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MSI GE66 Raider The MSI GE66 Raider (read our review) is a formidable laptop. While staying under $2,000, it packs in some serious gaming firepower and rocks a display that's ready to take full advantage of it. Inside the GE66 Raider, you'll find an Intel Core i7-10875H processor. That's an 8-core/16-thread processor that can zoom along with boost speeds up to 5.1GHz. Pairing that with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and 16GB of fast DDR4 memory makes this a worthy gaming machine. So, it's a good thing the Full HD display offers up a 240Hz refresh rate for ultra-smooth gaming.Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 If you're willing to skip some of the eye-catching extras and highest-end components, you can still snag a perfectly respectable gaming laptop at a good price. The Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 (read our review) is just that at a price point a little over $1,000. Our selected build of the Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 has everything you need to get a solid experience in most games. The pairing of an Intel Core i7-10750H processor with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is more than enough for gaming at 1080p, and this gaming laptop comes kitted with a 144Hz display to let you take full advantage of the possible speeds.Acer Nitro 5 If you just need the most affordable option that can get you solidly in the game, then the Acer Nitro 5 (read our review) is an excellent pick. It doesn't go into the high-end with a high refresh rate or bonkers graphics processor, but it has just what you need to get gaming at 1080p. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600H is more than enough CPU muscle to handle the games you throw at it, and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 is just about the perfect graphics processor to pair with a 1080p/60Hz display like that found here.Alienware Area-51m R2 Alienware's Area-51m R2 is a gaming monstrosity, and you can actually make it just about as monstrous as you like. The laptop is bordering on a compact desktop in size, and that leaves room for some serious customization options. The model we've selected includes a 17.3-inch, 4K display that can hit 500 nits as well as a 10-core Intel Core i9-10900K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB of NVMe SSD storage in a RAID 0 configuration. That's already one of the highest-end configurations, but there's even more room for RAM and storage to boost the potential of this laptop.Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 A lot of gaming laptops sink so deep into their niche that they can forget many of us have more to do with our computers than just game. To that end, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 offers a phenomenal balance. That's driven in large part by its use of the AMD Ryzen 7-4800HS processor. Thanks to the 7nm architecture of this processor, it offers solid eight-core performance but doesn't burn through the laptop's battery as quickly as many other gaming laptops. That balanced performance makes for great everyday computing, but don't forget this is also ready for gaming. It packs in an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 to take advantage of its 240Hz display.Razer Blade 15 Razer has truly cemented its place as a leading manufacturer when it comes to 15-inch gaming laptops. The frequent iterations of the Razer Blade 15 have regularly demonstrated serious gaming chops backed by a high level of polish. There aren't many powerful gaming laptops that weigh just 4.6 pounds and measure under 0.8-inches thick. The latest Razer Blade 15 base model packs in serious hardware with an Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. That's a fast enough configuration to let the 1080p display make full use of its 144Hz refresh rate.MSI GT76 Titan DT If you're looking to go big with your laptop, the MSI GT76 Titan DT should catch your eyes. This laptop is a bit of a mammoth at almost 10 pounds, but it actually keeps a somewhat sleeker chassis design than you might be used to from 17-inch gaming laptops. That's thanks to slim bezels around its screen, which happens to be a 4K Ultra HD display with complete coverage of the Adobe RGB color space. For a laptop of this size, it naturally comes seriously loaded. You'll get an Intel Core i9-10900K and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super.Acer Predator Triton 500 When it comes to esports, speed is king. You want to be able to see everything that's happening in your game as clearly as possible, and you get that by going with the fastest screen possible. Acer has made sure gamers can get this in a laptop with the Acer Predator Triton 500, the company's first gaming laptop with a 300Hz display. It's no ordinary gaming PC that can power a 300Hz, 1080p display. So, Acer has packed this beast with an Intel Core i7-10750H and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super. With some fine-tuning of graphics settings in popular esports games, you'll be flying at 300 frames-per-second, and you'll get to see every single one of them.Origin EON15-X Customization is one of the great loves of PC gamers, but when you turn to the laptop market, you may find yourself disappointed. Many gaming laptops come largely pre-configured. Sometimes you'll get the option to tweak a few specs, but rarely will you have control over most of the components, especially when it comes to the specific brands. The Origin EON15-X (read our review) gives you much more in the way of customization. The Origin EON15-X comes with a big trade-off in battery life compared to some more modern gaming laptops, and it's a bit thicker, but you'll find it makes up for that in customization and power.Alienware m15 R3 To get a serious level of performance and a super slick package, check out the latest iteration of Alienware's m15 series. The Alienware m15 R3 measures just 0.78 inches at its thickest point and weighs only 4.65 pounds. That makes it among the thinnest and lightest on this list, but you won't be missing out on much that you'd find in a chunkier laptop. The Alienware m15 R3 still packs in an Intel Core i7-10750H processor with 32GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q. If you're wondering what all that performance is good for, you'll be pleased to hear that this beast features a 300Hz display, letting you put all that power to use for insanely high frame-rates.Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo There are a lot of gaming laptops that stick to the same old formula but just keep implementing faster and faster components. The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo (read our review) does things a little differently. Instead of one display, you'll find two. The primary display is a 15.6-inch, 4K Ultra HD, IPS panel with a 60Hz refresh rate. Below that, there's a thin, 14" touchscreen display with a 3,840 x 1,100 resolution. Make no mistake, this gaming laptop doesn't forget about fast components. It packs an Intel Core i9-10900HK with 32GB of RAM (clocked at 3,200MHz no less), and it also runs an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super for excellent gaming performance.Asus ROG Flow X13 In most cases, powerful laptops are going to be stuck hovering near a desk and a power outlet because of the juice it takes to run them. So, even when they're lightweight, their portable use can be hampered. The Asus ROG Flow X13 (read our review) cracks that by using an eGPU, so you can have a high-performance gaming experience while you're docked to the eGPU or you can enjoy its portability without an ultra-powerful graphics processor gulping down the battery. In fact, it got over nine hours in our battery test no small feat for a gaming laptop.