G72GX-RBBX05 & G60JX-RBB5. A quick push in the right direction needed

saiyan23

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Hey all I basically have an hour or so to decide between 2 heavily discounted Asus laptops. I got fortunately and a friend will sell me one for $500. G72GX-RBBX05 and the G60JX-RBBX05. They are both Best Buy models for reference.
I'm not super knowledgeable about processors or graphics cards. The G72 has an Duo Core P8700 and GTX 260M graphics card. The G60 has a i5 - 430M and GTS 360M graphics card. I just want to be able to run GTA IV and Batman Arkham Asylum at least 30FPS. I can deal with medium settings as I understand that these 2 aren't exactly Alienwares. I also run a lot of emulation and I know that they are all processor intensive, especially PCSX2 and Dolphin. Whats the better processor of the 2 laptops listed? Thanks guys, I appreciate all the help!
 
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EliteRetard

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i5 is the better CPU (and has DDR3) and the GPUs are similar enough...the GTX260 might be slightly faster but is older and probably uses more power and makes more heat.
55nm vs 40nm
112 cores vs 96
256bit GDDR3 vs 128bit GDDR5
Same clock speeds.

I think Id still go for the G60 with the newer hardware, the i5 and 360m.