Hello.
I've recently been trying to find a new computer to buy because my old PC is on the verge of breaking down.
I've gotten a couple of offers from different computer stores in my town, and it's come to my attention that quite a few of them slap Intel's i5 and i7 processor together with what they describe as loosely as "GRAPHICS: HD 2500" or "HD 4000", so I've come to the conclusion that this is Intel's HD 4000.
Upon checking a couple of forums and benchmark sites, I got the impression that these graphics are quite... lackluster, so to say, if not even worse than my current graphics card ( Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ).
Later, a friend of mine who happens to be a computer technician explained to me that, in layman's terms, the processor pretty much takes care of the graphics for the most part.
So, you can imagine that what's left is a giant mess of a confusion.
I'm not fanatic about having the ultimate gaming machine to the extent of spending over 700€ on a computer, but I would still like to run current and future games on higher settings without the picture going extremely laggy. You know, so I wouldn't have to drop the graphics settings of future games to LOW in order to even run them. I know it might sound rather silly when I'm talking about "future games" given the relative unpredictability of the industry, but you can probably guess what I'm trying to say.
Now that you've heard my explanation of my dilemma and wishful expectations, there's still the question that remains.
Is it enough for my gaming needs?
I would also greatly appreciate it if someone could explain the balance between processor and graphics that is befuddling me.
I would like to thank all of you in advance for the time invested in reading this and providing possible feedback.
I've recently been trying to find a new computer to buy because my old PC is on the verge of breaking down.
I've gotten a couple of offers from different computer stores in my town, and it's come to my attention that quite a few of them slap Intel's i5 and i7 processor together with what they describe as loosely as "GRAPHICS: HD 2500" or "HD 4000", so I've come to the conclusion that this is Intel's HD 4000.
Upon checking a couple of forums and benchmark sites, I got the impression that these graphics are quite... lackluster, so to say, if not even worse than my current graphics card ( Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ).
Later, a friend of mine who happens to be a computer technician explained to me that, in layman's terms, the processor pretty much takes care of the graphics for the most part.
So, you can imagine that what's left is a giant mess of a confusion.
I'm not fanatic about having the ultimate gaming machine to the extent of spending over 700€ on a computer, but I would still like to run current and future games on higher settings without the picture going extremely laggy. You know, so I wouldn't have to drop the graphics settings of future games to LOW in order to even run them. I know it might sound rather silly when I'm talking about "future games" given the relative unpredictability of the industry, but you can probably guess what I'm trying to say.
Now that you've heard my explanation of my dilemma and wishful expectations, there's still the question that remains.
Is it enough for my gaming needs?
I would also greatly appreciate it if someone could explain the balance between processor and graphics that is befuddling me.
I would like to thank all of you in advance for the time invested in reading this and providing possible feedback.
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