Help me pick a laptop!

[Meruemm]

Hey guys! I recently got stocked up with moneh, and since I'm going to a Computer Science course in a uni abroad, I've made up my mind to buy a decent laptop. I've been looking thoroughly, and for my budged, I've found 2 laptops that fit my needs, and are almost the same, just with a few differences, and those differences being the reason I am making this thread.

The first laptop is the ASUS G750JZ. The specs are as follows:
CPU- I7-4700HQ up to 3.4 GHz in Turbo mode
GPU - GTX 880M 4GB GDDR5
RAM - 8 GB ( Another question is, will 8GB suffice for games like GTA 5 on high settings? IMO 16GB is overkill, but I am not entirely sure if 8 will be enough..)
Storage - 7200 RPM hard drive, no SSDs included

 

The second laptop is G750 again, but this time G750JS. Specs->
CPU - Same as above
GPU - GTX 870M 3GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 Gigs

Storage - again a 7200 rpm hard drive, but this one has a 256 gigs SSD

 

From my local store, these two have almost identical price - only 15 dollars or something difference.

Since I am a guy that usually regrets what I buy, I've decided to ask you guys for opinion this time, and see which one is better.

Also, if anyone has any other good laptops which have prices around these two that I mentioned, feel free to suggest me!

So, for the real question.. Which one would YOU buy? (Considering I am a gamer, I'd like to be able to play games like GTA 5 and others on mid to high settings)

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

 ASUS G750JZ.It got more graphics horsepower.16GB might not be bad if like it's $10-20 more.

A 900 series GPU might be better

[Meruemm]

 ASUS G750JZ.It got more graphics horsepower.16GB might not be bad if like it's $10-20 more.

A 900 series GPU might be better

the 16GB verions costs 90$ more. For the graphics horsepower, do you mean the 1 gig difference in video memory, or just overall performance? I've heard more than 2 gigs graphics memory is not really necessery and does not make a big difference..

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

the 16GB verions costs 90$ more. For the graphics horsepower, do you mean the 1 gig difference in video memory, or just overall performance? I've heard more than 2 gigs graphics memory is not really necessery and does not make a big difference..

For 1080p it will not and for GTA V?You are going to need all the v-ram you could get

Don't get a 16GB laptop

This is also a high end laptop with better specs-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232405

[Castdeath97]

RAM is all or nothing factor in games most of the time, so don't bother with more then 8GB. For gaming look for the best graphic card.

[Meruemm]

For 1080p it will not and for GTA V?You are going to need all the v-ram you could get

Don't get a 16GB laptop

This is also a high end laptop with better specs-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232405

One of the first that I liked. There is a catch, however... it's a 15 inch laptop. I am looking for a 17 inch. Moreover, the cooling is not as good as the G750JZ and JS

[exercutor5]

Hey guys! I recently got stocked up with moneh, and since I'm going to a Computer Science course in a uni abroad, I've made up my mind to buy a decent laptop. I've been looking thoroughly, and for my budged, I've found 2 laptops that fit my needs, and are almost the same, just with a few differences, and those differences being the reason I am making this thread.

The first laptop is the ASUS G750JZ. The specs are as follows:

CPU- I7-4700HQ up to 3.4 GHz in Turbo mode

GPU - GTX 880M 4GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 GB ( Another question is, will 8GB suffice for games like GTA 5 on high settings? IMO 16GB is overkill, but I am not entirely sure if 8 will be enough..)

Storage - 7200 RPM hard drive, no SSDs included

 

The second laptop is G750 again, but this time G750JS. Specs->

CPU - Same as above

GPU - GTX 870M 3GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 Gigs

Storage - again a 7200 rpm hard drive, but this one has a 256 gigs SSD

 

From my local store, these two have almost identical price - only 15 dollars or something difference.

Since I am a guy that usually regrets what I buy, I've decided to ask you guys for opinion this time, and see which one is better.

Also, if anyone has any other good laptops which have prices around these two that I mentioned, feel free to suggest me!

So, for the real question.. Which one would YOU buy? (Considering I am a gamer, I'd like to be able to play games like GTA 5 and others on mid to high settings)

 

What's your budget?

 

I would get a Clevo P650SE or P650SG. Comes with 3 fans for excellent cooling, slightly under and over an inch thick (0.98"-ish for the P650SE, 1.13" for the Clevo P650SG), tons of storage options, about 2.5kg (or 5.5 pounds), 970M (P650SE) or 980M (P650SG).

