Minimum Mobile GPU to play at 1080p? and Recommendations.:)

[Errenar]

Im searching for a laptop to bring with me in Lan Gaming (LoL, Dota 2, etc., yes i know LoL and Dota 2 are online but me and my buddies love to play together in a single place) and work i can shell out around a max of ~$1100 but in that price range i already have some choices so what im looking for is to reduce my expenses.:), since i would also want to bring this to work i would like it to be thin and light if possible (i know most gaming laptops are quite heavy and a bit thick but there are ultrabook-ish ones out there, ex. ROG G501, Dell XPS 15, MSI GS series although these are not cheap at all lol), 14-15.6" would be the size and FHD would be my reso as the title states.:)), now what choices do i have?:)

 

Thanks all.:))

[don_svetlio]

860M/960M

Recommendations:

Lenovo Y700
Dell Inspiron 7559
MSI GE62

[Samppa221]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

860M/960M

Recommendations:

Lenovo Y700
Dell Inspiron 7559
MSI GE62

Lenovo \  /

 

960m

[Dackzy]

25 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

860M/960M

Recommendations:

Lenovo Y700
Dell Inspiron 7559
MSI GE62

Uhmmm Lenovo smexy  

but yeah 860m/960m for 1080p

[don_svetlio]

38 minutes ago, Samppa221 said:

Lenovo \  /

 

960m

Yeah, they're awesome. Though their AccuType keyboard is a bit finicky I've found - If I am not pressing the button firmly and centered it sometimes cuts out until I put proper pressure on it. Feedback is great though - really like using it.

[exercutor5]

How does a Clevo and a 965M (new variant) sound?

 

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP7258.html

[Errenar]

Whoops forgot to mention

 

i already looked at all of the models mentioned above and yes they are at my list already especially the sager/clevo one and the Dell 7559.:))

 

Are there any slim and light laptops not necessarily gaming oriented that could play at 1080p?:)) (ex. ultrabooks?)

 

or am i really limited to 960m as an entry point in 1080p gaming?:))

 

Just a reminder the only games i would play are light LAN Games, i got my desktop to do the heavy Triple AAA lifting.;))

Edited February 21, 2016 by Errenar
Backread the comments better, added ultrabooks

[exercutor5]

29 minutes ago, Errenar said:

Whoops forgot to mention

 

i already looked at all of the models mentioned above and yes they are at my list already especially the sager/clevo one and the Dell 7559.:))

 

Are there any slim and light laptops not necessarily gaming oriented that could play at 1080p?:)) (ex. ultrabooks?)

 

or am i really limited to 960m as an entry point in 1080p gaming?:))

 

Just a reminder the only games i would play are light LAN Games, i got my desktop to do the heavy Triple AAA lifting.;))

You are not really limited to the 960M for starters, but if you want like extremely smooth framerate to play LAN games at high detail, 960M is a good start.

[don_svetlio]

58 minutes ago, Errenar said:

Whoops forgot to mention

 

i already looked at all of the models mentioned above and yes they are at my list already especially the sager/clevo one and the Dell 7559.:))

 

Are there any slim and light laptops not necessarily gaming oriented that could play at 1080p?:)) (ex. ultrabooks?)

 

or am i really limited to 960m as an entry point in 1080p gaming?:))

 

Just a reminder the only games i would play are light LAN Games, i got my desktop to do the heavy Triple AAA lifting.;))

You could opt for the Lenovo Y50 - it's thinner and lighter than the Y700 (I have it  :D) - it's 2.4kg and 2.5cm tall

[Samppa221]

2 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

Yeah, they're awesome. Though their AccuType keyboard is a bit finicky I've found - If I am not pressing the button firmly and centered it sometimes cuts out until I put proper pressure on it. Feedback is great though - really like using it.

For me the only sh*t thing about them is the trackpad the cursor just doesnt go where you want it to go sometimes.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Samppa221 said:

For me the only sh*t thing about them is the trackpad the cursor just doesnt go where you want it to go sometimes.

I almost always use an external mouse but the TrackPad hasn't given me trouble when used

The only real thing I am annoyed by is that sometimes, when moving forward with "W" it'll just stop until I move my finger or apply more pressure - keys have to be bottomed out for uninterrupted input but I guess that's the nature of laptops - a way for them to make key travel larger.

[Errenar]

1 hour ago, exercutor5 said:

58 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

You could opt for the Lenovo Y50 - it's thinner and lighter than the Y700 (I have it  :D) - it's 2.4kg and 2.5cm tall

You are not really limited to the 960M for starters, but if you want like extremely smooth framerate to play LAN games at high detail, 960M is a good start.

i'll look into that model.:)), thanks!:)

[Errenar]

Guys what's your take on these specs? (Laptop is a Lenovo y40)

 

Processor : Intel Core i7 Broadwell 5500U ( 2.4 - 3.0 Ghz )

Ram : 8 GB DDR3 Ram 1600Mhz

Storage : 1 Terabyte HDD + 8GB SSD Cache

Graphic Card : AMD Radeon R9 M275 2GB Dedicated Videocard

Graphic Card : Intel 5500 HD Graphics 1.8GB Total

Screen size : 14 inch Full HD LED Display (1920x1080)

