Need ideas for best gaming laptop under 1500

[jkrules22]

Hey guys I was wondering if you could help me in finding the best gaming laptop under $1500

I'm trying to find one with Intel CPU and nvidia graphics, also with a screen size of 17"

Thank you guys in advanced for helping me find my dream laptop that's under $1500

 

[Computers Taste Like Metal]

Laptops are not great for gaming, how about building a gaming desktop for around 900 dollars and then buying a regular laptop?

 

[Wolfshadw]

[strike]Probably your best bet:

Alienware 17-R2 - $1488.99[/strike]

-Wolf sends

Edit: See Below.

 

[1shado1]

Probably your best bet:

Alienware 17-R2 - $1488.99

-Wolf sends

A GTX 970m laptop for $1500?

Here's a link to a bunch of GTX 1060 equipped laptops under $1500 that will blow the doors off of that outdated Alienware when it comes to high-end gaming:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=gtx+1060+laptop&ignorear=0&N=100157995%20601205664%204084%20600553910&isNodeId=1

 

[Wolfshadw]

Probably your best bet:

Alienware 17-R2 - $1488.99

-Wolf sends

A GTX 970m laptop for $1500?

Here's a link to a bunch of GTX 1060 equipped laptops under $1500 that will blow the doors off of that outdated Alienware when it comes to high-end gaming:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=gtx+1060+laptop&ignorear=0&N=100157995%20601205664%204084%20600553910&isNodeId=1

Ah. I see what happened. You went with "Gaming Laptops" whereas I opted for "Laptops and Notebooks", which I mistakenly assumed included "Gaming Laptops".

Good catch and a much better selection.

-Wolf sends

 

[deathcall666]

In this price best GPU you can buy is gtx 1060 (6gb). CPU isn't important , because you won't find it paired with something that could bottleneck the GPU , most come with either 6700/7700hq (which the later isnt worth because of higher price and no improvement)
Make sure you buy the gtx1060 6gb model , besides 128 CU , you also get 3gb more ram (compared to gtx1060 3gb) and a games started even at 1080p to require more than 3gb , you would want to be bottlenecked by it.Also make sure they come with both SSD+HDD.
As for manufacturer its tricky to pick one.
1)I for one I like Acer predator because of its frostcore (swap useless DVD with a another fan to keep temps low) however it is quite bulky&heavy(especially the 17inch) and not the best for those constantly being on the move.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hard-drive-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/5613809.p?skuId=5613809
1060(6gb) 1tbHDD&256gbSSD 16gb RGB.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-1tb-hard-drive-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/5613813.p?skuId=5613813
If you are willing to go to 1650$ there is actually an this Acer with gtx 1070 (50% better than gtx1060), 16gb ram , 1tbhdd&256gbssd & RGB. 1379$

2) MSY :
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hard-drive-256gb-solid-state-drive-aluminum-black/5628800.p?skuId=5628800
1300$ is best pick coming with 16gb ram , 1tbHDD+256gbSSD and RGB (if you care for those) but it is 15.6inch.

I'd personally go either MSI 15.6' or Acer gtx1070.