At the risk of being yelled for not being helpful, but I feel that laptops are the absolute worst for gaming. They get hot, are barely upgradable, easy to steal (yes, that too is a consideration) and you are stuck with whichever configuration the manufacturer decided that you need and if the CPU dies, you get to toss the whole thing.
A desktop PC is IMO to be preferred over any laptop. Whatever you buy, you can in due time upgrade key parts.
So suppose you buy a system with a potato of a graphics card. In due time, you get to replace that card with something better and BOOM your gaming performance has improved dramatically already. You can get a RAM upgrade, buy a larger hard drive when this one gets too small, heck add two more hard drives even! Want a larger screen than 17"? No problem! Heat is much less a problem in a desktop PC than in a laptop, but should you feel that your CPU runs too hot in spite of cleaning the dust off, you can buy a better CPU fan or even a liquid cooling system.
All this would be possible because you chose a desktop PC over a laptop.
Just my $0.02 worth.
This detailed response actually help me as well; as I am currently in the same situation. Looking to upgrade to a gaming system but wanted to be able to carry second life with me. After reading what you said I guess i'll sacrifice the portable factor for something long lasting.
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Choosing a Gaming Laptop for SL 2019
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This detailed response actually help me as well; as I am currently in the same situation. Looking to upgrade to a gaming system but wanted to be able to carry second life with me. After reading what you said I guess i'll sacrifice the portable factor for something long lasting.
Thanks!