Amongst these cpus´ which one do you guys thing would give the best performance while giving the best battery life as well. What i mean is a balance between the both...I know i7 would be the least of a battery saver but does the extra performance it gives, worth the battery life? I mean, it is possible to disable 2 cores so that it consumes less power or would it continue to consume the same amount of power?
Overclock.net › Forums › Mobile Computing Forum › Laptops and Netbooks › Mobile i5 2450m vs i7 2670qm vs a8 4400m
Featured Sponsors
Topics Discussed
Related Forum Threads
- Should I go to AM3+ or stick with my Phenom?? Last post on 5/15/12 at 9:33am in AMD CPUs
- Ivy Bridge Discussion/News thread Last post on 5/26/12 at 6:37am in Intel CPUs
- Where can I find a l2n cooling guide? Last post on 2/12/13 at 11:00pm in Dry Ice/ Liquid Nitrogen
- AMD vs Intel Mobile Processors Shootout..?.. Last post on 9/16/12 at 10:19am in General Processor Discussions
- Are alienware computers worth it? Last post on 8/15/12 at 9:56am in General Processor Discussions
Recent Reviews
-
Wow, I'm quite surprised that I am the first one to review this monitor. I probably won't be able to get all technical with this review, but I would like to write out what makes this a great...
-
I remember the first time I set my eyes on the Silverstone TJ07. It was like looking A PC Tower that screamed quality and versatility! The case is very light, unlike other full tower cases. Thumbs...
-
I had this case for a good while and it was such a joy. Everyone that saw my computer called it "The Tank" because they loved the beefy looks of it. I found the case to be very easy to work with...
-
I run 2 of these in my Quad-SLI rig. 0 coil whine... Software has worked well for me, not without "some" problems but, not a bad experience, either. When I called in about my issues (I purchased... -
Okay. So I am kind of a nerd for finding computer cases and what I think looks good and matches peripherals and such. Many people don't pay attention to these things but I happen to and I'm glad I...
Mobile i5 2450m vs i7 2670qm vs a8 4400m
Gear mentioned in this thread:
-
Pros:“OC's great”
post #2 of 25
9/10/12 at 7:00am
- Matt-Matt
- WaterCooler
-
- Joined: Jun 2011
- Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- Posts: 3,836
- Rep: 150 (Unique: 119)
- Reviews: 1
- Trader Rating: 2
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by shad0wboss 
Amongst these cpus´ which one do you guys thing would give the best performance while giving the best battery life as well. What i mean is a balance between the both...I know i7 would be the least of a battery saver but does the extra performance it gives, worth the battery life? I mean, it is possible to disable 2 cores so that it consumes less power or would it continue to consume the same amount of power?
Amongst these cpus´ which one do you guys thing would give the best performance while giving the best battery life as well. What i mean is a balance between the both...I know i7 would be the least of a battery saver but does the extra performance it gives, worth the battery life? I mean, it is possible to disable 2 cores so that it consumes less power or would it continue to consume the same amount of power?
What's it for?
The i5 is great on battery! My ex's laptop had one and it got 10 hours on a 6 cell battery I think.. Might have been a 3 cell.
Do you HAF to Watercool? (De-Lidded)
(28 items) |
Haitch Tee Pee Cee
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded) | Gigabyte Z77x-D3H | HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) | Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 16GB Samsung Eco | Samsung Spinpoint | Western Digital Green | Crucial M4 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Seagate Barracuda | 2x OEM DVD Drives | Heatkiller Rev 3.0 | XSPC RX360 |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Laing D5 + XSPC Res | Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing | Windows 7 Pro x64 | Asus VEH228H |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G510 | Silverstone Strider 850W | HAF 932 | Logitech G400 |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Other | Other |
| SteelSeries QCK Fnatic | Logitech x-230's | Logitech C100 Webcam | TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS |
| Other | Other | ||
| Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm) | Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium E2140 | HP OEM Board | HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter) | 4GB DDR2 667 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 500GB Hitachi Sata | LG Sata DVD+RW | Stock OEM soloution | Windows 7 Professional |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 42" Toshiba LED TV | Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | 350W OEM | HP Proliant Case |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | |
| Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | Onboard | Onboard | |
| View all | |||
|
Do you HAF to Watercool? (De-Lidded)
(28 items) |
Haitch Tee Pee Cee
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded) | Gigabyte Z77x-D3H | HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) | Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 16GB Samsung Eco | Samsung Spinpoint | Western Digital Green | Crucial M4 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Seagate Barracuda | 2x OEM DVD Drives | Heatkiller Rev 3.0 | XSPC RX360 |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Laing D5 + XSPC Res | Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing | Windows 7 Pro x64 | Asus VEH228H |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G510 | Silverstone Strider 850W | HAF 932 | Logitech G400 |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Other | Other |
| SteelSeries QCK Fnatic | Logitech x-230's | Logitech C100 Webcam | TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS |
| Other | Other | ||
| Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm) | Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium E2140 | HP OEM Board | HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter) | 4GB DDR2 667 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 500GB Hitachi Sata | LG Sata DVD+RW | Stock OEM soloution | Windows 7 Professional |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 42" Toshiba LED TV | Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | 350W OEM | HP Proliant Case |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | |
| Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | Onboard | Onboard | |
| View all | |||
post #4 of 25
9/10/12 at 10:20am
- Ironman517
- I don't understand the point of brand favoritism.
