Solved! Asus X53SV-MH71

[DDerbyCSW]

I bought the Asus X53SV-MH71 for my son for Christmas. Will he be able to do gaming on it? I was told it had a dedicated graphics card. I can not find any reviews for it.

 

[WR2]

Hello DDerbyCSW;

You were told right. And it looks to have a decent configuration:
Asus X53SV-MH71 15" Laptop
Has a speedy Core i7-2670QM CPU and a mid-range GT 540M laptop graphics card.

Really demanding new games like Battlefield 3 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will run on Low graphics settings. Some less demanding recent games like Call of Duty: Black Ops or StarCraft 2 will run on Medium/High graphics settings.

 

[DDerbyCSW]

Thank you so much for your reply. For the money 799.99 do you think it is a good purchase?

 

[WR2]

For comparison @ $800:
Dell XPS 15 would have a dual core l5 CPU, 4GB of RAM and the same GT 540M graphics cards.
They would 'game about the same' but the Asus has a better CPU while the Dell would be a bit better as a all-round entertainment laptop.

HP Pavilion dv6 Select Edition $750 would have a dual core i5. 8GB of RAM and a Radeon HD 6770M graphics card.
That HD 6770M graphics card would have been a better gaming option. But it's not a huge difference (easy for a casual game player like me to say that) in most games.

Overall, the Asus X53SV-MH71 looks to be fairly priced and a good value.
For all the usual home office/school work/home entertainment tasks they're all be fine choices.

 

[DDerbyCSW]

Thank You so much. I am computer knowledge challenged and appreciate the help.

 

[Missteri]

Does this laptop have a lighted keyboard? That seems to be one feature that either isn't very common or perhaps isn't listed even if the laptop has it, and a feature that is really on my "must have" list.

 

[aford10]

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