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Hello there,

I am currently searching for a new Laptop, which i will use as my daily driver, however i really dont know where to start or
what laptops from which brand i should consider buying.
I can not build my own PC at the moment, which is why i am looking for a fairly powerful laptop that is Windows 7 compatible, however
every time i would find one which suits my needs i would find out that the OEMs do not provide any Windows 7 drivers for that particular device.

I am looking for something with similar specs to these:

CPU: Any Quad Core Processor going up to at least 3.5 Ghz

RAM: 16 GB

GPU: any Nvidia GPU ranging from models GTX 980 to GTX 1080

Storage: 1 TB HDD (or Small SSD + Large HDD)

100% Windows Vista or 7 compatible

A lot of people have been suggesting me the HP Elitebook 8770W, however I wasnt able to find one which suited my needs and at times when i did, the shipping costs were so high that it wasnt worth it or it wouldnt even ship into my area at all.
And besides that i dont want to spend extra 200$ for a separate GPU.

Please also only suggest me laptops which have all parts already built into them so that i dont need to buy anything separately, like in the case of the 8770W.


Thank you and have a nice day


CalmCreeper360

the e6430 is a really good laptop it even supports xp vista 7 8 8.1 and 10 and has drivers for all of the (you have to use the xp drivers for vista) and its only 300 dollers is the normal price and it comes with a nvidia nvs5200m discrete grahpics card or at least some models

You could upgrade to the 8770W's "successor", the zBook. Vista will be a bit fucked because Haswell, but it should have everything needed.

You could also try going for a Skylake and Pascal laptop, but do your research and make sure it allows you to disable Optimius before buying.

LegacyFan wrote: *

08 May 2021, 17:45

the e6430 is a really good laptop it even supports xp vista 7 8 8.1 and 10 and has drivers for all of the (you have to use the xp drivers for vista) and its only 300 dollers is the normal price and it comes with a nvidia nvs5200m discrete grahpics card or at least some models

I forgot to mention that i want a laptop with a dedicated GPU and no integrated graphics, still tho thanks for the recommendation.

CalmCreeper360 wrote: *

08 May 2021, 17:05

Hello there,

I am currently searching for a new Laptop, which i will use as my daily driver, however i really dont know where to start or
what laptops from which brand i should consider buying.
I can not build my own PC at the moment, which is why i am looking for a fairly powerful laptop that is Windows 7 compatible, however
every time i would find one which suits my needs i would find out that the OEMs do not provide any Windows 7 drivers for that particular device.

I am looking for something with similar specs to these:

CPU: Any Quad Core Processor going up to at least 3.5 Ghz

RAM: 16 GB

GPU: any Nvidia GPU ranging from models GTX 980 to GTX 1080

Storage: 1 TB HDD (or Small SSD + Large HDD)

100% Windows Vista/7 compatible

A lot of people have been suggesting me the HP Elitebook 8770W, however I wasnt able to find one which suited my needs and at times when i did, the shipping costs were so high that it wasnt worth it or it wouldnt even ship into my area at all.
And besides that i dont want to spend extra 200$ for a separate GPU.

Please also only suggest me laptops which have all parts already built into them so that i dont need to buy anything separately, like in the case of the 8770W.


Thank you and have a nice day


CalmCreeper360

Well so far I just found one for Windows 7 Laptop is Toshiba Satellite P70-ABT3G22
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
CPU: 2.4GHz/3.4GHz Quad Core Intel Core i7 4th Gen Haswell CPU
Screen: 17.3" Full HD TruBrite® LED Backlit Display (1920x1080)
Optical Drive: Blu-ray DiscTM RE Burner/Writer Optical Drive
GPU: 2GB GDDR3 NVIDIA ® GeForce® GT 740M with OptimusTM Tech [idk if the games will work]
Ram: 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz SDRAM
Drives: 2TB (1TB x 2) 5400RPM Hard Drives
It has built HDMI
Webcam: HD Webcam & Microphone
Network: Intel 1Gbps LAN
Sounds: harmon/kardon Quad Speakers
Wi-Fi: Intel 7260
Bluetooth version 4.0

Idk if you want try this. That's only I can find one.

AIO Retro Gaming wrote: *

10 May 2021, 00:52

CalmCreeper360 wrote: *

08 May 2021, 17:05

Hello there,

I am currently searching for a new Laptop, which i will use as my daily driver, however i really dont know where to start or
what laptops from which brand i should consider buying.
I can not build my own PC at the moment, which is why i am looking for a fairly powerful laptop that is Windows 7 compatible, however
every time i would find one which suits my needs i would find out that the OEMs do not provide any Windows 7 drivers for that particular device.

I am looking for something with similar specs to these:

CPU: Any Quad Core Processor going up to at least 3.5 Ghz

RAM: 16 GB

GPU: any Nvidia GPU ranging from models GTX 980 to GTX 1080

Storage: 1 TB HDD (or Small SSD + Large HDD)

100% Windows Vista/7 compatible

A lot of people have been suggesting me the HP Elitebook 8770W, however I wasnt able to find one which suited my needs and at times when i did, the shipping costs were so high that it wasnt worth it or it wouldnt even ship into my area at all.
And besides that i dont want to spend extra 200$ for a separate GPU.

Please also only suggest me laptops which have all parts already built into them so that i dont need to buy anything separately, like in the case of the 8770W.