-
- Joined: Sep 2011
- Location: West Virginia
- Posts: 5,128
- Rep: 429 (Unique: 306)
- Reviews: 20
- Trader Rating: 4
- Select All Posts By This User
Depends on the GPU with the i5, I personally would grab the A8, With so many consumer applications utilizing GPU acceleration, it is a much better choice for web browsing, MS office and windows 7/8. Also, the iGPU is much better than the HD2000/3000 that the i5/7 comes with.
The Sig Rig
(23 items) |
GF Rig
(11 items) |
Xbox PC
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable | ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling |
| 32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X | 256GB Crucial M4 | 1.5 TB HDD | XSPC Raystorm RS360 |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 Professional | 3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920 | Corsair AX750 | Corsair 800D |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | Other |
| SWTOR Razer Naga | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium | Samson RH600 | Razer Nostromo |
| Other | Other | Other | Other |
| XSPC RS120 | 8 x GT AP-15s | White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750 | 2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz | Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus | Asus Radeon HD 7750 | 2x4 GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 500GB WD Black | 64 GB Crucial M4 | Sony CD/DVD burner | H40 w/ GT AP-15s |
| OS | Power | Case | |
| Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Corsair CX430 | APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium G620 | Foxconn H67S ITX | Intel HD 2000 | 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Power |
| 256GB Crucial M4 | Old Laptop CD/DVD drive | Windows 7 | picoPSU-150-XT |
| Other | Other | Other | |
| 4 x Purple LEDs | Power button | Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin | |
| View all | |||
|
The Sig Rig
(23 items) |
GF Rig
(11 items) |
Xbox PC
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable | ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling |
| 32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X | 256GB Crucial M4 | 1.5 TB HDD | XSPC Raystorm RS360 |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 Professional | 3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920 | Corsair AX750 | Corsair 800D |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | Other |
| SWTOR Razer Naga | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium | Samson RH600 | Razer Nostromo |
| Other | Other | Other | Other |
| XSPC RS120 | 8 x GT AP-15s | White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750 | 2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz | Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus | Asus Radeon HD 7750 | 2x4 GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 500GB WD Black | 64 GB Crucial M4 | Sony CD/DVD burner | H40 w/ GT AP-15s |
| OS | Power | Case | |
| Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Corsair CX430 | APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium G620 | Foxconn H67S ITX | Intel HD 2000 | 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Power |
| 256GB Crucial M4 | Old Laptop CD/DVD drive | Windows 7 | picoPSU-150-XT |
| Other | Other | Other | |
| 4 x Purple LEDs | Power button | Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin | |
| View all | |||
post #6 of 25
9/10/12 at 12:52pm
- Ironman517
- I don't understand the point of brand favoritism.
-
-
- Joined: Sep 2011
- Location: West Virginia
- Posts: 5,128
- Rep: 429 (Unique: 306)
- Reviews: 20
- Trader Rating: 4
- Select All Posts By This User
I would go with the i5 then. But personally, I would build a tower for gaming and get a cheap laptop or netbook for note taking, you will have a much better gaming experience. 
