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konicki   11-06-2009 at 10:34:35 PM

Im stuck between an HP and the new Gateway FX. I have two questions; Which wiill out-perform the other? and, Will either be a big step up from what im playing on now? (details below)

First is the HP:
i7 @ 1.6 GHz and 6MN L2 cache
6GB DDR3 memory
NVIDIA GT 230M with 1gb dedicated DDR3.

Then the FX:
Centrino 2 Core 2 duo P8700 @2.53GHz
4GBDDR3 memory
NVIDIA 260M with 1gb GDDR# dedicated

What im playing on now is a desktop, core 2 duo E660 @2.4, 2GB DDR2 memory and the NVIDIA 8800GTS with 640mb of memory.

This book is primarily for gaming on the move, LAN's and such, but I want to think I will at the very least be making an upgrade from my desktop. Id like to experience the games as good or better on a book... i know that is hard to do without spending mulla. The price difference between the two books is $200 (the FX is the lesser of the two).

THank you!

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konicki wrote :

thanks for the reply! in the case of getting the best of both worlds, is it really worth the extra $500 dollars? Will this fort of setup play games well for the next gen , MW2 and what not?



Is it worth 500 over the FX? Not likely. Only if you are running apps that can take advantage of an i7 (most games can't/don't).

MW2 is based off the same engine as COD4, just with a few shiny new features. The Gateway FX shouldn't have any problem with it.

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   11-07-2009 at 01:37:39 AM

The Gateway will be the better option for games. The GTX 260M is going to make a bigger difference that the i7 will. That being said, the Gateway will probably perform about on par with your current desktop. The HP won't be any better.

Or you can get the best of both worlds: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834220605

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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konicki   11-07-2009 at 02:25:33 AM

thanks for the reply! in the case of getting the best of both worlds, is it really worth the extra $500 dollars? Will this fort of setup play games well for the next gen , MW2 and what not?

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   11-07-2009 at 03:19:29 AM
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konicki wrote :

thanks for the reply! in the case of getting the best of both worlds, is it really worth the extra $500 dollars? Will this fort of setup play games well for the next gen , MW2 and what not?



Is it worth 500 over the FX? Not likely. Only if you are running apps that can take advantage of an i7 (most games can't/don't).

MW2 is based off the same engine as COD4, just with a few shiny new features. The Gateway FX shouldn't have any problem with it.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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