Gaming build Bottleneck

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/gaming-build-bottleneck.182756/

Hi guys,

Im trying to select one of the following from a Mild Gaming perspective but mostly for regular app use:

*www.flipkart.com/hp-pavilion...4gb-500gb-ubuntu-2gb-graph/p/itmdth52ztzwgdzn
Core i5 4200U (1.6-2.6Ghz)
Nvidia 740M
Is the CPU a bottleneck for the 740?

*www.flipkart.com/hp-pavilion...ci5-4gb-1tb-win8-1gb-graph/p/itmdn4d97z9xzvvx
Core i5 3230m (2.6-3.2Ghz)
AMD 8670m
Lower performing GPU here.

Finding it hard to compare.
Any help?

Yes the first one is a ULV processor and will surely bottleneck the GPU
2nd one looks fine although 740>8670 according to forums i suppose.
i5-3230M works much better for games.

740m is way better than 8670
i think you should opt for the 740m one
graphics is way more important for gaming than processor
Anyway wrong section