Recommendation for a gaming/3d modeling laptop?

cdh0926

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Sep 24, 2013
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1. What is your budget?
$2000

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
around 4 lbs

3. What screen resolution do you want?

1600x900+

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

5. How much battery life do you need?
N/A

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)?
Skyrim - High
League of Legends - Max




7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Game Development(Programming, 3D modeling, animation, etc.)

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
256GB - 512GB

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Origin - http://www.originpc.com/

Maingear - https://www.maingear.com/index.php

Razer - http://www.razerzone.com/

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
LONG TIME!

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Basic, not really a big deal

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.
N/A

13. What country do you live in?
USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I plan for this laptop to be portable and lightweight so I may work on my game while I am out of my house, so it will need to run stuff like Maya/3DS Max, Unity, Mudbox, etc.
 

ACTechy

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Oct 25, 2012
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I like those Origin laptops. Here's a customization I did for your needs on the EON15-S:

EON15-S
Laptop Platform: EON15-S
Laptop Exterior: Exclusive ORIGIN PC Black
Display Type: 1920 x 1080 15.6" FHD LED Backlit Matte Display
Keyboard and Touchpad: Customizable Backlit Keyboard and Touchpad w/ Three Lighting Zones and Seven Color options
Graphic Cards: Single 3GB NVIDIA GTX 770M
Processors: Intel Core i7 4800MQ Quad-Core 2.70GHz (3.70GHz TurboBoost), 6MB Cache
Memory: 16GB DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
Optical Drive: 8X DVD+/-R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Slim Drive (No DVD Playback Software for Windows 8 Included)
mSATA Drive: None
Hard Drive: 120GB ORIGIN PC Approved Solid State Drive
Hard Drive Two: 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 5400RPM, 8MB Cache

You can always upgrade RAM later, if you want to upgrade your OS now, but 16GB ought to get you where you're going. That CPU would be mobile beast for your modeling/rendering. Excellent gpu for gaming, playback, etc, plus an SSD for quick boots and responsiveness. The total was $2,060, I believe.

Cheers