600 or less laptop

[AVirusC]

Hey guys, im looking for a laptop that can play games like skyrim, borderlands 2 and civilization 5. I can pay no more then $600 and it must be from either Costco, bestbuy, newegg or Office Depot. Thanks

 

[patrick47018]

This is probably your best bet in that price range: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231083

 

[filippi]

Maybe this A8 Richland with a class 2 graphic card?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314119

 

[patrick47018]

Maybe this A8 Richland with a class 2 graphic card?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314119

+1 Didn't see that one

 

[patrick47018]

If you wanted to go the Intel route you could check out the Acer Aspire V5-572G-6679 http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DKFFFXO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00DKFFFXO&linkCode=as2&tag=b0b929-20

The 8750M is quite a bit better than the 720M as far as the graphics cards go

 

[AVirusC]

I've looked at a hp envy from Costco is that a good make for gaming?

 

[patrick47018]

I've looked at a hp envy from Costco is that a good make for gaming?

What are the specs?

 

[AVirusC]

I don't remember but it had a 15.6 in screen and used beats audio if you can find it on the internet.

 

[patrick47018]

The cheapest one they had was 699, and didn't have dedicated graphics, so a no go. The most expensive had a 740M, which is alright, not really worth the cost however

 

[patrick47018]

Here, this is 1200 at costco, but only 850 at HP, if you want it go for it: http/www.dealzon.com/deals/hp-envy-15-laptop#hp-envy-15t-j000-quad-edition-geforce-gt-740m

If you want portability, you will have to compromise gaming quality, or pay a fortune. If you want quality and don't want to break the bank you will have to go with a desktop, sorry to say. But good luck whatever you end up choosing to do.

 

[AVirusC]

I think I may go for the Acer Filippi suggested.

 

[patrick47018]

I think I may go for the Acer Filippi suggested.

It is a pretty good one

 

[AVirusC]

Should I get this one http/shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/u-series/u510/#features or the Acer filpi suggested?

 

[patrick47018]

I'd go with the Acer with the A-Series and the 8750M graphics

 

[AVirusC]

Would the Lenovo be any good or would it not be able to play many games?

 

[patrick47018]

The Lenovo only has a GTX625M, so the Acer is the better for games

 

[IInuyasha74]

Hello AVirusC,

I was recently shopping for a laptop as well and the a8 ACER suggested above is the absolute best gaming laptop you will find for under $750. It is the one I decided I would buy. I am waiting till January now, but that is still an excellent system.

Here are the good specs that it has:
Quad-Core mobile processor - Compared to the Lenovo the performance is not a lot worse, only a little
Graphics Card - The AMD 8750M is quite powerful for a mobile graphics chip. It is plenty capable of playing all of those games. See here for the FPS that others were able to obtain using this card.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-8750M.87147.0.html

Crossfire: This system actually has two graphics cards built in. The 8750M is the dedicated card and should be used for all intense gaming. The APU also has a dedicated graphics processor which can be used instead to conserve battery life. These two graphics processors have the ability to work together to potentially boost performance in games. While using both cards will increase power usage, it is not certain to increase performance in games. It may in some cases give a significant boost in game play, and in others it may give slightly worse performance. You will need to experiment with this to see which way to use it for different games but it is still possible.

Four built in speakers which should give excellent audio for a mobile system:
http/us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-datasheet/NX.MCUAA.002

The last feature is the ease with which you can switch parts. You are able to remove the back case and have complete access to several parts inside of the system. For the price of $530 you can have the laptop, but its simple and in your price range to improve it. One of the most held back aspects of the system is only have 4GB of RAM. For $60 you can buy an 8GB stick of RAM and simply add it to the system. This will max the system out and insure that you never have a bottleneck from the RAM.

Based of prices and performance, this laptop is probably going to remain the best laptop for gaming that you can buy under $750 this year, and even at $750 the upgrade is negligible. I honestly believe it is the best system available. The only reason I am not personally buying it is because I am waiting for the next generation of AMD processors to come out in January, because I will use the laptop I purchase for at least 5 years and I want to get the most performance within my price range as possible. Even considering this, I am still extremely tempted to purchase this laptop, and it is only through great difficulty I am avoiding the temptation of buying it.

 

[AVirusC]

Some of the problems I have with the Acer is the modern look that the Lenovo has and the RAM difference between the two laptops. If I'm right the CPU is better on the Lenovo, not completely sure though. Im mainly second thinking buying the Acer because the fact that it doesn't look as nice. Although the Lenovo is weaker, would it be a lot weaker? I'm in love with the look and price of the Lenovo.

 

[patrick47018]

I'm assuming that you are looking at the 499 Lenovo. It has an i3 which isn't as good as the A8. And it also has 4GB of RAM.

 

[AVirusC]

Have another look, 3rd gen I7 and 8gb memory.