Buying a new "gaming" laptop!

[Petrix]

So i am going to be buying a new gaming laptop (yes, i know gaming is best on a desktop, but i prefer laptops due to the mobility).
And now i was wondering if this setup would be decent for some of the upcomming games like Total war 2 and such. I mainly play WoW and LoL, so there it shouldn't be a problem.

Processor Intel Core i7-3610QM 4x2,30GHz (Turbo 3.30GHz) Ivy Bridge
Ram: Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 RAM DualChannel
Harddisk: (Disk 1) OCZ 120GB SSD Sata3 Solid State Disk (Kan opgraderes)
(Disk 2) 750GB 7200 RPM HDD
Grafik: Nvidia GeForce GTX660m 2GB GDDR5 dedikeret RAM (DirectX 11)
Skærm: 17.3” FullHD-LED AntiGlare panel 1920x1080

If u need any more info about the laptop please tell me, and il get some more.

Best regards
Petrix

[Targaryen]

It will be able to play it. Not too familiar with Total Wars 2 but I would still say it will run it on nearly max settings at 1920x1080.

Which maker are you going with for your laptop.

Don't be discouraged laptops are great nowadays. Sure not as great as a gaming desktop but if you can afford the premium which it seems you can you will be satisfied just don't expect too much mobility =D since the battery would likely last 30min on avg gaming session.

[Coar]

There is no such thing as a "Gaming" laptop, they are all terrible. Don't waist your money on them, ever.

[chazus]

If you can find the same thing with an i5 instead of an i7, you could probably save some money, but sometimes (and another reason why 'gaming laptops' are silly) you simply cannot get an i5 with a good video card.

[Lamoot]

If you can find the same thing with an i5 instead of an i7, you could probably save some money, but sometimes (and another reason why 'gaming laptops' are silly) you simply cannot get an i5 with a good video card.

ibuypower.com Make your own.

[chazus]

ibuypower.com Make your own.

All of their laptops with dedicated video cards are i7's.
All of their laptops with i5's have integrated video cards, or meh 630 cards.

Nope.

[Aceda]

Yeah, budget isn't a word you can use when you say you're interested in a gaming laptop. It's just not there yet.

As for your specs, you're golden. You shouldn't have any issue with modern games on 720 or 1080 resolution. You may have to tone down the aa and multisampling, but that'll be it.

[Samitsu]

There is no such thing as a "Gaming" laptop, they are all terrible. Don't waist your money on them, ever.

I'll have to disagree, I have a Sager/Clevo with a 680m, and it runs all the newest games at high quality with no problem. Gone are the days where you couldn't do serious gaming on laptops.

[Targaryen]

yea to say there is no such thing as a gaming laptop is akin to saying there is no such thing as gravity. It has been proven laptops can play games well.

Yes you sacrifice much of what makes it a laptop in the traditional sense as it will be heavy and get hot but the Razer laptop is quite sleek and powerful to boot.

The OP even mentioned he knew they weren't as good as a laptop but his configuration will play games and that is what he is after.

[Pancha]

I just recently bought Lenovo Y580 in Singapore, with more or less the same speccs, and it works out ok. Can run multiple WoW applications at once, even on ultra. I have yet to play any other games though.

[Targaryen]

If you want serious gaming you have to have an external mouse and external keyboard.

If you do those two things why not get a fucking desktop?

And by serious gaming I mean serious gaming, not playing 9 hours a week in your 1/6 heroic guild.

well maybe he likes to go to his mates house to play...i used to do that in high school. Mind you I took my desktop and 17" monitor in toe but it was a lot of fun and if I had the money to buy a gaming laptop then I would have.

Also you can do fine with just an external mouse...not everyone needs macro keys or the red cherry mechanical kbs out there. Yes desktops are better everyone here knows that but if the OP wants a laptop why do you care? I know many serious raiders who play on laptops and they are more than compentent and their rigs don't hold a candle to the one mentioned.

[Samitsu]

External mouse I agree, but external keyboard? Nah, not necessary.
When I game I have my laptop hooked up as a normal desktop, but I really enjoy the mobility when I need it, that's why I didn't get a desktop atleast, but I'm sure everyone has different reasons.

And just to be clear; you're saying that you can't play 9+ hours a week and be in a better than 1/6 heroic guild on a laptop?

[russ555]

If you can find the same thing with an i5 instead of an i7, you could probably save some money, but sometimes (and another reason why 'gaming laptops' are silly) you simply cannot get an i5 with a good video card.

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusIV-15/

You can get an i5 with a gtx 660. There may be better options but this is the 1st I found.

Oh and

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/skyFireII/

with either a 670 or a 675

[Deleted]

So i am going to be buying a new gaming laptop (yes, i know gaming is best on a desktop, but i prefer laptops due to the mobility).
And now i was wondering if this setup would be decent for some of the upcomming games like Total war 2 and such. I mainly play WoW and LoL, so there it shouldn't be a problem.

