Recommend me a gaming laptop

[MEZesUBI]

Hey guys!

Just before making me feel miserable for wanting a gaming laptop I'd like to say that I live quite a mobile life as a programmer, travelling to different countries, and carrying a desktop everywhere is not a solution

So let's get to the topic: I'd like to get myself a gaming laptop 'till summer at a decent price, meaning that overpriced machines are not welcome (yes, I'm talking about you, Alienware, Razer and the other guys).

Currently I live in Budapest, Hungary, so there isn't quite any possibility to order myself a Clevo, Sager, etc.... or is it? Not quite sure...

 

I was thinking about an ASUS GL502VS with an intel i7 6700HQ, GTX 1070 8GB, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD for 1775 euros ($1895) local price, yet I'd be interested in other machines too in w a similar price (including shipping in case) and global warranty.

Feel free to recommend me a laptop or should I be waiting for this summer's AMD lineup?

Cheers!

[thenastyjbenny]

4 minutes ago, MEZesUBI said:

Hey guys!

Just before making me feel miserable for wanting a gaming laptop I'd like to say that I live quite a mobile life as a programmer, travelling to different countries, and carrying a desktop everywhere is not a solution

So let's get to the topic: I'd like to get myself a gaming laptop 'till summer at a decent price, meaning that overpriced machines are not welcome (yes, I'm talking about you, Alienware, Razer and the other guys).

Currently I live in Budapest, Hungary, so there isn't quite any possibility to order myself a Clevo, Sager, etc.... or is it? Not quite sure...

 

I was thinking about an ASUS GL502VS with an intel i7 6700HQ, GTX 1070 8GB, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD for 1775 euros ($1895) local price, yet I'd be interested in other machines too in w a similar price (including shipping in case) and global warranty.

Feel free to recommend me a laptop or should I be waiting for this summer's AMD lineup?

Cheers!

What kind of games do you play? That laptop is a beast, even for more demanding titles, so I think you're good as long as you can get it where you are at.

[Princess Luna]

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspirevnitro

[MEZesUBI]

10 minutes ago, JR8 said:

What kind of games do you play? That laptop is a beast, even for more demanding titles, so I think you're good as long as you can get it where you are at.

I play mostly story driven games. I'm not an eSport driven kind'a person. Mostly talking abourt titles like Assassin's Creed Unity + Syndicate, Witcher 3, Battlefield 1, more demanding games.

Just want to make sure my purchase would last for a couple of years, meaning that I don't want to replace it with a better one in a year

 

13 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspirevnitro

Checking it out now, thank you!

[MEZesUBI]

15 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspirevnitro

Unfortunately these series do not come with the latest Pascal GPU-s. But still thanks for the link

[thenastyjbenny]

3 minutes ago, MEZesUBI said:

I play mostly story driven games. I'm not an eSport driven kind'a person. Mostly talking abourt titles like Assassin's Creed Unity + Syndicate, Witcher 3, Battlefield 1, more demanding games.

Just want to make sure my purchase would last for a couple of years, meaning that I don't want to replace it with a better one in a year

 

Checking it out now, thank you!

Maybe you should look into having a mobile rig of some kind.... Like Bitwit's LAN party rig he updated recently... The games you play are quite CPU intensive as well as GPU intensive and you might benefit from that, just a thought.

[michaelocarroll007]

22 minutes ago, MEZesUBI said:

Hey guys!

Just before making me feel miserable for wanting a gaming laptop I'd like to say that I live quite a mobile life as a programmer, travelling to different countries, and carrying a desktop everywhere is not a solution

So let's get to the topic: I'd like to get myself a gaming laptop 'till summer at a decent price, meaning that overpriced machines are not welcome (yes, I'm talking about you, Alienware, Razer and the other guys).

Currently I live in Budapest, Hungary, so there isn't quite any possibility to order myself a Clevo, Sager, etc.... or is it? Not quite sure...

 

I was thinking about an ASUS GL502VS with an intel i7 6700HQ, GTX 1070 8GB, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD for 1775 euros ($1895) local price, yet I'd be interested in other machines too in w a similar price (including shipping in case) and global warranty.

Feel free to recommend me a laptop or should I be waiting for this summer's AMD lineup?

Cheers!

 

 

Yeah i mean thats a great Laptop in terms of specs. I know you want it to last and a 1070 will last at 1080p for a long time on say high settings in the future ultra now. its the desktop 1070 they dont do mobile versions so thats even better.  sometimes ultra has some garbage 1 or 2 improvements that tank FPS that will probably have to be turned off in the future but thats about it. 

 

The Nvidia cards seem to have locked down mobile since there very lower power cards with high performance. I dont think AMD will have an laptop answer to the 1070 but you also never know.

 

Personally im more into thin and lighter laptops and would go with like the alienware 13 1060 or blade 1060 for the small forms  since i want to use it as a laptop i had a old gaming laptop that was 17 inches and 10ish pounds was a beast to carry around in a backpack ect.  so im not up on crazy big laptops for a decent equal alternate. 

[hconverse02]

9 minutes ago, MEZesUBI said:

Unfortunately these series do not come with the latest Pascal GPU-s. But still thanks for the link

There's one with a 1060 in it: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NH.Q23AA.001

Also for 2000 dollars you probably won't find anything with more than a 1060 in it (maybe a 1070 if your lucky)

[michaelocarroll007]

8 minutes ago, JR8 said:

Maybe you should look into having a mobile rig of some kind.... Like Bitwit's LAN party rig he updated recently... The games you play are quite CPU intensive as well as GPU intensive and you might benefit from that, just a thought.

