I have been looking for some time now for a laptop that I can use for general browsing among other things, but also have some decent gaming capabilities. My budget was initially around £500 but I am flexible, finding two options around £600. They are:
Dell Inspiron 17R SE - £600
Processor
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3230M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz)
Operating System
Windows 8 64bit, English
Display
17.3in Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
Memory2
8GB3 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
Hard Drive
1TB Serial ATA (5400RPM)
Video Card
2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 90W
Optical Drive : 8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Case Colour
Switch by Design Studio - Aluminium
Wireless
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 Card (802.11n + BT 4.0)
Security Software
McAfee® Live Safe 12 Month Subscription
Primary Battery
Primary 6-cell 48W/HR LI-ION
Services and Support
1 yr Next Day In-Home Service
Advertised System Weight
3.28 kg.
Or...
MSI CX61 - £650
Intel® Core™ i7-4702MQ Haswell Quad Core Processor
15.6" HD Screen
Microsoft Windows 8 64bit
8GB DDR3 RAM
1000GB HDD
DVD-RW
Dedicated GT 740M 2GB Graphics
HDMI
Bluetooth
USB3
CX61 2OD-010UK
Brushed Mineral Grey
My question is this: Which would be the best system, specifically with gaming performance in mind? The benchmarks from notebookcheck seem to indicate the i5/GT650m setup is superior, in terms of FPS at least. What do you think, and are there any better options at this price range?
Dell Inspiron 17R SE - £600
Processor
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3230M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz)
Operating System
Windows 8 64bit, English
Display
17.3in Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
Memory2
8GB3 DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
Hard Drive
1TB Serial ATA (5400RPM)
Video Card
2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 90W
Optical Drive : 8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Case Colour
Switch by Design Studio - Aluminium
Wireless
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 Card (802.11n + BT 4.0)
Security Software
McAfee® Live Safe 12 Month Subscription
Primary Battery
Primary 6-cell 48W/HR LI-ION
Services and Support
1 yr Next Day In-Home Service
Advertised System Weight
3.28 kg.
Or...
MSI CX61 - £650
Intel® Core™ i7-4702MQ Haswell Quad Core Processor
15.6" HD Screen
Microsoft Windows 8 64bit
8GB DDR3 RAM
1000GB HDD
DVD-RW
Dedicated GT 740M 2GB Graphics
HDMI
Bluetooth
USB3
CX61 2OD-010UK
Brushed Mineral Grey
My question is this: Which would be the best system, specifically with gaming performance in mind? The benchmarks from notebookcheck seem to indicate the i5/GT650m setup is superior, in terms of FPS at least. What do you think, and are there any better options at this price range?