|
The Sig Rig
(23 items) |
GF Rig
(11 items) |
Xbox PC
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable | ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling |
| 32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X | 256GB Crucial M4 | 1.5 TB HDD | XSPC Raystorm RS360 |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 Professional | 3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920 | Corsair AX750 | Corsair 800D |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | Other |
| SWTOR Razer Naga | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium | Samson RH600 | Razer Nostromo |
| Other | Other | Other | Other |
| XSPC RS120 | 8 x GT AP-15s | White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750 | 2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz | Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus | Asus Radeon HD 7750 | 2x4 GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 500GB WD Black | 64 GB Crucial M4 | Sony CD/DVD burner | H40 w/ GT AP-15s |
| OS | Power | Case | |
| Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Corsair CX430 | APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium G620 | Foxconn H67S ITX | Intel HD 2000 | 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Power |
| 256GB Crucial M4 | Old Laptop CD/DVD drive | Windows 7 | picoPSU-150-XT |
| Other | Other | Other | |
| 4 x Purple LEDs | Power button | Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin | |
| View all | |||
|
The Sig Rig
(23 items) |
GF Rig
(11 items) |
Xbox PC
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable | ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) | EVGA GTX 680 (SLI) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling |
| 32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X | 256GB Crucial M4 | 1.5 TB HDD | XSPC Raystorm RS360 |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 Professional | 3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920 | Corsair AX750 | Corsair 800D |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | Other |
| SWTOR Razer Naga | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium | Samson RH600 | Razer Nostromo |
| Other | Other | Other | Other |
| XSPC RS120 | 8 x GT AP-15s | White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750 | 2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz | Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus | Asus Radeon HD 7750 | 2x4 GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 500GB WD Black | 64 GB Crucial M4 | Sony CD/DVD burner | H40 w/ GT AP-15s |
| OS | Power | Case | |
| Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Corsair CX430 | APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium G620 | Foxconn H67S ITX | Intel HD 2000 | 2 x 4GB 1333Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Power |
| 256GB Crucial M4 | Old Laptop CD/DVD drive | Windows 7 | picoPSU-150-XT |
| Other | Other | Other | |
| 4 x Purple LEDs | Power button | Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin | |
| View all | |||
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironman517
I would go with the i5 then. But personally, I would build a tower for gaming and get a cheap laptop or netbook for note taking, you will have a much better gaming experience.
I would go with the i5 then. But personally, I would build a tower for gaming and get a cheap laptop or netbook for note taking, you will have a much better gaming experience.
I personally don't like gaming computers anymore since i built one back in 2006 and you can say that i'm pretty much not interested anymore. It is fun gaming on laptop since you feel personal and i don't do heavy gaming with maxed out graphics and such therefore i don't mind buying a laptop.
1. What i really wanted to know was that how does 2nd gen i7 perform with a 6 cell battery, i mean how many hours can it push
2. If i was to disable cores when not using them, would that affect battery life a lot?
post #8 of 25
9/10/12 at 5:25pm
- Matt-Matt
- WaterCooler
-
-
- Joined: Jun 2011
- Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- Posts: 3,836
- Rep: 150 (Unique: 119)
- Reviews: 1
- Trader Rating: 2
- Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by shad0wboss
I personally don't like gaming computers anymore since i built one back in 2006 and you can say that i'm pretty much not interested anymore. It is fun gaming on laptop since you feel personal and i don't do heavy gaming with maxed out graphics and such therefore i don't mind buying a laptop.
1. What i really wanted to know was that how does 2nd gen i7 perform with a 6 cell battery, i mean how many hours can it push
2. If i was to disable cores when not using them, would that affect battery life a lot?
I personally don't like gaming computers anymore since i built one back in 2006 and you can say that i'm pretty much not interested anymore. It is fun gaming on laptop since you feel personal and i don't do heavy gaming with maxed out graphics and such therefore i don't mind buying a laptop.
1. What i really wanted to know was that how does 2nd gen i7 perform with a 6 cell battery, i mean how many hours can it push
2. If i was to disable cores when not using them, would that affect battery life a lot?
Yeah, disabling cores does save battery life but it's a bit of a hassle.
A friend with a i7 2630M has a Dell laptop that lasted about 2-3 hours on battery new, it still does and he uses it everyday.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironman517
I would go with the i5 then. But personally, I would build a tower for gaming and get a cheap laptop or netbook for note taking, you will have a much better gaming experience.
I would go with the i5 then. But personally, I would build a tower for gaming and get a cheap laptop or netbook for note taking, you will have a much better gaming experience.
Not even, you get a much better gaming experience AND a much better portability, battery and no burnt legs experience!
Quote:
Originally Posted by shad0wboss
the worst gpu that i'll choose with i5 would be gt 630...nothing less than that..and with i7 i had been looking at hd 7690m and hd 7670m
the worst gpu that i'll choose with i5 would be gt 630...nothing less than that..and with i7 i had been looking at hd 7690m and hd 7670m
GT630 is a bit on the weak side.. The i7 is superior but it costs a fair bit more and more heat/less battery life. If you could find an i5 with a decent GPU you'll be laughing.
