Which laptop should I get?

That's why I listed it as one of the variables, yes the possible throttling of the GPU running alongside a slower CPU may be solved by this
Unfortunately with laptop design its not always that simple
Some manufacturers nerf their cards by means of supplying specific voltages at peak operating periods to other components besides the GPU
Others connect their GPU's with with a loopover bridge that bleeds off some speed
To really determine the answer to this you wold have to get either a product blueprint or you would have to take the laptop apart
 
Xero said:
That's why I listed it as one of the variables, yes the possible throttling of the GPU running alongside a slower CPU may be solved by this
Unfortunately with laptop design its not always that simple
Some manufacturers nerf their cards by means of supplying specific voltages at peak operating periods to other components besides the GPU
Others connect their GPU's with with a loopover bridge that bleeds off some speed
To really determine the answer to this you wold have to get either a product blueprint or you would have to take the laptop apart
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Exactly why I stand by my earlier statement.
Either load the dough for a proper gaming laptop, or build up a desktop with double the performance at half to a quarter of the price.
 
Will frame rates of games be faster on an i7 2630qm vs i5 2410m if using the same gfx (nvidia gt540m), same amount of RAM (4gb)?
 
wheunis said:
A computer (any computer) is only as fast as it's slowest/weakest component.

You could have the best CPU in the world, if your Motherboard (and by extension, north- and south-bridge busses) suck, the whole computer sucks. The CPU would not be able to perform as it should.
Same goes for every single component in the build.

You can't just slap a Ferrari engine in an Uno's body and expect it to perform.
The wheels, chassis, and everything else wouldn't be able to cope.

Either way you say or do it though, with a R7k budget, you're guaranteed to have at least 1 or 2 such weak components in the laptop.
Either you dosh the R15k+ for a good and proper gaming laptop - or you build a desktop - or you set yourself up for disappointment.
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Anyone tried the Ferrari engine in the Uno body yet? I'd be willing to give it a go if someone will sponser me :D sounds like a good way to spend a weekend :D

But (to add something to the conversation) have a gaming pc and any semidecent Dell will be able to handle your business and movies in standard def. I have been using a Latitude e6400 and you will be surprised what it can do.
 
I have decided that I need a desk to work at home so I think I'm going to go with the Gigabyte but going to purchase a 22'' full hd led monitor with 2.1 speakers, wireless keyboard and mouse so when I'm at home I can play games/watch movies on the monitor or tv so it will serve me as a desktop too.

Xero said:
To really determine the answer to this you wold have to get either a product blueprint or you would have to take the laptop apart
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Where can I get the "blueprint" of the laptop, the only info I could find was on Gigabytes website: http://www.gigabyte.co.za/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3793#sp
 
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Contact the local agent and ask them if their technical helpdesk has one
They are hard to come by from reputable, legitimate sources
 
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