How good would this laptop be for gaming?

[Lukezachsmith]

Please can someone let me know, thanks

Here is the laptop:
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-envy-touchsmart-15-j051sa-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-silver-21449718-pdt.html

 

[whitecat]

not bad ! i7 4500MQ and GT 740M are pretty fast . i m gonna check something .

 

[Lukezachsmith]

not bad ! i7 4500MQ and GT 740M are pretty fast . i m gonna check something .

Thank you. I am upgrading from my previous laptop which was pretty poor for gaming. Here is the laptop I had before: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/refurbished-laptops/acer-v5-571p-refurbished-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-silver-21468403-pdt.html

Would the Envy be much better than this?

 

[lucasz]

The GT 740M is pretty weak

 

[Lukezachsmith]

The GT 740M is pretty weak

Is it? I'm on a budget of around £750 though.

 

[lucasz]

You can get a much better laptop for 750 pound. Do you mind buying it in US dollars?

 

[whitecat]

The GT 740M is pretty weak

surely not so weak
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-740m/performance
if you compare it to GTX 770 on a desktop PC , may be .

Battlefield 4 , HD resolution and high quality -21 frames per second
Need for speed :Rivals , HD resolution high quality - 23+ fps
Crysis 3 , HD high -25 fps

 

[whitecat]

not bad ! i7 4500MQ and GT 740M are pretty fast . i m gonna check something .

Thank you. I am upgrading from my previous laptop which was pretty poor for gaming. Here is the laptop I had before: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/refurbished-laptops/acer-v5-571p-refurbished-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-silver-21468403-pdt.html

Would the Envy be much better than this?

i7 3537U has Intel HD Graphics 4000 , so GT 740 will contribute to higher 3D performance - 5.2x faster but what does it mean.in frames per second !?
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-740m/performance
. My concern is whether 740M is well cooled . I like gamers laptop with additional cooling for the gpu - other holes .But they are too expensive when made by decent manufacturer

 

[whitecat]

As for the processors :
i7 4700MQ doubles the number of cores and threads and the performance in multicore tasks .
i7 4700MQ -7929 points , Pass Mark
i7 3537U -3897 points

 

[sora]

I recommend this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221345401592

That's pretty good but isn't that you selling it? haha.