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I have been looking all around on newegg for a good laptop and I'm willing to spend... enough money. I want some recommendations for laptops that will come with all around specs like this one: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16834214414

But I want them to be able to play Starcraft II on high graphics with no problems or Dawn of War II.

I don't know if it's possible, but a friend recommended this computer to me and I'm curious to see what Tom's community might think.

I want it to be a toshiba laptop because I trust them over anything else (even HP). But other than that, those are my specifics. I will be using it for school too, college, but that's not as high demanding as games.

Thanks for the assistance.
 
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Firstly, this "overclocking" is both safe and covered by warranty and is therefore not really overclocking but "overclocking"

Awesome screen!

go for the i7 if you can!

540 w/ optimus is great for saving power and boosting performance, but for even more kick (at the cost of optimus) you can go for the 560M or 555M

8GB is a great number! just right.

I actually have that HDD. good pick.

I couldn't afford that drive, better pick.

Home premium is good for consumer use; unless this is also a work laptop, you should be fine

Ozhorezon

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I watched the video of the Crysis, those are some damn nice graphics, I doubt Diablo III will be that demanding, though. So it's comforting to know the laptop can play those types of games with ease.

As for new titles, I rarely play games, I enjoy classics. Baldur's Gate. Warhammer 40k is the most graphically demanding game I've played, besides Max Payne 2.

But considering Fallout 3/New Vegas is on the PC, I may consider those titles as well. Cause I'm an old school Fallout 1-2 fanboy.
 

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the GOTY for fallout 3 is like $20 bucks on steam, one of the best games I ever got.

(that was during the epic yearly christmas sale where all the best games are like 70% off, now it's $30)