Buying Gaming Laptop

smasher248

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Nov 9, 2013
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1) What is your budget?
£1000 +- £100
2) What size notebook would you prefer?

d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen

3) Where will you be buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.
UK

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like:
b. Dislike: Dell, HP

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed?
No

6) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
Web development, gaming, Game development, maya(modeling)

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
Both

8) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?
yes must have at least 950m and at least 4gb vram

9) How many hours of battery life do you need?
>1

10) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
Don't care

11) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

can install myself

Screen Specifics

12) From the choices below, what screen resolution(s) would you prefer? Keep in mind screen size in conjunction with resolution will play a large role in overall viewing comfort level. Everyone is different. Some like really small text, while others like their text big and easy to read. Click here for Screen resolution information.

1080p Full HD

13) Do you want a Glossy/reflective screen or a Matte/non-glossy screen?
Matte

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
dont like it to be bulky

15) When are you buying this laptop?
next few weeks

16) How long do you want this laptop to last?
about 3 years

Notebook Components

17) How much hard drive space do you need; 80GB to 640GB? Do you want a SSD drive?

dont need, have my own to add

18) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD Burner, Blu-ray Reader or Blu-Ray Burner?

nope

19) Weight
<3.5kg
 


thanks, but is that a 4gb card? I cant seem to find anything on it, and it could just be a 2/3gb one, but i might just be blind and not seeing it lol
 
I'm pretty certain it's 4 GB, I don't think the 970M comes any other way. Even with the 2/4 GB 960's, it's not much of a difference. They are limited by a 128 bit memory bus. If you look at the benchmarks, they are almost identical in performance.

http://laptopmedia.com/video-card/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960m-4gb-gddr5/