 

EDIT: The 17-inch variants are the Clevo P670SE and P670SG.

[tomison25]

First one if you are gaming. 

[PaulKolby]

Hey guys! I recently got stocked up with moneh, and since I'm going to a Computer Science course in a uni abroad, I've made up my mind to buy a decent laptop. I've been looking thoroughly, and for my budged, I've found 2 laptops that fit my needs, and are almost the same, just with a few differences, and those differences being the reason I am making this thread.

The first laptop is the ASUS G750JZ. The specs are as follows:

CPU- I7-4700HQ up to 3.4 GHz in Turbo mode

GPU - GTX 880M 4GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 GB ( Another question is, will 8GB suffice for games like GTA 5 on high settings? IMO 16GB is overkill, but I am not entirely sure if 8 will be enough..)

Storage - 7200 RPM hard drive, no SSDs included

 

The second laptop is G750 again, but this time G750JS. Specs->

CPU - Same as above

GPU - GTX 870M 3GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 Gigs

Storage - again a 7200 rpm hard drive, but this one has a 256 gigs SSD

 

 

get the 880m, it is better to have the extra performance than an ssd

[Meruemm]

get the 880m, it is better to have the extra performance than an ssd

Performance wise, the two GPU's are pretty similar. Sure, the gtx880m has a bit higher performance, but that is in theory.. Maybe in actual gaming, they might prove to have quite a bit of difference, so I'd appreciate if anyone has experience with the. Also, for the SSD, I think if a game is installed on it, it will surely perform faster. Maybe not that faster than on the HD, but surely faster.

[PaulKolby]

Performance wise, the two GPU's are pretty similar. Sure, the gtx880m has a bit higher performance, but that is in theory.. Maybe in actual gaming, they might prove to have quite a bit of difference, so I'd appreciate if anyone has experience with the. Also, for the SSD, I think if a game is installed on it, it will surely perform faster. Maybe not that faster than on the HD, but surely faster.

the 880m has almost 200 more cores than the 870m and it has a 256 bit memory bus while as the 870m only has a 192 bit bus

[D2ultima]

the 16GB verions costs 90$ more. For the graphics horsepower, do you mean the 1 gig difference in video memory, or just overall performance? I've heard more than 2 gigs graphics memory is not really necessery and does not make a big difference..

Read my vRAM information guide.

 

Hey guys! I recently got stocked up with moneh, and since I'm going to a Computer Science course in a uni abroad, I've made up my mind to buy a decent laptop. I've been looking thoroughly, and for my budged, I've found 2 laptops that fit my needs, and are almost the same, just with a few differences, and those differences being the reason I am making this thread.

The first laptop is the ASUS G750JZ. The specs are as follows:

CPU- I7-4700HQ up to 3.4 GHz in Turbo mode

GPU - GTX 880M 4GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 GB ( Another question is, will 8GB suffice for games like GTA 5 on high settings? IMO 16GB is overkill, but I am not entirely sure if 8 will be enough..)

Storage - 7200 RPM hard drive, no SSDs included

 

The second laptop is G750 again, but this time G750JS. Specs->

CPU - Same as above

GPU - GTX 870M 3GB GDDR5

RAM - 8 Gigs

Storage - again a 7200 rpm hard drive, but this one has a 256 gigs SSD

 

From my local store, these two have almost identical price - only 15 dollars or something difference.

Since I am a guy that usually regrets what I buy, I've decided to ask you guys for opinion this time, and see which one is better.

Also, if anyone has any other good laptops which have prices around these two that I mentioned, feel free to suggest me!

So, for the real question.. Which one would YOU buy? (Considering I am a gamer, I'd like to be able to play games like GTA 5 and others on mid to high settings)

Neither. Buy the Clevo P770ZM. It's the best single GPU 17" laptop on the market right now, no contest.

Kepler mobile GPUs are not worth it anymore, at all. 900M GPUs are so much stronger it's a joke. I've seen people OC a 970M to match stock 780M SLI, and you can't even dream about that on any mobile Kepler GPU out there.

 

If you can't get that and for some reason still want ASUS, then the new G751 would be the better buy. But honestly, the P770ZM is the best thing to do.