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I'm looking for surfing and installing Steam for a few crappy games. I need the 4GB for Pillars of Eternity (at least at launch).

AMD A8-6410 Processor
4 GB DDR3L SDRAM
500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
13.3-Inch Screen, AMD Radeon R5 graphics
Windows 8.1

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Intel i3-4020Y 1.5 GHz
4 GB DDR3L SDRAM
128 GB Solid-State Drive
13.3-Inch Screen, Intel HD graphics 4400

Thank you T-Hardware!
 

dudka

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They are about $30 difference on Amazon. I thought both would be able to play Pillars of Eternity. It didn't look like huge specs besides the damn RAM. Figured I wouldn't have to sit at a desktop for this.
 

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Looks like they updated the requirements on Steam because they no longer match game debate. Steam had an i3 and game debate has a Pentium with 512mb graphics. That's what Steam originally had. I might have to wait and see.
 

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Thanks for the post. I was hoping to keep it 13.3 or smaller. But you're right... There are a lot more options at 15.6