If I wassellingoneofthese, thegraphicscardwouldsurelybethefirstthing I talkabout.
Somaybeitwasn't workingorhadbeenremoved.
Hencethecheapprice, which I don't thinkisevenpossible.
Butknowingmyluck, I wasn't rulinganythingout, especiallyas I'vepurchased a laptopfromthissitebefore, whichonlyhadfourgigsofRAMopposedtotheeightgigs, aswasusuallystandard.
Soitarrivedtoday, and I waseagertotestitondiscoverwhatwasinside.
Butfirst, let's discusstheaestheticstostartwith.
It's slightlymarkedasdescribed.
Unlikemyself, it's prettyslimandlight.
Despiteitsgoodlooks, it's coveredinthisrubberytexturesimilartotheoldalienwhere I tested a whileback, whichfeelsweirdlywetanddryatthesametime.
And I imagineitwouldstarttoeasilywearawayafteryearsofuse.
I wouldn't mindifitprovidedsomesortofgrip, butit's quiteslippery, like a fisharoundthemachine.
We'vegotalltheusualports.
You'd expecttofind a CZwellas a DVDdrive, something I'm alwayshappytosee.
We'vealsogotthecourt I 5 72 100 year, asdescribedinitially, unbeknowntome, thisisevidently a jewelcourtchipwithhyperthreadingclockedat 2.5 gigahertzwith a turbofrequencyof 3.1.
It's a 15.
WhatlowpowerCBU.
Soit'llbeinterestingtoseehowitperforms a littlelateron, butfirst, hereis a listofthefullspecs.
Let's talkaboutpeacein a benchAR 15 result.
Firstofall, asyoucanseehere, the I 5 72 100 youperformsaboutthesameasanoldIntelcore.
Two.
Extremecourtcourtprocess, sir.
IntermsoftheAMGsideofthings, well, you'regoingtoexperiencesimilarperformance, too, onFX 4300 a chipthatcouldbefoundfor a verydecentpricethesedaysandcouldstillformthebasisoff a verycheapbudgetentrylevelgamingmachine.
Hereyoucanseethegenetics 10 50 isholdingitsownquitewell, buttheeye 5 72 100 youisoftentouching 100% usageandholdingthegraphicscardbackquite a bit, even a 10 80 p withthelowsettings.
I ranalloftoday's testsat 10 80 p resolution, however, CSgorannearflawlesslylowsettingsonceagainwith 10 80 p.
Therewillbe a fewdipshereandthere, butoverallit's goingtobe a prettydecentexperience.
Feelfreetoturnthesetthingsup a littlebitwithsimilarspecs, butifyouwanttoretainatleast 60 then I wouldn't saygoinganyhigherthanmediumwouldbe a goodidea.
C.
S ChoisobviouslymoreCPUintensive, butit's notmaxingtheprocess a routenowfalloutforButdespitebeing a bigTriple A releases a coupleofyearsoldnowandsorunsquitewellonthishardware.
Whereastheprocesser, isstrugglingquite a bit, it's notveryfairpairing.
DespitethehighCPUusageinOverwatch, wewerestillgettingveryplayableframerates, albeitonceagainat 10 a teepeewiththelowsettings.
Thereason I choselowhereisbecause, justlikebefore, wewereseeing a fewframedropswhentheactionstartedtoheatup a littlebitoverwhereyoushouldhave a fairlydecentexperienceintermsofthenoiseandtheheatcomingfromthemachine, well, it's notreallyanylouderthan a traditionaldesktopGPUunderstresson.
It's certainlyquieterthan a lotoflaptops I'vetestedinthepast.
McGeealsoransurprisinglywell 10 80 p withtheverylowpresethere.
I wasusingthemediumpresetasthelaunchersuggestedondhe.
I playedthroughthefirst 20 minutesofthegame, whichinitselfcanbequiteintensive.
There's a lotgoingononscreen, and I foundthatyeah, theframerateswereprettyacceptable.
So I thinkoveritdidokay, providingyoudon't settheingamegraphicstoohighacrossthebold.
Sothislaptopwasit a gooddeal?
Well, I thinkfortheprice, itwasaprettydecentbyespeciallyconsideringitwas a nicesurprisetoseethe 10 50 inthisthing.
Afterall, However, ifyou'repaying 56 or £700 for a machinelikethis, thenyou'llprobablybedisappointedifyouexpecttobeabletorun a lotoftitleswithhighorevenmediumsetting.
Insomeinstances, especiallythesedays, you'lloftenfindthat a Jewticks 10 50 maybepairedwith a slightlyweakerorlowpoweredCPUliketheeye.
5 72 100 year.
Andit's gonnabethatthat's goingtoholdyoubackin a lotofcases.
Ifyou'rehomemostofthetime, then a traditionaldesktopisobviouslythewaytogo.
I think 16 GigsofRAMwouldhelpout a littlebitmorewhenitcomestotaskslikevideoediting.
Ifyouwanttodo a littlebitofthat.
I alsothinkthatperhapsswitchingthetraditionalharddiskdriveinsideoneofthesetoanSSDwouldbe a betteridea, evenifit's a smallercapacityandthenuseanexternalharddrive.
Isyourbackupdrivebecauseit's goingtoimproveyourloadingtimeswhenyoufirstputintoWindowsaswellastheloadingtimesingamesever, although I thinkwe'vegot a prettygooddealforthemoneypaidtoday, wewereabletorun a futureplaygameswithoutmuchoutlayintermsofprice, and I'd justliketoreiteratethatifyouareshoppingaroundforgaminglaptops, thenalwaysconsidertheusedmarketfirstofall.
Butbeawarethatthewarrantymaynotnecessarilybetherelikeiswithnewpurchasesputtinggamingasideentirelythenthisisactually a prettydecentlaptop.
I mean, theprocessitselfmayonlybe a jewelcalledhyperthreadingCPU, whichwillletyoudownwhenitcomestorunning a fewapplications.
And I thinkit's a nicelowpowerCPUthathelpsthelaptopmaintain a solidbatterylifeaswell.
Mediahonors.
Ourwholecompanyseemedtoeputoutsomeprettywellpricedhardware a cefaraslaptopsgo.
I'm havingtroubledisconnectingfromthewholepricetoperformitsthingbecauseas a PCgamer, alwaysconsideringwhat I couldgetasopposedtowhat I'vegot, youknow, intermsofhowmuch I spendandtheperformancethat I getback.
But I'm goingintherebecause I'm gonnarambleontoomuch.
I hopeyouenjoyedthisvideoifyoudidn't even, like, evendislike.