Hi guys,
Boxing Day is almost here in Canada, so finally will buy my first laptop. Now I am not a hardcore gamer, mostly play games like NHL, FIFA, Age of Empires III, Need for Speed, etc. So I would like a decent gaming machine but don't need an XPS but need better than an integrated card. Anyway, I have narrowed it down to either:
Gateway MX7515:
Athlon 64 4000+
1 GB RAM
X600 64 mb
15 inch screen
And 8510GZ:
Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz
512 MB RAM
X700 64 mb shared
17 inch screen
Now the 8510 is $55 cheaper
I previous had the compaq R4225CA with had the Athlon 64 3500+ and I couldn't get the CPU to run faster than 997 Mhz even when plugged into outlet and when I played games, the frame rate was ridiculously fast, and it just went too fast to be able to see what was happening. Because of that, I was kind of turned off the 64 bit processors and returned the laptop 2 days later. Not sure if that's happened to anyone else, but was just wondering:
Between the mx7515 and 8510GZ which one do you think is a better buy and why?
Thanks for any help.
Boxing Day is almost here in Canada, so finally will buy my first laptop. Now I am not a hardcore gamer, mostly play games like NHL, FIFA, Age of Empires III, Need for Speed, etc. So I would like a decent gaming machine but don't need an XPS but need better than an integrated card. Anyway, I have narrowed it down to either:
Gateway MX7515:
Athlon 64 4000+
1 GB RAM
X600 64 mb
15 inch screen
And 8510GZ:
Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz
512 MB RAM
X700 64 mb shared
17 inch screen
Now the 8510 is $55 cheaper
I previous had the compaq R4225CA with had the Athlon 64 3500+ and I couldn't get the CPU to run faster than 997 Mhz even when plugged into outlet and when I played games, the frame rate was ridiculously fast, and it just went too fast to be able to see what was happening. Because of that, I was kind of turned off the 64 bit processors and returned the laptop 2 days later. Not sure if that's happened to anyone else, but was just wondering:
Between the mx7515 and 8510GZ which one do you think is a better buy and why?
Thanks for any help.
I'd go with the 8510gz, I have the exact setup you listed for that machine.
