Gaming Laptop or PC?

[dead.Pixel]

So, in a couple of years i'll go to college overseas and probably major in computer science or mechanical engineering. I currently have an HP Pavilion 15 ab laptop. If i have around $1300 to spend, should i buy a gaming laptop or build a pc? Which one would suit the college life best?

[The Sloth]

 

[Guest]

Build a small mini itx desktop

[The Sloth]

15 minutes ago, dead.Pixel said:

So, in a couple of years i'll go to college overseas and probably major in computer science or mechanical engineering. I currently have an HP Pavilion 15 ab laptop. If i have around $1300 to spend, should i buy a gaming laptop or build a pc? Which one would suit the college life best?

 

 

i graduated from mechanical engineering i can tell you that a cheap laptop and paper for notes, also bring a recording device. if you have big assignment you can do it at home on you desktop. i personally was lucky to have a 2013 15 inch MacBook pro which also served me vary well. 

[Aereldor]

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https://www.amazon.com/Eluktronics-P650RP6-Premium-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B01KZ6BNUY/

 

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[dead.Pixel]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i graduated from mechanical engineering i can tell you that a cheap laptop and paper for notes, also bring a recording device. if you have big assignment you can do it at home on you desktop. i personally was lucky to have a 2013 15 inch MacBook pro which also served me vary well. 

ohh, at first i was worried that i'd have to do big assignments on the go. but now i think a PC would be better

[Guest]

Left 200 bucks for a monitor and maybe peripherals

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $1100.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-04 02:42 EST-0500

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, dead.Pixel said:

ohh, at first i was worried that i'd have to do big assignments on the go. but now i think a PC would be better

most big assignments are group project or home project just try your best. don't get a gaming computer for university carrying around a brick is a pain.  

[The Sloth]

get a Chromebook and a desktop for school also get a cheap recorder and play back note and write them for practice. 

[dead.Pixel]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Left 200 bucks for a monitor and maybe peripherals

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Total: $1100.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-04 02:42 EST-0500

is an i7 6700 really needed? and if i build a pc it'll be from scratch. so i'm considering the cost of keyboards, speakers, optical drive, etc. probably the only peripherals i won't buy is mouse and headset

[Guest]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

get a Chromebook and a desktop for school also get a cheap recorder and play back note and write them for practice. 

Or a convertible. So convenient. 

[dead.Pixel]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

most big assignments are group project or home project just try your best. don't get a gaming computer for university carrying around a brick is a pain.  

yeah, i'm also thinking about the weight and size of gaming laptops

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, dead.Pixel said:

yeah, i'm also thinking about the weight and size of gaming laptops

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3R7Vf8 i made a few adjustment to deXxterlab97. gaming laptop are stupid for university as they have to be carried around. The build i adjusted for 1080p 60 fps gaming you don't need an ultimate gaming experience just focus on your study and save money much as you can. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, dead.Pixel said:

is an i7 6700 really needed? and if i build a pc it'll be from scratch. so i'm considering the cost of keyboards, speakers, optical drive, etc. probably the only peripherals i won't buy is mouse and headset

Well then do you mind spending 40 extras? Monitor has built in speaker

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($205.86 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1346.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-04 02:51 EST-0500

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3R7Vf8 i made a few adjustment to deXxterlab97. gaming laptop are stupid for university as they have to be carried around. The build i adjusted for 1080p 60 fps gaming you don't need an ultimate gaming experience just focus on your study and save money much as you can. 

A different GPU. That's a reference model. They are loud and can distract studies

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

A different GPU. That's a reference model. They are loud and can distract studies

i was thinking whatever is cheaper, also pro tip don't study with a game open skyrim didn't help with calc. 

[dead.Pixel]

8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Well then do you mind spending 40 extras? Monitor has built in speaker

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini ITX OC Video Card  ($379.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case  ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Corsair) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Asus VX24AH 24.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($205.86 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1346.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-04 02:51 EST-0500

i was thinking about..

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J8p62R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/J8p62R/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($75.28 @ Jet) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($108.04 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.60 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($273.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($88.58 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: LG 25UM58-P 25.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($179.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($36.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1221.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-04 03:00 EST-0500

Edited January 4, 2017 by dead.Pixel
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[Guest]

1 minute ago, dead.Pixel said:

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You can swap my original 1070 with a 1060 but it won't be a good card to drive 1080p ultrawide. The PSU you picked is not decent too. Stick with my S12II originally. 

[dead.Pixel]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You can swap my original 1070 with a 1060 but it won't be a good card to drive 1080p ultrawide. The PSU you picked is not decent too. Stick with my S12II originally. 

I'll change the PSU.. but the cheapest gtx 1070 in my country (Indonesia) is an inno3d ichill at $408

[dead.Pixel]

and i can't find any mini itx versions

[Guest]

Just now, dead.Pixel said:

I'll change the PSU.. but the cheapest gtx 1070 in my country (Indonesia) is an inno3d ichill at $408

ok. But 1080p ultrawide AND 75hz won't be really enjoyable with 1060

[dead.Pixel]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

ok. But 1080p ultrawide AND 75hz won't be really enjoyable with 1060

so.. what do u suggest? changing the monitor or the card?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, dead.Pixel said:

so.. what do u suggest? changing the monitor or the card?

The monitor if you can't get a 1070. Ultrawide 60hz or just 1080p

[dead.Pixel]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

The monitor if you can't get a 1070. Ultrawide 60hz or just 1080p

Ok.. Will do that

[Guest]

1 minute ago, dead.Pixel said:

Ok.. Will do that

Well good luck with your new PC. Going to sleep. Oh and change to Amd rx 480 8gb and find a freesync monitor. It will be very good.