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to ensure you don't miss a single hardware unbox video hit subscribe then tap the Bell welcome back to hard brown box last month Intel completed their rollout of eighth generation Core processors for laptops introducing coffee lake h-series parts such as the core i7 8750 h at the time we saw lots of new laptops hit the market for both productivity oriented users and gameís so i think it's about time i deliver my picks of the top 5 best gaming laptops you can buy right now in this video we'll be splitting things up into five categories covering high-end gaming laptops more budget-friendly devices as well as the best Ultrabook that can double up as a gaming machine that's enough introduction let's get straight into the pics we're kicking things off here with our personal favorite category of gaming laptops portable designs with tons of power I've already reviewed a handful of these devices on the channel over the last few years but a few standout that come loaded with the latest Core i7 87 58 from Intel the best of the bunch so far is the msi gr6 t5 stealth thin we were always a fan of MSI's previous thin gaming laptop in the GS 63 but the GS 65 is an improvement in every way it has slimmer bezel surrounding a faster 144 Hertz 1080p display and that helps shrink the entire footprint off the laptop it's still very thin and light for this class of device and the new design with gold highlights looks better than ever it certainly is MSI's most refined laptop build yet as for gaming performance the GS 65 comes with two GPU options a gtx 1060 or gtx 1070 max-q either option is a sound choice of their respective price points though the gtx 1070 max-q model is better suited to gaming on the 1080p high refresh display and gives you more power in the same form factor other features like sixteen gig of ram and a 512 gig SSD are standard for this laptop and its competitors we opened for the GS 65 over competing laptops from gigabyte and irzu's for a couple of reasons the GS 65 is quieter than the similar gigabyte air of 50 and extra in gaming and the build quality is superior with both laptops coming in around the same price it was a tough choice between the GS 65 and a soos rog Zephyrus MGM 501 the Zephyrus is more powerful with a full gtx 1070 inside rather than the max q variant but it's also louder hotter and more expensive as a result the J 65 has a larger battery and lasts longer to and that's important for a gaming laptop either the GS 65 all the Zephyrs would be our pic depending on what you're after but if we had to choose just one the more well rounded GS 65 gets our vote in this category if you have about $1,000 to spend there is one clear standout option the ASA predator Helios 300 often available for a touch over $1000 through Amazon the Helios 300 provides the best set of hardware you can get at this price point combining the Intel Core i7 7700 HQ with the nvidia geforce gtx 1066 gigabyte it makes a great system for 1080p gaming without breaking the bank most other laptops available around the $1000 price point opt for the GTX 1063 gigabyte instead which does pack lower performance than the full 6 gig variant in the Helios you're also still getting 16 gig of ram and an SSD boot drive which are very important to deliver a good gaming experience sure it doesn't pack the latest I 78758 but you won't find that CPU in any well priced budget laptops just yet the only way you'll find a cheaper laptop with the gtx 1066 gigabyte inside is if you opt for the i5 7300 HQ instead of the i7 7700 HQ in something like the dell inspiron 75-77 but the extra CPU power of the core i7 and more SSDs storage space makes the Helios 300 and no-brainer for just a hundred bucks more the only major downside to the Helios 300 is its mediocre display that can't reproduce the full srgb spectrum which is something we criticized in our review of the laptop but I'll take that downside knowing that inside the laptop is the best Hardware available at that price point the Helios 300 we mentioned before is a great budget buyer but if you want the best bang for your buck you should look no further than the Isuzu GL 5:02 vs available for as low as one thousand four hundred and eighty dollars but more typically around 1600 the GL 502 vs is a bit more expensive than the Helios 300 roughly 50% more but it does pack faster hardware and more features the key inclusion here is a fully fledged nvidia geforce gtx 1070 it's not a max-q variant and it's much faster than the gtx 1066 gigabyte in our budget pick typical performance gains are in the 35 to 45 percent range though it's not unusual to see an increase that exceeds 50% in heavily GPU limited games those performance gains are in line with the price increase over our budget GTX 1060 laptop pick is slightly lower in the worst case however you also get a far superior 1080p 120 Hertz of g-sync display in the GL 502 vs to complement the faster cheaper you while the same core i7 7700 HQ 16 gig of ram and 256 gig SSD is found inside this laptops higher refresh rate display makes a huge difference for gaming and the gtx 1070 can take full advantage when weighing everything up the GL 502 vs delivers an excellent price to performance ratio and that's why it's our best bang for your buck pick the ace of predators 17 was also considered as it too features similar hardware and a similar price however it's much larger and significantly heavier than the GL 502 vs 4 only a small price saving let's say you happen to have a lot of money lying around and you just want the best mobile gaming experience money can offer well for around four thousand dollars we recommend the gigabyte Horace x9 DT it's definitely not the most value conscious option but it packs pretty much everything you'd want the processor inside is the fastest mobile chip Intel currently offers the core I 989 50 HK and yes that's a core im9 processor we're talking about the GPU is a full nvidia geforce gtx 1080 with 8 gig of gddr5 x plus you get 32 gig of ram a variety of SSD options that start at one terabyte of nvme storage seriously if money is no object you can get to 2 terabyte samsung 960 pros in this thing for a mere 6500 toes we don't really recommend spending that much on this laptop but that's because the base model already offers such a complete package on top of the things I've already mentioned you'll get a 17.3 inch 1080p display with a 144 Hertz refresh rate and gsync and X right Pantone certification plus a mechanical keyboard with perky RGB backlighting and plenty of overclocking Headroom there are a lot of options at the top end of laptop pricing but we chose the Auris x9 dt for a couple of reasons it's significantly slimmer and lighter than other Coraline laptops with the GTX 1080 inside and not much more expensive in the process the x9 isn't exactly thin or light itself but competitors like the MSI gt70 5 and a soos are OGG 703 a seriously massive we also feel that more expensive gaming laptops with SLI GTX 280s or gtex 1070 s just aren't worth it there are a lot of modern games that don't properly support SLI and a laptop with GTX 1080s and SLI can cost upwards of 1,400 dollars more than the Auris x9 DT joy the x9 costs nearly four thousand dollars already but we won't recommend spending the extra money for a second GPU even if you could afford it not everyone out there who wants to do some gaming on a laptop is after a gaming laptop specifically some people may want the high levels of portability and productivity oriented features you get with an ultrabook but also want to do some gaming on the side the best ultrabook you can get right now that doubles up as a gaming capable machine is the Microsoft Surface book - the 15 edge barrier of the surface book - is available with a discreet nvidia geforce gtx 1066 gigabyte inside most ultrabooks top out around a gtx 1050 or 1050 Ti with their discreet GPUs but the service book - pushes all the way up to a gtx 1066 gigabyte which we know is very capable for gaming on top of that you get an intel core i7 8650 u quad core cpu 16 gig of ram at least 256 gig of SSD space and a high resolution 30 to 40 by 2160 display and let's not forget all the features of the surface book - provides the gaming laptops don't the screen detaches from the base and can be used as a large tablet on the go the display is a touchscreen and supports active stylus input and the whole package is compact and light considering what you get the surface book - with the gtx 1060 inside does start at two thousand four hundred and ninety nine dollars so those that want a portable laptop primarily for gaming are better off with the msi gs70 but as far as ultrabooks go you won't find a more powerful option for gaming than the surface book - and just quietly the 13-inch model of this laptop still comes with the gtx 1050 which is much faster than what you typically find in that form factor and is well worth a look if you don't want to lug around something as large as the 15-inch model so those are our picks for the best 5 gaming laptops you can get right now if you've seen any other great laptop eyes recently let us know in the comments below support us on patreon if you like our work and I'll catch you in the next one