what is the single best gaming laptop in terms of size, performance, and reliability?
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>>54414485
yes
I don't know
can you repeat the question?
you're not the boss of me now.
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME NOW
life is unfair
jesus christ what has happened to this degenerate weebhole of a board.
literally more cancer than /v/ now
I guess I'll go ask them
>>54414754
install gentoo
>>54414754
enjoy getting shitposted harder than here
>razer
>gaming on a laptop
>gaming laptop meme
lol
install gentoo kid
>>54414764
/thread
Well this thread is shit, but I might as well try here than making my own shit thread.
How up to date is the laptop guide on the /g/ wiki? Due to circumstances I need a "gaming" laptop as using my desktop is now impractical. I was looking for some advice. I need power and build quality, money is not as much as an issue.
>>54415486
if you don't care about looks, Origin makes some good laptops
their warranties are pretty pricey though
This one, if you don't want to show off your powerlvl
>>54415643
OP here.
literally just what I'm looking for, thank you
>>54415643
>don't want to show off your powerlvl
>17"
>>54414485
>gaming laptop
>>54415719
Yeah would have been better and probably cheaper if it had a 13"-15" display.
>>54415719
many civilized adults have 17" inch laptops
>>54415734
>kojima-san
The latest Gentoobook
>>54414485
Look into Alienware 15 R-2
The memes have real basis, yes gaming laptops have been shit since the beginning. But I am convinced you have a good choice now.
The 15 inch gives you a laptop that isn't fucktarded 17 inches so something still portable. Only recently did mobile graphics/processor technology advance so that almost all new games with graphics turned to ultra/high suddenly can perform.
The new alienware is also updated on aesthetic, still tacky but this is something unavoidable in gaming laptops unfortunately. You will also probably have the best build quality in the alienware but pay a real premium that Dell always does give.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-15-R2-Notebook-Review.153808.0.html
If you already have a desktop graphics card there is a $150 add-on for alienware that will then eliminate any worry of performance problems.
Also read the sticky.
The Blade Stealth has a similar option but the Ay Lmao will allow some mobile gaming you may value.
>>54414485
>what is the single best gaming laptop
What has /g/ become.
All these replies...
OP kill yourself.
Read the stick.
Kill yourself again.
>>54415933
For a do it all laptop the Alienware 15 is still retardedly heavy.
The best do-everything gaming laptop right now is the Razer Blade 2016.
I work in the tech/game industry doing reviews and some other things. Alienware. Love it or hate it they are the absolute best in laptops. If you look at benchmarking leaderboards for 3D Mark ect Alienware dominates. I have an 18.4 inch one myself (780m 4GB SLI) for travel and I can max Metro: Last Light Redux at 4k resolution and get 45 FPS. That is insane for a laptop. I've had it for 3 years and I've never had a single problem other than a minor one with the lighting that was easily fixed. Here is my 3D mark score stock. With a custom bios and overlocking I was able to pull over 10k.
>>54414485
OP do you honestly think /g/ doesn't notice the massive influx of threads about razed products in the last week.
Nice try at shilling. Next time don't be so obvious.
>>54414485
those seem flimsy
do they have a magnesium skel
P750dm-g
>>54414485
A desktop.
A laptop for gaming is like a steakknife for cutting down trees.
I've been looking into a Gigabyte P35x v5 for college. It doesn't look like a spaceship, has decent (~6-7 hours) battery life w/ top specs.
kinda big but has the best cooling system of any laptop
>>54421148
Wasn't aware a desktop is as portable as a laptop.
>>54421141
Thicker than my calculus textbook
>>54414485
MSI gs60
Thin like a macbook but with the power of an i7 and 970m it can run almost anything well. Its also one of the least gaymurr-themed powerful notebooks. I really hate how gaudy the more powerful notebooks have become the last decade.
>>54421197
>If you need portabilty, get a decent laptop and build a more powerful pc than you could have gotten for the price of a gayman laptop. You can't be autistic enough to want to play more resource demanding games on-the-go, right?
>>54421158
throttles after 30 minutes of "gaming" because it has piss poor heat dissapation and overheats. You're looking at a $1,500 hot plate friend.
>>54414485
I had a Razer Blade 14 for about 2 years.
