I have $2,800 to spend on a laptop. Help me out!

Kroh

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1. What is your budget?
2800 USD

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
17 INCH

3. What screen resolution do you want?
1080p or Better

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
portable and powerful desktop replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?
Any Amount is fine. I will be plugged in pretty much 24/7

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?

Intense gaming. EVE Online Max graphics, farcry etc..

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Gaming, photoshop/AE/etc, word processing

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
As much as i can get without having to compromise RAM/GPU/CPU

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
So long as it ships to USA


10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I would certainly like it as futureproof as possible
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Bluray Reader. Writer not needed



12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

No MSI - Terrible cooling (from past experience)
No Asus - Just a bad pick for what you get.

13. What country do you live in?
USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

I would like a very thin laptop that does not compromise on cooling or GPU. Prefferable with dual GPU graphics. Ill need a minimum of 16gb RAM.