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What would be the best choice for $500? I know, you can't really get a laptop for $500 that will run a game very well. My little cousin is dead set on it though and I hate to see him waste his money. I almost want to give him a hundred more bucks to put towards a better laptop. So, anything much better for $600? And what would be the best choice for $500? Thanks.
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Hi, i have no idea about laptop for games under $500. But if the price is $600, i know a good gaming laptop.
It is Dell Alienware M11x : * Overclockable Intel® Core Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache), 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M, 160GB SATAII 5400RPM HDD, 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM
Its price is $599.
Gaming Performance of the GT 335M is fast enough for all games in 2010. Demanding games like Metro 2033, Battlefield BC2 or Crysis run only in low-medium details fluently. Less demanding games like Call of Duty MW2 or Sims 3 can be played in high detail settings
Hi, i have no idea about laptop for games under $500. But if the price is $600, i know a good gaming laptop.
It is Dell Alienware M11x : * Overclockable Intel® Core Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache), 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M, 160GB SATAII 5400RPM HDD, 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM
Its price is $599.
Gaming Performance of the GT 335M is fast enough for all games in 2010. Demanding games like Metro 2033, Battlefield BC2 or Crysis run only in low-medium details fluently. Less demanding games like Call of Duty MW2 or Sims 3 can be played in high detail settings
Opinions on what budget gaming laptop to get?
Alex
I have a $500-$575 gaming laptop budget. I realize that I wont be getting much out of any laptop with that low of a budget, but Ive found 2 so far that seem to be decent.
Satellite L875D-S7332 Laptop Specifications
Performance
Processor*
AMD Dual-Core A6-4400M Accelerated Processor
Operating System*
Windows 8
Graphics Engine*
AMD Radeon⢠HD 7520G
Memory and Storage
Memory*
6GB DDR3 1600MHz memory
Hard Drive*
640GB HDD (5400rpm, Serial ATA)
OR
IdeaPad Z580 Laptop
3rd Generation Intel® Core⢠i5-3210M (2.50GHz, 3MB Cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium
6GB DDR3
Intel® HD graphics 4000 (integrated)
HDD 750GB
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A6-4400M is passmark score 2010 - a weak CPU
HD 7520G is G3D 514
i5-3210M is passmark 3965 - almost twice as strong
The HD 4000 averages about 522
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
Confirmed in gaming, they are similar in graphics power with a slight edge to the Intel, but with twice the strength CPU (which is why gaming reports well as a boost), there is no question that the Z580 is better at gaming. The reason is in the graphics settings. On most modern games, you only get low settings. In low settings, the HD 4000 is running better. In a few games where you can get higher settings that are not CPU interactive like Starcraft 2, the Toshiba may perform a little better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215663
Acer Aspire V3-551G-8454 Notebook AMD A-Series A8-4500M(1.90GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7670M - Windows 8 I think
CPU 2505
G3D 846 - significantly better
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-571G-6641-15-6-Inch-Midnight/dp/B0085H64E6/
Acer Aspire V3-571G-6641 Intel core i3 2370M 2.4 GHz (3 MB Cache) 4 GB SDRAM 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU 2617
G3D 786
Second may be better cooling though.
Each of these puts the money into graphics that you need for games.
You will get gaming out of these if you check the charts. Both will be slower in general tasks than the Lenovo, but both will outperform the Toshiba in every task including gaming.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
As long as not an HP or Dell, you can generally live with it. Acer uses some inferior parts that don't seem to fail as often.
Adding: The 7670M and GT 630M are not rotten. Though below the 1000 mark needed for Guild Wars 2, they will play almost every PC game, just need to adjust settings to less graphics detail, and frames per second won't be blazing but will be playable at least. The Acers are $520 and $530. Impressive for the specifications at the price and was after checking many sources for best of breed gaming at under $600.
A6-4400M is passmark score 2010 - a weak CPU
HD 7520G is G3D 514
i5-3210M is passmark 3965 - almost twice as strong
The HD 4000 averages about 522
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
Confirmed in gaming, they are similar in graphics power with a slight edge to the Intel, but with twice the strength CPU (which is why gaming reports well as a boost), there is no question that the Z580 is better at gaming. The reason is in the graphics settings. On most modern games, you only get low settings. In low settings, the HD 4000 is running better. In a few games where you can get higher settings that are not CPU interactive like Starcraft 2, the Toshiba may perform a little better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215663
Acer Aspire V3-551G-8454 Notebook AMD A-Series A8-4500M(1.90GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7670M - Windows 8 I think
CPU 2505
G3D 846 - significantly better
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-571G-6641-15-6-Inch-Midnight/dp/B0085H64E6/
Acer Aspire V3-571G-6641 Intel core i3 2370M 2.4 GHz (3 MB Cache) 4 GB SDRAM 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU 2617
G3D 786
Second may be better cooling though.
Each of these puts the money into graphics that you need for games.
You will get gaming out of these if you check the charts. Both will be slower in general tasks than the Lenovo, but both will outperform the Toshiba in every task including gaming.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
As long as not an HP or Dell, you can generally live with it. Acer uses some inferior parts that don't seem to fail as often.
Adding: The 7670M and GT 630M are not rotten. Though below the 1000 mark needed for Guild Wars 2, they will play almost every PC game, just need to adjust settings to less graphics detail, and frames per second won't be blazing but will be playable at least. The Acers are $520 and $530. Impressive for the specifications at the price and was after checking many sources for best of breed gaming at under $600.
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