Asus g53---Anything better for under $1000?

[profamous]

I am looking for a new laptop for gaming. I want a laptop, not a desktop because i travel every weekend, so i need some portability. Now ive been looking for a while and the Asus g53 looks like the "best" for under a thousand.

Heres the specs:
Intel Core i7 2670QM Processor 2.2GHz
8GB DIMM RAM
750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
15.6-Inch Screen, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560M

I just got those specs off amazon so i cant go into detail.
Now, how will this laptop run intensive games like Battlefield 3 or Crysis or something. Will it be able to get medium settings? high? even ultra? Im not sure so if anyone knows, let me know.


Can you reccomend other laptops that you think are better than this for under a $1000? I multitask alot so I think ill need a quad core i7 processor. Ideas?

Thanks!

 

[wombat_tg]

You'll need to supply GPU information.

The short answer is if that is using the CPU's built in GPU, no. You won't play BF:3 or Cry:2 on anything but baby settings. They are *serviceable* for gaming, but not very good.

If you want to play current gen games on high+ settings on a laptop you will need to invest more than $1,000.

 

[jimmy_dog]

The graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M graphics with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Here is the where he is buying it BTW:
www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G53SX-AH71-15-6-Inch-Gaming/dp/B005UUS6BU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340239276&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+G53

Here are the full specs if you want to know:
Specifications
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Display: 15.6-inch Full HD display (1920 x 1080)
Processor: 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2670QM quad-core processor (2.2 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
WLAN: 802.11 b/g/n (@ 2.4GHz), Bluetooth v3.0
LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Memory: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, 4 x SODIMM Sockets (up to 16GB)
Storage: 750GB 5400RPM hard drive
Optical Drive: DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
Camera: 2.0 megapixel
Speakers: Stereo speakers with EAX 5.0 sound
Microphone: Digital Array Microphone
Card Reader: 4-in-1 card reader (MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro)
Input / Output: 1 x Mic-in, 1 x Headphone-out, 1 x VGA port/Mini D-Sub 15-pin for external monitor, 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x USB 3.0 port, 1 x Gigabit LAN, 1 x HDMI
Battery: 8 cell
Dimensions: 15.6 x 11.7x0.8~2–inches (W x D x H)
Weight: 8.7lbs (with 8 cell battery)
Color: Black
This is a pretty good computer.

 

[wombat_tg]

I found these benchmarks:

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/MSI-GT683R242US-Review/?page=6

It is not your laptop that was tested, but a very comparable one (slightly different processor, more RAM, same GPU, so on) The games tested were all a little less demanding than the games you mentioned. Sort of hit and miss as to how well it runs games in general, and depends on the resolution of course.

Looks pretty mediocre to me. Bear in mind that review is over a year old (the 560M is an old GPU) so current game performance is probably lower too.

But at your budget, "pretty mediocre" is all you can really expect to get.

 

[jimmy_dog]

For 1047, you can get this
www.xoticpc.com/force-16f3-msi-16f3-p-4346.html
A 670m instead of a 540m
Also I think the processer is 2.5 GHZ vs 2.2