Help Me Spend $5k :) USD

[HumbleSage]

What is your budget?
5K

What country will you be buying this in?
USA

What size notebook do you prefer?
Desktop Replacement (17-inch + screen)

What brands do you like or dislike?
Like: Open
Dislike: Toshiba

Would you consider a refurbished laptop?
No

What are the primary tasks you need this notebook for?
Web Surfing, Office and Productivity Software, Listening to Music, Photo Editing, Video Editing, Computer Programming, Video Chat and Conference, Movie Streaming and Viewing, Output Video to TV or Large Monitor, 3D CAD Design, Casual Gaming, Graphic Intense 3D Gaming

Programming.

What games will you be playing?
Anything I can get my hands on.

Where will you be using this laptop?
Will be used different places

How many hours of battery life do you need?
2

Will you be buying online or in store?
online or in store

Which OS do you prefer?
Windows 7

List the screen resolutions that interest you:
Max Resolution (1920 x 1080)

Do you prefer a glossy or matte screen?
Glossy or Matte is fine

Is the laptops design important to you?
Yes

Approximately what date will you be buying this laptop?
Around 05/14/2012

How long do you want this laptop to last?
3 years

How much storage capacity do you need?
750 GB

Are you interested in SSD for storage?
Yes

Do you want a built-in optical drive, what type?
Blu-Ray Writer. Prefer slot load, but I know those are rare.

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[smokinokie]

OK........

Max out an Alienware with dual AMD 7970s, dual 512GB SSDs in raid and every other conceivable upgrade and you'll still be under budget.....I think.

[baiii]

Try p270 with 3960x or some xeon and max all option, should easily eat out the budget.

serious though, probably decide if you want a
workstation model(offer the best screen and service) or
alienware(best gaming and good service)
clevo based(max power but less complete service)

[Stormyy]

I've never heard of a brand called "Open".

Also, are you a neurosurgeon? 5k is a big budget.

[Karamazovmm]

Try p270 with 3960x or some xeon and max all option, should easily eat out the budget.

serious though, probably decide if you want a
workstation model(offer the best screen and service) or
alienware(best gaming and good service)
clevo based(max power but less complete service)

the 270wm is currently unavailable, its gone back to fix bugs. You can order with no idea when you are going to receive it.

best dual gpu setup is the m18x

[Alomir]

Well, $5K isn't unheard, given that that is my budget too...

In fact, I was pretty set with a MYTHLOGIC Nyx 7212 (Clevo P270WM) with a bunch of upgrades (i7-3930K processor, dual GTX 675 cards, others) - that is, until the delays from Clevo. Now I'm back to square one

I *want* to convince myself to go with Alienware, but I just can't do it; I went that way once already, with unhappy results.

[stonesn]

HP ENVY 17 with SSD 300GB+HDD 750GB 7200 rpm Hybrid

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/hom...00-Notebook-PC

[demonbane]

Amazon.com: MSI Computer G Series GT70 0NC-011US 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black): Computers & Accessories

get this the graphics card isnt amazeing but you can upgrade to amd 7970 or to nvidia gtx 680m without voiding the warranty and you can add another 16gbs of ram if you really want to and in the end youl get a beast machine for under 3k anyway its just my suggestion.

[Prasad]

You want a 3-year long running and reliable stable running laptop for that money? Then consider the Sager NP9170, and configure/customize away!

[xxpawnerzxx]

Wow a 5k budget

with it u can easily go to mythlogic shiva 7212 and have intel core -3930k and nividia quadro 4000m installed into your laptop... however i dont really see a point in building such a beast unless you are using multiple monitors frequently