Gaming Laptop £1000 Budget

[Speeedy14]

Hello all, I'm looking to buy a gaming laptop for £1000 for my girlfriend, no she doesn't want a desktop PC and I know you'd get more bang for buck but she's made her mind up.

It'll be used to play all types of games and new releases such as BF3, Dead Space 3, XCOM, WoW etc etc.

Some help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[edit1754]

Take a configuration of this: http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/vortexIII-LE/

The GTX 670MX is probably on the upper end of GPUs you'll find at this price point.

 

[Speeedy14]

Thanks for the reply, I can go up to about £1150.

Which of those CPU's would you recommend? The i7 DC or QC?

EDIT:

These specs for £1137. What do you think?

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3740QM (2.70GHz) 6MB


Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)


Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670MX - 3.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11


Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200 rpm)


DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)


Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)


Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)


Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack


Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH


USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

 

[edit1754]

There's really no point in upgrading the processor any higher than the 3630QM. The reason I recommended /that/ laptop is because I thought you wanted to stay under 1000. If you have a bit of extra money to spend, spend it in a way that'll get you a faster GPU. A faster GPU is where you'll see the real improvements in game performance, not a faster CPU.

http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/VortexIII-15/

Or, if you want 17.3": http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/vortexIII-17/ (note that the stock GPU option is lower, but all of the Vorted III 15's GPUs are available as upgrades in the Vortex III 17)