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Hey guys. I live in sunny South Africa.
For my budget, I have the choice of the following 3 notebooks from supplier, and I was wondering, which one would be best for playing games, and the one you'll think is my best buy? Please guys, I can only choose from the following 3 because of my budget, and the suppliers dont keep top end ranges.


My choices are

1. Sony® VAIO FW45 Series VAIO VGN-FW45G/B Notebook, ©2009 LaptopDirect, Intel® Core® 2 Duo Processor P8700 2.53Ghz 3MB Cache 1066Mhz FSB, 4096MB DDR2-800 SO-Dimm Memory (2x2048), 400GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 8x DVD Writer Super Multi optical drive, 16.4" WXGA++ Clear Bright View (1600x900 resolution) TFT LCD display, ATI Radeon HD4650 with 512MB dedicated graphics, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 56K Modem, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Built-In Webcam, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64bit, 3.1 kg, 1 Year Carry in Warranty


2.ASUS G50V Gaming Series Notebook (ASUS G50V-AS079G) Black/Red, ©2009 LaptopDirect, G50V Series, Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz 6MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB, 4096MB DDR2-800 SO-Dimm Memory (2x2048), 320GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, Blueray Rom Reader / DVD writer combo optical drive, 15.4" WSXGA+ Color Shine (1680x1050 Resolution) TFT LCD display, Nvidia Geforce Go 9700GT 512MB dedicated graphics, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Lan, 2.0MP Webcam, Bluetooth, HDMI, Altec Lansing Speakers, Asus Expressgate Splashtop OS, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, 2 Year collect and return warranty, 3.3 Kg, Asus backpack bag and Laser Gaming Mouse

3.
ASUS® G70S-7T020G Notebook Entertainment G70S Series, ©2009 LaptopDirect, Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz 800MHz FSB 6MB L2 Cache, 4096MB DDR2-667 SO-Dimm Memory (2x2048), 2 x 320GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 17.1" WUXGA+ (1920x1440 resolution) TFT LCD HD/1080p Wide Screen, Dual SLI GeForce Go 8700GT with 512MB dedicated graphics , BLU RAY Rom Drive & DVD RW Combo optical drive, 802.11a/g/N Wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 2.0 MP Webcam, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, 2 Year Global Fetch & Repair Warranty, ASUS® Gaming Backpack & Asus Edition Laser Gaming Mouse



I personally like the G70, and dont mind its massive size, but Im a bit sceptical how the Nvidia Gefore 8700 GT SLI will be with the games. Also, will cooling be adequate because of SLI.

Thanking all in advance!!

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Out of the choices, the Sony Vaio is the best. The HD4650 is the best performing card of the group. Both the 8700M GT's and the 9700M GT are pretty weak and out dated (the 8700's anyway). I would rank them HD4650 > SLI 8700's > 9700.

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------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
Reply to lostandwandering

i would like to suggest u to go ahead with G70 cuz 17.1" WUXGA+ (1920x1440 resolution) TFT LCD HD/1080p Wide Screen will give u true gaming experience.

Reply to andyparker01

andyparker01 wrote :

i would like to suggest u to go ahead with G70 cuz 17.1" WUXGA+ (1920x1440 resolution) TFT LCD HD/1080p Wide Screen will give u true gaming experience.



Only if the graphics cards can power games at that resolution. The 8700's were not very good cards, so I doubt they could handle full 1080p resolution.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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