Lenovo Y510p 59370006 vs 59370007

[Ferenc Marki-Zay]

I would like to buy a gaming laptop and from what I've found the Lenovo Y510p offers the best specs for my budget. I am, however, concerned that the laptop may have overheating issues, as on my current (not very good) laptop more taxing games (for example, Star Wars: Battlefront 2) become unplayable after approx. half an hour. The only difference between the two models is that the 59370007 has 8 GB of RAM and an i7-4700MQ processor, while the 59370006 has 16 GB of RAM and am i7-4702MQ processor (200 MHz lower clock speed and lower voltage) and also costs about $100 more. Is it worth it buying the more expensive laptop, because the performance is higher over a long period of time (less performance loss due to overheating) or does it even make much of a difference?

Laptop specs:

59370007:
Processor
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED Glossy Wedge 1920x1080
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Memory
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM+24GB SSD
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Optical Device
Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Network Card
Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Battery
6 Cell Lithium-Ion

59370006:
Processor
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4702MQ Processor (2.20GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
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Operating System
Windows 8 64
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Display
15.6" FHD LED Glossy Wedge 1920x1080
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
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Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM+24GB SSD
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Optical Device
Ultrabay SLI Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT750M GDDR5 2GB
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Network Card
Intel Centrino Wireless N-2230
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Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
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Warranty
One year
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Battery
6 Cell Lithium-Ion

Thank you for your help!

 

[HopelessNoob]

the 4700mq and 4702mq are almost identical in performance there's no reason to go with the 4700mq if it's going to bite even deeper into your wallet
and also if you dont need 16gbs of ram then 8gbs will be perfectly fine
the two laptops are almost identical performance