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rabidz7

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I need a new gaming laptop to replace my late 2011 15" MBP (that no one seems to buy for even 1200$), I about to get an MSI Dragon, before I realized the screen was 16:9 and an intell :mad:, I then looked at the GX70, but the screen was 16:9 :mad:.
Are there any gaming laptops that are 16:10, and can run crysis III, metro last light, and the witcher II, with all setting maxed?
Should I just wait for the new rMBP, and overclock the crap out of the GPU?
 
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Are there any gaming laptops that are 16:10, and can run crysis III, metro last light, and the witcher II, with all setting maxed?
No

Should I just wait for the new rMBP, and overclock the crap out of it?
Honestly, i think playing 16:10 is over-rated. I competed professionally for a few years and it doesn't make or break anything.

CPUs aren't the issues with games these days, its the GPU, that being said, you are going to want a machine with a dedicated GPU.
 
I need a new gaming laptop to replace my late 2011 15" MBP (that no one seems to buy for even 1200$), I about to get an MSI Dragon, before I realized the screen was 16:9 and an intell :mad:, I then looked at the GX70, but the screen was 16:9 :mad:.
Are there any gaming laptops that are 16:10, and can run crysis III, metro last light, and the witcher II, with all setting maxed?
Should I just wait for the new rMBP, and overclock the crap out of it?

The Intel chipsets used in Macs these days do not overclock under osx. More and more the frequencies are being locked down
 
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Honestly, i think playing 16:10 is over-rated. I competed professionally for a few years and it doesn't make or break anything.

CPUs aren't the issues with games these days, its the GPU, that being said, you are going to want a machine with a dedicated GPU.

I meant to overclock the GPU.

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The Intel chipsets used in Macs these days do not overclock under osx. More and more the frequencies are being locked down

I meant the GPU.
 
If you like 16:10 you are in the minority...I know of no capable (and affordable) gaming laptops that are not 16:9. Make the transition to the mainstream side...it is the best way to game. (Or buy a monitor...either way...)
 
I can't imagine why anyone would prefer 16:9 for anything other than watching videos.
 
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