First off - I'm looking for a laptop under $900 that will be used primarily for playing three games - Diablo 3, CS:GO, and Civ V. I don't need or expect to play at ultra settings but certainly don't want to play at anything less then 1366 x 768, medium texture/detail, or ~35-40 FPS. I'm pretty set on getting something with an SSD as i really despise slow boot times and storage space isn't of concern (i have a desktop for that).
With that in mind, which of the following would you guys recommend, or is there another option out there that i should consider?
Xplorer X6-9120 Gaming Notebook (on sale at cyberpower PC)- $849 no shipping fees/tax
Primary Attributes
Display - 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 Display
CPU - Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM
RAM - 8GB (8GBx1) DDR3-1600 (Corsair Vengeance)
GPU - NVIDIA GT 640M 2GB PCIe Video
HDD - 256GB ADATA SP900 SSD SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 555 MB/s Read & 530 MB/s Write
HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Quad edition (on sale + coupon code at HP)- 874.99 + ~50 in tax, no shipping fee
Primary Attributes
Display - 15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor
RAM - 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2X4GB) (not disclosed but likely 1333 mhz)
GPU - NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR 5 video memory
HDD - 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive w/ 32GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cach
So basically the comparison is:
A ~$75 cheaper Cyberpower laptop with a better display (higher res support), higher frequency and quality RAM, a true SSD but a step lower GPU
or
The more expenseive HP model with the superior 650m GPU, but lesser screen res and components including only a 32 GB ssd cache.
With that in mind, which of the following would you guys recommend, or is there another option out there that i should consider?
Xplorer X6-9120 Gaming Notebook (on sale at cyberpower PC)- $849 no shipping fees/tax
Primary Attributes
Display - 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 Display
CPU - Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM
RAM - 8GB (8GBx1) DDR3-1600 (Corsair Vengeance)
GPU - NVIDIA GT 640M 2GB PCIe Video
HDD - 256GB ADATA SP900 SSD SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 555 MB/s Read & 530 MB/s Write
HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Quad edition (on sale + coupon code at HP)- 874.99 + ~50 in tax, no shipping fee
Primary Attributes
Display - 15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor
RAM - 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2X4GB) (not disclosed but likely 1333 mhz)
GPU - NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR 5 video memory
HDD - 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive w/ 32GB mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cach
So basically the comparison is:
A ~$75 cheaper Cyberpower laptop with a better display (higher res support), higher frequency and quality RAM, a true SSD but a step lower GPU
or
The more expenseive HP model with the superior 650m GPU, but lesser screen res and components including only a 32 GB ssd cache.