Riznarf
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Hi all-
Ill get right down to it. I'm buying a new laptop, and I want one that will be "up to date" for a few years to come, (yes I know, no such thing as futureproofing.) But I want something powerful and best bang for the buck. I do game so I'll want a high end video card too.
I've narrowed it down to the two following options: (for all intensive purposes the laptops are exactly the same (including price) except for the following)
1. i7-740QM + nVidia GeForce GTX 460M
2. i7-720QM + mobility radeon 5870
I know the 5870 is one of the top (if not THE top) laptop video card, but I feel 1.60ghz on the 720QM (even the 2.83ghz overclock) may be a bit slow whereas for an ~10% vgu preformance reduction I can get another ~200mhz on the cpu.
Thoughts?
Newegg.com - ASUS G Series G73JH-X1 NoteBook Intel Core i7 720QM(1.60GHz) 17.3" 8GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Newegg.com - ASUS G Series G73JW-XN1 NoteBook Intel Core i7 740QM(1.73GHz) 17.3" 8GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Ill get right down to it. I'm buying a new laptop, and I want one that will be "up to date" for a few years to come, (yes I know, no such thing as futureproofing.) But I want something powerful and best bang for the buck. I do game so I'll want a high end video card too.
I've narrowed it down to the two following options: (for all intensive purposes the laptops are exactly the same (including price) except for the following)
1. i7-740QM + nVidia GeForce GTX 460M
2. i7-720QM + mobility radeon 5870
I know the 5870 is one of the top (if not THE top) laptop video card, but I feel 1.60ghz on the 720QM (even the 2.83ghz overclock) may be a bit slow whereas for an ~10% vgu preformance reduction I can get another ~200mhz on the cpu.
Thoughts?
Newegg.com - ASUS G Series G73JH-X1 NoteBook Intel Core i7 720QM(1.60GHz) 17.3" 8GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Newegg.com - ASUS G Series G73JW-XN1 NoteBook Intel Core i7 740QM(1.73GHz) 17.3" 8GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M