Help for powerful gaming notebook

[vardiss]

1_What is your budget?

up to $2000

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

doesn't matter - they seem to be 17-18 inches

3_What screen resolution do you want?

1900+

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

desktop replacement

5_How much battery life do you need?

doesn't matter

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)?

Everquest 2 and WoW and others on High

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.)

some photoshop and movies – system is overkill for the rest

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?

doesn't matter - they usually come with enough at this price

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.

see end

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?

3 years or more

11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.

I'm having problems finding one computer that has it all:

Nvidia 9800 GT series GPU
6-8 GB RAM and Vista 64
DDR3 RAM


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.

I spend a lot of time in India so a good Indian warranty is a big plus - I'd rather not have to ship it to the US if there's a problem

I hear people have bad experiences with Dell and Alienware, which is too bad because Dell has good support in India

13_What country do you live in?

US and India

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I haven't been able to find one with all the best parts in my price range.

Basically the Gateways have fast RAM and good graphics but slower CPUs: P8400(2.26GHz)
The Acer's have faster CPUs (Intel Core 2 Duo T9400) but slower graphics
The Asus's have only DDR2 RAM

Here are some I've looked at:

1) Gateway P-7805u FX -- slower processor (2.26GHz) but DDR3 RAM and Nvidia 9800 GTS

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&type=product&id=1218043606827&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9172511

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2) Acer Acer Aspire AS8930-6448 with Core 2 Duo T9400(2.53GHz) and DDR3 RAM but only NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115503

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3) Asus - ASUS M70 Series M70VN-X1 Intel Core 2 Duo T9400(2.53GHz) and
But only DDR2 RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220417
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220483
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220412

 

[Maziar]

Btween those,the first one is the best,9800MGTS is more powerful than 9700MGT.
However look @ this sager too:
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5797-custom-notebook-built-clevo-m570etu-p-2540.html