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I think these are your choices in that price

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP60-I540M287FD-Intel-2600-GT740M/dp/B00EIACA42/ref=sr_1_18?
s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923531&sr=1-18&keywords=MSI

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP70-2OD-251XUK-17-3-inch-Bluetooth/dp/B00I0RLPTA/ref=sr_1_11?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923585&sr=1-11&keywords=MSI

http/www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G710-17-3-notebook-i7-4702MQ/dp/B00HR6TYZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923789&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+gaming

 

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pfunkmd :

I think these are your choices in that price

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP60-I540M287FD-Intel-2600-GT740M/dp/B00EIACA42/ref=sr_1_18?
s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923531&sr=1-18&keywords=MSI

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP70-2OD-251XUK-17-3-inch-Bluetooth/dp/B00I0RLPTA/ref=sr_1_11?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923585&sr=1-11&keywords=MSI

http/www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G710-17-3-notebook-i7-4702MQ/dp/B00HR6TYZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923789&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+gaming

Get the Lenovo laptop; you'll love it, trust me.

 

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sora :

pfunkmd :

I think these are your choices in that price

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP60-I540M287FD-Intel-2600-GT740M/dp/B00EIACA42/ref=sr_1_18?
s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923531&sr=1-18&keywords=MSI

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GP70-2OD-251XUK-17-3-inch-Bluetooth/dp/B00I0RLPTA/ref=sr_1_11?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923585&sr=1-11&keywords=MSI

http/www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G710-17-3-notebook-i7-4702MQ/dp/B00HR6TYZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1392923789&sr=1-1&keywords=lenovo+gaming

Get the Lenovo laptop; you'll love it, trust me.

thanks For the replies, why is the Lenovo better than the second? I thought i7 was wasted for gaming

 

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i7 is not wasted for gaming its just price vs performance a lot of times it is better to go for the i5. In your case the price is the same so why not go for the v8 rather than the v6.
I also wanted to warn you both machines come with middle of the road graphics cards so you will be playing newer games on medium setting not high and ultra.
One more thing I wanted to say is if you would consider buying from Germany you can get a better machine at that price point. I live in Germany and I purchase stuff from all over Europe. Shipping is fast and because of the European laws for 2 year warranty it is very easy to get service. If you are interested let me know and I will give you some links and don't worry they all speak English.

 

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pfunkmd :

i7 is not wasted for gaming its just price vs performance a lot of times it is better to go for the i5. In your case the price is the same so why not go for the v8 rather than the v6.
I also wanted to warn you both machines come with middle of the road graphics cards so you will be playing newer games on medium setting not high and ultra.
One more thing I wanted to say is if you would consider buying from Germany you can get a better machine at that price point. I live in Germany and I purchase stuff from all over Europe. Shipping is fast and because of the European laws for 2 year warranty it is very easy to get service. If you are interested let me know and I will give you some links and don't worry they all speak English.

Thanks mate, I'm definitely interested. I live in the UK so I don't think it would be that difficult to ship from Germany.

 

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Leelium :

pfunkmd :

i7 is not wasted for gaming its just price vs performance a lot of times it is better to go for the i5. In your case the price is the same so why not go for the v8 rather than the v6.
I also wanted to warn you both machines come with middle of the road graphics cards so you will be playing newer games on medium setting not high and ultra.
One more thing I wanted to say is if you would consider buying from Germany you can get a better machine at that price point. I live in Germany and I purchase stuff from all over Europe. Shipping is fast and because of the European laws for 2 year warranty it is very easy to get service. If you are interested let me know and I will give you some links and don't worry they all speak English.

Thanks mate, I'm definitely interested. I live in the UK so I don't think it would be that difficult to ship from Germany.

Yeah its simple I buy my mountain bikes from chain reaction cycles in the UK and it never takes more than 5 days I will go ahead and check prices for you.

 

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Best prices I could find were the shops on Ebay.de . I checked all of my normal places and the deals were not that great.

http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE70-i550M287FD-Core-i5-4200M-2-50GHz-DOS-GT750M-001757-SKU20-/271388046701?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f2ffcf56d

http/www.ebay.de/itm/Acer-Aspire-V3-772G-54204G50Makk-FULL-HD-Gaming-Knaller-mit-GeForce-GTX-760M-/201034897481?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item2ece9d1849

This is cheaper than the MSI i first showed you but it has the i7 graphics card is about the same
http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE60-i750M245FD-Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-2-40GHz-DOS-0016GC-SKU2-/301097188869?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item461aca7e05

forget this one it is older
http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-GE60-i760M281FD-Gaming-Laptop-NEU-/271402943726?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f30e044ee

 

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here are some that have the gtx 765

http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-GE60-i565M245FD-Gaming-Notebook-/181229939620?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item2a32256ba4

http/www.ebay.de/itm/Notebook-GIGABYTE-P25K-gelb-/261402370422?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3cdccba176

 

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Those are all with 4GB RAM though, and mostly have only 15.6" displays.
Is there something similar to the lenovo g710 black?

