Gaming Laptop - £1,500.

Chris G · 6 Apr 2021 at 21:25

Evening all! Long time lurker, first time posting! :cool:

It’s been a while since I’ve had a dedicated gaming tower when I used to spend hours on MW1, Battlefield 2, RuneScape (Etc etc) so I’m a little out of form when it comes to configurations! I was hoping for a bit of guidance if possible please?

I’m after something which is complete overkill for maxing out games such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, RuneScape, Football Manager.

I’ll also need to use it for heavy work loads as I’m currently working away from the office!

I’ve been leaning towards the Lenovo Legion 7, can anybody recommend anything else instead with a budget of £1500?

Cheers!

Chris G · 6 Apr 2021 at 22:42

Kohaashi said:
Is that the 2070 Super Max-Q model?

Yes, it would be. - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with MaxQ, GB GDDR6 8GB.

For your budget I’d be looking at a 3060 or 3070 or 2080 Super MaxQ.

Ahhh could you point me in the direction of one of possible please?

It depends on how soon you need it. There is a shortage of RTX chips and AMD processors. Plus Intel is expected to release their new 11th gen chips for laptops in May/ June.

Ideally, very soon as I’m struggling without a work laptop right now.

I’m not after anything too amazing which I’ll either have to wait for or that’ll dominate Crysis at max. I probably won’t be asking it to run AAA games as I’ve got a series of consoles for that. Just to hit 100 FPS or so on max settings the titles I’ve mentioned. (Apex, Fortnite, Football Manager, Call Of Duty too perhaps?)
Cheers!

Chris G · 7 Apr 2021 at 09:13

Brazo said:
Do you prioritise raw power in a cheaper chassis or less powerful in a more stylish, better quality chassis?

Raw power every time! I couldn't care less about style/RGB, bells & whistles etc etc.

Give me all the power!

Chris G · 7 Apr 2021 at 18:49

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-gs66-stealth-nvidia-rtx-3060-16gb-15.6-240hz-i7-10870h-gaming-laptop-lt-2cy-ms.html

Can anybody recommend anything above this for the £1,500 budget? I’ll go over it if a MUST HAVE appears!

Chris G · 8 Apr 2021 at 19:57

Edit.

Chris G · 8 Apr 2021 at 19:59

Brazo said:
I was more thinking cheap build quality and flexible chassis and screens that bend rather than RGB

Those are still the kinda of things you will get on £1.5k laptops if you focus on raw power alone.

Of course, I thought as much so I guess I’m trying to find a sweet spot in between!

Can anybody recommend a solid build with good internals? Around £1,500 pounds!