[QUOTE="Lyncaster"]

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

he probably didn't. Anyway, don't get the dell that you linked to. It's a decent laptop for non gaming purposes, but, especially for the price, either of the Acers superclocked posted have real video cards, which will do wonders over the intel graphics the dell has. I'd go for the Acer with the Intel i5 and nvidia graphics card. The processor is much better than the AMD one, and for the games you'll be playing, the extra 2 gigs of ram in the other one will not make a significant difference.

The Acer with the Intel has a better processor than my laptop (which is an i5 430m dual core), and a better graphics card (the acer has a 2gb gt630m, mine is a 1gb HD4670), and the same amount of RAM as mine (4gb). I get excellent framerates in Diablo 3 maxed out, starcraft 2 at mostly high with some medium, bioshock maxed out, the stalker games maxed out, FEAR and FEAR 2 maxed out, half life 2, ep 1 and 2 maxed out, and portal 2 almost maxed out. And fallout 3 with high res texture and lighting mods, at mostly high, minus AA, and 8x AF. All those i run at 1920x1080.

As for newer, more graphics heavy games.. I can do skyrim at mostly high, with lighting mods, if i run it at 1280x720, which is very close to what that Acer displays. Same with crysis, I can do mostly high at 1280x720. And crysis 2, I can run at 1280x720, on minimum settings (which is called "high" in crysis 2).

Bottom line. I'm pretty damn sure that Acer with intel and the nvidia card is the best option, and will definitely be solid for what you said you're going to be using it for. It sure as won't last 5 years, though. No laptop will. Mine is just over 3 years old, and it was almost $1500 when I bought it.

shakmaster13

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085H63TC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110931489462?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1288

[QUOTE="Lyncaster"][QUOTE="msfan1289"]

your kidding right?

the_bi99man

he probably didn't. Anyway, don't get the dell that you linked to. It's a decent laptop for non gaming purposes, but, especially for the price, either of the Acers superclocked posted have real video cards, which will do wonders over the intel graphics the dell has. I'd go for the Acer with the Intel i5 and nvidia graphics card. The processor is much better than the AMD one, and for the games you'll be playing, the extra 2 gigs of ram in the other one will not make a significant difference.

The Acer with the Intel has a better processor than my laptop (which is an i5 430m dual core), and a better graphics card (the acer has a 2gb gt630m, mine is a 1gb HD4670), and the same amount of RAM as mine (4gb). I get excellent framerates in Diablo 3 maxed out, starcraft 2 at mostly high with some medium, bioshock maxed out, the stalker games maxed out, FEAR and FEAR 2 maxed out, half life 2, ep 1 and 2 maxed out, and portal 2 almost maxed out. And fallout 3 with high res texture and lighting mods, at mostly high, minus AA, and 8x AF. All those i run at 1920x1080.

As for newer, more graphics heavy games.. I can do skyrim at mostly high, with lighting mods, if i run it at 1280x720, which is very close to what that Acer displays. Same with crysis, I can do mostly high at 1280x720. And crysis 2, I can run at 1280x720, on minimum settings (which is called "high" in crysis 2).

Bottom line. I'm pretty damn sure that Acer with intel and the nvidia card is the best option, and will definitely be solid for what you said you're going to be using it for. It sure as won't last 5 years, though. No laptop will. Mine is just over 3 years old, and it was almost $1500 when I bought it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085H63TC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110931489462?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1288

[QUOTE="Lyncaster"]

What would you recomend?

I dont mind playing games on medium, but I want something that will last me about 5 years, and maybe part of next gen.

msfan1289

your kidding right?