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I am looking for a laptop, on which I can do casual gaming when I'm away (mobas, portal 2,CSGO, co-op shooters and stuff)

 

I can pick from these:

 

Acer 15.6'' Aspire E5-572G-35KB for 440$  (Intel® Core™ i3-4000M (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz), 4GB, 500GB, GeForce 940M 2GB DDR3,  Linux, Black)

 

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 Acer 15.6" Aspire E5-573-36NX for 350$ ( HD, Procesor Intel® Core™ i3-5005U 2GHz Broadwell, 4GB, 1TB, GMA HD 5500, Linux, Charcoal Gray)

 

I know that Intel integrated graphics has come a long way, Is there a huge difference between the GPUs? Is it worth the 100$ money difference? What about CPUs?

 

 

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Lenovo Y50

Acer laptops overheat quite a bit.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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I am looking for a laptop, on which I can do casual gaming when I'm away (mobas, portal 2,CSGO, co-op shooters and stuff)

 

I can pick from these:

 

Acer 15.6'' Aspire E5-572G-35KB for 440$  (Intel® Core™ i3-4000M (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz), 4GB, 500GB, GeForce 940M 2GB DDR3,  Linux, Black)

 

OR

 

 Acer 15.6" Aspire E5-573-36NX for 350$ ( HD, Procesor Intel® Core™ i3-5005U 2GHz Broadwell, 4GB, 1TB, GMA HD 5500, Linux, Charcoal Gray)

 

I know that Intel integrated graphics has come a long way, Is there a huge difference between the GPUs? Is it worth the 100$ money difference? What about CPUs?

940M isn't exactly a performance chip... But it does still beat out the HD 5500 graphics, and I would recommend it. 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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Those are literally double the price

2nd hand?

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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940M isn't exactly a performance chip... But it does still beat out the HD 5500 graphics, and I would recommend it. 

I wouldn't. 940M is Kepler. It's a rebranded 650M I believe

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Yup, prices hardly go down on laptops

Y510 2nd hand? The 750M one is good.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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I wanted to hear this, I was affraid of rebrands, however is there anything better in the same price?

2nd hand is best for such a price and gaming. Cheap laptops are usually absolute tosh

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Try this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Y510p-15-6-GT750M-2GB-DDR5-i7-2-4GHz-8GB-1TB-/151911043813?hash=item235e9a92e5:g:G4IAAOSwwE5WaMdo

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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With transportation and taxes it goes up to 850$. I'm from Europe.

 

What I meant is if there's anything with more gpu performance in that price range under 450$ in Europe. 

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With transportation and taxes it goes up to 850$. I'm from Europe.

 

What I meant is if there's anything with more gpu performance in that price range under 450$ in Europe. 

Look on Ebay. Your best bet to get your money's worth.  Lenovo - Y410, Y510, Y40, Y50, Asus - G550JK, N550JK, X550JK, MSI - GE62, GE72, HP - Omen, Acer - i5 5500U Nitro, Dell - Inspiron 15

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Ebay in Romania? not so much

Ebay is worldwide.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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