Help with Gaming Laptop for around 55k

[Abhinav Sharma]

Hi All,

This is my first post on the forum.

I am looking for decent gaming + Budget laptop (primary use is gaming + browsing + movies)

Budget - 45k - 55k INR
Size 15-16 inches

I play games such as FIFA ,COD, DOTA, CS etc but i am not looking for high specs gaming.. i dont mind playing games at medium settings.

I am confused between the dependency of gaming performance on RAM , CPU and Graphics card. Really hoping to get some help on that.

I have shortlisted few -

Asus K53SM-SX010D Laptop (2nd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 750GB/ DOS/ 2GB Graph NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M)
Sony VAIO E15128CN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 750GB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph AMD Radeon HD 7650M)
Samsung NP350V5C-S07IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1 TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph AMD Radeon HD 7670M)
Lenovo Ideapad Z580 (59-341341) Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 6GB/ 750GB/ Win7 HB/ 2GB Graph Nvidia GT 630M)
Samsung NP550P5C-S04IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 6GB/ 1 TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph Nvidia GeForce GT 650M)
Samsung NP550P5C-S03IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1 TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph Nvidia GeForce GT 650M)
Samsung NP350V5C-S06IN Laptop (3rd Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win7 HP/ 2GB Graph AMD Radeon HD 7670M)
Dell New Inspiron 15R SE Laptop (3rd Gen Ci5/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win7 HP/ 2GB Graph AMD Radeon HD 7730M)

these are also present @ this link - Flipkart.com: Abhinav Sharma's WishList: abh2188-2430 Wishlist

From some reviews i came to know that samsung laptops have major heating problems.

I also wanted to know the following
- For low end graphic cards such as these would it matter if its 1gb or 2gb??
- is 3rd gen i7 an overkill on laptops?
- is 2nd gen i7 better than 3rd gen i5?
- is ram > 4GB overkill for playing games on laptop?

I am mostly planning to buy from Online Shopping India - Buy Books, Mobiles, Digital Cameras, Laptops, Watches, Clothing & Other Products at Flipkart.com

So which of the above laptops should i get or do you guys suggest something else?

Thanks,
Abhinav

 

[achyutaghosh]

2nd gen i7= 3rd gen i5 in performance but the i5 will be more efficient. I think for your needs you could go with Samsung 550P- S04

 

[ratul]

2nd gen i7= 3rd gen i5 in performance but the i5 will be more efficient. I think for your needs you could go with Samsung 550P- S04

from where that logic comes from???
you can't compare a dual core processor with a quad core one, that too with turbo boost and hyperthreading...
2nd gen and 3rd gen don't have that much performance increase, hardly 10-15% in synthetic benchmarks...
i7 will and always have a large performance advantage, especially in application where CPU comes into play, like video rendering, photoshopping etc..
2nd gen i7>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3rd gen i5, you just can't equate them...

 

[achyutaghosh]

from where that logic comes from???
you can't compare a dual core processor with a quad core one, that too with turbo boost and hyperthreading...
2nd gen and 3rd gen don't have that much performance increase, hardly 10-15% in synthetic benchmarks...
i7 will and always have a large performance advantage, especially in application where CPU comes into play, like video rendering, photoshopping etc..
2nd gen i7>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>3rd gen i5, you just can't equate them...

Might be in specs and benchmarks, we all know 4 is better than 2. In real world performance and especially considering needs outlined above by Abhinav Sharma, it wouldnt matter. Try answering the query?

 

[ratul]

Might be in specs and benchmarks, we all know 4 is better than 2. In real world performance and especially considering needs outlined above by Abhinav Sharma, it wouldnt matter. Try answering the query?

lol, his needs don't even need a GPU, intel hd4000 will serve him as well, saving some bucks..
but in the list either..
ASUS: best build quality, bad ASS..
Samsungs: s03, ok'ish ASS, graphics rocks, so as sound..
DELL: 15R SE, graphics rocks, best ASS, good build..
Sony: best display, expensive ASS, most stylish
Lenovo: mediocre graphics, good build quality, good ASS..

seeing your needs and games you play, even i5 is an overkill for you.. but if you want to be futureproof, buy either dell or samsung..