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I don't think so there's a way to disable the optimus if the laptop does not have a MUX switch.

Let's clear a few things first - If you want to connect two monitors to your laptop, you're going to need two ports to make that happen. One would be an HDMI port and another would be a USB-C port capable of DisplayPort connections. I would recommend you first confirm if the USB-C in your...

RTX 3070 can handle new games better than RTX 3060. 32GB RAM can help you run more programs simultaneously than 16GB. RAM is upgradable on Legion 5 Pro, meaning if you get the variant with 16GB right now you can upgrade it to 32GB may be after a year or so. Whereas GPU (i.e. RTX 3070 and RTX...

Have you checked the 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop? It's a great value for $1200 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QXLFLXT You get the newest 9th Gen Intel Core i7 six-core processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD (easily upgradable).

If you're ready to spend $50 extra then at $550 there's a very good laptop that could suffice your requirements. Checkout Acer Aspire E15-E5-575G-53VG - https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-575G-53VG-15-6-Inch-Windows/dp/B01DT4A2R4

There are actually many good laptops in $1000 but not as well-built and designed as Dell XPS or Alienware. They are the premium laptops and $1000 still comes under a "budget" category. But, if you are not a rough user or ready to use your laptop with little caution and care then there are many...

Get the Lenovo B51 and upgrade the RAM to 8GB. You should be fine with this config.

If your budget is $800 then there are quite a number of good gaming laptops that you can buy. Skyrim isn't much demanding game, it would run fine even on $500 laptop but if you are looking for laptop that can run games like GTA 5 then you'll need to buy a gaming laptop with dedicated GPU...

I think you should ask them to get the fresh windows and proper drivers installation if its not the hardware issue. If its the hardware problem then you can ask them to replace it.

There are lot of good 13 inch laptops in $600 price range. What games do you play btw? You will find most of the laptops with integrated Intel graphics which won't be able to run few good less demanding games like CS GO etc. Here's one which I would recommend - Acer Aspire S 13 Hardware...

To be very frank, all gaming laptops throttle when they are pushed to limits and definitely you will be pushing limits while doing rendering work on the laptop. I haven't heard about cooling problems on MSI but few models in Asus ROG series has serious cooling problems. And, I just had a look at...

Yes, laptop with i7 and GTX 1060 will also be best for CAD and gaming but I thought that CAD is your first priority and gaming is the second. You're right, i7 and GTX 1060 will also be able to run all the CAD software and all the latest games but Intel Xeon and NVidia Quadro are hyper threaded...