I have some textures out there, however this is my first post in the forum. I hope that it'll be productive and help someone who is in the same boat I was and that's looking for a power gaming laptop without breaking the bank.

 

I have been playing GTA IV on a bootcamped partition of my MacBook Pro Retina. My Macbook is pretty well spec'd, Intel i7 2.6GHz, 16GB Ram, Geforce GT650M. I would have thought it would have no issue playing GTAIV on the lowest settings but it just didn't work. Man, the fans screamed and you could cook an egg on the aluminum. It would crash out of the game after 10 minutes or so with a warning box that I had exceeded the system memory (the GT650M has 1GB VRAM). Bear in mind that I wasn't playing the game on the native Retina resolution settings and had all of my settings on the low end.

 

I set out to find a gaming laptop worthy of crushing any game on ultra settings with a budget between $1000-$1500. Surprisingly, you can do pretty well in this price range when it comes to a gamer but you can't do *awesome*. I scoured the web and found a powerhouse on Amazon:

 

Intel i7-4800MQ 2.7-3.5GZ Turbo

16GB DDR3-1600

Nvidia GTX 880M 8GB

750 GB 7200RPM HDD

120 GB SSD

 

Similarly spec'd systems online ranged from $2000-$3000. I found this system on Amazon for $1600 marked down from $2200. The system is on the manufacturer's website at the $2200 price point. Not sure why Amazon is selling it for so much less. Here's a link to the system on Amazon (the were 6 left, now 5 since my purchase).

 

I also found a lot of negative out there on the web about the manufacturer but I'm taking a chance based on their 10 star rating on resellerratings.com and the awesome value for the specs of the system.

 

Anyway, I thought I'd share in case someone else was looking.

If you only plan on playing GTA IV then this is pointless, You can run GTA IV on max settings with a way cheaper PC. Im guessing you might play games like Arma 3, in which case this PC is worth it. I build my pc's - As it saves you tons of money. Considering the price, you did save a excellent amount. Cheers.

 

 

        Best Regards,

           iiKonrad

damn, thats some specs for a laptop..I paid 1300 for my Asus G750j. It has the i7 4700mq, 12gb ddr3-1600 , and a gtx 860m 2gb and a 1tb hard drive @ 5400 rpm. Mine does have a badass cooling setup in it though. 

I have some textures out there, however this is my first post in the forum. I hope that it'll be productive and help someone who is in the same boat I was and that's looking for a power gaming laptop without breaking the bank.

 

I have been playing GTA IV on a bootcamped partition of my MacBook Pro Retina. My Macbook is pretty well spec'd, Intel i7 2.6GHz, 16GB Ram, Geforce GT650M. I would have thought it would have no issue playing GTAIV on the lowest settings but it just didn't work. Man, the fans screamed and you could cook an egg on the aluminum. It would crash out of the game after 10 minutes or so with a warning box that I had exceeded the system memory (the GT650M has 1GB VRAM). Bear in mind that I wasn't playing the game on the native Retina resolution settings and had all of my settings on the low end.

 

I set out to find a gaming laptop worthy of crushing any game on ultra settings with a budget between $1000-$1500. Surprisingly, you can do pretty well in this price range when it comes to a gamer but you can't do *awesome*. I scoured the web and found a powerhouse on Amazon:

 

Intel i7-4800MQ 2.7-3.5GZ Turbo

16GB DDR3-1600

Nvidia GTX 880M 8GB

750 GB 7200RPM HDD

120 GB SSD

 

Similarly spec'd systems online ranged from $2000-$3000. I found this system on Amazon for $1600 marked down from $2200. The system is on the manufacturer's website at the $2200 price point. Not sure why Amazon is selling it for so much less. Here's a link to the system on Amazon (the were 6 left, now 5 since my purchase).

 

I also found a lot of negative out there on the web about the manufacturer but I'm taking a chance based on their 10 star rating on resellerratings.com and the awesome value for the specs of the system.

 

Anyway, I thought I'd share in case someone else was looking.

 

Seems like a good investment and you probably will be good long term for any other demanding games coming out.

I do play games other than GTA IV but not very often. I was looking at lesser PCs but found this one and was tempted by the specs for the price. I also thought about building my own and I know it's the worst excuse ever but i don't know how. Anyone with a computer and the internet can learn how to build a PC/laptop because there are so many resources out there. I just have no interest in building one mostly because I don't want to risk messing it up and being out the cash for the parts.

 

If you only plan on playing GTA IV then this is pointless, You can run GTA IV on max settings with a way cheaper PC. Im guessing you might play games like Arma 3, in which case this PC is worth it. I build my pc's - As it saves you tons of money. Considering the price, you did save a excellent amount. Cheers.

 

 

        Best Regards,

           iiKonrad

 

Cooling is actually the one thing I was worried about with this system. What's your cooling setup?

 

damn, thats some specs for a laptop..I paid 1300 for my Asus G750j. It has the i7 4700mq, 12gb ddr3-1600 , and a gtx 860m 2gb and a 1tb hard drive @ 5400 rpm. Mine does have a badass cooling setup in it though. 

