i7 4510u+ GT 840M OR i7 4702MQ + GT740M

[Saurabh_Belsare]

I want to buy a new laptop. I am confused between these two.

1. HP Pavilion 15-p045tx (i7 4510u+ GT 840M)

2. Lenovo idepad z510 ( i7 4702MQ + GT740M)

I will be using laptop for moderate gaming and for medium pocessing in MATLAB, ANSYS, FLUENT.
Which one should I buy considering future prospective?(atleast 4-5 years)

Or should I go with an i5 4210u+ Nvidia 820M configuration to save money?
( HP 15-r022tx)

I want to buy laptop just to serve these purpose.
(All laptops are with 8 Gb ram)

Please suggest the best laptop.

 

[rambomhtri]

Well, that's up to you.

Don't buy a 820M if you wanna play games, that graphic card is way too bad and useless for gaming.

Notice that the i7-4510U is considerably slower than the i7-4702MQ, and it's only dual core, it's not quad core. I'd totally go with the lenovo IdeaPad Z510, no doubt about that, unless you only wanna play videogames. Games are just for fun, so I'd spend more money (in terms of power, cause GPU's are normally more expensive) in a CPU than in a GPU.

 

[uthvag]

heavily depends on usage

gaming - 840m

programming- i7 4702 mq

u series denotes powersaving so you have 1/2 the no. of cores of a normal rig


OVERALL - 840m (eventhough it is a u it still has 4 cores due to hyperthreading)

hope this helps!

 

[unreal9400]

2. Lenovo idepad z510 ( i7 4702MQ + GT740M)
The quad core is fast and responsive.
The 740M should be adequate for gaming in medium to high settings.