Help about gaming laptop

[ImBigM]

Core i5 8250U + MX150 4GB + 8gb RAM gaming(what do you guys think? What games will I can play?)

 

[rgd1101]

Please read the forum rule. don't bump your post

 

[GreyCatz]

To answer your question: 2D platformers and a few 3D games at medium settings. Online-games such as CS:GO should be playable, but Overwatch may be stretching the limits, and PUBG is likely to be a very disappointing experience. Some strategy games, like Civ V, should be OK - but Civ VI might be too much to handle.

The quad-core CPU runs at 1.6GHz and can boost up to 3.4GHz when needed, but with a TDP of 15W it's not designed for gaming. Instead it's meant to offer long battery life and reliable base power for standard productivity. This also goes for the GPU. The MX150 - even the 4GB version - is fundamentally designed for productivity, not gaming. The graphics output will allow you to watch movies and YouTube videos at high resolution, and play mid-range games, but if you try anything more sophisticated than that you're likely to experience very modest FPS rates and significant stutter.

NOTE: Overall performance also depends on the laptop itself, e.g. heat dissipation design and the kind of system disk used. Also, your particular Internet connection factors in when considering online-gaming. Here are 2 reviews from notebookcheck and despite using the same CPU/GPU setup the final verdict is very different:

Testing a Lenovo IdeaPad 320S (from December 2017):
https/www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-320S-13IKBR-i5-8250U-MX150-Laptop-Review.272208.0.html

And testing an Acer Swift 3 (from October 2017):
https/www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Swift-3-SF315-8250U-MX150-FHD-Laptop-Review.258594.0.html

Cheers,
GreyCatz.

 

[ImBigM]

Oh thx GreyCatz

 

[ImBigM]

Is this laptop better? Lenovo Legion Y520, 80WK0097SC with Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz),8G(1X8GBDDR4 2400),1TB/5400rpm,NoOptical,NVIDIA GTX1050 4GB,15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS,Wifi2x2+BT4.1,3cell,DOS,HD 720p,Backlit

 

[GreyCatz]

This Legion is a legit gaming machine and the 4GB 1050 card will allow for AAA gaming on medium-to-high settings. The CPU is a quad-core 45W unit which is ideal for gaming, but it does consume power. Between this CPU and the 1050 GPU the battery is little more than an emergency option - 1 hour of actual gaming at best.

Let me offer a comparison:

I have a 2015 Lenovo Y50 than runs on a 4th-gen quad-core i7 backed by a 4GB 860M card. With 16GBs of RAM I can still play almost any game I want, but in a few cases settings will have to be scaled back quite a bit, and some games like GTA V and Far Cry Primal are clearly a challenge at high settings.

I would definitely expect this Legion to outperform my Y50 on most counts - but you should consider adding more RAM when you get the chance.

Cheers,
GreyCatz.

 

[ImBigM]

What about this one, it have 4gb gpu : Notebook Lenovo Ideapad 320, 80YE002USC, 15.6" FHD, Intel Core i5-7200U up to 3.10GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon 520M 4GB,

 

[GreyCatz]

What about this one, it have 4gb gpu : Notebook Lenovo Ideapad 320, 80YE002USC, 15.6" FHD, Intel Core i5-7200U up to 3.10GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon 520M 4GB,

Nothing wrong with this machine, except it's a mainstream 300-series IdeaPad. In other words, a very powerful notebook designed for productivity. Neither the dual-core CPU nor the Radeon 520M is meant to do any serious gaming.

It would be a great help if you could offer some examples of the kind of games you play or wish to play. The IdeaPad 320 will allow for some gaming, e.g. League of Legends and similar games, but it's aimed at business professionals in large corporations. I would also expect this 320 to be significantly less expensive than the Legion, so it is a different machine altogether.

 

[ImBigM]

And is this Notebook Lenovo Ideapad 320 better then Lenovo Ideapad 520-15 Intel Core i5 8250U 1.60GHz 8GB 2TB DVDRW FreeDOS 15.6" Full HD nVidia GeForce MX150 4GB P/N: 81BF0015SC

 

[GreyCatz]

And is this Notebook Lenovo Ideapad 320 better then Lenovo Ideapad 520-15 Intel Core i5 8250U 1.60GHz 8GB 2TB DVDRW FreeDOS 15.6" Full HD nVidia GeForce MX150 4GB P/N: 81BF0015SC

The Lenovo IdeaPad 520 offers a quad-core 8th-gen i5 CPU and a 4GB MX150 GPU, so it's most definitely better than the IdeaPad 320.

While the IdeaPad 520 has very good specs, it's also fundamentally designed to be a powerful productivity machine. It will not offer the same gaming capability as the Legion discussed earlier.

 

[doolittle]

For a gaming laptop, the 1050 2gb vram is an absolute minimum these days for any demanding games, and if AAA games go for a 1050ti w/ 4gb vram and 8Gb system ram.

This one is a good deal, MSI GL62M 7REX-1896US

With the i7-7700HQ, GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4G, 8GB DRAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB Hard Drive, Steelseries Red Backlit Keyboard lot of good stuff for $900! Should be able to play just about any game that is out these days (the most demanding ones at lower levels of course)