Gaming Laptop?

[KissOfDeath]

I've built my own desktops fom scratch, barebones, etc. But Im not too knowledgeable on the laptop side. Anyone have any suggestions. Tryin to limit the price arouns $1000 USD.

[Shockwave88]

hmm i like the asus gaming laptop here the link for the newegg --asus link (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000032&Description=asus&name=Laptops%20%2f%20Notebooks)
i got it from there and it working strong!

[KissOfDeath]

Theres no link.

[Shockwave88]

hey it was somewhere in there
but click the clicky one and that goes to the site buddy
clicky (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000032&Description=asus&name=Laptops%20%2f%20Notebooks)

[KiLLAMANx2]

I would'nt recommend any specific brand. But for gaming definately have to go with a dedicated video card (duh)
In the links to newegg would recommend at least the current gen-mainstream cards.. Nvidia 9500-9650/ATI 4600.

[H2O R3LYK_]

I don't want to sound like a salesman or anything, but PMS|H2O have a 5% discount with Alienware. The only problem there is that you'd still be over your 1k limit.

'course... how "heavy" will the gaming be?

[SunShInE125]

i game on a 1 year old Dell Inspiron 1520...cost back then...around 1600

[H2O Snap]

As has been intimated, it's very difficult to find a gaming laptop for $1,000. If you can get a decent one for under $2k, that's usually considered a bargain.

On Alienware's site, you can get a bare-bones Area-51 m15x for $1,099.

Clicky (http://tinyurl.com/cz27lt)

That's still not top of the line video and only 2GB of RAM, and the case is flimsy as heck. It won't stand up to heavy travel.

What do you want to use it for and what games would you want to play on it? I really only recommend laptops of any kind for the people who absolutely need them. As convenient as they are, they aren't great value for the money, and they don't last long.

[Shockwave88]

I would'nt recommend any specific brand. But for gaming definately have to go with a dedicated video card (duh)
In the links to newegg would recommend at least the current gen-mainstream cards.. Nvidia 9500-9650/ATI 4600.
true but what i have is nvida 9800

[centosan]

im using a geforce 7150 and its horrible :(
i recommend using geforce 7800 > for games (besides crysis)

[H2O Countach]

Its almost impossible to grab a good gaming laptop for under 1000$. I mean there arent any i have come across yet or else I would be using one right now

[XedoeSR]

Here is my honest opinion about gaming on a laptop... don't. For what youll spend getting a fairly good one, I can build you a far superior desktop for half as much, and use the remaining to get a mediocre laptop if it is a must. I don't mean to dissuade you, but I really have to voice my thought on the matter. And yes, I am inserting my foot in my mouth I know, but I do so with confidence you will get what your needs require and not mine.

For a laptop you can get the following for under 1,000 bucks if you already have an O/S and optical drives.
Motherboard - Asus M2N series (AMD)
Processor - AMD x2 6400+ 3.2GHZ
RAM - 4gigs Corsair DDR2 with heat sinks
Harddrive - Name Brand <here> 500gig 7200RPM
Case - These run around 80.00 bucks for a modest one
Power Supply - 750watt Corsair TX series
Video Card - Nvidia 8800 GTS (just one but if you get two this is where the 750watt power supply comes in).
Sound Card - Go with a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 to save some money, but there are better ones that don't use your RAM

This is the basic setup I had with the PC I just sold for 800.00 big ones on Ebay about 3 weeks ago before getting back into consoles. But, you can read this whole deal in the (introduce yourself) section.

[Psychotic]

I don't know I'm a college student so gaming on a desktop isn't that much of an option. I personally have the alienware m17x so far it's held up great but it's a little over your price range.

[Warr1or]

can try.. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/ cheap and good... and u can custom it all u want :)

[Synthetik1]

i game on an Ispiron 1525 refurb running vista.....not half bad but all i play on it is WoW and Secondlife....I run Spore on my old Powerbook G4 from time to time and it's fine.