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Hey guys. I am in the market for a laptop and I want to know what you would recommend. I am an engineering student so I need a laptop which will accommodate mainly solidworks and similar programs (not a big concern). On top of that I would like to have hardware that could get me really smooth high frame rate 1080 gaming and hopefully some vr performance. I don't think I care too much about the laptop display as I will probably be doing most of my work and gaming on external displays. Of course I am looking for the best bang for my buck. Here is what I think I am looking for at least. Give me some recommendations. Thanks! 

-rtx2060, 9th or 10th gen i7, 16gb ram...???

 

 

 

 

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gaming laptops, try looking at msi or asus gaming laptops, they solid maybe alienware, MAYBE

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Asus zephyrus G14. Amd Ryzen 4800, RTX2060.

If it's not tiger lake (11th gen), don't use intel.

Ryzen 5700g @ 4.4ghz all cores | Asrock B550M Steel Legend | 3060 | 2x 16gb Micron E 2666 @ 4200mhz cl16 | 500gb WD SN750 | 12 TB HDD | Deepcool Gammax 400 w/ 2 delta 4000rpm push pull | Antec Neo Eco Zen 500w

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13 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

gaming laptops, try looking at msi or asus gaming laptops, they solid maybe alienware, MAYBE

Thanks! 

What price range do you think I'm looking at? 

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Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Asus zephyrus G14. Amd Ryzen 4800, RTX2060.

If it's not tiger lake (11th gen), don't use intel.

What's your reasoning behind avoiding intel? Just curious

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Let this guy explain:

 

Ryzen 5700g @ 4.4ghz all cores | Asrock B550M Steel Legend | 3060 | 2x 16gb Micron E 2666 @ 4200mhz cl16 | 500gb WD SN750 | 12 TB HDD | Deepcool Gammax 400 w/ 2 delta 4000rpm push pull | Antec Neo Eco Zen 500w

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ryzen 4800h offers better performance than intel 9/10th gen most of the time, last I checked best gpu option to pair was rtx 2060.

desktop

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r5 3600,3450@0.9v (0.875v get) 4.2ghz@1.25v (1.212 get) | custom loop cpu&gpu 1260mm nexxos xt45 | MSI b450i gaming ac | crucial ballistix 2x8 3000c15->3733c15@1.39v(1.376v get) |Zotac 2060 amp | 256GB Samsung 950 pro nvme | 1TB Adata su800 | 4TB HGST drive | Silverstone SX500-LG

HTPC

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HTPC i3 7300 | Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H | 16GB G Skill | Adata XPG SX8000 128GB M.2 | Many HDDs | Rosewill FBM-01 | Corsair CXM 450W

 

 

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8 hours ago, zakatak01 said:

Hey guys. I am in the market for a laptop and I want to know what you would recommend. I am an engineering student so I need a laptop which will accommodate mainly solidworks and similar programs (not a big concern). On top of that I would like to have hardware that could get me really smooth high frame rate 1080 gaming and hopefully some vr performance. I don't think I care too much about the laptop display as I will probably be doing most of my work and gaming on external displays. Of course I am looking for the best bang for my buck. Here is what I think I am looking for at least. Give me some recommendations. Thanks! 

-rtx2060, 9th or 10th gen i7, 16gb ram...???

 

 

 

 

Budget and why a laptop?

Dirty Windows Peasants :P ?

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59 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

Budget and why a laptop?

I have been looking around $1000 if I can make that work. It needs to be a laptop because I am in college so I will need to be able to take it to some of my classes. With that being said I don't really mind if it's kind of heavy or bulky I just have to be able to take it places. 

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18 minutes ago, zakatak01 said:

I have been looking around $1000 if I can make that work. It needs to be a laptop because I am in college so I will need to be able to take it to some of my classes. With that being said I don't really mind if it's kind of heavy or bulky I just have to be able to take it places. 

Why would you take a laptop to classes... They have computer labs if you need them and writing notes is way faster than typing due to shorthand being easier.

Dirty Windows Peasants :P ?

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Just now, Lord Vile said:

Why would you take a laptop to classes... They have computer labs if you need them and writing notes is way faster than typing due to shorthand being easier.

It's not just for note taking. I am an engineering student and while yes technically the labs have computers that you can use It is still highly recommended to have your own laptop. Not to mention that I am in an extracurricular engineering team where I could really use my own laptop instead of having a sub-par loaner. 

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29 minutes ago, zakatak01 said:

It's not just for note taking. I am an engineering student and while yes technically the labs have computers that you can use It is still highly recommended to have your own laptop. Not to mention that I am in an extracurricular engineering team where I could really use my own laptop instead of having a sub-par loaner. 

I studied chemistry and had to do molecular modelling where one of my projects took days on a desktop. I just used the PC's there for work at uni because they had Quadro's and used my own PC away from class.

Dirty Windows Peasants :P ?

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59 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

I studied chemistry and had to do molecular modelling where one of my projects took days on a desktop. I just used the PC's there for work at uni because they had Quadro's and used my own PC away from class.

I see what you're saying but I am certain that a laptop is best for my application. If I had enough money I would get a fairly competent laptop and build a desktop but I just can't afford both.

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4 hours ago, zakatak01 said:

I see what you're saying but I am certain that a laptop is best for my application. If I had enough money I would get a fairly competent laptop and build a desktop but I just can't afford both.

To your need´s laptop suits better thats for sure.

Programming doesnt take that much of resources,but 16gb is in my opinion a must.

SSD should be a no brainer,and aim for the new ryzen 4000series cpus since battery life is better on AMD if you need to run on battery in school.

I am in Europe and you are probably in States so i cant recommend on laptop since US prices are different then EU prices

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