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    Quick Question about dv6t-7000s

    Discussion in 'HP' started by touchtoplay, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. touchtoplay

    touchtoplay Notebook Consultant

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    Hello everyone, I'll try to make this brief. I'm about to buy a dv6t-7000 but am split between decisions. I have a couple questions:

    1) I am looking to play games but will only play on low settings. I also want to be able to do so for at least 4 years. I know this requires some speculation but I want to know if anyone thinks an i5 core will be enough? I don't do MATlab or modeling programs so I was told I wouldn't need an i7, let alone a quad core. Also was told that the GPU would cap out before the processor after 4 years.

    2) Not sure of the difference between the regular dv6t-7000 and the select version, could someone clarify? Pretty sure my configurations are the same but there's a $50 price difference. (PS: I know I selected the 1366x768 but I will change it later).
    EDIT: Nvm, I found out the main difference besides the HDD is I only get 6GB memory included in the regular rather than 8GB. Based on what I'm looking for in the previous statement, would I even need the extra 2GB?

    Regular: HP® Official Store — Buy and Customize your dv6 and dv6t-7000 series PC direct from HP
    Select: HP® Official Store — Buy and Customize your dv6 and dv6t-7000 series PC direct from HP

    3) Minor question, but do both have the fingerprint scanner?

    Thanks for reading!
     
    touchtoplay, Jul 23, 2012
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  2. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    1) If I were you, I'd get the 3610QM as well--some games out there, albeit old, require more CPU power (like GTAIV. Pretty sure V as well.) It's not that you're spending too much, but that it'll be more worth it to get the quad than sticking with the dual cores on the new Ivy Bridge processors. One advantage to the IB Dual cores though, is that they're much cooler. If you don't mind the hassle of always propping up your laptop or if you always use it in an airconditioned room, the quads are worth the added value.

    2) Depends on your usage. RAM performs better in dual channel mode, i.e., when the installed rams are both the same size and speed. It's not as noticable as going from a Core 2 Duo to an i7, esp. if you don't do any CPU/RAM heavy tasks.

    3) AFAIK, all dv6-7xxx have the Fingerprint scanner.
     
    kisetsu17, Jul 25, 2012
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