Hello,
I am looking to buy a new gaming laptop to replace my current laptop. In my research, I have come across three laptops in my price range ($1500-2500), the ASUS G750JH, the Alienware 17, and the SAGER NP9380.
The specs in each laptop are shown below:
i7-4700HQ
NVIDIA 780M
16GB RAM (any recommended brands?)
240 Intel SSD (good brand for SSD?)
1 TB 7200RPM Drive
Some sort of wireless connection (which wireless connection is best? I don't see lots of differences between them...?)
Windows 8.1, etc., etc.
The main uses for the laptop are gaming (primarily StarCraft II, WoW, League) as well as a good bit of CAD, MATLAB, etc. as I am a design engineer.
Recommendations on the brands, as well as the components listed above? Is this a good setup?
My main questions are:
Best brand (in terms of reliability, cooling, etc. Weight is not a factor, and I can deal with the way it looks)
Should I wait for the 800-series NVIDIA cards? I've heard the Maxwell technology is pretty innovative, is it worth waiting a few months for?
Which laptop would be the most flexible for future upgrades?
Very unclear on which wireless network adapter to get - not sure the benefits of each, what makes one faster/better than another, etc.
How much RAM/what type? I've heard 16 is overkill, so I'm not going higher than 16, but some brands are $200 more for 16GB than others. What makes one brand better than another?
Thank you guys for all your help, and I will answer any question I can to the best of my ability!
I am looking to buy a new gaming laptop to replace my current laptop. In my research, I have come across three laptops in my price range ($1500-2500), the ASUS G750JH, the Alienware 17, and the SAGER NP9380.
The specs in each laptop are shown below:
i7-4700HQ
NVIDIA 780M
16GB RAM (any recommended brands?)
240 Intel SSD (good brand for SSD?)
1 TB 7200RPM Drive
Some sort of wireless connection (which wireless connection is best? I don't see lots of differences between them...?)
Windows 8.1, etc., etc.
The main uses for the laptop are gaming (primarily StarCraft II, WoW, League) as well as a good bit of CAD, MATLAB, etc. as I am a design engineer.
Recommendations on the brands, as well as the components listed above? Is this a good setup?
My main questions are:
Best brand (in terms of reliability, cooling, etc. Weight is not a factor, and I can deal with the way it looks)
Should I wait for the 800-series NVIDIA cards? I've heard the Maxwell technology is pretty innovative, is it worth waiting a few months for?
Which laptop would be the most flexible for future upgrades?
Very unclear on which wireless network adapter to get - not sure the benefits of each, what makes one faster/better than another, etc.
How much RAM/what type? I've heard 16 is overkill, so I'm not going higher than 16, but some brands are $200 more for 16GB than others. What makes one brand better than another?
Thank you guys for all your help, and I will answer any question I can to the best of my ability!