The only game I'm really going to be playing is Minecraft. Here are the specs for both computers:
Windows 8.1 64
4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor
Intel® HD Graphics
15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
8GB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm)
1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
No Additional Office Software
Security Software Trial
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
No Internal DVD or CD Drive
Backlit Keyboard
HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth® [2x2]
Or:
Windows 8.1 64
4th generation Intel® Core™ i5-4200M Processor
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
No Additional Office Software
Security Software Trial
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
No Internal DVD or CD Drive
Backlit Keyboard
HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth® [2x2]
I'm going to be doing some big mods to it which i heard decrease the fps. Like feed the beast, pixelmon, not enough items, portalgun etc…