Need a new laptop

[kieranfb]

Hi,

I'm new to this forum, and all forums in general, so I'm not sure if this is in the right place but...


I'm looking for a new laptop, because as you can see the one I have at the moment is very bad (HP mini 210-1000)

I've been looking at http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5750G_Core_i5_Laptop_LX.RXL02.108/version.asp this one but I wanted a second opinion. I want to be playing games like Battlefield 3, maybe call of duty, skyrim and Minecraft. Also I would be using it for video editing, but not at the same time :]

Would this laptop be good enough for my needs?


Help appreciated


-Kieran

 

[WR2]

Hello kieranfb;

That NVIDIA GeForce 610M is quite weak. It's more of a home entertainment card than a gaming card. It's fine for Minecraft, no so fine for the rest.

NVIDIA GeForce 610M review
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-610M.63759.0.html

 

[benji720]

Everything would be good enough except the nVidia 610 is a joke for games. If you want to get your Skyrim on, you'll want something beefier.

 

[kieranfb]

Have you got any suggestions for laptops around the £500 mark?

(Also, it's mainly just battlefield 3 and minecraft I'm bothered about)


-Kieran

 

[WR2]

A GT 630M / GT 540M is going to be about the best you can hope for in a graphics card near that price range.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M review
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-630M.63761.0.html

 

[WR2]

Something like this:

Acer Aspire 5750G 15" notebook £500
Core™ i5-2450M 2.5ghz CPU, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/GT 630M Graphics

 

[kieranfb]

And that would be capable of Battlefield and such?


Thanks

-Kieran

 

[WR2]

It will run BF3. I don't think you'll be happy with the performance though.
It's very marginal.

 

[kieranfb]

I don't mind low graphics settings, as long as it doesn't lag

 

[WR2]

Did you look at the 'average' FPS in the GT 630M link above?
You're talking 'Lag City' when you move into fire fights, explosions or busy busy game play.

 

[kieranfb]

I see.
I'll probably buy that one still, thanks very much for the help!

-Kieran

 

[WR2]

You're welcome.