Please recomend upgrade from ROG G751J

[ThecrimsonMoon]

Hello everyone, last night my ROG G751J stopped charging and turning on, ive already had to repair several times for battery related issues, so its probably time to upgrade to a new Laptop. Only problem is I'm a software guy and not so much a hardware guy and comparing specs confuses me sometimes. Anyways what i want is better or equal graphics, processor, audio, and screen (though i realize touch screens seemed to have fallen out of favor with rog lineup). Battery life should be around the same if not better. I am not stuck on ROG its just what im familiar with. My budget is around $2-3k, but less is better if there isnt comprises in that things are better or equal to the ROG G751J. In addition to gaming(Mostly WoW) I also use it for my CS masters HW  (classes start in a week) and watching movies and shows.

 

EDIT:

My location is US. As I said before gaming as well as general use. 50-60% gaming(mostly WoW) 20-30% videos/web 10% programming and other general use.

I would like a min of 2-3 hours non-gaming battery life but flexible as I'm rarely away from an outlet.

I would like it to be under 13 lbs if possible.

 

My Rog G751J's specs are (Some specs can be found heren only differing by hardrive which mine is a Sata 6.0 Gb/s 1 TB 5400 RPM 2.5' HDD. 

https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/leo-waldock/asus-rog-g751j-review/)

[genexis_x]

What are the specs of the laptop?

 

Location? Usage? Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours?

[ThecrimsonMoon]

Location is US.

As I said before gaming as well as general use.

50-60% gaming(mostly WoW)

20-30% videos/web

10% programming and other general use.

 

I would like a min of 2-3 hours non gaming battery life but flexible as I'm rarely away from an outlet.

 

I would like it to be under 13 lbs if possible.

 

My Rog G751J's specs are

(Some specs can be found here too only differing by hardrive. https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/leo-waldock/asus-rog-g751j-review/)

 

Processor: Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor, 2.5 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz)

 

Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM87 Express Chipsets

 

Memory Slot: 4x

 

Total System Memory: DRAM DDR3 8GBx2

 

Storage: SATA 1TB 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD

 

Display: 17.3’//LED Back-lit//300nits//Full HD 1920×1080

 

Video Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX970M (N16E-GT)

 

Video memory: GDDR5 3GB

 

Video Camera: HD web camera

 

Optical Drive: [SATA] 9.5″mm 6x Blu-ray (Read)

 

Audio: “Built-in speaker Built-in array microphone Built-in subwoofer Sonic Master”

 

Weight (Kg): “3.60 KG (Without Battery) 3.80 KG (with 8 cell battery)” (~9Lbs)

 

Dimension (cm): 41.6(W) x 31.8(D) x 2.30 ~ 4.30 (H) cm

 

Battery: 88WHrs, 4S2P, 8 cell Li-ion Battery Pack

[genexis_x]

Actually you don't have to spend so much, a 1060 laptop will do. Go for 1070 if you want

 

Under 2k:

Acer Predator Helios 500

HP Omen 17t (1060/1070)

MSI GE63/GE73GP63/GP73 8RE/8RF

Eluktronics Mech-17 Pro-X (TongFang GK7CN6S)

Clevo PA71EP6-G

AWm15 - be aware of potential CPU overheating issue

Asus GL504GM

Asus GL703GM

HP Omen 15 dc customize - 144Hz or UHD panel

Lenovo Legion Y530 customize - 300 nits 72% NTSC 60/144Hz

Lenovo Legion Y7000

Dell G5/G7 - UHD panel

AW15/AW17

 

Might want to wait for RTX laptop too

[ThecrimsonMoon]

On 1/13/2019 at 12:03 AM, GeneXiS_X said:

Actually you don't have to spend so much, a 1060 laptop will do. Go for 1070 if you want

 

Under 2k:

Acer Predator Helios 500

HP Omen 17t (1060/1070)

MSI GE63/GE73GP63/GP73 8RE/8RF

Eluktronics Mech-17 Pro-X (TongFang GK7CN6S)

Clevo PA71EP6-G

AWm15 - be aware of potential CPU overheating issue

Asus GL504GM

Asus GL703GM

HP Omen 15 dc customize - 144Hz or UHD panel

Lenovo Legion Y530 customize - 300 nits 72% NTSC 60/144Hz

Lenovo Legion Y7000

Dell G5/G7 - UHD panel

AW15/AW17

 

Might want to wait for RTX laptop too

Thank you.

[Super Spartan]

On 1/12/2019 at 10:51 PM, ThecrimsonMoon said:

Hello everyone, last night my ROG G751J stopped charging and turning on, ive already had to repair several times for battery related issues, so its probably time to upgrade to a new Laptop. Only problem is I'm a software guy and not so much a hardware guy and comparing specs confuses me sometimes. Anyways what i want is better or equal graphics, processor, audio, and screen (though i realize touch screens seemed to have fallen out of favor with rog lineup). Battery life should be around the same if not better. I am not stuck on ROG its just what im familiar with. My budget is around $2-3k, but less is better if there isnt comprises in that things are better or equal to the ROG G751J. In addition to gaming(Mostly WoW) I also use it for my CS masters HW  (classes start in a week) and watching movies and shows.

 

EDIT:

My location is US. As I said before gaming as well as general use. 50-60% gaming(mostly WoW) 20-30% videos/web 10% programming and other general use.

I would like a min of 2-3 hours non-gaming battery life but flexible as I'm rarely away from an outlet.

I would like it to be under 13 lbs if possible.

 

My Rog G751J's specs are (Some specs can be found heren only differing by hardrive which mine is a Sata 6.0 Gb/s 1 TB 5400 RPM 2.5' HDD. 

https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/leo-waldock/asus-rog-g751j-review/)

Here are a few other good options. I have the MSI GT75 Titan myself with the 8950HK and it is one of the best performing laptops that I've owned, it also has a superb SteelSeies per key RGB mechanical keyboard with an amazing 120hz screen. Add to that, MSI's laptops have some of the best cooling amongst laptops thanks to their Titan Boost Cooling technology

 

See the GT75 Titan various models here:  MSI GT75 Titan Models

 

 

 

 

Out of all the laptops that I've owned, MSI laptops were the only ones which never failed me and lasted me until I sold them not because something broke.

 

Another option you can consider is Custom Built ASUS ROG Strix GL703GS-DS74 Scar Edition - 17.3" FHD 144Hz G-Sync w/ nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

 

HIDevolution does a superb job when it comes to building these laptops and testing them properly to ensure they don't overheat and work 100% out of the box. They also give you lifetime tech support which is stellar.