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I was looking for a good but cheap gaming laptop since mine is a little...outdated on pretty much everything. I was looking into the Alienware laptops but $1000-$1600 is a little more than i can afford right now. I would like advice for getting a laptop that has an impressive amount of power for its price; maybe in the $600-$800 range.
I was looking at that awhile back. I mainly just look at the Processor and speed, RAM, graphics card, and HDD space.
Answer
This is the main one that I can really recommend within that price range for you is this one:
**HP DV6t** (NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$749 + tax**
- Saved Configuration: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&config_id=7674563
- Apply coupon code **NB7453**
- Don't downgrade the GPU to the GT 630M or to Intel HD 4000 graphics. The GT 650M is considerably faster than either, and if one of the lower GPU options would work just as well for you then I would probably suggest getting an entirely different laptop.
- Don't downgrade the display to 1366x768. The 1366x768 display makes things onscreen large, and is a low-grade LCD panel with very poor image quality due to low contrast. The availability of the upgraded 1920x1080 display is part of why I'm recommending this laptop; I wouldn't be recommending this laptop if it didn't offer it.
Some of the things you're focusing on really shouldn't be priorities. Not in general, and particularly not under $800 when there are more substantial issues at stake. This hits the two critical points that you need to be focusing on, in that it has a decent GPU ("graphics card") and a decent display, and it hits those two points well.
The GPU is what matters for game performance. Game performance depends considerably more on the GPU than on anything else. If you're interested in game performance, what you need to be focusing on is the GPU, not the processor/RAM/etc. The GT 650M in the HP DV6 should be more then enough to run a lot of recent titles on decent settings.
The display is a critical issue in general, because a lot of laptops don't come with decent displays. 15.6" 1366x768 and 17.3" 1600x900 displays make things onscreen large, and tend to be low-grade LCD panels with very poor image quality due to low contrast. You should make a point to avoid displays like this when it is reasonable to do so, unless you require the larger text for eyesight-related reasons. The HP's 15.6" 1920x1080 display is well above this though, not just in resolution itself but in contrast/quality too.
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I couldn't really recommend the Acer V3 listed here in another comment. While it does come with a slower GT 640M GPU, that GPU is still decent. What isn't decent about the laptop is its 17.3" 1600x900 display.
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This is the main one that I can really recommend within that price range for you is this one:
**HP DV6t** (NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$749 + tax**
- Saved Configuration: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&config_id=7674563
- Apply coupon code **NB7453**
- Don't downgrade the GPU to the GT 630M or to Intel HD 4000 graphics. The GT 650M is considerably faster than either, and if one of the lower GPU options would work just as well for you then I would probably suggest getting an entirely different laptop.
- Don't downgrade the display to 1366x768. The 1366x768 display makes things onscreen large, and is a low-grade LCD panel with very poor image quality due to low contrast. The availability of the upgraded 1920x1080 display is part of why I'm recommending this laptop; I wouldn't be recommending this laptop if it didn't offer it.
Some of the things you're focusing on really shouldn't be priorities. Not in general, and particularly not under $800 when there are more substantial issues at stake. This hits the two critical points that you need to be focusing on, in that it has a decent GPU ("graphics card") and a decent display, and it hits those two points well.
The GPU is what matters for game performance. Game performance depends considerably more on the GPU than on anything else. If you're interested in game performance, what you need to be focusing on is the GPU, not the processor/RAM/etc. The GT 650M in the HP DV6 should be more then enough to run a lot of recent titles on decent settings.
The display is a critical issue in general, because a lot of laptops don't come with decent displays. 15.6" 1366x768 and 17.3" 1600x900 displays make things onscreen large, and tend to be low-grade LCD panels with very poor image quality due to low contrast. You should make a point to avoid displays like this when it is reasonable to do so, unless you require the larger text for eyesight-related reasons. The HP's 15.6" 1920x1080 display is well above this though, not just in resolution itself but in contrast/quality too.
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I couldn't really recommend the Acer V3 listed here in another comment. While it does come with a slower GT 640M GPU, that GPU is still decent. What isn't decent about the laptop is its 17.3" 1600x900 display.
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Gaming Laptop, no price rate?
Jo�o V
I don't understand a lot about it, but I think I can buy a laptop already, so that's what I need, tell me the product with the price
OS: Windows 7
Processor: 3GHz or more, I liked the E8400, that has 3.16GHz
RAM: 4GB can do for me
Graphics Card: I want a really good one, I was thinking about NVidia Geforce 9800 GT
HD: I dont need that much, 350GB would do it for me
So guys, I dont know if I'm going to use all that, and if there's even a laptop with those configurations, so tell me what you think, some games I want to play are:
Dead Island, Heroes of Newerth, Batman: Arkham City, Assasin's Creed: Brotherhood, Dead Rising etc, thanks
Answer
You admitted, you don't know much about it...
