Which laptop? AMD Turion vs Intel Duo?

[kheff]

I'm looking for a cheap laptop to buy for school/casual gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147926

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115571


Both have what I'm looking for in terms of RAM, 64 bit vista, but the processor on the HP is throwing me off.

Are AMD processors comparable to Intel yet?

which laptop would be better spec wise for casual gaming?

nothing like crysis. i'd say max i'd need is wow at med settings. I think the HP gfx card is good enough, and I like the look + size ( 14 inch monitor ) better, but that processor is what's got me puzzled.

Which do you recommend going with, and should I get the 80$ 2 year extended warranty newegg offers?

 

[cjl]

I would lean towards the Intel one, but more for the graphics card than the CPU. I'm pretty sure that the 9500M is quite a bit faster than the HD3200.

 

[Upendra09]

The ACER is better but the brand has been known for some problems and cheap parts. The HP AMD procesor isn't bad you won't notice the difference but the gfx card is ok.

The main difference between the two gfx cards is that the NVIDIA supports DX10 and plays it. The ATI supports DX10 but can't use it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834107024

this is better and Compaq is just a lower end of HP so still has the quality And is 549.99

what is ur budget?

 

[loneninja]

The Intel/Nvidia one will be better for games as the 9500 is a discrete card and not integrated like the ATI 3200.

 

[cjl]

The ACER is better but the brand has been known for some problems and cheap parts. The HP AMD procesor isn't bad you won't notice the difference but the gfx card is ok.

The main difference between the two gfx cards is that the NVIDIA supports DX10 and plays it. The ATI supports DX10 but can't use it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834107024

this is better and Compaq is just a lower end of HP so still has the quality And is 549.99

what is ur budget?

What do you mean by "The ATI supports DX10 but can't use it"? It is a fully functional DX10 card, it just happens to be fairly slow. As for that Compaq, an 8200M graphics card is a huge downgrade vs a 9500. That's definitely not the way I would go.

 

[kheff]

My budget is around 700 max, I'm not looking for a titan of a laptop as I have a very solid desktop for personal use.

I'd prefer 64-bit as well, basically looking for something that is fast, 64-bit with a decent Gfx card. As I said, no major gaming though.

 

[Upendra09]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152073
This is a good MSI for 700

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115546
This also a good acer, not as good as the MSI and not as good a brand as i said before

At cjl, i was shopping for a laptop and this best buy guy said the 3200 can't use DX10 please correct me if i am wrong

 

[cjl]

The guy who told you that was wrong. All HD2000 and above cards can use DX10, and I think all HD3000 and above can use 10.1 (they can definitely all use 10.0). As for which laptop to get, that $700 MSI seems to be a good choice. The CPU is a hair slower than the ones in the OP, but it has a decent video card and plenty of RAM.

 

[Upendra09]

Thanks for clearing that up cjl

 

[pcgamer12]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152073
This is a good MSI for 700

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115546
This also a good acer, not as good as the MSI and not as good a brand as i said before

At cjl, i was shopping for a laptop and this best buy guy said the 3200 can't use DX10 please correct me if i am wrong

Quoting a Best Buy employee? Not the best idea. At all.


@OP
Getting a discrete card is a much, much better idea.
Even games that are not intensive will benefit greatly from a discrete graphics card.

Although AMD and Intel processors are both good, I'd side with Intel because they consume less energy in the laptop category, at least from my experience. When you're not gaming, you'll appreciate the extra efficiency, and so will your power bill, if ever so slightly.

 

[xyzionz]

I think he meant he can't use the DX10 for ATI by meaning the chip is too slow that can't run it DX10 games on decent settings and frame rates...

 

[Upendra09]

maybe ^^