Which of these laptops is better for gaming/everyday use?

[F1demon]

HI there...

I'm looking for a laptop can do a bit of both - gaming and everyday use. Can someone pls help me with the main diff bet the ASUS options below and which of these laptops below are best suited (games like - TWR2, Assassins Creed, BF4, Heroes & Generals...etc) at medium or high resolutions:

1) Asus A555LF-XX366T Notebook
Core i3 5th Gen 2.1 Ghz
4 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB HDD
Windows 10 Home
2 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 930M (N16S-GM Graphics)

2) Asus A555LF-XX362T Notebook
Core i3 5th Gen, 2.1 Ghz
4 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB HDD
Windows 10 Home
2 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 930M (N16S-GM Graphics)

3) Asus X541UV-XO029D
Core i5-6198DU, 2.3 Ghz
2.3GHz Intel Core
4GB DDR3 RAM
1TB 5400rpm Serial ATA HDD
Nvidia GeForce 920MX 2GB

4) Lenovo Ideapad 310
APU Quad Core A10 7th Gen, 2.2 Ghz
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB HDD
Windows 10 Home
AMD R16M-M1-30, 2 GB GPU

5) Dell Vostro 3558, 2.0 Ghz
Core i3-5005U 5th Generation
4 GB RAM
1TB HDD
Nvidia 920M 2GB Graphics Memory

All are 64 bit systems with 15.6 in screens.

Thank you and much appreciated!!!

 

[dredd713]

you will probs need 950/960m min. to play those games at a decent frame rate/resolution. what budget do you have?

 

[F1demon]

About 450 GBP was my budget. These are entry level cards but I assume anything in the 900 series- 920/920MX/930 should be good enough?

 

[Joseph99]

About 450 GBP was my budget. These are entry level cards but I assume anything in the 900 series- 920/920MX/930 should be good enough?

According to the majority of those configurations you provided, unfortunately, they would be performing at a mediocre level. If I were you, maybe wait a few more months and save your money for a better configuration. Like a few other suggested, a 960M or similar would be more suitable and appropriate for your needs. I found this model on Newegg for $919 Canadian Dollars and something like this would be along the lines. Hope that helps!

https/www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154113

 

[hang-the-9]

About 450 GBP was my budget. These are entry level cards but I assume anything in the 900 series- 920/920MX/930 should be good enough?

There is a big difference in the video cards, it's like picking any BMW 3 series, the M3 is tons faster than the 318.

None of the ones you listed are any good for games past some old ones or newer ones at low settings at 720 resolution.

As above, the 960M is the lower end gaming video card now.

 

[F1demon]

About 450 GBP was my budget. These are entry level cards but I assume anything in the 900 series- 920/920MX/930 should be good enough?

According to the majority of those configurations you provided, unfortunately, they would be performing at a mediocre level. If I were you, maybe wait a few more months and save your money for a better configuration. Like a few other suggested, a 960M or similar would be more suitable and appropriate for your needs. I found this model on Newegg for $919 Canadian Dollars and something like this would be along the lines. Hope that helps!

https/www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154113

I didn't understand? Why will a few months make any difference?

 

[F1demon]

About 450 GBP was my budget. These are entry level cards but I assume anything in the 900 series- 920/920MX/930 should be good enough?

There is a big difference in the video cards, it's like picking any BMW 3 series, the M3 is tons faster than the 318.

None of the ones you listed are any good for games past some old ones or newer ones at low settings at 720 resolution.

As above, the 960M is the lower end gaming video card now.

What about the 940MX? Is that any good? I don't want the alptop for heavy gaming but just a good balance of work and casual gaming esp the newer MMOG titles like Heroes and Generals, World of tanks etc? I saw an Acer E series 571 today and a Lenovo Ideapad 510 with a i5 4201U and i7 7200U resptly. Both are FHD and the former costed $553 and the latter 811? What would you suggest?

Thank you.

 

[dredd713]

http/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

this site may help you out.

 

[dredd713]

http/www.ebuyer.com/722490-hp-pavilion-15-gaming-laptop-n9r91ea-abu

thats pretty much the min specs for a gaming laptop. i know its only 720p but with these specs you probs wouldnt play 1080p very well.

 

[GreyCatz]

On paper, the Lenovo Ideapad 310 is the no-brainer of the lot and should play your games without problems - the 4GBs of RAM available in the Acers is a bit on the low end, and depending on which Assassin's Creed release you have in mind, you may need a Core i5 CPU. Heroes & Generals also requires an i5.

As for the Lenovo Ideapad 310 with the AMD A10 APU, I recommend you do a search on this Forum and on the Internet. Lately, there have been numerous issues lodged by users with this particular setup - anything from sluggish performance to complete freezes. I've been involved in a lengthy thread myself with a poster who experienced all manner of problems with her brand-new Ideapad 310/AMD APU to the point where she decided to return it in frustration.

It could be a question of one bad shipment (let's hope so), but do a search and decide for yourself.

 

[jaguarskx]

AC Syndicate is a very demanding game, the nVidia 940mx will only be able to play it on low resolution and low settings. See link below for game benchmarked with a 940mx. Two laptops out of 3 got below 25 FPS with the 940mx in AC Syndicate.

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-940MX.156033.0.html