Cons:
> charger broke twice
> became realy hot often
> RUBBER FEET WERE REPLACED TWICE BY RAZER (fell off again)
> battery turned to shit
> bios was limmited
> limited ports
> NO SUPPORT FOR GRAPHICS IN LINUX (due to optimus)
Pros:
> worked well on windows
> games ran decent
> looks really nice
> surprisingly durable
Personal opinion
> Don't buy a gaming laptop, ever.
> Game on a desktop, buy a thinkpad for everything else
> Traded mine for a desktop.
>>54421470
>caps lock to empathize significance
glad to see your rubber feet complaint equaled your linux issue, and apparently, above even its heating issue.
>>54422007
the issue with heat is to be expected with a gaming laptop
>>54422007
>>54422073
and the rubber feet was a result of how hot it got, hence the emphasis.
>>54422073
>>54422083
That makes sense, thanks for clarification.
this is the problem with "sleek, thin" laptops with gpu's. I bought my dad the lenovo y50 and you would think a large laptop like that would have plenty of surface area to keep an 860gtx m cool right? well nope, and it gets too hot and then he calls me, pissed off, about how his laptop is a fireball.
I'm saving up to get him a dell xps 15 with no dedicated gpu this time.
>>54422126
please consider my advice and DO NOT get a gaming laptop UNLESS you have the money to blow AND have a decent gaming desktop already
> you will have an overall worse gaming experience when you do game on a laptop
> the value/price ratio is about 3x better on a desktop
> choose a laptop that gives you the most utility outside of gaming, thinkpads are key (I prefer my $300 thinkpad over my old $2500 razer)!
Trust me its a huge waste of money...
>>54422126
>>54422223
also, if you are gaming on a laptop, you have to be plugged in to the wall to get over 45 mins of gameplay, probably have to be sitting at a desk, and probably have to plug in a mouse and use mousepad, increased gaming portability is a MYTH!
>>54414754
This board was never your personal review site, you fucking cancerous gamer moron.
I hope /v/ recommends you the shittiest gaming laptop there is and it breaks in 6 months.
>>54422223
Well situations happen when desktop PC isn't really an option.
Not >>54422126 but I personally had to get a "gayming" ASUS N511 just because I was changing towns to go to college and had to live in a dorm.
>>54414485
ASUS ROG series
I'm actually in a sort of similar position with OP.
Although, for me, money is an issue.
I can't afford a 2000€ computer for gaming, and honestly, I don't play games that much, but on my current computer i can't even run CS:GO above 25fps. I don't need top of the line graphics either, but i wan't something that won't be completely obsolete in a year or two.
I know the consensus is "don't buy a gaming laptop", but I need to move between two places repeatedly, and I need my computer in both. I mostly do schoolwork with my laptop, but it pisses me off that i can't play anything.
Is there anything worth the trouble for around 1000 - 1500€?
>>54423465
lol wut, even some outdated intel hd 4000 can play cs go above 25 fps at 1024x768, just checkout youtube or benchmark around google.
>>54423710
Yes, well i have a HP Probook 455 G1. CS:GO goes around 20 fps and I wanted to try the overwatch beta and couldn't even get through a single match before just quitting. Seriously, fuck this computer.
>>54415734
>install gentoo
>- oliver wilde
Gigabyte 37 or 35 series.
>>54421227
Not op, but I also posted in this thread. I started a new career as an over the road trucker. Had to leave my desktop behind. My current laptop is ok, but it's old, and I miss gaming. I choose not to go home for over a month at a time, so my whole life is now on the go.
I need power and build quality, portability doesn't matter much as it won't leave the truck much. Price doesn't matter much as I have very few bills and living expenses, while making pretty good money.
>>54423465
>>54423465
samefag
Is the Asus ROG GL series any good?
I feel like it could be able to run most games on pretty high settings, but is it reliable or do they break down after a year?
>>54414485
Desktop PC
>b-but my portability
Git gud faggot i used to lug my desktop PC all over
any well built laptops with gtx 950m tier gpu? preferably under $1k
>>54414485
The best gaming laptop is a desktop.
>sli 980m
Basically two 680's with 12_1 and no async compute
Just wait for fucking Polaris and Pascal mobile
Asus ROG is god tier when it comes to cooling.
But it's big.
>>54421197
Get a PS Vita for portable gaming.
>>54424448
Size is probably the least of my worries. I'd way rather have it weigh a bit more and be big then have it go up in flames during a CS:GO match.
