Best Lightweight gaming laptop for ~$1650

[Dustboonies]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm going to college this coming fall and thus am faced with the plethora of choices for a new laptop on the market.

But, I'll skip all the superfluous stuff and get right to the point:

I'm looking for a laptop which has

 

the number = priority

1) Long Battery life (Most important)

2) Lightweight (<5lbs)

2) Can play games decently well (I don't play too many graphics intensive games; I mainly play CS: GO, and LoL)

2) Runs cool (please no laptops which are super loud as well)

3) Fan sound

3) Not too showy of a laptop

 

I was looking at the new Asus G501JW ROG which right now is my top choice but I just can't decide whether I want the gigabyte p34w v3 cf2 which has the gtx 970 in their but sacrifices battery life, the 4k display, and the glorious SSD that the Asus has.

 

So far I am considering: 

Aorus: http://www.amazon.com/X3Plus-CF2-GTX870M-Haswell-i7-4860HQ-Computer/dp/B0106AMQW8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1436558137&sr=8-4&keywords=aorus

Asus: http://www.amazon.com/G501JW-DS71-15-6-Inch-GeForce-Discrete-Graphics/dp/B00UOYQ0YW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436558173&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+g501&pebp=1436558166873&perid=1KH4YQEW8YEAZ8GW6WWM

Gigabyte: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-P34WV3-CF2-14-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00RBDBNQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436558190&sr=8-1&keywords=p34w&pebp=1436558184902&perid=167QQKF4PW3BNN3T2JWM

 

Do you guys think a 4k display is worth it, and if it is should I spend extra to get a more expensive laptop with a gtx 970m so that I can run games on it?

Or should i go with the 1080p laptop with the more powerful graphics even though I probably won't use its full potential because I don't play super graphics intensive games?

 

Thank you so much for your time and reading about my problems >.< and helping me out =).

 

P.S.: I do have a desktop but I probably won't bring it to college with me (i7 4770k; gtx 680 sli)

[PC owner with questions]

easy Sager

 

EDIT: Sager has 4K

 

EDIT:http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_89_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3ASager%2Cp_89%3ASager&keywords=Sager&ie=UTF8&qid=1436558672&rnid=2528832011

[Dustboonies]

easy Sager

 

EDIT: Sager has 4K

 

From what I've seen Sager laptops have some pretty serious battery life problems and they are pretty large and heavy as well.

Also could you link a model? Thanks =)

[PC owner with questions]

easy Sager

15.6" 4K QFHD/GT Samsung (60Hz), CORE i7-4790K 4.0 GHz, nVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M w/8GB GDDR5, 16GB DDR3, Micron...

[PC owner with questions]

I typed in 4k and thats what I got

[Dustboonies]

 

easy Sager

15.6" 4K QFHD/GT Samsung (60Hz), CORE i7-4790K 4.0 GHz, nVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M w/8GB GDDR5, 16GB DDR3, Micron...

 

Bit heavy though, 7 lbs and also about 700$ above my price point .

Thanks though =)

[PC owner with questions]

I don't know what the heck it is with the 4790K but ya

[PC owner with questions]

http://www.amazon.com/NP9752-Notebook-i7-4690K-Unlocked-Windows/dp/B00VQNEKJ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1436558934&sr=1-1&keywords=sager+np9752 there u go model specific and everything

[TheConverter]

Laptop (300$) Acer Aspire Switch 10

 

585 gram, 10 inch, IPS 1080P, SSD, Touchscreen, Great Battery life. What do you want more?

 

Damn this thing beats the Macbook 2015 at 1/5 of the price.

Micro-ATX Gaming-rig (1350$)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($96.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.25 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($679.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1356.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-10 16:22 EDT-040

 

This build could easily be less money, but I went for quality components and looks, and future upgradeability (a second 980Ti but you need a new PSU)

 

 

/thread closed 

[Dustboonies]

Laptop (300$) Acer Aspire Switch 10

 

585 gram, 10 inch, IPS 1080P, SSD, Touchscreen, Great Battery life. What do you want more?

