Hey, I'm getting a budget gaming laptop for my brother, and I'd like to know what you think of these specifications.

Laptop Asus N53TA V2G-SX098R

Processador AMD® A6-3420M Quad Core(1.4 GHZ can be OCd to 2.4 GHz iirc)

6 GB Ram (upgradeable to 8 GB)

HDD 500 GB (5.400 RPM)

GPU AMD® Radeon Mobility HD 6720G2 (HD 6520G + HD 6650M)

ChipSet AMD A70M

Gaming apparel is expensive where I live, so I can't really afford giving him a high-tier desktop or ultrabook. What I need is a computer that can run games like The Witcher 2, Skyrim, Borderlands 2, Assassin's Creed III etc. on medium settings with 30+ FPS - at least low settings and 30+ FPS. I'm not very tech savvy but I'm generally not fond of Quad cores as opposed to dual cores, and gaming laptops in general leave me suspicious, but this is what I can get him. Is it sufficient, at least to run current generation at medium settings (without caring about AA). Thanks in advance.

p.s.: Don't suggest other laptops, the reason I'm putting up this laptop specifically is because I have a discount for 40% at a retail shop in my city, so the price is exceptionally good.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]It's pretty bad[/QUOTE]

I thought that would be obvious when I said it was a BUDGET LAPTOP :P. I don't need to know if it's bad or not, I need to know if it'll do what I asked.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]on lowest at 800x600 probably[/QUOTE]

Ugh, if this is true this sucks... I saw some gameplay videos of BF3 running on native resolution (1366x768) at medium settings with 20-30 FPS, so I was honestly expecting more.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="iHarlequin"]

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]on lowest at 800x600 probably[/QUOTE]

Ugh, if this is true this sucks... I saw some gameplay videos of BF3 running on native resolution (1366x768) at medium settings with 20-30 FPS, so I was honestly expecting more.

[/QUOTE] 20-30 fps isn't exactly playable on 800x600 30+fps should be doable[/QUOTE]

You sure about needing to reduce it to 800x600? That seems excessive, considering the benchmarks I've seen. I'll take a look at what other people who have/had the laptop say, but thanks for the help.

As far as I can see from benchmarks alone, the GPU is slightly inferior to the GT525m - my dell has one of those, and it runs The Witcher on min. settings (but native res.) at around 40~ FPS.

Eh, it's not a good gaming laptop, but it'll be enough to let him play the games at medium settings.. which is already better than the consoles can offer, from what I've seen. If you've any other input specific to the laptop or components, feel free to add.

Ok, so I found another that's selling for a bit more only, here are the specs:

LaptopLG N450-P.BE55P1

Processor: Intel® Core i5-3210M 2.5 GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz

RAM: 4GB (expandeable up to 8GB, which I'll have to do)

HDD: 500 GB SATA 5.400 RPM

GPU: AMDHD7650M 1024mb dedicated

Computers are expensive here, and even a budget laptop like this costs around US$800,00 :/... so you can see why I'm worried - I want this to be a viable gaming pc for him at least until he goes to college, and he has 2 - 3 years until that. How does this fare against the Asus laptop?

[QUOTE="ronvalencia"]

From http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6650M.43962.0.html

AMD Radeon HD 6650M alone destroys Geforce GT 525M

AMD Radeon Mobility HD 6720G2 has two GPUs

1. AMD Radeon HD 6520G IGP. This IGP beats Intel HD 4000 IGP.

2. AMD Radeon HD 6650M GPU. This GPU beats Geforce GT 525M GPU.

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Thanks for the reply. How would the 6720G2 handle games in reality, though (I couldn't find any solid benchmarks for it and games)? From what I understand it operates in crossfire, and several games don't support AFR well... I've actually settled on a LG A550-C for now, which is a tad more expensive, but has the following specs.:

Intel Core i53210M (2,50GHz - 3,10GHz)

750GB SATA3

15,6 LED LCD HD+ (1600x900)

NVidia GeForce GT640M 2GB Optimus technology

The only issue is that it's LG, which I can't vouch for, whereas ASUS has always given me solid equipment. What do you think of that choice?

[QUOTE="AlexKidd5000"]Does it HAVE to be a laptop? Laptops cost way more for crappier hardware.[/QUOTE]

Oh, I realize that. I myself have a notebook for work/study and a desktop dedicated to gaming - but he's going to college, and that gives me two reasons to give him a notebook rather than a desktop:

1) He'll need to use his computer in his classes.

2) He'll spend part of his time at the university's city and part of his time back at our parents house - if you add up holidays, weekends and vacation, probably something around 7 months at school and 5 at home - so I'd like him to have to the option of doing his stuff wherever he goes.

So yeah, I will have to sacrifice hardware quality for the mobility perk :/. I'd personally avoid having a laptop as my MAIN gaming machine, but it's the best option.

[QUOTE="ronvalencia"]

[QUOTE="iHarlequin"]

Thanks for the reply. How would the 6720G2 handle games in reality, though (I couldn't find any solid benchmarks for it and games)? From what I understand it operates in crossfire, and several games don't support AFR well... I've actually settled on a LG A550-C for now, which is a tad more expensive, but has the following specs.:

Intel Core i53210M (2,50GHz - 3,10GHz)

750GB SATA3

15,6 LED LCD HD+ (1600x900)

NVidia GeForce GT640M 2GB Optimus technology

The only issue is that it's LG, which I can't vouch for, whereas ASUS has always given me solid equipment. What do you think of that choice?

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3 Year Laptop Malfunction Rates By Manufacturer http://www.statisticbrain.com/laptop-malfunction-rates/

Would play games without main power?

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What do you mean, without main power? On battery? I suggested he get a cooling table for any longer gaming experiences, so no. I can't think of any situation where he'd need to game without the power source.

The statistic is interesting, and goes along the idea I have from Asus (and Sony) concerning build-quality. I looked up the source (Square trade) and the methodology/pool seems solid, but they didn't collect data concerning LG. As far as the reviews I've read online of LG-laptop users go, the durability seems good (a lot of them attribute this to the fact that the computer is assembled in S. Korea, not China, but I'm not sure it makes much of a difference), although that's hardly a large/evenly spread group to make any reliable conclusions possible.

EDIT: Couldn't find anything specifically concerning durability/reliability, but according to the telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8385633/The-top-10-most-popular-laptop-brands.html) the popular opinion concerning LG is very good (inferior only to Apple's). Not that the popular opinion of a brand that is new to laptops counts much :x. I'd like it if the laptop lasted until his senior year, so something around 3 - 4 years would be the minimal ideal.

[QUOTE="fearhome21"]

wait why a laptop? just build a decent budget gaming computer? that laptop wont do anythin if u want 30 fps only 800X as the guys mentioned how much is your budget?

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Already decided what I'd get, and already explained why it's a laptop. Thanks for the input, though :p.