{"id":805,"date":"2015-02-11T21:27:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T21:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2018-06-27T19:40:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:40:32","slug":"choose-best-gaming-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/choose-best-gaming-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Best Gaming Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Laptop_Blog.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-807\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Laptop_Blog.png\" alt=\"Best Gaming Laptop\" width=\"640\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Laptop_Blog.png 640w, https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Laptop_Blog-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>A few weeks ago, <a title=\"Announcing Our New Line of Laptops\" href=\"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/announcing-new-line-laptops\/\">we announced our new lineup of ultra-performance laptop<\/a>s. Built for speed and performance by the same team that crafts our award winning desktops, these new laptops are perfect for gaming, media creation, and other enthusiast activities. Now that they\u2019ve begun shipping (ready in just three days, get yours!) we\u2019ve put together the following list to help you choose the best gaming laptop for your needs and budget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2015, it\u2019s hard to imagine life before HD so if you go for anything less than a 1080p resolution screen, you\u2019ll regret it. A backlit LED is an absolute must as well for brightness and clarity. And For the true gaming or media enthusiast, nothing beats a 4K resolution for total immersion and eye-popping crispness, something that\u2019s available as an upgrade on our <a href=\"\/raptor-mx50-gaming-laptop.php\">Raptor MX50<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As far as size goes, that\u2019s really a matter of personal preference. The 17\u201d screen is the size of choice for most gamers, but the added size costs you in terms of weight and overall mobility, so choose wisely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processing Power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The processor is the brain of the PC \u2013 the faster the brain, the better the overall performance will be. For the best gaming laptop, I definitely recommend an Intel i7 mobile processor at the minimum. And if it\u2019s the absolute fastest performance that you\u2019re really craving, consider a desktop processor like the i7-4790k which is available in our <a href=\"\/signature-17-desktop-replacement-laptop.php\">Signature 17 laptop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like with a gaming desktop, a discrete graphics solution is the most critical step toward insane frame rates and faster renders. For the best experience, we recommend NVIDIA\u2019s GTX 900M series that\u2019s offered on our Raptor series, although the GTX 850M is also a great option for the budget or battery life conscious.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hard Drive Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One area where gaming and other high performance laptops really set themselves apart is in the hard drive options. Whereas most laptops only support a single drive, the best gaming laptops can handle configurations of up to four drives for extreme performance and maximum storage. Our <a href=\"\/raptor-mx70-gaming-laptop.php\">Raptor MX70<\/a> laptop for example, can be configured with two M.2 drives in RAID and two additional SATA SSDs for a total of 3TB of storage at 1120MBps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cool Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a high performance gaming laptop we\u2019re talking about here, not an off the shelf Best Buy flyer special. Speeds and feeds are important, but it\u2019s also supposed to be cool, to induce a little envy. Bells and whistles like a back-lit programmable keyboard, biometric fingerprint scanner, and built in subwoofer are all features that add just the right level of panache to the best gaming laptop configuration. You\u2019ll find these all in our <a href=\"\/raptor-mx70-gaming-laptop.php\">Raptor MX70<\/a> and <a href=\"\/signature-17-desktop-replacement-laptop.php\">Signature 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/laptop-compare.php\">Compare all of our new gaming laptops here<\/a> to find the one that\u2019s right for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, we announced our new lineup of ultra-performance laptops. 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