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    Thoughts on NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M on ACER ASPIRE V3-572PG?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Rayx81, Sep 8, 2014.

  1. Rayx81

    Rayx81 Newbie

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    Hi guys:hi2:
    Im considering on getting a sale laptop that has this graphics card and im really not sure how good/bad it will is performance wise.


    Intel® Core™ i5-4210U Processor (1.7 GHz, 2.7 GHz with TurboBoost, 3 MB cache)
    RAM 8 GB DRR3 (16 GB maximum installable RAM)
    Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 840M (2 GB GDDR3)
    Storage 1 TB HDD

    It's on sale right now on a low price (£500) and with the research I did I found that the 740M is a better option however I have not yet seen it installed on a laptop as cheap, So I would appreciate your opinion on whether this will be a good buy or not. Will it be a decent rig for gaming?

    Thanks guys
    :)
     
    Rayx81, Sep 8, 2014
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  2. D2 Ultima

    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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  3. Jajo240

    Jajo240 Notebook Guru

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    I don't know in UK but in italy i can find the acer v3 772g for about 700€ (550£) and it's very faster than the one you saw, it has the GTX 850M and the i5 4200M, i have bought it and i'm waiting the shipment :D
     
    Jajo240, Sep 9, 2014
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  4. nipsen

    nipsen Notebook Ditty

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    ..let us know if the cooling works when you test it later on :)
     
    nipsen, Sep 9, 2014
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  5. Jajo240

    Jajo240 Notebook Guru

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    Of course! :D
     
    Jajo240, Sep 10, 2014
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    850m has GDDR5. 840m has DDR3. I'd opt for the 850m any day of the week.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 11, 2014
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    sasuke256 Notebook Deity

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    GTX 850M 128bit bus vs 64, GDDR5 vs GDDR3, more cuda cores... choice is easy !
     
    sasuke256, Sep 11, 2014
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