Of the games you mentioned, only Hitman is slightly GPU demanding. Dota2 and COD will not test the power of gaming laptops

Anyway, you have very good budget.
For you, maybe avoid Lenovo Y series for now, its wireless card / antenna seems to give lots of users headache

www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080;matte)@RM3599[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ][/color]
Illegear RS-15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX770M + (1920x1080;matte)@RM5499[Onkyo][3.1kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4930MX][GPU options: Nvidia GTX780M, AMD HD8970M

Opt for the nice matte screen, go SSD, increase RAM, get the Killer card. Should be good to go

very tight budget for laptop
Most probably could only get Intel Celeron / Pentium or AMD E series CPU
But those should handle MS Office nicely, as long the spreadsheet / word doc is not extremely big.
If possible, try to get at least 4G RAM (negotiate with reseller to see if you could get free upgrade), then it will not feel too sluggish when many windows / apps / tabs are opened.

Dell
Inspiron 14-3421, 1007U + Intel HD@RM999[1.99kg], Linux, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell; W8SL@RM1099
Inspiron 14-3421, B997 + Intel HD@RM1199[1.99kg], Win8SL, 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 4-cell

Lenovo
G480, B830 + Intel HD3000@RM999, 2GB, 500GB (5400rpm), FreeDOS; W8@RM1199
G480, B980 + Intel HD@RM1299, 2GB, 500GB, W8

Prices are RSP, still negotiable a bit. If you buy Dell from Dell Online, can still negotiate by chatting online.

the most demanding usage you listed is the video editing. Need pretty good CPU / GPU combo to make it work smoothly / quickly.

Asus
A45VS-VX028H, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT640M@RM2999[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD
A55VJ-SX093H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT635M@RM2499[2.52kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: black
N56VB-S3070H, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2899[/b][2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8

Sony
Vaio SVF14218SGW, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; colors: white/black
Vaio SVE14137CV, i5-3230M + AMD HD7650M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; colors: pink/white/black, Vaio backpack
Vaio SVE15138CV, i7-3632QM + AMD HD7650M@RM3099[2.7kg], 4GB, 1TB, W8; color: silver; Vaio backpack
Vaio SVE15137CV, i5-3230M + AMD HD7650M@RM2599[2.7kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8; color: silver; Vaio backpack

Toshiba
Satellite L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty; colors: Blue/gold/white
Satellite M840-1034XG/XP/XQ, i7-3620QM + AMD HD7670M@RM2699, 4GB, 750GB, W8SL; 3 years local warranty; colors:gold/pink/blue
Satellite P840-1004X, i5-3317U + Nvidia GT630M@RM2999[harman/kardon], 4GB, 750GB, OD, W8; backlit keyboard; 3 years local warranty
Satellite L50-A100X/XW, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, W8SL; 3 years local warranty; colors:silver/white

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

You don't need a "good" GPU to play PES, it is not very GPU demanding
i7 - If you are only using it for gaming PES, don't see why you ever need i7 quad core Anyway, i7 is expensive, and will take out a big chunk of your budget. So only get it if you absolutely need it. Btw, i7 ULV is only duo core.
8G RAM - you could upgrade after market with reseller, normally will not void hardware warranty. 4G stick ~ RM100, 8G stick ~ RM190+.
1TB HDD - If a particular model only come with 500G / 750G HDD, just talk to re-sellers to see if possible to trade in / swap for bigger capacity HDD. Price difference is so minimal now for HDD (< RM50).

Asus
A45VS-VX028H, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT640M@RM2999[2.4kg], 4GB, 750GB, W8
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD
S56CB-XX390H i7-3537U + Nvidia GT740M + 24GB mSATA + 1TB@RM2999[2.3kg], 4GB, W8
N56VB-S3070H, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2899[/b][2.7kg][B&O], 4GB, 750GB, W8

Sony
Vaio SVF14218SGW, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2399[2.4kg], 4GB, 500GB, W8SL; colors: white/black

Toshiba
Satellite L40-AS109Xb/G/W, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, 3 years local warranty; colors: Blue/gold/white
Satellite L50-A100X/XW, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[Onkyo], 4GB, 750GB, W8SL; 3 years local warranty; colors:silver/white

Also suggest you look at this:
Lenovo
Y410p, i7-4700MQ + GT750M(GDDR5)@RM2899, 8GB, 1TB, W8, red backlit, 120w psu, swappable ODD, 2 years warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

No 15" from Asus within your budget is worthy for "gaming". So that left you with:

Lenovo
Ideapad G580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1699, 2GB, 500GB, freeDOS, 1 yr warranty
Ideapad Z580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT640M@RM2299, 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), W7HB, white (slightly older model, some resellers are clearing stock selling below RM2k)
Z500, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2299[2.2kg], 4GB, 1TB, backlit, W8; 2 years warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

TJ, may want to get this thread pinned, and unpinned V18 & V19

finally, this thread is pinned.
Aiya, poked the mod nicely to un-pin v18 lah

Nope. Even sandy bridge i5 (i5-2xxxM) will still perform very well in the age of Haswell (that's a 3 year old CPU, btw).
i7 quad core is really not necessary for lots of people. Current gen of PES is not even optimised for quad core (can't say for future gen though )
The point to remember is this: your budget is not unlimited. You want to spend money to get the best bang for buck in terms of performance / user experience.
For your budget, GPU is more likely the bottleneck for gaming, not CPU. So you should spend money to get laptop with the best GPU possible.
Then spend money on SSD, for example, since SSD will really "speed" things up a lot, since HDD speed is the bottleneck for laptop responsiveness.

