Budget gaming laptops - Need help!

[spoder-man]

I need help on making decision for this purchase. Dell 15 7577 with 1050ti vs Acer Helios 300 with 1060. I know the 2 GPUs has big difference here but there comes the consideration of prices. Acer cost 1,633 USD vs Dell 1,207 USD( coverted from AED), my games are Dota 2 extensively and other games occasionally like GTA 5, and PUBG. These are 2017 models. 2018 model are not yet available here with no actual date of availability and I need a laptop now. Please do enlighten me with the screen pros and cons as well. The Acer im looking at has 1 terabyte more than the dell for storage. I love the Dell's looks and design, its not gamery. I do consider to upgrade maybe a year from now.

 

Name	Dell 15 7577	Acer Helios 300
GPU	1050 TI	1060
VRAM	4GB	6GB
CPU	i7-7700hq	i7-7700hq
Model	2017	2017
SSD	128GB	128GB
HDD	1TB	2TB
Screen	IPS anti glare	Acer comfyview IPS LED LCD
RAM	16GB	16GB
WIFI	802.11 ac	802.11 ac

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, spoder-man said:

 

Should just be getting a used laptop with like a 960M and you'll be fine.

Or something with an R5 2500U should be alright and will be cheaper. Most are kind of lacking though.

[Droidbot]

15 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Should just be getting a used laptop with like a 960M and you'll be fine.

Or something with an R5 2500U should be alright and will be cheaper. Most are kind of lacking though.

Haha, you can barely source Ryzen APU systems outside of the US at the moment. Let alone a place where this dude can only get 2017 model laptops.

 

100% the Helios. The extra power given to you by the 1060 allows for higher FPS in all the titles you listed, and it's worth the extra money. Plus you get an extra 1TB of storage. Can't argue tbh.

[MaxBunny]

16 minutes ago, spoder-man said:

my games are Dota 2 extensively and other games occasionally like GTA 5, and PUBG

PUBG is more intensive/unoptimized. A 1060 is more ideal and you'll appreciate it later.

[genexis_x]

Any links of online stores?

[spoder-man]

12 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Any links of online stores?

Here

https://uae.sharafdg.com/c/computing/laptops/?hFR[taxonomies.taxonomies_hierarchical][0]=Computing > Laptops > Gaming Laptops&post_type=product

[genexis_x]

Lenovo Y720 - 7700HQ+1060 6GB, may need repaste

Lenovo Y520 - 7700HQ+1060MQ 6GB, slightly worse build quality than Y720

 

These are better than Helios 300 especially cooling. Note that all of them have entry level IPS

[spoder-man]

52 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Lenovo Y720 - 7700HQ+1060 6GB, may need repaste

Lenovo Y520 - 7700HQ+1060MQ 6GB, slightly worse build quality than Y720

 

These are better than Helios 300 especially cooling. Note that all of them have entry level IPS

Thanks, might as well consider these.

[spoder-man]

On 7/10/2018 at 3:52 PM, ZM Fong said:

Lenovo Y720 - 7700HQ+1060 6GB, may need repaste

Lenovo Y520 - 7700HQ+1060MQ 6GB, slightly worse build quality than Y720

 

These are better than Helios 300 especially cooling. Note that all of them have entry level IPS

 

On 7/10/2018 at 1:55 PM, Droidbot said:

Haha, you can barely source Ryzen APU systems outside of the US at the moment. Let alone a place where this dude can only get 2017 model laptops.

 

100% the Helios. The extra power given to you by the 1060 allows for higher FPS in all the titles you listed, and it's worth the extra money. Plus you get an extra 1TB of storage. Can't argue tbh.

 Sorry to bother. I just came from thier store today. And found an asus strix gl502 on display which was not on thier online site. Came back home to do research. Any thoughts on this laptop?

[genexis_x]

GL502 is mediocre especially cooling