Budget Gaming Laptops

From our previous listing of laptops that we consider good enough for gaming last 2016, we now have an updated list of budget gaming laptops that you can buy for 2017. All the laptop models that we have selected comes with the latest and the most up to date components that your money can buy(except for Ryzen laptops).

For this listing and recommendation coming from us, we have categorized each laptop according to their suggested retail price and the categories are Under Php30K, 40K, and 50K. Do keep in mind that price may vary from store to store and overtime. We also have provided sources where you can buy the laptops listed here.

The selected laptops that we have chosen are those that has value for your money and can handle popular games, primarily esports such as Dota 2, League of Legends, CS:GO, and Overwatch with playable frame rates. AAA titles may play on their lowest settings on 720p resolution but around 30FPS or so.

Note: If you’re expecting 60FPS fixed-rate performance or insist in such a standard for this market bracket, this is not meant for you.

So without further ado, here is our list of laptops for 2017 that we consider good enough for gaming and that doesn’t break the bank too.

The majority of the models here feature the NVIDIA 940MX GPU which in our internal testing has yielded playable results in 720p which the majority of the models here run at. At 1080p, its not really gonna be any enjoyable so we highly suggest moving over to the next price tier for frequent 1080p gaming. Most of the models here will function well as an everyday work and family notebook for casual gaming.

Under ₱30,000

Acer Aspire E5-475G

SRP: ₱27,996

Specification

7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100U Processor 2.40GHz (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
4GB Single DDR4 Channel 2400MHz
NVIDIA GeForce® 940MX with 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM
14-inch HD Display
1TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive

Where to Buy

Villman
LAZADA

Under ₱40,000

Acer Aspire E5-575G

SRP: ₱37,999

Specification

7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Processor 2.50GHz (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)
4GB Single DDR4 Channel 2400MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 940MX, 2GB GDDR5 video memory
15.6-in Full HD 1920 x 1080 Display
2TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive

Where to Buy

Asus VivoBook X556UQ-DM730T

SRP: ₱35,484

Specification

7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Processor 2.50GHz (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)
4GB Single DDR4 Channel 2400MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 940MX, 2GB
15.6″ (16:9) LED backlit FHD (1920×1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
1TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive

Where to Buy

HP Pavilion 14 AL105TX

SRP: ₱38,988

Specification

7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Processor 2.50GHz (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)
4GB Single DDR4 Channel 2133MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 940MX, 4GB DDR3 VRAM
14-inch Full HD WLED BrightView (1920×1080) UWVA/IPS
1TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive

Where to Buy

Villman

Under ₱50,000

Dell Inspiron 15 7566

SRP: ₱49,990

Specification

6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ Quad Core Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz)
4GB Single DDR4 Channel 2400MHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M, 4GB GDDR5 video memory
LED Backlit Anit Glare Display with IPS FHD resolution (1920 x 1080)
1TB 5400 RPM Hard Drive

Where to Buy

Acer Aspire F5-573G

SRP: ₱49,992

Specification

7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Processor 2.70GHz (4M Cache, up to 3.50GHz )
8GB of DDR4 system memory using two soDIMM module
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 940MX, 4GB GDDR5 video memory
15.6-inch Full HD 1920 x 1080, high-brightness Acer ComfyViewTM LEDbacklit TFT LCD,
2TB 2.5-inch 5400 RPM HDD

Where to Buy