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Hi guys,

Early last year (2017) I was scourging the internet looking for a budget laptop for gaming and VR. I came across these guys who reviewed the

MSI GP62MVR Leopard Pro-406 Laptop as the "best for budget VR gaming." Well, I'm not complaining since that was my first experience with MSI laptop and it did serve it's purpose remarkably. That said, I think it's time I made another shift for a better gaming and VR machine. Any suggestions? I would like to keep the price under $2000.

 The MSI GP62MVR was packed with Intel’s Core i7-7700HQ processor, 256 GB SSD, great port selection, a full SteelSeries keyboard, 3GB Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU.

 

Anyone know of a laptop with better specs for that price. I wanna focus on improving my fps and a laptop with great cooling (there were no intake and outlet fans except for two on the underside, so the cooling was more passive on my MSI). 

  P/s Please recommend something you've used or know about. That's why I rely on forums. Thank you

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This is in the wrong section. It should be in 'Laptops and Prebuilts"

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-004H0&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Gaming+Laptops-_-1TS-001A-004H0&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzrTUBRCnARIsAL0mqcwaNMYfoklzXIvVvPoXAdBCRI8N8elfjD4N5hQhaT5HpocwPq0k4r8aAjykEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds  


I use this laptop as my portable gaming setup, it handles gaming EXTREMELY well, as well as other tasks such as video editing or streaming. You wont need to replace it for a LONG time because of the hardware inside. I definitely recommend buying this laptop!  

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I guess this is all personal preference, i prefer portability so i have a razer blade with a 1060 graphics, it runs everything i throw at it, however it can get noisy when the fans kick up, i normally wear headphones when gaming so this doesnt bother me much.

 

There are plenty of options out there now which give good thermals and such, i got an alienware 15 for less than 2k a while back (before my blade) which had a 1070 in it, its thermals were definitely better, but it didnt do my back any help when lugging it around :P

 

 

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MSI GP series is a bit mediocre. Avoid GL-VS, runs like oven. Avoid Razer laptops too, quality issues.

 

You can get something with 1070 at that price point. My suggestions are Alienware 15/17, Clevo P650/P670/any similar models, Gigabyte/Aorus X5/X7 and MSI GT series. Also, is portability important to you?

 

Only read reviews from reputable websites with in depth analysis like Notebookcheck, Ultrabookreview and Laptopmedia

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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12 hours ago, KnightHawk1401 said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-001A-004H0&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Gaming+Laptops-_-1TS-001A-004H0&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzrTUBRCnARIsAL0mqcwaNMYfoklzXIvVvPoXAdBCRI8N8elfjD4N5hQhaT5HpocwPq0k4r8aAjykEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds  


I use this laptop as my portable gaming setup, it handles gaming EXTREMELY well, as well as other tasks such as video editing or streaming. You wont need to replace it for a LONG time because of the hardware inside. I definitely recommend buying this laptop!  

https://tinyurl.com/y9nsoxfk new version GL-503VS

my friend has GL-502VS, its great according to him.

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The Gigabyte Aero series are pretty awesome for sub-$2k

 

There are a few diffrent options in terms of screens/gpus etc: https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Aero-15W-BK4-i7-7700HQ-GeForce/dp/B01MY2YYKB/

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17 hours ago, sabotage101 said:

Hi guys,

Early last year (2017) I was scourging the internet looking for a budget laptop for gaming and VR. I came across these guys who reviewed the

MSI GP62MVR Leopard Pro-406 Laptop as the "best for budget VR gaming." Well, I'm not complaining since that was my first experience with MSI laptop and it did serve it's purpose remarkably. That said, I think it's time I made another shift for a better gaming and VR machine. Any suggestions? I would like to keep the price under $2000.

 The MSI GP62MVR was packed with Intel’s Core i7-7700HQ processor, 256 GB SSD, great port selection, a full SteelSeries keyboard, 3GB Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU.

 

Anyone know of a laptop with better specs for that price. I wanna focus on improving my fps and a laptop with great cooling (there were no intake and outlet fans except for two on the underside, so the cooling was more passive on my MSI). 

  P/s Please recommend something you've used or know about. That's why I rely on forums. Thank you

MSI 16L13

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Have you considered getting a non-gaming laptop (maybe a Raven Ridge one so you could do some light gaming) and building a desktop, or does it need to be portable?  You'd get a much more powerful VR system for your money.

 

Edit: This would beat the crap out of any $2000 gaming laptop

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($108.83 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - FORTIS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($78.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($664.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1750.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-22 06:11 EST-0500

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^ meh

If the person asked for a laptop then suggest a laptop instead of "oh you can build a gaming pc for 10$ less and get alot more power".

 kthxbai

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