are a joke compared to my setup.
I highly recommend not getting a laptop, unless your main desire is portability. You can spend two grand on an Alienware and I guarantee my PC would still blow it out of the water.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: GreenRabbit]
#22172245 - 09/01/15 01:16 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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GreenRabbit said: A thousand for an Asus that runs slow???
I built a PC with a Intel 4790k for around 800.. Runs games better than an Xbox 1 or PS4. Consoles are a joke compared to my setup.
I highly recommend not getting a laptop, unless your main desire is portability. You can spend two grand on an Alienware and I guarantee my PC would still blow it out of the water.
I'v owned it for about 4 years now. It used to run VERY fast , now its runs smoothly but just not PERFECT like it used too. I feel it's time for an upgrade.. Or should I just spend a little money and customize my computer more?
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: ShroomyBudz]
#22172250 - 09/01/15 01:17 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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My specs, if this helps..
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: ShroomyBudz]
#22173201 - 09/01/15 09:30 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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My Core i7 runs at 4.0 Ghz. My PC was built at the beginning of the year.
There could be several things slowing your computer down, such as viruses or not having enough memory (ROM not RAM). I'm really not an expert at these things..
You did not say you want it to be portable... If that isn't your main motivation I would suggest you either upgrade, or build a new PC. Black Friday is approaching, prices drop like mad. I bought my processor for $280 9 months ago and they are still selling for around $330. I probably saved about 10-30% on my build by buying everything during Black Friday week.
When buying a laptop, you lose the ability to upgrade things like graphics cards and other components. You are really paying extra just for the luxury of being able to take it with you (and to have that screen on there). So if saving money is your main interest, and you don't care to take it everywhere you go, don't bother with a laptop.
The only reason I would buy a gaming laptop is if I had to go on long boring flights. For any simple work, a tablet would suffice. I am a college student (engineer, I'm on a computer at least 4-6 hours everyday) without a laptop, and I do all my work on my PC at home or I go to labs and use the school's PCs. I have found that I have zero need for a laptop in my life, and prefer to know exactly what is in my computer, from the hardware to every bit of software.
I used to have a nice gaming laptop (from 5 years ago) that could run most games (Skyrim even, but really shitty.) For some reason it likes to rape hard drives, and after destroying 2, I decided it wasn't worth risking money on replacing it again, and it just sits somewhere in my apartment collecting dust now.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: GreenRabbit]
#22173501 - 09/01/15 10:56 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thank you for the input!
Mobility is a big aspect in my decision but I am the kind of person who likes to fully customize their products.. I think I need to find a more stable work environment so i'm not working wanting to do my days work at the local coffee shop or library , etc..
Still interested to hear about good laptops are the market tho! Just out of curiosity !
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: ShroomyBudz]
#22174986 - 09/01/15 05:57 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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GreenRabbit said:
You did not say you want it to be portable... If that isn't your main motivation I would suggest you either upgrade, or build a new PC. Black Friday is approaching, prices drop like mad. I bought my processor for $280 9 months ago and they are still selling for around $330. I probably saved about 10-30% on my build by buying everything during Black Friday week.
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ShroomyBudz said: Trying not to have to spend more than around 1000 dollars but I want MAXIMUM speed , graphics, and performance .. Willing to save up longer and spend more if needed for the BEST laptop out there.
Will be used mostly for gaming , photo / video editing .
Possibly music making if I ever find time to understand FL studio, but that's not my main priority for upgrading.
I have had an ASUS pc that ran me about a thousand bucks for many years now, it's just getting old and slow and I need something I can use and be mobile with.
Looking for all recommendations not just the BEST one, but I am curious to which laptop is superior right now.
Thanks in advance for any information provided to me!

P.S. Please be as detailed in your reasoning for your choices and recommendations to help me understand better. Thanks again.
In regard to the actual topic...I've got no idea I dunno shit about laptops
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: ShroomyBudz] 1
#22175176 - 09/01/15 06:45 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Best gaming laptops and $1000 do not mix. You generally need to spend around 1500-2k+ for a top of the line legit "gaming" laptop. Others can "get by" for less, but for $1000 you'd be far better off dumping it into a custom desktop. But you aren't going to get the fastest, maximum graphics and performance on a laptop for only 1k, you'll need to dish out a little more.
