I7 or I5 for a gaming laptop?

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Generally the i5 is plenty for gaming. The 4th gen i5 will consume less power, so if your on battery on the road you will have a bit more battery time (if that matters to you). The i7 is good too, but if the cost difference is a bit too much I would go with the i5. Did you have some make/models that you had in mind?

 

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What does matter for gaming laptop is the GPU so an I5 with a better GPU is a better choice than an I7 with worse.

 

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for mobile, i5 are 2 cores/4 threads, some i7 are 2 cores/4 threads, some i7 are 4 cores.
get one with 4 cores.

 

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lunyone :

Generally the i5 is plenty for gaming. The 4th gen i5 will consume less power, so if your on battery on the road you will have a bit more battery time (if that matters to you). The i7 is good too, but if the cost difference is a bit too much I would go with the i5. Did you have some make/models that you had in mind?

 

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i was leaning towards dell inspiron 15R,also i want a laptop that is future proof atleast as far as gaming is concerned
(http/www.flipkart.com/dell-inspiron-15r-laptop-4th-gen-ci7-8gb-1tb-win8-2gb-graph-touch/p/itmdpgfmwzfgxnbj)

 

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rgd1101 :

for mobile, i5 are 2 cores/4 threads, some i7 are 2 cores/4 threads, some i7 are 4 cores.
get one with 4 cores.

 

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i am not sure bt i think one model of i5s is quad core

 

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rolli59 :

What does matter for gaming laptop is the GPU so an I5 with a better GPU is a better choice than an I7 with worse.

 

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The GPU is #89 on this list so you can see what to expect http/www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

 

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yea that is true. I was also wondering if a 4th gen i5 better than a 3rd gen i7 (sorry, i am a newbie)

 

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GameingFreak :

i am not sure bt i think one model of i5s is quad core

http/ark.intel.com/products/family/75024/4th-Generation-Intel-Core-i5-Processors#@Mobile
not from intel website.

 

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For a gaming laptop an i7 is better, however an i5 with a better gpu is better for gaming

 

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generally for gaming you want to stick to quad core. whether that is 3rd or 4th gen its still pretty solid. However I personally would focus more on the GPU power.
there is no mobile I5 processor that is quad core - they are all dual core. Even some of the I7s are dual core.
generally if its an I7 3630M or I7 4700MQ it's ideal.

 

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dasulman :

generally for gaming you want to stick to quad core. whether that is 3rd or 4th gen its still pretty solid. However I personally would focus more on the GPU power.
there is no mobile I5 processor that is quad core - they are all dual core. Even some of the I7s are dual core.
generally if its an I7 3630M or I7 4700MQ it's ideal.

 

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what overall laptop do u recommend within USD 1100?

 

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If you don't mind being plugged in most of the time (No Optimus technology in this laptop):

$970 w/Nvidia 2 x 755m GPU's.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p (59406636) Gaming Notebook Intel Core i7 4700MQ (2.40GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB + 8GB SSHD HDD Dual NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M SLI 2GB 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

MSI also has a couple options, but I'll have to get back to you on those (I'm heading out to work....).

 

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lunyone :

If you don't mind being plugged in most of the time (No Optimus technology in this laptop):

$970 w/Nvidia 2 x 755m GPU's.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p (59406636) Gaming Notebook Intel Core i7 4700MQ (2.40GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB + 8GB SSHD HDD Dual NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M SLI 2GB 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

MSI also has a couple options, but I'll have to get back to you on those (I'm heading out to work....).

 

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This looks pretty solid but i don't think they have this variant available where i live,also MSI laptops are a rarity here
can u clear what this card actually is,the name is confusing- Nvidia GT 750 N14P-GT1
This is what is available to me http/www.flipkart.com/lenovo-ideapad-y510-59-390016-laptop-4th-gen-ci7-8gb-1tb-win8-2gb-graph/p/itmdr5tthexkfgrf
Another thing i wanted to ask is that should i settle for a dual core 4th gen i7 for a slightly better GPU?

 

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GameingFreak :

This looks pretty solid but i don't think they have this variant available where i live,also MSI laptops are a rarity here
can u clear what this card actually is,the name is confusing- Nvidia GT 750 N14P-GT1
This is what is available to me http/www.flipkart.com/lenovo-ideapad-y510-59-390016-laptop-4th-gen-ci7-8gb-1tb-win8-2gb-graph/p/itmdr5tthexkfgrf
Another thing i wanted to ask is that should i settle for a dual core 4th gen i7 for a slightly better GPU?

Ok let me give you some advice. I also live in India. The model of y510p that guy is suggesting has 2X nvidia gt 755m in sli. The model you are looking at only has 1 gt755m. The one they are selling in india for about 75K is available in the us for about 50K or so.

If you have any relative that can get you one from US, then well and good. Otherwise you would have to go with that one only.
What I did was getting a MSI GT60 From US to India through one of my relatives. Costed about 100K.(INR)

As far as warranty goes Lenovo offers international warranty.

 

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