Vortex II - so close to ordering

[Dragilex]

Chassis & Display
Vortex II:17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£69)
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 (17.3" Vortex II)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, 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
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 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL® CENTRINO® ADVANCED-N 6230 inc BLUETOOTH
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
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 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,341.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Dragilex]

Questions.
1) With the 80GB SSD will PCS install all the relevant OS files on here and the relevant temp files on the HDD. Will the 80GB SSD be big enough? I'm still very new to all this SSD stuff so not sure how it works.
2) Anti-virus - is it better to get none and just install AVG or similar myself when I get it?
3) When you install games on laptops with SSDs, do you install them on the SSD or the HDD or a mixture of both?

 

[Tehmoe]

Questions.
1) With the 80GB SSD will PCS install all the relevant OS files on here and the relevant temp files on the HDD. Will the 80GB SSD be big enough? I'm still very new to all this SSD stuff so not sure how it works.
2) Anti-virus - is it better to get none and just install AVG or similar myself when I get it?
3) When you install games on laptops with SSDs, do you install them on the SSD or the HDD or a mixture of both?

Windows takes 20gb I think maybe 30gb, if you pick that PCS will install windows on your SSD. This leaves around 45GB~ so I would install the games/programs you use the most on the SSD and the rest on the HDD.

Anti virus, if your going to install your own one then might aswell pick a laptop without a anti virus on it just saves u time later uninstalling it and some leave there footprint and are a pain to get rid of completely.

 

[vanthus]

As your build stands the OS will be installed on the ssd,
nothing will be installed on second hard drive.
As Tehmoe says,install the programs & games you use the most on the ssd.
No harm in getting the 90 day free trial of bullguard,asI did,it's very good & will give you a special offer at the end of the 90 days.
I opted not to buy & installed the free ms security essentials program,
uninstalling bullguard was no more of a problem than uninstalling any other program.

 

[Tehmoe]

As your build stands the OS will be installed on the ssd,
nothing will be installed on second hard drive.
As Tehmoe says,install the programs & games you use the most on the ssd.
No harm in getting the 90 day free trial of bullguard,asI did,it's very good & will give you a special offer at the end of the 90 days.
I opted not to buy & installed the free ms security essentials program,
uninstalling bullguard was no more of a problem than uninstalling any other program.

Since vanthus says its all good with bullguard then you should go with it, some of the anti virus programs out there are just so hard to completely remove.

Personally I didnt get anything install on my laptop as I get free anti virus from Barclays and free windows ms for 1 year for being a student. Overall though the machine will have next to no junk so the little it does come with shouldn't be a problem I suppose.

 

[vanthus]

Since vanthus says its all good with bullguard then you should go with it, some of the anti virus programs out there are just so hard to completely remove.

Personally I didnt get anything install on my laptop as I get free anti virus from Barclays and free windows ms for 1 year for being a student. Overall though the machine will have next to no junk so the little it does come with shouldn't be a problem I suppose.

Dont get me wrong Tehmoe,you are correct in saying some antivirus programs are a pain to remove,
especially norton & mcafee,where it's sometimes necessary to download a removal tool.

 

[Tehmoe]

Dont get me wrong Tehmoe,you are correct in saying some antivirus programs are a pain to remove,
especially norton & mcafee,where it's sometimes necessary to download a removal tool.

Yeah I was just saying since you said bullguard was ok the OP could confidently install it without having to worry later on , didnt have any experience with it so wasnt to sure at first.

 

[Dragilex]

Any further comments on the actual build? Would that do alright for Skyrim for instance.

Any comments from pcs?

 

[Tehmoe]

Any further comments on the actual build? Would that do alright for Skyrim for instance.

Any comments from pcs?

I would say you can get it running very well on high settings if not ultra.

If you wanted the best gaming experience then you could drop the SSD and upgrade to a 6990m.

 

[Dragilex]

Thanks for all the comments Tehmoe. What is a 6990m? Been trying to figure it out. I was going for the ssd for the quick starts and general speedup of things.

 

[AshleyUK]

Ive just purchased a Vorex II with a 6990M (AMD Card), and must say it is amazing, along with i7 Quad Core it is so powerfull. Pretty much does what ever I chuck at it.

However I would say look at Kingston HyperX SSD, the 120GB will set you back an extra £60ish but the performance on it is amazing, Windows 7 boot's up on my new laptop so quick its actually amazing, and thats going from using a SSD on a computer. Also dosent slow down once installing program's and will give you a bit more space than 80GB, well worth the £60 if you can afford.

 

[Tehmoe]

Thanks for all the comments Tehmoe. What is a 6990m? Been trying to figure it out. I was going for the ssd for the quick starts and general speedup of things.

ATI 6990m is a graphics card which offers better performance than the 560, if you think you will need the extra power then I would get it or else just stick with the SSD.

 

[Dragilex]

Oh nice didn't see the Kingston for only £60 more. Might make a new build with that and the 6990m. I am trying to future proof the laptop as best possible within my reach. Cheers for the comments.

 

[Tehmoe]

Oh nice didn't see the Kingston for only £60 more. Might make a new build with that and the 6990m. I am trying to future proof the laptop as best possible within my reach. Cheers for the comments.

They 6990m will server you well. Hopefully you can afford both but I would say the 6990m is more important for the future of the 2/