Gaming/Working Laptop Med-Budget

Leelium · Feb 20, 2014

1. What is your budget?
from 500£ to 800£

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
17" to 19"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
1400+

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

5. How much battery life do you need?
Four hours is fine, not planning to leave it without power for long

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)?
yeah, BF4 and high end games like that, medium-high details

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
video editing and photo editing, browsing and occasional music editing/producing

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
I have external HD so 1 Tera or 500Gigs is fine

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
No idea, alienware is qutie expensive, currys pc in UK looks cheap

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2+ years hopefully more

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
a DVD writer would be ok

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.
no idea here, need suggestions. Is ASUS still good?

13. What country do you live in?
UK

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

pfunkmd · Feb 20, 2014

I think these are your choices in that price

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP60-I540M287FD-Intel-2600-GT740M/dp/B00EIACA42/ref=sr_1_18?
s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923531&sr=1-18&keywords=MSI

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP70-2OD-251XUK-17-3-inch-Bluetooth/dp/B00I0RLPTA/ref=sr_1_11?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923585&sr=1-11&keywords=MSI

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G710-17-3-notebook-i7-4702MQ/dp/B00HR6TYZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923789&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+gaming

sora · Feb 21, 2014

pfunkmd :

Get the Lenovo laptop; you'll love it, trust me.

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

sora :

thanks For the replies, why is the Lenovo better than the second? I thought i7 was wasted for gaming

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

i7 is not wasted for gaming its just price vs performance a lot of times it is better to go for the i5. In your case the price is the same so why not go for the v8 rather than the v6.
I also wanted to warn you both machines come with middle of the road graphics cards so you will be playing newer games on medium setting not high and ultra.
One more thing I wanted to say is if you would consider buying from Germany you can get a better machine at that price point. I live in Germany and I purchase stuff from all over Europe. Shipping is fast and because of the European laws for 2 year warranty it is very easy to get service. If you are interested let me know and I will give you some links and don't worry they all speak English.

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

pfunkmd :

Thanks mate, I'm definitely interested. I live in the UK so I don't think it would be that difficult to ship from Germany.

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

Leelium :

pfunkmd :

Thanks mate, I'm definitely interested. I live in the UK so I don't think it would be that difficult to ship from Germany.

Yeah its simple I buy my mountain bikes from chain reaction cycles in the UK and it never takes more than 5 days I will go ahead and check prices for you.

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

Best prices I could find were the shops on Ebay.de . I checked all of my normal places and the deals were not that great.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE70-i550M287FD-Core-i5-4200M-2-50GHz-DOS-GT750M-001757-SKU20-/271388046701?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f2ffcf56d

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Acer-Aspire-V3-772G-54204G50Makk-FULL-HD-Gaming-Knaller-mit-GeForce-GTX-760M-/201034897481?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item2ece9d1849

This is cheaper than the MSI i first showed you but it has the i7 graphics card is about the same
http://www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE60-i750M245FD-Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-2-40GHz-DOS-0016GC-SKU2-/301097188869?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item461aca7e05

forget this one it is older
http://www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-GE60-i760M281FD-Gaming-Laptop-NEU-/271402943726?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f30e044ee

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

here are some that have the gtx 765

http://www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-GE60-i565M245FD-Gaming-Notebook-/181229939620?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item2a32256ba4

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Notebook-GIGABYTE-P25K-gelb-/261402370422?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3cdccba176

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

Those are all with 4GB RAM though, and mostly have only 15.6" displays.
Is there something similar to the lenovo g710 black?

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

http://www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE70-i550M287FD-Core-i5-4200M-2-50GHz-DOS-GT750M-001757-SKU20-/271388046701?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f2ffcf56d

This one is quite good actually, if not for the display it would be perfect for me...

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

pfunkmd :

Which one do you think is better of the 5 for gaming?

I think the gt765m is the strongest card, but I'm not confident on playing on 15.6" as I only played 17+

What do you guys think?

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

Leelium :

This one is first gen I7
All of the ones I am seeing have smaller displays.
I noticed they had only 4 gb of ram but it is easy to add ram.
I learned about gaming that the most important part of your system is the graphics card so I always try to get the best card I can for the money you can upgrade the ram and CPU later if you want . In my opinion unless you want to drop just a little more to get the bigger display get the notebook with the best gpu you can afford. I have a Lenovo with a mid grade graphics card and I don't even use it for gaming because I am not happy with the performance. I use my desktop for gaming in hindsight I am pissed I spent so much on a gaming notebook that I don't play games on. Had I gone with the better card I would use it a lot more for gaming but my desktop is so much bette. Anyway that is just my opinion no one told me when I purchased my Laptop so I didn't know any better.

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

pfunkmd :

Leelium :

This one is first gen I7
All of the ones I am seeing have smaller displays.
I noticed they had only 4 gb of ram but it is easy to add ram.
I learned about gaming that the most important part of your system is the graphics card so I always try to get the best card I can for the money you can upgrade the ram and CPU later if you want . In my opinion unless you want to drop just a little more to get the bigger display get the notebook with the best gpu you can afford. I have a Lenovo with a mid grade graphics card and I don't even use it for gaming because I am not happy with the performance. I use my desktop for gaming in hindsight I am pissed I spent so much on a gaming notebook that I don't play games on. Had I gone with the better card I would use it a lot more for gaming but my desktop is so much bette. Anyway that is just my opinion no one told me when I purchased my Laptop so I didn't know any better.

So I guess one of those with the gt765m then?

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

I just found this acer it checks all of the boxes free shipping for 724 pounds I thing its the best spec

http://www.redcoon.de/B493385-Acer-Aspire-V3-772G-747a8G75Makk_Notebooks?refId=pla&xtor=SEC-35&gclid=CMqIgsfP3bwCFSgewwodOEoACA

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

I forgot one thing I did not even think about it all of the laptops will ship with German windows Installed you need to request english or reload windows as soon as you get it.

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

pfunkmd :

That looks quite nice, the only downside would be the GTX 760 instead of 765. is there something a bit more expensive with the 765 on it and those specs?

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

Leelium :

I think the 760 and the 765 are really close but it is up to you either way they are all good machines

Leelium · Feb 21, 2014

Do you think Acer is a good brand?

pfunkmd · Feb 21, 2014

Its one of the big laptop manufactures I imagine it is good. Just try and read some reviews on the different laptops and maybe shop around for a week until you find one you really like. Check out specs on the gtx 760 and 765

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-760M.92068.0.html

Leelium · Feb 24, 2014

pfunkmd :

Thanks for all the tips mate, so how do I order that one?

pfunkmd · Feb 24, 2014

I only listed sites that will work in English just make sure you put a not you need English just to be sure.

http://www.computeruniverse.net/en/products/90512991/acer-aspire-v3-772g-747a8g75makk.asp

Leelium · Feb 25, 2014

I think for the added price the msi gt70 is worth the cost
http://www.computeruniverse.net/en/products/90539493/msi-gt70-2od-811fd.asp

pfunkmd · Feb 25, 2014

Leelium :

LOL you are just like me start with a modest pc start shopping and reading reviews and the price goes up HA HA . In my honest opinion for gaming get the best possible graphics card you can afford (with in reason). I am sure you have read reviews the 780 is a huge upgrade from the 760. In that price you have a lot more choices it really gives you a much broader range of laptops.

pfunkmd · Feb 25, 2014

Used on ebay the 780m is selling for over 600 euro

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