Hello all.
I’m thinking about buying a gaming laptop, though I am in the dark about what I’ll need for the games that I want to play.
I want to play Monster Hunter: World when it comes out in August, as well as GTA:V and WWE 2K18.
I’m looking to spend around £700 - £900 for a laptop, on finance.
I’d buy a regular PC but I live in a small studio flat with the GF and space is in short supply.
Thanks all.
Here is Game Debate's page for
Monster Hunter: World which is the most hardware-demanding game you named:
Monster Hunter: World hardware requirements
-- Unfortunately, the only laptop CPUs that currently best the
i5-4670K in effective speed are the
i7-8850H &
i9-8950HK, but neither is yet out in any market product. Nonetheless, the below CPUs are well above the "Minimum" requirements.
-- It's predicting a GTX 1060 to satisfy "Recommended" GPU requirements.
-- 8GB RAM is required for "Recommended" settings.
You'll also want the laptops capable of the performance minimums I've suggested below if you want to satisfy the "Recommended" requirements for
GTA V and
WWE 2K18.
I found the Amazon UK "Laptop" bestselling list (unfortunately you don't have a "Gaming Laptop" subdirectory; your Amazon still trails the sophistication of our own):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/computers/429886031/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_computers_1_2_last
Sale on this 15.6" Asus GL503VM ROG Strix Hero Edition:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-GL503...ncoding=UTF8&refRID=61CS6BXV7M1M7B81TR1A&th=1
£879*:
*Unfortunately, the sales have all been brought up, and £1035 is now the cheapest available price for a new unit of this model
- 7th gen mobile i5 CPU (i5-7300HQ)
- GTX 1060 6GB
- 128GB SSD (OS/boot drive)
- 1TB SSHD Firecuda (high performance game/media hybrid drive)
- 8GB DDR4 RAM
- G-Sync 120Hz 1080p IPS Display (eSport-class)
- RGB Backlit Keyboard
Sale on this 17.3" Asus GL702VM model (i5 + GTX 1060 + 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD) & Mixed Reality Headset:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-GL702...ncoding=UTF8&refRID=61CS6BXV7M1M7B81TR1A&th=1
£999.
- 7th gen mobile i5 CPU (i5-7300HQ)
- GTX 1060 6GB
- 128GB SSD (OS/boot drive)
- 1TB HDD (game/media drive)
- 8GB DDR4 RAM
- G-Sync 1080p IPS Display
- Red Backlit Keyboard
- HP Mixed Reality Headset (£320 a la carte)
I didn't check, but I suspect that both of those carry a second RAM slot, and also that there is a good chance this RAM slot is currently unfilled. So it should be possible to expand to 16GB (or even 32GB if you're willing to replace the free pre-installed stick). An 8GB laptop stick looks to run you £60-£85 depending on the specific stick. Also know the
i5-7300HQ is only about 5% inferior to the i7-7700HQ in the Dell Inspiron below.
Otherwise, if you can't score that in time, your quoted price range doesn't quite cut it for your demands; looks to me like the bestselling gaming laptop model over there on the Amazon UK is the Dell Inspiron 7000 series. This series has more than half a dozen variants:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Inspi...ncoding=UTF8&refRID=61CS6BXV7M1M7B81TR1A&th=1
I would recommend the 15.5"
Dell Inspiron 7577 model (
i7-7700HQ + GTX 1060 6GB + 16GB RAM + 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD) for
£1049 as the most sensible purchase here.
This is the longtime #1 bestselling king among gaming laptops on Amazon over here in the States-- the
Acer Predator Helios 300:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Preda...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SMKYGB6W7KPQ1HVZNRSZ
Not bad. You forego the HDD above to net the lower price of
£999. Incredibly high customer satisfaction rating, comparatively.
The PS4 Pro is arguably the most powerful rig on the market right now, could save yourself a lot of cash by buying one over a pc.
The
Xbox One S 500GB is a mere £217 over there, and the almighty (among consoles)
Xbox One X is £409.