Laptop question

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(09-13-2013 06:55 PM)FinalBlast Wrote:  This is what I've been planning on getting, my budget is €600
I'll be a student in a week or so, gaming is not my priority and even if I do,
it would probably be for a short while on medium, I don't see major differences in high/ultra
besides draining battery or worse cpu/gpu overheating, it isn't uncommon for a laptop to overheat,
but if you take care of it, clean the fans at least once per 2-3 weeks it should be fine, anyway here are the specs:

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431

OS: Windows 7 32-bit
Display: WLED HD Anti-glare, 14" / 1366x768
CPU: Intel® Core™ i3 3120M, 2.5 GHz, FSB 1600 Mhz 4 GB RAM
HDD: 500 GB 5400rpm SATA
GPU: NVIDIA®GeForce GT 740M 2GB
Battery: 6-cell (Li-Ion), 48 Wh
Cost: €510

What are your thoughts?

I think i3's a bit underwhelming for your *hardcore* gaming needs, but the rest are pretty much okay. Nevertheless, this thing should works since it has above average frequency (simply overclock if you think you need extra power). Overall it's a-okay and should able to run whatever game that came out 2007 onwards.

AFAIK Lenovo Z480 (?) was one of my 'biggest bang for the buck' high-tier laptop; (from my last observation, that's around half year ago) with ~$800 (sorry, can't remember exactly but it's obviously above $600, sorry <_<) you get this spec:
-Intel i7 processor, can't remember the exact frequency (about 2.30-2.50 GHz?)
-4GB RAM (or 8? can't remember)
-GeForce GT 7xx (can't remember the details too, GT 740 maybe?)
-1TB HDD (f*#$ yea)