Help buying new laptop?! Overthinking Graphics?

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Hi Guys. Hoping for some pointers!

I'm trying to choose a new laptop for general use but worried i'm overthinking the graphics to some extent. My budget is £750 and ideally a good brand for support (also a bit scared of ebay and amazon trustworthiness issues).

I want to use it for games and am looking for i7 with 8gb ram. I'm now stuck on graphics card options which seem to always come back at this spec level to the GT 650m, with a couple of alternatives.

Also distracting me from ordering is the Lenovo ultrabay for upgrading possibilities.

Any ideas anyone. I'm aware of overthinking things for the price and need to order asap as my laptop died.

Thanks,
Jon
 
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13thmonkey
if you are not a major gamer then the newer igpus are very good, as are the apu's from amd. both won't be contributing more heat in a thermally limited system and won't be draining the battery anywhere near as much as a dedicated gpu.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i7_3770K_Ivy_Bridge_GPU/7.html the HD4000 / HD5000 igpu cores are good enough for lowish resolution (i.e. laptop screen) gaming.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7106/amds-a105750m-review-part-1-the-apu-and-radeon-hd-8650g-performance/3

Just watch for the precise version of the igpu you are getting.
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jb5011

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Hi 13th

Yes I should have said that i'm happy with playing on low settings and certainly not a major gamer - just would like the option to play some decent games sometimes.

Also not too bothered about screen quality or Blue Ray.
Have mostly been looking at Lenovos with 2gb dedicated graphics cards. I've been reading up for an intensive 3 days now so I kind of know what i'm getting into for the price range.

Just wondered if anyone had seen something significantly better for the price, or indeed if for a casual gamer it is going to make enough difference to warrant the effort of such long-time choosing (terrible english lol).
 
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if you are not a major gamer then the newer igpus are very good, as are the apu's from amd. both won't be contributing more heat in a thermally limited system and won't be draining the battery anywhere near as much as a dedicated gpu.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i7_3770K_Ivy_Bridge_GPU/7.html the HD4000 / HD5000 igpu cores are good enough for lowish resolution (i.e. laptop screen) gaming.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7106/amds-a105750m-review-part-1-the-apu-and-radeon-hd-8650g-performance/3

Just watch for the precise version of the igpu you are getting.
 
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