 

Damn this thing beats the Macbook 2015 at 1/5 of the price.

Micro-ATX Gaming-rig (1350$)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($96.29 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.25 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($679.95 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1356.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-10 16:22 EDT-040

 

This build could easily be less money, but I went for quality components and looks, and future upgradeability (a second 980Ti but you need a new PSU)

 

 

/thread closed 

 

Already have a desktop which I can upgrade to a gtx 980ti if i wanted to, I just want a powerful laptop.  My parents won't let me do a combo build since they won't let me bring a desktop to college so I have to hide it all inside a laptop shell ahaha.

Thanks for your input though =).

[RammerBee]

Venom..

[TheConverter]

Already have a desktop which I can upgrade to a gtx 980ti if i wanted to, I just want a powerful laptop.  My parents won't let me do a combo build since they won't let me bring a desktop to college so I have to hide it all inside a laptop shell ahaha.

Thanks for your input though =).

 

What's wrong with having a tiny Micro-Atx at college? 

Gaming laptops are always scams and overpriced bs.

 

What do you need a powerfull laptop for at college? 

[TDP_Equinox]

Laptop (300$) Acer Aspire Switch 10

 

585 gram, 10 inch, IPS 1080P, SSD, Touchscreen, Great Battery life. What do you want more?

 

Damn this thing beats the Macbook 2015 at 1/5 of the price.

Micro-ATX Gaming-rig (1350$)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($96.29 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($65.25 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($679.95 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1356.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-10 16:22 EDT-040

 

This build could easily be less money, but I went for quality components and looks, and future upgradeability (a second 980Ti but you need a new PSU)

 

 

/thread closed 

980Ti for CSGO? I'd go with a 960 or something

[TheConverter]

980Ti for CSGO? I'd go with a 960 or something

 

OP doesn't say he only plays CS:GO

 

Otherwise he should spend all his money on a Acer XB270HU for 1440P 144hz G-Sync 

[TDP_Equinox]

OP doesn't say he only plays CS:GO

 

Otherwise he should spend all his money on a Acer XB270HU for 1440P 144hz G-Sync 

"Mainly CS:GO and LoL"...

Come on, a 960 is plenty for that and more. 

Instead of the 980Ti, he should get a 960 and a better, non-shit laptop.

[TheConverter]

"Mainly CS:GO and LoL"...

Come on, a 960 is plenty for that and more. 

Instead of the 980Ti, he should get a 960 and a better, non-shit laptop.

 

Actually that laptop is beast for it's price.

[TDP_Equinox]

Actually that laptop is beast for it's price.

Sure it's the best for the price, that's great... I'm saying, save on the GPU and get a better one. For more money. Not a bad one. Because you don't need a 980Ti for CSGO and LoL.

lol

[TheConverter]

Sure it's the best for the price, that's great... I'm saying, save on the GPU and get a better one. For more money. Not a bad one. Because you don't need a 980Ti for CSGO and LoL.

lol

 

Spend more for what? That laptop has a IPS 1080P display, it is a convertible, it has about 7-8 hours of battery life. It's touchscreen. 

 

What does he need more for college-classes?

[TDP_Equinox]

Spend more for what? That laptop has a IPS 1080P display, it is a convertible, it has about 7-8 hours of battery life. It's touchscreen. 

 

What does he need more for college-classes?

Not only are acers generally worse, but you do not know his courses. 

He could be taken auto CAD, AE, etc. 

He also SPECIFICALLY asked for a LAPTOP, not a DESKTOP.

[exercutor5]

I'm assuming your budget is in USD. There's the Clevo P650SE. Comes with a 970M, a 15.6" full HD IPS panel (still roughly depends on the Clevo reseller you would be getting from), 3 cooling fans, runs quiet (when not playing games, like you're in class), 4 RAM slots, 2 M.2 SSD slots and 2 SATA slots which can be set up in RAID, about 2.5kg and 25mm thick. I have the 980M variant (P650SG) and I love it. I bring it to school everyday.

 

http://www.sagernotebook.com/customize.php?productid=755

 

You can get it from like 1444 USD with a full HD IPS panel.

