Depends on what games you want to play on it.
I would assume you should stick with the second choice since the 2017 laptop only offers a 1366x768 resolution, meaning you can only play games at 720p. (I think other light gamers would prefer 1080p; the most serious ones would stick with 4K...
Something a bit more powerful than this:https://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6/ref=lp_8588812011_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481594589&sr=1-1&th=1
Budgets less than $1000
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6/ref=lp_8588812011_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481594589&sr=1-1&th=1
What should I get that fulfills these requirements:
Processor: Quad Core, 2.5Ghz+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, AMD Radeon HD 4850 / Intel HD 4000 Series
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 2 GB available space
https://www.amazon.com/G752VY-Laptop-Gamers-Windows-Notebook/dp/B00QH9HIBW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
I'm not really aiming to play the top-grade games; but I think it'll suffice.
Here's a review someone left for this item on Amazon:
"This laptop is really powerful at this price point. You are able to upgrade the RAM, GPU, and HDD. The CPU is overclockable to ~4.3 Ghz on all cores. It has a fan switch that ramps up the fans for high workloads. I am using a mild OC at 3.6...
I'm pretty much new with handling gaming laptops; I've read a lot of forums though.
I just need help making sure I've got this laptop running at optimum performance - I know it doesn't have G-SYNC & it has a NVIDIA GeForce GTX970M graphics processor.