Laptop building help

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Okay so over summer I'm going to be needing a laptop for collage. So after seeing many people advocate building your own pc/laptops/whatever as it's usually cheaper/better. I'm hoping to run BF3 when it comes out, if that's possible, and I was just wondering would anyone have any tips,builds or even good companies to look at gaming laptops, bearing in mind the current economical climate lol

Thanks in advance guys.

This was so close to being either totally hilarious or weird.

 

[viranimus]

Well my understanding is that laptops are more hassle to build than they end up being worth. Dont know if that is true as ive yet to attempt building a laptop.

Honestly if I have any recommendation it would be ASUS, and if you can get it with no OS installed. Asus hardware is solid, but they like most "brands" try to pack in a bunch of useless bloatware no one anywhere ever needs.

 

[viranimus]

You should either build a gaming desktop or buy a cheaper laptop and a console. Those are the two absolute best options. Don't like 'em? Go the route less traveled and find out why many regret it.

I sort of agree with this. Personally what I did was upgraded my PC to boost gaming capability and bought a low end laptop for use with internet, flash, music, movie playback, office-esque productivity for being able to handle things on the go. It can also handle some degree of old school gaming (it barely eeeks out minecraft) But that really makes more sense in trying to buy a gaming laptop, cause really the price is never worth the investment.

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Gaming laptops aren't ever as good as PC's.

And you might be able to build your own laptop with a fair bit of experience, but I've never seen it done and never heard of it so it isn't worth it.

You should either build a gaming desktop or buy a cheaper laptop and a console. Those are the two absolute best options. Don't like 'em? Go the route less traveled and find out why many regret it.

Ah but you see my desk top is a MAC os :/

 

[CCountZero]

As has been stated before, building your own laptop is not something an average private consumer can physically do.

It requires special tools, experience with hardware, and even then the result could easily end up overheating with molten plastic being the direct result.

Bottom line, it's just not something you should even consider attempting.

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If you need recommendations for a place to buy a laptop that could handle BF3, I'd need a few pieces of information first, after which I can do my best to find a place, with varying results based on your geographical location.

#1:
Which country do you live in?

#2:
Do you need a laptop that can play the game at minimum settings, or do you need something that can actually make it look semi-good?

#3:
What kind of sizes are we talking here? Keep in mind that a laptop capable of running the Frostbite 2 engine will also generate a lot of heat, and heat couples with small outer shell means you either need a jet engine to cool it, or it will get hotter than hell and damnation.

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Now, with that out of the way.

Ah but you see my desk top is a MAC os :/

This is just another reason why I'd never buy a desktop from Apple.

I'm loving my iPhone, and I can see the reasoning behind buying a laptop off them, but a desktop should be thoroughly upgradeable, and it's my understanding that Macs... well; just aren't.
But that's not helping you now, so no need to delve further into that cave.

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So yeah.

The bottom line is that a decent gaming laptop that won't die on you or give you third-degree burns the length of your arm, are costly.

As it stands, you could probably buy a study-laptop that can't run games, and then build a decent desktop, for less, which is what I did when I was in your situation three years ago.

The last resort is indeed a Laptop and Console combination, but personally I'm on the "Consoles are inferior" bandwagon, so while it could be the only option in your price range, I can't recommend it.

Besides, then you'd probably need a TV as well?

 

[Irriduccibilli]

If it has to be a laptop you are getting, you could take a look at this one
http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G53SW/#overview
Some time ago I was looking for a gaming laptop too, but seeing that i'm finishing my studies in a couple of days, I no longer need a laptop, so I am buying a desktop instead. But when I was looking for a gaming laptop, I was looking for this one as well. From several reviews and such, and it should actually be a really good PC, and it should be able to run Crysis on some of the highest setting with a pretty good framerate. But it is a bit expensive. Seeing that I live in Denmark, stuff here is usually more expensive than every else (except Norway), so I can't really give you a price on it but I guess it would be $1.300 give or take

 

[Skuffyshootster]

If you're only looking for a laptop, I'm typing this on an Asus G73Jh. I got it from Best Buy (yup) for $1100. Runs everything out now, but you'll pay more for an HD screen resolution ($1100 gets you 1600x900).

If you're open to other options, I'd suggest buying a dinky netbook and then building your own gaming PC. As much as I love my laptop, as soon as it's kaput (or obsolete, whichever comes first) I'm going with the latter option. Building your own computer is much more cost efficient, not to mention you can upgrade it in the future.

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Gaming laptops aren't ever as good as PC's.

And you might be able to build your own laptop with a fair bit of experience, but I've never seen it done and never heard of it so it isn't worth it.

You should either build a gaming desktop or buy a cheaper laptop and a console. Those are the two absolute best options. Don't like 'em? Go the route less traveled and find out why many regret it.

Ah but you see my desk top is a MAC os :/

Like I said, build a new gaming desktop or buy a cheap laptop and a gaming console. Or just bring your Mac desktop to college and get a console.

No wait it's an iMac sorry, the actual giant white goliath all in one thing. I really have no idea what I'm doing.

 

[WouldYouKindly]

If you live in the U.S., I recommend checking out newegg.com

You can get a pretty solid gaming laptop for 650. By solid I mean quad core 2.2 to 2.5 ghz processor, 1gb dedicated graphics card with 4gb ram. It's just that sometimes they come broken and their customer service is apparently shit.