Need Help deciding??

[Guest]

I am looking to buy a HP laptop among the following:
1.HP pavilion 15-E016Tx
2.HP pavilion 15-n012tx

which one would be better for games BF4,splinter cell Conviction and Fifa 14.
Please Help

 

[lunyone]

For those are looking for the specifications:
1: HP 15-E016Tx

Product Name System features
Operating system
Windows 8 64
Processor family
Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3230M (2.6 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
Chipset
Intel® HM76 Express
Memory
Memory
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Memory slots
2 user accessible
Storage
Internal drive
1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Optical drive
SuperMulti DVD burner
Display and graphics
Display
15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8670M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)
Expansion Features
Ports
2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 USB 2.0
1 HDMI
1 VGA
1 RJ-45
1 Headphone-out/microphone-in combo jack
Multimedia and Input Devices
Webcam
(Front-facing) HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone (720p, fixed focus, low light enhancement)
Audio features
2 x dts Sound+ Internal speakers; dts Sound+ Audio Playback; Dual speakers
Multimedia and Input Devices
Input devices
Pointing device
Touchpad supporting multi-touch gestures without on/off button
Keyboard
Full-size island-style keyboard with numeric keys
Communications
Network interface
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Power and operating requirements
Power supply type
90W AC power adapter
Battery type
6-cell Li-Ion
Energy efficiency
ENERGY STAR® qualified
EPEAT® Silver
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (W x D x H)
38 x 24.6 x 3.18 cm
Weight
Starting at 2.35 kg

2: HP Pavilion 15-n012tx Notebook PC

Product Number F2C09PA
Microprocessor 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5-4200U
Microprocessor Cache 3 MB cache
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)
Display 15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Hard Drive 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Multimedia Drive SuperMulti DVD burner
Network Card Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n
Sound DTS sound+; Dual speakers
Keyboard Full-size island-style, with numeric keypad
Pointing Device TouchPad with multi-touch gesture support
PC Card Slots 1 multi-format digital media card reader for SD cards
External Ports
2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 HDMI
1 RJ-45
1 headphone/microphone combo
Dimensions 38.56 x 25.8 x 2.26 cm
Weight Starting at 2.33 kg
Power 65W AC power adapter
4-cell Li-Ion
What's In The Box Front-facing HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone (f2.0, 720p, fixed focus, low light enhancement)

I'd probably say #1 has the better dGPU, so that would probably allow you better gaming.

 

[Guest]

For those are looking for the specifications:
1: HP 15-E016Tx

Product Name System features
Operating system
Windows 8 64
Processor family
Intel® Core™ i5 processor
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3230M (2.6 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache)
Chipset
Intel® HM76 Express
Memory
Memory
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Memory slots
2 user accessible
Storage
Internal drive
1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Optical drive
SuperMulti DVD burner
Display and graphics
Display
15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8670M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)
Expansion Features
Ports
2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 USB 2.0
1 HDMI
1 VGA
1 RJ-45
1 Headphone-out/microphone-in combo jack
Multimedia and Input Devices
Webcam
(Front-facing) HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone (720p, fixed focus, low light enhancement)
Audio features
2 x dts Sound+ Internal speakers; dts Sound+ Audio Playback; Dual speakers
Multimedia and Input Devices
Input devices
Pointing device
Touchpad supporting multi-touch gestures without on/off button
Keyboard
Full-size island-style keyboard with numeric keys
Communications
Network interface
Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Power and operating requirements
Power supply type
90W AC power adapter
Battery type
6-cell Li-Ion
Energy efficiency
ENERGY STAR® qualified
EPEAT® Silver
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions (W x D x H)
38 x 24.6 x 3.18 cm
Weight
Starting at 2.35 kg

2: HP Pavilion 15-n012tx Notebook PC

Product Number F2C09PA
Microprocessor 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5-4200U
Microprocessor Cache 3 MB cache
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3L
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)
Display 15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Hard Drive 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Multimedia Drive SuperMulti DVD burner
Network Card Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n
Sound DTS sound+; Dual speakers
Keyboard Full-size island-style, with numeric keypad
Pointing Device TouchPad with multi-touch gesture support
PC Card Slots 1 multi-format digital media card reader for SD cards
External Ports
2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 HDMI
1 RJ-45
1 headphone/microphone combo
Dimensions 38.56 x 25.8 x 2.26 cm
Weight Starting at 2.33 kg
Power 65W AC power adapter
4-cell Li-Ion
What's In The Box Front-facing HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone (f2.0, 720p, fixed focus, low light enhancement)

I'd probably say #1 has the better dGPU, so that would probably allow you better gaming.

Will the processor make a difference? the 1st one has a 3th gen i5 with 2.6 Ghz while the second one has 4th gen i5 with 1.6 Ghz
which one is better??
BTW Doesn't 740M provide better performance than 8670m

 

[lunyone]

Yes the 740m is listed as better performing than the 8670m. Plus I would imagine that it would "Optimus" technology (which means nVidia controls which GPU (iGPU or dGPU) to use for that task at hand). So this means that you would have optimal battery life for most tasks.

The processor might not matter too much for most things, so I wouldn't be too worried about it. Yes there will probably be situations where the older CPU might perform better, but the i5 4200u is pretty close in performance to the i5 3230m.

Here is one comparison.
Another comparison.

To me the 4200u comsumes less power and performs pretty close to the 3230m.