Posted May 23, 2016 Hi, I just purchased the above mentioned laptop last night from BestBuy for $800 and wanted to know if there may be a better buy for the money. Basically I want something that is more powerful, with touch screen, but does not have to be 4k. I currently have an Asus G73JW-3DE which WAS super fast..died on me yesterday. I do not mind spending around $1500 if the laptop is really worth it. I play games on the laptop at times but mostly use it for work (running macros). I don't care about size and weight. Is there anything you guys can suggest or if you need other info please do let me know. Thank you in advance! V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 Most laptops in this price range have 960Ms as for res and build Lenovo Y700 Asus G552VW MSI GS60 Dell 7559 in that order Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 You should be fine with that one, save the money you have leftover and get a balls-to-the-wall gaming Laptop next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 Author Yes, or maybe I can try to build my very first PC! Is the laptop I got good for the money? Should I try to upgrade the ram or harddrive? It seems to boot up very slowly compared to my asus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, Bhim said: Yes, or maybe I can try to build my very first PC! Is the laptop I got good for the money? Should I try to upgrade the ram or harddrive? It seems to boot up very slowly compared to my asus. All you need is an SSD Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 I love mine. I got the model off Amazon for $850 after taxes and all that. Been the best laptop purchase I've ever made. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015PYYDMQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 S.K.Y.N.E.T. v4.3 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 64GB DDR4 3200 | 12GB RX 6700XT | Twin 24" Pixio PX248 Prime 1080p 144Hz Displays | 256GB Sabrent NVMe (OS) | 500GB Samsung 840 Pro #1 | 500GB Samsung 840 Pro #2 | 2TB Samsung 860 Evo | 1TB Western Digital NVMe | 2TB Sabrent NVMe | Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 Author Wow you got a pretty good deal...I will check the specs on mine but I believe I have a regular 5400 1tb HD and 8gb ram and its an i7 6700 (not sure which specific i7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 23, 2016 Author If i get a new SSD will I need to install Windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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