How are these for gaming and media

So I decided to check out Lenovos website, and I got this ideapad Y570 configured to these specs
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Processor ( 2.2GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 1GB
8 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
15.6" HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768
Integrated 2.0MP Camera
Industry Standard Touchpad
500GB 7200
Blu-ray /DVD Combo
6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Intel 1000 BGN Wireless
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
HDMI (Out)
None
One Year


Now, unless I'm missing something these specs on other computers such as Asus, MSi, Alienware, even Sager, would be over $900, but this would cost me $850-900 from Lenovo? am I missing something? Or should I buy.

 

Just a suggestion for an alternative,

You may want to check out the HP DV6t, because you can get a better GPU and a better display.
- The 555M in the Y570 isn't as fast as the version used in the AW M14x and in the XPS 17. The Radeon 7690M in the HP DV6t is about as fast as a "true" GT 555M.
- The 1920x1080 display gives you a larger workspace than 1366x768 and has much better contrast as well. I consider 1366x768 to be a bit of a limiting resolution for a 15.6" screen, and would not recommend ignoring this spec when comparing models or setting up configuations.
- Even with a lesser CPU, the CPU is still likely not to be the bottleneck for games. The GPU is almost always the bottleneck. Some games benefit from having a more powerful CPU, to an extent, but the GPU and screen typically make more of a difference.

HP DV6tse with the i5-2430M, Radeon 7690M, 1920x1080 display
- Start with: HP Official Store — Buy and Customize your dv6 and dv6tse series PC direct from HP
- Don't downgrade the GPU or display.
- Apply coupon code **NBH4763** to make it **$899**

HP DV6tqe with the i7-2670QM, Radeon 7690M, 1920x1080 display
- Start with: HP Official Store — Buy and Customize your dv6 and dv6tqe series PC direct from HP
- Don't downgrade the GPU or display.
- Apply coupon code **NBL9438** to make it **$959**

 

The HD 7690M is a re-badge of the HD 6770M which is slightly faster than the GT 555M found on the Y570 however HP's a prone to overheating and built quality issues.

If you care for the higher resolution display get the HP if not stick with the Y570 which has better internal parts, less prone to problems and you can upgrade to a SSD in the future by adding any mSATA SSD to the Y570.

 

I've had a bad experience with an HP DV5 I owned about 3 years ago. It had horrible overheating problems. It would reach temperatures of over 100 degrees from doing normal daily tasks. I would constantly have to be saving work in anticipation of when the computer would shutdown from overheating. The heat got so bad that pieces of the computer such as the hinge started breaking from the heat that it was exposed too. A quick google search showed me that the problem was all too common among HP laptops, and I am very VERY hesitant to buy another from them.

 

I've had my Y570 for about a month and a half now and gaming wise it seems fine. But I'm only playing Skyrim.

I don't have any FPS or other benchmark numbers to give you though. All I can say is that Skyrim plays fine on high settings. Maybe a stutter here or there but nothing that makes the game unplayable. My CPU temps will spike to the late 80's, but usually hang at around 65 - 75 degrees when Skyrim is running. Otherwise temps are at round 50. However, there are a number of people who have reported problems with overheating and throttling, but they might be isolated problems.

 

All you have to do is check the HP Pavilion Forums on this board. Look at the dv6t AND the amd based dv6z owners threads. I have the dv6z model and it easily pulls a 3dmark11 of 2200 plus, er try that on the y570....You can get a refurb model for under 600, new for slightly more. OR, you can wait 45 to 60 days and get a new trinity based model from a number of mfg's, which will pretty much trash anything under 1500.00. Lenovo's 555 implementation was a poor design choice. Their trinity model, however, is likely to be outstanding.

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Y570 is great for gaming. I have no issues with it. I too would steer clear of an HP. Any of AMDs mobile CPUs cannot touch an i5 or i7 (well at least in single-thread performance). Sure the 6770m may be a tad faster, but the 555m in the Y570, (really a 550/540 w/ GDRR5) is not bad at all. I posted benches in the owners thread. Here are the results I got:

3DMark06: Stock = 9991; OC = 11412 ~ 15% increase
3DMark Vantage: Stock = P5039; OC = 5934 ~ 18% increase
3DMark11: Stock = P1216; OC = P1429 ~ 17% increase
Unigine Heaven: Stock = 419 (min 3.4; max 46.9; avg 16.7) OC = 501 (min 10.8; max 57.3; avg 19.9) which comes to a 20% increase!

Not sure how a DV6Z is getting 2200 in 3dmark11 (look on notebookcheck at both 6770m an 7690m), but I am sure the 4 cores does make a difference. Mine is all on an i5 2410m.

*edit I see now it is the 6750m that people are getting 2k scores with their overclocks, cool.

My BF3 video:
Lenovo Y570 Battlefield 3 Overclocked.avi - YouTube

 

I owned a dv6-6136tx before owning this lenovo and I can't tell the difference in performance when playing BF3 or COD MW3

Wildcard, which drivers are you using, I'm running the 285.79, I tried the 290..... but they didn't work for me.

 

I am using 285.62 drivers.