Need a gaming/university work laptop for a friend

[Yatys 93]

budget is at a push £1000 but preferably less, nothing fancy needed, he is doing game design in uni so gaming and 3D rendering, as well as basic use stuff.

 

he is looking at this currently: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Leopard-1087UK-15-6-Inch-Notebook/dp/B01FM53NZ6/ref=sr_1_20?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1479248175&sr=1-20&keywords=gaming%2Blaptop&th=1

 

thoughts and suggestions would be great

[saladcrack]

YEAH GAME DESIGN CLUB!!!  Anyway, for gaming and rendering etc it would definitely be better to get a desktop which no doubt you've heard before but if mobility is not essential then I would try and go that route, it will drastically increase render times on stuff for game design courses.  Other people I know on my course have laptops where it takes them 5-7+ hours to package a map in UT4 where my 6700k does it in less than 10 minutes,  now obviously you don't NEED a 6700k but it's always nice.

 

But that laptop does look pretty good but for gaming I would try and find something around the same specs but with a 1060 because it's just better flat out.

 

And a tip for your friend that you can pass on if you want is;

have 3 places of saving your work: on-site (on the pc), portable (flashdrive etc) and off-site like OneDrive or Google Drive.

[Guest lilbman]

You could get a refurbished Alienware 15 R2 or 17 R3.  They get great battery life and are built tough.  

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/SecondaryInventorySearch.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dfh&cs=22&key=7%2bHd8pbwoWg4AJGUMLdX6w%3d%3d&puid=c8dd674d Much faster than the one he's lookin at

 

UPDATE-System was 6820HK, 980M, 16 GB RAM, 1080P screen, etc.  Website crashed so it might not work for you.  I definitely recommend giving the Dell Outlet a look.

Edited November 15, 2016 by lilbman
Update

[Guest lilbman]

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8151-clevo-p650rp6.html I don't generally recommend Clevo but I feel that he'd benefit from this model more than a 7559.

[Yatys 93]

6 minutes ago, Gamessys said:

YEAH GAME DESIGN CLUB!!!  Anyway, for gaming and rendering etc it would definitely be better to get a desktop which no doubt you've heard before but if mobility is not essential then I would try and go that route, it will drastically increase render times on stuff for game design courses.  Other people I know on my course have laptops where it takes them 5-7+ hours to package a map in UT4 where my 6700k does it in less than 10 minutes,  now obviously you don't NEED a 6700k but it's always nice.

 

But that laptop does look pretty good but for gaming I would try and find something around the same specs but with a 1060 because it's just better flat out.

 

And a tip for your friend that you can pass on if you want is;

have 3 places of saving your work: on-site (on the pc), portable (flashdrive etc) and off-site like OneDrive or Google Drive.

I have been trying to find a 1060 version but there doesn't seem to be anything in this price point, and ya he needs to be able to move it around so desktop is a no no for now at least, 

3 minutes ago, lilbman said:

You could get a refurbished Alienware 15 R2 or 17 R3.  They get great battery life and are built tough.  

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/SecondaryInventorySearch.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dfh&cs=22&key=7%2bHd8pbwoWg4AJGUMLdX6w%3d%3d&puid=c8dd674d Much faster than the one he's lookin at

that link doesn't work on my end? just get "

The system was not able to process your request. " errors, possibly since Im in the UK and it wants to open the US store from here? is dell that smart?

[Eclipse_]

I'd wait for black friday sales, I believe Asus has great laptop sales. You can also check out newegg and amazon sales for those. I can't recommend one from the sales, because I don't know the sales by heart, but you should be able to get a lot more bang for your buck.

[Yatys 93]

Just now, Eclipse_ said:

I'd wait for black friday sales, I believe Asus has great laptop sales. You can also check out newegg and amazon sales for those. I can't recommend one from the sales, because I don't know the sales by heart, but you should be able to get a lot more bang for your buck.

Literally just said that to him about 5 minutes ago  see what he thinks of the idea

[Eclipse_]

2 minutes ago, Yatys 93 said:

Literally just said that to him about 5 minutes ago  see what he thinks of the idea

Lol that's awesome, yea I think he would do great if he went that route too  

[Yatys 93]

1 minute ago, Eclipse_ said:

Oopsie, I honestly didn't read all of the replies, my bad  

it hasn't been mentioned that Im aware of  there was a banner on the Clevo page about it!

[Eclipse_]

Just now, Yatys 93 said:

it hasn't been mentioned that Im aware of  there was a banner on the Clevo page about it!

I missread that, I thought you were talking about someone in the thread, not about your friend. My bad, again  

[Guest lilbman]

44 minutes ago, Yatys 93 said:

I have been trying to find a 1060 version but there doesn't seem to be anything in this price point, and ya he needs to be able to move it around so desktop is a no no for now at least, 

that link doesn't work on my end? just get "

The system was not able to process your request. " errors, possibly since Im in the UK and it wants to open the US store from here? is dell that smart?

 

Link wasn't working for me either.  Maybe that laptop was bought..

Anyway, have him take a look at the Clevo/Sager I linked you to.

[Yatys 93]

Just now, lilbman said:

Link wasn't working for me either.  Maybe that laptop was bought..

Anyway, have him take a look at the Clevo/Sager I linked you to.

sent him it  

[Pendragon]

If you're in UK. XMG and PCSpecialist for Clevo.