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Help me pick powerful laptop.

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St. Patrick's Day 2013
Basically, I'm looking to buy a new laptop within the next month. I have done some research and found a few that I like, but I have not been able to settle on any specific one since the possibilities are endless and I will most likely need to customize it to suit my needs.


Here are the criteria:

Budget of approximately $2000-$2500USD(give or take)

Quad core, i7 processor. (preferably second gen, and preferably either a 2720QM, 2820QM, or 2920QM, but I would be willing to take a step back if there's room for a more powerful GPU. I'm also open to using a desktop processor if the laptop supports it and it isn't too far over budget. Overheating isn't a direct issue as I will also be purchasing a cooling pad.)

6gb+ ddr3, (preferably 1333mhz+, the higher the better)

Dedicated GPU, (It MUST score at least 1000 on the PassMark list, found HERE)

At least 200GB Hard Drive (any more is unnecessary as I will be purchasing a large external drive for all of my files. Keep it small to keep the cost down. preferably at least 7200rpm.)

1080p HD display (absolutely mandatory, at least 15")

Built-in wireless (also absolutely mandatory. best possible for the longest range and best signal. I will be using this for gaming online so minimal lag is desired.)


Basically, find me a beast. I will be using this laptop for online gaming, video editing, CAD, and Solidworks while I am away at school. I need and want the most powerful and reliable laptop I can get for my budget. I am open to any suggestions and if there is anything you are unsure about, feel free to ask me.

Thank you for your help.:nuts:
 
St. Patrick's Day 2013
I like it. It should perform up to my expectations, but I would still like a slightly faster processor since it's still under my budget. And I have been looking up my own shit, I just wanted some outside opinions. And thanks for yours, I appreciate it.
 
i cant see anything on newegg with a more powerful cpu, but it would do fine.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&model_id=alienware-m18x
don't usually suggest alienware but, switch the processor to the second i7, ram to 1333 8gig, and to SLI 460ms and it's $2.4k, plus you can get a free xbox if you're a student or some shit(read pn there site somewhere)
fuck that lappie.


http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...s&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&model_id=alienware-m17x-r3
change to strongest i7, 8gig 1333mhz, a 1920*1080p screen & 2gig 6990m for $2.4k :)
 
St. Patrick's Day 2013
I was already looking at those =\ I feel like they're over priced, but they seem like the only laptops that come with the parts I want.
 
The laptops are no where near as bad as the desktops.
tbh though I'd go with the 17" with a 6970m 8gig ram, 1080p screen and the top processor that'd be like $2.2k or something
 
My knowledge isn't great on computer specs etc, but if by powerful you mean like, good to run high graphic based games on, alienware are a very popular brand of laptop specefically designed for gaming, dell own alienware and they're supposed to be quite good.

Sorry if i have told you everything you already know, but like i said my knowledge isn't great with this :)
 
If you want a juicy CPU, you could try one of the intel i7 hexacore processors. I'm not sure which models they are though :/
 
St. Patrick's Day 2013
That's what I intended on doing, see my other thread. This ones's older and should be closed.
 
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