what kind of video games you like honey

I like WRESTLING video games and the video game version of MONOPOLY!

What kind of video games YOU like?

carmen games

*hides his MacBook Pro* nothing to see here! moving along!

I'm still in that 80's mindset of worrying about Apple and compatibility.

even though most programs are on MAC now, plus you can also load up windows and have a duel boot machine :P

for that price you can build a tower, WH.

agreed, and they cost less to upgrade down the road.

Now if you do more traveling than stay home, I can see the laptop request.

But otherwise, go tower.

It pretty much has to be a laptop so I can bring it between my bedroom and the living room.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1INYD.....EXCL&psc=1

I'd recommend this laptop right here. In fact, it's one I've been looking at getting myself (as I'm in desperate need for a laptop). Fits in your budget, has a GTX 1070, great processor, SSD + HDD, 17" screen...

Impressive, but I hear Asus has quality issues...

Every laptop manufacturer has quality issues. Even Apple, who people tout and laud as one of the best of the best. Asus has one of the lowest failure rates of anyone in the industry.

http://www.statisticbrain.com/lapto.....unction-rates/
https://resource.squaretrade.com/la.....liability-1109

Failures happen. Any electronic device is prone to failure, specially at the longer you have them. The storage used in phone memory is designed to degrade over time and heavy usage (which is why so many people have that "I feel like my phone used to be faster" sensation -- because it did). Quality issues will always exist in any brand. It's, sadly, a risk. I'm not saying you have to get an Asus, but Asus makes a lot of the parts other manufacturers use.

Ok. I read the bad reviews and get nervous.

What about the Asus you mentioned vs. this:
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8157.....-p650hs-g.html

Clevo are decent, but are also lackluster in design. Most boutique vendors use them as their base (iBuyPower, Xotic, Sager, CyperPower, and others). The downside of a Clevo is that they don't tend to "feel" quality. You save a fair bit of money using them, and they're not bad machines, but they feel cheap (even if they're not). Their newer machines aren't too bad.

Okay... I think I'm going to go with this one... It's THIS one, right - it's got everything you suggest? The "buy" page Asus isn't working, so I guess this specific one on Amazon is the way to go...

It's what I'm getting once I have the funding. Although I don't know if it's available outside Amazon.

A friend of mine went on the ASUS path. I have nothing against it, he bought the same model. It *is* sexy, and gets the job done really, really well.

To the both of you, heads up though, you're gonna need a fan, the thing heats up when under load >.<

That does seem to be the consensus.

Unfortunately I'm not an expert, but Dragoneer said something interesting.

Thanks, cutie!

No problem

To answer:


What do I want for a screen: UHD monitor? What resolution?

1920 x 1080 is a good resolution for a 15.6/17.3 inch screen. I'm a 15.6 inch user myself, because it offers excellent on-screen working space and portability.

Don't bother with 4K (you'll have a lot of nagging issues with text sizes and all, and you'll just end up forcing your graphics card to work extra hard)
Don't bother with G-Sync (It's more of a...long-term investment. I have it on my laptop, haven't really felt anything because the 1060 card is working beyond what G-Sync is supposed to do)

Do get:
An IPS, matte screen
A 120HZ screen (The 1060/1070 card is more than enough to run games above a buttery-smooth 60fps...but oh! You're limited by your paltry 60HZ screen, which is an industry norm)



What about processors?
i7 (nothing less)
7700 'Kaby Lake' is the 2017 norm. 6700 is the previous generation, 'Skylake'

There's not much difference between the Skylake and Kaby Lake. I'd honestly advise to wait for Intel's next-gen processors, the 8000 series.


I'm pretty sure I want the NVIDIA GTX 1060 or 1070 for the future VR ability. I DO have an Xbox One, so does that mean I won't need a VR-ready machine?
For $1,700 , you can go right for a 1070, no problem. It would be a better investment to go with laptop/PC VR, more flexible (and loads more power)



I personally recommend you to get a Clevo. It's heavily customisable, and XoticPC (if you are in the States) offers amazing prices on them (under the brand name 'Sager')
I picked up one overseas in December with a 1060 6GB GPU. Never seems to heat up, and with a laptop fan, it's cool as a cucumber under load.

Feel free to note me if you have more queries, I try to make sure people get the best bang for their buck whenever I can.

Wow. Thanks! So - Goto XoticPC and look for Sager which is a Clevo?

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8157.....-p650hs-g.html

That it?

And it's not UHD and no SSD. Is that a problem?

I would suggest going SSD with any laptop. While HDDs have improved over the years an SSD is not prone to shock/fall damage over time, which is the number one cause of issues on a laptop.

Source: I was an IT repair tech that worked on laptops for like... 5 years. HDDs were the #1 thing to die.

FHD is more than enough. And it does come with an SSD haha.

Dragoneer is right, SSDs are an absolute must these days.

Loading times will measure in seconds, be it startup, opening apps, loading games, etc... M.2 SSDs, normal ones (that look like HDDs) or PCIEs, doesn't matter too much, you'll largely get the same benefits. PCIEs are superior and will give you a boost of a couple of seconds or so, but in real-world environments, it's not too much of a leap.

I have an old version of Nvidia Geforce for my desk top, and it is awesome.

I now have the GTX 1070 Nvidia. Nice!