$Cheap Gaming Laptop

[MrBanana]

Is there any laptops that are decent for gaming for around $500? If not one around $500 or less that can be modified(such as replace the graphics card)?

 

[Guest]

No. Cheap+Gaming+Laptop are 3 words that don't go together. At that price you might get a really basic Acer or Lenovo, but not good enough to game. And I can't think of any for that price that has a upgradable GPU (or even an available MXM slot.)

 

[MrBanana]

http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC how about this with 8gb ram and upgraded grapics card

 

[nvalhalla]

1. Cheap
2. Gaming
3. Laptop

Pick two. The best I'm seeing is this

$400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834310637
Integrated, but will play most games at native res on med settings

$550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215974
Dedicated, little more power, can play most games at med or high

 

[MrBanana]

1. Cheap
2. Gaming
3. Laptop

Pick two. The best I'm seeing is this

$400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834310637
Integrated, but will play most games at native res on med settings

$550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215974
Dedicated, little more power, can play most games at med or high

Can the second one be upgraded at all?

 

[nvalhalla]

HDD and RAM? Sure.

Video? Unlikely, they very rarely can be upgraded. The big Clevo based laptops and the like are the only ones with upgradable cards usually.

 

[MrBanana]

is the Lenovo p580 good for gaming at all?

 

[nvalhalla]

the 630M is a little low, it'll play games, but you will have to dial back settings.

 

[nvalhalla]

The HP isn't bad, as long as you go for the A10 and 8750M. You will want as much CPU as you can get for gaming.

 

[nvalhalla]

The HP's 8750M is better than the 630M if that helps