[Quiet Man Cometh]

Yeah, I guess I left out a few details, and not at all! Go ahead, Suze.

My price range is $1500-$2000 Canadian, ideally on the lower end, which hampers things a little. I had hoped this thing (I currently have an MSI Stealth GS70) would last longer but I guess I got spoiled by my previous laptop that went almost a decade.

My current computer has a 900 series card and it's not keeping up with what I wan to do, so I need something better. I picked 1050 more or less because that's what I keep seeing as the average. A 1060 or higher would be nice, but not required.

The size is for portability. Yes, it's likely I can't get under 5 pounds without just buying another Stealth, but I have enough problems with my back and neck that I'd go for the lighter weight over other things, like the number pad. Part of the shift from 17 to 15.6 inch is the hope to find a lighter set-up, and maybe a cheaper one. I intend to get a desktop at some point, but it's not practical right now since I tote my computer around a good bit and will be doing so another year or two at least.

I'm actually looking at an ASUS GL503VD-DB71, which looks like the Strix but doesn't have the name attached to it. It does mention a hybrid drive, which is new to me. Reads: 1TB SSHD Hybrid Drive (8GB SSD Cache). Am I right in the thought that it's basically a 1T hard drive with an SSD for a bit of a speed boost? I'm not sure if I need an SSD for most games. I don't use it now for playing games like Dark Souls 3, but I do have some hiccups running them, which I've assumed so far is the video card.

EDIT: My mistake. I have a GTX 860M, and I'm looking at GTX 1050.