UPGRADE Graphics Card + Laptop

January 30th, 2020

Hello, my current video card doesn’t let me play some of the newest games (i.e. Far Cry 3) on highest settings, therefore I am planning to upgrade it.
What I am interested at is:
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 2GB GDDR5
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx680keplerseries/02g-p4-2682-kr.html
KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 OC 2GB GDDR5
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx670keplerseries/67nph6dv5zvx.html
Any opinions? Is there much difference between these to? Or would you suggest me something else, comparable in performance but cheaper?
Also I would like to buy a laptop, what I need is 15,6 FULL HD Screen, elegant, not too heavy, very fast up to 300-400 GBP.
What I found is:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-15-6-inch-Laptop-Integrated/dp/B009R1531Y/ref=sr_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355337720&sr=1-16
Any good?
Would really appreciate any suggestions
PS: My current specs are:

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth P67
CPU: Intel i5 2500k 3.33GHz O.C 4.7GHz
Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
RAM: Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM 1333MHz + OCZ 2GB 1600MHz
GPU: MSI ATI Radeon HD 5870 Twin Frozr II Lightning 1GB DDR5 O.C GC1100/MC1450MHz
PSU: Corsair HX650W

Answer #1
The lappy is not that fast – integrated graphics and i3 ? NAH!
Depends what you want it for – low level games and online = fine.. more intensive gaming = no.
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As for the GCards – I’d go for the 670.. the 680 is not a hell of a lot faster and you won’t really see that extra speed in current games (can you see the difference between 55 fps and 62 fps? For e.g.)
Answer #2
The laptop will be used mostly for studying, however since I am Computer Engineering student, I might be doing some other work, which means running several applications at the same time and I want it to be superb fast!
Also when I travel I might actually use it for gaming, but I don’t expect it to run all games at full settings as I would need to spend 2-3x more money..
Any opinions on this one?:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009NRBKTQ/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers
And yes, I am gonna go for 670
Answer #3
Saw this earlier today Lenovo IdeaPad U310 �399 might be of interest to you
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-u310-ultrabook-just-399-99-free-lenovo-sports-bag-worth-41-00-lenovo-1407359
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Answer #4
The laptop will be used mostly for studying, however since I am Computer Engineering student, I might be doing some other work, which means running several applications at the same time and I want it to be superb fast!
Also when I travel I might actually use it for gaming, but I don't expect it to run all games at full settings as I would need to spend 2-3x more money..
Any opinions on this one?:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009NRBKTQ/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers
And yes, I am gonna go for 670

The lappys are all much the same, i3 with 8g and cpu grpahics side-chip.
What was your budget for the lappy, if you can spring for �600 or so.. well.. I got my i7, 8G, GT 540M Acer Aspire 5750G for �598 (on special).
It EATS most modern games for lunch, 4 cores with HT blitzes video or photo processing..
One BIG thing I really hate about Acer is that they have a dozen model 5750G – and they are all different!! Why the Fk could they not have given the different configurations different model names???
Still – Amazon UK have an i5 5750G with 6G ram and a gt610 (not as good as the gt540) for �580
Answer #5
What I am planning to spend is maximum �400, I just want it to be uber fast and I DONT EXPECT IT TO RUN NEWEST GAMES ON FULL SETTINGS!
really confused now, dunno what to get so that I won’t regret it in the future
Answer #6
What I am planning to spend is maximum �400, I just want it to be uber fast and I DONT EXPECT IT TO RUN NEWEST GAMES ON FULL SETTINGS!
really confused now, dunno what to get so that I won't regret it in the future

In that case look for an i5 with the integrated Intel 3000/4000 graphics, i7 is better but dearer.
Try for a higher spec i5 (they come in different specifications) rather than dedicated graphics.
6 to 8 g ram (six with high spec i5 or i7 is better then 8 g and low end i5)
500 – 640 gig hard drive, more means more money that you should use on the cpu.
dvd writer (don’t faff about with bluray on this)
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i3 is OK for internet and match 3 games, hidden object games, etc, but you really won’t like it all that much.
It’s not much better than a dual core tablet..
Answer #7
Opinions on this?
http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1516.html
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Answer #8
Don’t know much about NovaTech stuff tbh looks ok though but it has no OS, did see this http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Samsung-NP355V5C-A03UK-Laptop-A8-4500M-Quad-Core-8GB-1TB-1GB-Graphics/id-SAM-LAP-NP355V5C_A03UK-S
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Answer #9
@Bobby, out of stock
I finally ordered this one for 449.99
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/gbweb/LenovoPortal/en_GB/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=55&Code=MAH6TUK&category-id=30B029355DE401273E507312EE07809E#.UNCPw9Wcl8E
Do you think I made a good decision?
i3, slim, very light and NVIDIA� GeForce� 610M 1GB graphics.
Answer #10
Yup I do mate , one up from the one I posted earlier in the thread
Answer #11
yeah the other one had integrated Intel 3000 graphics, which I didn’t like
Answer #12
True but you didn’t want to spend over �400 then either

 

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