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    Cheap Laptop for Sc2

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by God, Sep 20, 2012.

  1. God

    God Newbie

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    I am trying to buy a Laptop under $500 to play starcraft 2 on low setting without any lag.
    Here are the two laptop i tried to buy, but they are out of stock.
    Newegg.com - Acer Aspire V3-571G-6443 Notebook Intel Core i3 2370M(2.40GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M

    Newegg.com - Acer Aspire V3-551G-7696 Notebook AMD A-Series A6-4400M(2.70GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7670M

    So I am looking on getting this one:
    Acer Aspire AS5560G-7809 NX.RURAA.001 Notebook PC - AMD Quad-Core A6-3420M 1.5GHz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, AMD Radeon HD 7670M, 15.6 Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Black (Refurbished) at TigerDirect.com

    It is refurbished, should I be worried? Also you guys can give suggestion on other laptops.

    Thanks

    God. :D
     
    God, Sep 20, 2012
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  2. Zymphad

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    That Acer looks like a great choice to me!
     
    Zymphad, Sep 20, 2012
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  3. Silverfern

    Silverfern Notebook Deity

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    that would be able to play star craft 2 on high settings
     
    Silverfern, Sep 20, 2012
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  4. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    I wouldn't say high all the way, but certainly better than low. Also if you could get better cpu it would be nice, however for 400 bucks, it is crazy deal, I would say don't miss it :)
     
    maxheap, Sep 20, 2012
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  5. God

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    Even thought it is refurbish? I never bought a refurbish laptop before.
     
    God, Sep 21, 2012
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  6. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    I would try and get a better CPU for SC2, maybe 2.x Ghz for AMD A6
     
    masterchef341, Sep 21, 2012
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  7. hackness

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    HD7670M performs slightly faster than 630M. But if you are buying this for SC2 then a better CPU is strongly recommended.
     
    hackness, Sep 21, 2012
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  8. Micaiah

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    Micaiah, Sep 21, 2012
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  9. God

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    Yea, I order the acer last night. Now I am trying to cancel my order.lol.
     
    God, Sep 21, 2012
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  10. God

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    You guys should have posted all this info last night!lol.
     
    God, Sep 21, 2012
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  11. God

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    God, Sep 22, 2012
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  12. HTWingNut

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    G6 is not a good choice for SC2. You are best to go with a Trinity A10 or Intel i3 minimum.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 24, 2012
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