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Hey everyone.  I've been looking for a decent laptop to play Starcraft 2 on, and I found these:

 

1)  http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/samsung-samsung-ativ-book-4-15-6-laptop-black-intel-core-i5-3230m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-np470r5e-x01ca/10257710.aspx?path=88067c8e9c6934f36e464173303d5608en02&SearchPageIndex=1

 

2)  http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-envy-15-6-laptop-silver-amd-elite-quad-core-a10-5750m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-15-j084ca/10257099.aspx?path=54f26f3537d46bfc754fbd1ed6a35d15en02

 

The first laptop has a Intel Core i5 3230M processor, whereas the second laptop has a AMD Elite Quad-Core A10-5750M processor.  Both have the same graphics card (AMD Radeon HD 8750M).

 

So my question is, which of these 2 processors are better to play Starcraft 2 smoothly without any lag?  And overall, which laptop should I get?

 

Thanks.

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Hey everyone.  I've been looking for a decent laptop to play Starcraft 2 on, and I found these:

 

1)  http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/samsung-samsung-ativ-book-4-15-6-laptop-black-intel-core-i5-3230m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-np470r5e-x01ca/10257710.aspx?path=88067c8e9c6934f36e464173303d5608en02&SearchPageIndex=1

 

2)  http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-envy-15-6-laptop-silver-amd-elite-quad-core-a10-5750m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-15-j084ca/10257099.aspx?path=54f26f3537d46bfc754fbd1ed6a35d15en02

 

The first laptop has a Intel Core i5 3230M processor, whereas the second laptop has a AMD Elite Quad-Core A10-5750M processor.  Both have the same graphics card (AMD Radeon HD 8750M).

 

So my question is, which of these 2 processors are better to play Starcraft 2 smoothly without any lag?  And overall, which laptop should I get?

 

Thanks.

 

AMD CPUs don't like SC2 all that much [don't get me wrong here, me gusta AMD] so I'd go with the Intel version. And Samsung > HP anyways ;)

And SC2 is very very CPU intensive, so you'll be better off with the i5 over the APU. ^^

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AMD CPUs don't like SC2 all that much [don't get me wrong here, me gusta AMD] so I'd go with the Intel version. And Samsung > HP anyways ;)

And SC2 is very very CPU intensive, so you'll be better off with the i5 over the APU. ^^

sc2 is not cput intesnvie at all. fals einformation. it uses just as much cpu usage per core as crysis 3 crysis 2. or 3 times less then 64p game in BF3 ULTRA

 

lol you could play 1080p ULTRA 1080p at that price... anyway

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sc2 is not cput intesnvie at all. fals einformation. it uses just as much cpu usage per core as crysis 3 crysis 2. or 3 times less then 64p game in BF3 ULTRA

 

lol you could play 1080p ULTRA 1080p at that price... anyway

 

Wrong.

 

I5 is better then the APU for cpu tasks. the APU has better igpu.

 

Needless information as the laptops have a dedicated GPU.

 

Ea still better then blizzard

 

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Wrong.

true.

 

 

Needless information as the laptops have a dedicated GPU. not needless for someone who doesnt know.

 

 

Drugs are bad for you.

Very constructive, but I dont live in the past.

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