Recent content by rwoody

Yeah I would wait. The new lines of GPU's just hitting the market are considerably faster than their predecessors, and at the same or lower cost. Laptops will begin incorporating mobile 10-series GPU's next month and by the end of the year I would expect there will be a whole lineup to choose from.

That model uses DDR3 ram, which means no, your motherboard wont support DDR4. According to Crucial, that model Acer only supports up to 16GB of ram on two DIMM slots, so make sure you don't buy more than that. http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/aspire-e5-573g Also, ram...

They are basically the same laptop with the exception of a bit of performance. Assuming it will be used for gaming, I would go with the Lenovo since you wouldn't need to do any upgrades to play current games or run editing software. Once you have the MSI, you will instantly wonder if you should...

There's a lot more you need to have than just 64bit windows. What are the rest of your specs?

I'm sure it will come down, but you have to keep a close eye on the market. If you wait too long, it could be replaced by a newer model, and you won't find this one anymore.

I have these wireless Turtle Beach X32's and they work great. Inexpensive, convenient, and they sound awesome. You can pick them up for under $70 in most places. They can be hooked up to anything, not just an Xbox. http://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/xbox-360-headsets/ear-force-x32/58

You will be able to run them, but like others have said, very low quality and framerates. Those games aren't worth playing unless you can get at least 30fps, and I don't think this specific laptop would do it. The i5 is good starting point, but you'll need a better GPU and more RAM.