I need a good laptop under $500

[mateola]

Is it possible to find a laptop under 500 that can run minecraft, LoL, Garrys Mod, Dont Starve, and a few games like Stranded Deep, Counter Strike: GO, and the Forrest which im planning to buy?

It doesnt have to be touchscreen or one of those weird tablet laptops just a regular laptop with windows 8.1 (i would prefer 64bit)

 

[rkumaran]

Yes its possible to play games that you are mentioned. under 500$.

you can choose between these two laptops,

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-15-p151nr-i5-4210U-SuperMulti/dp/B00QBN8UKM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426137909&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop+computer

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-571-588M-Notebook-Computer-i5-4210U/dp/B00M8RO9WS/ref=sr_1_37?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426138103&sr=1-37&keywords=laptop+computer#Ask

it will play gamess like WOW , Dont Starve , CS GO etc at least in low - mid graphics settings.

 

[mateola]

Ok i decided i want the HP Pavilion, im going to buy off best buy but which of these 3 is the best. Will the cheapest still perform well? Will it make any difference to buy one that is $200 more?

this one:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-6gb-memory-750gb-hard-drive-natural-silver-ash-silver/1107131.p?id=1219468611103&skuId=1107131

or http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-amd-a8-series-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/8827026.p?id=1219371333759&skuId=8827026

or http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-6gb-memory-750gb-hard-drive-natural-silver-ash-silver/3787022.p?id=1219601638837&skuId=3787022

they are all HP Pavilion

 

[jaguarskx]

The one that cost $580 will give you the best performance because the Intel HD 5500 is the best integrated graphics core of the bunch. The $300 version is the least powerful one of them which is why it is only $300. Can it play games? Yes, it can play some games, but not as well as the $580 laptop with the Intel HD 5500.

If you are going to spend $580, then I recommend you buy the following Acer Aspire V3-572G-54S6 for $580. It has a Core i5-4210 and a dedicated nVidia GT 840m graphics chip. It is only considered a mainstream graphics chip in term of performance, but it much more powerful than any of the integrated graphic cores in the 3 laptops.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314535

 

[mateola]

The one you gave me looks nice but it won't matter if it is an intel core i5 right? because the ones i listed were the i7 which i guess is better than an i5?

 

[jaguarskx]

The difference between a dual core i5 and a dual core i7 is not that large. Sure the i7 has a higher clock speed, but the i5 will be fine.

The more important point is the fact the GT 840m will simply crush any integrated graphics core even though the GT 840m itself is not considered a powerful graphics chip. From a "gamer's perspective", the GTX 850m is generally considered the minimum graphics chip to get, but that is way out of your price range.

 

[mateola]

Thank you so much. I was going to buy the HP laptop until you gave me a better option.