Lenovo y540: i7 or i5?

[Dia4lit]

Hi, I'm from Italy and I think I'm going to buy this laptop, but I'm not sure about the hardware. I play videogames occasionally, but when I do, I usually like open world games like GTA o Watch Dogs. I also love the Hitman series, and I would like to try the new Tomb Raider series. I also use Photoshop and sometimes, only sometimes, Sony Vegas for video editing. I'm really afraid of the temperatures, since my latest HP non-gaming laptop lasted 7 years, I would really like the new one to live at least for 5 years. I really don't care about the FPS or the graphics, I'm ok playing just at medium settings. I'm also on a budget and I can't afford more than a GTX1650, I need to stay under 1k. So, what would you recommend? With gtx1650 4GB I should choose an i7-9750H processor or the i5-9300H? Thank you!

 

PS: If you have any other valuable suggestions other than the lenovo y540, I would like to hear them.

[5x5]

Look for a 1660 (Ti) - there is no real benefit in getting the i7 9750H since it's clocked lower and thus will probably not perform better than the i5 9300H

 

You can probably get a 1660 Ti laptop fro that price. Maybe the Asus GA502 with a Ryzen 7 3750H and 1660 Ti

[Dia4lit]

15 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Look for a 1660 (Ti) - there is no real benefit in getting the i7 9750H since it's clocked lower and thus will probably not perform better than the i5 9300H

 

You can probably get a 1660 Ti laptop fro that price. Maybe the Asus GA502 with a Ryzen 7 3750H and 1660 Ti

I don't think they sell it in here, since I couldn't find any store, just Amazon UK. 

 

You don't think the GTX 1650 will last for a while for those games in medium settings? Isn't it better than the 1050ti one?

[5x5]

3 minutes ago, Dia4lit said:

I don't think they sell it in here, since I couldn't find any store, just Amazon UK. 

 

You don't think the GTX 1650 will last for a while for those games in medium settings? Isn't it better than the 1050ti one?

The 1660 Ti is simply vastly superior. The 1650 is only 15-20% faster than a 1050 Ti

[Dia4lit]

5 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

The 1660 Ti is simply vastly superior. The 1650 is only 15-20% faster than a 1050 Ti

Yeah, but I don't have the budget for the 1660ti. On the Lenovo website it's more than 1300€. The 1650 will last for a few years with medium settings?

Will I be able to run Sony Vegas with the i5 CPU?

[5x5]

Just now, Dia4lit said:

Yeah, but I don't have the budget for the 1660ti. On the Lenovo website it's more than 1300€. The 1650 will last for a few years with medium settings?

Look at other laptops as well - not just the Y540

 

What country are you buying from?

[Dia4lit]

I'm from Italy, prices for laptops here are significantly higher.

 

I really liked the y540 because the thermals seems lower and the design is not the usual gaming look.

[genexis_x]

Any links of online stores? No preference on weight and battery life?

[5x5]

33 minutes ago, Dia4lit said:

I'm from Italy, prices for laptops here are significantly higher.

 

I really liked the y540 because the thermals seems lower and the design is not the usual gaming look.

https://www.newegg.com/global/it-en/gold-steel-asus-tuf-gaming-tuf505du-eb74-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834235196?Description=1660 Ti Laptop&cm_re=1660_Ti_Laptop-_-34-235-196-_-Product

 

1660 Ti, Ryzen 7 and 120Hz display. Enjoy

[5x5]

33 minutes ago, Dia4lit said:

I'm from Italy, prices for laptops here are significantly higher.

 

I really liked the y540 because the thermals seems lower and the design is not the usual gaming look.

https://www.newegg.com/global/it-en/p/N82E16834235244?Description=1660 Ti Laptop&cm_re=1660_Ti_Laptop-_-34-235-244-_-Product

 

If that's over budget, the Ryzen 5 model is also a good option

[Dia4lit]

47 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Any links of online stores? No preference on weight and battery life?

No I don't really care. I think the slimmer they are, the hottest they become. So I don't care about weight. Neither battery life, since I intend to use it at home, most of the time. I can't buy a desktop one because... well, I don't have a desktop. My room is very small so I need the laptop to use it on my bed, on top of a ventilated base, of course. 

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, Dia4lit said:

I'm from Italy

Any links of local online stores?

[Dia4lit]

Just now, GeneXiS_X said:

Any links of local online stores?

Online stores, well... the prices are too high. I think I'll buy it on Amazon (selled and shipped by them, though) or I wanted to buy the Lenovo on their website, since it costs less and they usually give discounts. The stores where I can physically buy it tends to have higher prices. I can link you those two, they usually give more discounts: https://www.mediaworld.it/catalogo/computer-e-smart-home/computer/notebook & https://www.unieuro.it/online/Computer-e-Tablet/Gaming/Notebook

[Dia4lit]

34 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

https://www.newegg.com/global/it-en/gold-steel-asus-tuf-gaming-tuf505du-eb74-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834235196?Description=1660 Ti Laptop&cm_re=1660_Ti_Laptop-_-34-235-196-_-Product

 

1660 Ti, Ryzen 7 and 120Hz display. Enjoy

Too much, and it's shipped from US, so it probably have the us keyboard.  

[5x5]

3 minutes ago, Dia4lit said:

Too much, and it's shipped from US, so it probably have the us keyboard.  

Look at the second one

 There should be an option locally for a 1060 or 1660

[genexis_x]

Y540 is decent

 

Also consider NH70RAQ