Vortex spec & Cooling

[Kezmode]

Hi,

Just bought the below laptop, wondering if anyone has experience with similar specs in terms of its cooling capability? Is it going to be a case of cooling stand 100% of the time for games??

Also all spec comments welcome!

Thx

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4810MQ (2.80GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 870M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 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
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7260 (300Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

Hello Kezmod and welcome to the forums,

Your spec looks good so far but just to make sure that its speced to your requirements could you give us an idea of the purposes your laptop need to serve? i.e. gaming? What games? Do you do any rendering, CAD, photoshop etc? Also do you have a budget in mind incase we can suggest any improvements or savings etc.

I have had a Vortex 2 which is now 2 years old and although i have a cooling stand i use it occasionally just to get the laptop off the table for typing. I've never had any problem with cooling as the Vortex chassis is amazing at its job. My GPU runs at between 85 and 95 degrees which is within the safe zone, i believe that the new GPU's however are running cooler i have seen figures in the 70's for for cooling the vorext series will not disappoint you.

Im running games such as Borderlands 2, Battlefield 4, Assassins creed etc. Quite heavy games and although the fans do make a bit of noise its never enough to bother me and you cannot really hear it over the laptops internal speakers.

I also run my laptop 24/7, its really never off and in the 2 years so i can say its been pretty well tested.

Hope this helps and if we can be any more help give us a shout.

Mike

 

[Kezmode]

Hi,

Thankyou for the reply, It will be primarily for gaming, I wanted something that will last me a good 3 years which i think it should. Dark Souls 2, Titanfall down to Wildstar & Diablo 3 etc level of games im hoping it wont have problems with.

Good to hear about how it handles the cooling as its definalty the main thing that will effect the laptops longevity!

£1100 - £1400 range max

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

I would recommend this as a system, just to give you an alternative.

See my notes below trying to justify this

Hope this helps and gives your some options to think about.

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB Good for gaming, however if you photo shop or render you might want to increase this
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB) 8GB is plenty for gaming, if you need to cut cost you could drop this to 4 and upgrade quite easly later.
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11 The Mother of Mobile GPU at the moment, best you can get without going SLI, Click here for performance examples it realy is a beast
Free Item
FREE £90 IN-GAME VOUCHER with GTX 650 / 750 /7000M / 8000M Series GPUs WOOP Freebies
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm) Good fast access hard drive, machine has space for a second if you wanted to add SSD at a later stage
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) Keeps system running cooler by about 10 Degrees
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH You could upgrade this for to Killer Wireless for better wifi again this could be done later by replacing the wifi card under the keyboard
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 & 230W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79) Windows 7 or 8
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook 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) Just incase as ita about £35 buck a shot otherwise and assuming your in the UK
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,389.00 including VAT and delivery.

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