looking for a laptop

[jtelliott10]

I'm looking for a new laptop but can't decide between AMD or Intel. I want to use it to play company of heroes and civilization 5 and also watching movies. which is better?

 

[yillbs]

the age old question. Intel out performs base to base. If you want to do light gaming.. live civ's 5, and movie watching. You can go with the cheaper AMD components. They should serve you well. Ideally though, intel is looked to be more of "premium" series.

 

[jtelliott10]

the age old question. Intel out performs base to base. If you want to do light gaming.. live civ's 5, and movie watching. You can go with the cheaper AMD components. They should serve you well. Ideally though, intel is looked to be more of "premium" series.

What kind of graphics card should i be looking for? All the Intel ones I have seen are running the Intel hd 4000 gpu, will that work?

 

[JD88]

You're going to need a lot more than Intel 4000 for Civ 5

http/www.anandtech.com/show/5771/the-intel-ivy-bridge-core-i7-3770k-review/18

I would suggest a PC with an AMD A10 or a discrete graphics chip of some sort.

What is your budget?

 

[jtelliott10]

You're going to need a lot more than Intel 4000 for Civ 5

http/www.anandtech.com/show/5771/the-intel-ivy-bridge-core-i7-3770k-review/18

I would suggest a PC with an AMD A10 or a discrete graphics chip of some sort.

What is your budget?

Im looking at between 400-600

 

[jtelliott10]

how well would this one do? is there really any difference between DIMM/SDRAM/DDR3?

http/www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-S855D-S5148-15-6-Inch-Aluminum/dp/B00B3PFPOC/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1367242657&sr=1-5&keywords=amd+a10

 

[JD88]

That Toshiba laptop would probably run it alright at medium settings. Ideally you want to find an Intel processor with an Nvidia GT 630m or better graphics chip.

Edit:

This Acer notebook has dedicated graphics and would run those games fine:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215974