I think I am getting it. I just hope that what ever graphics card I get it will handle some graphics rendering, or whatever my college decides to throw at me. Thanks for the help, I have been out of the loop for so long that every time I need to upgrade my desktop it takes me a good couple of weeks to learn all the new technologies.
I am actually talking to a rep about trying to get the 8700 GT or better and then I may lower the CPU to kind of even out the price but right now as it stands the two laptops are almost identical in price. But if I couldn't then I was thinking of the laptop with the higher CPU because I need it for more than just gaming.
RayvinAzn
Cut back to the 8600M GT, and then keep the processor at around 2.2GHz or so, that would be an ideal combination if you ask me.
What would be the difference between 4MB and 6MB of L2 cache, performance wise?
For gaming, the laptop with the 8700M GT will provide a better gaming experience. The 8600M GS had its texture and shader units crippled compared to the 8600M GT, they both got cut in half. The 8700M GT is just clocked a little higher.
I'd shoot for a balance if at all possible though - see if you can get an 8600M GT and a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo. 2.5GHz is overkill for a laptop Core processor, and the 8700M GT is overpriced for the performance it gives.
RayvinAzn
I am actually talking to a rep about trying to get the 8700 GT or better and then I may lower the CPU to kind of even out the price but right now as it stands the two laptops are almost identical in price. But if I couldn't then I was thinking of the laptop with the higher CPU because I need it for more than just gaming.
I think I am kind of getting it. But for save measure I want to give two examples.
There are two laptops, one of them has a Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 CPU with a GeForce 8600M GS 512MB graphics card. The other has a Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 CPU with a GeForce 8700M GT 512MB graphics card. I guess I am still in the past because I keep looking at the CPU speeds and always focusing on the 2.5 because to me that looks faster. Which one of the two would out perform in gaming?
1. How important is the CPU with the GPU? I keep seeing all this awesome graphics cards with what looks like a weak CPU.
2. When a CPU speed is rated at like a 1.8 or a 2.0, is that going to be the actually speed? Like for instance I have a AMD X2 4200, rated at a 2.2 Ghz but if I remember correctly the actually speed was much faster.
3. If AMD are rated higher that what they actually state would an Intel do the same? And if so what would an Intel Core 2 Duo rated at a 1.8 Ghz actually speed and performance be?
Thanks in advance, I am trying to get back in the loop of PC hardware.
Thanks everyone, I have decided to go with the PC5300. I would like to go with the 800 Mhz but I keep hearing that it won't run at that speed with HP notebooks so I will go with the one basically in the middle. I get to save even more money so I guess that can't be a bad thing.
[QUOTE="Spiritgod"]I was wondering if anyone knew if HP puts a certain type of RAM in their notebooks? I am having a notebook custom built and I found out that upgrading the RAM myself is cheaper than having them install it. schu
I was wondering if anyone knew if HP puts a certain type of RAM in their notebooks? I am having a notebook custom built and I found out that upgrading the RAM myself is cheaper than having them install it.
if you plan on gaming get the second one. the only thing is you probably wont be lugging the 17" toshiba to class because it is really big and heavy. what i did was spedn $500 on a decent notebook then spend $1000 on a gaming desktopj3ninja10
I already have a gaming desktop. My degree will primarily be in gaming so I thought I might need a decent graphics card in the notebook but I was a little hesitant on the CPU.
I am in desperate need of help. I thought I had my mind made up over which notebook I was getting for college.
On one side I get a pretty good CPU but I don't get such a great graphics card and the other I get a pretty good graphics card but have to sacrifice CPU power. The only thing I have been looking at was CPU and GPU specs, I was planing on max. out the RAM within a month. Out of these two notebooks which is the best? And another reason why I have chosen the two is because I am trying to not go over $1300 - $1400, so please don't advise me to custom build my own because I have put a lot of time researching notebooks and these two are the only ones to catch my eye.
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