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    Gaming with the i7 2630qm

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by trinox, Sep 29, 2011.

  1. trinox

    trinox Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I ve recently ordered a laptop with i7 2630qm 8gb of ddr3 1333mhz and 6970m. I was wondering if there is a significant difference between the performances of gaming between the i7 2630qm and the 2720qm.
    Also compared to the i7 820qm would I see a significant performance increase for 2630qm?? Also I know this is getting a bit off topic but does CPU tend to bottle first in games or the Gpu?? Thanks
     
    trinox, Sep 29, 2011
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    takos Newbie

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    No, should be the GPU that would be the bottleneck.
     
    takos, Sep 29, 2011
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  3. trinox

    trinox Notebook Consultant

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    What about the performance between i7 2630qm 2720qm and 820qm for games ??
     
    trinox, Sep 29, 2011
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    The 2630QM will be plenty for pretty much any game.

    Passmark CPU benchmark:

    820QM: 3558
    2630QM: 6334
    2720QM: 7144

    I'd go with the 2630QM. The 2630 owns the 820.
     
    Nick, Sep 29, 2011
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  5. trvelbug

    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    for games, they wouldnt make much difference. stick with the 2630 and get the best gpu(graphics card) you can afford.
     
    trvelbug, Sep 29, 2011
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    TomJG90 Notebook Evangelist

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    get the 2630QM and yes get a better GPU. Hell the 820QM is also good but the second generation i7 processors are more power efficient etc so you should get 2630QM.
     
    TomJG90, Oct 1, 2011
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