 

When Asus made these line of laptops, they put the cooling vents in the back of the laptop, not on the bottom or anything. So the air blows straight out of the back. It's awesome, the fans in this thing are so quiet and my graphics card or processor never gets above 55 celcius; that's not even running the big fans on it either. But, let me know how your stuff runs bro and how your cooling is. Good luck man :)

I do play games other than GTA IV but not very often. I was looking at lesser PCs but found this one and was tempted by the specs for the price. I also thought about building my own and I know it's the worst excuse ever but i don't know how. Anyone with a computer and the internet can learn how to build a PC/laptop because there are so many resources out there. I just have no interest in building one mostly because I don't want to risk messing it up and being out the cash for the parts.

 

 

Cooling is actually the one thing I was worried about with this system. What's your cooling setup?

 

Looks like this one has something of a similar setup with a large vent to both the rear and the side of the CPU and GPU. I agree with you that it's a better setup than putting the vent on the bottom.

 

When Asus made these line of laptops, they put the cooling vents in the back of the laptop, not on the bottom or anything. So the air blows straight out of the back. It's awesome, the fans in this thing are so quiet and my graphics card or processor never gets above 55 celcius; that's not even running the big fans on it either. But, let me know how your stuff runs bro and how your cooling is. Good luck man :)

 

I have some textures out there, however this is my first post in the forum. I hope that it'll be productive and help someone who is in the same boat I was and that's looking for a power gaming laptop without breaking the bank.

 

I have been playing GTA IV on a bootcamped partition of my MacBook Pro Retina. My Macbook is pretty well spec'd, Intel i7 2.6GHz, 16GB Ram, Geforce GT650M. I would have thought it would have no issue playing GTAIV on the lowest settings but it just didn't work. Man, the fans screamed and you could cook an egg on the aluminum. It would crash out of the game after 10 minutes or so with a warning box that I had exceeded the system memory (the GT650M has 1GB VRAM). Bear in mind that I wasn't playing the game on the native Retina resolution settings and had all of my settings on the low end.

 

I set out to find a gaming laptop worthy of crushing any game on ultra settings with a budget between $1000-$1500. Surprisingly, you can do pretty well in this price range when it comes to a gamer but you can't do *awesome*. I scoured the web and found a powerhouse on Amazon:

 

Intel i7-4800MQ 2.7-3.5GZ Turbo

16GB DDR3-1600

Nvidia GTX 880M 8GB

750 GB 7200RPM HDD

120 GB SSD

 

Similarly spec'd systems online ranged from $2000-$3000. I found this system on Amazon for $1600 marked down from $2200. The system is on the manufacturer's website at the $2200 price point. Not sure why Amazon is selling it for so much less. Here's a link to the system on Amazon (the were 6 left, now 5 since my purchase).

 

I also found a lot of negative out there on the web about the manufacturer but I'm taking a chance based on their 10 star rating on resellerratings.com and the awesome value for the specs of the system.

 

Anyway, I thought I'd share in case someone else was looking.

You could have a built a desktop for that price that would absolutely destroy that laptop. Like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/Qp9WGX . The good thing about a desktop is that it is able to be upgraded, you can't do that with a laptop. Another issue with laptops is that they are prone to cooling issues because of how condensed the parts are, thus reducing the lifetime of the components because of them being so hot. If I were you I would cancel my order and build a desktop, I built my first PC about two months ago and I didn't damage any of the components.

I do play games other than GTA IV but not very often. I was looking at lesser PCs but found this one and was tempted by the specs for the price. I also thought about building my own and I know it's the worst excuse ever but i don't know how. Anyone with a computer and the internet can learn how to build a PC/laptop because there are so many resources out there. I just have no interest in building one mostly because I don't want to risk messing it up and being out the cash for the parts.

 

 

There's not much to mess up. The only things that could happen is you dropping the motherboard, bending the CPU slot, or breaking the CPU its self. But no use now considering you already bought it. Cheers :].

Thanks but not everyone uses desktop computers and not everyone builds them. I travel across the country for work and enjoy a spot of gaming in a hotel room from time to time. How convenient do you think it would be for me to check a computer tower with the airline and then what would my likelihood of getting it back in one piece be ? Some people like desktops and others like laptops, I'm a laptop guy. 

 

You could have a built a desktop for that price that would absolutely destroy that laptop. Like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/Qp9WGX . The good thing about a desktop is that it is able to be upgraded, you can't do that with a laptop. Another issue with laptops is that they are prone to cooling issues because of how condensed the parts are, thus reducing the lifetime of the components because of them being so hot. If I were you I would cancel my order and build a desktop, I built my first PC about two months ago and I didn't damage any of the components.

 

I think my biggest thing would being buying parts that are compatible but I would suppose there are some basic kits that help with that. I might try building my next laptop. I seem to get a good 3-4 years out of each one and spend around 2k each time.

 

There's not much to mess up. The only things that could happen is you dropping the motherboard, bending the CPU slot, or breaking the CPU its self. But no use now considering you already bought it. Cheers :].