Best Gaming Laptop for under $1000?

[Mech1423]

I'm currently looking at an Alienware laptop with these specs:

4th-gen Intel Core i5-4200M; 8GB RAM; 750GB 7200RPM HDD; 14" Anti-glare 1366 x 768 screen
1GB GeForce GT 750M Graphics; Slot-loading DVD Burner; 6-cell Li-ion 69 wHr Battery
Killer NIC 1202 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0; Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Any suggestions? I'm basing the performance off of the recommendations of Battlefield 4.

 

[computernewb]

alienware never has the best price to performance ratio

this is better. lenovo y510p

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313584

 

[Mech1423]

Is this considered a multi-GPU? What does 2x Nividia mean?

And lastly, Windows 8 blows, does this come with Windows 7 instead?

 

[computernewb]

it means it has 2 Gt 750s in sli. You cant customize it to win 7 on newegg but for what you get its worth it. you want the i7-4700MQ for BF4 multiplayer because its a quad core. The i5 on laptops are dual cores. Also it has much better resolution at 1920 x 1080.

 

[Mech1423]

Right on. I still don't get what SLI means, or if it's a multi-GPU or not (sorry, I'm still learning this stuff).

 

[computernewb]

it just mean it uses multiple GPUs to produce better graphics than what a single GPU could do on its own.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface

 

[Mech1423]

Great thanks. Do you own one of these laptops? I read some reviews that complain about not being able to run both CPU's at the same time, overheating issues, etc.

 

[computernewb]

i dont own this particular model but i did have a previous model the lenovo y580. they make really solid laptops.

not all games will utilize sli but for your needs BF4 will. it should run a little hotter since there is an extra GPU generating heat inside the laptop. With the latest drivers installed you shouldnt have any problems running sli

 

[Mech1423]

Sounds great, from the research I've done and from what you've told me this seems to be the laptop for me! Thanks again for all your help, I really appreciate it 😀

 

[DroidWarlord]

Alienware can be overpriced.

Check this Acer.

Intel Core i7-4500U 1.8 GHz (4 MB Cache)
8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
1 TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
15.6-Inch Touchscreen, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
Windows 8, 6.5-hour battery life

Less than $750🙂