Gaming laptop for next gen gaming

[Lemuel710]

Hi guys. I'm looking for a gaming laptop that will be able to run games such as AC Unity and the Witcher 3 at 1080p. my budget is no over than $1000 canadian dollars

 

[blue17echo]

You might be able to push 1080p in those games with a $1000 laptop, but you're going to have a real rough time. Is there any reason a desktop is unfeasible for you?

At best you're gonna see a 860m as a video card, and most laptops in that range have a weaker GPU than that. That's equivalent to a 650 Ti, a thoroughly midrange card that's almost 2 generations old.

 

[blue17echo]

Here is a gaming desktop build in a mini-itx case that is 12"x12"x6" (about the size of two original xbox 360's sitting side by side) that will run those games at 1080p at maxed out or near maxed out, including monitor, keyboard, mouse, and windows for under $1000

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard ($10.82 @ B&H)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $969.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 01:26 EDT-0400