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pbansal93

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Hey.
I wanna basically buy a laptop for its mobility and comfort over PC.
But m confused for what should i buy.?
I want a laptop for gaming and entertainment purpose.
But that laptop should be such that it does not gets outdated for atleast 3-4 years and is able to play all the latest games then.
Suggest me some laptops according to the price category and powerful performance.
Also suggest me if a should go for a PC only instead of laptop or not?
ANd also this graphics card lineup is very confusing,so if u could throw some light on that also.
 
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Ok, then take this as a suggestion. Do note that no laptop can even grasp what a PC can do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video...


That is difficult to say without a list of parts that is within you budget limit. The most expensive components tends to be the CPU, GPU and the motherboard. Generally speaking, a PC / laptop with a stronger GPU and weaker CPU combo does better than a weaker GPU and stronger CPU. What is "strong" and "weak" actually depends what your list of parts is going to be.

A general recommendation to save money is to go with AMD CPUs instead of Intel CPUs. I would avoid AMD's socket FM2 APUs because they perform worse than the FX series. However, they are less expensive. Additionally, you can simply use 4GB of RAM (2 x 2GB sticks) which should be fine for games and they can be upgraded later.
 

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Hey..Actually with the core i5 4670k processor and graphics card plus motherboard,my gets exceeded,so to cut down the budget what should i do?
ALso someone said that the amd's cpu's performance is not that good and they generate a lot of heat.
 

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Hey..
As i told u earlier,that i live in india,so the rig suggested by Prpito Tv costs me around 75000 INR ,which is way over my budget,Actuly my budget is Around 50000 INR,with max to max upto 60000 INR.
Someone here in india suggested me the following rig-
i5 3450= 11.5k

Gigabyte B75M-D3H= 4.5k

Kingston HyperX Blu 2x4GB 1600mhz= 5k

HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500GB= 3k

Cabby: Antec V1= 2.5k

GPU: Zotac/MSI/Galaxy GTX760 2GB= 19k

PSU: Seasonic ECO 500= 3.3k

Asus 24x DVD RW= 1k

Monitor: Dell IN2030M 20" LED= 6k

TOTAL= 55.8k

Now please tell me hows this configuration??