Sifu TJ has given you lots of good suggestion

Just tell your mum this:
AutoCAD, especially doing 3D stuff, need good GPU.
Multimedia, if you do encoding, need good CPU+GPU.
RAM, never go wrong for as much as you could afford.
All adds up, "suitable for gaming", it's just a "side effect"

No. Only MBP has 16:10 15", iinm.
If you want 16:10, just get MBP. Alternative is get a 16:10 external monitor and connect normal laptop.

If you want IPS screen with 15", cheapest is:

Acer
V3-571G-736b8G1T, i7-3630QM + Nvidia GT730M(DDR3) + (1920x1080 IPS) @RM2899[2.6kg], 8GB, 1TB, W8

Price is RSP, negotiable.

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 7 2013, 03:39 PM

I don't run ps2 or wii emulator. But iirc, these emulators are not multi-threads optimised (please correct me if I am wrong ).
If the above is correct, then you don't need i7 quad core, just anything Intel with as high single core clock as possible.
The SLI in Y500 will be totally wasted since these emulators will not be able to take advantage of SLI.

i) of course the Y500 run hotter when in SLI
ii) You do see big nice gaming laptop with good built-in cooling system normally come in 17" right? Yes, size does matter. Internal component layout is important. Thermal paste, fan / heat sink used in laptop. .... 15" is definitely better than 14" for heat dissipation.

If you manage to get your laptop die due to overheating, you must have done something terribly wrong
Good external cooling solution (a cheap table fan go a long way), good air flow, periodic maintenance cleaning of laptop fan / air inlet/outlet from dust, re-applying (good) thermal paste ... some of things you could do to prevent the pain

This post has been edited by nexus2238: Jul 7 2013, 03:39 PM

Yup, clock for clock, Haswell is more power efficient compared to Ivy Bridge.
But currently there are not much Haswell spec laptop in Malaysia yet. Have to wait a bit
For your purpose, a Sandy Bridge i5 will have no problem running those emulators

You mean this one?
GE40-2OC, i7-4702MQ + Nvidia GTX760M + (1600x900; anti-glare)@RM3999[1.8kg], 8GB, 750GB(7200rpm), W8

thermal profile is not good
Is there any specific reason you want 14"? Portability?
For that price, you could get:
www.illegear.com
Illegear RE-15, i7-4700MQ + Nvidia GTX765M + (1920x1080;matte)@RM3599[Onkyo], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS [CPU Options: i7-4700MQ - i7-4900MQ]

But to run the emulators, I would rather do something like
Lenovo
Ideapad G580, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1699, 2GB, 500GB, freeDOS, 1 yr warranty
Then put in a 512G SSD, as much RAM as I want, still < RM3k

iirc, ps2 emulator takes a LOT of CPU power. GPU - yeah, GT630M maybe is a bit weak (I was just trying to make a point on wasting money on i7, hope you don't mind )
unfortunately in Malaysia, laptops are generally not very customisable.
To run ps2 emulator, I think your ideal laptop will have:
i5 M CPU with highest clock speed. If ivy bridge, that will be i5-3380M which turbo up to 3.6GHz. But laptop in Malaysia normally come with i5-3210M (3.1GHz) or 3230M (3.2GHz).
The RAM, I think 8GB should be fine.
The storage, 256G SSD could be have for RM600+/-.
Then just spend the rest of budget to get the best GPU possible. Just don't waste money on SLI, cause ps2 emulator could not take advantage of it.

Good luck

You don't need powerful GPU to run PES and FIFA.
For your budget, stick with 14".

