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    Need help deciding which laptop would suit me better for gaming

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Mandar, Nov 10, 2009.

  1. Mandar

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    I need help deciding which of the 2 laptops listed below is better for casual gaming (WOW, RCT3, Call of Duty 2, Timeshift, FEAR 2, some Crysis ...)

    Asus G60VX-RBBX05 $999.00

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    CPU- P7450 1066MHz system bus, 3MB L2 cache and 2.13GHz processor
    Ram- 4gbs DDR2
    GPU- GTX 260M 1gb DDR3
    Screen- 16" 1366x768 LED backlit
    Hard drive- 320gb 7200rpm
    Battery- 6cell battery life 1 hour 36 minutes according to mfg.
    Speakers- 2 built-in speakers with Creative Audigy HD support.
    WIFI- Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11n
    USB- 4
    Built-in facial recognition
    Lighted Keyboard

    Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 4186-5GU $899.00

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    CPU- P7450 1066MHz system bus, 3MB L2 cache and 2.13GHz processor
    Ram- 4gbs DDR3
    GPU- GT 240M 1gb DDR3
    Screen- 15.6" 1366 x 768 LED Backlit
    Hard drive- 300gb 5400rpm
    Battery- 6 cell batery life 4.5 hours according mfg.
    WIFI- Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11n
    USB- 3


    I have another Lenovo I was looking at but more money, not much but not sure if it's worth the extra bucks..listed below

    Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 3241-56U $1149.00

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    CPU- Intel Core i7 720QM 2.5 GT/s 6MB L2 Cache
    RAM- 4gb DDR3
    GT 240M graphics featuring 1GB of GDDR3
    Scrren- 15.6" 1366 x 768 LED Backlit
    Hard drive- 500gb 5400rpm
    WIFI- Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11n
    Speaker- 2 speakers + subwoofer
    Battery- 6cell 4.5 hours according to mfg.
    USB- 3

    All the 3 laptops have HDMI, and express card slot.

    Again I'm looking for something in the 6lb range screen no bigger then 16". I really want to keep the price around $1000, but willing maybe to go $1150 no more tho.

    Thanks,
     
    Mandar, Nov 10, 2009
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  2. Lanaya

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    The G60VX blows the other two out of the water graphically
     
    Lanaya, Nov 10, 2009
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  3. Mandar

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    Eiement... I was thinking the same, but the Levono with the new I7 720QM is a nice new fast processor just not sure about the GT 240M with it. Doesn't seem the GPU is worthy of being installed with the I7 for gaming in my opinion.

    So you'd say not worth the extra $150...is the P7450 a fine processor with that GTX 260M? I would think ASUS would underclock that GPU with the P7450, not sure still new to computing. I just don't think that proccessor would take advantage of the GPU.
     
    Mandar, Nov 10, 2009
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    The GPU is underclocked by default. Set it back to normal in Windows.

    The P7450 is weak, but games rely primarily on the GPU, not the CPU.

    The GT 240M is crap.
     
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  5. Mandar

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    Panda Thanks..just one question is there a noticable differance on the RAM from DDR2 to DDR3 for gaming. Can I swap out the DDR2 RAM with DRR3 in the ASUS machine.

    Thanks,
     
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    There is zero real world gain from using DDR3 ram. and no, you cannot swap DDR2 for DDR3
     
    Lanaya, Nov 10, 2009
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    I wouldn't say 0, but the difference would be a 1-3% at best. And since the the other componetns are different, it doesn't matter in any case.
     
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    The /only difference/ at all (and this has been proven over and over) is a tiny fragment of battery life. It would be less than 1% while gaming. The bandwidth increase from DDR2 to DDR3 is gimped by latency- and we currently don't even manage to fill the bandwidth of DDR2.
     
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    Gaming wise is probably negligible for most games, but I do know Windows can tell the difference (WEI scored .1 lower I believe on my Asus than my old Gateway (which had 1066 DDR3). My ram is currently running at 920mhz, with the FSB overclocked to 286mhz (1.17ghz quad pumped) or so... so it makes up for it in that sense.
     
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    i would chose the g60 if gaming is the primary orientation, if you like a faster processor check G60Vx-RBBX09 version with P8700/9cell/extra hdd. or ASUS G51Vx-X3A with p8700/1080p screen. And if you really want a i7 laptop, check the Asus G51j-A1
     
    Abula, Nov 10, 2009
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    WEI is the worst possible benchmark you could use to measure ram. It checks capacity and rated speed. so yes....DDR3 will score higher.
     
    Lanaya, Nov 10, 2009
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    Thanks guys I really appericate all your help, I will be going out tomorrow and purchasing the ASUS G60VX. Seems to be the best of the 3 for the money.
     
    Mandar, Nov 10, 2009
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    I agree with the G51J-A1 suggestion if its in your budget. Looks like it has the best of both laptops for you.

    Didn't see your post above. Between the two I think the G60 is the better choice for gaming.
     
    dune10191, Nov 10, 2009
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