Getting rid of desktop and want a laptop

[anemone]

Hi,

I'm wanting to get rid of my desktop computer and move over to a laptop, mainly as the desktop takes up too much space and I would imagine I can get the equivalent gaming performance out of a laptop these days.

My current desktop spec (which hasn't been upgraded in about two years) is:
Intel i5-2500k CPU
Gigabyte P67A-UD4
12GB RAM
Radeon 7950 3GB Black Edition
1TB HDD

I have around £1000 to spend, give or take, I'm happy to go a bit higher if need be. I don't actually do a lot of PC gaming these days but I would like a laptop capable of running everything as close to maxed out as possible, as I do end up playing something every so often.

I mainly use my PC nowadays for watching films/TV shows and listening to music, and I have a Samsung 32" TV. I would like to be able to hook the laptop upto the TV via HDMI for when I'm watching films/TV on the laptop (and for gaming if possible but I don't know if the laptop would be capable of this?)

I would like the laptop to be equivalent (or much better ofc) power level to my current desktop, obviously not wanting to downgrade performance.

Any recommendations/some choices I should consider?

Thanks

 

[Robbsy]

Keep your eye on CES 2015. Should be some really good new notebooks being launched. I'd imagine either a 970m or 980m would be adequate for your needs

 

[TheGentry]

Keep your eye on CES 2015. Should be some really good new notebooks being launched. I'd imagine either a 970m or 980m would be adequate for your needs

With a £1000 budget you wont get a 970m/980m

 

[ajay57]

There are some Jan Sales bargains just have a look around, as it seems a good time to buy right now.

1, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ktdetailseite&emcs2=LT-023-GI&emcs3=LT-174-MS

Maybe something like this with a little looking around!

Ajay.