Try Dell's alienware laptops... would put the link but the spam filter keeps blocking ....
and they are doing a trade in offer of up to £150 on your old kit.... not the best but up there for gaming...

Try alienware. Do you have a budget?

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-laptops?ST=top%20gaming%20laptops&dgc=ST&cid=41141&lid=1069630&acd=130028950920569

Cheers guys, the M11x looks pretty damn good, if a bit more expensive than i was looking for.

Do you know of any cheaper options.

I think buying a new laptop would be best, but you could just buy the hardware.

http://uk.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-635m

Skyrim minimum requirements


Dual-core CPU, 2.0 GHz or faster
2 GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c video card with 512 MB RAM
6 GB HDD space
Windows XP/Vista/7 [32 or 64-bit]


And the recommended spec:

Quad-core CPU
4 GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c video card with 1 GB RAM - GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher
6 GB HDD space
Windows XP/Vista/7,



Assasins creed 2

Minimum

OS: Windows XP (32-64 bits) / Windows Vista (32-64 bits)/ Windows 7 (32-64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista – Windows 7
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB


And the recommended configuration:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card

I 'think' my graphics card is attachd to the motherboard and so cannot be upgraded?!

Looks like i'll have to look after my penny's for a while and save for a new one.

Thanks both of you

Don't Dell offer finance options?

19.9% APR... might as well get a small loan at those rates.

I'd recommend a desktop so you could upgrade for much cheaper in the future

Keep your laptop for work etc. and build a desktop.

Skyrim minimum requirements


Dual-core CPU, 2.0 GHz or faster
2 GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c video card with 512 MB RAM
6 GB HDD space
Windows XP/Vista/7 [32 or 64-bit]


And the recommended spec:

Quad-core CPU
4 GB RAM
DirectX 9.0c video card with 1 GB RAM - GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher
6 GB HDD space
Windows XP/Vista/7,



Assasins creed 2

Minimum

OS: Windows XP (32-64 bits) / Windows Vista (32-64 bits)/ Windows 7 (32-64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista – Windows 7
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB


And the recommended configuration:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card



i was just about to say that.

Lenovo are the best

Why do you need a laptop? I always ask this question as 1 day many moons ago i also thought i needed a gaming laptop and spent £2500 on one.......guess what i used it as a laptop maybe half a dozen times, other than that it sat on my desk I could have saved £1500 and got the desktop, and then been able to update rather than get stuck with a broken husk that i cant do anything with now its broken.

For £500 you can put together a solid desktop that will 2x or 3x better than a laptop at the same price.

If you do feel you need a laptop then to play games i would advise a minimum of a 550M nvidia card or a Mobility 5700 Ati. This how ever will only do for about 18months and after that will struggle on newer games..... tbh it will struggle on Skyrim on high settings with a few things turned on.

Basically the other half doesn't enjoy watching me game so the only chance i get is sat on the sofa in front of the box. Literally nowhere to put a desktop without moving to another room.

Futureproofing seems a massive problem and it sounds like a black hole for my well earned monies.

PC in the next room and sound and noise cancelling headphones

I might be a bit late on this, but if you want a Dell XPS laptop then watch out for the GPU yuo are getting.

My XPS M1530 had a nvidia GeForce 8600M GT, which unkwon to me at time of purchase, had severe GPU design issues. This meant after about 2 years the GPU would pack up and a blank screen would be displayed. You would then need to reball the GPU or get a new motherboard.