Processor Intel Core i7-3610QM 4x2,30GHz (Turbo 3.30GHz) Ivy Bridge
Ram: Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600 RAM DualChannel
Harddisk: (Disk 1) OCZ 120GB SSD Sata3 Solid State Disk (Kan opgraderes)
(Disk 2) 750GB 7200 RPM HDD
Grafik: Nvidia GeForce GTX660m 2GB GDDR5 dedikeret RAM (DirectX 11)
Skærm: 17.3” FullHD-LED AntiGlare panel 1920x1080

If u need any more info about the laptop please tell me, and il get some more.

Best regards
Petrix

I can guaruantee that you'd have to spend 2500, easily, on a laptop if you want to max out coming games.
Never look to laptops for gaming, and if you do, be ready to spend a lot of money on them. But for half the price of a top-end gaming laptop, you could by a stationary that's twice as good.

And if you want mobility, why'd you get a bigass brick like a 17"? 15" are cheaper AND smaller, if you want mobility and less weight.

[Samitsu]

I can guaruantee that you'd have to spend 2500, easily, on a laptop if you want to max out coming games.

I would have to disagree with this as well:

Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM
15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080)
3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3630QM (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP)
AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11
8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
- 750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)

Sub-Total: $1,489.01 from xoticpc.com

you could add more ram, get a SSD etc, and the price would go up, but that laptop will run any game you throw at it with ease (not jaw dropping 200fps like a $2000 desktop ofc, but what's the point other than benchmarking?)

[Miff]

Why can't people google things or use a forum search function.

If you want to play WoW on high/ultra with shadows you will need something a 570m/660m+ (the graphics should prefix with GTX not GT)

If you want to play wow on medium/high with no shadows you can get something very very cheap. My old work laptop with a 420m and the first gen i7 can run WoW perfectly fine on those settings.

As for other games like GW2 etc, i would no go anything under a GTX 660m. They won't perform like a desktop computer when gaming, but it will get you buy when you need to go mobile or go on a holiday!

For the processor, i5 or i7 is fine. People are comparing desktop i5's with i7's in terms of gaming performance. an i7 > i5 will always ring true in the mobile sector.

[Aceda]

I can guaruantee that you'd have to spend 2500, easily, on a laptop if you want to max out coming games.
Never look to laptops for gaming, and if you do, be ready to spend a lot of money on them. But for half the price of a top-end gaming laptop, you could by a stationary that's twice as good.

And if you want mobility, why'd you get a bigass brick like a 17"? 15" are cheaper AND smaller, if you want mobility and less weight.

Yeah, I spent 1100 on mine and it rivals my desktop. I don't have it on me to list the stats. The only thing I see as the downside of a gaming laptop would be poor airflow, unweilddy size for something that's supposed to be portable, and a lack of easy customization.

[chazus]

You can get an i5 with a gtx 660. There may be better options but this is the 1st I found.

Oh and - with either a 670 or a 675

Yeah? I'm aware there are laptops out there with said specs. I was just pointing out ibuypower's configurator does not offer such.

[Petrix]

If you can find the same thing with an i5 instead of an i7, you could probably save some money, but sometimes (and another reason why 'gaming laptops' are silly) you simply cannot get an i5 with a good video card.

Afaik I5's only have dual core and not quad core, wont that be a problem for some games?

And for my gaming need? Well i used to play ALL the new games, and not only 9 hours a week, sometime maybe 9 hours a DAY... Since i joined the military i dont have that much sparetime, but when im home, i play alot with my friends.

[Lathais]

I can guaruantee that you'd have to spend 2500, easily, on a laptop if you want to max out coming games.
Never look to laptops for gaming, and if you do, be ready to spend a lot of money on them. But for half the price of a top-end gaming laptop, you could by a stationary that's twice as good.

And if you want mobility, why'd you get a bigass brick like a 17"? 15" are cheaper AND smaller, if you want mobility and less weight.

You are very wrong in a lot of ways. First of all, $2500 is a bit much to max out as was pointed out. Second, a laptop gamer understands they may not be able to max out, they just want to be able to play, on the go.

Just because a 17" is a brick to you, does not mean it isn't mobile. It's a hell of a lot more mobile than a desktop.

For example, I have a friend who is a EMT. He drives an ambulance for a local company here. They mostly do patient transport and what not, not emergency type calls. He works with about half a dozen other gamers, all who have gaming laptops and play WoW/Eve Online/SWtOR in between calls. That 17" Brick is mobile enough that they can take it to work with them and play in the break room between calls, or park in a McDonald's parking lot with free Wi/Fi and play a bit. They just want to be able to do a little alt leveling, maybe some dailies, maybe some farming mats or something in down time. When they go home, they hook up their nicer monitor or TV to it and keyboard, plug it in and they can raid or run dungeons. Maybe not on max, but at least they can play while they are at work.

Again, maybe they don't care if they can play on Ultra, they are fine just being able to play at low/medium and the 17" "Brick" in a nice laptop case with a mouse and mousepad is nothing compared to a Mid-Tower+Monitor+cables+keyboard+mouse+speakers. 15" May be cheaper and smaller, but then it is no longer a gaming laptop.