Looking for a good gaming laptop on a budget

Contempt · Nov 4, 2017

Hi there. I'm looking for a good budget gaming laptop for a family member, I'd like it to be under $1000, and love for it to be under $800. I'd like for it to have at least a 6th gen i3 and up, and a GTX 1050 to GTX 1060, or AMD equivalent. The only think I've found at this level is the Legion Y520, which you can find down there. Thanks in advance.

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/lenovo-legion-y-series-laptops/Lenovo-Y520-15IKBN/p/88GMY500808

Contempt · Nov 4, 2017

Also secondly, does the Y520 have support for an Optical Drive? An optical drive is necessary for the laptop.

bjornl · Nov 4, 2017

Your budget will get you a fairly mediocre, non-upgrade-able laptop or a fast upgrade-able desktop.
Also you don't want an AMD GPU in a laptop. They are power hungry and run hot.

This one is 750
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Gaming-GeForce-VX5-591G-75RM/dp/B074Q54GSR/

These are around a grand
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Windows-VN7-593G-70U4-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B072C1TM1D/
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GP62MVR248-15-6-Traditional-Laptop/dp/B01N6IQU2J/
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Performance-i7-7700HQ-GL62M-7RDX-2027/dp/B075WXWR3K/
https://www.amazon.com/Y520-15IKBA-80WY000NUS-i7-7700HQ-AntiGlare-1920x1080/dp/B076C62QB7/

vs a state of the art gaming PC
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($104.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $995.42

Contempt · Nov 5, 2017

bjornl :

Your budget will get you a fairly mediocre, non-upgrade-able laptop or a fast upgrade-able desktop.
Also you don't want an AMD GPU in a laptop. They are power hungry and run hot.

This one is 750
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Gaming-GeForce-VX5-591G-75RM/dp/B074Q54GSR/

These are around a grand
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Windows-VN7-593G-70U4-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B072C1TM1D/
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GP62MVR248-15-6-Traditional-Laptop/dp/B01N6IQU2J/
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Performance-i7-7700HQ-GL62M-7RDX-2027/dp/B075WXWR3K/
https://www.amazon.com/Y520-15IKBA-80WY000NUS-i7-7700HQ-AntiGlare-1920x1080/dp/B076C62QB7/

vs a state of the art gaming PC
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($104.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $995.42

The problem is he needs for it to be a laptop, as it will be something he uses through college for, well college, and gaming. I've told them how a Desktop PC is more powerful, but it has to be a laptop. Thank you for those links, I'll check them out now.

ProfessinalGamer · Nov 8, 2017

Contempt :

Ok here you go
Its meet your requirements and is lower than $800.The laptop cost $699 because It is on sale so you better got buy it before It it goes back up.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/5872507.p?skuId=5872507

bjornl · Nov 8, 2017

Contempt :

bjornl :

The problem is he needs for it to be a laptop, as it will be something he uses through college for, well college, and gaming. I've told them how a Desktop PC is more powerful, but it has to be a laptop. Thank you for those links, I'll check them out now.

The top 5 links are laptops.

Parth_13 · Nov 11, 2017

Contempt :

Parth_13 · Nov 11, 2017

Hey,
Lenovo Legion Y520 is no doubt the best budget gaming laptop right now in the market and is definitely a good pick. I would like to add another laptop for you i.e MSI GL62M 7RD. This gaming laptop comes with GTX 1050 2 GB graphics card with 8GB RAM and 1 TB HDD. It have steelseries keyboard and The MSI is enough when you are looking something for gaming.
Thank you

orlbuckeye · Nov 22, 2017

http://deals.dell.com/productdetail/ox4

The best budget gaming machines
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/sub-1000-gaming-laptops

rocknessan · Dec 11, 2017

Any idea of asus,razor and Zebronics

asus - https://asus.com
Zebronics - https://zebronics.com
razor - https://razor.com

My personal wish is razor.

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