i5 i7/GT 740m vs AMD A8-5550m/A10-5750m

seriousgamer

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Hi,

There are two HP laptops I'm looking at right now. The first one is an HP ENVY 15z-j000. It has an A8-5550m can be upgraded to A10-5750m for $80 and I can get a Radeon 8750m on it for another $70.

Then there is an HP ENVY 15t-j000 Quad Edition with an I7 4700QM and can get 2gb GT 740m for an additional $70.

I don't game much (I know the name indicates otherwise) but which combination would be better for gaming? I don't mind low settings, etc. I will getting a 1080p screen with either laptop btw since I like watching movies. The laptop will be primarily for MS Office and light use (school).

I believe that the APU and Radeon can work together? Around what level of performance would they achieve in terms of nVidia cards?

The AMD based HP will be around $100 less btw


Thank You!
 

seriousgamer

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My brother has an HP DV6 and the cooling SUCKS BIG TIME. I can cook a pizza on that thing (He NEVER games, just uses it for school work) lol. Their prices are pretty decent though and I'm on a tight budget.

I'm actually very mad that I didnt get the I7 4702QM/GT 740m 17" with bluray/FHD screen for $750 a month ago, Its $950 now and I doubt they'll have more coupons like that.
 

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whats your budget?
 

seriousgamer

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Trying to stay around the $700 range. I definitely want 1080p for movies and some gaming capability (don't mind playing lowest settings)