My new laptop (SkyFire III)

[Hillomunkki]

This is my first order ever from PCSpecialist. I needed a gaming laptop for my exchange year, so I decided to get one, that can handle any game I throw at it. So far I've built all of my computer myself from components ordered through different webstores and laptops usually from local stores. I needed a "portable" gaming machine, and decided to check what I could get compared to those "off-the-shelve" ones. Here are the specs.

Chassis & Display
SkyFire Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
SkyFire Series 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x European Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
BACKLIT MSI SCANDINAVIAN KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 3.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
4 - 5 DAY DELIVERY TO FINLAND (45 €)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

For some reason, even though I ordered it without an OS, there was Windows 7 Home Premium installed there. I formatted the HDD and installed my own copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Haven't gotten to the point of testing it in a game, since I'm still in progress of updating Windows and finding all the drivers for the computer. So far so good.

Greetings from Finland.

-Sami​

 

[keynes]

Nice spec
How much was it? Did you upgrade the warranty?

 

[Hillomunkki]

It was 'bout 1500 euros with that setup. And no, didn't upgrade the warranty. Can't seem to be able to turn the WLAN adapter on. And the Fn-keys don't work for some reason (perhaps a driver issue?) - gotta fix these problems during this week, before I leave the country And thanks. I hope it'll live up to it's name when playing.

Update: After the 2nd reboot, the WLAN adapter started working. So, that's out of the list now.

Update2: Found a driver for the keyboard. Now it seems that the Fn-keys work as well. That's out of the list, as well.

 

[samdav]

I have the 14" Skyfire III and I can't find a driver for the WLAN or Fn-keys, I'd really appreciate it if you could get me what worked for you.