|
Do you HAF to Watercool? (De-Lidded)
(28 items) |
Haitch Tee Pee Cee
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded) | Gigabyte Z77x-D3H | HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) | Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 16GB Samsung Eco | Samsung Spinpoint | Western Digital Green | Crucial M4 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Seagate Barracuda | 2x OEM DVD Drives | Heatkiller Rev 3.0 | XSPC RX360 |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Laing D5 + XSPC Res | Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing | Windows 7 Pro x64 | Asus VEH228H |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G510 | Silverstone Strider 850W | HAF 932 | Logitech G400 |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Other | Other |
| SteelSeries QCK Fnatic | Logitech x-230's | Logitech C100 Webcam | TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS |
| Other | Other | ||
| Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm) | Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium E2140 | HP OEM Board | HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter) | 4GB DDR2 667 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 500GB Hitachi Sata | LG Sata DVD+RW | Stock OEM soloution | Windows 7 Professional |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 42" Toshiba LED TV | Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | 350W OEM | HP Proliant Case |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | |
| Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | Onboard | Onboard | |
| View all | |||
|
Do you HAF to Watercool? (De-Lidded)
(28 items) |
Haitch Tee Pee Cee
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible i5 3570k (De-Lidded) | Gigabyte Z77x-D3H | HIS Radeon 7950 IceQ Turbo @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) | Sapphire 7950 DualX @ 950/1250MHz (CFX) |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 16GB Samsung Eco | Samsung Spinpoint | Western Digital Green | Crucial M4 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Seagate Barracuda | 2x OEM DVD Drives | Heatkiller Rev 3.0 | XSPC RX360 |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Laing D5 + XSPC Res | Primochill Bloodshed Red Tubing | Windows 7 Pro x64 | Asus VEH228H |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G510 | Silverstone Strider 850W | HAF 932 | Logitech G400 |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | Other | Other |
| SteelSeries QCK Fnatic | Logitech x-230's | Logitech C100 Webcam | TP-Link Wireless N 150MBPS |
| Other | Other | ||
| Bitspower Dual Red/Orange Cathode kit (30cm) | Lamptron CCFL Sound Activated Module | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Pentium E2140 | HP OEM Board | HIS Radeon 4350 (Low profile adapter) | 4GB DDR2 667 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 500GB Hitachi Sata | LG Sata DVD+RW | Stock OEM soloution | Windows 7 Professional |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 42" Toshiba LED TV | Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | 350W OEM | HP Proliant Case |
| Mouse | Audio | Audio | |
| Logitech MK260 Wireless Combo | Onboard | Onboard | |
| View all | |||
Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt-Matt
Yeah, disabling cores does save battery life but it's a bit of a hassle.
A friend with a i7 2630M has a Dell laptop that lasted about 2-3 hours on battery new, it still does and he uses it everyday.
Not even, you get a much better gaming experience AND a much better portability, battery and no burnt legs experience!
GT630 is a bit on the weak side.. The i7 is superior but it costs a fair bit more and more heat/less battery life. If you could find an i5 with a decent GPU you'll be laughing.
Yeah, disabling cores does save battery life but it's a bit of a hassle.
A friend with a i7 2630M has a Dell laptop that lasted about 2-3 hours on battery new, it still does and he uses it everyday.
Not even, you get a much better gaming experience AND a much better portability, battery and no burnt legs experience!
GT630 is a bit on the weak side.. The i7 is superior but it costs a fair bit more and more heat/less battery life. If you could find an i5 with a decent GPU you'll be laughing.
Thing is, i just had i5 2410m and i wasn't happy with the performance tbh. The gaming side of it was fine as much as my gfx could handle but when it came to multi tasking. It even gave problems with running 8-10 tabs of google chrome with two google chrome windows open. The cpu reached 80% or so....so i thought that quad core would be a better deal now? maybe the trinity ones? since they use 35W tdp
post #10 of 25
9/11/12 at 12:45am
- Gripen90
- Graphics Card Aficionado
- Joined: Aug 2009
- Location: Denmark
- Posts: 366
- Rep: 10 (Unique: 9)
- Select All Posts By This User
Hmm disabling cores on a Core i5 2450m is a pretty 'dumb' idea since it's a Dual Core CPU with 4 threads hyper threading.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Notebook-Processor.65510.0.html
My father bought a Lenovo G570 with 4GB DDR3, Intel HD3000 and Core i5 2450m sunday. It's pretty sweet and swift.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Notebook-Processor.65510.0.html
My father bought a Lenovo G570 with 4GB DDR3, Intel HD3000 and Core i5 2450m sunday. It's pretty sweet and swift.
