Affordable Gaming Laptop

[Amartya]

Hi guyz I'm kinda new here & in need of immediate help.
I have been offered a laptop by HP specs are:
3rd gen i7
8gb RAM
Intel HD 4000 Integrated
Nvdia GT 650M 2GB
Hybrid Drive of 750 GB and a full HD 15inch screen with a Blu-Ray Player
Now I'm intending to play heavy games do a little bit of programming (fresher at computer science engeneering) and it will be a dual booting machine running Win7 ultimate & Ubuntu side by side. Now suggest please and keep in mind the budget...under 1200$

EDIT:
Just got a scholarship will be able to spend 1600$ or just a bit more now lets have your opinions again getlemen shall we???

 

[jackspeed]

I take notebook check seriously. And It does not have much information on the gtx mx series. At least as far as benchmarks go. We all agree that the gtx 660, 670, 675, 670mx, and 675mx are better then the gt 650.

Anyway. OP the choice is yours. I would suggest the lenovo if you do not want to get close to your top end. And the sager if you want to be at your budget.

 

[KernalPanic]

Oh come now, let's keep it real.

Fermi is not miles worse than Kepler.
Kepler is indeed better, but its not by the leaps and bounds you seem to believe.
My point of course, is that for the right price, it might make sense.

The 675m (Fermi) is ever-so-slightly (~15%) slower than a 670mx (Kepler) and even the 670m beats the 660m by ~15%. (assuming stock clocks and up-to-date drivers all around)

650m and 660m are fully functional GK107s when paired with GDDR5. There is no crippling at all. The only arguement there would be clock rates, and even the average 660m with its legs fully stretched has a hard time matching a 670m in the same state, let alone a 675m.

(Warning: overclocking a laptop is not recommended for the vast majority of users. It requires a lot of prior knowledge, furthur reading, monitoring, testing, and strength of pocketbook.)

haf is indeed correct about most of the game market while previous-gen consoles hold back the game tech level. However, there are games like Witcher2. 🙂

A word on notebookcheck. Their tests are the absolute worst any GPU will ever do. If you can handle upgrading drivers, uninstalling bloatware, and a few non-overclocking system tweaks, you will score much better than they do. They also do NOT update drivers for their comparisons. You just have to take it for what its worth.

 

[Amartya]

The sager would be a better quality and a better gaming machine.

Budget extension guyz 1600$ now..... 😀

 

[Amartya]

The sager would be a better quality and a better gaming machine.

Budget extension guyz 1600$ now..... 😀

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Clevo 170 EM aka Sager NP9170 (* items are upgrades)

17.3" Full HD 1080P LED-Backlit with Super Clear (1920 x 1080) Display
Switchable GPU by NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
-Intel® GMA HD 4000 GPU
-NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 675MX 4GB GDDR5 Memory*
Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
No Windows OS (get that at school for $10 or $25)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 4GB*
750GB Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 8GB SSD Hybrid*
8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Intel® Centrino™ Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Module*
8 cells smart Lithium-Ion battery pack 76.96Wh
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
FREE UPS Ground
$100 Max Discount (Use Promo Code SAGER100OFFOVER1350)
High Definition audio interface
S/PDIF digital output
Built-in Microphone
Built-in two speakers made by Onkyo
Built-in one sub-woofer
External 7.1CH audio output supported by headphone, microphone, S/PDIF and Line-in jack
THX TruStudio Pro
Illuminated Full size keyboard with numeric pad
W/A/S/D gaming key
Integrated touchpad with Multi-gesture and Scrolling function
1 HDMI 1.4a output Port (with HDCP)
1 DVI-I output Port (single link)
1 DisplayPort 1.1 output Port
1 USB 2.0 Port
3 USB 3.0 Ports (One powered USB port, AC/DC)
1 eSATA Port (USB 3.0 combo)
1 Mini IEEE 1394a Port
1 Headphone Jack
1 Microphone Jack
1 S/PDIF output Jack
1 Line-in Jack
1 RJ-45 LAN (10/100/1000Mbps)
9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD/SDHC/SDXC)
2 MiniCard Slots
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Built-in 2.0M Digital Video Camera
Kensington® Lock

Total $1,599

Great service and support from LPC Digital by the way
http/www.lpc-digital.com/sager-np9170-features.html

