$3,200 budget gamer

[HighHanded]

I am looking for a gaming notebook with a budget of $3,200. I mostly play World of warcraft and call of duty 4. I wouild like to play the newer games that are coming out too.

[Mazeura]

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[robamb2002]

Sager NP5796 Custom Notebook (Built on Clevo M570TU)
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.80GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- 1,024MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GTX DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- 4GB Intel® Robson Turbo Memory II
- NP579x Orange Frame Trim Color
- ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- ~Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- 2 Year Parts & Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support

$3138.00 before cash discount & shipping

If you want a Blu-Ray drive its an extra $165.

This would be my first choice. the 9800GTX will handle any game you through at it on very high settings and would handle any game that came out in the next 3 yrs at least. but thats my priority, not yours :)

OCZ FORCE EXTREME 840 (Built on Flextronics / Arima W840 DI / OCZNBIM17A / W840DI )
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- 15 Day 0 Dead Pixel Guarantee
- -Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.80GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- (2) 512MB (1,024MB Total) PCI-Express CROSSFIRE ATI HD3870 DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- - 4,096MB (2 SODIMMS) DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- - Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X Light Scribe DVDRW Drive w/ Software
- - 320GB 7200RPM WD or Seagate (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- - 320GB 7200RPM WD or Seagate (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- Raid 0-Stripe (Combines primary and secondary hard drive)( (Requires Identical Sized Hard Drives)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Integrated Bluetooth® 2.0 + EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- -Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- 3 Year Complete Care Full Parts / Labor Warranty - Next Business Day Shipping both ways - Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Tech Support

$2918.00 before cash discount and shipping

If you want a Blu-Ray burner its an extra $318.

This machine is only slightly bulkier but has a couple features the 5796 doesnt. the 3 year warranty is better along with the 2 drives in RAID is a big plus. I've seen benchmarks for the GPU crossfire which score lower than the single 9800 gtx so that would be a SLIGHT trade off.***EDIT*** I've double checked this statement and the HD 3870 scores HIGHER which bumps this to the top of my list :D my mistake :-/ ***


Sager NP8660 (Built on Clevo M860TU)
- 15.4" WUXGA "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Screen (1920x1200)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.80GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt
- 512MB PCI-Express nVidia GeForce 9800M GTS DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- 4GB Intel® Robson Turbo Memory II
- ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- ~Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- 2 Year Parts & Labor Warranty 24/7 Tech Support

$2688.00 before cash discount and shipping

If you want a Blu-Ray drive its an extra $165.

This would be your top 15" screen lappy. It gives you a little extra cash to play with if you want custom skin or better warranty or a mouse/cooler/carrybag/night-on-the-town whatever! the 9800 gts is slightly less powerful than the above options, but the trade-off is a smaller notebook which is a little more portable.

For the price range you mentioned, I would think one of these machines would suit your needs just fine.]

Happy Lappy Hunting

STATS

3DMark06
3870x2 CF-13055
9800 GTX-10045
9800 GTS-9683

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html?or=&search=&sort=3dmark06

[HighHanded]

Thanks for the help. I am looking at the OCZ Extreme I think here and elsewhere.