Check this Octane II Pro spec?

[gunsch]

How is it going everyone, i was looking to buy a new laptop as soon as the chassis i need is back in stock (and i can get the german keyboard layout)
It'd be mainly used for playing games and making games, involving 3d modelling/rendering and stuff like that, hence the beefy cpu.
Still, could someone take a look over it?

Here are the specs:

Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 980 DESKTOP - 8.0GB DDR5, G-SYNC - Geforce GTX VR Ready
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD BLACK 2.5" WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1260MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (12 €)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 Ports + 1 x USB 3.1 Port with Thunderbolt
Battery
Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x European Power Lead & 330W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
Germany/Deutschland - German Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (20 €)
Delivery
2 DAY DELIVERY TO GERMANY (25 €)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: 2.456,00 € including MwSt. and delivery.
(should be somewhere around 1900-2000 pounds)

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/octaneII-17-Pro/sUKyYGkkeZ/


I'm pretty confident in what i choose, but i guess it's always better to have the community take a look over it.

The only two things i'm not sure about are the sound/network cards.

The killer network adapter is only a few bucks more, but i don't really think there are big improvements for a ~30mbit/s connection

And regarding the sound card:
I'll be using sennheiser hd558 headphones with the foam mod (got them fairly cheap)
Would it be worth it to upgrade the soundcard at all?
I'm not much of an audiophile and i have a bigger soundsystem in my room for music.
The main reason for me to upgrade would be immersion in games (modded skyrim for example)
Also: Is it worth getting an amp/dac in that price range?



Any help on anything i asked would be appreciated!
Cheers!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Regarding the soundcard, that's a basic 2 channel output. Depends on your setup, if you've got speakers, then you would benefit from an external soundcard if you're using 5.1 or 7.1 processing. Personally I'd always opt for Asus Xonar's over Creative as they're just better generally.

The Killer card is highly beneficial for online gaming mmorpg's etc as it has a much faster and consistent ping rate. They're certainly only necessary for serious online gamers though, although I would argue that their drivers are often more reliable than Intels.

The system itself looks bang on, and of course would slam anything you developed against the 60fps wall

 

[gunsch]

Thank you for your help!
Well i'm spending 2 grand so i might as well throw in the killer card
For the sound card the xonar looks like a great option, the question is would it make a difference worth a hundred bucks on my headphones?
The xonar would only be paired with my headphones, i'll get the wenger ibex 17" or maybe even something bigger with a complete setup in it. Meaning: power Brick, Laptop, cooling pad, mouse, mousepad, headphones, maybe an external drive or some small techy stuff aaaaand maybe an ext. Soundcard/dac/amp (Xonar u7 in this case) so i need one dedicated to that backpack setup
Or is there even something better? Maybe something mor bang for my buck?

Again, thanks in advance!