i7 3630qm w/ GT 650m SLI vs i5 4200h GTX 850m?

[Kristian Garrido]

I'm getting a gaming laptop, I was wondering if I should get a:

Lenovo Y500:
http/www.pcworld.com/product/1252768/lenovo-ideapad-y500-notebook.html
i7 3630qm
Gt 650m Sli

or the

dell Inspiron 14 7447:
http/www.dell.com/ph/p/inspiron-14-7447-laptop/pd
i5 4200h
gtx 850m.

I know that the 850m is better than the 650m SLI, but in terms of the CPU I am worried that would it bottle neck the 850m or should I just go with the 650m SLI?

 

[Rit_86]

The 650m SLI is a much more potent solution than the 850m. Also, the i7 is is better than the i5. So I would suggest you to go with the Lenovo. Here's a list of their gaming benchmarks.
The 650m SLI http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M-SLI.84953.0.html
and the 850m http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-850M.107795.0.html

 

[Kristian Garrido]

The 650m SLI is a much more potent solution than the 850m. Also, the i7 is is better than the i5. So I would suggest you to go with the Lenovo. Here's a list of their gaming benchmarks.
The 650m SLI http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M-SLI.84953.0.html
and the 850m http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-850M.107795.0.html

Hmm..
The SLI laptop is from my friend. If i were to buy a brand new laptop what would you suggest that is equivalent or better than the 650m sli?

 

[Rit_86]

The 860m is the graphics card that gives just about equivalent performance to the 650m sli. So anything above that (870m onwards) should give you a significant performance advantage (assuming that laptop has a standard voltage core i7). However, most of them are much more expensive than the Lenovo.

 

[Kristian Garrido]

The 860m is the graphics card that gives just about equivalent performance to the 650m sli. So anything above that (870m onwards) should give you a significant performance advantage (assuming that laptop has a standard voltage core i7). However, most of them are much more expensive than the Lenovo.

I have found 2 laptops of my budget which do you think is better?
Sager NP7378:
http/www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7378-clevo-w370ss-p-6990.html
17.3" FHD Matte Display (1920x1080)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ (Haswell)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB vRam
8GB DDR3 1600MHz (1x8GB)
1TB 7200RPM HDD

or

Lenovo y50
http/shopap.lenovo.com/ph/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y50/
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700HQ Processor
15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB
8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD
Intel Dual Band Wireless
Bluetooth Version 4.0

 

[Rit_86]

The Sager NP7378 is a slightly better choice over the Lenovo, because of its better processor.
Also in the options, choose the (2X4gb) option for RAM instead of the standard (1X8gb) as the twin ram option will ensure they operate in dual channel and give you a much better performance both in games and normal usage.