Which of these 3 laptops would be best for gaming.

[drago165]

Ok i am stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to figure out wich of these i should buy, i will be playing games such as bf3, gta iv and skyrim.

1) Custom built alienware m14x

i7 2670QM 2.2GHz
4GB Dual Channel DDR3
1.5GB DDR3 NVIDIA GT 555M
500GB 7200RPM

2) Msi 683r

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152266


3) This one is a bit to chunky but i would like to hear opinions
Asus G74sx

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230142

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[cbrunnem]

no it is not. get th 560m if you insist on the laptop

 

[andrewcarr]

There is a significant improvement from 555 to 560
http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gtx-560m/performance
560m is actually about 6750, 555 (GDDR3) is about 6670.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fastest-graphics-card-radeon-geforce,3085-7.html

 

[WR2]

is the gt 555m a decent graphics card?

For laptops it's one of the better mid-range graphics cards. But it IS a laptop graphics card.

Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards

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EVGA GeForce GTS 450 $110

 

[drago165]

the msi 683r is still in the back of my mind what do you guys think of it

 

[andrewcarr]

Still a good laptop but still would get the ASUS. Or this ASUS.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230099

 

[WR2]

MSI GT683R-242US With GeForce GTX 560M Review

MSI GT683R Review and Ratings

 

[andrewcarr]

Or this ASUS. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230141
http://usa.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G53SX/
Both ASUS also get the 2GB 560m

 

[bloodstorm69]

you may want to look at the alienware refurbished laptops as well, i picked up an M17xr3 with a 1080p scree, i7 2630, 4 gigs ddr3 1600, and a 2gig AMD 6990 for $997 with a 25% off coupon