Gaming Laptop

[Totality]

Hey Guys,

Im normally tech savvy when it comes to PCs. I know what a decent gaming pc is, but not a clue in a decent gaming laptop.

Would this be able to handle WoW and new games, and not need upgrading for a few years?

Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0

USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD

Battery
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W Adaptor (GT 540M) / 120W Adaptor (GT 555M)

Keyboard
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Notebook Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)

Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

I'd rather have a gaming laptop due to portability, rather than a gaming desktop, even though I know desktops are much more powerful.

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Rule 1.

Don't buy a laptop.

[anonymous53]

Rule 2. Don't buy a gaming laptop.

But if you must,

I would suggest at the least a Gtx 560m graphics card wise should provide steady frame rates.
Processor is fine, make sure the ram is expandable to 16Gb.

[BFG9001]

Gaming. Laptop.

Does not compute.

[TheAppleProsS]

I would say alien wear M11x

[Ambrosia]

I have three computers.
A desktop for game programming.
A desktop for gaming (Which is a Windows Vista)
A laptop for everything else.
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Laptops aren't very reliable for gaming...not enough memory.

[Totality]

Fair Enough,

I just built up a new desktop, which should hopefully have the parts for soon.

How does this sound? - - As I said, I mainly know what I'm doing around computers, just not laptops :P.

Desktop Configuration:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X6 SIX CORE 1100T (3.30GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3)

Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE AMD CPU COOLER (£19)

Fan Controller
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)

Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)

I know that this is a decent build ^^.

[Darkness.]

What's wrong with using a laptop?

[Aragorn]

What operating system does it have?

[Totality]

What's wrong with using a laptop?

A laptop would not be as powerful as a desktop, and would not cool sufficiently if you do serious gaming and high temperatures.

Also in a few years, if you need to update - its generally easier and cheaper to buy the necessary part for a computer rather than a laptop, which in most cases would require a brand new system.

What operating system does it have?

It will run Windows 7 once I have built it, just waiting for confirmation of parts order then delivery :D

[Aragorn]

Alright

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I wouldent go AMD atm, Intel is far better in terms of performance.

[anonymous53]

Why AMD? If you can afford it, drop 40-50 more dollars on a 2500k or 2500

If you MUST do AMD, go for the newest socket (On par with the 1100t when it comes to performance) Get bulldozer.

[Darkness.]

A laptop would not be as powerful as a desktop, and would not cool sufficiently if you do serious gaming and high temperatures.

Also in a few years, if you need to update - its generally easier and cheaper to buy the necessary part for a computer rather than a laptop, which in most cases would require a brand new system.



It will run Windows 7 once I have built it, just waiting for confirmation of parts order then delivery :D

So if you knew all of this why did you want a laptop?

[Commander Thor]

So if you knew all of this why did you want a laptop?

Learn to read....

First post:
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I'd rather have a gaming laptop due to portability, rather than a gaming desktop, even though I know desktops are much more powerful.

[Totality]

Why AMD? If you can afford it, drop 40-50 more dollars on a 2500k or 2500

If you MUST do AMD, go for the newest socket (On par with the 1100t when it comes to performance) Get bulldozer.


I went with AMD so I could get better RAM aswell, and due to me only on a strict budget - I opted for AMD so I could have the Hyper-RAM which is better performance wise for gaming.

Upgraded to Bulldozer Eight Core 3.1GHz 8mb Cache AM3+

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I went with AMD so I could get better RAM aswell, and due to me only on a strict budget - I opted for AMD so I could have the Hyper-RAM which is better performance wise for gaming.

Upgraded to Bulldozer Eight Core 3.1GHz 8mb Cache AM3+] ] 7

Hyper-RAM ....

[Totality]

Kingston Hyper-Genesis X Ram 1600Mhz.

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Kingston Hyper-Genesis X Ram 1600Mhz.

You can have that on Intel too and faster

[Totality]

You can have that on Intel too and faster

Yes I know,

But not the money I have.

Plus This Setup with AMD, allows me to have better graphics, for the money I have.

[Magus]

Get Asus.

[anonymous53]

Yes I know,

But not the money I have.

Plus This Setup with AMD, allows me to have better graphics, for the money I have.
If you were planning on a decent gaming laptop that would run you a lot more money. As to the person who said "Get Asus" Don't do it. I've had way too many problems with ones I've had to fix.

[Silicate Wielder]

I use a HP G72 and it it does well with my games in ubuntu OS running with wine compatibility layer on. My Ram is a basicy 4gb chipset, and its as slow as hell in windows. but runs fine in ubuntu. my Cpu was orginally a single core Pentium running 2.30GHz but HP game me a freeupgrade to a Pentium Dual-core 2.30GHz x2 so now im happy ^_^

[Totality]

Okay - Scrap my other build - - through consideration, I know have this:

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard
Intel i5 2500k Unlocked Processor
Corsair H80 Liquid Cooler
1280MB MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr 2 OC Graphics Card
Antec 550W Modular Power Supply
8GB Corsair DDR3 Vengenence Ram
NZXT Lexa S Case

[Magus]

As to the person who said "Get Asus" Don't do it. I've had way too many problems with ones I've had to fix.Just because you had a problem with a set, doesn't mean everyone will get the same problem with different sets.

[Totality]

Just because you had a problem with a set, doesn't mean everyone will get the same problem with different sets.

My old one was Asus and was perfectly fine, just had to sell due to moving and money issues :/