Pleasing05
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A good day to you all!
I need help for choosing between two laptops:
Compaq CQ40-107AU
Processor type
AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-60
1.90 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache
Chipset
AMD 780g
Standard memory
1024 MB
Memory type
DDR2 667MHz
Memory layout
(1 x 1024 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
System features
Internal drives
160 GB
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display size
14.1” Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen
Graphic subsystem name
ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics
versus
MSI EX400
Processor
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 2.0 Ghz 1mb L2 Cache
Chipsets
SiS 672 DX + SiS968
System Memory
1GB (DDR2 533/667), Max: 4GB
LCD Display
14.1" WXGA TFT-LCD Display
Graphics & Video Module
ATI Radeon HD3450, DDR2 256MB VRAM
Audio
2 speakers
Hard Drive
160GB SATA
I am having a hard time differentiating the two processor wise. If it was about GPU, the MSI wins easily because of the discreet HD3450. But the processor got me baffled on which is really better performance wise...
Also, I do not put much importance about the brand, only on specs... Also, I'm planing to use this for mobile gaming (already have a desktop "pseudo" gaming rig (8600gts C2D E6550 3GB DDR2800 DC), so no need for alienware-like specs laptops).
My friend already had this compaq cq-40 and can play DMC4, UT3 on medium (he upgraded to 2.5gb memory). The reason I'm in borderline for buying this is because the compaq reaches 80 deg C on full load. I'm thinking the Intel counterpart could have lower temps while having on par, if not greater, performance.
Thanks in advance...
I need help for choosing between two laptops:
Compaq CQ40-107AU
Processor type
AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs QL-60
1.90 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache
Chipset
AMD 780g
Standard memory
1024 MB
Memory type
DDR2 667MHz
Memory layout
(1 x 1024 MB)
Maximum memory
Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
System features
Internal drives
160 GB
Hard disk drive speed
5400 rpm
Optical drive type
SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display size
14.1” Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen
Graphic subsystem name
ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 Graphics
versus
MSI EX400
Processor
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 2.0 Ghz 1mb L2 Cache
Chipsets
SiS 672 DX + SiS968
System Memory
1GB (DDR2 533/667), Max: 4GB
LCD Display
14.1" WXGA TFT-LCD Display
Graphics & Video Module
ATI Radeon HD3450, DDR2 256MB VRAM
Audio
2 speakers
Hard Drive
160GB SATA
I am having a hard time differentiating the two processor wise. If it was about GPU, the MSI wins easily because of the discreet HD3450. But the processor got me baffled on which is really better performance wise...
Also, I do not put much importance about the brand, only on specs... Also, I'm planing to use this for mobile gaming (already have a desktop "pseudo" gaming rig (8600gts C2D E6550 3GB DDR2800 DC), so no need for alienware-like specs laptops).
My friend already had this compaq cq-40 and can play DMC4, UT3 on medium (he upgraded to 2.5gb memory). The reason I'm in borderline for buying this is because the compaq reaches 80 deg C on full load. I'm thinking the Intel counterpart could have lower temps while having on par, if not greater, performance.
Thanks in advance...
