Gaming Laptop Around $500?

[KyleDT]

Hello, I'm going off to college in a few months and I need a laptop that I can play games on because I won't be able to use my PC anymore. My budget is $500 maybe a little more if it is really worth the extra money.

Any input would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[IInuyasha74]

Hello, this is the laptop that is best for you.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314119

It is out of stock right now, but it is by far the best laptop you can get at around $500.

Going up to $600 gets you pretty much the same system with better CPU.
Going up to $800 gets you a much better computer all around.

However, at $500 there isn't any laptops that have even close to the CPU and graphics performance. No laptop under $600 can match it in graphics performance, and only a few match it in performance up to the $750 price point. A few laptops have a little bit better CPU performance under this price, but they are way lower in graphics performance. I completely recommend this laptop, no matter how much you look around online I know you will not find a better one at this price.

 

[KyleDT]

Hello, this is the laptop that is best for you.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314119

It is out of stock right now, but it is by far the best laptop you can get at around $500.

Going up to $600 gets you pretty much the same system with better CPU.
Going up to $800 gets you a much better computer all around.

However, at $500 there isn't any laptops that have even close to the CPU and graphics performance. No laptop under $600 can match it in graphics performance, and only a few match it in performance up to the $750 price point. A few laptops have a little bit better CPU performance under this price, but they are way lower in graphics performance. I completely recommend this laptop, no matter how much you look around online I know you will not find a better one at this price.

Thanks for the input. That's definitely a really good choice for me but I was hoping for something with Windows 7.

 

[IInuyasha74]

Honestly, I know how you feel. I hate Windows 8, but very few laptops are being sold with Windows 7 now. If you find a computer with it, chances are you will pay a similar price, and the computer will be worse in every way except that it has Windows 7.

Honestly, I think you are best off to just get this, and either talk to your University and see if they will put Windows 7 on it for you, some colleges will do this for Students because Microsoft has a thing to help Students.
Or plan B would be to get by with it for a few months until you can afford to buy Windows 7 somewhere and switch it over.

Honestly, these are your best chances cause finding a decent laptop with a good price that has Windows 7 is quite difficult anymore.