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Help: Dell Laptop Processor & GPU Customize options.

by varunmehta11 Feb 27, 2010 5:27PM PST

i have a confusion about the options for the 2 most important features of a Dell laptop i'm customizing on their site.
Firstly,Please let me know if there is any need to upgrade: Core i3-350 to Core i5-430. Is this feasible or just a negligible performance upgrade ?

Secondly,Keeping in mind that i want the GPU which has pretty good video playback and can play games at good Frame rates(if not better/excellent). Also it should be future ready too. Which of these three graphics option should i go for:
1) Mobility Radeon HD 4530 512MB
2) Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512MB
3) Mobility Radeon HD 5450 1GB (is it worth upgrading from HD 4530 or HD 4570 to this one)

While checking the Reviews of Laptop GPUs i noticed that the ATI mobility Radeon 4XXX/5XXX series have Lower Shader clocks than nvidia geforce 210/310M . Does that make any difference ?

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Clocks.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 27, 2010 10:03PM PST

Are not enough to determine a winner. Bus width and more but I learned long ago to never look at those specs. I learned to find benchmarks and choose from that.

Once you accept that gamer laptops have short life spans you only need to see how today's games are starting to tap that 1GB video ram. You'll want the 1GB video ram if you are a "gamer."
Bob

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