Looking to Buy a New Laptop

[Araulton]

• So I'm looking to buy a new gaming laptop for around $1200 - $1500.
• I've been looking at CyberPowerPC, IBuyPower, and Alienware, but I haven't been sure which I should choose if I even should choose one of them.
• I'm hoping to play WoW, LoL, Smite, and probably a few other games at high setting.
• I'll also be doing some programming using Java, Javascript, Python, and C++ on it.
• I'm also not sure whether I should get Windows 7 or Windows 8 on it.

[eja216]

Don't... just don't. I bought a "gaming" laptop and today I still regret it.
Right now, I would just invest the money on a good desktop, and buy a cheap laptop for school/work if I really had the need to.

Totally agree with Myobi.
But if you do it anyway, http://www.digitalstormonline.com/

[Araulton]

The reason that I'm thinking about getting a laptop is because I only really have the money for either a desktop or a laptop and I feel a laptop would be more beneficial.

[Fluorescent0]

A $600-700 desktop (tower only, let's say 800-900 with peripherals) can run those games better than any laptop while the rest of your budget can go towards a cheaper laptop only used for school/work/whatever.

[Araulton]

A $600-700 desktop (tower only, let's say 800-900 with peripherals) can run those games better than any laptop while the rest of your budget can go towards a cheaper laptop only used for school/work/whatever.

Do you have a recommended build for around that much that I could use then?

[Fluorescent0]

Do you have a recommended build for around that much that I could use then?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($22.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Acer H236HL bid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $752.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-21 12:36 EDT-0400)

Monitor (IPS) and operating system included, keyboard mouse and speakers not included (the first two are mostly personal preference on what you actually want, and I'm not entirely sure on speakers instead)

[Araulton]

I already have a monitor, so you can take the money from that and put it towards some of the other parts

[Fluorescent0]

Included an SSD then, and a more powerful GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($55.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($48.33 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $835.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-22 10:25 EDT-0400)