Laptop From Scratch?

Gylfi3_

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Hello, everybody today I was wondering if it is possible to build a homemade gaming laptop from scratch (No barebook), and if so how hard would it be. Also how much would it cost to make it be able to play the latest games?
 
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Yep got a couple. Some of the Nicest and most powerful come from Falcon Northwest little more expensive though.

Current place with the largest selection is Xotic PC they have a huge selection so you are pretty much guaranteed to find one in your budget range. I believe Sager is the current bang for buck champion.

If you list a budget and what you want from it I can make a suggestion if you would like.

Spectre694

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No sadly that isn't something you can do. There is no standard and the boards are almost always built around the case they are going into. With laptops you pretty much just have to order one to your specs from someone.
 

Gylfi3_

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Ok do you have a good suggestion for a company that could do a custom laptop?
 

Spectre694

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Yep got a couple. Some of the Nicest and most powerful come from Falcon Northwest little more expensive though.

Current place with the largest selection is Xotic PC they have a huge selection so you are pretty much guaranteed to find one in your budget range. I believe Sager is the current bang for buck champion.

If you list a budget and what you want from it I can make a suggestion if you would like.
 
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Gylfi3_

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Would this be good for high end gaming?

Display 17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Matte Finished Surface (1920 x 1080)
Video & Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M GPU with 6GB GDDR5 Video Memory [$150.00]
CPU Processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4810MQ Processor ( 6MB L3 Cache, 2.80GHz) - Special Upgrade Promotion Offer! [$35.00]
Thermal Compound IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU [$35.00]
Operating System Genuine MS Windows® 8.1 64-Bit Edition
Memory 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 X 4GB
mSATA SSD RAID Storage Options Non-RAID Storage
mSATA SSD Drive Slot 1 None
Hard Drive & SSD Drive RAID Storage Options Non-RAID Storage
Hard Disk Drive 1 1TB 7200rpm SATA2 Hard Drive [$20.00]
Optical Drive Bay — Optical Drive or Hard Disk Drive in Optical Drive Bay with Caddy case 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Wireless Network Card Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 802.11 A/B/G/N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Module [$50.00]
Primary Battery Smart Li-ION Battery Pack
Integrated Security Device Fingerprint Reader
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office 2013 Trial - Included in Price


 

Spectre694

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Not sure which laptop you were looking at but that isn't bad at all. I would if you can get the GTX 880 instead faster and drop the killer and get the intel NIC just as fast but better support. The Diamond IC is just a selling thing as the paste it comes with stock is pretty great to start with. A SSD would definitely make it feel even faster.
 

Spectre694

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Something like this would be as high end as it gets pretty much comes in at $2019.00 There is some room to save without losing a whole lot of performance if you want too mostly in the CPU. Sager NP8278-S

Sager NP8278-S (Clevo P170SM-A)
- FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - SSC002)
- FREE! - 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4810MQ (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) (SKU – SPU401)
- FREE! - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 880M (8.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 [User Upgradeable] (SKU – GPU02X)
- No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [2x8GB] Dual Channel Memory (SKU - RAM04S)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Laptop Finish
- No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- No Custom Laptop Painting
- No Custom Laptop Painting
- Non-RAID Storage
- 120GB Samsung 840 EVO Series mSATA SSD - Preconfigured as an OS Drive ( Operating System – Drive C: )
- NO mSATA Solid State Drive
- 1TB 7200RPM [SATA II - 3GB/s] (SKU - HDD097)
- None Standard
- HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- 6X Blu-Ray Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Sager) (SKU - ODD084)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Sager - Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth™ 4.0 (SKU - WIFI94)
- No Network Accessory
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Integrated Digital Video Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- ~Windows 8.1 Professional - 64-Bit (64-Bit CD Included) + MS Office 2013 Trial
- None
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- No Back Up Software
- No Unlimited GB Cloud Backup
- - No Microsoft OFFICE Software
- No Software Bundle
- No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Technical Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Parts Warranty Repairs (SKU - WTY099)
- * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Standard Production Time
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No XOTIC PC Gear

 

Gylfi3_

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It was a sager NP8298. Thanks for the tip.
 

Spectre694

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No problem I posted one similar with those changes in case I didn't type what I meant clearly.