Laptop for Mechanical Engineering

Hello all,

I’m going to be a freshman next year and am enrolled in the college of engineering. I have been looking for a laptop and was wondering what kind of specs i would need in order to run programs like autoCAD. I am currently looking at this laptop,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S144A5512
I would like a laptop that i can do some gaming on, but also one that will last me through the four years. My budget is roughly 1300. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

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