Getting a gaming laptop (1840$)

[MrAzzoz]

Hello everyone, my brother is planning to get a gaming laptop, he told me the maximum is 2100$.. to me it sounded like it's more than it's actually needed(is it?)

So I'm asking you to provide me a good laptop that doesn't cost as much as he asked but costs something around ~1850

Regards.

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

This is probably the best you can get: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152681. It is not 4k, so it will have a longer battery life. If you want the 4k, here is the link:http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152691

 

[photonboy]

My comment disappeared?

*Anyway, I said I'm checking pricing but if possible I suggest one with NVidia GSYNC support.

 

[photonboy]

http/www.digitaltrends.com/computing/g-sync-tested-is-it-worth-the-price-or-destined-for-the-parts-pile/

The following is only an example. I don't have time to look further:
http/www.cnet.com/products/asus-rog-g751-g-sync/

I have a very deep understanding of GSYNC and I can comfortably say it's a huge, huge deal. Especially for laptops. I would investigate if you get one on how to create a frame rate CAP while also keeping GSYNC enabled. That's too involved for right here though it's likely NVidia will address this in a driver update (cap by default with GSYNC).

For example, if you capped to say 65FPS (you have to be below the 75Hz response assuming 75Hz monitor to cap.. just not sure how low). then you get two benefits:
a) GSYNC/asynchronous mode still enabled (not using VSYNC or VSYNC OFF mode), and
b) capping frame rate reduces fan noise by a lot usually

If this is confusing (and likely is) I'd still get GSYNC. It will be better than not, it's just that learning how to use it properly can be better still.

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

My comment disappeared?

*Anyway, I said I'm checking pricing but if possible I suggest one with NVidia GSYNC support.

All of the laptops that I have seen with g-sync are WAY above his price range. The 970m and 980m are not going to do THAT well on games that they cause screen tearing. That might be the case with the new laptops with actual 980s, but those are twice the price of his price range.

**I think you might be answering the wrong question photon.

 

[MrAzzoz]

Can also the keyboard be the mechanical one? Sorry forgot to mention that
Besides about the inch.. it's better if it's ~17

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

Can also the keyboard be the mechanical one? Sorry forgot to mention that
Besides about the inch.. it's better if it's ~17

This is the only laptop with a mechanical keyboard on the market: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152807

 

[budder]

Honestly it depends on what you're looking for and what you need. With that budget I would probably just build desktop and then buy a decent non-gaming laptop. It depends what you need the portability for.

If you need just something to take notes on and surf the web then I'd put $1500 into a great desktop and $200 into a chromebook.

If you need to get a lot of work done on the laptop and not game on it, then I'd spend $900 on the desktop and $600 on a laptop.

Even if you've decided that you want everything on one device (maybe space issues?), then there are two ways to go at that high of a budget. You can either go for like the Razer Blade or MSI Ghost or Asus GL series which are thinner and lighter, or go for the Gigabyte, alienware, MSI GT series which are bulkier and heavier but have the maximum specs.

 

[velo3100]

I would have a look at boutique places like xotic pc as they offer the best deals.

 

[photonboy]

My comment disappeared?

*Anyway, I said I'm checking pricing but if possible I suggest one with NVidia GSYNC support.

All of the laptops that I have seen with g-sync are WAY above his price range. The 970m and 980m are not going to do THAT well on games that they cause screen tearing. That might be the case with the new laptops with actual 980s, but those are twice the price of his price range.

**I think you might be answering the wrong question photon.

1) I gave a link to a $2100 laptop but said I had to look further. His brothers top budget was $2100. How is that translate to 2X his price range? It is in fact at the TOP of his price range.

THIS one is $1670 and falls under the suggested $1840:
http/www.amazon.com/Dominator-G-1445-250-Notebook-Computer-i7-5700HQ/dp/B013RUECCQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1443505328&sr=1-5&keywords=gsync

2) You're trying to tell me that NO GAME he ever plays will ever output more than 75FPS using a 980M? That's just silly.

Summary:
So I did answer the question perfectly. If you understand GSYNC then you know it's a big deal. I'll post some links below this.

 

[photonboy]

http/www.gamespot.com/articles/review-nvidia-g-sync-makes-your-pc-games-look-amaz/1100-6424349/

"The smoothness that G-Sync brings to games can be astonishing at times. Once I'd experienced games without the stutter and screen tearing that have come to be part and parcel of a gaming experience (particularly on PC), I found it very hard to go back. Even better is how G-Sync enabled me to crank up all the settings without worrying about hitting a minimum of 60fps..."

and
http/www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync (watch VIDEO if you want)

 

[MrAzzoz]

What is the difference between:
http/www.amazon.com/MSI-GT80-Titan-SLI-071-18-4-Inch/dp/B00SQGAV7C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443569169&sr=8-1&keywords=MSI++GT80+Titan+SLI-071
and
http/www.amazon.com/MSI-18-4-Inch-GT80-TITAN-SLI-258/dp/B00YPAZT0C/ref=dp_ob_title_def

 

[JBURNS489]

Nevermind...after looking closer I do not know lol

 

[MrAzzoz]

Then how it's that the one with SLI 980M is cheaper than the one with SLI 970M ?
EDIT: Oh, okay ;d