What laptop should i buy?

briannzys

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Okay, so, i'm looking at two laptops that i'm considering to buy. The difference between the two is the Intel Core i3-4010U and Intel Core i3-3217U. The clockspeed's a bit lower on the 4010U (1.7GHz (The 3217U has 1.80 GHz)).

Both laptops (Courtesy of amc.com.mk):

ASUS X550LB-XX015D:
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- 15.6" HD LED Display
- Intel Core i3-4010U
- 4 GB DDR3 RAM
- 750 GB HDD
- nVidia GeForce GT740M - 2GB
- LAN, Wi-Fi b/g/n, BT, HDMI, USB 3.0
- DVDRW, Webcam

ASUS K56CB-XX212
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- 15.6" HD Display
- Intel Core i3-3217U
- 4 GB DDR3 RAM
- 750 GB HDD
- nVidia GeForce G740M - 2GB
- LAN, Wi-Fi, BT 4.0 USB 3.0, HDMI
- DVDRW, HD Webcam

My family will mostly end up using it but i still want to play some games on it. I'm planning on upgrading my computer though.

Anyways, i plan on playing the newest games (That my PC can't handle): Saints Row: The Third, Grand Theft Auto IV (Low framerate issues with my PC (I know that it's a bad port), Grand Theft Auto V (Still no specs yet), Saints Row IV, Terraria (My pc can run it tho), Minecraft (Same as Terraria), Just Cause 2, Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light (I hope), Crysis (My pc can run it tho), Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Cities XL Platinum, Dead Space, Need For Speed: Rivals, Need For Speed: The Run, Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012 version), Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 (Minimum would be good too), Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Killing Floor, Test Drive Unlimited 2 and finally, Sid Meier's Civilization V (A must!)

So.. Which one should i get? The other difference is that the K56CB-XX212 is more expensive (For about €32.40/$44.67)

(I forgot to mention that i want them to have atleast 30 fps, doesn't matter if it's on Low or High.)
 

electrontau

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Neither. Get an i5 CPU if you want to play games listed. Better yet, get a desktop for games. Laptop are not ideal platform for games: cannot upgrade CPU and GPU, bad air flow leading to high temperature and fan noise.