Gaming Laptop

[jimmyjames]

Hi im thinking of buying a laptop...spend alot of time travelling around these days. However id like to play games on it say for example probably Quake 4 would be the most top spec game i have.

Any suggestions of what processor speed, grahpics card and ram would be ideal. With the new core duo's out and the different specs for laptop graphics cards im a bit lost to what would be minimumm spec and recomended.

Budget wise i would probably have about £800 to spare to roughly $1400 or so.

Cheers

 

[apj101]

are you UK based?

 

[jimmyjames]

yes. might be able to squeeze the budget to £1000 if need be, rather have something that lasts a while rather than something that is as dead as the dodo within a few months.

 

[jimmyjames]

Would this be a high enough spec while still being good value? - £799

ASUS F3JC-Q040H
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition.
15.4"WXGA Wide colour Shine (X-Glass) Reflective TFT screen with resolution 1280 x 800
Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 Dual Core Processor(2 X 1.7GHz,2MB Cache,667MHz FSB)
256MB nViDia Geforce Go 7300 Turbo Cache
1GB DDRII 667Mhz Memory (2x512MB)
100GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
DVD Super Format Dual Layer (-/+) DVD-RW Drive with Decoder Software
Built in 7-in 1 Card Reader (MMC/ SD/ Mini- SD /Memory Stick/ MS Pro/ MS-Duo/ MS-Pro -Duo
Intel 3945ABG Wireless LAN - 802.11a/b /g
Internal Mini PCI Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR
built in Video Camera (1.3Mpixels)
3-D Stereo sound + Internal Dual stereo speakers
Built-in 56k v90/92 Fax Modem
10//100/1000-Giga LAN Ethernet Adapter (on-board)
9 Cell Smart Li-Ion Primary Battery - approx. up to 4 hours
4xUSB2, FireWire, modem, TV-out (S-Video), VGA, DVI, 2 xaudio (SPDIF/headphone-Mic in) jack
Asus DVD 2000XP/ Cyberlink, winflash for BIOS upgrade, power4Gear+
Symantec Norton Anti Virus 2005,adobe acrobat reader 5.1
2 years worldwide warranty Parts & Labour-exclude battery (collection & return UK Mainland only)


Additional features:

Free carrying case with shoulder strap and pouch for accessories
Free USB Mouse
Weight:2.75kg with battery

 

[Impr3ssiv3]

that GPU would be weak on the quake 4


if ur for gaming look for the 7900 go

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

that GPU would be weak on the quake 4


if ur for gaming look for the 7900 go

The 7600Go would be sufficent enough if you budget doesn't allow for a 7900. I really wouldn't get a 7300.

 

[Dropkickmurphys]

the best thing to do with a gaming laptop, is to find something right at the top end of your budget.... i think the more you spend, the better its going to be, therefore it may age slightly slower, if you buy a cheap one, you may find it ages quickly and in a few years you wont be able to play games....

 

[Emperor_nero]

it depends on how high he wants the settings

 

[jimmyjames]

Display: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD
Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition UK with SP2 - English
Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML37 2.0GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Memory: 1GB DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Video Card: Dual 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 60GB 5400 RPM SATA
Optical Drive: DVD-Burner: 8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24x CD-RW Combo w/Software
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Wireless Network Card: Internal Wireless 802.11b/g miniPCI Card
Primary battery: 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack

 

[jimmyjames]

whoops forgot to add so something more along the lines of those settings?

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

That's a great setup.

 

[jimmyjames]

would this still be ok its a bit closer to my intended budget.....

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD 17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT Display
MEMORY 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
HARD DRIVE 120GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE(S) Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW with Software
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 graphics card
PRIMARY BATTERY 9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

would this still be ok its a bit closer to my intended budget.....

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD 17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT Display
MEMORY 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
HARD DRIVE 120GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE(S) Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW with Software
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 graphics card
PRIMARY BATTERY 9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI

Even better, I would mos def go with that.

 

[Bramp]

This place makes gaming notbooks..

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/Default.asp

they also have SLI notebooks... Spendy though....

 

[fade2green514]

definitely go with something centrino enabled... it'll extend your battery life a lot... and be warned that high end graphics like 7900 cards suck power like crazy...