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Question

Gaming Laptop

by Jul 1, 2015 5:57AM PDT

yea, so hi to all those whose lives are mostly about playing around with games etc... ive got a minnor problem when it comes to choosing the right gaming laptop.

http://www.instar-informatika.hr/notebook-acer-aspire-v-nitro-vn7-nxmuvex014-intel-core-i5-4210h-8gb-ddr3l-1000gb-156-fhd-1920x1080-ips-gtx-960-2gb-ddr5/ACR-1248

http://www.instar-informatika.hr/notebook-asus-rog-g551jk-cn011d-intel-core-i7-4710hq-8gb-ddr3-sata-1tb-geforce-gtx850-2gb/asus-g551jk-cn011d

http://www.instar-informatika.hr/notebook-asus-rog-gl552jx-cn030d-156-ips-fullhd-intel-core-i7-4720hq-ram-8gb-hdd-1000gb-geforce-gtx950m-2gb-2-god-jamstvo/asus-gl552jx-cn030


these are links for the each one i like... all of them are practically the same price- they differ in like 50 euros.. so guys pls help me , give me your opinions on which one should i pick for my gaming purposes... at this very moment, i play LoL , and hearthstone, but im thinking of buying new gta...

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While all should play the 2 games you listed
by Forum moderator Jul 1, 2015 7:10AM PDT

The 960 should edge out the other 2 on game performance. with only 50 euros difference, if these were my choices I'd get the model with the better GPU (960.)

As this is a gamer laptop, always use it on a cooling pad, even one with no fans. Never use it on your lap or soft surface. Get your canned air and start from day 1 the 1st of the month routine cleaning.
Bob

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1st laptop ever
by Vrby Jul 1, 2015 8:59AM PDT

Thank you Bob
i have a few more questions since this is going to be my 1st laptop ever.
what would be the proper way of cooling this thing, i dont have a cooling pad unfortunately... and this canned air... how do you use it to clean your fans? do you break laptop into peaces or do you blow it into fans with laptop still being in one piece?
Vrby

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Anything that props up the back of the laptop up
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 1, 2015 9:28AM PDT

Or lets more air flow around the laptop bottom. As to canned air, I just use it on the vents on the 1st of the month. The break it open is reserved for machines that I see that were never cleaned. There are so many youtubes on this. Here's one.

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Budget
by Jul 8, 2015 8:55AM PDT

I will need to know the budget of the laptop if you want me to make suggestion other than the ones you have linked.

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Gaming laptops
by Jul 14, 2015 3:40AM PDT

Acer VN7 doesn't have much features in gaming.

For me only MSI G Series & Alienware are great brands for Gaming Laptops.

I'll Recommands these 2: MSI GE62 with i7+960 & Alienware 15 with i5+965
Both are quiet good.

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