Should I get it?

[Benosss]

I'm thinking of buying a Acer E5-571PG 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop. Im wanting to play games like minecraft. It cost $749. It has an intel core i5 and nividia 840m 2gb graphics card. Just wanted to know if it would be able to run minecraft. Thanks...

This is the laptop- http/www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/acer-e5-571pg-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-ace5571pg5?searchTerm=Acer

 

[rockie_]

Geforce 840M can run every game on HD resolution
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231960&cm_re=840m-_-34-231-960-_-Product

 

[cub_fanatic]

Yes, you should easily be able to run minecraft in 1080p or lower. From what I have read/heard about this game, it needs both a good CPU and GPU. The i5 in that laptop is a dual core with hyperthreading and is roughly equivalent to an underclocked desktop i3. The GPU is a huge improvement over the Intel HD card and is well worth it. This laptop should perform well with most any game in medium to high detail in 1080p or lower.

 

[Benosss]

Thanks heaps

 

[Benosss]

Would you guys have any idea on how much fps i would get?

 

[rockie_]

Crysis 3 - 23 FPS
Battlefield 4 - 44
Batman Arkham City - 49
CoD Ghosts - 38

 

[Benosss]

What about mc?

 

[cub_fanatic]

This was easy enough to find (https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgf42Yikq3o) this guy is getting 30-35 FPS with a GT 840m and i5 4200u which is almost identical your 4210u with a slightly lower clock speed (-100 MHz). Your FPS will depend on how much stuff you have built in the game. With this game, the more you build, the slower your PC gets. Also, the laptop you are buying only has 4GB of system RAM. It is possible to use most of your free RAM up with this game. You'll have about 2.5GB free since Wndows and other system related things will be using about 1-1.5GB almost all the time. I suggest that you look into another 4GB of RAM as your first upgrade and then if possible, an SSD. RAM is getting more expensive so anytime you find DDR3 for less tham $10 per GB you should jump on it. SSDs, on the other hand, have been going in the opposite direction price wise. You can now get a decent 250 GB class SSD for around $100.

If it were me, I'd wait until the laptop is in my hands before ordering the RAM. It is best to see what brand, speed and timing the installed RAM is and if it is a single 4GB module or 2x 2GB. It really isn't a good idea to order the RAM before you know this info although you may be able to find it out by calling/emailing Acer or finding an owner of this model on a forum and asking them.