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by: kcp13th July 16, 2012 9:10 PM PDT

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cpu and gpu in decision

by kcp13th - 7/16/12 9:10 PM

First i have Acer Aspire AS5750-6653 15.6" Notebook, Intel Core i5-2430M (2.40GHz), 6GB DDR3 Memory, 640GB HDD, DVDRW, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit vs MSI X460DX-008US: 14Inch HD (1366x768) Laptop, 2.1Ghz Core i3-2310M, NVIDIA GeForce GT540M, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD (7200RPM), DVD SuperMilti Drive.I love that Acer has improve specs over the msi and i love that it has i5 but it downgrades the GPU from 540m on the msi to 520m for the Acer.I looked it up and with the 6GB ram and i5 could run battlefield at low to medium settings. Basically would i get a better gaming experience with the i3-2310M Geforce gt 540m MSI or the i5-2430M Geforce gt 520m Acer.Also the Acer runs any where from 650 to 860 dollars.The prices for the MSI run from 677 to over a thousand why so high priced when the Acer is better in most areas.I have three days counting today to decide and i need help these is the last place i could turn to.No other website would help me.i I wish the acer had the Nvidia Geforce GT 540m.Also if any one can point me to a laptop with similar specs as the acer just with 540m or better that would be great.Basically would i get a better gaming experience with the i3-2310M Geforce gt 540m MSI or the i5-2430M Geforce gt 520m Acer in a nutshell taking ram into account also


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by R. Proffitt Moderator - 7/16/12 11:13 PM

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The 520 might play a few games but a gamer will not want it.


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