CS Laptop w/ Gaming Capability

RazePhalanx

Honorable
Jan 13, 2014
3
0
10,510
1. What is your budget?
Up to $1,300.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Preferably 15.6", minimum 13" and maximum 15.6".

3. What screen resolution do you want?
1920x1080 minimum, doesn't really make a difference for me.

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable laptop.

5. How much battery life do you need?
4 hours minimum, 5+ preferable.

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Yes, I will be gaming on it; games like GTA V, R6:S, Overwatch, Black Desert Online, Smite, & Skyrim at medium/high settings.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)


8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
1 TB HDD + 128/256 GB SSD or 128/256 GB SSD + empty 2.5" drive bay.

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
No specific sites.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 years at least.

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Optical drive not necessary.

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
No preferable brands, open to any.

13. What country do you live in?
United States

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I plan on using this to follow a CS major in college, so a decently powerful processor (Core i5/i7) and fair amount of RAM (4 GB minimum?) are a must.
 
Solution
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154631. This has an Intel Core i7 6700HQ, 16 GB RAM , NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, it has a 128 GB SDD (which if you don't know can start your PC in a few seconds and in college can be very useful in a rush) and a 1TB HDD. It's 15.6. Comes with rocket league. Reaches all your criterias.

tothergnome

Commendable
Mar 27, 2016
59
0
1,660
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154631. This has an Intel Core i7 6700HQ, 16 GB RAM , NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, it has a 128 GB SDD (which if you don't know can start your PC in a few seconds and in college can be very useful in a rush) and a 1TB HDD. It's 15.6. Comes with rocket league. Reaches all your criterias.
 
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