Recent content by KyleADunn

When I had a similar overheating problem, I was able to resolve it simply by adding a good cooling rack beneath it. Cooler master makes some great cooling racks (I used the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834997727&cm_re=coolermaster_laptop_cooler-_-34-997-727-_-Product)

A higher tier y50 http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y50/?sb=:000001C9:000120E6: equals the MSI Apache in almost every way, BUT, the Apache has a 2.4Ghz (3.2 Turbo) i7, as opposed to the y50's 2.5ghz i7. That will make a difference down the line, and even today. But perhaps not...

Lenovo's y50 series and MSI's gaming series would be a good bet. http://www.msi.com/product/nb/#?category=GT+Series&category_no=1159

You'd be hard pressed to find a laptop with an i7, dedicated graphics, and a 17in screen for under $700! I found this one, which fits the bill for your needs, mostly. It'd be a good gaming laptop, as it has dedicated NVIDIA graphics (840m), 1TB of space for all your Steam/Origin downloads, and...

As for your gaming laptop, I would suggest this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313740 Great specs, including an i7 (of course) and a dedicated SLI GPU chip. A powerful one (2x 755's), at that. And that 15.6in screen isn't too big :P As for your sister's computer...