An I being tricked?

[cianc1324]

Ok I'm buying a Laptop worth between $500-$700. I don't plan to use it as a full on gaming laptop but I would like to be able to play some games like payday 2 with a decent frame rate. I found a cheap laptop today with these specs:

Brand: Toshiba
Colour: Silver
LCD: 15.6 Hd 200 Csv Ld-Flat
Touch Screen: No
CPU: Intel Ulv Core I5-3337U
Total Memory: 4Gb (Ddr 1600Mhz)
Memory Slot1: Ddr3 1600 4Gb
Memory Slot2: Slot Available
HDD: 750Gb (5400Rpm) With Toshiba Hdd Accelerator
1st HDD: 2.5 Sata 750G 5400 - 7Mmh
Graphics Controller: Nvidia Geforce Gt 740M 2Gb With Optimus + Intel Hd 4000 Graphics
ODD: 9.5Mm 8X Dvd-Supermulti
Connector: Rgb/Hdmi/Usb3.0X2 Usb2.0X1 W/Sc
Colour Variation: Shining Silver
Keyboard Colour: Tile Black
Wireless Connectivity: Non Intel 11Bgn+Bt(1X1) 150Mbps
LAN: 1Gbps Lan
Operating System: Win8 Ml 64Bit
Sensors: -
MediaBridgeSlot: Bridge Media Slot
Speaker: Onkyo
Web Camera/Mic: 0.9M Ff Hd Usb W/ Mic
Battery: Li-Pr 4-3220

What I am concerned about is the GPU. I have heard that intel HD 4000 is crap for gaming but on the other hand it has a nvidia GeForce gt 740m 2gb which is pretty decent. Also what is the CPU like? I'm guessing it is decent because it's is i5? I dunno I'm dumb with PC specs, please advise me!!

 

[rolandzhang3]

That should be alright for gaming at the laptop resolution of 1366x768, the i5 is a hyperthreaded dual core which is pretty decent and the 740m is pretty good for that resolution as well.

For these newer games though, medium settings at that resolution should be very manageable

 

[cianc1324]

That should be alright for gaming at the laptop resolution of 1366x768, the i5 is a hyperthreaded dual core which is pretty decent and the 740m is pretty good for that resolution as well.

For these newer games though, medium settings at that resolution should be very manageable

Thanks man, good to hear. So I don't have to worry about the intel HD 4000 part?

 

[rolandzhang3]

Nope, that's there to save battery, the 740m is only used for games and other apps, most of the time the 4000 is being used for web browsing etc.

 

[cianc1324]

Nope, that's there to save battery, the 740m is only used for games and other apps, most of the time the 4000 is being used for web browsing etc.

Ok thanks for the help man, really apreciated!

 

[rolandzhang3]

Have fun 😀