>>54424578
>CS:GO
>Gaming laptop
Why?
just built a $500 crap box
Gigabyte p34, i7 + 970m and is about the same dimentions as the non-retina 13 inch macbook pros.
>>54424591
Well, my current laptop crashes due to overheating during CS:GO.I'd play other games, but it's fucking impossible.
>>54424646
Get somehting with decent cooling the only one i know has decent cooling is a MSI
>>54425162
Cooling isn't the only factor though. I'm sort of leaning torwards the Asus ROG GL series.
They're a tad over the budget i was thinking of but, I think I can manage to squeeze a couple hundred euros from somewhere, if need be.
https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/ROG-GL752VW/
That caught my eye. Wouldn't be playing in public spaces, so don't have to worry about showing off my power level.
>>54425281
yeah i remember back in the day this MASSIVE fat guy at college had like a 19" Alienware gaming laptop in like 2010 it was HUGE
Lol for that money just wait and get a QHD with a 480m
>>54414485
All you faggots can think of is fucking gayming, Muh gaming computer, muh gaming themes, muh gaming girlfriend, muh gaming grandma, muh gaming mental handicap, muh gaming anus
>>54426049
It's fucking /v/
>2015+1
>buying a crippled BGA turdbook
ISHYGDDT
Just get a Clevo P870DM
>>54426049
Would it be better if I said "a laptop which can run games without wanting to kill itself"
Sorry I have do be PC just to avoid triggering your anti-consumerism.
>>54422277
Jesus man! Im not OP- just random anon that barely ever posts, but what has you so angry?
>>54415734
fucking lol
>>54423465
If money is not a question, buy two desktop for half the price of the laptop and 3x the perf?
You ll probably use steam, which give you cloud support, and for the rest, there is onedrive, dropbox, gdrive...
You can even throw in a thinkpad for the transit time.
Look into a company that builds their own laptops, avoid Alienware, Asus and everything of the above.
In Norway for example we have Multicom, who build laptops from scratch for you.
http://www.multicom.no/gaming-laptop/cat-c/c1000042
>>54425281
have had 2 asus rog, great machines.
When you are talking about playing several hours non stop, the slick and thin gaming notebooks really struggle. The small fans spinning real fast to keep the temperature stable, etc.
always look for a big thick exhaust on gaming notebooks, precisely like the Asus RoG 17 inch line.
>>54415788
Here is a list of them:
People are retarded.
Most OEMs don't even bother to make decent thermals for their gaming laptops. The easy way out here is to make a thick laptop with huge fans and heat sinks.
There are thin and light laptops out there with acceptable thermals. The Razer Blade is one of few. It's actually capable of keeping CPU at 90C and GPU at 80C regardless of workload as long as you keep it on a hard table.
It does get loud, but there's not a lot you can do here because of the thickness requirements. However I've used it for 8+ hour gaming sessions with no heat issues or throttling long run.
Gigabyte is just straight up using a prototype Razer Blade to build a copycat in the form of the Aorus X3 Pro and other derivatives. Asus has thermal throttling issues, as does Clevo. Alienware is probably the only OEM doing something original but they can't sustain nearly as much TDP in a similar formfactor.
Every thin and light gaming laptop is a compromise but the Razer Blade is the best compromise out there. If you don't want compromise, get a desktop and an ultrabook.
uuh.. bump.
>>54430248
The Multicom laptops are just rebranded Clevo/Sager laptops. That being said, they're still a good choice in terms of price/performance.
>>54421470
good review
i think ppl who use laptops for full frame rate gaming all have this "will my hardware burn to death today" fear
>gaming laptop
>literally feeling the need to game in public areas
Your life sounds really sad
>>54434568
Wait who feels the need?
>>54414485
MSI GT72S Pro G. I have two NVMe SSDs in raid0 and can load and save really fatass photoshop files in a second.
>>54424072
Don't know how useful this is for you, but I got myself a laptop for light gaming and whatnot last year, a Lenovo y50-70, 16GB RAM and a 960M. Refurbished for $950. Got really lucky, still works great.
>>54423465
Get ayy lmao ware with the GPU extension and just bring those around.
Or get a micro ATX sort of thing but those can be trick to build.
Either way you get a reasonably portable setup.
>>54426049
>gaming grandma
