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My current short list is below. Both are the same computer, but one is Intel and the other is AMD.
My requirements are: 4k, dedicated graphics, 16gb ram, and better than what I have now cause it’s old (cause that’s how it’s supposed to work).
Both of these have an RTX3050. One is i7 11th gen, and one is AMD 7 5800.
My current machine is 9 years old with a 6th gen i5 and a GTX of some variety (half life 2 can run on max, but that’s kinda where the limit is). It’s a dell that’s been buggy since day 1 and that kinda turned me off of dell. Asus and Lenovo are preferred, but my requirements really narrowed it to Asus (and MSI but their hardware has a bad rep). I want to be able to play games on decent settings and do some work. Computers are something that I ought to be excited about, but I just can’t get into it. I find it a taxing thing to learn about. I have spent a few hours trying to decide between AMD and Intel but just can’t differentiate the two. There’s all the benchmarks, threads, graphs, numbers, then I get super overwhelmed and bored with it.
I’m wanting the computer version of a v6 Camaro. Don’t need a hellcat but want more than a Civic SI. I have no idea how this graphics card ranks. I have no idea about the difference to the user between an old i5 or a new i9. Really once computers got to quad core, I lost interest.
Edit: I don’t do any video/photo editing. That seems to be mentioned everywhere. I do some complex, large excel stuff tho. I’d also note that 16gb ram is new to me. Last I was in the game, 8gb was a lot.
My requirements are: 4k, dedicated graphics, 16gb ram, and better than what I have now cause it’s old (cause that’s how it’s supposed to work).
Both of these have an RTX3050. One is i7 11th gen, and one is AMD 7 5800.
ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X OLED Slim Laptop, 16" WQUXGA 16:10 Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 0°Black, M7600QE-DB74 - Newegg.com
Buy ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X OLED Slim Laptop, 16" WQUXGA 16:10 Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 0°Black, M7600QE-DB74 with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
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ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X OLED Laptop, 16" WQUXGA 16:10 Display, Intel Core i7-11370H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, DialPad, Comet Grey, N7600PC-NB74 - Newegg.com
Buy ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X OLED Laptop, 16" WQUXGA 16:10 Display, Intel Core i7-11370H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, DialPad, Comet Grey, N7600PC-NB74 with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
www.newegg.com
My current machine is 9 years old with a 6th gen i5 and a GTX of some variety (half life 2 can run on max, but that’s kinda where the limit is). It’s a dell that’s been buggy since day 1 and that kinda turned me off of dell. Asus and Lenovo are preferred, but my requirements really narrowed it to Asus (and MSI but their hardware has a bad rep). I want to be able to play games on decent settings and do some work. Computers are something that I ought to be excited about, but I just can’t get into it. I find it a taxing thing to learn about. I have spent a few hours trying to decide between AMD and Intel but just can’t differentiate the two. There’s all the benchmarks, threads, graphs, numbers, then I get super overwhelmed and bored with it.
I’m wanting the computer version of a v6 Camaro. Don’t need a hellcat but want more than a Civic SI. I have no idea how this graphics card ranks. I have no idea about the difference to the user between an old i5 or a new i9. Really once computers got to quad core, I lost interest.
Edit: I don’t do any video/photo editing. That seems to be mentioned everywhere. I do some complex, large excel stuff tho. I’d also note that 16gb ram is new to me. Last I was in the game, 8gb was a lot.
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