Mid-range Gaming Laptop

Prince_Porter · Apr 29, 2015

I'm looking for a mid-range gaming laptop. Here are my main concerns, though I'm flexible.

-Under $1000
-Needs to play the Sims 3 nearly flawlessly (or flawlessly).
-Any reasonable upgrades (keeping the cost above $700, but not over $1000) are very welcome, if that means better gaming / overall performance
-SSD preferred (at least for the OS / regular files), but not required.

Any stand out laptops that meet these requirements?

velo3100 · Apr 30, 2015

Have a look at this website: http

/www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-gaming-laptops-ct-118_96_98.html
and choose the best laptop for you as all these laptops can play sims 3 very well.

Prostar Computer · Apr 30, 2015

Clevo and MSI are probably your best bet as far as value/bang for your buck go. They're customizable, especially the Clevos, and cater to the high-end market.

Prince_Porter · May 7, 2015

I did some more digging, and am currently looking at these two laptops:

1 - http

/www.amazon.com/Lenovo-17-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Gaming-80DU004KUS/dp/B00MCJQ6NW/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1431040221&sr=1-8&keywords=gaming+laptop

2 -http

/www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-VN7-591G-73Y5-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00RGMEUTC/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1430361084&sr=1-7&keywords=gaming+laptop

Can anyone say which of those is better, and why? Also, do you know of a specific laptop (toss a link!) that is better than those, within the price range? My only concern with the above is the 5400RPM hard drives, though I'm really not sure if that'll slow things down or not. I'm used to an SSD now, and I really never knew the real world difference between 5400 and 7200.

hang-the-9 · May 8, 2015

Prince_Porter :

Looks like you are looking for a smaller system. Those are OK but that 5400 drive would be slower than even a 7200 drive one, not even counting an SSD. For brand quality, Lenovo is better than Acer.

You can always either replace the drive yourself and restore the system onto that, or go to the vendors web site and you should be able to customize the builds a bit.

Prince_Porter · May 8, 2015

hang-the-9 :

Yeah, the 5400RPM HDD kills it for me - $1k is too much to spend on something that doesn't offer an SSD.

I'm really quite disappointed with the market right now, I can't find a single laptop around $900-$1k that meets the specs I'm looking for. CyberPowerPC had some GREAT spec laptops, but the company has absolutely terrible reviews, so I'm greatly turned away from them.

As for looking for a small laptop, that was coincidence, I'd almost prefer a 17'', but 15.6'' works too.

Are there really no laptops with:

i5 OR i7
320GB SDD (or higher)
8-16GB or RAM at 1600Mhz (or higher)
GTX 860M (or close to, better or worse, dedicated or not (Iris Pro?))
Backlit keyboard (would be cool at 1k, but not needed)

I find it VERY hard to believe that doesn't exist, but I'm not seeing it. Amazong and Newegg both don't seem to offer anything, and my Google searches aren't turning up much else, aside from CyperPowerPC, but I already covered that.

hang-the-9 · May 11, 2015

Prince_Porter :

hang-the-9 :

Yeah, the 5400RPM HDD kills it for me - $1k is too much to spend on something that doesn't offer an SSD.

I'm really quite disappointed with the market right now, I can't find a single laptop around $900-$1k that meets the specs I'm looking for. CyberPowerPC had some GREAT spec laptops, but the company has absolutely terrible reviews, so I'm greatly turned away from them.

As for looking for a small laptop, that was coincidence, I'd almost prefer a 17'', but 15.6'' works too.

Are there really no laptops with:

i5 OR i7
320GB SDD (or higher)
8-16GB or RAM at 1600Mhz (or higher)
GTX 860M (or close to, better or worse, dedicated or not (Iris Pro?))
Backlit keyboard (would be cool at 1k, but not needed)

I find it VERY hard to believe that doesn't exist, but I'm not seeing it. Amazong and Newegg both don't seem to offer anything, and my Google searches aren't turning up much else, aside from CyperPowerPC, but I already covered that.

For an 860M laptop, it will be tough to find that, and SSD and lots of RAM for the price. Check the xoticpc link and see what they have. You will need to compromise unless you spend a few 100 more.

By small I did not mean the screen size but the overall laptop size, the ones you linked were ultrabook shape not so much full gaming laptop shapes, I thought maybe you were looking specifically for a skinny laptop.

Prince_Porter · May 12, 2015

I went with the xoticPC company, as I liked what I saw both on the site, and reviews elsewhere. Here's the model I went with for anyone interested (came with $100 mail in rebate, free gaming mouse, some other goodies, free shipping, etc). $999

http

/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ge70-apache-pro012-p-6956.html

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