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2 GB GT 650m DDR3 V 1GB GT 740m DDR5

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August 8, 2013 1:20:12 AM

Hello everybody!
Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm getting a budgety gaming laptop, capable of playing most modern games ( on low detail and lower res if need be. I'm not fussy, just want a fluent FPS rate). I've got the choice between a laptop with a 2 GB GeForce GT 650m DDR3 or one with a 1GB GeForce GT 740m DDR5.Everything else about the laptop is identical and decent specs (I7 quad, 8GB RAM, 750gb 7200rpm Hard drive), but the GT 740m is £10 more expensive. Can i have your guys techy views as I am at an impasse at the minute.

thank you in advance :) 

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August 8, 2013 1:29:10 AM

The 1GB GeForce GT 740m DDR5 should be superior for the most part, as the RAM is faster (GDDR5) and the GPU is newer as well.
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August 8, 2013 1:30:38 AM

The GT740m chip(VRAM not considered) is faster and the extra 1GB on the slower GT650m is not even gonna be able to get used, with DDR3 VRAM the GT650m will be even slower.

So hands down, for gaming, get the GT740m.
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August 8, 2013 2:06:12 AM

can you link the laptop please
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August 8, 2013 2:39:50 AM

langley8 said:
can you link the laptop please


It's one i'm getting custom built. I can't link you in to the actual selection bit, but these are the specs:
Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M - 1.0GB DDR5 Video RAM or 2 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GeForce GT 650m DDR3 - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
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August 8, 2013 2:46:26 AM

Novuake said:

So hands down, for gaming, get the GT740m.


Thanks for the prompt answer :)  I'll see if anybody else agrees/disagrees in the next 15 minutes, if not then this'll do me. cheers!
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August 8, 2013 2:55:08 AM

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