 The i7 6700HQ will be just fine for running games at the pannels refresh rate i dont see anything on the product page showing its like a 144hz or anything it says G sync and it  is probably less then 75HZ. It should not struggle with that type of frame rate 

[michaelocarroll007]

3 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

There's one with a 1060 in it: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NH.Q23AA.001

Also for 2000 dollars you probably won't find anything with more than a 1060 in it (maybe a 1070 if your lucky)

He already posted a Laptop under 2k with a 1070... Euro price.  This laptops pretty cheap in america too only $1599  Gsync pannel 16gb ram 1070 SSD & HDD not bad at all.

[hconverse02]

Look around here https://us.msi.com/Laptops/

[arbellason55]

Ever since I bought one of their barebones I've been hooked on clevo laptops, this little company sells a model without ram or storage so you can add your own (at a cheaper price) build quality is pretty good and on the right settings can last through binge watching a season of Archer. The only downside is that does get kinda hot for my liking but then again I hate anything going over 60C under full load :p. (1070 model) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S14YK2087&cm_re=eluktronics_barebones-_-9SIA8S14YK2087-_-Product

(1060 Model) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S14XJ2215&cm_re=eluktronics_barebones-_-9SIA8S14XJ2215-_-Product

[TheRandomness]

-Thread moved to Laptops and Pre-Built Systems. Please rememberer to post in the correct subforum. 

[MEZesUBI]

32 minutes ago, arbellason55 said:

Ever since I bought one of their barebones I've been hooked on clevo laptops, this little company sells a model without ram or storage so you can add your own (at a cheaper price) build quality is pretty good and on the right settings can last through binge watching a season of Archer. The only downside is that does get kinda hot for my liking but then again I hate anything going over 60C under full load :p. (1070 model) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S14YK2087&cm_re=eluktronics_barebones-_-9SIA8S14YK2087-_-Product

(1060 Model) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S14XJ2215&cm_re=eluktronics_barebones-_-9SIA8S14XJ2215-_-Product

The only problem is that NewEgg doesn't ship to most of the EU countries. I'll still consider looking into this model if it's worth it.

[Pendragon]

2 hours ago, MEZesUBI said:

so there isn't quite any possibility to order myself a Clevo, Sager

Um, can you order from UK or Poland?

[arbellason55]

If you can order from the UK it looks life clevo stuff is branded as EVOC, a bit more expensive it seems but it might be worth it. (A bit bulky but a desktop 980) https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Laptops/EVOC-P870DM-G-AUK11-Overclocked-Replacement-i7-6700K/B01E269OQ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1486480441&sr=1-1&keywords=evoc+laptop

(Or a newer one that is quite beastly) https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVOC-P650HS-AUK1-G-SYNC-Gaming-Laptop-x/dp/B01MS7XRNF/ref=sr_1_35?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1486480558&sr=1-35&keywords=evoc+laptop

[MEZesUBI]

17 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

Um, can you order from UK or Poland?

Depends on the shipping services. There are several companies which ship internationally free or with shipping fee. Unfortunately most of the American colleagues do not support this service.

[Dackzy]

21 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

Um, can you order from UK or Poland?

or Portugal (obsidian PC)

[MEZesUBI]

2 minutes ago, arbellason55 said:

If you can order from the UK it looks life clevo stuff is branded as EVOC, a bit more expensive it seems but it might be worth it. (A bit bulky but a desktop 980) https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Laptops/EVOC-P870DM-G-AUK11-Overclocked-Replacement-i7-6700K/B01E269OQ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1486480441&sr=1-1&keywords=evoc+laptop

(Or a newer one that is quite beastly) https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVOC-P650HS-AUK1-G-SYNC-Gaming-Laptop-x/dp/B01MS7XRNF/ref=sr_1_35?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1486480558&sr=1-35&keywords=evoc+laptop

Yeah, I looked at the second one, as I'm interested only in Pascal GPU models. Yet this one is slightly more expensive than the Asus I targeted. 

[arbellason55]

18 minutes ago, MEZesUBI said:

Yeah, I looked at the second one, as I'm interested only in Pascal GPU models. Yet this one is slightly more expensive than the Asus I targeted. 

I'm guessing the extra price comes from the fact that it has a 7700HQ instead of a 6700HQ and because it has a 120hz display.

[michaelocarroll007]

1 hour ago, MEZesUBI said:

Yeah, I looked at the second one, as I'm interested only in Pascal GPU models. Yet this one is slightly more expensive than the Asus I targeted. 

 Also a 980 even the desktop in the laptops  is slower then the 1070 

[Keystone Nyan Cat]

I would recommend holding of your decision till March if you can. Aside from MSI and Dell, some laptop manufacturers are rolling out Pascal with Kaby Lake in March which isn't that far out. We will have a refresh of the Aspire V Nitro series from Acer, and a few more models which would greatly increase your choices and let you make a better decision.

[MEZesUBI]

12 hours ago, Keystone Nyan Cat said:

I would recommend holding of your decision till March if you can. Aside from MSI and Dell, some laptop manufacturers are rolling out Pascal with Kaby Lake in March which isn't that far out. We will have a refresh of the Aspire V Nitro series from Acer, and a few more models which would greatly increase your choices and let you make a better decision.

Thanks for the info

I looked at the Aspire V Nitro series laptops and have to say that I'm impressed. The only thing I'm not sure about is the size - thermal support ratio. I mean these beauties are quite slim and they're set up with two separate coolers for CPU and GPU, yet I'm afraid of the possibility of thermal throttling due to its size.

Isn't focusing on the Predator series more considerable? I mean the Predator series are not that expensive compared to other manufacturers big sized gaming laptops, and are equipped with a quite good thermal system