 

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http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE70-i550M287FD-Core-i5-4200M-2-50GHz-DOS-GT750M-001757-SKU20-/271388046701?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f2ffcf56d

This one is quite good actually, if not for the display it would be perfect for me...

 

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pfunkmd :

here are some that have the gtx 765

http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-GE60-i565M245FD-Gaming-Notebook-/181229939620?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item2a32256ba4

http/www.ebay.de/itm/Notebook-GIGABYTE-P25K-gelb-/261402370422?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3cdccba176

Which one do you think is better of the 5 for gaming?

I think the gt765m is the strongest card, but I'm not confident on playing on 15.6" as I only played 17+

What do you guys think?

 

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Leelium :

Those are all with 4GB RAM though, and mostly have only 15.6" displays.
Is there something similar to the lenovo g710 black?

Leelium :

http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE70-i550M287FD-Core-i5-4200M-2-50GHz-DOS-GT750M-001757-SKU20-/271388046701?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f2ffcf56d

This one is quite good actually, if not for the display it would be perfect for me...

This one is first gen I7
All of the ones I am seeing have smaller displays.
I noticed they had only 4 gb of ram but it is easy to add ram.
I learned about gaming that the most important part of your system is the graphics card so I always try to get the best card I can for the money you can upgrade the ram and CPU later if you want . In my opinion unless you want to drop just a little more to get the bigger display get the notebook with the best gpu you can afford. I have a Lenovo with a mid grade graphics card and I don't even use it for gaming because I am not happy with the performance. I use my desktop for gaming in hindsight I am pissed I spent so much on a gaming notebook that I don't play games on. Had I gone with the better card I would use it a lot more for gaming but my desktop is so much bette. Anyway that is just my opinion no one told me when I purchased my Laptop so I didn't know any better.

 

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pfunkmd :

Leelium :

Those are all with 4GB RAM though, and mostly have only 15.6" displays.
Is there something similar to the lenovo g710 black?

Leelium :

http/www.ebay.de/itm/MSI-Gaming-GE70-i550M287FD-Core-i5-4200M-2-50GHz-DOS-GT750M-001757-SKU20-/271388046701?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item3f2ffcf56d

This one is quite good actually, if not for the display it would be perfect for me...

This one is first gen I7
All of the ones I am seeing have smaller displays.
I noticed they had only 4 gb of ram but it is easy to add ram.
I learned about gaming that the most important part of your system is the graphics card so I always try to get the best card I can for the money you can upgrade the ram and CPU later if you want . In my opinion unless you want to drop just a little more to get the bigger display get the notebook with the best gpu you can afford. I have a Lenovo with a mid grade graphics card and I don't even use it for gaming because I am not happy with the performance. I use my desktop for gaming in hindsight I am pissed I spent so much on a gaming notebook that I don't play games on. Had I gone with the better card I would use it a lot more for gaming but my desktop is so much bette. Anyway that is just my opinion no one told me when I purchased my Laptop so I didn't know any better.

So I guess one of those with the gt765m then?

 

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I just found this acer it checks all of the boxes free shipping for 724 pounds I thing its the best spec

http/www.redcoon.de/B493385-Acer-Aspire-V3-772G-747a8G75Makk_Notebooks?refId=pla&xtor=SEC-35&gclid=CMqIgsfP3bwCFSgewwodOEoACA

 

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I forgot one thing I did not even think about it all of the laptops will ship with German windows Installed you need to request english or reload windows as soon as you get it.

 

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pfunkmd :

I just found this acer it checks all of the boxes free shipping for 724 pounds I thing its the best spec

http/www.redcoon.de/B493385-Acer-Aspire-V3-772G-747a8G75Makk_Notebooks?refId=pla&xtor=SEC-35&gclid=CMqIgsfP3bwCFSgewwodOEoACA

That looks quite nice, the only downside would be the GTX 760 instead of 765. is there something a bit more expensive with the 765 on it and those specs?

 

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Leelium :

pfunkmd :

I just found this acer it checks all of the boxes free shipping for 724 pounds I thing its the best spec

http/www.redcoon.de/B493385-Acer-Aspire-V3-772G-747a8G75Makk_Notebooks?refId=pla&xtor=SEC-35&gclid=CMqIgsfP3bwCFSgewwodOEoACA

That looks quite nice, the only downside would be the GTX 760 instead of 765. is there something a bit more expensive with the 765 on it and those specs?

I think the 760 and the 765 are really close but it is up to you either way they are all good machines

 

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Do you think Acer is a good brand?

 

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Its one of the big laptop manufactures I imagine it is good. Just try and read some reviews on the different laptops and maybe shop around for a week until you find one you really like. Check out specs on the gtx 760 and 765

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-760M.92068.0.html

 

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