 

EDIT: This has about 4 hours of battery life from my experience while in class in like high performance mode, your mileage may vary.

[Dustboonies]

Not only are acers generally worse, but you do not know his courses. 

He could be taken auto CAD, AE, etc. 

He also SPECIFICALLY asked for a LAPTOP, not a DESKTOP.

Thanks for expounding that Equinox, I was unsure if I had done so enough in my original description.  I am looking exclusively for a laptop which can run causal games regularly and maybe a more graphics intensive one now and then.  Basically my dilemma is whether to get a laptop with the 970m and not a 4k screen or get the 4k screen despite not being able to play games on it.

Thanks =).

[Dustboonies]

I'm assuming your budget is in USD. There's the Clevo P650SE. Comes with a 970M, a 15.6" full HD IPS panel (still roughly depends on the Clevo reseller you would be getting from), 3 cooling fans, runs quiet (when not playing games, like you're in class), 4 RAM slots, 2 M.2 SSD slots and 2 SATA slots which can be set up in RAID, about 2.5kg and 25mm thick. I have the 980M variant (P650SG) and I love it. I bring it to school everyday.

 

http://www.sagernotebook.com/customize.php?productid=755

 

You can get it from like 1444 USD with a full HD IPS panel.

 

EDIT: This has about 4 hours of battery life from my experience while in class in like high performance mode, your mileage may vary.

 

Dang, that looks like a great option, do you know if they have any lighter versions?

[PaulKolby]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm going to college this coming fall and thus am faced with the plethora of choices for a new laptop on the market.

But, I'll skip all the superfluous stuff and get right to the point:

I'm looking for a laptop which has

 

the number = priority

1) Long Battery life (Most important)

2) Lightweight (<5lbs)

2) Can play games decently well (I don't play too many graphics intensive games; I mainly play CS: GO, and LoL)

2) Runs cool (please no laptops which are super loud as well)

3) Fan sound

3) Not too showy of a laptop

 

I was looking at the new Asus G501JW ROG which right now is my top choice but I just can't decide whether I want the gigabyte p34w v3 cf2 which has the gtx 970 in their but sacrifices battery life, the 4k display, and the glorious SSD that the Asus has.

 

So far I am considering: 

Aorus: http://www.amazon.com/X3Plus-CF2-GTX870M-Haswell-i7-4860HQ-Computer/dp/B0106AMQW8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1436558137&sr=8-4&keywords=aorus

Asus: http://www.amazon.com/G501JW-DS71-15-6-Inch-GeForce-Discrete-Graphics/dp/B00UOYQ0YW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436558173&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+g501&pebp=1436558166873&perid=1KH4YQEW8YEAZ8GW6WWM

Gigabyte: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-P34WV3-CF2-14-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00RBDBNQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436558190&sr=8-1&keywords=p34w&pebp=1436558184902&perid=167QQKF4PW3BNN3T2JWM

 

Do you guys think a 4k display is worth it, and if it is should I spend extra to get a more expensive laptop with a gtx 970m so that I can run games on it?

Or should i go with the 1080p laptop with the more powerful graphics even though I probably won't use its full potential because I don't play super graphics intensive games?

 

Thank you so much for your time and reading about my problems >.< and helping me out =).

 

P.S.: I do have a desktop but I probably won't bring it to college with me (i7 4770k; gtx 680 sli)

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Touchscreen-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00J06F4T2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1436836539&sr=1-1&keywords=razerblade

 

this or a sager laptop

[exercutor5]

Dang, that looks like a great option, do you know if they have any lighter versions?

 

I know it's not extremely light, but I have the P650SG variant which comes with the 980M and slightly thicker. I carry this beast of a machine to school everyday, not extremely light and slim but light and slim enough. No, this is one of the most powerful yet slimmest that Clevo has to offer.

[Dustboonies]

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Touchscreen-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B00J06F4T2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1436836539&sr=1-1&keywords=razerblade

 

this or a sager laptop

 

Would you recommend this over the new Asus G501JW?