- Nov 10, 2013
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Hey everyone,
I've decided that I need to upgrade my laptop for Black Friday, but I'm on a slight budget and I need a little help. I'm leaning towards anything $600 and under, and I need something I can "game" on. My laptop now is an ASUS K53E, and it's pretty outdated, especially with the B950 proc and Intel HD 2000 graphics. I do enjoy having 6GB of RAM, but I’ve also heard that 4GB is plenty for what I do.
I say "gaming" because I am far from a hardcore gamer. You won't find me trying to play things like Crysis 2, BF3, or CoD. I tend to stick to F2P games because they're simply time killers. Some examples of games I play now are: Combat Arms, Soldier Front 2, Blacklight: Retribution, Ghost Recon Online, TF2, and occasionally Minecraft. My laptop tends to lag constantly anymore. I'm fairly OCD about cleaning it inside and out, using programs like Advanced System Care and even dismantling it to blow out dust.
I'm approaching the community because I'm totally lost on what I need to run these mid-level games. I've heard good AND bad things about Intel HD 4000, and even read some articles about quad-core 1.8GHz laptops that will run Crysis. What would be better, a 2.6 GHZ Dual core or that 1.8 Quad? I'm open to both AMD or Intel because I simply am not experienced enough to know unbiased, true differences. I’d to know the true differences between the graphics.
I'm researching some $400-$700 laptops on newegg, assuming their prices will drop for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. The reason I’m not saving up to build my own desktop is because I’ll probably be leaving for college next year. Here’s the computer I was considering: http
/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231228
Thanks in advance for the help!
I've decided that I need to upgrade my laptop for Black Friday, but I'm on a slight budget and I need a little help. I'm leaning towards anything $600 and under, and I need something I can "game" on. My laptop now is an ASUS K53E, and it's pretty outdated, especially with the B950 proc and Intel HD 2000 graphics. I do enjoy having 6GB of RAM, but I’ve also heard that 4GB is plenty for what I do.
I say "gaming" because I am far from a hardcore gamer. You won't find me trying to play things like Crysis 2, BF3, or CoD. I tend to stick to F2P games because they're simply time killers. Some examples of games I play now are: Combat Arms, Soldier Front 2, Blacklight: Retribution, Ghost Recon Online, TF2, and occasionally Minecraft. My laptop tends to lag constantly anymore. I'm fairly OCD about cleaning it inside and out, using programs like Advanced System Care and even dismantling it to blow out dust.
I'm approaching the community because I'm totally lost on what I need to run these mid-level games. I've heard good AND bad things about Intel HD 4000, and even read some articles about quad-core 1.8GHz laptops that will run Crysis. What would be better, a 2.6 GHZ Dual core or that 1.8 Quad? I'm open to both AMD or Intel because I simply am not experienced enough to know unbiased, true differences. I’d to know the true differences between the graphics.
I'm researching some $400-$700 laptops on newegg, assuming their prices will drop for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. The reason I’m not saving up to build my own desktop is because I’ll probably be leaving for college next year. Here’s the computer I was considering: http
/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231228Thanks in advance for the help!
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