Need help buying a gaming lap top

As title already states I'm looking to buy a gaming lap top. I already know lap tops aren't made for gaming this doesn't bother much because the lap top as well will be used for school. I've been searching around and found a couple I just don't know however what to choose. I've found a couple of alien ware laps but people tell me alien ware is just over priced laps. I have around a 1.5~ 2k maybe a tad more spending limit. I truthfully want the lap to play counter strike go and some other mmos but yes this lap will mostly be used for fps games.

 

HP i5 will do..
I can run COD MW2 without lag in it.:cool

 

Hello sorry for the late reply I found this. Truthfully I'm looking for hp pavilion gaming lap tops I asked them to give me a link I'll post here tommrow with the link reason being I also need a printer.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m14x-r2/pd.aspx

 

It's also because the phrase "gaming laptop" is considered an oxymoron.

I would stay away from Alienware. They are over-priced for what's actually under the hood, and since they can't be upgraded you end up over-paying for hardware that looks shiny-fancy but can't actually do much. Might as well buy a MacBook. If you are serious about buying a high-powered laptop, I would look at ASUS, Lenovo, or possibly HP's high-end ones. those are the brands I have had good experiences with.

If you tell us the types of games you want to be able to play, that makes it easier for us to make suggestions. Also be sure to keep in mind that if you want gaming power you will have to sacrifice easy portability and battery life to get it. I have a laptop that can play Dragon Age without breaking a sweat and Deus Ex: HR on mid-settings, but on battery I can only play for about half an hour.

 

Hello yes thank you for the swift respond here's a lap top I'm currently looking at lap top #1 http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...Pavilion-dv6-7014nr-Entertainment-Notebook-PC

lap top #2
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...Pavilion-dv7-7012nr-Entertainment-Notebook-PC

I'm looking to play mostly fps games (planet side 2, counter strike go , tf2) and some mmos

Also here's the specs for the alienware lap top i was planning to buy

Alienware M17X R4 with Soft Touch - Direct $1,524.04 $1,524.04
317-9735
1 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3610QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.3GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
317-9739
1 6GB DDR3 at 1600MHz
331-6912
1 English Keyboard, 101 Key, M17X R4
320-3273
1 17.3-inch WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED
317-9893
1 2GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M
342-4414
1 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
331-6861
1 AlienFX Color, Plasma Purple
421-7439
1 Alienware Command Center Software, M17X
421-5789
1 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1, English, w/Media
318-2314
1 Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish
410-0548
1 Adobe Acrobat Reader
318-2005
1 Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
318-0424
1 Creative Sound Blaster Recon3Di with THX TruStudio Pro Software
430-4710
1 Intel 2230 Wireless-N
331-7193
1 Alienware M17x 240W A/C Adapter
331-6865
1 Alienware Documentation
331-6868
1 Placement, M17X R4
331-6867
1 Shipping Material, M17X R4 - Black

 

If it was my money, I'd take one of the HPs, probably the dv7. Smaller numbers on the price tag, but similar specs, and I have positive past experiences with high-end HP latops.

 

thanks hopefully it will be able to handle planet side 2 with no problem