@saintsatan I don't want to spend that much on a laptop because it's not worth it.

How about this? I buy a custom built PC for around QAR 2000, which will come later. And right now, I get a reliable laptop for QAR 1000-1500 which has a good battery life and can do all everyday tasks except for gaming. Maybe Minecraft and LoL or DOTA 2 at basic settings and ~30 fps.
Is that possible? If so, which laptop/2-in-1 do you recommend?

@MonsieurX@saintsatan As I already told you guys, I'm not upgrading as I don't have a PC already. The laptop I talked about was for a friend. It ran GTA V nearly satisfactorily but I didn't try The Witcher III on it because I thought it's more demanding than GTA V. I want a PC that can run Black OPS 3, The Witcher III and the latest NFS as well. Maybe not at 60fps or 1080p, 30+fps at 720p will do just fine. Though I'd love if it could do better.

So for the 3rd time, I want recommendations about a laptop within my budget and from that shopping guide.

That's like more than twice my budget.

I was initially going to get an Alienware Alpha (base model) or a custom built PC but the problem is that there is plenty of load shedding where I'm going to live. They use generators but they start after electricity has shut down. So running a PC or console won't be smooth as it would shut down every hour or so.

Another problem is that being a student I'll have to present in front of the class and I can't bring my whole PC setup to the classroom. And no, they do not allow you to bring just your flash drives with you.

So, which of the laptops, within my budget (QAR 2500-3500) do you suggest?

I don't think I have a choice. That's the budget I have. I might considering spending another $50-100 if it's really worth it. But that's all.

Also, I'm not upgrading from anything because I don't currently have a PC.

I just need help deciding which laptop to buy from this catalog: http://www.jarir.com/qatarshoppingguide Again, it must be around, or preferably under, QAR3000. Just let me know which laptop is the best at this price point.

Hey, guys.

I'm moving to another place and leaving my current PC here. I'm in the market for a new laptop and my budget is around $800. I'm in Qatar currently and this is where I'm going to the laptop from. $800 translates to about QAR 3000 here.

I bought a laptop in June for a friend. It was an HP Pavilion with an i7-5500U processor, 8GB RAM and the GPU was a 2GB 840M I think, not sure. It ran GTA V pretty smoothly, no lag. And though the details on the walls were blurry, the overall experience was great.

Now I want something better than that as I want to play the latest games like the Witcher III and Black OPS 3. Please don't argue that 720p or 30fps is not gaming worthy because I'm alright with that. I've never experienced gaming at res greater than 1366x768 or fps greater than 45-50. Heck, GTA IV ran at 23-25 fps and I was fine with that.

But of course it would be better if I could get a laptop with 1080p res and which could run games at 60fps. I'm aware it's hard to get that in a laptop within that price range but I'll be happier the closer to that experience I get.

Now it's not necessary for the laptop to be a convertible or have a touch screen if it can game well but if it does have it, then it'll be the best of both worlds for me. But I'd prefer better bang-for-buck performance than the laptop to fold all the way back.

It's better if you point out the laptop you recommend in this shopping guide (104 MB) or select it after applying the filters in this website. Jarir Bookstore is where most people get electronics here.

@insane_metalist I don't know if people get notified if a comment is edited, so please read the above comment again about the cooler. About the SSD, I'll wait for more comments then.

@Coseniath@PredatorRules@insane_metalist

I'll be getting a 120GB SSD for the OS and other commonly used apps. But I doubt it will make any difference in performance because newer OSes already have sufficiently fast boot times. As for the fast game loading times, most new games are 40-60GB so I won't be able to keep any games on my SSD. So my question is whether or not a 120GB SSD should be required. Also, which one is better, $53.5 Kingston SSDNow V300 or $57 Corsair Force LS MLC

The i5 6600k does not come with a CPU Cooler. I would have gone with the Hyper 212 X (not EVO 'cuz CM site says X is better) but that's not listed on the sites I'm browsing. The ones available are:

$46 Thermaltake Frio Silent 14

$62 Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer

$72 CORSAIR H55 Quiet Edition

Which one? Or should I "find" and get the Hyper EVO or Hyper X? Again, I don't want to spend more than I have to since I'm on a budget.

@PredatorRules@insane_metalist@Coseniath

I assume that if I'll be getting (8GB) DDR4 RAM, then it should be 2x4GB and now 1x8GB. Or does it not make much of a difference? The price for the 1x8GB would be around $5-9 cheaper. The sticks available here are as follows:

$80 Corsair Value Select 8GB (2x4GB) DIMM 2133MHz CL15

$90 Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DRAM 2400MHz C14

$92 ADATA Premier 8GB (2x4GB) DIMM 2133MHz (CL15?)

$90 Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB (1x8GB) 2666MHz (CL?)

Which one is preferable? And what's the difference between DIMM and DRAM?

@PredatorRules Would I be missing out on anything if I choose these two parts over others?