"Gaming" Laptop for 800 Euro

Generic Dreadhead

Hi All,
I'm actually asking for my friend and not for me
I understand "Gaming Laptop" is a bit of a contradiction in terms but it's worth a shot.
So he's looking to spend £600-£700 (he's based in the UK).
It would need to be reliable, good HDD/SSD space and be able to play games like C&C3, Starcraft 2, Total War series etc comfortably.
Can someon give me some advice?
Laptops are not my thing TBH.

Cork24

Buy a Tower PC..

a Gaming Laptop would only last max 4 years.

the amount of heat that it will give up and their is Not much air vents in some laptops,

you will notice over heating. I had a gaming laptop before. Stick with a Tower that way you can upgrade the GPU even now and again.

Would be better with a tower.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatecheliten1535.html
Don't forget to add a OS. Adding Win7 Pro brings price to £770. Over budget, but a powerful laptop.

SeantheMan

I'm in the same boat with regards to a gaming laptop and the same budget, so would be interested in some more opinions.
I have a great rig here at home, Crossfire graphics etc...but....I'm moving to South Korea and can't take it with me as it's way too big and awkward....I would love to buy a Tower, but I don't know how long I'll be over there for.

So a laptop is the way forward to feed my gaming habits , as above, SC2, TF2, LoL etc.

Is this any use, or would I be better off with something else, I am completely unfamiliar with laptop graphics cards etc

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Acer_V3-571G_Black_Intel_Core_i7-3632Q_Windows_8_Multi-Language_64-Bit_8GB__NX.M69EK.001/version.asp#maindesc

mcw92

SeantheMan wrote: »

I'm in the same boat with regards to a gaming laptop and the same budget, so would be interested in some more opinions.
I have a great rig here at home, Crossfire graphics etc...but....I'm moving to South Korea and can't take it with me as it's way too big and awkward....I would love to buy a Tower, but I don't know how long I'll be over there for.

So a laptop is the way forward to feed my gaming habits , as above, SC2, TF2, LoL etc.

Is this any use, or would I be better off with something else, I am completely unfamiliar with laptop graphics cards etc

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Acer_V3-571G_Black_Intel_Core_i7-3632Q_Windows_8_Multi-Language_64-Bit_8GB__NX.M69EK.001/version.asp#maindesc

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M would not be very good for gaming.

Here is one for 660£ delivered.

It has the latest Haswel Chip
Same other specs, except it has a 740M GPU.

Here is a review on the 740M if you need benchmarks for games etc.

You would want to be looking at at least a 640M or above, or a 730M or above to have any decent gaming on a laptop.

SeantheMan

From the site it appears delivery is UK mainland only ?

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/delivery+prices

mcw92

SeantheMan wrote: »

From the site it appears delivery is UK mainland only ?

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/delivery+prices

Here :

£9.95 - Non UK Mainland & North Scotland - 2-4 Days (North Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man etc.)

SeantheMan

Cheers, I'll probably go for that laptop so.
I'll end up taking my own keyboard and mouse though to use with it, as I can't deal with laptop keys

SeantheMan

Hey MCW92,

Have you ever used that site ?
Trying to buy a laptop on it now.

With Option 1 - Register .... I can register my Irish address with them to get a login etc.

Option 2 - Paypal - 4 Delivery prices get listed, but none mention the (Non UK - Ireland etc)

£9.99 - Saturday Delivery (UK MAINLAND)
£9.95 - Next Day (UK MAINLAND Mon-Fri)
£3.95 - Upto 2 Days (UK MAINLAND Mon-Fri)
£0.00 - Within 5 Working Days (UK MAINLAND Mon-Fri)

I'll be contacting them by phone on Monday to try sort it I guess

smileyj1987

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

I would say save up abit more money and buy a proper gaming laptop . I own an Alienware thats a few years old and still plays games at good res with decent FPS . It's all about bang for buck and a gaming laptop by the likes of Pc Specialist has more chance of being upgradeable then an off the shelf laptop .

Soundman

SeantheMan wrote: »

Hey MCW92,

Have you ever used that site ?
Trying to buy a laptop on it now.

With Option 1 - Register .... I can register my Irish address with them to get a login etc.

Option 2 - Paypal - 4 Delivery prices get listed, but none mention the (Non UK - Ireland etc)

£9.99 - Saturday Delivery (UK MAINLAND)
£9.95 - Next Day (UK MAINLAND Mon-Fri)
£3.95 - Upto 2 Days (UK MAINLAND Mon-Fri)
£0.00 - Within 5 Working Days (UK MAINLAND Mon-Fri)

I'll be contacting them by phone on Monday to try sort it I guess

Register with Parcel Motel. They give you a NI address you can use for shipping. First 2 deliveries are free. Though not sure if it will fit into one of their secure lockers so you may end up paying ~€10 and have to collect from a Nightline depot.

Ericaa

Soundman wrote: »

Register with Parcel Motel. They give you a NI address you can use for shipping. First 2 deliveries are free. Though not sure if it will fit into one of their secure lockers so you may end up paying ~€10 and have to collect from a Nightline depot.

Picking up an oversized package from a depot is covered by the normal 3.50 charge.

rai555

mcw92 wrote: »

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M would not be very good for gaming.

Here is one for 660£ delivered.

It has the latest Haswel Chip
Same other specs, except it has a 740M GPU.

Here is a review on the 740M if you need benchmarks for games etc.

You would want to be looking at at least a 640M or above, or a 730M or above to have any decent gaming on a laptop.

Hold on = i moght be missing something, but resolution 1366 x 768 ? :mad:
Would you need full HD for the clear picture?
I'm confused

smileyj1987

rai555 wrote: »

Hold on = i moght be missing something, but resolution 1366 x 768 ? :mad:
Would you need full HD for the clear picture?
I'm confused

Well for gaming that Res. makes sense because it should be able to play games at that res . There is nothing worse then gaming on Laptop and not running at the screens full res because it can look awful .