Gaming Thoughts on i7 + GeForce GT 720M

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Atlanta55

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#154519 30-Oct-2014 16:27

Thinking of buying this Acer laptop, mainly for working from home but also for some light gaming when I'm stuck in the back of a long distance flight several times a year. I'm totally out of touch with graphics card technology these days.

Its got a 1.8Ghz i7 4500U, 1Tb Hdd, 8Gb DDR3 RAM and the GeForce GT 720M 2Gb graphics.

I'm wondering what kind of games will run on that platform....

Namely strategy stuff like Civilization V, Rise of Empires, Simcity 4, would I get away with running those?

And then maybe simulation and shooter stuff like Subway Simulator, X-Plane, FSX, Farcry 1 or 2, GTAIV? Or would that be pushing it?

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#1165168 30-Oct-2014 16:38

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-9800-vs-GeForce-GT-720M

I'd say you'll be able to run most of the stuff listed at lower detail (ex maybe GTA)....

If you can, go into PB and see if they will let you access this from the laptop (if they have a demo model) to check what it thinks of the games on that laptop.

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#1165183 30-Oct-2014 17:18

If you can live without the the touch screen you can score a laptop with an 840M GPU for a lower price (according to pricespy):
http://pricespy.co.nz/category.php?m=s189368073&o=produkt_pris_inkmoms#rparams=m=s189368096

The 720M seems a tad on the underpowered side for that price point.

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#1165610 31-Oct-2014 10:32

Cool thanks guys.

I actually would rather ASUS over Acer any day so thanks for sharing that list, I didnt think they had anything with those specs in my budget.

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#1165615 31-Oct-2014 10:37

I have 730m with i7 Quad Core. It performs ok with middle setting for most titles, but don't expect a great performance on high settings.

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#1172240 10-Nov-2014 14:50

Quite liking the look of the specs of this Gigabyte P15Fv2, but cant find any decent reviews of it anywhere:

Intel i7-4710MQ 2.5GHz 16GB 1TB 15.6" FHD LED 1920x1080 GTX850M 2GB DVDRW Win8.1 64bit 2yr 6Cell BT4 eSATA GLan HDMI USB3 Webcam WiFiN - w/HDD Cage support Dual Hard Drive

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=NBKGBM01521B&name=Gigabyte-15.6-P15Fv2-Gaming-Notebook-Intel-i7-4710

Was also tempted by the Acer Nitro V7-571G, but was put off by some very average reviews.

Hmmmm....Gigabyte has great specs but no idea about their build quality etc...

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#1172254 10-Nov-2014 15:28

Specs look good for that price.

Opinions seem relatively positive:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-P15F-V2-CF1-15-6-inch-Bluetooth/dp/B00K8QZGSC

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gigabyte/755826-review-gigabyte-p15f-budget-gaming-hd-4710qm-gtx-850m.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgy9-I5Eaus

For what it's worth, Gigabyte notebooks come with a 2 year warranty:
http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/support-downloads/customer-service.aspx

Atlanta55

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#1172260 10-Nov-2014 15:41

Nice one thanks, I couldnt find any reviews apart from the Youtube ones so that was good to read.

I note the guy on notebookforums ended up returning his complaining of poor display and battery life. Display specs look good to me, and 2-3 hours for an i7 whilst gaming would be the norm no? If I want 10 hours battery I'd just use my tablet.

Looks like there's nothing else close to those specs for $1650.

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#1173180 11-Nov-2014 22:28

I would probably go for this it is an i5 but it is a very fast i5 http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/notebooks/componentview.asp?partid=22967

Atlanta55

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#1173315 12-Nov-2014 09:13

Now that is cool...I think we have a winner.

Atlanta55

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#1177333 17-Nov-2014 13:09

Stoked with the GE60. Its very fast and nicely designed for gaming. Not as bulky as I thought either. Screen is great and has the best sound I've ever heard from a laptop, the creative soundblaster really makes a difference.

Only gripe was it was advertised with a backlit keyboard but in reality doesnt have one, slight messup by computer lounge I assume.

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#1177336 17-Nov-2014 13:21

Was very sorely tempted with the GE70 Apache Pro - i7 + 860m.

Build quality etc alright on the GE60? What's the weight like.

Atlanta55

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#1177350 17-Nov-2014 13:58

Quality feels decent, chassis is rigid and nicely finished. Top of screen is the standard brushed aluminum. Keyboard is great, really like the response. Some people online say they dislike the touchpad, I've found it fine but will be using external mice anyways.

I really liked the specs of the Apache Pro but was beyond my budget for a work laptop. Even having the word "gaming laptop" on the invoice was probably pushing it :)

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#1177356 17-Nov-2014 14:09

Yeah - mine was to be my 30th present to myself - so only had to get past the CFO (my wife).

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#1182482 24-Nov-2014 23:30

Atlanta55: Quality feels decent, chassis is rigid and nicely finished. Top of screen is the standard brushed aluminum. Keyboard is great, really like the response. Some people online say they dislike the touchpad, I've found it fine but will be using external mice anyways.

I really liked the specs of the Apache Pro but was beyond my budget for a work laptop. Even having the word "gaming laptop" on the invoice was probably pushing it :)

Is the video card GDDR5 or 3?

Its hard to tell for the computer lounge advert

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#1182498 25-Nov-2014 05:42

MSI Site says DDR3
http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GE60-2PL-Apache.html#hero-specification

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