Laptop for Gaming??

K so hi everyone im pretty much new to these forums

I recently found myself some free time in my schedule and would like to start Warhammer probably

I am an old DAOC//CS 1.5 and 1.6 player//War3/WoW , pretty much those i played a lot.

Now i am in need for a laptop for school and i thought why not try and get one that could run warhammer online so i could use it for both, my old desktop isnt good nomore it lags on CS 1.6 a bit and stuff.

I was looking at alienwares etc, i love them but i cant afford a decent one from their website theyre way too expansive. I was looking on ebay and forums, either go for a used one or something i dont really mind i know there are some real good deals out there.


Alienware is only a preference, i dont really mind another brand,as long as it can run AT least warhammer online fully.

I am asking here if anyone would know of any for a decent price (it CAN be used)

Basically it has to be a good computer so yeah. I lost track with all those new technologies and i dont know what to look after etc thats why i am asking here.

Thanks a lot :_)

 

Gaming laptops are NOT cheap. A good friend of mine owns a small independent PC shop where I do lots of service/tech work and he recently custom configured a gaming laptop for a customer: it had SLI nVidia 8800GT video, 4gb DDR2, 2 x 320gb hard drives in RAID, BluRay DVDRW, Vista Ultimate x64, and had a price tag of $3200. But since SLI video and a BluRay burner aren't really requirements, you can probably expect to spend about half that amount on a good gaming laptop. Figure a minimum of $1500 for a good gaming laptop; higher end laptop PCs for gaming start at about $2000.

 

I know theyre not cheap.

I am looking around 1600 or something.


For now, in NEW laptops i was looking at those Asus G50v-A2 or some Gateway ones.


IF anyone could check them out for me or suggest something else would be very appreciated.

I used to know some about computers but man it has been a while so im kinda clueless with those Intel Core 2 DUo or Amd or P4, differencebetween those etc. Thanks

 

ok...i dunno how much a laptop can be customized, but here is a take...i tried several laptops from my friends and here is what I recommend:

try AMD X2 processor...they are better than Intel Core2Duo AND cost a tad less...although they have a problem of overheating during over-clocking

add to that the nVidia 8800GT(the one recommended by dlb) OR the ATI radeon(forgot the number...the one with 512 MB memory is a good choice)

Also, dont look for those sleek models...they cost a hell lot, with an inherent battery/heat problem...a bit thicker laptop is easier on the pocket and works great with a sound blaster built-in....

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cache in gaming PCs/laptops in under-rated...go for one that has ATLEAST 2 MB of L1 cache...if they say that they give u 1MB of L1 and 4MB of L2, dont go for it...L1 Should be as high as possible for a trouble free (read no splicing/freezing) gaming experience...however, L1 cache would cost a tad more...

 

well wow and war3 dont really suck much resources only if youre intending to run alot of cod4 or gears or other new fps games will you require a fantastic laptop.i ma curently running a xps m1710 with 3gbs ram and a 7950 gtx.i know ite pretty old stuff but it runs everything quite well runs cod4 full 1900*1200 and wel i have a cooling pad so my latop rarely overheas and sticks.check out the dell site the new xps m1730 customized with dual 8800gtx will satisy you im sure!

 

Stick with Intel.


AMD X2 cannot even hope to keep up with a Core 2 Duo.