2000$ laptop

1. What is your budget?
1700-200 dollars, id prefer to keep it towards the 1700 sides but can go to a maximum of 2000.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
At least 17 inches as i dont plan to be actually traveling much with it

3. What screen resolution do you want?
Full HD

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Desktop replacement it really only needs to go from one house and desk to the other as i live between two houses

5. How much battery life do you need?
as stated above it will be plugged in almost ll the time so doesnt 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)?
I want to play BF3, Skyrim, ME3, Shogun 2 on all high settings etc on this machine. Id like for this system to be able to run many games on high or high medium setting for at least the next 2 years.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I will be doing some 3d design but nothing intensive. Some video editing for youtube and some surfing

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
Enough to maintain a large collection of games, mods and the occasional video

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
None

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 years optimally 3 or longer

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Everything except bluray as it is just a nice bonus

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 think alienware is overpriced but if theyre offering me exactly what I want then thats fine by me.

Lastly looks do matter to me, it is at the bottom of my list but i dont want it to look plane i want my friends to see it and know its a good laptop. So thanks