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rn1

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Hi all this is my first time posting on the forum and im looking for some advice and help.

I'm looking for a laptop as I will be travelling alot but will be able to play games on, to a playable standard. My only real stipulation is that I have a max budget of £650 which I understand isn't huge or ideal. I've looked at places like PC World etc but they don't seem able to get anywhere near specs of some laptops on here for half the price!

One laptop I have identified and I think would be able to play games at a decent level is:

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/ultraNoteII-15/

The only thing that is stopping me from going ahead with it is the integrated graphics card (which I have been lead to beleive after alot of research on the internet aren't very good for achieving decent graphics performance).

If anyone can tell me whether or not the integrated graphics card will work or can suggest anything else (baring in mind my quite tight budget constraints) then please point me in the right direction and I will be very grateful.

Also if there is anything that I may have overlooked or may help me like a different Hard drive etc then please let me know

Sorry for the quite long-winded post
 
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keynes

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The ultranote is not a gaming laptop. For your budget and for gaming you are better of with a desktop. What sort of games?
 
SpyderTracks

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On board graphics won't really handle gaming at all. The lowest you want is a gtx850 to run games on medium to low settings. Best I could come up with is:
Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-4210M (2.60GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7260 (300Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Cosmos Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES FINNISH KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £583.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/cosmosII-LE/w9vofjWm32/
 
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rn1

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Was looking at a desktop but with me travelling alot over then next 18 months i feel i wouldn't get the best use out of it especially as i'll be doing work-related stuff and using it as an everyday PC as well. i'll be playing quite a varied mix of games from basic stuff like football manager to the new GTA 5 when it is realised and possibly a few others like this
 
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rn1

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Sorry, have realised a typo in my intial post. My max budget is £650 and not £550 as I said
 
keynes

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SpyderTracks said:
That review one has bumped up a little to over 700...

If you're at 650 then you can hype up the hard drive to a Scorpio black (7200rpm, faster drive) and upgrade the thermal paste on my build. Not a bad configuration for the price.
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It is £649 if you don't make any changes.
 
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