Decent gaming laptop ~1000-1300 range

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Hello,

Have now been looking up a gaming laptop around the 1000-1300 range. Don't expect to be playing anything overly intense.

Would this be a generally good laptop or should I go a bit higher to get better specs?

MSI Katana 17 NVIDIA RTX 4050, 16GB, 17.3" 144Hz, Intel i7-13620H Gaming Laptop

Order MSI Katana 17 NVIDIA RTX 4050, 16GB, 17.3" 144Hz, Intel i7-13620H Gaming Laptop now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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This perhaps?

MSI Crosshair 16 HX NVIDIA 4060 16GB 16 QHD+ 240Hz Intel i7-14700HX Gaming Laptop

Order MSI Crosshair 16 HX NVIDIA 4060 16GB 16 QHD+ 240Hz Intel i7-14700HX Gaming Laptop now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Thanks

 

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The MSI Crosshair you link to is significantly better and faster performing than the Katana.

I would expect in real world use 20%-30% better fps in games if not more with the RTX4060 over 4050 and that CPU.

Also a much nicer screen. I seem to recall the Katana still has cooling and throttling issues too.

If budget is tight then this Asus for the RTX4060

ASUS TUF Gaming F15 NVIDIA RTX 4060, 16GB, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, Intel i7-13620H Gaming Laptops

Order ASUS TUF Gaming F15 NVIDIA RTX 4060, 16GB, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, Intel i7-13620H Gaming Laptops now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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[volt_]

The MSI Crosshair you link to is significantly better and faster performing than the Katana.

I would expect in real world use 20%-30% better fps in games if not more with the RTX4060 over 4050 and that CPU.

Also a much nicer screen. I seem to recall the Katana still has cooling and throttling issues too.

If budget is tight then this Asus for the RTX4060

ASUS TUF Gaming F15 NVIDIA RTX 4060, 16GB, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, Intel i7-13620H Gaming Laptops

Order ASUS TUF Gaming F15 NVIDIA RTX 4060, 16GB, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, Intel i7-13620H Gaming Laptops now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Great. Thank you.

I could probably stretch to 1300. Would the Crosshair be the best choice at that price?

 

[Scrutinize]

Great. Thank you.

I could probably stretch to 1300. Would the Crosshair be the best choice at that price?

You can get the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 15.6" Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9 8945H, RTX 4070, 1 TB SSD in budget which would be my overall pick at the moment.

It's out of stock at OcUK unfortunately but still available.