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AMD or Intel Laptop?

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DTaylor

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Hi everbody, Ive just registered on the forum, even though I have looked on here a good few times for PC help, so thanks for that!

I am looking at getting a new laptop, its been quite a while since I have bought one though, and im not sure what to go for. I am hoping to spend no more than £600, and am planning on getting a dell one atm (mainly due to the one year interest free credit).

The laptop will be primarily used for browsing the internet, and trading online in a web based java platform, which i dont think is a massive strain on a laptops resources. But I do want one which will be good enough for decent gaming, particurlarly civ 5 atm. I will also occasionaly be using it for 2d autoCAD drawing, when i cant make it into the office.

I am looking at 2 laptops on the dell website, both have:

4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6" High Definition (1366x768) WLED screen

The inspiron 15r has:
Intel® Core™ i3-370M (2.4Ghz, 4 Threads, 3M cache) and a
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 550v video card

And the Inspiron M501R has:
AMD Phenom II Triple-Core N850(2.2GHz,1.5MB,3.6GT/s) and a
1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 550v video.

What would run the fastest overall? Would the triple core AMD be better, or the intel, as it has a higher clock speed? Is the clock speed per core or an overall speed?

Also, am i right in thinking that an ATI grpahics card will run better with an AMD processor rather than an intel?

These are the two laptops anyway:
AMD Inspiron M501R

Intel Inspiron 15R

Sorry if any of this doesnt make sense, or sounds a bit stupid, but i would much appreciate any advice. Thanks.

Regards,
DT
 
Check out the Mobile Computing forum here (you may want to ask a mod to move this thread to that forum) or the Notebook Review forum for your answers.

However, keep in mind that a decent discrete GPU capable of gaming may add more to the cost of the laptop that you're willing to spend. You may want to check GPUReview for specs and benchmarks on the notebook GPUs that you're considering.
 
DTaylor said:
Also, am i right in thinking that an ATI grpahics card will run better with an AMD processor rather than an intel?
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You're wrong, The ATI graphics will perform the same with an AMD or Intel CPU.
 
AMD has been behind in the mobile space for a long time.

I love AMD and I would never touch an AMD mobile CPU
 
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