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Enquiries/Recommendations Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V24, Please follow the format :)

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UnMellowIng
post Aug 11 2014, 10:12 PM

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Good day sirs,
I need a laptop recommendation/suggestions...
1. Preferred Brand: Now leaning towards Asus or Msi, but other brand also can
2. Budget: less or equal to RM3.5k
3. Usage: Gaming, I want to be able to play The Sims 3(complete set) in high setting without lag, or Skyrim in high setting without lag for that matter... and theres also that new Dragon origin game coming out soon...
4. Preferred laptop/screen size: around 15" or less, bigger laptop are hard for me to carry

So after a few surveying and a lot or review readings, I found that these two seemed like the laptop i can get,

1. Asus G56JR-CN260H, i5-4200H + Nvidia GTX760M
2. Msi GE60-2PL, i7-4700HQ + Nvidia GTX850M(DDR3)

but idk, any more suggestions with better specs that suit my needs and money restrain would be great... Thanks in advance <3
UnMellowIng
post Aug 11 2014, 10:51 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 11 2014, 10:31 PM)
How about the FreeDOS version of the Y50?
You can get a GTX860M with that one, just have to be more hardworking in installing Windows and associated drivers yourself  laugh.gif
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Hmmnn that graphic card IS tempting, but then I have to do those latter thing... i prefer the Windows to be pre-installed, less work, less headache tongue.gif
and what do you think of the two laptop I mentioned, are they good enough to handle the games? Do I have to upgrade the RAM or anything? because both of them have 4GB ram I think, does that affect the performance? and also, I like to open multiple tabs or files and browsers at the same time(min of 4 or 5 at times) so I assume, a laptop good enough for gaming can handle that type of load, right? unsure.gif

oh and also, does the processor matters? Does it impact much on performance? I can't really grasp the pros and cons of multiple core processor... rclxub.gif

This post has been edited by UnMellowIng: Aug 11 2014, 10:55 PM
UnMellowIng
post Aug 11 2014, 11:29 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Aug 11 2014, 11:14 PM)
Both the notebooks you mentioned are decent nod.gif
Asus is known for bad warranty service in Malaysia, so do take that into consideration before buying nod.gif

gaming performance depends more on GPU rather than CPU nod.gif
However, having an i7 processor will help with multitasking (assuming you are doing REAL multitasking; opening 4-5 tabs is not exactly multitasking haha laugh.gif). However, having an i7 will automatically mean higher heat and shorter battery life.

RAM helps with multitasking as well, so make sure you have at least 8GB.

Perhaps you can take a look at the Lenovo Y510p as well, its one generation older, but its still pretty impressive. Otherwise go for the MSI  icon_rolleyes.gif
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I see, infos noted.
Well, I'm not sure if opening a video player, a few pptx, doc and pdf files, a browser of few tabs of youtube streaming and downloading while I'm browsing is real multi-tasking or not, but my current laptop can't seem to handle it. (it keep lagging and crashing, have to rage shut down it) tongue.gif
Thanks a lot for the help! rclxms.gif thumbup.gif

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