Good gaming laptop

[Natebrown25]

I have been looking into getting a gaming laptop but have been having trouble figuring out what would be the best for my price range of 1100-1400. I like MSI but am fine with anything else and also an msata is slot is needed if it doesn't come with an msata already so that I can add one in later. Thanks for the help

 

[thedillon25100]

Like most people here i would recommend against a gaming laptop unless your willing to spend more than 1800$
The price to performance is normally horrid compared to a desktop priced lower. Here is a build for 999$ if you decide against a laptop.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $908.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 00:52 EDT-0400