I wanna buy a gaming laptop- TECHIE PEOPLE HELP!!

Emmzi

Well actually I don't, I'm saving every penny, but b/f needs a new gaming laptop as desktop is in process of dying slowly!!

I don't know much about pc's, but he wants something fast enough to run MMORPGs like everquest2 and WoW and stuff.

Any techies got top cheap reccomendations? I almost fell off my chair after custoomising the new Dell at 2k, which is what he wants.. anything cheaper do the job???

Little_John

A laptop for gaming?
Gaming is more graphics performance than cpu performance, unfortunalty the graphics chips available in laptops are limited and if you want a chip that is capable of playing modern games then you will pay through the nose for it.

Personaly I wouldnt buy a laptop for gaming, becasue it is dificult to upgrade anything other than storage and memory on a laptop and I am pretty certain that there are no laptops that allow the upgrade of a graphics chip. with a normall desktop pc you can pick and chose the grahpics card spend £300+ on a single card or buy 2 and go SLi for maximum performance again the 2nd card could be a future upgrade. Everything can be custom in a custom pc so the 2k you were going to spend on the Dell laptop you could get a desktop of higher spec for alot less or spend the same money and get an amazing pc.
I built a £3000 pc for a mate that won the lottery a few months ago It is outstanding but he doesnt really use the power it has. Infact he asked me if I wanted to buy it but I turned him down.
Do some research, find a few local smaller retailers that will build the pc to your spec or ask people you know are in the IT game nearly anyone can build a pc from components. if you live near bolton/manchester let me know I will try to help you as much as I can

Emmzi

Little John,

thanks for the answer. Wish I lived near Bolton so you could help upgrade my own desktop, it's behaving very oddly at the moment! Sure it'sdue to my fluctuating voltage..

However because of space and needing to travel with it, it's got to be a laptop for b/f :-(

So I guess it's gonna cost him a fortune then? There go my earrings...

Nile

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Emmzi

Bump! No suggestions?

JPS

Hi Emmzi

I know that Alienware specialise in gaming notebooks / laptops so that might be a good place to look - http://www.alienware.co.uk infact I think they are the best place to look for a gaming laptop. I think they are on the expensive side but they do the job very well.

HTH

Josh:)

Seagull

If you're looking for a gaming machine then you really should consider a desktop pc which will be easier and less expensive to upgrade in the future, laptop's are great in many ways but they're not ideal for upto date gaming.

JPS

Seagull wrote:

If you're looking for a gaming machine then you really should consider a desktop pc which will be easier and less expensive to upgrade in the future, laptop's are great in many ways but they're not ideal for upto date gaming.

I totally agree that for modern games and "always upgradable graphics" then a PC is best, but if a laptop is needed here and not a desktop PC, there are options available. You can buy plenty of laptops that will play games with decent graphics, and will obviously be portable and save space.

Are you sure your bf wants a laptop now and not a desktop Emmzi?

Seagull

Good luck Emmzi, I'll keep my eye on this one.

niceguyrichy

well if he's set on a gaming laptop, then alienware is a good bet

I'd recommend the Aurora M9700 SLi

as future proof as a lappy gets (last that bit longer before you have to drop it in a bin), and about as fast as a laptop gets these days.

oh, and it's kinda pretty

Emmzi

Thanks guys. I will have a look. and by the sound of it get him on overtime.

Ooh.. alien come with a free t shirt, lol. However I am sure a discount code would be better...