Laptop help! Good light gaming laptop? Open to suggestions!

[Whoonu]

Hi, I'm looking at laptops. I want one that would serve as a light gaming laptop, as well as one for school. My budget is around 600 dollars, give or take 100. These two caught my eye.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215662
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215663

Would it be worth it to upgrade for 130 bucks from AMD to Intel and Nvidia?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I would prefer a 15.6 inch laptop with good battery life and a graphics card/processor that will run most games at low to medium settings. It needs to be fairly light as well as I will be carrying around this thing constantly.

Thanks!
Whoonu

 

[nbelote]

I would be remiss if I didn't recommend this A10 APU with the CrossfireX 7670m. That can, in games that support it, give you GT 660m-like levels of performance, otherwise it would just run like a standard 7670m.

$750, a hair outside your budget but you'd end up with medium/high capability more often than not, and a laptop you'd be happy with for years instead of months.
Edit: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131393&name=Laptops-Notebooks

That AMD one you mentioned should technically be capable of the same CrossfireX so its performance, in games that support it (there's a few that don't, and at this time I can't name them off) it would probably act like something between a 640m and 650m, closer to the 650m side. Between the two, for gaming, that's the one I would go with. It's gonna be a tad bit slower in single-core processes, though.

 

[Whoonu]

Thanks! That helps! I will consider that laptop when it comes out. However, I will wait for more opinions in the meantime. Thanks a bunch!

 

[Hiii]

I suggest this 2 laptops

For $639, GT 555m.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?sb=:000001C9:00001746:#.UIWyNWcjfUc

For $749, GT 650m.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?sb=:000001C9:00007177:#.UIWyO2cjfUc

Benchmarks of the 555m
http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-555M.41933.0.html

The 555m version in the Lenovo laptops is not as fast as a normal 555m, its like a fast version of 550m, see the "Performance" part in the page link.

650m benchmarks.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.html

7670m benchmarks.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7670M.69483.0.html

7670m + A10 like the samsung suggested earlier.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7660G-HD-7670M-Dual-Graphics.81173.0.html

 

[ram1009]

Hi, I'm looking at laptops. I want one that would serve as a light gaming laptop, as well as one for school. My budget is around 600 dollars, give or take 100. These two caught my eye.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215662
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215663

Would it be worth it to upgrade for 130 bucks from AMD to Intel and Nvidia?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I would prefer a 15.6 inch laptop with good battery life and a graphics card/processor that will run most games at low to medium settings. It needs to be fairly light as well as I will be carrying around this thing constantly.

Thanks!
Whoonu

Since you're open to suggestions, mine is to forget gaming with a laptop.

 

[Whoonu]

Since you're open to suggestions, mine is to forget gaming with a laptop.

Thanks. Really helps.

 

[Whoonu]

I suggest this 2 laptops

For $639, GT 555m.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?sb=:000001C9:00001746:#.UIWyNWcjfUc

For $749, GT 650m.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/builder.workflow:Enter?sb=:000001C9:00007177:#.UIWyO2cjfUc

Benchmarks of the 555m
http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-555M.41933.0.html

The 555m version in the Lenovo laptops is not as fast as a normal 555m, its like a fast version of 550m, see the "Performance" part in the page link.

650m benchmarks.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-650M.71887.0.html

7670m benchmarks.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7670M.69483.0.html

7670m + A10 like the samsung suggested earlier.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7660G-HD-7670M-Dual-Graphics.81173.0.html

Interesting. The GT 555 laptop appeals to me. Any idea on the battery life of this laptop?

 

[ram1009]

Thanks. Really helps.

I know it isn't what you want to hear but remember who told you first.

 

[Whoonu]

I know it isn't what you want to hear but remember who told you first.

The thing is, this laptop will be for college. So... Yeah.

 

[Hiii]

Look at this laptop with A10 processor and 7730m video card for $674, it's an HP which some people like to avoid. I think it's a good card for the money if you dont mind buying HP.

http/www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do#anchor-top

7730m benchmarks
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7730M.72678.0.html

 

[Whoonu]

Look at this laptop with A10 processor and 7730m video card for $674, it's an HP which some people like to avoid. I think it's a good card for the money if you dont mind buying HP.

http/www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do#anchor-top

7730m benchmarks
http/www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7730M.72678.0.html

Configuration not available?
Sounds good anyway. Thanks for the help!

 

[Whoonu]

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