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It would be fore taking around campus at college with my main gaming rig being left in my room. i5 4200u, gt 820, 500gb and 8 gb ssd. 6gb memory. i like the bit higher specs since i may use it for very basic games like LOL and DOTA 2 when i dont want to carry the desktop around. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z40/?sb=:000001C9:00011E09:#customize

 

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you could play LoL and Dota on a GT 210 lmao this will be fine, the i5-4200U is a really fast processor

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you could play LoL and Dota on a GT 210 lmao this will be fine, the i5-4200U is a really fast processor

so could it play witcher 2 with ubersampling?

 

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  2. Lenovo Z40 i5-4200U GT 820M 6 GB RAM 840 EVO 120 GB
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It would be fore taking around campus at college with my main gaming rig being left in my room. i5 4200u, gt 820, 500gb and 8 gb ssd. 6gb memory. i like the bit higher specs since i may use it for very basic games like LOL and DOTA 2 when i dont want to carry the desktop around. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/z-series/z40/?sb=:000001C9:00011E09:#customize

Looks really nice. Pretty. And good specs. And good price.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I would go for a better gpu, even the intel graphics are comparable:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+820M&id=2785

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Intel+HD+4400&id=2643

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i look on the same website for info. i cant help but think having a dedicated gpu would still perform better. would it not?

 

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i look on the same website for info. i cant help but think having a dedicated gpu would still perform better. would it not?

It performs worse acording to the links...

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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It performs worse acording to the links...

well worse case i switch it back to the integrated. pretty sure you can do that.

 

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i look on the same website for info. i cant help but think having a dedicated gpu would still perform better. would it not?

Well it will be better because it is not using the system memory and it should be a little bit faster.

 

Maybe this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314383

 

That gpu is comparable to a 740m

 

Or this with a 840m:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314535

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 Corsair CX430M, Cooler Master Elite 343, Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

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Well it will be better because it is not using the system memory and it should be a little bit faster.

 

Maybe this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314383

 

That gpu is comparable to a 740m

 

Or this with a 840m:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314535

too big. again im not aiming at raw gaming performance. campus compatibility is key....and id rather cut my balls off before having AMD (ima fanboy).

 

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  2. Lenovo Z40 i5-4200U GT 820M 6 GB RAM 840 EVO 120 GB
  3. Moto X4 G.Skill 32 GB Micro SD Spigen Case Project Fi

 

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so could it play witcher 2 with ubersampling?

GPU isn't powerful enough

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GPU isn't powerful enough

Lol I was kidding but that's exactly what I was doing on my rig

 

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  2. Lenovo Z40 i5-4200U GT 820M 6 GB RAM 840 EVO 120 GB
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This laptop would give you a better GPU and a slightly better CPU for close to the same price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314535

 

The sole reviewer on Newegg for this laptop does have a point that 1366x768 on a 15" screen isn't ideal...but at your budget, you're probably not going to have many resolution options, and I'd imagine that the Acer Aspire would only look slightly worse than the Z40 with its same resolution but 14" screen.

 

Then again, if you're only playing LoL and Dota, integrated graphics would be perfectly fine, so you can find pretty much any Haswell laptop to your liking.

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You should get something light, small and efficient. Intel HD 4400 will do everything you're aiming for. The GT 820M is pretty much on par with the integrated graphics, but yes, having that GPU will still help tbh because you have dedicated VRAM and don't waste system resources, especially if you only have 6GB of RAM.

 

That said, I'd recommend getting something smaller as you will find it much more pleasant when carrying around.

 

EDIT: If you want something bigger, the Acer Aspire mentioned above is a very good choice.

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