First mistake:
The GHz speed of a processor don't matter unless similar generations, type and model processors are compared.
let's take your old one: Dual Core (meaning 2 processors in one) at 3.16 GHz
any quad core (4 processors in one) would be better even if only at 1.8GHz
See what I mean?
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For $800 here is good laptop that will run all those games:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246151
Here is what to look for in a laptop:
The brand (HP, Toshiba, Dell, Sony, etc) does not matter all that much, it's the features of the components inside that matter the most. All laptops and parts are Made in China anyways.....
Get an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 CPU (Processor). DO NOT GET AMD OR PENTIUM processors.
Get at least 4GB of DDR3 RAM Memory, 8GB RAM is best but will cost extra.
Make sure it has dedicated graphics (a Graphics Card or GPU) of at least 1GB. It should say either nVidia (GeForce) or Radeon (ATI) on the graphics.
An nVidia GeForce GT 520M or better would be perfect for regular use with some moderate gaming.
DO NOT GET Integrated Graphics (on board or from processor) - if it says Intel Graphics or Intel HD Graphics than it's Integrated graphics.
While SSD hard drives are best and fastest, they are way too expensive and small in size (64GB to 256GB), thus not recommended for a laptop, where you only have a single hard drive installed.
Get a normal, spin hard drive of at least 500GB (1TB or more is better, but will cost more). Seagate hard drives are the best, the WD Caviar are also OK.
It should have incorporated Webcam and Microphone on top of the screen (most laptops have them nowadays).
Make sure you have at least 4 USB ports (if one or more are USB 3.0 all the best, but USB 2.0 are OK).
The Firewire (IEEE 1394) and the e-Sata ports are good to have, but not mandatory.
At least a DVD/CD writer drive. A BD (Blue Ray drive) is more expensive and not necessary.
Of course you want WiFi (wireless) and ethernet connection.
Make sure it has at least an 8 cell battery (10 cell is better but cost more). This will ensure better battery life, both between charges use and overall battery life.
Get the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. Do not get Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic.
Here are some helpful tools:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/
Good luck.
You admitted, you don't know much about it...
First mistake:
The GHz speed of a processor don't matter unless similar generations, type and model processors are compared.
let's take your old one: Dual Core (meaning 2 processors in one) at 3.16 GHz
any quad core (4 processors in one) would be better even if only at 1.8GHz
See what I mean?
********************************************************
For $800 here is good laptop that will run all those games:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246151
Here is what to look for in a laptop:
The brand (HP, Toshiba, Dell, Sony, etc) does not matter all that much, it's the features of the components inside that matter the most. All laptops and parts are Made in China anyways.....
Get an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 CPU (Processor). DO NOT GET AMD OR PENTIUM processors.
Get at least 4GB of DDR3 RAM Memory, 8GB RAM is best but will cost extra.
Make sure it has dedicated graphics (a Graphics Card or GPU) of at least 1GB. It should say either nVidia (GeForce) or Radeon (ATI) on the graphics.
An nVidia GeForce GT 520M or better would be perfect for regular use with some moderate gaming.
DO NOT GET Integrated Graphics (on board or from processor) - if it says Intel Graphics or Intel HD Graphics than it's Integrated graphics.
While SSD hard drives are best and fastest, they are way too expensive and small in size (64GB to 256GB), thus not recommended for a laptop, where you only have a single hard drive installed.
Get a normal, spin hard drive of at least 500GB (1TB or more is better, but will cost more). Seagate hard drives are the best, the WD Caviar are also OK.
It should have incorporated Webcam and Microphone on top of the screen (most laptops have them nowadays).
Make sure you have at least 4 USB ports (if one or more are USB 3.0 all the best, but USB 2.0 are OK).
The Firewire (IEEE 1394) and the e-Sata ports are good to have, but not mandatory.
At least a DVD/CD writer drive. A BD (Blue Ray drive) is more expensive and not necessary.
Of course you want WiFi (wireless) and ethernet connection.
Make sure it has at least an 8 cell battery (10 cell is better but cost more). This will ensure better battery life, both between charges use and overall battery life.
Get the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. Do not get Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic.
Here are some helpful tools:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/
Good luck.
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