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Laptop for gaming for 11 year old

  • 10-12-2015 2:59pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭


    I am looking to buy a laptop for an 11 year old. It will be used for gaming and you tube. As cheap as possible. Can anyone recommend one please


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭romperstomper


    kenkin wrote: »
    I am looking to buy a laptop for an 11 year old. It will be used for gaming and you tube. As cheap as possible. Can anyone recommend one please

    does it need to be brand new?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    What sort of gaming are you talking about here? Web based games (flash based/facebook games) or actual installed games (ie, the Sims etc)?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Gaming, laptop and cheap are not three things that go together.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    Gaming, laptop and cheap are not three things that go together.

    Not when you're talking about proper gaming, but for a child of 11, you could be talking about the likes of browser based games, which you could get away with on a cheap enough laptop.

    Can you find out what games she currently plays or will likely play on the new laptop? And your budget. This will given us an idea of what we can recommend.

    Note, it might be possible that something she to play won't run on a laptop in your price range. Be aware of that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭kenkin


    He would be playing FIFA and Football Manager. Both from a disk. If i could get something for around €300 it would be great. I was looking at this
    Screen Size :15.6 INCH
    Processor :INTEL CELERON
    Ram :4GB
    Storage :500GB
    Wifi :B/G/N
    Operating System :WINDOWS 8.1 BING
    Bluetooth Version :V4.0
    Hdmi Output :YES
    Cd/dvd Drive :MCA39UK in stock
    Usb 3.0 :
    MCA39UK in stock
    Webcam :
    MCA39UK in stock
    Form Factor :

    NOTEBOOK
    Celeron dual core 2.16ghz processor
    Turboboost to 2.58ghz
    4gb ram
    500gb hard disk drive
    Windows 8.1 bing
    Free upgrade to windows 10
    15.6 inch hd widescreen display
    Hdmi connection to tv
    2 x usb 2.0 & 1 x usb 3.0
    Intel hd integrated graphics
    Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
    Media card reader
    Plays and burns cd / dvd
    Accutype keyboard
    Front facing camera
    Multi-touch control touch pad
    Integrated stereo speakers
    With dolby advanced audio
    Weight: 2.5kg
    Colour: black
    Would it be suitable


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    Wouldn't you need a discrete graphics card for FIFA?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46 CaptainKern


    kenkin wrote: »
    He would be playing FIFA and Football Manager. Both from a disk. If i could get something for around €300 it would be great. I was looking at this
    Screen Size :15.6 INCH
    Processor :INTEL CELERON
    Ram :4GB
    Storage :500GB
    Wifi :B/G/N
    Operating System :WINDOWS 8.1 BING
    Bluetooth Version :V4.0
    Hdmi Output :YES
    Cd/dvd Drive :MCA39UK in stock
    Usb 3.0 :
    MCA39UK in stock
    Webcam :
    MCA39UK in stock
    Form Factor :

    NOTEBOOK
    Celeron dual core 2.16ghz processor
    Turboboost to 2.58ghz
    4gb ram
    500gb hard disk drive
    Windows 8.1 bing
    Free upgrade to windows 10
    15.6 inch hd widescreen display
    Hdmi connection to tv
    2 x usb 2.0 & 1 x usb 3.0
    Intel hd integrated graphics
    Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
    Media card reader
    Plays and burns cd / dvd
    Accutype keyboard
    Front facing camera
    Multi-touch control touch pad
    Integrated stereo speakers
    With dolby advanced audio
    Weight: 2.5kg
    Colour: black
    Would it be suitable

    You'd want to get an Intel i3 or above, Pentium and Celeron are next to useless, especially for games. If it's Fifa 16, you'd want dedicated graphics. (You might get by on low settings without) I got my laptop, Intel i5, Nvidia 840, 4gb RAM, 1tb Hard Drive for 630 euro given it was a display model. Really you're looking at 600 plus at least for gaming. Have you consider a PS4/XBox One and a cheap laptop/tablet?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭kenkin


