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With that budget, even in the US (where prices are cheaper), you will only get a used unit. Hopefully, you understand this. Therefore, your goal is to look through used models and to aim for at least a 7th gen, MX GPU, 8GB RAM, 250GB+ storage.

Get at least a 1060 with a decent CPU (7th gen i7/8th gen i5 - the latter is better). Anything less than 1060 will be obsolete soon, especially with the discounts incoming due to RTX (in CES - January) it is foolish not only to buy now but also to pay so much for a bad 1050.

Don't listen to the person suggesting 1050 - it's crap, even if it's Ti. Get 1060 with an 8th gen i5 - it really is more than enough. On top of i7 overheating and throttling, resulting in less performance than i5, lol. <ModEdit> "Person" was sufficient.

The issue of getting a 15.6 and then an external monitor is that you will always need some time to adjust, especially with gaming and all the layout organization. I would rather get a 17.3 which is a good balance and while smaller than a 20+ monitor it is still big enough to enjoy gaming on...

After going around in circles I came to this: Out of the four below, which is a better one? https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/hp-omen-17-an102ng-4bz85ea-439-cm-173-notebook-schwarz - 8300H, 1060 6GB, about 1325 Euros...

What did you get, bro?

1060 is the standard now, so no - your card is like 75% slower. Compared to 8750H (which I also consider the minimum), your CPU is also slightly behind (although not so bad - circa 25%) but this is not so important for non-CPU-bound games (unlike WoW, for example). End of 2020 is a stretch -...

For the last two weeks or so I am in a market for a (gaming) laptop. The question is how long until the prices drop? So far current laptops that were released about a year ago, the prices have dropped by about 10-25%. With the introduction of RTX and Intel's 9th gen when are you expecting the...

Up the budget and grab newer stuff

Looking for a gaming laptop to play World of Warcraft comfortably. So far I was suggested the following: - CPU Intel 7th generation i7 8750H. - GPU video card Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB (desktop-like). - 16GB RAM. - 256GB SSD. - 1TB HDD. - Screen 17.3" 144HZ. - Good thermals - fans and heat...

Same boat - wait out for better prices, despite you Americans having better prices to start off. See what BF brings and then wait until X-Mas if nothing too good. Personally, I am aiming for the same specs at 1000 Euros (consider it 1K bucks in the States).

Are my needs correct (below)? The budget is about 1250 Euros and I do not mind to wait for a month. 8750H, 1060 6GB, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 17.3". Been told that 1060 is the minimum for comfortable FHD gaming and 3GB might be not enough. Then the GPU would need a decent CPU and 7700HQ is too...