Is it good enough?

[Jake-ii]

I want to buy the Toshiba Sattelite S50-B-12R I can get it for 780,- thats my budget, my friend says it's not good enough for Gaming because it has 2 cores. Is this true? If so, can you guys help me to find a better one in that budget? I can go max 800 and I need off board graphics so not integrated intel HD stuff. I have a link here: https/m.bol.com/nl/p/toshiba-satellite-s50-b-12r-laptop/9200000031294158/

 

[LummusMaximus]

Yes, it's a dual core CPU. However, it's a fairly fast dual core.

A quad core is always preferential for gaming purposes.

What kind of games are you looking at playing? Because that machine may just run them fine anyway.

Also, 16GB RAM is slightly overkill.

 

[Jake-ii]

Yes, it's a dual core CPU. However, it's a fairly fast dual core.

A quad core is always preferential for gaming purposes.

What kind of games are you looking at playing? Because that machine may just run them fine anyway.

Also, 16GB RAM is slightly overkill.

I know about the 16GB RAM but overall I'd like to play GTA 5 and if i look for laptops with these specs I'm looking at 1000€ laptops which I can't afford.. Also this laptop will be for school aswell, I'm going to use all kinds of editors from adobe and so I need A good Laptop for rendering aswell

 

[LummusMaximus]

Yes, it's a dual core CPU. However, it's a fairly fast dual core.

A quad core is always preferential for gaming purposes.

What kind of games are you looking at playing? Because that machine may just run them fine anyway.

Also, 16GB RAM is slightly overkill.

I know about the 16GB RAM but overall I'd like to play GTA 5 and if i look for laptops with these specs I'm looking at 1000€ laptops which I can't afford.. Also this laptop will be for school aswell, I'm going to use all kinds of editors from adobe and so I need A good Laptop for rendering aswell

GTAV is a very demanding game. In that case, you'll definitely want something with a quad core processor. The graphics are also a bit on the low side for GTA, and, on the whole, you'll have difficulty finding something to play it in that price range. Second hand is an option, although that can be a bit dodgy. Sorry I can't be more helpful, I'm not familiar with European stores.