The BEAST is in the making!!

[Liberator]

Hi all

Really thrilled to be reading so many positives about PCS on this forum. I ordered my laptop 2 days ago and I just can't wait!! so to help me deal with the excitement, i though i'd post the specifications of my love child in the making

Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Extreme i7-3920XM (2.90GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM) 32GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD10JPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive SONY BD-5750H 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ HD-Audiophile-Grade Sound External (£82)
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE-N 6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire 1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Laptop Cooling Stands Antec Notebook Cooler 200 + Antec Big Boy 200mm Dual Speed Fan (£52)
Carry Case NONE
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse Razer® Deathadder Re-Spawn 3500DPI Infrared Gaming Mouse (£48)
Speakers LOGITECH Z320 2.0 SPEAKERS - 10W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£39)
Webcam Logitech® Portable Webcam C905 Carl Zeiss Optics, Autofocus (£66)
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE

Quick question. I asked about the CPU being pre clocked and was told that PCS cant do this. How wise and easy is it for me to do this myself?

 

[steaky360]

I would imagine over clocking a laptop CPU is a bit more dangerous than over clocking a PC CPU due to the disadvantage laptop's have when it comes to cooling. Although it is possible with that processor if you tried it and ended up frying something by mistake then you would not be covered under the warranty.

 

[Liberator]

Thanx Steaky. that's what I thought. Maybe im being a little too greedy right now in trying to suck as much performance out of it.

The thing aint even been born yet!

 

[steaky360]

Thanx Steaky. that's what I thought. Maybe im being a little too greedy right now in trying to suck as much performance out of it.

The thing aint even been born yet!

I'm no hardware expert but if you post your intended uses / budget for this machine other forum members may post advice / considerations about your configuration

 

[vanthus]

You really don't want to go overclocking on a laptop due to overheating probabilties.
Also there really is no need for 32GB of ram,even for video editing,if it's for gaming 4GB ram would suffice at present,but 8GB would be a wise choice for the future.