Best gaming laptop around this price?

[Psycho Mantis]

Hey guys, I have some store credit for best buy, and I would appreciate some help to find the best gaming laptop for 1250 or under... Basically I want to be able to run new games without a problem and for future games I won't mind tuning down the graphics somewhat. I would prefer whatever would last me the longest without giving me any issues. I am also not interested in building a pc, as I want the mobility
Thank you very much

 

[shaun_shaun]

I highly recommend Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 .. awesome performance with far greater looking than some of the hideous looking gaming laptops these days..
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y580/index.html

 

[Psycho Mantis]

Thank you shaun, but I don't see any on Best Buy :/

 

[shaun_shaun]

you can find some on Amazon 3rd party sellers.. but it ll cost you around $1350..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B009AEPQR4/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1375510311&sr=8-2
looks like newegg and tigerdirect also ran out of stock ..

 

[Psycho Mantis]

Right but the thing is I'm stuck with the best buy store credit..

 

[shaun_shaun]

then get the Asus G750JW ($1,249.99).. equipped with i7-4700HQ and GTX 765M) . spec wise better than Y580...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+17.3%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/8937112.p?id=1218954923465&skuId=8937112#tab=overview

 

[computernewb]

ouch. best buy doesnt have the best prices or selection but here is a good one.

MSI- i7-4700MQ + gtx 765m on a 1920x 1080 screen for $1137. wont have problems running any games
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/MSI+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+750GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/Red/9176157.p?id=1218994551388&skuId=9176157#tab=overview

 

[Psycho Mantis]

Thank you both. I was about to buy the g750jw today, however I did research on forums and read about some issues. Lines in the screen, but that will most likely be fixed in the future with updates. But there was also when I put the display to sleep and back, the screen flickered, and I read that on forums as well. Even the worker said he's never seen a computer do that before. So that prevented me from buying it since I'm spending all of this money and I better not have issues lol.

About the MSI, I've never heard much about that brand, is it any good?

 

[shaun_shaun]

The MSI option is also great with a 4700MQ cpu .. Asus one has a 17" display with a better battery.. and little better overall in spec wise.. choose the best one for your liking ..

btw I m not aware of the flicking issue ..

 

[Psycho Mantis]

I would love to have that asus, it's just the issues I've read about are preventing me from buying it... Haha I'd go out and buy it right now if it didn't have those issues