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I have this laptop I'm getting soon:

i5 3230M 2.6ghz

4gb ddr3 which I'll upgrade in the future

Gt740M 1gb

So how will it run modern games like bf4 and watch dogs at 720 or 768p?

Will it run tf2,minecraft and csgo? How is it as a laptop in general too?

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You'll get around 30 fps low in bf4

Source: have a friend with 8gb ram and a 740m. Gets 40fps on low.

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740m is not very good.

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Decent 30fps low-medium on newer games,  tf2/CSGO 60fps low-medium, minecraft should run fine.

 

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If you can go for a 750m instead, it's a pretty decent jump.

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So which would be better?

I5 4200u 1.6ghz

820m 2gb

4gb DDR3

Or original specs?

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So which would be better?

I5 4200u 1.6ghz

820m 2gb

4gb DDR3

Or original specs?

Original specs. The 820m is even weaker.

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Original specs. The 820m is even weaker.

So is the CPU.

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I would definitely try to find a laptop with a GTX xxxM card in it if you can find a laptop with one in your price range. I have a laptop with a GTX 765M and my friend has one with a GTX 860M and we are both quite satisfied with how powerful they are.

 

Edit: The advantage of the I5-4200u is that it is extremely power efficient (15W compared to 37W/47W). It's not faster by any means.

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I would definitely try to find a laptop with a GTX xxxM card in it if you can find a laptop with one in your price range. I have a laptop with a GTX 765M and my friend has one with a GTX 860M and we are both quite satisfied with how powerful they are.

 

Edit: The advantage of the I5-4200u is that it is extremely power efficient (15W compared to 37W/47W). It's not faster by any means.

Agreed. I have one with a GTX 850m and it performs well. Granted my GPU died in the first 2 days, it performed well when it wasn't dead.

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Agreed. I have one with a GTX 850m and it performs well. Granted my GPU died in the first 2 days, it performed well when it wasn't dead.

Well lookin at that burnt a hole through my budget. The laptop in the original post is the only one that fit my budget (I'm in india btw)

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4gb is also problem. BF4 will definetly lag with so low ram. You'd need min 6gb for smooth experience.

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Look at this list and pick any gpu number 120 or better. Laptop are just more expensive in general for the performance they give. Using the current gen nvidia mobile chip numberings, anything below a 840m will be a miserable experience at 720p. If you want to be able to play games coming out a year to three from now like the new witcher I would not recommend anything less then the 850m. Even then you will not get more then low-mid settings on it.
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These are just general things but you want a i3 or i5 running at 2Ghz or better with 6GB of memory or more. If it comes with 4GB make sure It is a single stick and you can get to it and upgrade it with another stick later. Money allowing.

Another option is to look at a desktop. Get a sandy bridge or ivy bridge i3 or i5 machine slap in a 750/750ti. Put a cheap keyboard/mouse and monitor on it and game away.

This is what I did. At work they were upgrading people to laptops, so we had several desktops collecting dust in the closet. Took a i3 sandybridge machine with a 300w powersupply and put in a 750ti and it is gaming at 1080p at high settings on new games. This machine was probably $350 new like 3 years ago. Got the 750ti for $160.

 

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