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Best Graphics card under 200 dollars for 1080p Gaming

Although many users still use lower resolutions, we can say that playing in 1080p has become the new standard or, to put it in other way, the main goal of most of the PC gaming community.

One of the main reasons lies in the good quality-value relation that implies mounting a computer that allows you to enjoy these resolutions with acceptable performance, in addition to the large drop in prices that high quality monitors have experienced, coming in large sizes and Full HD resolutions.

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Best SSD for Gaming 2016

CPU speeds keep increasing, and new devices operate at a rate greater than that which they can fetch data from computer hard drives. This leads to informational bottlenecks when the dataflow is not sufficient enough to keep up with processing speed. The solution is an SSD. As long as you choose a solid-state drive for your machine, which one you choose will not make much of a change in performance. The real boost comes when you change your standard hard disk to any SSD.

Will an SSD make games run better?

Whether your games will run more smoothly depends on a large variety of factors, and these depend on what precisely you mean by “better.” A solid state drive will not help with low frame rate. Instead, you need a more powerful GPU. What an SSD does for game performance is the same thing it does for a running any types of programs or applications on your computer. These drives reduce the time it takes for any program to load. SSD’s transfer data at speeds over 400 MB per second compared to the 170 MB per second of standard hard drives.

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Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573-57DV User Review (Intel Core i5-5200U, 4GB Ram, 500GB Hard Disk)

Pros – The Acer Aspire E 15 E5-573-57DV offers the best value for money. I got it at a throw away price of only $339 dollars at a sale. To start with, the system boasts of an Intel Core i5 5200 dual core processor clocked at 2.20 GHz. That’s quite a lot for the price point. Another spec that is worth a mention is the keyboard design. It features full-size keys, spaced out well so that you can type faster, accurately and comfortably. There are a lot of other specs such as the 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 802.11ac Wi-Fi featuring MU-MIMO technology, Bluetooth 4.0 and the ability to add a second hard-drive that make it worth every penny.

Cons: Now for the Cons. The one thing we’ve noted about Acer is that upgrading is probably the last thought when designing laptops. If you want to upgrade the hard drive and the RAM, you will have to take the system apart. The OS wasn’t upgraded. You are not given a back-up media, but you can always create it. From my experience with the system, you should create the backup media as soon as you boot it.

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Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition VN7-791G-76Z8 User Review

Acer as a brand of laptops and computers might not be a star performer, comparing it to the bigwigs – Apple, HP, Dell and Samsung. It is better known for its budget systems. But, Acer’s Aspire V Nitro lineup was a real surprise. It delivers more than expected in terms of quality, looks, performance and price.

Should I say Acer’s finally taking the competition head on?

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MSI GP72 Leopard Pro-002 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop Review

Introduction

One of the latest series to be renewed by Intel are the quad-core processors for laptop computers. The truth is that the need for energy conservation, which is one of the fundamental improvements in the Broadwell cores, was not that important in these series. Still, here are the relays already, which come with similar consumption and performance to that of the previous models, but with some improvements, mainly at the graphics level.

MSI GP72 Leopard Pro-002

The MSI model that we’re presenting today is a cheap gaming laptop variant but that can easily become the replacement of your desktop PC with an overall balanced performance and dedicated graphics card capable of offering us some quality gaming. Let’s go to the details.

MSI GP72 Leopard Pro-002 specs

MSI’s GP72 2Qe forms a new cheap 17” laptop series. It has a design similar to that of PE70, the “offimatic” model, but with a more aggressive type, more gaming. It is a simple laptop, without boasting but with a powerful hardware that makes it a good computer.

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Keep your browser under control and get the most out of it: this are the best Chrome extensions

Google Chrome, Google’s web browser, came a couple year ago and since then, its popularity has soared among all kind of users. Its main strengths? The great versatility and browsing speed it offers to our computers.

