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Hi, I am looking for a gaming/work laptop for $550 or less, and would like help!

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HI, I need to buy a laptop for under $550 that can be a good gaming laptop while being useful for work. I did not know who else to go to, besides the good people of linustechtips. (I did not know where else to place this discussion than here)

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You're in the right spot. What games do you want to play?

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CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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Just now, Zando Bob said:

You're in the right spot. What games do you want to play?

He wants to play PC games :D

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2 minutes ago, Tiwaz said:

He wants to play PC games :D

Which ones? Minecraft, CS:GO, Overwatch. LoL, WoW, etc will all run decently on a laptop at this price. If he wants to play any more demanding games, he may need to raise his budget.

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Which ones? Minecraft, CS:GO, Overwatch. LoL, WoW, etc will all run decently on a laptop at this price. If he wants to play any more demanding games, he may need to raise his budget.

in 640p he can play most games on low

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2 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Which ones? Minecraft, CS:GO, Overwatch. LoL, WoW, etc will all run decently on a laptop at this price. If he wants to play any more demanding games, he may need to raise his budget.

don't feed the trolls 

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12 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

What games do you want to play?

CRYSIS

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11 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

don't feed the trolls 

You're right. I think I've fed one, and now the others are being attracted here... :ph34r:

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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3 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

You're right. I think I've fed one, and now the others are being attracted here... :ph34r:

Lol

 

23 minutes ago, GladiatorJustin said:

HI, I need to buy a laptop for under $550 that can be a good gaming laptop while being useful for work. I did not know who else to go to, besides the good people of linustechtips. (I did not know where else to place this discussion than here)

What's your location ? And, for $550 it is hard to find a "gaming" laptop, but it all depends on the games you play.

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Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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44 minutes ago, elis said:

Lol

 

What's your location ? And, for $550 it is hard to find a "gaming" laptop, but it all depends on the games you play.

Like decent graphics on FPS

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