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Need to find a gaming laptop for about 700-1200 bucks

Cwift

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Need to find a gaming laptop for about 700-1200 bucks... Custom from xotic or stock thats on sale is ok also. Would like it to last for a couple years. But best that I can get for this amount of money would be awesome. Please show a few choices. Thanks!

I play LoL and CS:Go thats about it. Would like to get 90+ fps on LoL. I watch a ton of movies aswell and would like for it to not get hot or loud since I'd be watching movies. Any suggestions?


http://www.amazon.com/GL551JW-DS74-15-6-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-GTX960M/dp/B00T7XRGGC/ref=dp_ob_title_auto


possibly^? Thoughts?
 
Solution
MSI GT Series GT70 Dominator-2293 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710MQ (2.50GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3GB 17.3" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

and this one

DELL Alienware 17 ANW17-2136SLV Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3 GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

Both are better than the one you posted for a little extra 93 $$.

Sager NP8268 (Clevo P150SM-A)

But this one you can configure for a 6GB Vram GTX 970 or a 8GB GTX 980 with extra copper heatsinks to keep the laptop cool. The Sager is also user upgradeable... So when Nvidia Volta comes out in 2018/19, you can swap out the Maxwell card for the new Volta!!!
MSI GT Series GT70 Dominator-2293 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710MQ (2.50GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3GB 17.3" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

and this one

DELL Alienware 17 ANW17-2136SLV Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 4710HQ (2.50GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3 GB GDDR5 17.3" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

Both are better than the one you posted for a little extra 93 $$.

Sager NP8268 (Clevo P150SM-A)

But this one you can configure for a 6GB Vram GTX 970 or a 8GB GTX 980 with extra copper heatsinks to keep the laptop cool. The Sager is also user upgradeable... So when Nvidia Volta comes out in 2018/19, you can swap out the Maxwell card for the new Volta!!!
 
Solution
Those are better but trying to keep the price lower around 1000? any other suggestions? also how important is a SSD over a TB Hd?
 
SSD performance is soo high.

For example if you were to choose between a PC with:

SSD+GTX970 VS HDD+GTX980...

SSD+GTX970 would get higher FPS in all games.
 


I gave you links to two sites. Do a little searching on your own.