Total war rome 2...

This one just showed up on the deal boards today. 15.6" Asus refurb for $579. 1920x1080 IPS display, 2GB nVIdia 745m. Sold by Buydig via eBay.

http/www.ebay.com/itm/311307579881

The 745m benchmarks about the same as the 840m (it's got a 128-bit memory bus vs 64-bit for the 840m, which I guess offsets the benefit of the 840m's Maxwell architecture). But appears to do better at TW:RII on medium and high settings.

http/www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html?type=&sort=&deskornote=0&or=0&search=&month=&benchmark_values=&gpubenchmarks=0&professional=0&archive=1&dx=0&multiplegpus=0&showClassDescription=1&itemselect_5073=5073&itemselect_4134=4134&condensed=0&showCount=0&showBars=1&showPercent=0&3dmark13_ice_gpu=1&3dmark13_cloud=1&3dmark13_cloud_gpu=1&3dmark13_fire=1&3dmark13_fire_gpu=1&3dmark11=1&3dmark11_gpu=1&vantage3dmark=1&vantage3dmarkgpu=1&3dmark06=1&3dmark05=1&3dmark03=1&3dmark01=1&glbenchmark=1&heaven2=1&heaven3_dx=1&cb15_ogl=1&cb11_ogl=1&cinebench10_ogl=1&computemark_result=1&luxmark_sala=1&gpu_fullname=1&codename=0&architecture=1&pixelshaders=1&vertexshaders=1&corespeed=1&shaderspeed=0&boostspeed=1&memoryspeed=1&memorybus=1&directx=1&technology=0&daysold=0
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html?type=&sort=&deskornote=0&or=0&search=&month=&benchmark_values=&gpubenchmarks=0&professional=0&archive=1&dx=0&multiplegpus=0&showClassDescription=0&itemselect_5073=5073&itemselect_4134=4134&condensed=0&showCount=0&showBars=0&showPercent=0&gameselect%5B%5D=316&gameselect%5B%5D=310&gameselect%5B%5D=299&gameselect%5B%5D=295&gameselect%5B%5D=263&gameselect%5B%5D=249&gameselect%5B%5D=236&gameselect%5B%5D=225&gameselect%5B%5D=217&gameselect%5B%5D=208&gameselect%5B%5D=204&gpu_fullname=1&codename=0&architecture=0&pixelshaders=0&vertexshaders=0&corespeed=0&shaderspeed=0&boostspeed=0&memoryspeed=0&memorybus=0&directx=0&technology=0&daysold=0

The MSI GP60 looks like a solid choice too. Main difference is that it's a quad core while the Asus is a dual core. And of course the MSI is new while the Asus is a manufacturer refurb. Weigh that against the price difference and decide.

http/www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GP60-2PEi585-Notebook-Review.118846.0.html