Thread: Need help

Guys i am gona buy a new laptop for gamin, graphics and stuffs the next week, in india the major brands for laps are hp and dell, ive decided the config but got little doubt abt which processor to choose
my config:
processor :i5 2.2ghz or i7 1.7ghz
ram :4gb ddr3 ram
graphical card:1gb nVidia graphics
hard drive :500gb sata hdd
Please help me choose between the processors. for info in india we have only till i7 1.7ghz

Here are some reviews that i hope can help you deciding!
Core i5 vs. Core i7: Differences Between Intel's i5 and i7 Processors
Core i3 vs i5 vs i7: Intel's Processors Explained

The whole point of a laptop is mobility. The requirements for gaming, and the goals of a laptop are mutually exclusive, which means there is going to be compromise if youre going for a gaming laptop.

If your main thing is gaming, get a desktop. And if youre on a budget, for for an Athlon II, x3 or x4, and put the extra money into a GPU.

Originally Posted by mtguy8787

The whole point of a laptop is mobility. The requirements for gaming, and the goals of a laptop are mutually exclusive, which means there is going to be compromise if youre going for a gaming laptop.

If your main thing is gaming, get a desktop. And if youre on a budget, for for an Athlon II, x3 or x4, and put the extra money into a GPU.

i wanna choose between those two processors only either i5 2.2ghz or i7 1.7ghz

Honestly I have to agree with mtguy; if you're main priority is gaming, get yourself a tower.

They're easier to manage, easier to customize, and have a much wider range of parts available for it.

Unless you're willing to drop around 2-3 thousand for a very nice gaming laptop, you're not going to be able to play many high end games on it.

Here's a great site for processor comparisons:
Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January '10 : Introduction

please do not choose hp i have read numerous articles that the break quite often...

for places like Pakistan & India dell is good because it is tough, while hp doesn't last that long, and as far as he processor is concerned, u may consider your budget first, if u can manage core i7 then its better because it got more cores and cache memory so it outperforms core i5

I believe that i7's are older but higher-end than i5's. i5's are newer with more special features than i7's, but are lower end. So I believe that Black is right in saying that an i7 will outperform a i5, but i5's should be a fair bit cheaper.

mtguy8787 has a very good point. Putting money into the GPU is the best thing to do. Personally, I never using the processing power of i5 and i7 (I doubt most people do). What is your basis on choosing between and i5 or i7 only? A Core 2 Duo can run any game to date; processors are hardly a bottleneck. Every company has their share of quality laptops, including HP. I wouldn't rule HP out just because you have read some rumors like theMistress has. My recommendation would any alienware (by Dell) or HP envy. Good luck!