Vortex II 15 inch or Skyfire II 17.3 Inch

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Yevad

Active member
Ok, I now have a bit of a dilemma.

I have a budget of 1100 GBP and not sure to go for a Vortex II 15inch or a Skyfire II 17 inch...

The spec I am think of is:

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M - DirectX® 11 (15.6" Vortex II)
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 3 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
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
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N NETWORK CARD
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Firewire & Video Editing
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 & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance

Price: £1,100.00 including VAT and delivery.

Or the Skyfire version which is around the same price.

I appreciate any comments or suggestions.
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
That's a great spec you have put together there. The SkyFire is very limited in stock (we're almost sold out so please bear this in mind) but has a faster GTX 570M graphics card which is better for gaming. If you plan to play a lot of games consider the SkyFire otherwise the Vortex II will be just fine. :)
 
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Yevad

Active member
Oh well, looks like the decision has been made for me as the skyfire model is no longer available.

I do have another question on the ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & INTEL ULTIMATE-N 6300 vs KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11n CARD. The cards appear to be the same price and a part from the obvious 450 Mbps bandwidth vs 300 Mbps data rates my question is there a real performance difference between the two cards?

I apologize if this appears to be a "silly" question.
 
PCS

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
It is difficult to compare the two cards in terms of performance. The Killer card is designed so that the hardware can turn off internet access to other devices/programs when playing games, for example Windows Update. This will help keep your lag time/ping low and give you the best possible gaming experience.

The Intel card can operate at up to 450 Mbps but only if you router can also operate at this speed.
 
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