couple examples of beastmode laptops http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152809 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G751JT-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00OBQ5950 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G751JY-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00NWE9RPA http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade
Unless you absolutely need the portability.. it's better to dump that money into a nice custom desktop first
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Shroomism]
#22175927 - 09/01/15 09:25 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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i have a asus g series laptop with a 950m for 700$ the wifi in it is shitty tho
and it's really not that powerful, only plays light games laptops don't really game, my gpu in my pc is like12x stronger and cost almost 400 bucks when it came out
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Konyap] 2
#22175975 - 09/01/15 09:32 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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laptops can be decent for gaming, but it's gonna cost you... in dollars as well as heat.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Shroomism]
#22176303 - 09/01/15 10:37 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: Best gaming laptops and $1000 do not mix. You generally need to spend around 1500-2k+ for a top of the line legit "gaming" laptop. Others can "get by" for less, but for $1000 you'd be far better off dumping it into a custom desktop. But you aren't going to get the fastest, maximum graphics and performance on a laptop for only 1k, you'll need to dish out a little more.
couple examples of beastmode laptops http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152809 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G751JT-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00OBQ5950 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G751JY-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00NWE9RPA http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade
Unless you absolutely need the portability.. it's better to dump that money into a nice custom desktop first 
So should I just dump some money into upgrading my PC right now at home until I can afford a proper gaming laptop (I DO want one eventually) or if my pc is old will that effect performance and should I just start over with a new pc? I posted my specs in this thread if you want to take a look.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: ShroomyBudz]
#22177585 - 09/02/15 10:23 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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You probably don't need to build a whole new PC. If you are happy with your processor (an i7 is great, even if its 3rd or 4th gen still) then don't bother upgrading that. You have enough RAM also (unless you play games like Rome:Total War (the new ones of course) and like to have massive battles.)
What graphics card are you running? This is the upgrade that will most likely boost performance, I doubt you will experience bottle-necking with an i7.
Your computer may be running slow for several reasons (as I said before, I'm not that good at figure out why) I'd recommend getting an external hard drive and backing up your files, then reformatting windows once you have a new graphics card.
Now, when it comes to laptops, this laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152809 would definitely play any game currently on the market. The graphics card in that is just barely one level above what I have in my PC but it costs 3.5 times my build.
When looking at graphics cards in laptops, notice the m. As in, GTX 970m. Basically that 'm' means subtract 100 from the serial of the graphics card to have the desktop equivalent. So that 970m is equivalent to a 870 that you would put into a PC.
I have a NVIDIA GTX 760 in my $800 build. That's why I said its barely one level up. A GTX 980 for a PC costs $500... Mine cost $200 only. If I were to upgrade my PC, I wouldn't replace my graphics, but rather just buy another GTX 760.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Shroomism]
#22177847 - 09/02/15 11:40 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: Best gaming laptops and $1000 do not mix. You generally need to spend around 1500-2k+ for a top of the line legit "gaming" laptop. Others can "get by" for less, but for $1000 you'd be far better off dumping it into a custom desktop. But you aren't going to get the fastest, maximum graphics and performance on a laptop for only 1k, you'll need to dish out a little more.
couple examples of beastmode laptops http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152809 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G751JT-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00OBQ5950 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G751JY-17-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00NWE9RPA http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-blade
Unless you absolutely need the portability.. it's better to dump that money into a nice custom desktop first 
Holy shit those are expensive... I was always wanting a gaming lap top but I can't shell out that kind of coin. Now I am thinking of taking my old alien ware and buying new all new hardware cause it blows now, I wonder how much that would cost.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Herbologist]
#22177951 - 09/02/15 12:07 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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What do you mean taking your old alienware? You mean taking it and selling it?
You can't upgrade components in a laptop.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: GreenRabbit]
#22178003 - 09/02/15 12:26 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Sorry, I meant my old Alienware PC that I have. I bought it like 5-6 years ago and its so outdated and slow I can't even use it. Unfortunately, I know nothing about computer hardware.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Herbologist]
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Well if it's that old, you likely need a new processor & video card. But you can still use the case, power supply, disk drives and hard drives. The motherboard should be ok too. You can definitely save some money by using that.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: GreenRabbit]
#22178060 - 09/02/15 12:43 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Oh yeah, the video card and processor are junk now. Hopefully you're right about the other things cause I need a computer but not trying to dump money into it.
here is my case if that gives you an idea as to how old it is.


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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Herbologist] 1
#22178067 - 09/02/15 12:45 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I don't know anything about that PC, I've never looked into Alienware.
But the case looks cool, I would keep it.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: GreenRabbit]
#22178075 - 09/02/15 12:47 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah its a really cool case. Its huge though, like the biggest PC case I've ever seen in person.
Thats why I'd like to just put new parts though since I got a decent case already.
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Re: Best gaming laptop out right now? [Re: Herbologist]
#22178290 - 09/02/15 01:48 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yea but you can only have 1 processor, and an upgrade would make a big difference.
You could just add another video card though, sure.
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