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    Minimum CPU for GTX 780M?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Alaa Elrifaie, Jul 11, 2014.

  1. Alaa Elrifaie

    Alaa Elrifaie Newbie

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    Hi there,

    I'm gonna cusomize a laptop, but I'm not that much on budget :D ..
    So, I'll be taking the GTX 780M ( I always like to take the GPU as the main base ) and I want a good "but cheap" CPU to handle it ( of course not perfectly but also not badly ) for some gaming
    e.g. Battlefield 4 @ Max and above.

    So, what is the minimum CPU I can find? << I hope you're gonna say an i3 :p

    Thanks in advance :hi2:
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    Alaa Elrifaie, Jul 11, 2014
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  2. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    i7-4710MQ.
     
    octiceps, Jul 11, 2014
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  3. XxxKing YBxxX

    XxxKing YBxxX Notebook Evangelist

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    I7-4700mq :p
     
    XxxKing YBxxX, Jul 11, 2014
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    I7-MQ/QM whatever version... dual core just isn't sufficient for BF4.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 11, 2014
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  5. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    Like everyone else said, just get the lowest quad core i7, if you're planning on cranking up the graphics settings to ultra levels there will be much more load on the GPU than CPU.

    My Blade has practically the lowest version of the mobile i7's and it's more than enough.
     
    hfm, Jul 13, 2014
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  6. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Yeah, a 4700MQ will be enough.. Just don't get a dual core...
     
    TomJGX, Jul 14, 2014
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