Help with possible laptop purchase

[Danyb001]

May be a no brainer but ill ask anyway - Looking into a laptop for games, not super expensive probably around the 5-600 range - Obviously dont have to be at full spec, Ive got a desktop for that (Mainly so I can lounge on Skyrim/WoW in comfort) Ive found two candidates so far.

Looked up a benchmark for the CPU and GPUs for them both and one has a substantially better GPU but the others CPU is better, at least, I think thats what im reading.

Wondering if I can get some guidance on the matter.

One is an Acer Aspire V3-571G spec is

£550ish
Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz
8GB RAM
750GB HDD
NVIDIA GT 630M 1GB

the other is

Asus K55VD

£600ish
Intel Core i7 3610QM 2.3GHz
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GT610M 2GB

So if im reading things correctly its either better memory and graphics for a lower cost, or a fancy i7 quad and compromise on the rest for more money.

Is there much difference performance wise all around or shall I just go with the cheaper one? Both laptops are 15" and a 1366 x 768 screen.

Cheers

 

[mranderson]

Go for a Dell 15r or 17r with a good screen. 1366x768 is pathetic for a 15" screen.

 

[quest]

May be a no brainer but ill ask anyway - Looking into a laptop for games, not super expensive probably around the 5-600 range - Obviously dont have to be at full spec, Ive got a desktop for that (Mainly so I can lounge on Skyrim/WoW in comfort) Ive found two candidates so far.

Looked up a benchmark for the CPU and GPUs for them both and one has a substantially better GPU but the others CPU is better, at least, I think thats what im reading.

Wondering if I can get some guidance on the matter.

One is an Acer Aspire V3-571G spec is

£550ish
Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz
8GB RAM
750GB HDD
NVIDIA GT 630M 1GB

the other is

Asus K55VD

£600ish
Intel Core i7 3610QM 2.3GHz
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GT610M 2GB

So if im reading things correctly its either better memory and graphics for a lower cost, or a fancy i7 quad and compromise on the rest for more money.

Is there much difference performance wise all around or shall I just go with the cheaper one? Both laptops are 15" and a 1366 x 768 screen.

Cheers

Asus N55SL might be a better option, has an i7, 6gb ram, GT635m, bluray and 1080p screen for £600.

The Gt610m might be a bit low for skyrim, however the processor is way better on the asus. The i5 is probably enough for those games though.