Darth Exia
(18 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3930K | Asus P9X79 Pro | 3x Club3D GeForce GTX 670 2GB 3way-SLi | 16GB Crucial BallistiX Tactical 1600MHz CL8 1T |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Intel SSD 330 Series 120G SSD | Kingston Vseries G2 SNV425S 64GB SSD | Samsung SpinPoint F1 640G HDD | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB HDD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| SH-S203D DVD-Rom/DVD-RW+/- | Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 | Windows 7 Premium 64bit | Asus VW266H 26"TFT 1920x1200@2ms |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Microsoft Sidewinder X6 | Thermaltake Toughpower 1500w | Cooler Master CM 690 nVidia Edition | Logitech G9x |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| Steelpad 4D | Onboard Realtek HD | ||
| View all | |||
|
Darth Exia
(18 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3930K | Asus P9X79 Pro | 3x Club3D GeForce GTX 670 2GB 3way-SLi | 16GB Crucial BallistiX Tactical 1600MHz CL8 1T |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Intel SSD 330 Series 120G SSD | Kingston Vseries G2 SNV425S 64GB SSD | Samsung SpinPoint F1 640G HDD | Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB HDD |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| SH-S203D DVD-Rom/DVD-RW+/- | Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 | Windows 7 Premium 64bit | Asus VW266H 26"TFT 1920x1200@2ms |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Microsoft Sidewinder X6 | Thermaltake Toughpower 1500w | Cooler Master CM 690 nVidia Edition | Logitech G9x |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| Steelpad 4D | Onboard Realtek HD | ||
| View all | |||
Return Home
Back to Forum: Laptops and Netbooks
- Mobile i5 2450m vs i7 2670qm vs a8 4400m
Overclock.net › Forums › Mobile Computing Forum › Laptops and Netbooks › Mobile i5 2450m vs i7 2670qm vs a8 4400m
Currently, there are 2028 Active Users
(522 Members and 1506 Guests)
Recent Discussions
- › TripT CC, 620/920 H50/H70 GPU Brackets, Fan Grills, Custom Case Badges 2 seconds ago
- › My Overkill PSU 27 seconds ago
- › [Fud] GeForce GTX 780 comes on May 23rd @ 500 euro 53 seconds ago
- › OFFICIAL XSPC Raystorm Club 1 minute ago
- › [Official] ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Owners Thread/Club 1 minute ago
- › [VC] PNY GeForce GTX 780 and GTX 770 Pictured, NVIDIA Announced GTX... 2 minutes ago
- › Help me choose which 660 TI? 3 minutes ago
- › (CNET) NEC's Media x smartphone is liquid cooled 3 minutes ago
- › *Official* Case Labs Owners Club 3 minutes ago
- › OCN Water Cooling Club And Picture Gallery 4 minutes ago
View: New Posts | All Discussions
Recent Reviews
- › ASUS PB Series PB278Q 27"" 5ms (GTG) WQHD Widescreen LED... by R3apR369
- › SilverStone Aluminum Body ATX Full Tower Computer Case TJ07B -... by R3apR369
- › Cooler Master HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and... by Steve1300
- › CORSAIR AX1200i 1200W Power Supply by Masked
- › Silverstone Tek Aluminum Mini ITX 140mm FanX1 USB3.0x2 3.5-Inchx1... by yancyv8
- › Xfx ProSeries 750W PSU by Ticklemehballlz
- › Logitech M310 Wireless Mouse (Blue Shards) by Mournful3ch0
- › Azio Headset GH808 Levetron USB Gaming Headset Retail by ViSioNx
- › Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler bracket... by ViSioNx
- › Cooler Master Storm Recon - Gaming Mouse with 4000 DPI Optical... by ViSioNx
View: More Reviews
New Articles
- › The CD/DVD Duplication Process by MichaelBurrows
- › Why are DNS Servers Important? How to make... by exzacklyright
- › Titanium Backup Guide For Newbies by exzacklyright
- › How to install ADB (Android Debug Bridge) by exzacklyright
- › How to take ownership of a file, folder, or... by exzacklyright
- › How to disable the open file security warning... by exzacklyright
- › Clean and Make a USB Bootable Flash Drive for... by exzacklyright
- › Do you Really Need Cell Phone Insurance by andyharris
- › Efficiency Trials by dava4444
- › How on EARTH Do I Build a Computer??... by dava4444
View: New Articles | All Articles
Home | Reviews | Forums | Articles | My Profile
About Overclock.net | Join the Community | Advertise | Contact Us | All Staff
© 2013 Shogun Interactive Development Overclock.net is powered by Huddler Tech | FAQ | Support | Privacy | ToS | DMCA | Site Map
About Overclock.net | Join the Community | Advertise | Contact Us | All Staff
© 2013 Shogun Interactive Development Overclock.net is powered by Huddler Tech | FAQ | Support | Privacy | ToS | DMCA | Site Map
