Hey guys, so I'm currently stuck between two choices for a laptop that I'll be using for both school and casual gaming on the weekends and free time. I'm not expecting to play the modern games such as BF4, CoD Ghosts, Crysis 3, NFS Rivals, AC 4, etc. at ultra settings and full resolution, low-medium settings and no AA at 720p will do. Anyway, here are the choices:
First Option:
$620 ASUS X550DP (http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/X550DP/overview/)
AMD A8-5550M (quad core, 2.1 ghz to 3.1 ghz on turbo clock mode, 4 mb cache)
2 GB 1600 mhz DDR3 RAM
AMD Radeon HD 8550G + 8670M
500 GB 5400 RPM HDD
Second Option:
$580 HP Pavilion 14 D004TX (http://www8.hp.com/ph/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=6737637#!tab=specs)
Intel Core i3-3110m (dual core, 2.40 ghz, 3 mb cache)
2 GB 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
Nvidia GT 820M 1GB DDR3
500 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
I did my homework and I understand that unlike the HP system running Intel and Nvidia components, the Asus X550DP uses an APU system so that means I'll have to get 6-8 GBs of the fastest DDR3 RAM I can get to run the the processor and the GPU to its best performance during gameplay. However, one thing that bothers me is the mediocre reviews of the the 8550g on the internet and low , but I still believe that increasing ram will enable it to do much better compared to both itself and the GT 820M. I'm leaning on the ASUS X550DP since it has a bigger screen, has an integrated numpad, and just looks a lot better than the HP. But in terms of bang for buck, which of these two should I purchase?
Help will be very much appreciated.
First Option:
$620 ASUS X550DP (http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/X550DP/overview/)
AMD A8-5550M (quad core, 2.1 ghz to 3.1 ghz on turbo clock mode, 4 mb cache)
2 GB 1600 mhz DDR3 RAM
AMD Radeon HD 8550G + 8670M
500 GB 5400 RPM HDD
Second Option:
$580 HP Pavilion 14 D004TX (http://www8.hp.com/ph/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=6737637#!tab=specs)
Intel Core i3-3110m (dual core, 2.40 ghz, 3 mb cache)
2 GB 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
Nvidia GT 820M 1GB DDR3
500 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
I did my homework and I understand that unlike the HP system running Intel and Nvidia components, the Asus X550DP uses an APU system so that means I'll have to get 6-8 GBs of the fastest DDR3 RAM I can get to run the the processor and the GPU to its best performance during gameplay. However, one thing that bothers me is the mediocre reviews of the the 8550g on the internet and low , but I still believe that increasing ram will enable it to do much better compared to both itself and the GT 820M. I'm leaning on the ASUS X550DP since it has a bigger screen, has an integrated numpad, and just looks a lot better than the HP. But in terms of bang for buck, which of these two should I purchase?
Help will be very much appreciated.