I want a new gaming rig

[jimmy olsen]

Are you moving back to the US any time soon?  I kind of assumed you're a lifer at this point.  A friend of mine from university went to Korea to teach after university - he's been there 12-15 years now.  I guess there's some kind of appeal.

I want to have kids, and I ain't sending them to Korean ones. Elementary would be fine if they spoke Korean, but since neither of us do, I don't expect they'll be able to speak it well. Middle and High School is absolutely out of the question, just look at Mono to see why.

[jimmy olsen]

Playing around with the customizer here, looks pretty good for $1,499

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/MSI-GT72VR-Dominator-Gaming-Laptop

Display :: MSI GT72VR Dominator, 17.3" G-SYNC FHD, Anti-Glare 1920x1080 [SKL]
Processor :: Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Mobile Processor (4x 2.6GHz/6MB L3 Cache) [GT72]
Memory :: 16GB [8GB x 2] 2400MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 - VR Ready [GT72]
M.2 Solid State Drive :: 256GB Intel 600P Series M.2 PCIe NVME SSD --Read: 1570MB/s; Write: 540MB/sSingle Drive
Primary Hard Drive :: 1 TB 7200rpm Super Slim Laptop Hard DriveSingle Drive
Optical Drive :: DVD Super Multi [GT72]
Media Card Reader / Writer :: Built-in SD Memory Card Reader/Writer [Laptop]

[Barrister]

Are you moving back to the US any time soon?  I kind of assumed you're a lifer at this point.  A friend of mine from university went to Korea to teach after university - he's been there 12-15 years now.  I guess there's some kind of appeal.

I want to have kids, and I ain't sending them to Korean ones. Elementary would be fine if they spoke Korean, but since neither of us do, I don't expect they'll be able to speak it well. Middle and High School is absolutely out of the question, just look at Mono to see why.

Okay - even if you knock your GF up the moment you get back, you don't have to worry about schooling them for 6-7 years.  I'll repeat - you're not coming back any time real soon.

[jimmy olsen]

I'm in America right now. If I want to bring my new pc back with me, it has to be a laptop.

[Berkut]

OK, I don't think trying to argue him out of buying a laptop based on your assumptions about his life choices is really very useful.

You want an SSD because the money spent on a SSD is, IMO, one of the best results for dollars spent you can get in a gaming PC. Any PC really. I would MUCH rather spend less on a CPU in order to afford a SSD, for example.

As far as the GPU, I agree with Tamas that spending a ton on a top end CPU while getting a low end GPU is similarly foolish. Your gaming experience will be driven by the lowest end component, so your goal should be to get all the components balanced for a given price point.

A super expensive CPU and memory will run as fast as your low end GPU.

A mid level CPU and memory will run as fast as a mid level GPU.

So why spend money on a high end CPU if you cannot afford a high end GPU?

[jimmy olsen]

So, that last build I posted was okay?

[jimmy olsen]

Looks pretty good for 1,349 I think. Anyone have any experience with Eluktronics?
The Amazon and Newegg reviews look great.

https://www.amazon.com/Eluktronics-P670RP6-Premium-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B01KZ6BNUY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

They have a version of this with a ridiculous 5 TB hardrive on their website for just $50 more.

Eluktronics P670RP6 Premium VR Ready Gaming Laptop -
Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core
Windows 10 Home
6GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
17.3" Full HD IPS
256GB Performance SSD + 1TB HDD 16GB DDR4 RAM

[jimmy olsen]

Just ordered the above from Amazon, upgraded for 1,549.95

Eluktronics P670RP6 Premium VR Ready Gaming Laptop -
Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core
Windows 10 Home
6GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
17.3" Full HD IPS
512GB Performance SSD + 1TB HDD 32GB DDR4 RAM

[Tamas]

Looking good.

I have an 1060 neutered down to 3GB and I am very happy with it, so you should be even better off, plus with a very sweet CPU.

And Berkut is totally right about the SSD. You have no idea what a quality of life improvement it is until you try it.

[Syt]

Having games like CK2 or EU4 on SSD greatly improves loading times. Not to mention boot up if your OS is on SSD.

[Berkut]

And Berkut is totally right

Saved for posterity.

[Berkut]

Looks pretty good for 1,349 I think. Anyone have any experience with Eluktronics?

The gaming laptop I bought about a year ago is Eluktronics, and I am very, very happy with it.

[viper37]

Middle and High School is absolutely out of the question, just look at Mono to see why.

While he's a tad extreme, I see nothing wrong in his love of animes.

[viper37]

Playing around with the customizer here, looks pretty good for $1,499

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/MSI-GT72VR-Dominator-Gaming-Laptop

Display :: MSI GT72VR Dominator, 17.3" G-SYNC FHD, Anti-Glare 1920x1080 [SKL]
Processor :: Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Mobile Processor (4x 2.6GHz/6MB L3 Cache) [GT72]
Memory :: 16GB [8GB x 2] 2400MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 - VR Ready [GT72]
M.2 Solid State Drive :: 256GB Intel 600P Series M.2 PCIe NVME SSD --Read: 1570MB/s; Write: 540MB/sSingle Drive
Primary Hard Drive :: 1 TB 7200rpm Super Slim Laptop Hard DriveSingle Drive
Optical Drive :: DVD Super Multi [GT72]
Media Card Reader / Writer :: Built-in SD Memory Card Reader/Writer [Laptop]

if you make sure your laptop has a Thunderbolt 3 port, you could later upgrade it with an external GPU, kinda like these:
http://www.notebookreview.com/howto/how-to-upgrade-your-notebook-with-an-external-graphics-card/

[Berkut]

So whats the latest scoop on AMD Ryzen processors?