SuperMeggido
Active member
Hey first time posting. Thinking about buying a gaming laptop around spring for about £600. Below is the current build I am thinking off, I will be needing it for everyday stuff (surfing, storing, ms office), watching movies and playing games. In regards to games, medium settings would be preferred, higher if possible, but with the recent releases medium is fine.
Chassis & Display
Enigma IV: 15.6" Glossy HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD7500BPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Sound Card
SRS 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
ENIGMA SERIES GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Enigma Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £591.00 including VAT and delivery.
Questions in regards to processor, hard drive, wireless and battery.
Is the current processor compatible? In the sense that it is not underpowered or overpowered compared to other specs like ram, graphics card etc?
Thinking of getting a 750gb scorpio black 16mb cache (7200 rmp), instead of 750gb scorpio blue 8mb cache (5400 rpm), is the couple of quid worth the upgrade in terms of speed and boot time? Also does it add extra noise and/or heat compared to 5400 rpm which would be unfavorable?
Getting a more expensive wireless card, what would it add or be different to the standard wireless card and in what way?
Also battery, thinking of getting the 9cell battery instead of 6cell battery, for the longer battery life, but i have heard that it will stick out towards the back or base, is this true or partially?
Finally, any other criticism or advise would be welcome in terms of the build as a whole or whatever else you can think of. :smartass:
Thanks in advance :yes:
Chassis & Display
Enigma IV: 15.6" Glossy HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 2.0GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD7500BPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC, MS)
Sound Card
SRS 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
ENIGMA SERIES GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Enigma Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £591.00 including VAT and delivery.
Questions in regards to processor, hard drive, wireless and battery.
Is the current processor compatible? In the sense that it is not underpowered or overpowered compared to other specs like ram, graphics card etc?
Thinking of getting a 750gb scorpio black 16mb cache (7200 rmp), instead of 750gb scorpio blue 8mb cache (5400 rpm), is the couple of quid worth the upgrade in terms of speed and boot time? Also does it add extra noise and/or heat compared to 5400 rpm which would be unfavorable?
Getting a more expensive wireless card, what would it add or be different to the standard wireless card and in what way?
Also battery, thinking of getting the 9cell battery instead of 6cell battery, for the longer battery life, but i have heard that it will stick out towards the back or base, is this true or partially?
Finally, any other criticism or advise would be welcome in terms of the build as a whole or whatever else you can think of. :smartass:
Thanks in advance :yes: