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    G72GX-RBBX05 & G60JX-RBB5. A quick push in the right direction needed.X0

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by saiyan23, May 18, 2010.

  1. saiyan23

    saiyan23 Newbie

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    Hey all I basically have an hour or so to decide between 2 heavily discounted Asus laptops. I got fortunately and a friend will sell me one for $500. G72GX-RBBX05 and the G60JX-RBBX05. They are both Best Buy models for reference.
    I'm not super knowledgeable about processors or graphics cards. The G72 has an Duo Core P8700 and GTX 260M graphics card. The G60 has a i5 - 430M and GTS 360M graphics card. I just want to be able to run GTA IV and Batman Arkham Asylum at least 30FPS. I can deal with medium settings as I understand that these 2 aren't exactly Alienwares. I also run a lot of emulation and I know that they are all processor intensive, especially PCSX2 and Dolphin. Whats the better processor of the 2 laptops listed? Thanks guys, I appreciate all the help!
     
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    I'd go for the G60 with the i5 absolutely...
     
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    Thanks for the reply, Looking at bestbuy.com. Why is the G72 more expensive if the G60 has a better processor? Are you just paying for the extra memory?
     
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