ISO Gaming Laptop...

[Grannos]

Currently I am running a Dell Inspiron 570 AMD athlon(tm) II x4 630 Processor 2.8GHZ 6gigs ram, 750gig harddrive, ATi Radeon HD 5500 series graphics card....

I believe that is all pertinent information needed for this. My goal is to get a gaming laptop of equal or greater value, my current budget is around $1200-1500.

My end goal for this laptop will be school (computer maint. and repair major), as this is my first semester it's not so important in that regard, playing WoW, currently I play on I would say medium graphics which I am content with, I will have GW2 and I play LoL (I know not as big of a deal). But I want a laptop for that budget that can do everything my current desktop can. I run dual monitored, sometimes record with xfire, TGN cam or MSI afterburner (been testing out new recording software). Any advice and links would be appreciated.

[stalkerzzzz]

Check out this website. You could take a look in particular at the Sager NP9150. You can fit a 7970M in it with that budget.

[Milkshake86]

Check out this website. You could take a look in particular at the Sager NP9150. You can fit a 7970M in it with that budget.

I usually go AMD as much as possible, but the 670m is a much better solution.

[stalkerzzzz]

Why would the 670M be better?

[Raphtheone]

I usually go AMD as much as possible, but the 670m is a much better solution.

The 7970M would win in any title vs the 670M in terms of performance. By a lot.

[inux94]

I usually go AMD as much as possible, but the 670m is a much better solution.

I'm sorry, what?

[Kev2Tall]

The 7970M Does seem to be better than the 670M, but someone was asking about this laptop earlier, it has some decent options and even base price ($899)version should do what your saying. Though you can make a few upgrades and stay under budget. Sadly the 7970M is not an option with HP. http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-of...nt-Notebook-PC

[lockedout]

I wouldn't buy a brand name like HP for gaming, but that's just me.

[Muezick]

"Gaming Laptop"

Hah.

Pretty much one of the worst investments you can make in the gaming world.


Protip: lots of "Gaming laptop" GPU's aren't supported by game publishers/developers.

Wanna know why?

Cuz they run hot and destroy your components in the process.

[inux94]

That's not even remotely true Muezick, it's people forgetting to turn Vsync on.

[Cyanotical]

"Gaming Laptop"

Hah.

Pretty much one of the worst investments you can make in the gaming world.


Protip: lots of "Gaming laptop" GPU's aren't supported by game publishers/developers.

Wanna know why?

Cuz they run hot and destroy your components in the process.

well that's a load of bs



also, i second the Sager NP9150

i have one, and it runs better than most people's desktops, although i went higher than $1500, i also went with dual SSDs

i would also suggest that you look at the NP9170, it's a 17" version that would be better if you don't plan on being portable

[Grannos]

Thanks for the replies guys. I definitely will look over those options and see where I end up. I intend on taking the laptop with me to my college classes and to work, as my job tends to slow down alot during the winter so I can just tool around on it there and do some homework. I have never had an SSD so it terms of that price, I am not really to concerned, as I'll just go with what I've always had . Thanks again guys.

[inux94]

Stay away from 17 inch laptops if you're going to carry it around.

[Optimuze]

Stay away from 17 inch laptops if you're going to carry it around.

I have had 3 straight 17" laptops, and never minded carrying it around. Myself, I would much rather have the larger screen, but it is pretty much a personal preference.

[Masark]

Protip: lots of "Gaming laptop" GPU's aren't supported by game publishers/developers.

Wanna know why?

Cuz they run hot and destroy your components in the process.

Only if the manufacturer is incompetent and doesn't design in proper cooling.

"Run hot and destroy your components" describes a lot of the stock cooling I've in OEM desktops.

[Zyzzyx]

I just got my 9170 a couple days ago, and the only problems are in fact related to cooling and the GPU. The 7970 is amazing, but the Enduro system is kind of a pain in the ass. They absolutely messed up with the cooling system on the GPU, there are numerous threads pointing this out on TNR, and a few minor fixes for it. Would have been nice if they'd fixed it a while ago, but the card/laptop is still blazingly fast, so I can overlook a hot video card.

[inux94]

Exactly how hot is it?

Hot components on laptops are normal due to the way airflow works on them.