need help with laptop decision

[hypergod]

Hi over the weekend i have done hours of research and have narrowed down my purchases to these 2 laptops. i would like a second opinion before I purchases one. Just curios what one has more power for gaming and good cooling/build quality.

 

 

 

lenovo y 50 $1,149.00

 

Processor:4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB)

Operating System:Windows 8.1 64

Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB

Memory:8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz

Display:15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080)

Hard Drive:Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD

Battery:4 Cell 54 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion

Bluetooth:Bluetooth Version 4.0 Warranty:One year

Optical Drive:None

Network Card:Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

msi gx 60 $1,199.99

CPU  A10 5750

OS Windows 8.1

Chipset Bolton M3 

Memory DDR3L up to 1600MHz, 2 slots, support up to 16GB (has 8gb)

LCD Size 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080), Anti-glare

Graphics AMD Radeon R9 M290X Graphics VRAM GDDR5 2GB

HDD (GB) Up to 128GB SATA + 1TB SATA 7200rpm

Optical Drive BD Combo/DVD Super Multi

Audio Audio Boost, 2x2W/1

Speakers Webcam HD type (30fps@720p)

Card Reader SD(XC/HC)

LAN Killer Gaming Networking Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0

D-Sub (VGA) 1

HDMI 1(v1.4)

USB 2.0 port 1

USB 3.0 port 3

Mic-in/Headphone-out 1/1

Line-in 1

Express Card N/A

Keyboard 103 keys

AC Adapter 180W

Battery 9-Cell Li-Ion(7800mAH)

Dimension 395 x 267 x 55mm

Weight (KG) 3.5Kg (w/ Battery)

[Scratchy1215]

 

Hi over the weekend i have done hours of research and have narrowed down my purchases to these 2 laptops. i would like a second opinion before I purchases one. Just curios what one has more power for gaming and good cooling/build quality.

 

 

 

lenovo y 50 $1,149.00

 

Processor:4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB) Operating System:Windows 8.1 64 Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB Memory:8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz Display:15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080) Hard Drive:Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD Battery:4 Cell 54 Watt Hour Lithium-Ion Bluetooth:Bluetooth Version 4.0 Warranty:One year Optical Drive:None

Network Card:Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

msi gx 60 $1,199.99

CPU AMD Quad Core A10-Series Processor OS Windows 8.1 Chipset Bolton M3 Memory DDR3L up to 1600MHz, 2 slots, support up to 16GB LCD Size 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080), Anti-glare Graphics AMD Radeon R9 M290X Graphics VRAM GDDR5 2GB HDD (GB) Up to 128GB SATA + 1TB SATA 7200rpm Optical Drive BD Combo/DVD Super Multi Audio Audio Boost, 2x2W/1 Speakers Webcam HD type (30fps@720p) Card Reader SD(XC/HC) LAN Killer Gaming Networking Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 D-Sub (VGA) 1 HDMI 1(v1.4) USB 2.0 port 1 USB 3.0 port 3 Mic-in/Headphone-out 1/1 Line-in 1 Express Card N/A Keyboard 103 keys AC Adapter 180W Battery 9-Cell Li-Ion(7800mAH) Dimension 395 x 267 x 55mm Weight (KG) 3.5Kg (w/ Battery)

 

might want to add what games/apps youll be playing and that kinda thing

[79wjd]

lenovo y 50 $1,149.00

Processor:4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ 

Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 

Hard Drive:Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD 

 

 

msi gx 60 $1,199.99

CPU AMD Quad Core A10-Series Processor 

Graphics AMD Radeon R9 M290X Graphics VRAM GDDR5 2GB

HDD (GB) Up to 128GB SATA + 1TB SATA 7200rpm 

I'd go with the lenovo. although the m290x is better, the a10 is a piece of crap in comparison to an i7. 

 

Do yourself a favor, and get an ssd version of the lenovo. 

 

On a side note....since when does AMD do mobile graphics...I can't even remember the last time I saw a laptop with an AMD gpu. 

[Katsu-K1L]

what the guy above said, the A10 will hold you back.

[hypergod]

i play alot of blizzard games and some games like dark souls 2 ect

[Sheldon_King]

I'd go with the lenovo. although the m290x is better, the a10 is a piece of crap in comparison to an i7. 

 

Do yourself a favor, and get an ssd version of the lenovo. 

 

On a side note....since when does AMD do mobile graphics...I can't even remember the last time I saw a laptop with an AMD gpu. 

AMD has been doing mobile graphics for a long time, all the way back to DX7 days. They just are not generally used over nvidia for whatever reason (probably power consumption?).

 

As for the OP, I would also suggest the Lenovo. SSD or not, that is your (op) choice.

[Owen]

i play alot of blizzard games and some games like dark souls 2 ect

Lenovo for sure, most blizzard games such as WoW are extremely CPU bound and the i7 will have a huge advantage over the apu

[hypergod]

OK COOL THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP GUYS 

 

I have another question how does price match from ncix work when checking out online here it is on ncix website 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/lenovo-ideapad-laptop-y50-i7-4700hq-9e-98199.htm

 

here is the one on lenovo website 

http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y50/?sb=:000001CA:000056A2:

 

they say they are the same but the hdd is bigger on the one from ncix and the cpu is a 4700 instead of 4710 will that matter if i price match threw ncix?