Legolas8181 :
I have been looking at different laptops to get and have fund the MSI GE70 with an i7-4700MQ, 765M Graphics, 8GB RAM and a 1TB 7,200RPM HDD with a 17.3" display for a grand on
http://tinyurl.com/pbsxptm but am just wondering if anyone knows of any better laptops for that price tag?
Yes, MSI GE70 is the best for the price. Go for it. Great one.
However, Lenovo Y510p with 15.6 inches FHD, and GT755M (SLI) will offer you greater gaming performance than GT765M. But, it doesn't come with an OPTICAL DRIVE (The space for Optical drive, i.e., the Ultrabay is used to accomodate the extra 755M). That's against it as GE70 comes with Blu-Ray Drive.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Update-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Y510p-GT-755M-SLI-Notebook.107108.0.html
2nd model:
http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/
Overall, GE70 is what you should go for.