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DarkEnergy
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I've been looking for a laptop lately since my craptop gets hot as balls (literally) and is slow. I plan to do some mid range gaming, and to bring it to school for working on. I was mainly focused on Lenovo and Acer. In the end I so far have concluded that this laptop would suit me. http://store.acer.com/store/aceramer/en_US/pd/ThemeID.35703000/productID.307603200/parentCategoryID.67688300

My price range is ~$650.

 

I want opinions on how this laptop would perform and if anyone has past experience with something similar. The only con I see about this laptop is the 1366x768 res, but considering it's only a 14 inch screen, I am fine with this. 

 

 

CPU - FX 8350 @ 4.5GHZ ▒ GPU - Radeon 5700 ▒ Mobo - M5A99FX Pro R2.0 ▒ RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16GB @ 1600 ▒ PSU - Corsair CX600M ▒ CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 EVO ▒ Storage - Samsung EVO 250GB, WD Blue 1TB

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Personally, I don't like Acer, at all. Lenovo and ASUS are my go-to brands, but I'll take a look in a minute and leave my opinion in an edit.

 

EDIT: If you buy it on sale, go ahead, I guess. I'm not wow'd, but I guess it depends on what you're using it for. Had it not been on sale, I wouldn't touch it. There are several options I've seen that are much better for only $50 more. One being this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231974. The only thing that is lacking is the GPU according to cpubenchmark.net PassMark scores.

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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Personally, I don't like Acer, at all. Lenovo and ASUS are my go-to brands, but I'll take a look in a minute and leave my opinion in an edit.

 

EDIT: If you buy it on sale, go ahead, I guess. I'm not wow'd, but I guess it depends on what you're using it for. Had it not been on sale, I wouldn't touch it. There are several options I've seen that are much better for only $50 more. One being this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231974. The only thing that is lacking is the GPU according to cpubenchmark.net PassMark scores.

It's an ok laptop but the screen size and weight would make it not very portable.

 

CPU - FX 8350 @ 4.5GHZ ▒ GPU - Radeon 5700 ▒ Mobo - M5A99FX Pro R2.0 ▒ RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16GB @ 1600 ▒ PSU - Corsair CX600M ▒ CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 EVO ▒ Storage - Samsung EVO 250GB, WD Blue 1TB

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It's an ok laptop but the screen size and weight would make it not very portable.

True, I guess one thing I can respect about Acer is their portability. Could I recommend a Surface Pro 3? lol, totally joking (in this case)

 

EDIT: I usually look at a laptop for performance over portability, which is backwards for laptops, but I can't help it. If the laptop performs, I will carry it. I'll go ahead and let the rest of LTT help you decide, not sure if I can get past my personal bias in this case. Best of luck finding a new one!

FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W

Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35

GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB

Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build)

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True, I guess one thing I can respect about Acer is their portability. Could I recommend a Surface Pro 3? lol, totally joking (in this case)

 

EDIT: I usually look at a laptop for performance over portability, which is backwards for laptops, but I can't help it. If the laptop performs, I will carry it. I'll go ahead and let the rest of LTT help you decide, not sure if I can get past my personal bias in this case. Best of luck finding a new one!

The good news is that I just found a random promo code online which would bring the price down to $585 for the acer one.

 

CPU - FX 8350 @ 4.5GHZ ▒ GPU - Radeon 5700 ▒ Mobo - M5A99FX Pro R2.0 ▒ RAM - Crucial Ballistix 16GB @ 1600 ▒ PSU - Corsair CX600M ▒ CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 EVO ▒ Storage - Samsung EVO 250GB, WD Blue 1TB

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