 

[Amartya]

Clevo 170 EM aka Sager NP9170 (* items are upgrades)

17.3" Full HD 1080P LED-Backlit with Super Clear (1920 x 1080) Display
Switchable GPU by NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
-Intel® GMA HD 4000 GPU
-NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 675MX 4GB GDDR5 Memory*
Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
No Windows OS (get that at school for $10 or $25)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 4GB*
750GB Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 8GB SSD Hybrid*
8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Intel® Centrino™ Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Module*
8 cells smart Lithium-Ion battery pack 76.96Wh
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
FREE UPS Ground
$100 Max Discount (Use Promo Code SAGER100OFFOVER1350)
High Definition audio interface
S/PDIF digital output
Built-in Microphone
Built-in two speakers made by Onkyo
Built-in one sub-woofer
External 7.1CH audio output supported by headphone, microphone, S/PDIF and Line-in jack
THX TruStudio Pro
Illuminated Full size keyboard with numeric pad
W/A/S/D gaming key
Integrated touchpad with Multi-gesture and Scrolling function
1 HDMI 1.4a output Port (with HDCP)
1 DVI-I output Port (single link)
1 DisplayPort 1.1 output Port
1 USB 2.0 Port
3 USB 3.0 Ports (One powered USB port, AC/DC)
1 eSATA Port (USB 3.0 combo)
1 Mini IEEE 1394a Port
1 Headphone Jack
1 Microphone Jack
1 S/PDIF output Jack
1 Line-in Jack
1 RJ-45 LAN (10/100/1000Mbps)
9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD/SDHC/SDXC)
2 MiniCard Slots
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Built-in 2.0M Digital Video Camera
Kensington® Lock

Total $1,599

Great service and support from LPC Digital by the way
http/www.lpc-digital.com/sager-np9170-features.html

17.3 gets too big to lug around and is dual booting going to coz a problem especially GPU driver issues with Ubuntu??

 

[burmese_dude]

If you want a really portable laptop with beef power...

http/www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6110-clevo-w110er-p-4343.html

11.6" with HDMI output (sweet gaming on big screen TV)
i7-3630QM
8gb RAM 1600mhz
Intel HD 4000 Integrated
Nvdia GT 650M 2GB
520 intel 120GB HDD 500+ read/write
No OS
Free shipping

I got it for less than 1050 a couple months ago. I think it's probably cheaper now.

 

[Amartya]

If you want a really portable laptop with beef power...

http/www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6110-clevo-w110er-p-4343.html

11.6" with HDMI output (sweet gaming on big screen TV)
i7-3630QM
8gb RAM 1600mhz
Intel HD 4000 Integrated
Nvdia GT 650M 2GB
520 intel 120GB HDD 500+ read/write
No OS
Free shipping

I got it for less than 1050 a couple months ago. I think it's probably cheaper now.

Dude portability is an issue but the graphics processor you have mentioned is gonna get outdated in barely 3years and I would want it to give high performance for the next 4 years on demanding games

 

[jackspeed]

msi gt60. 1500

http/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4959622&CatId=4935

 

[Amartya]

I dont like Windows 8 besides have an ultimate original windows 7 so non OS aptops if I can get them that bit cheaper

 

[jackspeed]

Then sagernotebooks is your place. otherwise I could list some sager resellers.

 

[burmese_dude]

Dude portability is an issue but the graphics processor you have mentioned is gonna get outdated in barely 3years and I would want it to give high performance for the next 4 years on demanding games

It matches your original post spec and that's the best GPU you can get I believe anything 13" and under. Maybe even 14". If you're willing to carry 15" or above, disregard my post.

 

[Amartya]

Ya but I updated my budget remember!!!

 

[Amartya]

It matches your original post spec and that's the best GPU you can get I believe anything 13" and under. Maybe even 14". If you're willing to carry 15" or above, disregard my post.

Ya am ready to carry 15.6 inch........

 

[Amartya]

Between saegar and MSI which has better build quality?

 

[jackspeed]

Between saegar and MSI which has better build quality?

... with your budget and the lack of customizability(ie model choices) on the msi gt60 I would suggest sager. I personally believe that msi's build quality is slightly better.