 

Price: ~$824

 

It's ~$124 cheaper than the i5 Dell 7559 (~$948) here in our country.:)

[exercutor5]

19 minutes ago, Errenar said:

Guys what's your take on these specs? (Laptop is a Lenovo y40)

 

Processor : Intel Core i7 Broadwell 5500U ( 2.4 - 3.0 Ghz )

Ram : 8 GB DDR3 Ram 1600Mhz

Storage : 1 Terabyte HDD + 8GB SSD Cache

Graphic Card : AMD Radeon R9 M275 2GB Dedicated Videocard

Graphic Card : Intel 5500 HD Graphics 1.8GB Total

Screen size : 14 inch Full HD LED Display (1920x1080)

 

Price: ~$824

 

It's ~$124 cheaper than the i5 Dell 7559 (~$948) here in our country.:)

Where are you located? And if possible state your currency as well with your budget. If you don't we will take it as if you are in the US.

[Errenar]

Just now, exercutor5 said:

Where are you located? And if possible state your currency as well with your budget. If you don't we will take it as if you are in the US.

Oh yeah totally forgot that my bad.:)

Location : Philippines

Currency; Philippines Peso

[exercutor5]

Just now, Errenar said:

Oh yeah totally forgot that my bad.:)

Location : Philippines

Currency; Philippines Peso

What is your budget? You have not stated that yet lel.

[Errenar]

Just now, exercutor5 said:

What is your budget? You have not stated that yet lel.

It's in my Topic post ~$1100 (This is converted though so $900-950 if based on US prices), but i already have candidates at that price point im looking for cheaper alternatives to lower the cost, any thin light 14-15.6" Laptop that could do light-medium Lan Gaming (LoL, Dota 2, etc.).:)

[exercutor5]

Just now, Errenar said:

It's in my Topic post ~$1100 (This is converted though so $900-950 if based on US prices), but i already have candidates at that price point im looking for cheaper alternatives to lower the cost, any thin light 14-15.6" Laptop that could do light-medium Lan Gaming (LoL, Dota 2, etc.).:)

Oh my bad lel. So groggy right now

[Errenar]

1 minute ago, exercutor5 said:

Oh my bad lel. So groggy right now

No problems mate.;)))

[don_svetlio]

44 minutes ago, Errenar said:

Guys what's your take on these specs? (Laptop is a Lenovo y40)

 

Processor : Intel Core i7 Broadwell 5500U ( 2.4 - 3.0 Ghz )

Ram : 8 GB DDR3 Ram 1600Mhz

Storage : 1 Terabyte HDD + 8GB SSD Cache

Graphic Card : AMD Radeon R9 M275 2GB Dedicated Videocard

Graphic Card : Intel 5500 HD Graphics 1.8GB Total

Screen size : 14 inch Full HD LED Display (1920x1080)

 

Price: ~$824

 

It's ~$124 cheaper than the i5 Dell 7559 (~$948) here in our country.:)

It's a solid laptop.
 

 

[Errenar]

All right looks like thats one option, but the display is a TN panel though , will wait for the 14" Y700 to arrive here its the "refresh" of this model.:)), but im hearing pretty mixed reviews about that one.0.0

[don_svetlio]

1 hour ago, Errenar said:

All right looks like thats one option, but the display is a TN panel though , will wait for the 14" Y700 to arrive here its the "refresh" of this model.:)), but im hearing pretty mixed reviews about that one.0.0

 

 

[Errenar]

6 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

 

 

Ah yes i've watched that.:)), what i meant was the user reviews some state that it's slow (well of course thats a 5400rpm HDD) but they also say that when you buy the one with the SSD they still use the HDD as the boot drive and when you migrate it to the SSD you lose the one key feature i think?:)), anyways if it's priced competitively here the 5400rpm won't be an issue for me since i will just primarily use it for work and LAN Gaming.:))

[don_svetlio]

6 hours ago, Errenar said:

Ah yes i've watched that.:)), what i meant was the user reviews some state that it's slow (well of course thats a 5400rpm HDD) but they also say that when you buy the one with the SSD they still use the HDD as the boot drive and when you migrate it to the SSD you lose the one key feature i think?:)), anyways if it's priced competitively here the 5400rpm won't be an issue for me since i will just primarily use it for work and LAN Gaming.:))

I had the 5400RPM SSHD in my Y50 - it's sluggish but what can you expect for a 5400 SLIM HDD? SSD is the way to go

[Errenar]

On 2/22/2016 at 2:54 PM, don_svetlio said:

I had the 5400RPM SSHD in my Y50 - it's sluggish but what can you expect for a 5400 SLIM HDD? SSD is the way to go

Speaking of the Y50, a good deal just turned up here i can buy a 6 month old one for almost the same price as the Dell 7559 but it's the updated version:

 

Display: 4k 15.6"

CPU: i7-4720HQ

GPU: Gtx 960m 4gb

Ram: 16gb

Storage: 512 SSD

 

Would the Brand New Dell still be better or shall i pull the trigger on this Y50?:))