Asus
A45VS-VX026H, i5-3210M + Nvidia GT645M@RM2199[2.4kg], 2GB, 500GB, W8
K46CB-WX060H, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT740M@RM2199[2kg], 2GB, 750GB, W8, 4-cell, OD

Dell
Inspiron 14-3421, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT625M@RM1649[1.99kg], Ubuntu, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), 6-cell; W8SL@RM1899
Inspiron 14R, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT625M@RM1699[2.33], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux; W8SL@RM1999
Inspiron 14R, i5-3337U + Nvidia GT730M@RM2099[2.33kg], 4GB, 750GB(5400rpm), Linux; W8SL@RM2299
Vostro 5460, i3-3120M + Nvidia GT630M@RM1949[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8SL, 3 cell
Vostro 5460, i5-3230M +Nvidia GT630M@RM1899[1.54kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), Ubuntu 12.04, 3 cell; W8SL@RM2099

HP
Envy4-1238TX, i5-3337U + AMD HD8750M@RM2099[Beats][1.75kg], 2GB, 500GB(5400rpm), W8
Pavilion 14-e018/019/020TX, i5-3230M + AMD HD8670M@RM1999, 2GB, 500GB, W8

Lenovo
Z400, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT740M@RM2099, 4GB, 1TB, W8; 2 years warranty
G480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1699, 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), FreeDOS
G480, i5-3230M + Nvidia GT635M@RM1899, 4GB, 1TB (5400rpm), W8, 2 yrs warranty

Prices are RSP, negotiable.

MacBookPro 15" (Retina Display), i7-3720QM + Nvidia GT650M + 512GB SSD + (2880x1800)@RM8699[2.02kg], 8GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
That is basically the most expensive / powerful MBP in Malaysia right now.
MBA/MBP just use the same Intel CPU Nvidia GPU as normal windows laptop. It's definitely NOT "more powerful" in any stretch of imagination
What set MBA/MBP apart is the build quality, the Retina Display, branding , OSX.

So if a buyer think (perceived) build quality, the great screen, the brand, or the OSX is good for them, go for MBA/MBP.
Otherwise, a normal laptop from other brands with i7 CPU, Nvidia GPU, SSD, will be as powerful

do you mean MBA/MBP? With that budget, you could only afford these 13":
MacBookAir 13", i5-3427U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1440x900)@RM3699[1.35kg], 4GB, backlit keyboard, Mac OSX
MacBookPro 13", i5-3210M + Intel HD4000 + (1280x800)@RM3699[2.06kg], 4GB, 500GB(5400rpm), backlit keyboard, Mac OSX

Since you like MBA, alternative from other brands:

Acer
Aspire S7-391-53314G12, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920x1080; touch)@RM3799, 4GB, W8

Asus
UX31A-R4005H, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD + (1920 x 1080)@RM3599[1.3kg], 4GB, W8

Dell
XPS13, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399[1.36kg], 4GB, W8, backlit

HP
Envy SpectreXT 13-2215TU, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM2899[1.39kg], 4GB, W8,backlit keyboard
Envy SpectreXT 13-2216TU, i7-3537U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3699[1.39kg], 4GB, W8,backlit keyboard

Lenovo
IdeaPad Yoga 13, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3399, 4GB, 2 years

Sony
Vaio SVT13126CVS, i5-3317U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768;touch) + 128GB SSD@RM2899[1.66kg], 4GB, W8; color: silver; Vaio carrying case
Vaio SVT13136CVS, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + (1366x768;touch) + 128GB SSD@RM2999[1.66kg], 4GB, W8; color: silver; Vaio carrying case

Toshiba
Portégé Z930-2035, i5-3337U + Intel HD4000 + 128GB SSD@RM3799[1.12kg], W8, 6GB, 3 years warranty (1st year on-site)

But I strongly suggest you wait for Haswell if you are not in a hurry. Most laptop brands (including Apple) should refresh their line-up by 3Q13. (I think the Machine is already taking order for Haswell spec MBA, for example).

btw, in case you decide to blow your budget on Haswell i7 Quad Core, 4700MQ (3.4GHz, 47W TDP) is more powerful than 4702MQ (3.2GHz, 37W TDP)

The list is actually maintained by TJ sifu and other sifus in this thread:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2656663
You can check it from time to time. Sifus will update the list when they get their hands onto latest product price list or brochure

I think you probably will want a FHD screen (1920x1080), a good screen panel (IPS) with proper colour calibration?
For professional video editing, you actually need a pretty good CPU + GPU combo, a SSD (so that video files load up and save fast).
In addition, you are looking for light and slim

Raymond actually point you to the right brand, but maybe you should ask Prince J (he is from illegear) when is the RE-13 going to be released?
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2613184
www.illegear.com
RE-13 will have 13" FHD screen, matte screen, IPS panel (you could customise and opt for 95% NTSC gamut panel if you want), illegear provide professional colour calibration, and the CPU+GPU will be powerful enough for your video editing jobs (gaming for you is just a "side effect" ). And you could customise the machine with 256 or 512G of SSD (which make boot up and app / files open and save so much faster). If you are in Klang Valley or certain cities in Malaysia, illegear also provide on site warranty service (good for peace of mind).
All in, should be around your budget.
And oh, if you are interested, illegear could paint the laptop shell with some amazing colour

yup, sifu you are right. All w230st re-sellers sites so far does not provide option to customise screen panel
well, IPS (iirc, it's the same used in Asus ZenBook) panel should be pretty good.