Gaming Laptop Build

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Shiandy

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Here's my build

Vortex II-17: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit 16:9 Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2720QM (2.20GHz) 6MB Cache
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
2.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 485M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
120GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 450MB/sR | 210MB/sW)
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

I'm trying to stick with a budget of around £2.3k, and maximise the gaming performance. I went for a slightly lower spec CPU so I could opt for the SSD drive for my OS.

I feel this system would give me the best "bang for buck", but I'd appreciate any thought's on this.

I'd also prefer a 500gb Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive, as my second drive, but the options not available, is this something that possibly could be supplied or should I cancel the 2nd drive, and order this else where ?
 
pez

pez

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Nothing wrong with that. I've just run it through the configurator, and you could up it to the 2820 CPU and still be under £2200 all in.
You could also go for the 160gig SSD 320 if you wanted, but it's up to you really.

The core things that you cant really change are the CPU and GFX. Alternatively, you could go this route?

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Chassis & Display
Vortex Ultimate: 18.4" Full HD LCD Backlit (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-840QM (1.86GHz) 8MB Cache

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
2 x nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460M (SLI) - 1.5GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 130MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£108)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 7 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS DUO/SD/Mini-SD)

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING

USB Options
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD

Battery
Vortex Ultimate Removable Polimer Smart Battery Pack (4,650 mAh)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor

Firewire & Video Editing
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£147)

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity 1

£2290 in VAT
 
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Shiandy

Member
Thanks,

I've purposely moved away from an SLI system, my understanding is a single 485m GTX performs on par with the 460's in SLI, without all the game compatibly / micro-stutter issues. As for the CPU, I've not listed the software options I've gone for so I would be slightly over budget if I went for the 2820 CPU, and although I've not seen any benchmarks I'm sure the performance gain would not justify the extra £££'s.

I'd still like to know if any alternative Hard Drive options are available other than those listed, as for the SSD, as this would only be used for OS, the 120g is plenty, and I'd much rather go for speed than capacity.
 
pez

pez

Well-known member
I think?? - someone from PCS will confirm - that even though it states 6gig transfer rate, it's capped at 3. So might as well get a little more space. I run all my games on steam and the OS via the SSD. In which case the Intel 320.

They will have the OCZ vIII soon - not sure when, but there were stability issues with it - At least there were with the II version.

I think you've got a pretty decent system there. Should you ever wish to swap, let me know :D
 
Teaz

Teaz

Godlike
Not sure on the seagate drive as you would have to phone up PCS for that question, they might be about to source one out for you but you may get charged abit extra but not sure so a call tomorrow would be a good idea.

As for the spec, everything is a good solid build in my view regardless of the none upgradable cpu and gpu. although the 1600mhz ram isnt really need it can be dropped to save you money. Is the ultimate OS needed? its just the same as the other version but a few extra features which you may not need nor will it benefit you in gaming?
 
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Shiandy

Member
pez said:
I think?? - someone from PCS will confirm - that even though it states 6gig transfer rate, it's capped at 3. So might as well get a little more space. I run all my games on steam and the OS via the SSD. In which case the Intel 320.

They will have the OCZ vIII soon - not sure when, but there were stability issues with it - At least there were with the II version.

I think you've got a pretty decent system there. Should you ever wish to swap, let me know :D
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I'll have to ring and confirm that then, seems a bit strange that the 6gb drives are being offered if there not supported ?

Teaz said:
Not sure on the seagate drive as you would have to phone up PCS for that question, they might be about to source one out for you but you may get charged abit extra but not sure so a call tomorrow would be a good idea.

As for the spec, everything is a good solid build in my view regardless of the none upgradable cpu and gpu. although the 1600mhz ram isnt really need it can be dropped to save you money. Is the ultimate OS needed? its just the same as the other version but a few extra features which you may not need nor will it benefit you in gaming?
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I went for the 1600mhz ram as the CPU supports it, although I appreciate it not going to improve my gaming experience, as for the Ultimate edition its just my preference :)
 
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Shiandy

Member
pez said:
I think?? - someone from PCS will confirm - that even though it states 6gig transfer rate, it's capped at 3. So might as well get a little more space. I run all my games on steam and the OS via the SSD. In which case the Intel 320.
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I phoned today, and confirmed the system does fully support the newer / faster SSD's
 
Flucky

Flucky

Well-known member
Don't know if you've already ordered but reading up on the Killer card on their own forums and such, seems like a lot of hassle comes with it
 
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