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Best possible gaming laptop for under $600
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Look for coupons and any sort of discount on the Alienware M11x.
With that being said, if your going to get a dedicated gaming laptop in 6 months. $600 will go along way towards a notebook if your going be spending $1500+ on another laptop in 6 months.
With that being said, if your going to get a dedicated gaming laptop in 6 months. $600 will go along way towards a notebook if your going be spending $1500+ on another laptop in 6 months.
So i revisited my budget to 1k. I figured I would upgrade my desktop down the road. That said, what do you guys think the best 1k laptop would be? I want it to be in the 15.6" range for portability.
I am currently leaning towards the lenovo ideapad y570, do you guys have any better options?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NHPMBC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
I am currently leaning towards the lenovo ideapad y570, do you guys have any better options?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NHPMBC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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cybereality
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I have the lower end Y570, its not a bad machine. I got a refurb for $650, which has the i5 2.4Hz and 4GB RAM (but amazingly a Blu-Ray drive). Otherwise I think its the same. Well I can play Crysis 2 and get around 35FPS, which is at least playable. Older games like HL2 or L4D get well over 120FPS. Judging from the specs I should be able to play BF3 with all low settings. If I had more money to spend, I would have liked to get something with a little more headroom, but I just got a killer deal so I went with it. I like it though.
That y570 has 96sp even though it says GT555m. It's more like a 9600gso desktop card. Try to find a card with 560m or 460m and you will be in line with 5770 desktop card.
I played bf3 with my laptop. Terrible performance. Everything on low and it barely gets by. About 35fps average..
My lappy has a i7-2630QM with 6770m... 480SP.....
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MustangDJP
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You played on a i7 and a 6770m and only got 35 FPS on low?
Yes @ 1600x900 resolution in multiplayer. In single player I can play maybe medium. Remember the 6770m is more like desktop 5670 level of performance. It has 8 rop 480sp 128bit memory using gddr5.
If you get a 460m, 560m, or 6850m you will be able to play maybe medium settings is what I'm thinking.
If you get a 460m, 560m, or 6850m you will be able to play maybe medium settings is what I'm thinking.
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I'd say that's one badass laptop for the money.
the ideapad's & thinkpad's and such are some of the most popular and well-built computers in the techy industry. I see a lot of people with them at the Atlanta airport too, so they seem pretty popular to me.
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I got the Envy 14 last year, its okay at gaming. It heats up a little and fan is loud when gaming, but it looks amazing, is durable and portable. I played BF3 on high-medium on single player with no problems. I got it under 1k last year with coupons.