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Sir Lambert of Lancs	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 04:22 PM
Knight of the Round Table Group: RTK Assembly Posts: 2,072 Member No.: 267 Joined: 26-July 07	Knowing that laptops are not ideal for gaming, unless you drop a ton of money on them, and maybe even not then. If you guys were to drop a thousand bucks on a moderate laptop that would be decent to play games on, what would you guys get? i am thinking about getting something when I go home in November just not quit sure what i want to get i was thinking about this one http://www.amazon.com/N53SV-A1-15-6-Inch-V...id=7K2D8DM3MQ5O with this added in http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-DDR3-Laptop-..._bxgy_pc_text_b This post has been edited by Sir Lambert of Lancs on Jul 18 2011, 04:23 PM -------------------- http://s1.zetaboards.com/RTKT/index/

stoicblitzer	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 05:04 PM
Retired Knight Group: Members Posts: 4,237 Member No.: 18 Joined: 3-September 05	looks like you already found a very good notebook. that's a very fair price, too. however, it would be nice to know how many RAM slots that notebook has and if any are free out of the box. Since it already has 4GB, it might be possible to add another 4GB module and have 8GB. Might save you a little money. tbh, I doubt the extra RAM will be necessary if you reformat as soon as you get it to remove all the bloatware. that RAM does look like a good deal, though. -------------------- "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."-King Charles V of France

Sir Lambert of Lancs	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 05:15 PM
Knight of the Round Table Group: RTK Assembly Posts: 2,072 Member No.: 267 Joined: 26-July 07	it has an extra 2 slots that are free, so if i get that extra ram i would actually have a total of 12gb removing the bloatware is definitely the first i do once i start it up This post has been edited by Sir Lambert of Lancs on Jul 18 2011, 05:21 PM -------------------- http://s1.zetaboards.com/RTKT/index/

stoicblitzer	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 05:16 PM
Retired Knight Group: Members Posts: 4,237 Member No.: 18 Joined: 3-September 05	oh wow. ya well that is definitely a good notebook for gaming. -------------------- "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."-King Charles V of France

tehReal~ChaZZZy	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 06:40 PM
Group: Members Posts: 2,214 Member No.: 248 Joined: 6-April 07	I've never gamed on a notebook so the only thing I could suggest is to make sure you get a video card that's pretty high up the food chain. Good luck Jai! -------------------- Skill can be taught, Honor and Integrity cannot RTK1 Elrich of Gaul

Saladin of Damascus	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 07:21 PM
Realm Advisor Group: RTK High Council Posts: 501 Member No.: 362 Joined: 21-May 11	Hi lam, I'll chime in as i play on Laptop which happens to be an ASUS as well. My model is the G73Jh. I've had it for about a year and have been very happy with it. No technical issues and it's doubled as my work computer we all. If you have any specific questions let me know and i'll be happy to chime in. cheers, Sala

Braver Pleinair	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 08:36 PM
Knight of the Round Table Group: RTK Assembly Posts: 1,133 Member No.: 367 Joined: 21-June 11	I spent 1.4k on an Asus laptop as well. same series. big and ugly. Not cute. but it runs a lot of games smoothly.

galahad of jerusalem	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 10:00 PM
Retired Knight of the Round Table Group: Members Posts: 1,340 Member No.: 47 Joined: 8-September 05	I actually got a really good laptop that played wow and everquest 2 awsomely on pretty good graphics.....it is a dell xps 17.http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-l702x/fs?st=dell%20XPS%2017&dgc=ST&cid=60574&lid=1527889&acd=sULaiwPFE,13538413914,901pdb6671 -------------------- "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a vet."

Dinadan of Logris	Posted: Jul 18 2011, 10:28 PM
Head Knight Group: RTK High Council Posts: 10,951 Member No.: 24 Joined: 3-September 05	Not bad J, but the GPU in it does look a bit obsolete - it's a boosted version of an older chip. It should run current games well on medium settings, some OK on high. Manufacturers aren't very good at updating laptop video chip drivers, so it could be a good idea to get something of a new chip family, that they're likely to support longer. Wait until Christmas sales? -------------------- we are grown ups not children (Abs) I used to volunteer for Special Olympics (Merc) I don't believe in conscience! (BzzY) CNN has been unable to reach Barrett for comment. (CNN) I wasn't kicked out of RTK (Chazz) For our forums you lasted like what? 10 yrs? 5 yrs? 90k posts? isnt like 10k from just alone from our forum celebrity dinadon? (BP)

stoicblitzer	Posted: Jul 19 2011, 12:45 AM
Retired Knight Group: Members Posts: 4,237 Member No.: 18 Joined: 3-September 05	their top line GPUs are currently the 5 series. i don't see a problem with that notebook as it also has the 2nd gen core i7 in it. -------------------- "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse."-King Charles V of France

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QUOTE (stoicblitzer @ Jul 18 2011, 05:45 PM)

their top line GPUs are currently the 5 series. i don't see a problem with that notebook as it also has the 2nd gen core i7 in it.

Yeah the 5 series is Nvidias' top of the line, although the 540 is the 'budget' GPU of the bunch. Not sure which cards would fit into the laptop though. In any case, budget permitting I'd get one as near to the top as possible.

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Dinadan of Logris	Posted: Jul 19 2011, 04:00 AM
Head Knight Group: RTK High Council Posts: 10,951 Member No.: 24 Joined: 3-September 05	I don't see a problem with playing on medium settings either. This is a mobile GT, not a GTX - a mid range chip, not the newest or best thing they have. Just because the release is relatively recent and nVidia called it a "5" doesn't make it top of the line. So it's cheaper, much weaker and you'll have less heat and can run from the the battery longer than with a "top of the line" GPU. http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForc...0M.41715.0.html This post has been edited by Dinadan of Logris on Jul 19 2011, 04:05 AM -------------------- we are grown ups not children (Abs) I used to volunteer for Special Olympics (Merc) I don't believe in conscience! (BzzY) CNN has been unable to reach Barrett for comment. (CNN) I wasn't kicked out of RTK (Chazz) For our forums you lasted like what? 10 yrs? 5 yrs? 90k posts? isnt like 10k from just alone from our forum celebrity dinadon? (BP)

Mercurius of Cappadocia	Posted: Jul 19 2011, 04:09 AM
Realm Advisor Group: RTK High Council Posts: 9,050 Member No.: 25 Joined: 3-September 05	I burned my notebook vid card up playing MTWII, which is ridiculous as that game was lousy. Oh wells.... -------------------- RTK \| 50_Bomb: i'm not about to become a drag queen RTK \| Mercurius: famous last words RTK4Ghazan: hurts my finger just thinking about warband

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Posted: Jul 19 2011, 04:13 AM

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QUOTE (Mercurius of Cappadocia @ Jul 19 2011, 04:09 AM)

I burned my notebook vid card up playing MTWII, which is ridiculous as that game was lousy.

Oh wells....

LMAO!

Sir Lambert of Lancs	Posted: Jul 19 2011, 07:31 AM
Knight of the Round Table Group: RTK Assembly Posts: 2,072 Member No.: 267 Joined: 26-July 07	i am not really expecting to play games on high quality as I am playing on low right now. So playing on medium would be more than good enough. it also maybe a bit early to start looking for buying in November time frame, i may just wait and see what comes out for the day after thanksgiving sale which is so popular that i normally avoid most places wont ship to our address out here, plus i dont think i would trust the mail system to here to get it safely -------------------- http://s1.zetaboards.com/RTKT/index/

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