The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    13 R2 vs 15 R2

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by JDawggS316, Nov 13, 2015.

  1. JDawggS316

    JDawggS316 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    146
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I'm looking for a new laptop. I already have the Graphics Amplifier with a GTX 970.

    I usually play RPG and FPS games. I don't do video editing, 3D rendering or anything of the like. This is primarily a gaming laptop for me.

    Is the 13 R2 CPU (6500U) going to be any noticeable in everyday use when compared to the 6700HQ? And then will it be noticeable in gaming?
     
    JDawggS316, Nov 13, 2015
    #1
  2. raiden87

    raiden87 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    46
    Messages:
    341
    Likes Received:
    123
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Yes. If u want this for gaming, choose the 15 with Quad core. It is 100% noticeable in gaming, if u do office stuff u will feel no difference
     
    raiden87, Nov 14, 2015
    #2
  3. Flaick

    Flaick Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    399
    Likes Received:
    74
    Trophy Points:
    41
    15" !!!
     
    Flaick, Nov 14, 2015
    #3
  4. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    854
    Messages:
    4,897
    Likes Received:
    2,191
    Trophy Points:
    231
    The dual core CPU will become a big bottleneck soon. All new videogames are programmed for multicore use similar to the console versions which have 8 available cores to run their games on. I can only recommend the Core I7 quad core cpu's now for future proofing.
     
    rinneh, Nov 14, 2015
    #4
  5. JDawggS316

    JDawggS316 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    146
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Is it worth upgrading from the AW 15 R1 to the AW 15 R2?
     
    JDawggS316, Nov 14, 2015
    #5
  6. Mr.Claw

    Mr.Claw Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    195
    Likes Received:
    29
    Trophy Points:
    41
    No
     
    Mr.Claw, Nov 15, 2015
    #6
  7. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    854
    Messages:
    4,897
    Likes Received:
    2,191
    Trophy Points:
    231
    definitely a big now. The performance gains of skylake are neglible. But you lose the better FHD screen.
     
    rinneh, Nov 15, 2015
    #7
  8. Xoke

    Xoke Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    9
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    6
    EDIT: Wrong Thread
     
    Last edited: Nov 26, 2015
    Xoke, Nov 26, 2015
    #8