I'd steer clear of the i3's and I agree with most people here that an i7 would probably be overkill, so therefore go with an i5
Intel: i3, i5 or i7?
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It's even worse when they start to conflict. In my case some of the settings overlap, making one or the other useless. Except that, yeah, the touchpad is useless by definition. Why don't they put (perhaps even removable) touch overlays on screens with 360 degree pivots everywhere... would be so much easier.Kaboose the Moose said:
Gaming laptop:SAGER [http://sagernotebook.com/]
Personal Experience: I got one of their 17" laptops, with an i7 clocked to 2.80ghz (3.4ghz turbo mode), and when doing work in my program for school (video game design
) my computer will bake down a level for unreal in seconds, where it takes the other students (with core2 duo processors clocked to 2.4ghz) over an hour to bake the level.
Playing games is great, it runs any game, plus iTunes and at 60fps for days. It's never overheated (thanks to a laptop stand) and I've never put a game on anything but Max settings.
If you plan to do serious gaming, get the i7, no other way around it.
Personal Experience: I got one of their 17" laptops, with an i7 clocked to 2.80ghz (3.4ghz turbo mode), and when doing work in my program for school (video game design
) my computer will bake down a level for unreal in seconds, where it takes the other students (with core2 duo processors clocked to 2.4ghz) over an hour to bake the level. Playing games is great, it runs any game, plus iTunes and at 60fps for days. It's never overheated (thanks to a laptop stand) and I've never put a game on anything but Max settings.
If you plan to do serious gaming, get the i7, no other way around it.
Why a laptop and if you do http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-msi-gx660r-i5-460m-253gh-6gb-ddr3-1tb-hdd-r0-ati-r5870-1gb-supermult-wifi-n-bt-wcam-9c-w7?source=froogle&utm_campaign=googlebase&utm_medium=googlebase&utm_source=googlebase&utm_term=15.6%22+MSI+GX660R+i5-460M+2.53GH+6GB-DDR3+1TB-HDD-R0+ATI+R5870-1GB+SuperMult+Wifi-N+BT+Wcam+9c+W7havass said:
I hear i3 is fine for Laptops, i5 is for going full-on in power. i7 I'm told is complete overkill and not worth the money other than bragging rights.
That said, I now not the information for myself, just passing on what I heard.
That said, I now not the information for myself, just passing on what I heard.
The only part I miss from my old HP laptop, it had a button that turned the touch pad off. it was so useful and helpful. That said, tablets have a short lifespan, because of the increased stress put on the pivoting hinge, the parts just break because they get made light for portability sake.gl1koz3 said:
Depends on what you want with it. I've got a Core i5 with an ATi 5650, and I've yet to run into a game it can't do at least Medium with very steady frame rates. I do have to say that I doubt the extra I would have had to pay for a Core i7 would be worth it.
Haha, I'm on a Alienware m11x right now my silly friend and Crysis seems to be running pritty well.Kaboose the Moose said:
I was going to go with the i5. The i7 just seemed so expensive for two numbers difference (yes, that's a joke not idiocy). The top product might last longer than the other two but the i5 will meet or top all recommended specs for today's products.
i5.
i5.
Oh, I forgot to mention, Hyper threading on my i7 put it to 4 logical cores clocked to 3.4ghz when I'm running in turbo mode. Just a random piece of information, but it dose help paint the picture that an i7 is an absolute powerhouse, you will not wait for things to load again, ever.
i5 if you're watching your price, i7 if you want that extra edge.
i3 is crap for gaming, stay away.
And about AMD: While cheaper, you get what you pay for. I've had two AMD processors and they both crapped out after about two years. My first Intel chip lasted for eight until we trashed the computer, and my current Intel (an i7) is too young to make conclusions with.
i3 is crap for gaming, stay away.
And about AMD: While cheaper, you get what you pay for. I've had two AMD processors and they both crapped out after about two years. My first Intel chip lasted for eight until we trashed the computer, and my current Intel (an i7) is too young to make conclusions with.