Cant choose a between these laptops!?

[Bubuuh]

Cant choose between these lenovi y50 laptops! Help please.. My budget is around 740 British Pounds so would have to wait bit longer to get the more expensive laptops but still possible.. Just hard to decide.. Should i grab the cheaper one now or wait a bit... frustration

1) i7-4710HQ 2.5 GHz (Quad Core)
GTX 860M 2GB
12 GB RAM 1600MHz
1TB/8GB SSHD
IPS Display
Refurbished Laptop
Price: 699 British Pounds

2) i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz (Quad Core)
GTX 960M 2GB
8 GB RAM 1600MHz
1TB/8GB SSHD
Full HD Display
New Laptop
Price: 733 British Pounds

3) i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz (Quad Core)
GTX 960M 4GB
8 GB RAM 1600MHz
256GB SSD
Full HD Display
New Laptop
Price: 803 British Pounds

4) i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz (Quad Core)
GTX 960M 4GB
16 GB RAM 1600MHz
1TB/8GB SSHD
IPS Display
Refurbished Laptop
Price: 838 British Pounds

 

[ak47jar3d]

Chose configuration 1. The performance between all four is very small and not worth the extra cost. 860 and 960 are the same gpu. 4710hq and 4720hq are the same process with the 4720hq having a minor clockspeed advantage. Getting a 4 gb 960m won't be any better than getting to 2 gb. 16 gb is overkill since most games at most use 6 gb of ram.

 

[Jlavigne]

Hey B,
You know what, I think I'd have a hard time choosing too...

It would depend on what you intend to do... gaming? Streaming? Productivity? Anyone of them would be, imo, a good choice as they offer pretty much an "equal" build, with differences here and there. If you're a gamer, the GTX 960 aspect is interesting. If you're willing to pay, I'd go for the #3, but for 70£ less, #2 is still pretty decent. If you're a hardcore gamer, go with #4.

But for streaming and all, #1 and #2 would be enough.

You also have to consider the look. That's where they always get me... haha

Hope this helps!
JL

 

[Bubuuh]

Well I do have a gaming desktop on the side but not currently with me.. its probably worse than the laptop im willing to get.. amd fx 8core with 8gb ram, gtx 770 oc and 1tb hd... i would love to run most games on it as im mostly gaming and using programs like photoshop, blender or rendering videos..

 

[holdenb]

I have the first configuration. I preordered it on launch and love it.

 

[Bubuuh]

What kinda games can you run on it? And what settings!?

 

[holdenb]

What kinda games can you run on it? And what settings!?

CS:GO - Max Settings
Battlefield 3 - Max Settings
Battlefield 4 - Medium-High Settings
GTA 5 - High Settings
GRID Autosport - Max Settings
Project CARS - High Settings Constant Weather, Medium Settings Variable Weather
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel - High Settings
This War of Mine - Max Settings
Next Car Game: Wreckfest - High Settings, could vary because the game causes heat issues for some reason
The Forest - Max Settings
Besiege - Max Settings (great game btw)
Goat Simulator - Max Settings
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - High-Max Settings, could vary based on traffic density
DiRT 3 Complete Edition - High Settings (amazing game)
Saint's Row 3 - Max Settings
Saint's Row 4 - Medium-High Settings
The Witcher - Max Settings
The Witcher 2 - Max Settings
The Witcher 3 - Medium Settings
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) - High-Max Settings, again varies based on traffic density
Insurgency - High Settings
Crysis - Medium Settings
Crysis 2 - Medium Settings
Crysis 3 - Medium Settings
A Story about My Uncle - Max Settings
Trine - Max Settings
Trine 2 - Max Settings
Unturned - Max Settings
Minecraft - Max Settings, idk about draw distance stuff because I only played it like once
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - High Settings, adjust based on your view distance and mods and everything

Hope this helps! The difference between the 860M and the 960M is minimal. Also, contrary to what it may seem, a 4 GB card is not necessarily better than a 2 GB card. The only cases where it would benefit would be in Shadow of Mordor or some similar games. Let me know if you want me to try and test any games for you, I have a Steam library of about 250 games but only play about 5 of them... game tradeups has its perks haha.

 

[Bubuuh]

Yeah I play about all the same games but was thinking to try getting that new game ARK survival..