Opinions on New Plan

[Misinthe]

So, I currently have 2 systems, one is my laptop and one is a desktop (parts below), I bought this laptop 2 years ago because I needed a powerful system that I could move around, I used to travel outside the country every couple of months for a 30-90 day span, so I wanted to be able to play my games and everything while I was away from home. On the other hand, I have a desktop (parts below also), it's not the best thing ever. So since my circumstances have changed, I was thinking on selling my laptop and with that getting me another one that's not so high-end, that I can carry around easily to school and stuff, and then have some extra to at least change the i3 on my desktop for an i5. So I wanted to hear opinions from people with similar circumstances and maybe some ideas on what laptop I could get, I don't want to go too low on a new laptop because then I would feel the change too much. I think I can sell mine for around $800-$900. Thank you all for your comments, sorry for the long post (no potatoes).

 

Laptop:

link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NVV2B98/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ASUS G751JT 17-Inch

Processor: Intel Core i7-4710HQ 2.5 GHz

RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX Impact 16GB Kit 1600MHz (exchanged from originals)

GPU: GTX 970m 3GB

HDD: 1TB 7200RPM

 

Desktop:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($53.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Jet) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($499.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1075.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-12 10:23 EST-0500

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, Miguel552 said:

So, I currently have 2 systems, one is my laptop and one is a desktop (parts below), I bought this laptop 2 years ago because I needed a powerful system that I could move around, I used to travel outside the country every couple of months for a 30-90 day span, so I wanted to be able to play my games and everything while I was away from home. On the other hand, I have a desktop (parts below also), it's not the best thing ever. So since my circumstances have changed, I was thinking on selling my laptop and with that getting me another one that's not so high-end, that I can carry around easily to school and stuff, and then have some extra to at least change the i3 on my desktop for an i5. So I wanted to hear opinions from people with similar circumstances and maybe some ideas on what laptop I could get, I don't want to go too low on a new laptop because then I would feel the change too much. I think I can sell mine for around $800-$900. Thank you all for your comments, sorry for the long post (no potatoes).

 

Laptop:

link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NVV2B98/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ASUS G751JT 17-Inch

Processor: Intel Core i7-4710HQ 2.5 GHz

RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX Impact 16GB Kit 1600MHz (exchanged from originals)

GPU: GTX 970m 3GB

HDD: 1TB 7200RPM

 

Desktop:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($53.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: PNY CS1311 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Jet) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($499.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case w/450W Power Supply  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1075.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-12 10:23 EST-0500

The video card is fine...I have a friend who was in this circumstance, if I was you just upgrade the cpu to an 6500, and get yourself this laptop: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-574G-52QU-15-6-inch-Notebook/dp/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1462084043&sr=8-1&keywords=acer%2Baspire%2Be15&linkCode=ll1&tag=austevan-20&linkId=34afcc9ad33569cfb1ec973986ba16cb&th=1 

[Quaker]

For the desktop:

 

Replace the i3 with an i5-6500 (or i5-7500 with a BIOS update).

 

Add an additional 8Gig stick of RAM to both increase the RAM to 16Gigs and enable dual-channel access.

[Misinthe]

7 minutes ago, MIXFUSED said:

The video card is fine...I have a friend who was in this circumstance, if I was you just upgrade the cpu to an 6500, and get yourself this laptop: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-574G-52QU-15-6-inch-Notebook/dp/B012IBOCRU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1462084043&sr=8-1&keywords=acer%2Baspire%2Be15&linkCode=ll1&tag=austevan-20&linkId=34afcc9ad33569cfb1ec973986ba16cb&th=1 

This was only for gaming in my livingroom, that's why the gpu is that much better compared to the cpu, but now that I want it for main system I need to upgrade. That's a good option laptop, wonder how it would do in light gaming.

3 minutes ago, Quaker said:

Replace the i3 with an i5-6500 (or i5-7500 with a BIOS update).

 

Add an additional 8Gig stick of RAM to both increase the RAM to 16Gigs and enable dual-channel access.

Yeah that's the plan. 

[MIXFUSED]

2 hours ago, Miguel552 said:

This was only for gaming in my livingroom, that's why the gpu is that much better compared to the cpu, but now that I want it for main system I need to upgrade. That's a good option laptop, wonder how it would do in light gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. 

It does fine with light gaming, I know a guy who owns it. 

[Misinthe]

3 hours ago, MIXFUSED said:

It does fine with light gaming, I know a guy who owns it. 

Oh I hadn't seen that it has a 940M, yeah, that should be plenty for my needs. Thank you for the info. I feel more confident about it now.

[MIXFUSED]

20 hours ago, Miguel552 said:

Oh I hadn't seen that it has a 940M, yeah, that should be plenty for my needs. Thank you for the info. I feel more confident about it now.

No problem

[D3faulT]

You should check out this laptop, http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/inspiron-15-7567-laptop/pd for $900 USD you get a GTX 1050TI \, Windows 10 Pro, 256GB SSD etc. 

[Misinthe]

10 minutes ago, D3faulT said:

You should check out this laptop, http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/inspiron-15-7567-laptop/pd for $900 USD you get a GTX 1050TI \, Windows 10 Pro, 256GB SSD etc. 

But then I blow up the budget to get the new desktop CPU, from the money I sell the Asus laptop I need to buy both the new laptop and an i5 for my desktop.