GT 640m or GT 730m

Miks1890

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So basically I can't choose between:

Acer Aspire v3-571(900$):
Intel i7 3630QM
GT 640m
750GB HDD
4GB RAM

Acer Aspire v3-571(860$):
Intel i7 3632QM
GT 730m
750GB HDD
4GB RAM

Mostly going to use it for Work and all that stuff and light gaming - Don't have much time to play games...( Hitman Absolution, Gmod, L4D2, Dirt 3)
 

Tibbs01

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The 730m is the better performer and slightly newer tech so all else appearing to be almost equal (and it is cheaper), I would go with that if it was me (especially if they are both ddr3 versions of the chips).

 

Miks1890

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(Well i didnt find it anywhere else) Isnt the i7 3632 much slower than i7 3630? Passmark say its 7,6k vs 7,0k point
 

Tibbs01

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There isn't any scenario with either processor where either of those video cards won't be the bottle neck that I can conceive of and for all of your other listed uses I don't think it would be possible for you to see a real world difference in the speed. You will however see real world difference in gaming frame rate increases by going with the 730m (again not a lot), but it should also be a bit more power efficient.

In laptops especially you are almost always better off going with the fastest gpu where gaming is a consideration and all other factors are similar.