A Budget Gaming Laptop?

Mr Sniper Mask

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Dec 3, 2016
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Hello, I have a pretty decent gaming desktop PC. But I go to vacation every summer. And summer is coming. There is no way I can bring my desktop with me. So I want to buy a laptop that can run modern games at 720p - Medium-High (I won't mind low-medium settings) at 30-60 FPS. I prefer something around 500-650 USD. And as I said, I don't mind low-medium settings. Any recommendations?
 
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In the range you are typically limited to laptops with the nVidia 940mx which is not a bad mainstream GPU. It should generally be able to a lot of games at 1366x768 resolution and medium settings with pretty decent performance.

The following 15.6" Acer laptop has that GPU and it is currently on sale for $480 (ends tomorrow).
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315713&cm_re=940mx-_-34-315-713-_-Product

If you are willing to go slightly over your budget, then you get buy the following Acer laptop with the more powerful GTX 950m for $670.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315926&cm_re=gtx_950m-_-34-315-926-_-Product

Newegg does not charge tax unless you live in CA, NJ, or TN where their HQ...
In the range you are typically limited to laptops with the nVidia 940mx which is not a bad mainstream GPU. It should generally be able to a lot of games at 1366x768 resolution and medium settings with pretty decent performance.

The following 15.6" Acer laptop has that GPU and it is currently on sale for $480 (ends tomorrow).
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315713&cm_re=940mx-_-34-315-713-_-Product

If you are willing to go slightly over your budget, then you get buy the following Acer laptop with the more powerful GTX 950m for $670.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315926&cm_re=gtx_950m-_-34-315-926-_-Product

Newegg does not charge tax unless you live in CA, NJ, or TN where their HQ and warehouses are located. Click the following link for some game benchmarks of the 940mx and 950m from Notebookcheck.com.

https://tinyurl.com/l6l8oeh
 
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