Need a laptop for gaming and school

[Dropment]

I am looking for a gaming laptop that i am able to use for school.
Requirements:
-portable and desktop replacement
-intel i7 HQ
-gtx 970m or better
15 inch screen
-1tb 7200 rpm or ssd
-8gb to 16 gb
-decent battery life
-good cooling
-$1000 or under can go higher if there is an option to pay monthly
Any suggestions please reply

 

[firefoxx04]

While I dont have a recommendation, all I can say is dont go lower than a real quad core i7 (avoid the beat down i5/i7 dual cores.)

I bought a Intel i7 digital storm laptop, it clocks over 3ghz and has 8 threads. Its still a beast after 3 years.

 

[Chugalug_]

You should be able to get a good workstation laptop and a gaming PC for that price separate, always the best, and it will give you significantly better gaming performance at home.
If you can spend $10 more, get this: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131708&cm_re=RX_480-_-14-131-708-_-Product
I highly recommend saving for a tiny bit longer.
Get these.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-003M5&cm_re=i7-_-1TS-001A-003M5-_-Product
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($36.97 @ Newegg)
Other: PowerColor RED DRAGON Radeon RX 480 DirectX 12 AXRX 480 4GBD5-3DHDV2 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $569.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-22 20:25 EST-0500

 

[Dropment]

i want to be able to use at school and game i was thinking the new razerblade or a dell xps 15 or 13 with the core.

 

[Chugalug_]

What do you mean?
Game AT school?
I've put together a PC which can run games maxed out at 1080p and a laptop which has an i7 and will run esports games perfectly fine.
Here's the performance difference: http/gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970M-vs-AMD-RX-480/m17319vs3634

 

[Chugalug_]

This is what you're looking at if you want a gaming laptop, and battery life is abysmal.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154373&cm_re=GTX_1060_laptop-_-34-154-373-_-Product

 

[Dropment]

I don't want a gaming pc but if there is any laptop that can replace a pc and portable that would be nice.

 

[Dropment]

i would consider looking into that laptop

 

[Chugalug_]

Tell me, what's the problem with having a gaming PC for home, and a killer laptop for school?
Why do you want to play games on the go?
You're not going to go to the park, pull out your mouse and start playing Doom exactly are you?
Everyone I know who has bought a gaming laptop has regretted it, there's no upgradability and it is extremely expensive for the minimal performance you get.

 

[Dropment]

I would play games at home and when i go away for college i don't want to have to bring a monster pc with me.

 

[Chugalug_]

I can make a build the size of a modem if you'd like.

 

[Chugalug_]

Here's an option, I suggest this and the laptop I first suggested above, you really need that battery life in college.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone RVZ01B Mini ITX Desktop Case ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: PowerColor RED DRAGON Radeon RX 480 DirectX 12 AXRX 480 4GBD5-3DHDV2 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $637.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-22 20:53 EST-0500

 

[Dropment]

can you make a atx build

 

[Dropment]

http/pcpartpicker.com/list/26rM3F
what do you think of this

 

[Chugalug_]

As listed above.
Take note of the better cooled version of the graphics card for $10 more.
Here it is again for reference.
Other graphics card if you can spend a little more: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131708&cm_re=RX_480-_-14-131-708-_-Product

Laptop: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-003M5&cm_re=i7-_-1TS-001A-003M5-_-Product

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($36.97 @ Newegg)
Other: PowerColor RED DRAGON Radeon RX 480 DirectX 12 AXRX 480 4GBD5-3DHDV2 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $569.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-22 21:00 EST-0500

 

[Dropment]

if i change me graphics card to a 1050ti and take away a ssd and lower the power supply. do you think that pc would play games at 1080p 60 fps. and also do you think i can edit and stream on there

 

[Chugalug_]

Well, not quite, the RX 480 is quite a jump from a 1050ti (reference PCB) as the PCIE voltage limitation impacts the 1050ti quite a bit.
If you're going to get a 1050ti get one with a 6 pin, although I definitely suggest the RX 480, as it is a great deal and will cost the same while being miles better.

 

[Dropment]

i am not really a big fan of AMD

 

[Chugalug_]

Neither am I, I stick to Nvidia cards generally, but i'm not biased.
For that price the RX 480 is a bargain, you're getting performance that should be around $40 more expensive.