i need help in finding a good gaming laptop around 900

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i have a few ideas in what im looking for i found

"lenovo IdeaPad Y500 (59359560) Notebook Intel Core i5 3230M(2.60GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 1600 1TB HDD 5400rpm Dual NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI" at new egg and i dono if its good or if the company is any good. i found a simmer one at there main site for around the same price just with out the dual GPU (witch i was told it only adds about 50% boost witch is not alot) and it cant handle (wont) be able to handle phics (cant spell it in other words handle things crashing to the ground and if u shoot something it will fall at a angle..)

(on there site i see one thats " Enhance your IdeaPad Y500 Laptop - 59371972 - Dusk Black: DOORBUSTER" and it has a i7 8gb of ram 1TB HD with 16gb ssd single GPU )

but anyway if anyone has ideas or know about these laptops plz let me know. (i did some basic research on youtube and found the finger point sucks. but there ways to make it work) if theres something better plz let me know even is there might be something cheaper since i most likely will get a warranty, and a new cary backpack (mines 6 years old and it seen better days. lol )
 
Lenovo is a Chinese company that bought out IBM's personal computing line in 2005 and have continued that line of products as well as adding a few of their own. They have kept the quality standards up through the years and are currently the second largest PC vendor*
One of the best laptops I've owned was an IBM thinkpad - links to each unit you are considering will be quite helpful since I would think there are subtle differences that may be influencial in your decision

*according to wikipedia here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo
 

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on there web sit the system i stated noramly runs 1,300+ but its on sell for 869.

and does the 2nd gpu mean anything or am i better off getting more ram and CPU for the above price or 899 for 2 gpus but 4 gigs of ram, and lower CPU witch is a i5
 


Does Lenovo use BGA 3230qm? :(

Lenovo is a respectable OEM and Newegg is reputable retailer in my experience. The i7 will serve you better for gaming, as will more RAM (if you'll be doing demanding gaming, 8 GB+ would be ideal). A single, higher-end card would serve you better than two 650M's though. If you can find a system with a 670M or better, I think your gaming experience would benefit greatly.
 


That may be so, though the 750M is not an enthusiast oriented GPU still. :(

I was asking about the CPU being BGA though, since you mentioned it's not capable of upgrading.