Thank you and have a nice day


CalmCreeper360

Well so far I just found one for Windows 7 Laptop is Toshiba Satellite P70-ABT3G22
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
CPU: 2.4GHz/3.4GHz Quad Core Intel Core i7 4th Gen Haswell CPU
Screen: 17.3" Full HD TruBrite® LED Backlit Display (1920x1080)
Optical Drive: Blu-ray DiscTM RE Burner/Writer Optical Drive
GPU: 2GB GDDR3 NVIDIA ® GeForce® GT 740M with OptimusTM Tech [idk if the games will work]
Ram: 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz SDRAM
Drives: 2TB (1TB x 2) 5400RPM Hard Drives
It has built HDMI
Webcam: HD Webcam & Microphone
Network: Intel 1Gbps LAN
Sounds: harmon/kardon Quad Speakers
Wi-Fi: Intel 7260
Bluetooth version 4.0

Idk if you want try this. That's only I can find one.

740M and Optimus, bruh.

I found this Dell Precision m6600 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284281396902?hash=item42307ddea6:g:e~cAAOSw57hgizpA
IDK where you can find a good GPU.

NOTE: The seller put Windoze 10 on it (what a bad decision!) but you can always replace it.

Win10-Hater wrote: *

10 May 2021, 05:20

I found this Dell Precision m6600 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284281396902?hash=item42307ddea6:g:e~cAAOSw57hgizpA
IDK where you can find a good GPU.

NOTE: The seller put Windoze 10 on it (what a bad decision!) but you can always replace it.

Sandy Bridge doe, also, it's more expensive than a 8770W, so it isn't really an option for the guy.

So I did a bit of eBay research, you'll need to spend a fair bet to get something powerful.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194024533164 This is pretty good and has G-Sync, so no Optimus fucking things up,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194097242577 This is a pretty good deal, perhaps a better deal than my 8770w. Maxwell, so you should be able to run XP too. Not G-Sync, but also not Optimus.

R3n wrote: *

10 May 2021, 07:23

Win10-Hater wrote: *

10 May 2021, 05:20

I found this Dell Precision m6600 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284281396902?hash=item42307ddea6:g:e~cAAOSw57hgizpA
IDK where you can find a good GPU.

NOTE: The seller put Windoze 10 on it (what a bad decision!) but you can always replace it.

Sandy Bridge doe, also, it's more expensive than a 8770W, so it isn't really an option for the guy.

Not really actually, most people sold 8770W's for 500+ Euros.
I personally got a max. total Budget of 800€ so that should be fine.
I Just dont feel like spending 600€ on a 8770W and 200€ on a GPU when i can find way more powerful devices online for the same price.

R3n wrote: *

10 May 2021, 07:35

So I did a bit of eBay research, you'll need to spend a fair bet to get something powerful.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194024533164 This is pretty good and has G-Sync, so no Optimus fucking things up,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194097242577 This is a pretty good deal, perhaps a better deal than my 8770w. Maxwell, so you should be able to run XP too. Not G-Sync, but also not Optimus.

Thank you for your effort, those are some pretty good ones and i might consider buying one of them, if i dont find a better model myself online.


EDIT: Unfortunately both sellers do not ship to my country

CalmCreeper360 wrote: *

10 May 2021, 10:12

R3n wrote: *

10 May 2021, 07:35

So I did a bit of eBay research, you'll need to spend a fair bet to get something powerful.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194024533164 This is pretty good and has G-Sync, so no Optimus fucking things up,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194097242577 This is a pretty good deal, perhaps a better deal than my 8770w. Maxwell, so you should be able to run XP too. Not G-Sync, but also not Optimus.

Thank you for your effort, those are some pretty good ones and i might consider buying one of them, if i dont find a better model myself online.


EDIT: Unfortunately both sellers do not ship to my country

Just look up GTX 980m, 1070, and 1080 laptops, send me your results that fit the bill (Include multiple of each if possible), and I'll determine which is best.

Models ive come up with that suit my needs:


Alienware 15

Alienware 17

Asus G751JY

Asus ROG G752VT

Gigabyte P35X

MSI GT72S Dominator Pro G




Also btw does the 880M SLI have a better performance than the 980m?
Saw some stats online and it seemed like that.

CalmCreeper360 wrote: *

10 May 2021, 17:56

Models ive come up with that suit my needs:


Alienware 15

Alienware 17

Asus G751JY

Asus ROG G752VT

Gigabyte P35X

MSI GT72S Dominator Pro G




Also btw does the 880M SLI have a better performance than the 980m?
Saw some stats online and it seemed like that.

Please DM me the links to the listings.

Also the 880m SLI may have better performance, but it'll be a pain, and a much higher heat and wattage load than a single 980m, assuming the game properly supports SLI.

R3n wrote: *

10 May 2021, 07:23

Win10-Hater wrote: *

10 May 2021, 05:20

I found this Dell Precision m6600 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284281396902?hash=item42307ddea6:g:e~cAAOSw57hgizpA
IDK where you can find a good GPU.

NOTE: The seller put Windoze 10 on it (what a bad decision!) but you can always replace it.

Sandy Bridge doe, also, it's more expensive than a 8770W, so it isn't really an option for the guy.

The issue with Sandy Bridge, exactly?