$500 gaming laptop 2012

Perferably a intelchip, but very open to any suggestions. I'm going to be using it to play games with a high fps So a good to great GPU is perferable to the harddrive size or programs it comes with. I will also use the computer for a server setup to my existing media network threw my Nas Hard drives.

With the the abilty to put my laptop into a double view to my LCD home theater setup. Any and all suggesions would greatly help me, Thank you. Let me fix the format to what i've seen being done. What is your budget? What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

What screen resolution do you want? Around x Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Portable so i can transport it to work any whatnot. How much battery life do you need? Not an issue 6.

Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games.

Low,Medium or High? What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? Photo and Video editing. Nothing major. How much storage Hard Drive capacity do you need? Anything over gb 9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. Even a model number and i search on ebay, I want the most ban for the buck. How long do you want to keep your laptop? For at least 2 years. What kind of Optical drive do you need?

Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons. HP Dell Samsung Acer anything that is quality. What country do you live in? United States of America Please tell us any additional information if needed. Nothing i can think of. Wisecracker Distinguished. The integrated Li-Polymer 42Wh battery is declared to last up to 9 hours of moderate use. In reality, you will hardly spend more than two hours without charging if you are a gamer, so again, the advice is to have a power outlet nearby.

The advantage of the Lenovo model is a shade of better cooling, a backlit keyboard, and a better build. IdeaPad 3 also has a higher price compared to HP. So, weigh yourself and decide what you like best. Fingerprint reader. Backlight keyboard. WiFi 6. No card reader. Just one slot to RAM expansion. Acer also has this affordable model in its rich range of laptops with the Ryzen 3 U 4-core processor.

Aspire 5 AR14K will be quite enough for school obligations, home office, and casual gaming not-so-new gaming titles. If you are looking to get as cheap as possible when purchasing a laptop and have good performance, this could be the right choice.

Aspire 5 has a great design and is only 0. An interesting detail, for this price, the upper cover is made of aluminum, which further contributes to the positive aesthetic impression that may remind you of a MacBook. The laptop comes with a In addition to ComfyView, the screen also has BlueLightShield technology that protects your eyes from unhealthy blue light. Of course, this is a handy security add-on that you can also use to log in to your computer without a password.

Like the Lenovo model, the Acer also has a backlit keyboard, which is very handy if you work in darker rooms. The processor has a 4MB L3 cache, operating clock at 2. The installed amount of 4GB of RAM is enough for the operating system and some light applications, but not for pleasant gaming.

The Acer Aspire 5 comes with the M. The Acer Aspire 5 has a good response and will easily cope with all challenges for everyday work. However, there is a lack of RAM, primarily if you work with multiple applications simultaneously. The first thing you need to solve is upgrading to more RAM. As we can see, newer games will work acceptably but only in p with low details. The Acer Aspire 5 comes with a 48Wh 3-cell Li-ion battery, for which the manufacturer advertises 8 hours of non-rechargeable operation.

Expect the battery to last about two hours if you are gaming. Look for a more potent processor for that, like Ryzen U. Whatever the job, still upgrade your laptop with RAM and storage as soon as the opportunity arises.

Slate Gray color fits perfectly, and, importantly, no fingerprints remain visible. The laptop is relatively light at 3. The anti-glare screen comes in p resolution and is quite pleasant for everyday work. The screen is nothing special. As with other models, the TN panel is the most common choice of budget laptops. Everything said about the TN panel also applies here. The frame around the screen is relatively thin, but the laptop itself is only 0.

The keyboard is suitable for this price range. It is pretty comfortable to type on and has a backlight. Asus has also implemented a fingerprint reader, making a well-rounded offer for this price. It has two cores but four threads thanks to HyperThreading which runs at a base clock of 1. The integrated graphics has 32 EUs and runs at to MHz.

At least I can take less heat for recommending b75 mobo That seems like the opposite thing I'm talking about. Overclocking is good for performance per dollar, not performance per watt. Nice, looking forward to the next builds. Some times OC does yield its advantages, those few frames can help and have helped me in games running smoothly or just over 30FPS.

I honestly don't see why people are concerned with power, PC's don't cost much to run even overclocked. Unless your poor or working at McDonald's, then i see no reason why power is an issue unless otherwise stated.

This whole green thing is a pain in the ass. I'm power hungry sorry. This is a new build :.