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Old 12-21-2011, 10:23 AM   #1
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need new laptop ideas!
looking for a decent gaming laptop

for under $1500 taxes in(also could go a bit higher, but preferably not)


and by games, i mean pc exclusives (Diablo III) etc


i play games like COD and BF on the ps3.

preferably not your old gaming laptop.

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ASUS G53SW-XA1 15.6IN FHD i7 2630QM 8GB 500GB GeForce 460 1.5GB WIN7 Prem Notebook 1 Year Warranty - ASUS - G53SW-XA1

Good deal on this one right now, $200 off. Any Asus G series Laptop will run Diablo 3. Quite a few to choose from in your price range. Good quality computers, and one year accidental coverage and 2 year limited warranty, cant go wrong with these.
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ASUS and MSI are the ones im currently looking at
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g73 , you have the money for it.

buy mine and ill go buy the g74
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Old 12-21-2011, 04:09 PM   #5
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hahaha, i was actually able to find a few g74sx for in my budget

also the other series i am contemplating about are the MSI GT780DX & GT683DXR

the question is do i want 15" or 17"

and im not entirely sure what the extra letters and numbers mean on I.E. G74sx-????...different options?

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g73 , you have the money for it.

buy mine and ill go buy the g74
do you find that it is large for a 17", from what i read people say it they are rather large
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The extra letters have means, some are 3D ready/ better specs etc.

I like the 17in , really good size for watching shows and playing games if you dont plan to move it around too much, comes with a mouse and a backpack fitted to the laptop too!

The warranty is absolutely wonderful as well!
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The extra letters have means, some are 3D ready/ better specs etc.

I like the 17in , really good size for watching shows and playing games if you dont plan to move it around too much, comes with a mouse and a backpack fitted to the laptop too!

The warranty is absolutely wonderful as well!
are all g74 3d ready?

MSI GT780DXR-279US
Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core processor
17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) LED-backlit
16GB RAM
1TB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M 1.5GB GDDR5
Blu-ray Combo
802.11b/g/n, Gb LAN, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
720p Webcam
USB 3.0
THX TruSudio Pro
9-cell Battery
Windows 7 Home Premium


ASUS G74SX-DH71
2nd generation Intel Core i7-2670QM quad-core processor (2.2 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.1GHz)
17.3-inch Full HD display (1920 x 1080)
12GB DDR3 SDRAM, 4 x SODIMM Sockets (up to 16GB)
1.5TB 7200RPM hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 3GB GDDR5 VRAM
Blu-ray-enabled DVD±RW/CD-RW
802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0
2.0 Megapixel webcam
3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x USB 3.0 port
Stereo speakers with EAX 5.0
8 cell battery
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)


im not too sure which direction to go.......the one thing i heard is that the Asus has a ridiculous great cooling system, but besides that i havent heard much about either

also how are each for upgradeability?
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Old 12-22-2011, 08:14 AM   #8
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ahhh, supposedly you cant change out video cards on either of these....


does it make a big difference between the GTX560M 3GB GDDR5 vs GTX570M 1.5GB GDDR5

i heard the 570 is only slightly better than the 560.....but is there a big difference one has allocated 3GB vs. 1.5GB?
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looked at sager/clevo..little bit outa my price range for the equivilants :P
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well made the plunge

got the MSI GT780DXR-279US w/ Cooler Master U3 Notebook Cooler w/ 3 Fans
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The cooling system of ASUS is designed so nicely, the fans come from the back of the laptop rather than under it, so playing on the bed wont cause it to overheat, very good design IMO.

Too bad you didnt go with Asus.
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Head to head tests didn't show significant cooling differences between both. Also asus only has a 560m which is soldered to the board. I prefer the 570m for power. Plus I will be overclocking it, which has shown to be stable on the gt780, but as percaution I got the cooling pad.

But trust me both were very hard to choose btwn. If the g74 offered a 570m I would have taken it.
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