I currently own a 4 year old rig, whose specs are as follows:
1st gen i7 920
8 gigs of RAM
XFX HD 5850
Corsair TX850
MSI X58A Motherboard
500 GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
problem is , the GPU is showing signs of aging. It probably has lived up its lifetime, and i keep getting computer crashes , and blue/black/red/striped screens while gaming, followed by a BSOD. Closer inspection revealed that if i open up the box and fudge the GPU around a lil bit, it sometimes recovers, and at other times goes blank. I have finally decided to go mobile, and keep the desktop for light stuff only, but am unable to decide an upgrade path:
I have chosen the following laptop as an option:
http://www.flipkart.com/lenovo-ideapad-y510p-59-389687-laptop-4th-gen-ci5-8gb-1tb-win8-2gb-graph/p/itmdstxzmjmqwzhk?pid=COMDSTXHU8WB8UVZ&otracker=from-search&srno=t_2&query=y510p&ref=51521385-efef-42fe-837b-810a92eeca3b
Its a Lenovo y510p with a gt755m, haswell i5 and a 5400 rpm hard drive (better ones not available in my country unfortunately)
Can we consider this computer as an upgrade to my previous one ?
Or are their any other suggestions towards an upgrade ?
1st gen i7 920
8 gigs of RAM
XFX HD 5850
Corsair TX850
MSI X58A Motherboard
500 GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
problem is , the GPU is showing signs of aging. It probably has lived up its lifetime, and i keep getting computer crashes , and blue/black/red/striped screens while gaming, followed by a BSOD. Closer inspection revealed that if i open up the box and fudge the GPU around a lil bit, it sometimes recovers, and at other times goes blank. I have finally decided to go mobile, and keep the desktop for light stuff only, but am unable to decide an upgrade path:
I have chosen the following laptop as an option:
http://www.flipkart.com/lenovo-ideapad-y510p-59-389687-laptop-4th-gen-ci5-8gb-1tb-win8-2gb-graph/p/itmdstxzmjmqwzhk?pid=COMDSTXHU8WB8UVZ&otracker=from-search&srno=t_2&query=y510p&ref=51521385-efef-42fe-837b-810a92eeca3b
Its a Lenovo y510p with a gt755m, haswell i5 and a 5400 rpm hard drive (better ones not available in my country unfortunately)
Can we consider this computer as an upgrade to my previous one ?
Or are their any other suggestions towards an upgrade ?