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I'm looking at getting a new laptop and I cannot decide on which one. Ordering from the internet is an option, but not ideal due to my work schedule (I go out of town for work). I have a Best Buy and a Microcenter in the town I'm working at right now. I've looked in the stores at the ASUS ROG 702 and at Best Buy it only has 12GB of RAM, at microcenter it doesn't have an SSD but does have 16GB ram. I've checked out some MSI's, but not sure how I feel about them since there's so many names for them (Dominator, Apache, Leopard... leaves me wondering how and why one is better than the other). And then finally the Acer Predator 17X with the GTX 1080, which looks pretty good and only for $2,000. I'm looking for a 17.3" screen, GTX 1070 or better, G-Sync, some sort of SSD, a 7200rpm 1tb HDD, and i7 7700HQ. Maximum budget of around $2,500. Can stretch it some, but the cheaper the better, unless it's for build quality. I don't want something that's going to break in 6 months either lol. Any experiences, suggestions, or help in general would be greatly appreciated because at this point I've looked at so many options, it drives me crazy
 
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First I must ask, do you have a desktop PC?
You'll get WAAAY better performance that way, and a significantly improved experience.
You'll find with a gaming laptop that it sounds like a jet engine, weighs a tonne and doesn't perform that great under load vs a desktop solution. You'll also find that you're sitting down with it at a desk plugged into the wall all the time anyway.
For what use is this?
 
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Completely agree with @Chugalug_ ... Laptops have way low performance under load due to the packed physical size and battery issues. You get almost twice the performance on any desktop having the same laptop specifications (atleast, with my experience). Not to mention the heating issues while gaming, too fast battery drain, NEVER being able to do a proper hardware upgrade and if any issue comes up, you'll have to go to the repair shop.

On a Desktop, you can do everything yourself.
Just search these part names on amazon.com and see the ones on top.

With this desktop part list I'm giving here, you can get like almost 3 times more power than the laptop, a bigger screen, much more overclocking capability as well.

For $2.5k, you can get

i7 7700K 4.5 GHz; $335
16GB DDR4 3200 MHz RAM; any you want; $145 approx
ASUS Strix 1080 Ti 11GB OC Edition; $800
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD; $138
WD Caviar Blue 1TB HDD; $50
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 or Windows 10 Pro x64; $130 or $145
2 Optical CD/DVD Drives; Hardly $40
NZXT Kraken x62 280mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler; $120
Corsair RM850x 850W 80Plus Gold Certified PSU; $110
A decent gaming keyboard/mouse set; $20 approx
ASUS z270E Gaming Motherboard; $200
Finally, any monitor you want, as per your budget, remaining $400.

These specs are of one of the common most powerful gaming PCs you can build to this date.
The overall cost is exactly equal to your budget if you choose a monitor costing $400.
 
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I have a desktop, but for my work I live out of hotels basically travelling all over the country. Thus a desktop is kind of out of the equation except for the short time I'm home to enjoy the one I already have lol
 
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Well if that's the case... 12 GB RAM is enough for everything except adobe after effects editing or GTA 5 on extreme maxxed out. You do need an SSD as it's a huge quickness hit on every single thing you do with the OS. Go for the SSD and 12GB RAM one. Then chances are, you can get a RAM upgrade on your laptop as it's quite high end.

If you get GTX 1080M and i7 7700HQ with an SSD, dont even think, just get it xD

I'll search for a laptop and reply later. Try searching google yourself.
 
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Right okay.
Btw for 2.5k you can do much better @Achint. ;)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($115.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($719.99 @ B&H)
Case: be quiet! - Dark Base Pro 900 (Black/Silver) ATX Full Tower Case ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: FSP Group - Hydro G 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Cryorig H5 Universal ($46.99)
Total: $2531.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-21 22:56 EDT-0400
 
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@Achint, I've looked online, in the stores, everywhere. That's why I've come here. There's so many options and I don't know where to go with it lol. I'd like feedback before I just dive in. The Acer Predator 17X seems pretty legit, but I'm not sure how their build quality/customer support is compared to ASUS
 
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With that much i think i could make a super computer. For that budget, i would suggest you to buy Aorus X7 v6-PC3D since it is packed with GTX 1070. Most of choices are packed with GTX 1060, but this one looks promising. The performance would not that much difference, but you could still huge difference on it. Be aware that it is coming with only 16 GB RAM and i guess that is the only downside.
 
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Here are three I've found at local stores while out and about. During down time at work. Which of these three would be better?
ASUS - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-strix-gl702vs-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i7-12gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-1tb-hard-drive-armor-titanium/5712361.p?skuId=5712361&cmp=RMX&extStoreId=1092&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=51ebb9e5-38f4-47dd-9715-4ea5947834d7&ksprof_id=3&ksaffcode=pg218887&ksdevice=m&lsft=ref:212,loc:2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkYjW_LjN1AIVmY-zCh2c8QcDEAQYBCABEgJmH_D_BwE

Acer - http://www.microcenter.com/product/475582/Predator_17_GX-792-7448_173_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black

MSI - http://www.microcenter.com/product/479020/GP72MVRX_LEOPARD_PRO-053_173_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black
 
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The Acer weighs 10.30lbs (!). The ASUS weighs 6.02lbs and the MSI is 5.95lbs. They all offer 8GBs of graphics power but the ASUS uses a mechanical spinner and 'only' has 12GBs of RAM - and it's more expensive than the MSI. And the Acer is the most expensive of the lot - that's a rare sight. Battery life is ridiculously low (3 - 4 hours) all around.

If you must have a 'portable' - let's just use that word - gaming rig, I'd say the MSI is the one to get out of the three. Acers often have generous specs and affordable price tags, but they tail the competition in terms of build quality. With your work schedule in mind, I wouldn't recommend an Acer. The ASUS seems like a joke - I mean $1,650 and no SSD? And that pretty much leaves you with the MSI by process of elimination, and I very much doubt it's going to let you down.

Best of luck,
GreyCatz.
 
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