Best Gaming laptop for $1000?

[kolkim]

I would like a new gaming laptop and not sure if these options are too much or too little but here.
I play most newer games and would like to play new games for a while. Right now I am buying it to play Battlefield 3 on high settings.

Display:
15.6" or higher
Video Card:
Geforce 650 (or higher) with 2gb of onboard ram
Processor:
The best one for gaming? AMD or Intel I don't know.
Memory:
6GB Of DDR3 or higher.
Hard Drive:
at least 750GB and hopefully a fast one
Battery Life:
Doesn't matter
Weight:
Doesn't matter

What would a laptop like this cost and is it too cheap to play new games on High?
So far I looked at some and I found the Lenovo Y580 that had what I wanted but not sure if Lenovo is a good company. I heard ASUS is good.

 

[bigcyco1]

Lenovo Y580 is your best option

 

[kolkim]

Lenovo Y580 is your best option

Is my price adequate or too much for the options I am looking for?

 

[bigcyco1]

Is my price adequate or too much for the options I am looking for?

Actually it's barley enough :lol:

 

[stonedatheist]

If you can swing the extra $200, then by far your best option would be http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152372

 

[kolkim]

If you can swing the extra $200, then by far your best option would be http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152372

Don't know anything about AMD so if that processor and gpu is good. I like the BD rom, And speakers but I would like a picture and laptop battery life on it

 

[stonedatheist]

http/www.msimobile.com/level3_productpage.aspx?cid=6&id=381 here is the product page

 

[kolkim]

http/www.msimobile.com/level3_productpage.aspx?cid=6&id=381 here is the product page

Definitely looks nice but 1000$ was pretty much the most I could spend. I was hoping I could get some around the 800$ range but I guess not

 

[stonedatheist]

The CPU is really the only downfall to it. It's a quad-core so it gets the job done but an Intel would no doubt be faster. But when it comes to gaming, the CPU isn't as important as the GPU. The 7970M is more than twice as fast as the GTX660M. With the GTX660M, you're looking at 1366x768 for BF3 on high whereas you'll be rocking 1080p for BF3 on high if you have the mighty 7970M.

 

[stonedatheist]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834310660 this is fine too, if you must adhere to that budget. On the upside, the CPU is a screamer and more than twice as fast as the AMD from the other laptop. As a result, it is a much more balanced laptop performance-wise.

 

[kolkim]

That's the first link I posted is that same laptop on amazon for 60$ less and the more I look at it the more I like it. The look of it is medium for me, but for the price and what you get I am impressed. I read some really good reviews for it. The only downside is it's resolution at 1366 x 768.

Could you tell me what the M is on the Graphics? Like Geforce 660M and then the 650. I'm assuming the 660M is better right?

 

[kolkim]

The 7970M is more than twice as fast as the GTX660M. With the GTX660M, you're looking at 1366x768 for BF3 on high whereas you'll be rocking 1080p for BF3 on high if you have the mighty 7970M.

Is this then, http/www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214975CVF
with 7670M with only 1gb of dedicated gpu ram, better than the GTX 660M?

 

[stonedatheist]

Is this then, http/www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214975CVF
with 7670M with only 1gb of dedicated gpu ram, better than the GTX 660M?

No, not even close. The GTX660M is about twice as fast as the 7670M. The "M" just means mobile. To help guide you about which GPUs are better than which, I suggest taking a look at http/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html or http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M.72675.0.html.

 

[kolkim]

No, not even close. The GTX660M is about twice as fast as the 7670M. The "M" just means mobile. To help guide you about which GPUs are better than which, I suggest taking a look at http/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html or http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M.72675.0.html.

2nd link didn't work.
So my gtx 460 on my desktop is stronger than the 660M?!?!
Please tell me I'm reading that wrong

 

[Pyree]

Laptop graphics is weaker than the desktop counterpart. The GTX 660m is actually a lower clocked desktop GT 640 GDDR5.

So yes, it is weaker than the desktop GTX 460.

 

[kolkim]

Wow. so how futureproof would you say the 660M is?

Now I'm really liking that MSI and considering saving up for it.
Is there a link like the graphics card hierarchy for CPUs?

 

[Pyree]

Should be good for games for at least 3 years. Of course you won't max any game out, and you also will have to reduce settings as game requirement increase. But that's normal for laptop gamers.

 

[kolkim]

Should be good for games for at least 3 years. Of course you won't max any game out, and you also will have to reduce settings as game requirement increase. But that's normal for laptop gamers.

how about the future-proof of the 7970M?

 

[Pyree]

4-5 but CPU is a concern.

 

[kolkim]

4-5 but CPU is a concern.

I C. Do you have any recommendations of a GPU, or laptop?