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What is a good gaming laptop for less than 1500$ with 4GB of vram? Is the Lenovo Y50 (not the 4k one) good?

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The lenovo y50 is great, I plan to get one myself after I build my desktop.

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The lenovo y50 is great, I plan to get one myself after I build my desktop.

I don't know if to build a desktop or to buy the laptop, because if i make a desktop i want it with not the best but parts that can run games at high or ultra 60fps, i don't want to upgrade and have the old parts for nothing

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Lenovo Y50 is good, but if you're willing to spend $1500, you can do better. Something like the Sager NP8258-S, perhaps? It comes with a GTX 870M with 6 GB of VRAM, but I kinda doubt it can make use of all of it. Still, it's probably the best GPU you can get in a gaming laptop for under $1500.

 

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8268s-clevo-p150sma-p-6987.html

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I don't know if to build a desktop or to buy the laptop, because if i make a desktop i want it with not the best but parts that can run games at high or ultra 60fps, i don't want to upgrade and have the old parts for nothing

Get a desktop and a cheaper laptop. I doubt that 4gb of VRAM will be used.

 

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Get a desktop and a cheaper laptop. I doubt that 4gb of VRAM will be used.

the problem is the time saving for the desktop i want will take 

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the problem is the time saving for the desktop i want will take 

 

Are we just talking about 1080p gaming here? You could easily use $1500 to make a build with a R9-290 or GTX 780. If that isn't enough horsepower, you could simply buy a second one for xfire/SLI.

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the problem is the time saving for the desktop i want will take 

With a laptop you will never use that 4gb for gaming at 1080p and the laptop will be too weak to handle 4k. Get a desktop.

 

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Are we just talking about 1080p gaming here? You could easily use $1500 to make a build with a R9-290 or GTX 780. If that isn't enough horsepower, you could simply buy a second one and run both.

The problem is that i need windows and a monitor so, and i want it to look good and that costs a lot. I am not someone who has an income al months, i only get money as gifts and i hope i can build what i want for christmas, but my real goal is to build it within a year or so before i turn 18

Planned I Hope Someday I Do First Build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5820k CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO Mobo: MSI X99S SLI PLUS RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4-2133Mhz Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB SSD & 2TB WD Green Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 970 4GB Turbo Case: NZXT S340 White PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit OEM Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22" Monitor

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The problem is that i need windows and a monitor so, and i want it to look good and that costs a lot. I am not someone who has an income al months, i only get money as gifts and i hope i can build what i want for christmas, but my real goal is to build it within a year or so before i turn 18

 

If money is hard for you to come buy, I think that's all the more reason save the $1500 for your desktop build. And I say that as somebody who likes gaming laptops and has owned a couple.

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If money is hard for you to come buy, I think that's all the more reason save the $1500 for your desktop build. And I say that as somebody who likes gaming laptops and has owned a couple.

I appreciate your opinion and will follow it, i've been strugling with this decision for a long time ;)

Planned I Hope Someday I Do First Build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5820k CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO Mobo: MSI X99S SLI PLUS RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4-2133Mhz Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB SSD & 2TB WD Green Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 970 4GB Turbo Case: NZXT S340 White PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit OEM Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22" Monitor

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