Another of the reasons of its great success has been the possibility to use extensions and web application to increase the capacity of the browser according to developers and users wishes. Let’s get to know the best 11 Chrome extensions.

Adblock Plus

Adblock Plus

Adblock Plus is one of the most popular Chome extensions loved and hated in equal parts, of all the Chrome extensions. Thanks to it, we can forget all about ads, those annoying web pup-ups and even those of Youtube videos. We will have the option to disable them on many pages, but it is as simple as making a click and Adblock Plus will remember it.

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Acer E5-573G-57HR & E5-573G-59C3 Gaming Laptop

Budget laptops is what Acer is famous for, but this company can build luxury models as well. These 2 notebooks – E5-573G-57HR and 573G-59C3 have an appearing design and great features that will surprise many Acer fans. Good performance, several connectivity options and attractive looking laptop surface is what Aspire E5-573G series is known for.

Acer E5-573G-57HR

 

Specs:

With the mid-range price of $560, the hardware this Acer model will satisfy most of your needs. The usual i5-4200U is replaced with a more powerful i5-5200U processor while graphics are ran by Geforce 940M. You’ll be able to store a lot of movies, programs and games since this laptop has a huge 1TB hard drive. There’s one difference E5-573G models have – storage and display. E5-573G-59C3 has a 8GB SSD as a cache can boot windows 8 super fast and a 1366×768 screen. On the other hand, E5-573G-57HR has a Full HD display.

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ASUS N550JX-DS71T & N550JX-DS74T Gaming Laptop

IPS technology (Supporting up to 178-degree wide viewing angles) and Full HD resolution are found on both models – N550JX-DS71T and N550JX-DS74T. And the display they have actually has a touch screen, something not many laptops can brag about. Even if you don’t really need this feature, there are many people who would love to have a Windows 8.1 laptop with a touch screen.

ASUS N550JX-DS71T

[toc]The heart of this laptop is made out of a quad processor, Intel Corei7-4720HQ, which has awesome performance. It’s speed will handle most of the demanding tasks and Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M graphics card is capable of handling even the contemporary games. It has 2GB or dedicated vram, which is quite enough for most operations.

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ASUS C201PA-DS01/DS02 11.6 Inch Chromebook Specs, Reviews

In a short amount of time, Chromebook has grown from a new player on the market to a serious contender in an entry-level laptop market. It’s simple to use and offers only the most basic features, which is why it’s price is set quite low – at $199.

This part of market has been Intel’s playground, where only Nvidia Tegra dares to venture. But now, if you decide to go for Asus C201, you will be getting an ARM-powered device with Chrome OS in its core. We all know how reliable Asus is, which tells you a lot about how good Chromebook 2 actually is.

ASUS C201PA Chromebook

Good price amd formidable features is something many most buyers want, but not all of them will recognize what makes this laptop going. Its processor is not Intel or AMD made. New Rockchip RK3288 is an interesting newcomer to the market as it doesn’t use a lot of power but delivers high performance. Base clock speed is 1.8GHz, which makes this processor one of the best choices when it comes to value for money.

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Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240 with Intel i5 5200u CPU Specs and User Reviews

The newly released Toshiba satellite C55-C5240 is not quite different to its predecessors. In terms of its casing, look, and overall design, the C55-C5240 is similar to all Toshiba satellite laptop series. The keyboard measures around 14 inches, has the same Toshiba signature keyboard style, and has a number pad at the left. The only noticeable difference is its finishing textured plastic casing in matte black that adds to its natural sophistication feel and vibe.

A housed frameless style was integrated in the keyboards. The new design lessens key bouncing and minimizes typing noise. A number pad is also included to help professionals have quicker and easier access to numbers.

Screen

When it comes to the screen display, the Toshiba satellite C55-C5240 is a beast. The 15.6 high definition widescreen gives its user an elegant gaming and browsing experience. The notebook promises stunning, crystal clear viewing experience with its 5500 Intel HD graphics.

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