Budget Decent Gaming Laptop

[kovachxx]

Hi,

I want to buy a gaming laptop for maximum £700 which I know won't be that powerful but I want it to be decent to be able to play Diablo 3 and CS:GO. I don't play high - end games like Far Cry, The Witcher etc.

 

[fatboyslimerr]

I found these two options available from Ebuyer.
First option http://www.ebuyer.com/583053-msi-ge60-gaming-laptop-ge60-2od-286uk. GTX 760M and i5 4200M (dual core with hyperthreading) are both quite lightweight but should handle the games you list.
Second option http://www.ebuyer.com/517551-pc-specialist-optimus-v-x15-gaming-laptop-pcs-l563895. i7 4700QM (quad core with hyperthreading) and GTX 765M. Powerful CPU and a slightly better GPU but less design aesthetics.

 

[kovachxx]

I found these two options available from Ebuyer.
First option http://www.ebuyer.com/583053-msi-ge60-gaming-laptop-ge60-2od-286uk. GTX 760M and i5 4200M (dual core with hyperthreading) are both quite lightweight but should handle the games you list.
Second option http://www.ebuyer.com/517551-pc-specialist-optimus-v-x15-gaming-laptop-pcs-l563895. i7 4700QM (quad core with hyperthreading) and GTX 765M. Powerful CPU and a slightly better GPU but less design aesthetics.

I like the second one because it is more powerful but I read some reviews about PCSpecialist and they said that they are not very good because computers are often missing parts or not working properly.

 

[fatboyslimerr]

Oh no! That doesn't sound very promising! Ebuyer are an excellent company though. They would deal with any problems very quickly. I bought an Alienware laptop 4 years ago and it is still going strong so if you can be patient and save up a bit more money, I'd definitely recommend them. You can also try to find a second-hand one. My M15x can score P7246 in 3Dmark 11 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2654032/P7246.jpg

 

[kovachxx]

I want to increase the budget a bit more to £900 ? What laptop can I get then?

 

[fatboyslimerr]

You'll struggle to get anything more powerful than a GTX 760M at that price point apparently. I did find an MSI laptop with an A10 APU and a 8970M but I can't recommend AMD mobile chips because they are awful.

Take a look at this laptop. The reviews there are really positive http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-007-GI&groupid=959&catid=1828. This is also good and configurable! http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-023-OE&groupid=959&catid=1828

Another option is buying a refurbished (by Dell) Alienware laptop. Look here http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandId=7&c=uk&cs=ukdfh1

As a final option you can get a brand new Alienware 14, with beautiful 1080p IPS display, anodised aluminium body, i5 chip and GTX 765M for £1100. Bit expensive if you ask me but the build quality is awesome! http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-14/pd.aspx#overrides=n00aw410:6~GT7652;760~14FHD