Which laptop is better?

I can't see the specs on the HP ( the site is not loading ), but the other one is pretty good. ( and by "pretty good" I mean I wish I had one of those )

Never ever ever buy an HP anything. They are cheap for a reason.

If you buy an HP, you will only have yourself to blame.

I would go with the HP, the graphics card in it is marginally better, as for the CPU they are a fairly close call on performance.

EDIT: The price difference makes the HP even better, they are not cheaply built laptops please don't mind g00u :P

HP has a better graphics card. But the Bell has a better CPU.

I think second one.

I'd definitely go with #1, cheaper and overall slightly more powerful.

Get a good cooling pad though, you will need it :P

CPU is processing power for general use. GPU is processor dedicated to graphic (Games!, also for physic for some game with Physx, TressFX) and video encode, decode in some case.
So normally you don't use GPU. Use it a bit when watch some video but good-bad gpu performance don't make any different.

Edit: AMD APU + Discrete in the first one may use Dual Graphic which I'm not quite sure exactly how they work. I normally use Intel+nvidia.

Their resolution is low, so at the end it does not matter how much their CPU/GPU is more powerful. They both have 5400 rpm crappy HDD, go games will load slow. Replace it with an SSD and select which one looks more beautiful since it will be for your g/f.

PS: in general speaking, GPU is responsible for drawing. The better GPU, the faster/sharper/nicer graphics you have. SPU handles everything else (bots, bullet/shrapnel/debris trajectories, rolling dices, ...). The more powerful CPU, the smoother game play you have for most games.

PS-2: Until recently, I've suggested one simple formula for every computer buyer. The higher the number, the better, except price of course. For example: 9800GT is better than 8800GT. Recently they (manufacturers) have discovered this technique and exploited it. now GTX 780 is like GTX 690.

I would go for the HP one, but that one is still far from being a "decent gaming laptop". The overall performances are quite equal and it's a tad cheaper. The GPUs (grafikkortet!) on both are basic entry level ones. Also both have slow harddrives (try to find one with 7200rpm or better a SSD one) Both also have low resolution screens (good thing with that is that the GPU might be able to handle games better, bad thing..well..it's low res :)

Sure they (HP) have had their fair share of heating problem, but to be honest they have become better. Also most heating problems (in any laptop) can be prevented by treating the computer nice (and also by giving it a nice cooling pad) I would however try to find a laptop with aluminum chassi instead of a plastic one. That helps to transfer heat away and normally adds a bit more stability (as in build quality) to the computer. sometimes cheap plastic computers have horrible and flexing keyboards

That PB is a big no for me, cause Packard Bell is since a handful of years owned by Acer, and PB is one of their "cheaper brands" Acer themselves are not known for their good quality to begin with (at least on the step-in models of the Aspire series) so I wouldn't pick a PB ever.

I would also recommend you on looking for a ASUS laptop as an alternative (preferably a aluminum one)

Mobile AMD are not good.

Thanks so much for your feedback! I'm very grateful :)

Found another laptop, a Lenovo B590, with an i5 and a dedicated geforce GT 720m 1gb

Lenovo is a good brand isn't it?

If you want a gaming laptop the most important spec is the graphics card. If you want to run the latest games at settings from low to medium you have to go for a Nvidia GT740M or a AMD Radeon HD8750M. All the laptops you listed will run the games you listed, but not the latest games. It depends on what your girlfriend wants.

I also have a list of very good laptops you should check out here.