GT 540m vs GT 635m

[WR2]

No contest: ASUS N55SL

 

[edit1754]

The third one (ASUS N55SL, with the GT 635M and 15.6" 1600x900 display) is the best option out of those three. It has the best GPU and the best display.

However, since I now know you're buying from the UK, take a look at the PCSpecialist Optimus III (Clevo W150ER / Sager NP6165), which comes with a 15.6" 1920x1080 display and an even faster NVIDIA GT 650M.
- Follow this link: http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusIII-15/
- Upgrade the memory to 4GB, because 2GB (the stock amount) is on the low side even for basic usage on a 64-bit OS.
- Upgrading the CPU to a Core i3 or Core i5 is probably wise, because the Celeron B840 benchmarks are much lower than the Core i3/i5 benchmarks.
- Consider hard drive upgrades, such as 500GB and/or 7200RPM. They appear to be decently priced.

15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2450M (2.50GHz) 3MB
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
£699.00 inc VAT

 

[WR2]

Asus N55SL review - not an identical model match but the basic chassis details will be similar.

 

[SaMiNiT]

The pay monthly on that site is extremely cheap its persuading me slightly lol is the i7 a worthy upgrade from an i5 processor?

 

[edit1754]

It can be if you run particularly CPU-intensive (and multithreaded) games/applications.

 

[jaguarskx]

While the GT 540m is a little weaker than the GT 635m, the lower resolution screen will give you better performance. The other option is to go with the 1st laptop that has the GT 635m and just lower the resolution to 1366x768 when playing games.

This is one of the worst misconceptions in the science of computer purchasing.

Gaming should not be a reason to choose a 15.6" 1366x768 display instead of a 15.6" 1600x900 or 15.6" 1920x1080 display, or to choose a 17.3" 1600x900 display instead of a 17.3" 1920x1080 display. For one thing, you can always make up for drops in performance associated with higher resolutions by lowering to a non-native resolution, but you cannot as easily make up for the limits imposed on multitasking by a lower resolution.

Apparently you have "selective reading and selective quoting syndrome" since I did mention that going with a higher resolution screen, but lowering the resolution to play games is an alternative option.

 

[edit1754]

Must have partially misread. I am used to seeing that misconception being made and responding as quickly as possible to prevent it from being seen as valid.