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    3610QM + GTX 670M or 3720QM + GT 650M

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by fizikis, Jun 10, 2012.

  1. maverick1989

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    How many mpg does your nissan gtr give? :p
     
    maverick1989, Jun 16, 2012
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  2. Qing Dao

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    Assuming the laptop does use 100w more when gaming (it doesn't) for let's say an average of 3 hours a day for one year:
    3 hours x 365 days x 100w = 109.5kwh over the course of a year. Assuming $.07 a kwh (what I remember paying), that comes out to a paltry $7.67 over an entire year, or $0.64 a month. I would say your point is null.
     
    Qing Dao, Jun 16, 2012
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    nissangtr786, Jun 16, 2012
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    unlimited in game lol
     
    nissangtr786, Jun 16, 2012
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    But that costs the exact same amount as the Chef'n StemGem Strawberry Stem Remover and I really want to get one. I'm going to have to go with the 650m. I really like gaming, but I like strawberries more.
     
    misterhobbs, Jun 16, 2012
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    I don't care what he's saying, I have the same laptop and even if you do the math, there is no way to get 4 hours. It barely gets four hours surfing the web. It's a 62WHr battery, that would mean gaming at a paltry 15W, which is what the system nearly idles at.

    I don't believe he's saying he gamed at 4 hours on battery either, just that it came unplugged at some point during gaming, or it was running on battery prior to gaming.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 16, 2012
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    lol thats not how battery dies. 62whr laptops last 10 hours with atoms that take 15w.

    Good for 720p gaming.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0hA5Rk2GqU&feature=relmfu

    On this he says 3-3 and a half hours.
     
    nissangtr786, Jun 17, 2012
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    misterhobbs, Jun 17, 2012
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    Yeah, not sure what nissan is getting at? Anyone thinking they'll be able to game for 3 to 3.5 hours with this machine on battery will be sorely disappointed not to mention misinformed.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 17, 2012
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    62Wh means 1W for 62 hours, or, 62W for 1 hour

    15W power consumption equals how much time?
    62/15 = 4.13 hours

    Gaming? Lets say it use 75W
    62/75 = 0.83 = 50 minutes
     
    Cloudfire, Jun 17, 2012
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    Hello,
    I don't know which configuration should I buy.
    There are 3 configurations:
    1. i7-3720qm + gtx 670m 17,3 inch
    2. i7-3720qm + gtx 675m 17,3 inch - this configuration costs 150$ more than the first one
    3. i7-3720qm + gtx 660m 15,3 inch - the cheapest one


    Would be the gtx 660m or 670m bottleneck for i7 3720qm? is it worth to spend extra 150$ on gtx 675m? Maybe would be the i7-3720qm bottleneck for gtx 675m? Would be there a big difference between second and third configuration (in gaming)?

    Thanks for answers
     
    laptop12345, Sep 19, 2012
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  12. tilleroftheearth

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    The CPU will not bottleneck the 675.

    The 675 is about 30% faster than the 670 (for serious gaming, I think the 660m is not an option).

    So, your call - does 30% faster equal $150 to you?
     
    tilleroftheearth, Sep 19, 2012
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