2200CAD$ Gaming/work laptop

Mofasa

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Hey everyone!

I had a gaming pc but now its time to move to a laptop since I moved to canada to start my masters degree in civil engineering! I am currently in london,ontario in canada and will need a laptop for some gaming and number crunching (ANSYS, nothing serious just normal number crunching hence I will need 16GB ram and a decent i7).

1. What is your budget? Hmm 2200CAD$ (not including the 13% tax, but it includes shipping) I can stretch it to 2300CAD$ Maximum if its worth it

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 17" is minimum, not going for a smaller one

3. What screen resolution do you want? 1080p is good!

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? My pc is back home, so this laptop will be the only thing I have!

5. How much battery life do you need? Doesnt matter much, all decent laptops have good battery life!

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)? Yes I will... mainly Dota 2 , maybe wildstar.. worst case will be Battle field in the future (highly unlikely)


7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? Gaming and also number crunching

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? I want an SSD (128GB MIN) and 1TB HDD

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. Nothing specific, anything that ships to canada!

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? A minimum of 3 years, I dont game too heavy but want to play at minimum medium..

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? No, just the standard DVD ROM

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. Heard good about MSI and ASUS, not much about the rest!

13. What country do you live in? London, Ontario in Canada

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed. Weight or bulkiness will not be an issue for me. I just want something durable that wont overheat and fry the motherboard during the first year or so! Prefer gtx 970m as graphics card if possible!

Thanks in advance,
Your experience is much appreciated
 

Mofasa

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Looks really good, unfortunately I cant wait as university starts next sunday.. Is the difference in performance huge?

Any other opinions guys?

Can you recommend a cheap cooling pad and laptop bag?
 

sna

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if you cant wait , better not talk :)

the extras will be more interesting , like the USB 3.1 , Thunderbolt 3 ports and Faster SSD ..

the computing power will be around 10% more only

also , there will be Xeons notebook rolling as well with ECC memory of DDR4 ...

you can read here about the new things expected to come :

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2960799/laptop-computers/the-first-skylake-laptops-are-lenovos-thinkpad-p50-and-p70-graphics-workstations.html

but if you take that Asus you will never regret it , it is a good one.
 

Mofasa

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Damn, id rather not read it so I dont feel so bad haha..

Maybe you have experience to advice me on which website to buy thats good in canada? Or the link you gave me ships to canada?

Also a cheap cooling pad suggestion?
 

Mofasa

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Just checked newwegg canada and the model you mentioned is 2500 dollars for some reason damn it...

Will I be able to find it as cheap as US somewhere?
 

sna

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the taxes are the reason ?

also you can look at this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152900

but I cant say my opinion coz I never tried MSI

and give me some moment to check , maybe just MAYBE some released the new skylake notebooks , it seems they are arriving.
 

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sna

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The shops I found I got them from Asus and MSI "where to buy" options.

I am not from Canada and I cant tell about good stores or not.

and if you want the older version , then cool get the clearance one with GTX 980 and 24 G of ram :)

but why cant you wait 1 month man ? get a $300 cheap chrome notebook until the end of the month , then give it for charity or to a little brother / sister .... or sell it at uni to poor student.
 

Mofasa

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Hahaha man, you suggested this when I already ordered and I think they shipped it already..whatever ill save myself the hassle..its okay..I found the one you linked at the first post for 2050 dollars (clearance sale) on ncix and went with it..not a bad price considering the new one will be around 2200-2300..

Its okay I dont want to think too much cause the store said it "should" arrive in a month but god knows how long it takes.. couldnt stay all this time without a proper laptop...

Thanks alot for your help man, you helped alot!
 

sna

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ok

that site http://cipc.com is in the french Canada , thats why maybe you never saw it :)


2536 Blv. Rosemont,
Montreal, QC
H1Y 1K4

it is a good shop.