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[Nemo]

yo tech noob here, first of all i can swear I remember reading a GAMING LAPTOP thread here somewhere but cant find it, so if a mod knows, please merge.

now secondly, i am in the market for a laptop. I want the cheapest gaming laptop that can run witcher 2. and i dont need "omgz wtfbbqsaax" ultra smooth gfx settings. Have gamed on consoles all my life so med settings would do fine. what price range am i looking at here ? please list the alternatives if possible, i have no preferance or bias for any particular company.

thanks.

[ankit0_0]

watz ur budget?

[Nemo]

50k ? i know its very low but just fishing for something here.

[ankit0_0]

by when are u thinking of buying the laptop
if possible wait for sm time as new laptops will be available with ivy-bridge processors and next gen graphic cards

Edited by ankit0_0, 17 April 2012 - 06:27 PM.

[Nemo]

june.

how long do u suggest ?

[Nemo]

guys, how is this ? MSI GE620DX

http://www.smcintern...mart&Itemid=465


a friend suggested.

[ankit0_0]

some of the laptops with next gen graphic cards and ivy bridge have been launched but if u can wait till june may be u get better laptops as compared to the current available ones

[Nemo]

hmm ok. thanks for the input.

[Rock Lee]

Yeah better wait. And keep in mind about heating. Laptops reach crazy temperatures even while playing games on low settings. My laptop plays most games at high-very high settings, but gets very hot even after I undervolted the processor and started using laptop cooler. Though I heard that HP Envy series gives good gaming performance at lower temperatures.
So, better wait for next generation laptops, as they will have much efficient processors with even better manufacturing process, that will give good performance and at lower temperatures.

Still, I suggest if you can buy a good desktop, that would cost much less and provide you much better gaming experience than a laptop. I am speaking this from a personal experience after using a cheap gaming laptop for 2.5 years.

Edited by The_Rock, 18 April 2012 - 12:47 PM.

[Zeehunter]

Wait for a month when IVY Bridge comes ..
It has shown a very good boost over Sandy bridge motherboards for laptops ..

And 50k is a good budget .. I had bought HP dv6 for that budget 6 months back

@Ambar HP Envy starts from 70k .. Those are the finest sheet of laptops I have ever seen .. Looks awesome plus high performance

[Rock Lee]

Yeah, costly but well worth the money. I had got DV6 laptop for 45k 2.5 years back, it was top of the line then, but now its nothing. Envy series is good.

[Nemo]

@ambar

thanks for the suggestion and yeah desktop triumphs lappy no doubt but i need one to be on the move, portability.

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@zee

how much wait ? i have to get one buy may end-june begining.

[Abhi5hek]

btw i think envy series is almost 100K... couldnt find any option in the range of 70K ...

Its an eye candy packed with performance though

[Zeehunter]

btw i think envy series is almost 100K... couldnt find any option in the range of 70K ...

Its an eye candy packed with performance though

It was 70k when I bought HP dv6 last year ..
70k was bit above my budget so I had to go with dv6

[Zeehunter]

@ambar

thanks for the suggestion and yeah desktop triumphs lappy no doubt but i need one to be on the move, portability.

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@zee

how much wait ? i have to get one buy may end-june begining.

June at the most
The graphics boost is 30-50% and processing boost is 5-15% .. All for the same price as Sandy bridge proxxy
It just can't be missed
If I were you I would have surely waited

You are buying the laptop at the wrong time ..
At this time of the year new models launch

Best time to buy is during diwali .. I got goodies worth 2k free

And dude avoid Dell .. My dad's inspiron is facing loads of problems .. plus point of inspiron is that it has a good battery life
Go with hp or Asus

Edited by Zeehunter, 22 April 2012 - 11:35 AM.

[Rock Lee]

^He is buying a desktop.

[Nemo]

yeah, hada talk with milol and he suggests a good lappy is 70k+
should rather go for a desky.

[AtheK]

ah just got through this Thread, hmm i guess a decent laptop will cost you around 50k, but i would suggest you are better off buying a Portable gaming device and a Medium spec laptop for daily use.

[Rock Lee]

Yeah, a 40k desktop+ PS Vita= WIN.

[Zeehunter]

If U had an option of desktop why were you buying a laptop lol ..
Desktop + Portable gaming device yeah even that's an option
But wouldn't 40k be low for a gaming desktop

As I stay in a hostel I had no option but to buy a laptop

[Rock Lee]

But wouldn't 40k be low for a gaming desktop

Its good enough. A 40k desktop can be two times more better than your laptop for gaming. Mine is 45k (38k + Windows 7), and I can max out almost all games on 1080p at 40-50 fps, most run at 60 fps. Only Crysis 2 on DX 11, HD Texture pack and Ultra settings drops to 25-30 fps in heavy action. I have to play it on 1366x768 to get 40+ fps.
Skyrim on Ultra rarely drops below 45 fps, same with Witcher 2. AC Revelations gives 60 fps at 1080p.

And yeah, hostel/shared accommodation was the reason why I got a laptop instead of a desktop 3 years back. People at shared places will use your desktop when you are not there, and n00bs have no idea how to handle a desktop properly. Laptop means you can just shut it off and lock it up or carry with you when you are returning home for a vacation etc, without worrying about your room mates making it go through hell.

[aRch-0n]

And yeah, hostel/shared accommodation was the reason why I got a laptop instead of a desktop 3 years back. People at shared places will use your desktop when you are not there, and n00bs have no idea how to handle a desktop properly. Laptop means you can just shut it off and lock it up or carry with you when you are returning home for a vacation etc, without worrying about your room mates making it go through hell.

I dont share my accomodations with any one, but then again you can get a desktop and put it under password protection and deny additional user access

[Zeehunter]

I dont share my accomodations with any one, but then again you can get a desktop and put it under password protection and deny additional user access

Lol .. It's not that easy
Your room mates or other hostelites will f**k the sh*t off

And plus you will keep on going home during vacations ..
U can't carry desktop with you everytime

[aRch-0n]

Lol .. It's not that easy
Your room mates or other hostelites will f**k the sh*t off

And plus you will keep on going home during vacations ..
U can't carry desktop with you everytime

I wouldnt know about how the room mates f**k sh*t up, I live in a co-ed hostel without roomates,

Besides, if you stay in a hostel, you wont head back home every weekend

[Rock Lee]

I dont share my accomodations with any one, but then again you can get a desktop and put it under password protection and deny additional user access

That would mean I will directly let them know that I wont trust them, and it will not be a good thing.