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shift2rock

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I want to buy a casual gaming laptop. So I have narrowed down my options to 2 laptops.

1. Intel i5 1.6Ghz 4200U with 2gb nvidia gforce 740m card.

2. Intel i5 2.6Ghz 3230M with 1gb nvidia gforce 820m card.

So which one should I buy for gaming.

Please reply as soon as possible.
 
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3230m is a bit better at some tasks, but this is not a...

Cryoburn101

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http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GT-740M-vs-GeForce-820M
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4200U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3230M
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-820M.108477.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-740M.89900.0.html

First choice has a better GPU, but not as good CPU.
Second has a better CPU, but not as good GPU.
I would go with the the first choice. The CPUs are comparable, while the GPUs, which are more important for gaming, have their differences. The 740m does better, often 10+ frames better.
 

shift2rock

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But some people say that 3230m is better than 4200u . I just want to make sure that games don't lag on 4200u due to slow processor speed
 

Cryoburn101

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3230m is a bit better at some tasks, but this is not a significant issue. Especially with games, since they aren't that CPU intensive. The 4200U is part of the new 4th gen CPUs, and is a great processor. It would actually be a bit faster at every day computing, and casual gaming it wouldn't be an issue at all. The difference between the GPUs is far more important. The 820m has a similar performance to the 710m and the 720m. The 740m is a much better GPU often getting more than 10 frames per second versus than the 820m in benchmarks.

The 4200U would, at most, take off 1-3 frames per second. The 820m would knock of at least 7 frames. So, the best option is the 4200U and the 740m configuration.
 
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shift2rock

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Ok thanks man.
 
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