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Hey guys,

It's my first time posting here and I have a budget of 2000 us dollars, so I'm looking for a portable gaming computer ( I already have  a beast of gaming desktop). I travel a  lot, so bringing my desktop everytime isn't an option for me. Also, I need to get the laptop from Best Buy (USA), cause I have a gift card. I'm looking at the razer blade 14 (gtx 1060) and msi gs63vr. Which laptop would you guys recommend?  

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K1INYD0/?ie=UTF8&tag=datarecoverye-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

G502 Lightspeed Review

PC:

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i5-6400

GIGABYTE GA-H110M-DS2

CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 2X4 DDR4-2666MHz

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX 1060-O6G

SEAGATE 2TB HDD

FUJISTU F300 240GB SSD

CORSAIR CX750M

Laptop:

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Acer Nitro 5
i5 8300h
GTX 1050 4Gb
12 Gb RAM

128 Gb SSD

1 Tb HDD

Peripherals:

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Keyboard:

Logitech G310 Atlas Dawn (Romer G)

Rexus Legionare MX5.1 (Content Browns)

Mice:

Logitech G602

Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Steelseries Rival 105

Logitech M330

Headset:

Logitech G430 
Cooler Master MH 752

 

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The blade with a 1060 thermal throttles in overwatch, 93c+ and the GPU starts to slow down when it is about 82-83c.That is only one of the problems with it.....

 

The GS63vr is a bit iffy. The alienware 13 comes out fairly soon it has a 1060 and a 6700HQ, might want to give that a look

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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1 hour ago, Oswin said:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K1INYD0/?ie=UTF8&tag=datarecoverye-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

This is shit. As confirmed by various users on NBR, it's way too hot. The 1060 is better. But then again Asus. 

 

1 hour ago, TechNutz said:

2000 us dollars

Alienware 13. It's actually quite heft though. Which is good, cause it can cool things. Also lasts as long on battery as the GS43VR

Laptop Main

(Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor

(Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p

(Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p

(Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS

(Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p

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4 hours ago, Pendragon said:

This is shit. As confirmed by various users on NBR, it's way too hot. The 1060 is better. But then again Asus. 

 

Alienware 13. It's actually quite heft though. Which is good, cause it can cool things. Also lasts as long on battery as the GS43VR

Yeah, almost all gaming laptop are really larger. I don't care if it's thick, just shouldn't be super wide. I'm not in a hurry, might as well wait for alienware 13 to hit Best buy stores.

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3 hours ago, TechNutz said:

Yeah, almost all gaming laptop are really larger. I don't care if it's thick, just shouldn't be super wide. I'm not in a hurry, might as well wait for alienware 13 to hit Best buy stores.

Well, another member of the forum shared this with me. Credits to @Wizard

https://deals.dell.com/productdetail/409

 

Pretty sick deal on AW15. Take a look. 

Laptop Main

(Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor

(Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p

(Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p

(Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS

(Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p

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I've always heard great things about the Clevo laptops and their re-badge brands especially Sager. My best friend swears by his Sager which has an i7-2760M (I think) and gtx-780m and has been reliable since he bought it back in 2012. From what I understand though you want to avoud the actual Clevo models and go with one of their re-badge brands because the factory BIOS is a bit buggy.

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16 minutes ago, Antixx said:

From what I understand though you want to avoud the actual Clevo models and go with one of their re-badge brands because the factory BIOS is a bit buggy.

Unless it's from a Prema partner, they should all have the same stock bios from Clevo

Laptop Main

(Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor

(Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p

(Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p

(Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS

(Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p

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I've heard the new Alienware 13 is pretty ballin'.  I imagine you could get a nicely spec'd one for around two grand. 

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I'm really tempted for that AW15 deal that Pendragon posted, also you can use the code TENOFF until saturday I think to get an extra 10% off!

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Currently Best buy doesn't have the new alienware 13 model or the new 15" model. I'm not even sure if they will even carry them at all. 

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how big is that gift card simce it is so important to get it from best buy.

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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2 hours ago, Dackzy said:

how big is that gift card simce it is so important to get it from best buy.

about 1,600 dollars , so big lol

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20 hours ago, Pendragon said:

 

Well, another member of the forum shared this with me. Credits to @Wizard

https://deals.dell.com/productdetail/409

 

Pretty sick deal on AW15. Take a look. 

Totally saw this on Tuesday. Managed to get $460 off!. So I bit the bullet. Just waiting on the dang thing to get here.

 

EDIT: It's a shame the OP was restricted to BestBuy. Because this would of been the machine to get.

My Gaming Rig (Build November 2014):

CPU: i7-4790K | CPU Cooler: H110 | Motherboard: MSI Z97s SLI Plus | RAM: Vengeance DDR3 1886 MHz 2 x 4GB |
GPU: GTX 970 G1 Gaming | SSD: 2 x 840 EVO 250GB and 2 x 850 EVO 250GB in RAID0 | PSU: HX750 | Case: Fractal Design XL R2 |

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5 minutes ago, xboxonthego3 said:

Totally saw this on Tuesday. Managed to get $460 off!. So I bit the bullet. Just waiting on the dang thing to get here.

 

EDIT: It's a shame the OP was restricted to BestBuy. Because this would of been the machine to get.

Yeah that's a badass laptop..really hate the selection Best buy has. But, got no choice...

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