I've got more money saved up, what are some gaming laptops under $1100 CAD?

The_Yeti

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1. What is your budget?
Under $1100
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
"15.6, since it's a common size
3. What screen resolution do you want?
1080p would be nice
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable
5. How much battery life do you need?
4 or 5 hours
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)?
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Terraria, Minecraft and Battleblock Theater (Fallout: NV if possible...)
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Basic things like browsing the internet
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500GBs or 1TBs
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Newegg.ca, XOTICPC, or some other Canadian available sites
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
3+ plus years if possible
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
No opinion or preference...
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.
I'm okay with anything now
13. What country do you live in?
Canada
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
No flashy designs or SUPER EXTREME gaming laptops
Sorry if I'm being picky or super demanding
 

Superkoopatrooper

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http://www.amazon.com/GL552VW-DH71-15-Inch-Discrete-GeForce-Metallic/dp/B01578ZKPO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462476304&sr=8-1&keywords=ROG+GL552VW
You have two options, a 2gb vram gpu and a 4gb vram gpu, both ate gtx960's. I'd stay away from the cheaper msi laptops even if it seems like a good deal. A lot of the cheaper msi laptops have extremely poor cooling. I'm talking 95c cpu and gpu temps when playing the sims 3. I know this from experience with an msi laptop with an 860m maxwell. Asus has a much better reputation in that regard. Another good one to look at is lenovo but the link I sent you would be my first choice.

Lenovo might be more your style though as its less flashy and more within the pricerange with similar features.

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-15-6-Inch-GeForce-Graphics-80NV0029US/dp/B014MIBWIO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1462476579&sr=8-5&keywords=lenovo+gaming+laptop
 

The_Yeti

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Those seem great but they're above my budget when converted to Canadian dollars...
Will this play the games I listed?
http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-gl551vw-ds51.html
It's a LITTLE over budget, even in Canadian dollars! (Or at least the way I configured it)