Gaming Laptop: Core 2 Duo or i7?
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Hello,
I'm planning to buy a new laptop to finally enjoy video games again, while also having the advantage of portability. So I'm looking at a gaming laptop. From there, I have two questions.
Firstly, some people tell me that a laptop isn't great for gaming (I'm not talking about usability, just technical performance), because apparently it crashes often (less stable components). What do you think about that?
Secondly, it's clear that i7 cores are superior. But I've been told that having 4 cores (apparently 8 virtual with hyper-threading???) slows down the information processing, and that lags are common (especially in network games and FPS), because the information has to go through 4 cores instead of 2. I've been advised to get a Core 2 Duo. What do you think about that?
Personally, I'm skeptical because to me, components are just components, and the computing speed is so fast that going through more cores shouldn't make a difference... However, I'm far from being an expert, so I'm looking forward to your clarifications, if you don't mind!
Thanks in advance, your answers will be crucial!
MaxSxB
I'm planning to buy a new laptop to finally enjoy video games again, while also having the advantage of portability. So I'm looking at a gaming laptop. From there, I have two questions.
Firstly, some people tell me that a laptop isn't great for gaming (I'm not talking about usability, just technical performance), because apparently it crashes often (less stable components). What do you think about that?
Secondly, it's clear that i7 cores are superior. But I've been told that having 4 cores (apparently 8 virtual with hyper-threading???) slows down the information processing, and that lags are common (especially in network games and FPS), because the information has to go through 4 cores instead of 2. I've been advised to get a Core 2 Duo. What do you think about that?
Personally, I'm skeptical because to me, components are just components, and the computing speed is so fast that going through more cores shouldn't make a difference... However, I'm far from being an expert, so I'm looking forward to your clarifications, if you don't mind!
Thanks in advance, your answers will be crucial!
MaxSxB
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Yes, it's true that a gaming PC is always better when it's a tower.
The components in laptops are more miniaturized and much tighter, so they heat up a lot and the endurance of the components is reduced.
Upcoming games will fully exploit multi-core, so a quad-core would be more judicious.
Moreover, i7s offer a very interesting performance/energy efficiency management on a laptop. -
Well, thanks for your quick and precise response :) I hadn't thought about the location... Remember to cool it properly...
So the story about the lags caused by the multitude of cores is nonsense? -
Oh yes, that's nonsense.
I've never had any issues with my quad Q6600.
There are already some games that recommend quad cores in their recommended configuration (for example, Arma II).
And all the big resource-heavy games will definitely benefit from it.
Moreover, the smallest of the i5s performs almost as well as the largest of the quad extremes, the 9770. -
Tadaaaaam !
So you can play on a laptop =)
Knowing that with my MSI (series gx620, 4 months old), with a 9600mgt, 4go, 2x2ghz 3mo cache, ... I play very well:
-cod4, cod5, cod6, at full (except for AA on 6).
-Borderlands at full (without shadows)
-Fuel at full ...
You can play on a laptop for goodness' sake ... ^^
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Well, I think thank you, because of you I'm going to spend my money :p
USEFUL INFO FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC
When a game is launched, the Core i7 adapts and "transforms" into a dual core, at a higher frequency! So ideal performance is guaranteed on all fronts!
In fact, the processor only uses the number of cores it needs: the others go into sleep mode. The frequency of the active cores adjusts as needed, up to 2.8GHz for the 720, 3.07GHz for the 820, and 3.2GHz for the 920.