Hi all.
Yep I'm going to be one of those guys that dares to want a laptop for gaming that doesn't want to spend too much money. Please don't hate me.
Ok so firstly. I do already have an awesome gaming PC (thanks OcUK!) however it is quite noisy which means I annoy people if I use it at night. My girlfriend is studying and living abroad in America so there is quite a time difference and I am looking to get something so I can game with her at night without waking everyone up. As such the laptop will be sitting on my bedside table or even laying on my bed so I don't need something that is particularly portable or with great battery life.
When I say I want a laptop for gaming I need to be able to run Guild Wars 2 (for her) and Skyrim (for me). I don't need to be able to run them on the highest settings but want a machine that can have them running well whilst looking good.
As for my budget I am very concious of the fact that its going to be hard to justify buying a laptop for the sort of money that could pay for a trip to go visit the other half. I would love to come in at £1,000 however I could justify spending more for something that represented very good value for the extra money.
So far I am very much liking the look of the OcUK Limited Edition P170EM but would like the advice of all you clever clever people here.
Can anyone recommend a laptop that would suit my needs for less or a comparable laptop? If not what upgrades would be worth making to the P170EM based on what I want it for? Is it really worth going for the i7 over the i5, how much RAM would be sufficient without being overkill?
Oh and one last question, I know technology is always improving but is there anything huge on the horizon that means it might be worth hanging on just a little longer be that some super OcUK offers or some lovely new tech?
Sorry for my life story and thanks in advance for any help and advice
Yep I'm going to be one of those guys that dares to want a laptop for gaming that doesn't want to spend too much money. Please don't hate me.
Ok so firstly. I do already have an awesome gaming PC (thanks OcUK!) however it is quite noisy which means I annoy people if I use it at night. My girlfriend is studying and living abroad in America so there is quite a time difference and I am looking to get something so I can game with her at night without waking everyone up. As such the laptop will be sitting on my bedside table or even laying on my bed so I don't need something that is particularly portable or with great battery life.
When I say I want a laptop for gaming I need to be able to run Guild Wars 2 (for her) and Skyrim (for me). I don't need to be able to run them on the highest settings but want a machine that can have them running well whilst looking good.
As for my budget I am very concious of the fact that its going to be hard to justify buying a laptop for the sort of money that could pay for a trip to go visit the other half. I would love to come in at £1,000 however I could justify spending more for something that represented very good value for the extra money.
So far I am very much liking the look of the OcUK Limited Edition P170EM but would like the advice of all you clever clever people here.
Can anyone recommend a laptop that would suit my needs for less or a comparable laptop? If not what upgrades would be worth making to the P170EM based on what I want it for? Is it really worth going for the i7 over the i5, how much RAM would be sufficient without being overkill?
Oh and one last question, I know technology is always improving but is there anything huge on the horizon that means it might be worth hanging on just a little longer be that some super OcUK offers or some lovely new tech?
Sorry for my life story and thanks in advance for any help and advice
