I had purchased a Lenovo Z710 2 weeks ago which kept encountering blue screens of death when my son played World of Warcraft. Specs are Windows 8 64-bit, I7-4700, 2.4 Ghz, 8gb RAM, both Intel HD 4600 & Nvidia GEforce GT745M graphics, 1TB, 17.3" screen with 1920 x 1080p for $800 which really seemed like a pretty good deal. It only worked for a 24 hour period with no blue screens with fps up to 100-105. However, too many BSODs so I returned it.
I am, therefore, once again in the market for another laptop. Even looking at all the black Friday ads out there, I can't find anything close to those specs in the $800 range. It looks like I would need to go to at least $1000. My son is paying for part of this 'Xmas' gift so that is why $800 is the agreed upon price. He also wants to be able to bring it to friend's houses so that is why laptop and not desktop.
When I returned the laptop, the tech guy at the store told me a couple of things & it kind of made sense, but could some of you share your thoughts on this?
1. 2.4Ghz might not be enough. If I could get something faster, that would be better. So, even though I was getting a laptop with I7-4700 w/ 2.4Ghz, there are I5 processors w/ turboboost which could bring the Ghz to 3.0 or 3.1. Should I focus on the processor or the Ghz or both? I'm confused.
2. Amd-A10 could be the same if not faster than I7-4700 processors. Don't need to focus on the brand, but how fast. Is this true?
3. My son really wants the graphics card to be Nvidia. Are there laptops out there with non-Nvidia graphics cards that would be equally as good? I know I can check notebookcheck to do a comparison, but a lot of the laptops in the $800 range seemed to carry the Intel HD graphics ONLY. If I want it to have a Nvidia graphics card, I am paying more than $800.
4. I might need 16gb of RAM instead of 8gb according to tech guy. Do you agree?
This is the closest I could find to meeting most of my needs but I haven't been able to find any decent (if any) reviews on this:
Amazon.com: MSI Computer Corp. GP70 2OD-027US;9S7-175812-027 17.3-Inch Laptop: Computers & Accessories
If this wouldn't be good enough, anyone else have any other suggestions? If I go up another $100, would I have more options?
Any help/knowledge-sharing would be sincerely appreciated by the non-techie parent. Thx!
I am, therefore, once again in the market for another laptop. Even looking at all the black Friday ads out there, I can't find anything close to those specs in the $800 range. It looks like I would need to go to at least $1000. My son is paying for part of this 'Xmas' gift so that is why $800 is the agreed upon price. He also wants to be able to bring it to friend's houses so that is why laptop and not desktop.
When I returned the laptop, the tech guy at the store told me a couple of things & it kind of made sense, but could some of you share your thoughts on this?
1. 2.4Ghz might not be enough. If I could get something faster, that would be better. So, even though I was getting a laptop with I7-4700 w/ 2.4Ghz, there are I5 processors w/ turboboost which could bring the Ghz to 3.0 or 3.1. Should I focus on the processor or the Ghz or both? I'm confused.
2. Amd-A10 could be the same if not faster than I7-4700 processors. Don't need to focus on the brand, but how fast. Is this true?
3. My son really wants the graphics card to be Nvidia. Are there laptops out there with non-Nvidia graphics cards that would be equally as good? I know I can check notebookcheck to do a comparison, but a lot of the laptops in the $800 range seemed to carry the Intel HD graphics ONLY. If I want it to have a Nvidia graphics card, I am paying more than $800.
4. I might need 16gb of RAM instead of 8gb according to tech guy. Do you agree?
This is the closest I could find to meeting most of my needs but I haven't been able to find any decent (if any) reviews on this:
Amazon.com: MSI Computer Corp. GP70 2OD-027US;9S7-175812-027 17.3-Inch Laptop: Computers & Accessories
If this wouldn't be good enough, anyone else have any other suggestions? If I go up another $100, would I have more options?
Any help/knowledge-sharing would be sincerely appreciated by the non-techie parent. Thx!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8 64 bit
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo/Z710
- CPU
- Intel Core I7 4700MQ
- Memory
- 8gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD graphics 4600 & Nvidia GEForce GT745T
- Browser
- internet explorer
- Antivirus
- AVG