Unable to decide which gaming laptop

[myperception]

I'm having a hard time choosing a prebuilt gaming laptop, these are the only two I'm going to look at and have the money for. Can anyone please spare a hand and compare and see which one would be better performance-wise, etc? Thank you!

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X7-7600_Gaming_Notebook

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/gaminglaptoploadxm15.asp?id=567967&price=%24950

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-771G-9809-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B009JXJWZI

I'm fairly new to this forum and I haven't browsed around much, but I will answer anyone's questions to help try to produce a well answer. Thanks.

 

[mnewsham]

well for gaming the first one. but why do you need a laptop for gaming? desktops are much cheaper for much better performance.

 

[Termie]

Welcome to the forums, myperception!

In this situation, it comes down almost entirely to the CPU and GPU, and the Cyberpower is much stronger in both departments. Quad versus dual-core, Nvidia 660M versus 635M. In fact, I wouldn't even call the Digital Storm a gaming laptop. It's more of a general-use laptop, and will be much smaller and lighter than the Cyberpower. Basically, you're comparing apples to oranges.

But as mnewsham says, gaming laptops are not the best solution unless you truly cannot use a desktop, so maybe you can give us a better idea of your budget, your needs, and the games you're interested in.

 

[myperception]

mnewsham: I want a gaming computer for portability. The house I'm living in has no space to move a new computer to. It's really not a good reason but it's the truth.

Termie: Thank you for both the warm welcome and the answer and I understand what you mean. I can afford both those computers and I want a system that can just really run games well. I plan to play games such as GTA and other sort of shooters. Modern games. My needs are really performance. As long as performance for every area is at a decent(+) grade and doesn't lag, then I'm fine. I don't want a super computer or anything. Something I can keep for a few good years until it runs out of shape.

EDIT: I've added a new item to the list, hopefully we can eliminate the worse in the list or something. http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-771G-9809-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B009JXJWZI

 

[Termie]

As long as you're just using it around the house and don't intend to actually carry it with you, the Cyberpower Xplorer is definitely the best option, by far.

Actually, I'd probably recommend this Lenovo over all the ones you've chosen: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...&Code=59371972

It has the newer 750M GPU, plus an SSD cache for much better OS performance, and weighs less than 6 pounds.

Doesn't hurt that it's also cheaper than all the ones you picked.

 

[frozentundra123456]

As long as you're just using it around the house and don't intend to actually carry it with you, the Cyberpower Xplorer is definitely the best option, by far.

Actually, I'd probably recommend this Lenovo over all the ones you've chosen: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...&Code=59371972

It has the newer 750M GPU, plus an SSD cache for much better OS performance, and weighs less than 6 pounds.

Doesn't hurt that it's also cheaper than all the ones you picked.

Nice deal. What are the specs of the 750m? Is it just a higher clocked 650m?

 

[Termie]

Nice deal. What are the specs of the 750m? Is it just a higher clocked 650m?

Here's some info:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6873/nvidias-geforce-700m-family-full-details-and-specs/2

I think all these cards are about on par with a desktop gtx650 or hd7750.

 

[Sleepingforest]

More info: the fastest clocked 750M with GDDR5 is roughly on par with a 670M; that means it can competently play even very games on high at 1080p and 60 frames per second. Slower ones just faster than a 660M, which means it can play most modern games between 30 and 60 frames per second.

 

[myperception]

I might actually go with Termie's suggestion of the Lenovop laptop. Thanks. I've heard that the IdeaPad Y500 tends to exert hot air out of its right side. I plan on using the laptop with a wireless mouse so is there any way I can rid of that?

 

[mnewsham]

I might actually go with Termie's suggestion of the Lenovop laptop. Thanks. I've heard that the IdeaPad Y500 tends to exert hot air out of its right side. I plan on using the laptop with a wireless mouse so is there any way I can rid of that?

use your left hand



seriously though, it shouldn't be too hard to find a spot where your hand wont get too hot.