I'm looking to buy a laptop a few years from now, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the most possible on a (relatively) limited budget.
What I'm looking for is a laptop that can play games like Crysis at high settings (that is, 1280x1024 with shadows and HDR) at at least 25 fps and can be bought at under $1000. I would also like the laptop to be future-friendly--that is, I would like to be able to keep it for quite a few years and still be able to update it to keep it fairly modern (without having to buy several completely new laptops).
So, a laptop under $1000 that can play Crysis at 25 fps and can be upgraded well into the future. Is it possible to find something like this?
I've heard from a few sources that building a custom machine can be a lot less expensive than buying one prebuilt. (And I think that prebuilt laptops are usually either affordable with a pathetic GPU or crazily expensive with a high-end GPU. Mainstream laptops and gaming laptops, and nothing in between.) Is it true that I could custom-build a laptop like the one I want for less money than would be needed to buy it prebuilt?
What I'm looking for is a laptop that can play games like Crysis at high settings (that is, 1280x1024 with shadows and HDR) at at least 25 fps and can be bought at under $1000. I would also like the laptop to be future-friendly--that is, I would like to be able to keep it for quite a few years and still be able to update it to keep it fairly modern (without having to buy several completely new laptops).
So, a laptop under $1000 that can play Crysis at 25 fps and can be upgraded well into the future. Is it possible to find something like this?
I've heard from a few sources that building a custom machine can be a lot less expensive than buying one prebuilt. (And I think that prebuilt laptops are usually either affordable with a pathetic GPU or crazily expensive with a high-end GPU. Mainstream laptops and gaming laptops, and nothing in between.) Is it true that I could custom-build a laptop like the one I want for less money than would be needed to buy it prebuilt?