Hi All,
I'm choosing between a few hi spec laptops (HP, Acer, Dell & Sony being the front runners). I have a very particular wishlist so the common theme is:
i7 CPU
Windows 7
4GB DDR3 (may add more later if the need seems apparent)
7200 RPM HDD
1920 x 1080 HD display
HDMI output
Blu Ray
The laptop will be primarily used for multimedia (including using as Blue Ray linked to HD tv) with gaming as a secondary activity.
Am I right in thinking that assuming a laptop meets my criteria above then the GPU performance is the decisive factor?
Should I choose between them based on which has the best rated GPU?
Or is there anything else I need to take into account? One thing I've been wondering about is bus speed or motherboard quality. Could either of these result in a laptop that doesn't fully take advantage of a high speed CPU like the i7.
Any advice?
Many Thanks,
Alan
PS the GPU's in scope at the moment (and thier ranking as per Notebookcheck.net's Mobile Graphics Cards Benchmark list are):
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5850 (32nd)
ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 5730 (44th)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (46th)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M (63rd)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M (72nd)
This was a gaming specific list, but is it fair to deduce from those rankings that I want one of the ATI cards over the Nvidia ones and the 5850 should be my first choice?
I'm choosing between a few hi spec laptops (HP, Acer, Dell & Sony being the front runners). I have a very particular wishlist so the common theme is:
i7 CPU
Windows 7
4GB DDR3 (may add more later if the need seems apparent)
7200 RPM HDD
1920 x 1080 HD display
HDMI output
Blu Ray
The laptop will be primarily used for multimedia (including using as Blue Ray linked to HD tv) with gaming as a secondary activity.
Am I right in thinking that assuming a laptop meets my criteria above then the GPU performance is the decisive factor?
Should I choose between them based on which has the best rated GPU?
Or is there anything else I need to take into account? One thing I've been wondering about is bus speed or motherboard quality. Could either of these result in a laptop that doesn't fully take advantage of a high speed CPU like the i7.
Any advice?
Many Thanks,
Alan
PS the GPU's in scope at the moment (and thier ranking as per Notebookcheck.net's Mobile Graphics Cards Benchmark list are):
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5850 (32nd)
ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 5730 (44th)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (46th)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M (63rd)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M (72nd)
This was a gaming specific list, but is it fair to deduce from those rankings that I want one of the ATI cards over the Nvidia ones and the 5850 should be my first choice?