Intel: i3, i5 or i7?

[Athinira]

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Why isn't it? I feel that the gaming experience on my ASUS N61Ja is quite decent, thank you very much.

Of all the things you mention, only the mouse and docking station are necessary. A 16" screen with a high resolution is sufficient for gaming, and external keyboard/line connection aren't necessities either. I'm still ruining plenty of peoples day in Counter-Strike: Source.

Upgrading a laptop? are you mental?

also all laptop are prebuilt. your thinking of desktops.

It's quite possible for upgrade a laptop depending on what you upgrade. CPU, Hard Drive and RAM is both things that can be upgraded quite easily, and in some cases even the GFX card can be replaced too. Replacing motherboard etc. requires dedicated and special designed equipment though and i wouldn't recommend it to people who aren't experts.

 

[gl1koz3]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

I hope they are.

They're not. They usually do better than standard netbooks in sales. Desktops are the clear favorites, yes, but there is no such notion that one can't use a laptop to play a decent game.

Which is true, as I've been doing just that since mid 2007... using a Dell laptop without a docking station, nor an external keyboard, nor a line connection, nor an external screen.

I've got a mouse (wireless), I'll give you that.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

I hope they are.

They're not. They usually do better than standard netbooks in sales. Desktops are the clear favorites, yes, but there is no such notion that one can't use a laptop to play a decent game.

Which is true, as I've been doing just that since mid 2007... using a Dell laptop without a docking station, nor an external keyboard, nor a line connection, nor an external screen.

I've got a mouse (wireless), I'll give you that.

Let's be honest, a mouse is needed for gaming. The touch pad or trackerball just isn't friendly in any gaming environment.

My point was that they are over-priced, not that you can't play games on them.

I know. That was for the benefit of anyone who thought otherwise.

 

[EHKOS]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

I hope they are.

They're not. They usually do better than standard netbooks in sales. Desktops are the clear favorites, yes, but there is no such notion that one can't use a laptop to play a decent game.

Which is true, as I've been doing just that since mid 2007... using a Dell laptop without a docking station, nor an external keyboard, nor a line connection, nor an external screen.

I've got a mouse (wireless), I'll give you that.

Let's be honest, a mouse is needed for gaming. The touch pad or trackerball just isn't friendly in any gaming environment.

Except Angry Birds.

 

[Duke Machine]

I'd steer clear of the i3's and I agree with most people here that an i7 would probably be overkill, so therefore go with an i5

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Except Angry Birds.

I...er....yes?!

 

[gl1koz3]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

I hope they are.

They're not. They usually do better than standard netbooks in sales. Desktops are the clear favorites, yes, but there is no such notion that one can't use a laptop to play a decent game.

Which is true, as I've been doing just that since mid 2007... using a Dell laptop without a docking station, nor an external keyboard, nor a line connection, nor an external screen.

I've got a mouse (wireless), I'll give you that.

Let's be honest, a mouse is needed for gaming. The touch pad or trackerball just isn't friendly in any gaming environment.

It's even worse when they start to conflict. In my case some of the settings overlap, making one or the other useless. Except that, yeah, the touchpad is useless by definition. Why don't they put (perhaps even removable) touch overlays on screens with 360 degree pivots everywhere... would be so much easier.

 

[Lord Doomhammer]

Gaming laptop:SAGER [http://sagernotebook.com/]

Personal Experience: I got one of their 17" laptops, with an i7 clocked to 2.80ghz (3.4ghz turbo mode), and when doing work in my program for school (video game design ) my computer will bake down a level for unreal in seconds, where it takes the other students (with core2 duo processors clocked to 2.4ghz) over an hour to bake the level.

Playing games is great, it runs any game, plus iTunes and at 60fps for days. It's never overheated (thanks to a laptop stand) and I've never put a game on anything but Max settings.

If you plan to do serious gaming, get the i7, no other way around it.

 

[murphy7801]

So basically, I'm FINALLY changing my laptop soon. Now I've never really been keeping track of these cores since I bought this laptop of mine in 2007-2008 (I know, I know)...so thus I need your help. I need suggestions on which Intel core is the better one for decent gaming on a laptop.

Suggestions?

Why a laptop and if you do http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-msi-gx660r-i5-460m-253gh-6gb-ddr3-1tb-hdd-r0-ati-r5870-1gb-supermult-wifi-n-bt-wcam-9c-w7?source=froogle&utm_campaign=googlebase&utm_medium=googlebase&utm_source=googlebase&utm_term=15.6%22+MSI+GX660R+i5-460M+2.53GH+6GB-DDR3+1TB-HDD-R0+ATI+R5870-1GB+SuperMult+Wifi-N+BT+Wcam+9c+W7

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

I hear i3 is fine for Laptops, i5 is for going full-on in power. i7 I'm told is complete overkill and not worth the money other than bragging rights.

That said, I now not the information for myself, just passing on what I heard.

 

[Lord Doomhammer]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

I hope they are.

They're not. They usually do better than standard netbooks in sales. Desktops are the clear favorites, yes, but there is no such notion that one can't use a laptop to play a decent game.

Which is true, as I've been doing just that since mid 2007... using a Dell laptop without a docking station, nor an external keyboard, nor a line connection, nor an external screen.

I've got a mouse (wireless), I'll give you that.

Let's be honest, a mouse is needed for gaming. The touch pad or trackerball just isn't friendly in any gaming environment.

It's even worse when they start to conflict. In my case some of the settings overlap, making one or the other useless. Except that, yeah, the touchpad is useless by definition. Why don't they put (perhaps even removable) touch overlays on screens with 360 degree pivots everywhere... would be so much easier.

The only part I miss from my old HP laptop, it had a button that turned the touch pad off. it was so useful and helpful. That said, tablets have a short lifespan, because of the increased stress put on the pivoting hinge, the parts just break because they get made light for portability sake.

 

[Charli]

Thinking about it alot myself I don't think the price hike is worth the i7.

The i3 is in my laptop right now but I feel for the extra kick.

The i5 is the ideal choice economically and performance wise.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

i7. Accept no substitute.

 

[Delusibeta]

Depends on what you want with it. I've got a Core i5 with an ATi 5650, and I've yet to run into a game it can't do at least Medium with very steady frame rates. I do have to say that I doubt the extra I would have had to pay for a Core i7 would be worth it.

 

[Holy_Handgrenade]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

Haha, I'm on a Alienware m11x right now my silly friend and Crysis seems to be running pritty well.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Since you aren't likely to be gaming on a laptop, go with an i3.

You didn't read the OP did you?

His point is that "decent gaming on a laptop" is... not a realistic prospect.

At least not without a docking station, external keyboard, line connection, mouse and an external screen.

Really? The Dell, Alienware and other gaming laptops must be woefully undersold then.

Haha, I'm on a Alienware m11x right now my silly friend and Crysis seems to be running pritty well.

Why did you quote me? I was being sarcastic!

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

I was going to go with the i5. The i7 just seemed so expensive for two numbers difference (yes, that's a joke not idiocy). The top product might last longer than the other two but the i5 will meet or top all recommended specs for today's products.

i5.