Laptop for friend

[Dale Feles]

Basically, my friend is looking to buy a new laptop, and he's not sure which one he should get. He wants a laptop that is able to run games and has a decent RAM, although it doesn't bother him if he cant run all the games on high settings.

He's willing to spend 800$, but I'm pretty sure he could get a decent laptop for 500$. Any ideas?

[Deacon]

For his goal of 8, I suggest one of HPs' dv6 series.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/series_can.do;HHOJSID=r3m2Pm3pL4PtN8nV8hgch2TzFGJBhw12Lv4ZNWZ54JQvNykCG6Zr!558977500?storeName=computer_store&landing=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=High%20performance&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg/lateralnav_high_performance_notebooks_home

That's what I had and it worked well for most things most of the time.

[Tiger Guy]

I got this for christmas for around 500 bucks. Not sure how much it is now since it's out of stock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215191

It runs GMod, CS:S, and LoL alright. I'm sure he already has these, but if he doesn't, make sure he has a mouse and a good headset.