Is the Intel Core i5-8250U a good enough processor for gaming?
On its own, the i5–8250U can’t handle most games above low settings at 20FPS.If you couple this CPU with a good discrete GPU you’ll get to game at medium settings at 60FPS. On high settings at 30–40FPS.As of 26th October 2017:Medium and high settings laptop gamers do not need a discrete GPU, under a budget INR 50K (for ultraportables).AMD launched the R5-2500U with a 2GHz base clock and a boost of 3.6GHz.A direct competitor to Intel’s i5–8250U at a base of 1,6GHz with a boost upto 3.4GHz (depends on OEM’s configuration and enforced restrictions).AMD has better:Power management.Noted by the sturdy base clock of 2GHz and decent boost.Battery will idle and throttle well; even with a restricted boost of 3GHz (even if OEMs choose to hinder its performance).iGPU:AMD’s integrated graphics is 30–40% better when compared to Intel.AMD has listed their partner’s offerings:The CPUs are; R5–2500U and R7–2700U.Acer Swift 3 (AMD Ryzen 5 and R7)Lenovo IdeaPad 720S (R5 and R7)HP Envy x360 (Only R5)OEMs like Dell and ASUS will follow with their own variation for better design and maximum performance. As always, they will focus on power management and heat control.Source:Intel Core i5-8250UAMD Ryzen 5 2500UAMD Announces 15W Ryzen 7 2700U and Ryzen 5 2500U Vega APUs with Desktop Beating Performance
Which software to use for capturing video from my miniDV handycam?
I have a sparsely used 6year old Sony DCR-HC42E (PAL) Handycam which I don't plan on replacing anytime soon. I mostly store my videos on miniDVs and connect my camera to the TV whenever I want to watch them, this works fine for me since I do not use it too much. But now I need to capture some videos on my laptop so I can share them with family (DVD). I even downgraded my older laptop to XP (Sony USB streaming is not compatible with Vista or Win-7). I managed to capture and record some samples using Windows Movie Maker, and although the video quality is not too bad, I would like to use something more advanced which will allow me to choose higher resolution (semi-pro). I know there are lot of video editing and capturing tools out there,, but I will appreciate a couple of good suggestions based on my requirements. I want it to be user friendly. Windows Movie Maker seems too limited in things it can do (editing). I want something that will capture the highest quality video preferably in raw format like avi (it is my understanding that MovieMaker is using up resources to convert the video to WMV in real time, correct me if I am wrong) Since my camera records in widescreen, I want something than can capture in widescreen too. (MovieMaker shortens/squeezes the width of the video) So basically I am looking for something that gives me little more control over recording & editing of my videos than MovieMaker. I tried capturing with VLC player too. And although the picture quality was good, there was significant frame drop. I am sure I can play around with different configurations and find a good setting BUT it is not really user-friendly for an average computer user like me. I would like to utilize more of my time editing than trying to capture the video. Freewares will be great but I am willing to spend on a good software too.
AMD Radeon HD 7650M DDR3 1GB VS AMD Radeon HD 6490M 1GB For Minecraft!?
All I want to do is play and record Minecraft with Fraps, do light editing with Sony Vegas Pro 11 Trial and Photoshop. Also I want to use the Elgato Game Capture HD Software.. Can the laptop run Minecraft in best settings with no lag while recording with fraps?