Suggestions Gaming Laptop

[Len]

Able to play Games on Max Settings nothing more overboard then that any help? been a while since my last pcs computer

 

[keynes]

Do you have a budget?

 

[Len]

not really what ever it costs but i'm looking to penny pinch but also have a laptop able to play games on max settings

 

[keynes]

difficult to provide a spec without a budget. I don't know how much you are willing to spend. If you can push over £1200 you could consider a vortex IV with a GTX 980m, over £1900 dual GPUs..... but I personally stick to a single gpu

 

[Len]

What sort of cpu and gpu am I going to need for gaming? I'm not upto date any more
I had first 8 core amd cpu on my previous build an a ati rad 6870 but everything's progressed so much since

 

[Len]

I can't find a way to build a laptop with a amd cpu??

 

[keynes]

I can't find a way to build a laptop with a amd cpu??

I am afraid there is no high end gaming laptop with an amd cpu on the site.

 

[Len]

I am afraid there is no high end gaming laptop with an amd cpu on the site.

BOO! any spec suggestions Keynes?
There's a old p4 build labelled extreme gaming? Only £500 ish

 

[keynes]

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" AUO Matte 95% Gamut Widescreen (1920x1080) (£79)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Free Item
FREE PICK YOUR PATH DIGITAL VOUCHER with GTX 780 / 780Ti /970 / 980 GPUs!
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
180GB INTEL® 530 mSATA 6Gb/s SSD (upto 540MB/sR | 490MB/sW)
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
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7260 HMC (300Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex 15.6" Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,566.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/VortexIV-15/BgkInx2sUp/

 

[Len]

Some of that seems overkill?? anyone up to date with current benchmarks for gpus/cpus game requirements can I shave some £££s?

 

[keynes]

Some of that seems overkill?? anyone up to date with current benchmarks for gpus/cpus game requirements can I shave some £££s?

I asked you for a budget before. You said a gaming laptop on max settings. You can check benchmarks on the gpu and cpu online. If you want to spend less you could drop to the gtx 970m and drop the ssd.

 

[Len]

There isn't a budget but surely lesser cards an cpus can handle my requirements? If I can run games full details for like 800£ I can save money don't want any bragging rights or extras ;-]

 

[SpyderTracks]

There isn't a budget but surely lesser cards an cpus can handle my requirements? If I can run games full details for like 800£ I can save money don't want any bragging rights or extras ;-]

As you didn't specify a budget and said max settings were needed, the one Keynes has posted is spot on. For what you've specified, you won't get one less than £1250 I'd say.

 

[keynes]

There isn't a budget but surely lesser cards an cpus can handle my requirements? If I can run games full details for like 800£ I can save money don't want any bragging rights or extras ;-]

Don't think there are any bragging rights with a single gtx 980m. If you want to play at ultra settings on an average of 40fps on games like Watchdogs or Crysis 3 you will benefit from the gtx 980m. You may want to check benchmarks online since you are the only one that knows the type of games you want to play and settings you expect. Cpu is not overkill either imo, it is the cheapest 4 core cpu.

 

[Len]

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M - 4.0GB DDR5, 1152 CUDA Cores - DirectX® 11

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Memory - Hard Disk
1TB 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 HMC (300Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT

Battery
Vortex 15.6" Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

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 5 to 7 working days
Quantity 1


Yeah I might have to check benchmarks, guessing this build is too weak then

 

[keynes]

Yeah I might have to check benchmarks, guessing this build is too weak then

I am afraid it is. Getting windows professional is overkill for a gaming laptop, no benefits from it.

 

[Len]

bit of research http://blog.laptopmag.com/nvidia-gtx-880m-gpu-tested looks like im not far off?

looks like pcs don't offer as wide variety of cpus/gpus for laptops as I cant configure one with a gtx880m or amd/ati radeon gpus, wasn't like that when I brought my pc 2-3 years ago

 

[mrducking]

bit of research http://blog.laptopmag.com/nvidia-gtx-880m-gpu-tested looks like im not far off?

looks like pcs don't offer as wide variety of cpus/gpus for laptops as I cant configure one with a gtx880m or amd/ati radeon gpus, wasn't like that when I brought my pc 2-3 years ago

funny thing though is this: most gtx880m will be the same price or more then the gtx970m that offers PCS, being the gtx970m a 5-10% better than the gtx 880m
if you live outside UK it's even worse though, PCS is easily the cheapest in whole EUROPE, even when including shipping, for clevo gaming laptops and high performance laptops

 

[keynes]

looks like pcs don't offer as wide variety of cpus/gpus for laptops as I cant configure one with a gtx880m or amd/ati radeon gpus, wasn't like that when I brought my pc 2-3 years ago

Not sure they ever offered an AMD cpu on laptops. All gaming laptops for high end gaming from different retailers offer an Intel cpu. The amd cpu is a cheaper alternative. Regarding the gpu they were offering amd CPUs but not since updating the GPUs with the new range of Nvidia GPUs. Also considering some post regarding issues wih amd mobile gpu drivers I would suggest sticking with NVIDIA at least for laptops