Laptop with dedicated graphics

hemophobic

Looking for a laptop to play games on, things like Sims 3, Minecraft, Spore, Runescape etc. Max £350. Don't need office and don't mind or windows 7 or 8.

jaydeeuk1

'Dedicated' graphics at that price unlikely to be much better than a dedicated intel 4000 chipset. Spore runs on anything slightly higher spec than a dishwasher, sims 3 needs something decent if you're playing with bells and whistles and every expansion pack known to man. Wife plays it, and makes my radeon 5770 weep. Should be fine at 1376x768 which you'll get on most cheap laptops.

£350 should easily get an i3 with intel 4000, possibly even an i5 if you keep your eye out for a deal.

Edit - There you go

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009QZCYU4/ref=nosim/?!!!!!hotukdeals-21

A snip at £329 inc delivery

i5 and intel 4000, 4gb ram, 500gb hd. Guarantee you won't find anything better for under £350.

-TangleFoot-

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Guarantee you won't find anything better for under £350.

How 'bout this 'un then?

hemophobic

Thanks for the suggestions both look nice. The HP seems better to me , the problem is I hate those track pads!

On my desktop I have ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series (I think its 3650).

Will they be just as good as it? It plays everything I want.

My desktop is about 5 years old so I think so.

Splott

Intel 4000HD should be better.

bod1467

hemophobic wrote: »

the problem is I hate those track pads!

The one specifically on the HP laptop? Or trackpads in general? Nothing to stop you plugging in a USB mouse.

jaydeeuk1

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

How 'bout this 'un then?

What about it? Its worse in nearly every way than the one I posted. Intel 4000 is faster, i5 a hell of a lot faster. And its more expensive to boot?!

-TangleFoot-

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Intel 4000 is faster

These benchmarks suggest otherwise. You're probably right about the CPU though.

Question is, which part would the aforementioned games be better off with?

hemophobic

bod1467 wrote: »

The one specifically on the HP laptop? Or trackpads in general? Nothing to stop you plugging in a USB mouse.

Yeah that specific one but I will use a mouse.

The laptop will be used for open office, iTunes, watching movies, Internet browsing and playing games.

cootuk

Dell Outlet sometimes have a GT630M or better AMD radeon for around £320 +
vat

What about this?
Inspiron 15R - 7520

• Inspiron 15R - 7520
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3210M (2.50GHz, 3MB cache)
• Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
• 4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz SDRAM Memory (1 DIMM)
• 750 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
• 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
• Display: 15.6 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with TrueLife
• Graphics: 2 GB AMD Radeon HD 7730M Card
• Back Up Media Not Included
• Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
• Wireless : Intel 2230 Wireless Card + BT
• LCD Back Cover : Aluminium
• LCD Back Cover : Aluminium
• Battery : Primary 6 Cell 48W/HR
• Internal Qwerty Keyboard
  
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Price: £303.65
Price excl. VAT and delivery

-TangleFoot-

cootuk wrote: »

Dell Outlet

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