Gaming Laptop Under $1200

1. What is your budget?
Under $1200
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15"-17"
3. What screen resolution do you want?
Prefer 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable
5. How much battery life do you need?
2hrs at the least
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)?
TF2,Dota 2
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500gb at least
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Newegg,OriginPC(http://originpc.com),Any other custom built gaming laptop site
NO Amazon or Ebay
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3yrs
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD/CD Writer/Reader
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.

13. What country do you live in?
US
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I need a laptop that doesn't get too hot on the palm rest area(under the WASD Key, next to the touchpad)