DarkSable :
Well, the problem is that you're looking at mobile parts, which have had their kneecaps shattered by the need to not produce heat.
The best mobile i7 is about as good as the worst normal i5. Same thing works with graphics cards - they simply don't have high performance.
Mobile i7's are about equal to lower end i5's in single thread performance and about equal to or better than in multithread (because of hyperthreading). You are unlikely to experience any kind of cpu bottleneck unless you have two 680m's. The entry level i7 3630qm runs at 2.4 ghz with turbo to 3.2 (four cores). This is a very potent processor which is unlikely to give you problems in any kinds of games.
For instance the i5 2500k gets about 5.4 cinebench 11.5 multithreaded (http
/www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/345) and 1.47 singlethreaded (http
/www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/344).
The i7 3630qm (im going to use the 100 Mhz slower i7 3610qm because benchmarks for the 3630qm are harder to find) gets about 6.23 multithreaded and 1.37 single threaded (http
/www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/621)
In fact the i7 3630qm outperforms the 2500k in many tasks. Benchmarks here
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
Very close single thread performance and slightly superior multithread (Surprisingly an i7 laptop is better for cpu heavy apps than an i5 desktop). Other apps are similar.
Brett928S2 :
Hi
I own computer shops in the UK and we sell lappies as well...
NOT possible on that budget.... add another £1500 and maybe, but for £900 you could build a very nice gaming PC that will outperform ANY lappy you could buy...
All the best Brett
900 pounds can buy a nice laptop that can handle many games. Not everyone needs at 7970 Ghz edition to be content. Also please remember that if he is buying a desktop it can be more expensive than one thinks if one needs a monitor, os, keyboard (which will cost about $250).
A gt 660m is very close to a desktop 650.
The OP is also playing dota and starcraft 2, not bf3 or crysis. He can get over 60 fps with starcraft 2 with a 660m. (http
/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/digital-storm-x17-radeon-hd-7970m-enduro,3345-7.html)
Do you even read what the OP writes?
He can get a laptop with a 7970m (but with an amd a 10 processor not intel i7) for about 900 pounds
http/www.scan.co.uk/products/156-msi-gx60-1ac-024uk-iba1048g75s7v-23ghz-amd-a10-8gb-ddr3-750gb-hdd-2gb-radeon-hd-7970-gpu-dvdrw-w
Would recommend an intel processor though.
If he can manage to find a laptop with a 675mx that about equivalent to a 560 ti, a 670mx is about 10-20% better than a 7770.
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html (the rankings are out of order, look at the heaven and 3d mark 11 benches)
Brett, stop telling people the wrong thing about laptops, he wants to play dota 2 and starcraft. Dota 2 has a recommended system requirement of a nvidia 7600 or x1600. I think he does not need a 2400 pound laptop to play that game. I can't believe you run a computer store.
Scroll down to dota 2
http/www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1583/pg9/amd-a10-5800k-apu-performance-review-gaming-performance.html
The hd 4000 gets an average of 30 fps at 1080p with med high settings.
OP: Anything play dota 2 pretty well (integrated graphics)--An i5 with no dgpu will have no problem getting medium at 1080p.
Starcraft is more demanding and will require a dgpu for ultra settings.
You guys are not helping him. The elitism of desktop users can be annoying. Most people using a laptop realize they are using a laptop and are fine with 720p at med settings at 30 fps. They, when they say playable do not mean 1080p at ultra with 4x AA at 60 fps.
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