I'm buying a new laptop. amd or intel?(gaming)?

Question

hi all these are the two configurations i'm lookin at.which is the best one for gaming? both are hp pavilion.

1.)intel core 2 duo 1.83ghz,3gb ddr2 ram,160gb hd(5400rpm),nvidia

geforce 8400 128mb graphic card or

2.)amd turion X2 dual core 2 ghz,3gb ddr2 ram,250gb

hd(5400rpm),nvidia geforce 8400 512mb graphic card

the amd costs rs.1000 (25$) more.

will it be able to play modern games like cod4,crysis and gta4(when it comes out) at good settings

Answer 1

Obviously going by the specs the amd driven pavilion is better.

I know for sure that it will play cod4.

Answer 2

Both should play those games... though definitely not on high graphics settings. I would personally go for the intel. They have higher cache levels, better heat dispersion, and are more energy efficient.

It is really tough to say though, it depends on the model number of the processors. I am also somewhat undecided about the video card situation, both have the same video card, yet the AMD laptop has more memory for its video card?... It is quite possible that the video card is using something called "virtual shared memory" and truly has 128mb, not 512.

Answer 3

Neither of those are great, but the AMD is better. As for your playability hopes, you'll be lucky to get away with low settings. In both rigs, your CPU isn't all that great, but RAM and your HDD selection is fine. But that 8400 will kill your system. That graphics card is the worst card in the 8 series. A better build for about $260 consists of this-

CPU-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

GPU-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

HDD-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

RAM-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...

Answer 4

I recommend the AMD, because it is faster and has a much better graphics card, but It will not take games like Crysis on high settings. maybe medium or medium-high but for the money the AMD  system is really good if you ask me.