    I have no idea what a discrete graphics card is
    He already has a PS4


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭kenkin


    Sorry folks I got the requirements slightly wrong.
    He will need it to play Football Manager and use the internet. He plays FIFA on the PS
    Would the laptop i mentioned previously be good enough


  • Registered Users Posts: 652 ✭✭✭Hayezer


    You'd want to get an Intel i3 or above, Pentium and Celeron are next to useless, especially for games. If it's Fifa 16, you'd want dedicated graphics. (You might get by on low settings without) I got my laptop, Intel i5, Nvidia 840, 4gb RAM, 1tb Hard Drive for 630 euro given it was a display model. Really you're looking at 600 plus at least for gaming. Have you consider a PS4/XBox One and a cheap laptop/tablet?

    What kind of laptop is that if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking for a laptop for reasonable gaming for around 700e but could stretch more, does something like yours run reasonably well for games?

    http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-z51-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-ram-1tb-8gb-sshd-15-6-black/p2279114?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1449778235_62e63be9c6f7266ff1f53db3aee5f4fb

    Thinking of maybe something like this but I know nothing about laptops lol


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭Gone Drinking


    kenkin wrote: »
    Sorry folks I got the requirements slightly wrong.
    He will need it to play Football Manager and use the internet. He plays FIFA on the PS
    Would the laptop i mentioned previously be good enough

    It might play it, but it won't be great. If you can spare another 100/200 quid, as mentioned above it'd be far better to get something with an i3 or i5 that would be much better and would protect the investment for the future, as obviously it'll stay a current/usable laptop for longer

    I was in Dixons the other day looking for a laptop for a friend, their budget was 500 euro and I found two laptops, one was (HP) intel i3, 8gb ram, intel hd graphics, 2tb disk, other was intel i5, 8gb ram, (Acer) intel hd graphics, 1tb disk.

    Dixons do finance as well, so you can pay it over 6 months, which might suit you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,624 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    Hayezer wrote: »
    What kind of laptop is that if you don't mind me asking? I'm looking for a laptop for reasonable gaming for around 700e but could stretch more, does something like yours run reasonably well for games?

    http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-z51-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-ram-1tb-8gb-sshd-15-6-black/p2279114?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1449778235_62e63be9c6f7266ff1f53db3aee5f4fb

    Thinking of maybe something like this but I know nothing about laptops lol

    you can see how it copes with games here


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    That John Lewis one is junk for gaming, the GT820M is not a gaming card and isn't really much better than Intel integrated graphics....for 1K that is a bad joke. You wouldn't even get the latest games working right at lowest settings.

    If your budget is actually 1K look at pcspecialist, or else look at websites like Dabs, Amazon, etc, and shop around.

    At that price point you should be looking at a minimum of a GT950M. Example here for €980, it's about 500% faster than that John Lewis one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭shalom


    I'm in the same boat , I'm looking for a laptop for just playing sims . Is it really that expensive to get a proper one to play the sims ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 652 ✭✭✭Hayezer


    That John Lewis one is junk for gaming, the GT820M is not a gaming card and isn't really much better than Intel integrated graphics....for 1K that is a bad joke. You wouldn't even get the latest games working right at lowest settings.

    If your budget is actually 1K look at pcspecialist, or else look at websites like Dabs, Amazon, etc, and shop around.

    At that price point you should be looking at a minimum of a GT950M. Example here for €980, it's about 500% faster than that John Lewis one.

    Thanks for the reply, I had a look at PC Specialist the other day alright and might go with them! Also the John Lewis one was 499 pounds when I posted :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,751 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    shalom wrote: »
    I'm in the same boat , I'm looking for a laptop for just playing sims . Is it really that expensive to get a proper one to play the sims ?
    https://help.ea.com/en/article/the-sims-4-system-requirements/#1

    Checking Passmark:
    Minimum CPU is a Core2Duo E4300.
    On Passmark, this CPU (released all the way back in 2006) scores 1'051.

    Celeron M 585 (the only 2.16Ghz chip I could find) was released in 2008 and scores a measly 603.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Look at the graphics performance and work your way back from that.


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