Gaming Laptop (1 Viewer)

[Garygaz]

In before 'wow kills your social life'

I've kind have given up computer games since beginning of year 12, and my dad has said if I get over 90 (which is highly likely at this stage) he'd buy me a new laptop to use at uni. So, in light of this, I've decided to buy a gaming laptop so I can immerse myself in the anti-social world of gaming again. So, what are the choices?

I've only really got my eyes on one thing atm, Dell XPS, 17" monitor one. Cap of what I can spend is around $3k, any suggestions?

 

[mitty-waine]

yea i would go for that unless something betta comes out but the u have to try playing FFS games with a touch pad lol its not easy to do

 

[bigboyjames]

gaming laptops = overrated

 

[Garygaz]

Oh nah I won't be using a touchpad, I'll have a set up at home for games, gaming mouse, speakers, etc. Overrated in what way? I'm not really at liberty to get a desktop, any suggestions?

 

[mitty-waine]

get a 1 made so u have the specks u want

 

[Omie Jay]

Depends on if ur after any battery life or not.
If you'll take to uni, then u should bring ur power-brick, since gaming lappy's chew up power quickly.
Yeah that xps is a monster. Check out the asus gaming ones too. Plus theres alienware

What kind of gaming are u after?
I've got an asus m51va, 2.53ghz dual core, 4gb ram, 512mb radeon hd graphics, i can run crysis on low with no lag at all, unreal tournament 3 on max with a bit lag, but looks beautiful.
I can easily run any of the latest games on the lowest settings and run with no lag at all, i'd rather one with better processor and graphics, but i got this one for an extremely extremely good price.

Since u mentioned that xps behemoth, then u must be after max settings gaming.
In that case, be prepared to carry around ur charger wherever u go, and prices will be pretty high.

 

[AsyLum]

Good way to work out the muscles lugging around the laptop all day.

 

[Omie Jay]

lol, yes true, eg i only take mine on mondays, but i already got muscles

And Garygaz, why not get some cheap laptop for uni work and a desktop for games? Get an asus eeepc for ur uni work, theyre about 600$ max.
As for ur desktop, depending on how much u know about computers, build one urself, buy parts separately, and u get get an extreme game machine for under $2000, serioiusly. Its surprising how much cheaper it is if u get all the parts separetely and assemble urself.
If ur not that 1337, then buy a gaming desktop, say, from dell, get a low end xps with quad core, whatever graphics and ram, for probably under $3000. If u want more ram or graphics, buy it separately and stick it in urself.
I mentioned low end because even those are extremely good, high end will cost over $3000

 

[Garygaz]

hmm cheers for the advice. I guess I'll be playing WoW and most of the new FPSs that come out in the near future, so like the new COD and COD6 when it comes out in 2009. Though that idea of getting a cheap laptop and a desktop wasn't a bad idea, I may look into that, thanks

 

[Omie Jay]

Its pretty distracting for me, having uni work on the same computer as all my games. So i guess it'll be easier for u to study then.

 

[Omie Jay]

Here's one i built just then, all this for $2,705.70

BUILD MY DELL
Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Processor Q9550 2.83GHz, 1333FSB, 12MB edit
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista(R) Ultimate 32 bit SP1 Edition (English) edit
Monitor
Dell 20" Entry (E207WFP) Wide Screen Flat Panel LCD Monitor (ANA, DVI) edit
Memory
4GB (4X1GB) NECC Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz SDRAM Memory edit
Hard Drive
320GB SATA II 3.0Gb/s edit
Additional Hard Drive
No Additional Hard Drive edit
Floppy & Media Reader
Flexbay Filler edit
Optical Drive
16X DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer Write Capabilities edit
Video Card
512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 9800GT Graphics edit
Sound Card
Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi (R) XtremeMusic (V) edit
Physics Accelerator
AGEIA(TM) PhysX(TM) Action Accelerator edit
ACCESSORISE MY DELL
Great Deals on Dell Printers
None edit
Speakers
Dell(TM) A525 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer (ANZ) edit
Keyboard
Dell(TM) USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard with built-in 2-port USB Hub edit
Mouse
Dell(TM) Laser Mouse edit
Modem
No Modem edit
Wireless Solution
No Wireless Router chosen edit
External Backup & Storage
None edit
More Accessories
None edit
TV Tuner & Remote Control
None edit
PROTECT MY DELL
Dell Services: Hardware Maintenance
2-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover edit
Dell Services: Installation, Education and More
None edit
CHOOSE MY SOFTWARE
Software
Microsoft(R) Works 9.0 (Does Not Include Microsoft(R) Office 2003/2007 Software) edit
Security Software
McAfee(R) Security Center(TM) - 15 Months OEM (English) edit


Get this and an u'll be set for gaming for the next 7+ years.

 

[Garygaz]

:'| brings a tear to my eye, I want it on my desk now. Cheers for that

 

[Garygaz]

http://www.alienware.com.au/dnn2/default.aspx?tabid=104&ConfigurationID=67

$8400 laptop

 

[Garygaz]

http://www.alienware.com.au/dnn2/default.aspx?tabid=104&ConfigurationID=68

$15,000 desktop.... My god

 

[Omie Jay]

:'| brings a tear to my eye, I want it on my desk now. Cheers for that

Lol, thats nice to know, no worries!

Yeah those alienware's are so overpriced! But building pc's are so fun! I love going on dell or alienware and making my dream pc, then realising how much it costs loL!

 

[Crates]

That's a good laptop. However, it'll set you back....



















































































a million dollars

 

[Omie Jay]

Holy crap, even their website can only be accessed by invitation only!