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Good everyday laptop that runs GW2 for 500-600

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What exactly do you need within that budget? It'd be great if you could give this thread and edit your post accordingly.

Until then, this is an entry-level budget build for around $700 including a monitor and no OS:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ CompUSA)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS208N-P 20.0" Monitor ($119.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $672.41
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-12 21:16 EDT-0400)

zakman22 said:
Like the setup, if i build it from scratch is it good to go?

That's what I'm asking you:
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What exactly do you need within that budget? It'd be great if you could give this thread and edit your post accordingly.

Well, I'm still not clear on what exactly you need. I guess you need the monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse, and a set of speakers (in addition to the PC)?

Edit: Under that assumption, I put this together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VE208T 20.0" Monitor ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($90.63 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Microsoft B2L-00002 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($22.72 @ Mwave)
Mouse: Logitech G300 Wired Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $801.74
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-12 22:25 EDT-0400)

It'll be a little over $800 all total, but there's room to change things around (keyboard and mouse are largely preference; that's just what I'd get).

zakman22 said:
Actually I'm just getting the PC, mouse, and the OS. I'll kijiji a monitor. Plus I'm in Canada

That would've been helpful before. I'll see what I can do with that, and edit this in a little bit.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.25 @ DirectCanada) Free shipping
Motherboard: MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada) +$11.49 shipping
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($39.79 @ DirectCanada) +$9.99 shipping
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Amazon Canada) Free shipping
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 560 1GB Video Card ($144.85 @ DirectCanada) Free shipping
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.23 @ DirectCanada) Free shipping
Power Supply: Antec 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) +$5.99 shipping
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg Canada) +$2.99 shipping
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($98.99 @ Computer Valley) $106 incl. shipping from TigerDirect.ca
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse ($42.99 @ Computer Valley) $50 with free shipping from Amazon.ca
Total: $720.07 - Proper total is ~$784.55 (not incl. rebate) plus whatever taxes you'll need to pay
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-12 22:57 EDT-0400)

That's about the best I can do with Canada's insane shipping prices.
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