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Old 12-31-2013, 12:45 AM   #10
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Another question for everyone here:

I've pretty much narrowed it down to the thinkpad above and the y510p.
The thinkpad is geared more towards what I need it to do, whereas the y510p is a gaming laptop.

From what I've been reading over the past few days is that the graphics card isn't super important as revit and acad really only utilize the CPU and never really need the GPU unless you're rendering heavy shadowed and textured scenes.

As far as i7 CPUs go, is there that much of a point in going with a 4th gen i7 on a laptop meant for gaming vs. a laptop that has a 3rd gen but is a workstation replacement?

What I'm trying to ask is should I be going with a laptop configured to game just for the newer processor? Will the performance difference between the two processors be drastic?

I know i sound super noob, but I'm just trying to make a smart purchase
I really appreciate all of your input
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