Need A New Laptop For Gaming And Video Editing

Rsdevour

Honorable
May 30, 2012
4
0
10,510
1. What is your budget?
$2,000 If it is worth to go a little higher for a better laptop then I might consider.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?.
No size really I last owned a Razer Blade which I think was a 17".

3. What screen resolution do you want?
I do not need really anything other then like 1080p.

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
I am replacing my Razer Blade and this is only for when im on the go.

5. How much battery life do you need?
Not much have wall connections just about everywhere I go.

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)?
Well seeing how laptops are going now I would say I mainly play GTA 5, WoW, League Of Legends, Battlefield 4 and Borderlands.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Would love to do some video editing when im on the go but I know storage can be a bit of a problem.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
At least 1TB and it does not need to have SSD Capability.

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I use Newegg quite a bit but have never bought a laptop from them.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
I will prolly keep it as long as it can play the games I need but after that will just use it for possibly web searching and video editing after.

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Would love to have a BLU Ray player in it if I want to watch some movies.

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 have had Razer and it was ok but to me it was more Aesthetic to the eyes then there was power. Loved it at times hated it at other times.

13. What country do you live in?
USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Basically it is a sad day and after I went to a buddy's house I was putting stuff in my car and packing up my stuff from a LAN party and then apparently someone from the street had actually stolen my Blade and all the equipment that went with it. Did not notice it till next morning when I went to unload everything. It sucks because I could have given it to a family member since it was running short on the gaming side of things now. But anyway this is why I am currently looking for a new laptop with hopefully more capability to do more things. I am afraid that if I get a laptop with an SSD that with my video editing it will significantly wear out the SSD since that is what has happening to my main desktop but maybe I just had a bad one. I would love to hear what you guys think I should get. I was currently looking at the ASUS ROG G751JT type of things but want to know if I should upgrade it to have a bigger graphics card for more future proofing.

If anyone could help or at least point me in the right direction. I am still fairly new to mobile gaming/ video editing. I would rather ask people who have had more experience then me in this field especially since the price to do something like this is quite expensive. If I left anything out please let me know and I will try to answer it.

Thanks,

Rsdevour
 
Solution
Personally I prefer asus over msi as I have only used an asus laptop (the n series). From what I have heard from reviews and people from this forums, asus generally receives good recommendations for their cooling and msi is good if you are on a budget as asus charges a premium for their laptops.

Rsdevour

Honorable
May 30, 2012
4
0
10,510
Hi TheCheapGamer,

Thanks for the quick reply. Now would this work well for video editing and recording as well while gaming? With the laptops being upgradable I will be able to update the laptop as newer games require more power. Is cooling an issue on any of these? The old blade I had was pretty bad with heat I had to buy a laptop cooler but due to the airflow ports they put on the laptop I had to find one with "loose" fans to push air inside.
 
I would say either get one of the asus rog series laptops or an msi dominator series as they are the best for this price range. Stay away from the msi ghost and apache as they maybe thin but they are loud and will wear out quickly due to the size like the blade.
 

Rsdevour

Honorable
May 30, 2012
4
0
10,510


Hi Velo,

Thanks for replying. I have been really looking at the ASUS ROG Series. This one to be exact.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA57X...

Any preference you take on either the ROG or Dominator? Just out of curioisty. Looking at a couple of reviews on both it seems like the ROG series pulls just a little bit ahead.
 
Personally I prefer asus over msi as I have only used an asus laptop (the n series). From what I have heard from reviews and people from this forums, asus generally receives good recommendations for their cooling and msi is good if you are on a budget as asus charges a premium for their laptops.



 
Solution

wunderbread

Estimable
Jun 28, 2015
6
0
4,510
I can't even get to the stage you were at at the beginning of this post. I don't game but I want a high powered laptop for video And audio editing. Via Adobe PP, Camtasia, Sony Vegas (or other) and via Reaper.
I've read 8g is a minimum for this stuff and SSD is always better (why? idk) but yeah I mainly browse the web on youtube, google chrome, and video edit and that's what I want it for. my MBP 2006 is turning into garbage. And I've read you get 2x the performance for price with PC vs Mac.
I've also read I should get at least 1TB 7200 RPM, I want a 15" screen cause I want portability, 8gb ram at least, maybe even 16gb, i5/i7 quad core, I GUESS I will benefit from a dedicated graphics card? not sure. if so, then a NVidia or AMD looks good, and a good cooling fan because I'm tired of laptops overheating lol I'm torn between just buying a really good laptop or building one myself (with some help from BestBuy) I want the most cost effective route.
I'm a computer noob and I want this laptop for making drum covers on youtube so any help is appreciated! :) P.S. I wouldv'e started a new thread but am low on time and don't know how. Plus you guys are already here!
 
The main thing for you is how much video editing you do. Second I will need to know the price as this will affect the laptop I choose for you.

Also to note, using a 15 inch laptop may get annoying if you are video editing professionally due to the small screen. This assumes that you don't use any external monitors when you do this.