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    Looking to buy a $2,000 gaming laptop.

    1. What is your budget? $2,000 - will be using financing options. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 17inch 3. What screen resolution do you want? 1080p or 1440p - must have 120hz and G-sync 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Desktop...
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    Buying a new Gaming Laptop; Need Recommendations

    do you want a desktop replacement or do you just want sonething you can travel with and game on the go? without question get the 17inch if this will be your primary source of gaming, you wont regret it. 15inch is tolerable if you know you a got a desktop to go home to but i would go crazy as a...
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    Buying a new Gaming Laptop; Need Recommendations

    im sorry i forgot there was a big difference between euros and dollars. you could afford a $1700 laptop in us dollars which means you would need to stick with a gtx 1060 or 1050ti. i would go with the 15inch i7 7700hq with a gtx 1050ti and forego an SSD. The 15inch doesnt offer a QHD 120hz TN...
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    Buying a new Gaming Laptop; Need Recommendations

    IMO, I would definitely go with the Alienware 17 R4 with i7 7700hq, GTX 1070, 16GB DDR4, 128 or 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, and the FHD 60hz IPS display. http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/alienware-17-laptop?~ck=mn I purchased this same setup at the beginning of the month and I was fricken...
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    Solved! Buying Alienware 17 r4 but refurbished or new?

    I wouldn't buy a new one from Dell outlet, it would just be on Dells main website. I don't even think they sell new ones on the outlet, do they?
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    Solved! Buying Alienware 17 r4 but refurbished or new?

    I was approved for $2,000 credit line through Dell and I want to get an alienware 17inch laptop.I really want to enjoy the 1440p QHD 120hz G-sync display gaming experience that everyone raves about with gtx 1080, i7 7820hk, and 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD. Here is my issue; at $2,000 i've realized I...
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    I want to upgrade GPU and add more ram to my Sager NP8255 (Clevo P157SM)

    Yea, I am thinking I should just sell or trade it in and get a new one to save myself possible headaches. Do you by chance know how to calclate the resale value of a laptop? I paid $1347 w/o a OS installed. so with the OS it would of been like + or - $1500. Gadgetvalue says its worth around...
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    I want to upgrade GPU and add more ram to my Sager NP8255 (Clevo P157SM)

    Good Afternoon, I purchased a Sager NP8255 (Clevo P157SM) three years ago. Current specs: CPU: 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4700MQ GPU: GTX 770M (3.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express Ram: 8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen...
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    Should I return my Lenovo Y510p laptop?

    so I just bought the Y510p beginning of January and so far I'm extremely disappointed by the results of its gaming performance. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313584 I have been using a desktop before I got this laptop... so I hadn't fully comprehended the difference...
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    Just baught Lenovo Y510p i7 SLI GT750M

    Maybe my expectations were a little higher but I thought this laptop could run BF4 on high settings with 50-60 fps? Geforce panel says the SLI is turned on and both GT 750M have the most up-to-date drivers installed. Yet, when I go to the GeForce experience to optimize BF4, BF3 it sets BF4 at...
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    Looking to buy a gaming performance laptop

    Hello, I am in the market to buying a new gaming laptop and I need some direction. Here are my interests and needs: Budget: $1000 - $1500 Use: Stream movies, Download movies, High-end gaming (BF3, BF4, WOW, ESO, AC4, GTA5 (when it comes out on PC) High to ultra settings with 40-60 fps...
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    Gaming laptop recommendations

    1. What is your budget? $800 - $1200 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Not important 3. What screen resolution do you want? 1920 x 1080 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? something balanced 5. How much battery life do you need? not...
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    [HDTV] Best way to watch movies from PC to TV

    Hello, I just baught http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p55st50/4505-6482_7-35118300.html and I wanted some advice/direction on how to be able to enjoy my HD movies that i have saved on my PC. example: I have the lord of the rings trilogy 1080p in .mkv files that are...