Posted July 6, 2015 My situations is that I want a laptop to watch videos, movies, play music and play the same AAA Games I play on my main gaming tower (of course at reduced settings). The laptop I have at the moment is very slow, overheats when doing some really easy tasks and a lot of other problems. Is this laptop good for these tasks? Intel Core i5 5200U (2 cores, 4 Threads, 3 MB of L3 Cache) @ 2.2 Ghz (Turbo-boost up to 2.7 Ghz) 14 nm Broadwell 2x4 GB of DDR3 RAM @ 1600 Mhz Nvidia Geforce GT 940m (Maxwell) with 2 GB of DDR3 Memory 17.3" 1600x900 Display 1 TB Hard disk @ 7200 RPM USB 3.0, DVD Reader CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 3.2 Ghz \\ Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX \\ RAM: Corsair 2x4 GB 1600 Mhz \\ GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 4 GB DDR5 \\ Storage: WD Caviar Blue 1 TB, 7200 RPM and an external WD Elements 1 TB HDD \\ PSU: Corsair VS650W \\ Case: Cooler Master K350 \\ Optical drive: Samsung R/W 24x \\ OS: Windows 10 64-bit \\ Keyboard/Mouse: Both DELL \\ Display: Samsung 28-inch TV 1080p 60 Hz \\ Phone: Samsung Galaxy S5 Electric Blue 16 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 SNIP Should be fine for most tasks, GPU is very week for gaming, will be lowest settings at low resolutions for AAA games what does this laptop cost? I would suggest an 860m/960m for gaming Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 that not too bad. that GPU should be able to power that screen easily Current: R2600X@4.0GHz\\ Corsair Air 280x \\ RTX 2070 \\ 16GB DDR3 2666 \\ 1KW EVGA Supernova\\ Asus B450 TUF Old Systems: A6 5200 APU -- A10 7800K + HD6670 -- FX 9370 + 2X R9 290 -- G3258 + R9 280 -- 4690K + RX480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 The 940 might have some troubles, and the unusually screen resolution.... Is unusual. How much is the laptop? What model is it preferably? http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/1920x1080-vs-1600x900-which-is-preferred.636010/ "I would say for a 17 inch screen, go with 1920 x 1080. But for a 15 inch screen go with 1600 x 900. Sure 1920 looks better than 1600, but your games are going to have much less frames per second as well." Wanted Build: i5 4690K, Z97-A, Vengeance 16GB, Samsung 256GB SSD, 980TI, Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Keyboard: Blackwidow Chroma Mouse: G502 Headset: Skullcandy PLYR 2 Phone: Samsung S6 Edge Tablet: iPad 2 Investing in becoming a Logitech fanboi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Author that not too bad. that GPU should be able to power that screen easily The 940 might have some troubles, and the unusually screen resolution.... Is unusual. How much is the laptop? What model is it preferably? http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/1920x1080-vs-1600x900-which-is-preferred.636010/ "I would say for a 17 inch screen, go with 1920 x 1080. But for a 15 inch screen go with 1600 x 900. Sure 1920 looks better than 1600, but your games are going to have much less frames per second as well." Should be fine for most tasks, GPU is very week for gaming, will be lowest settings at low resolutions for AAA games what does this laptop cost? I would suggest an 860m/960m for gaming Its around 800-ish dollars. Its a Asus X751LB-TY043D CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 3.2 Ghz \\ Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX \\ RAM: Corsair 2x4 GB 1600 Mhz \\ GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 4 GB DDR5 \\ Storage: WD Caviar Blue 1 TB, 7200 RPM and an external WD Elements 1 TB HDD \\ PSU: Corsair VS650W \\ Case: Cooler Master K350 \\ Optical drive: Samsung R/W 24x \\ OS: Windows 10 64-bit \\ Keyboard/Mouse: Both DELL \\ Display: Samsung 28-inch TV 1080p 60 Hz \\ Phone: Samsung Galaxy S5 Electric Blue 16 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 6, 2015 Lenovo Y40 has similar price and specs. the Build quality and design seem better but the GPU is Slightly weaker andithasd a full 1080P screenon it. Current: R2600X@4.0GHz\\ Corsair Air 280x \\ RTX 2070 \\ 16GB DDR3 2666 \\ 1KW EVGA Supernova\\ Asus B450 TUF Old Systems: A6 5200 APU -- A10 7800K + HD6670 -- FX 9370 + 2X R9 290 -- G3258 + R9 280 -- 4690K + RX480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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