Enigma III 540

[heggy]

Hi there everyone, I was just wondering if you could help.


Chassis & Display
Enigma III 540: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
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
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Enigma III Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,100/5,200 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Price: £758.00 including VAT and delivery.


What are your thoughts on this setup? Is the quad core i7 overkill?

I intend to do some moderate gaming, including the hosting of servers, though the laptop in general will get heavy usage. My processing requirements vary, although college work only requires office standards, I may delve into the likes of Mathematica and tend to experiment in 3d modelling (I was strongly into it years back, and it may find a resurgence) and graphic design.

Thanks in advance!

 

[PCS]

Welcome to our forums.

Great spec, well balanced and capable of handling what you wish to throw as it. Without spending significantly more money there are not many ways you can improve on the power of this laptop.

 

[pr1s0ner]

Thats more or less the spec I had, definitely recommended.

 

[totomas]

Nice, but how come that 4 days later, my quote for the same spec is 805 £ ? That's a big difference...

 

[Niall]

for the extra few quid upgrade HD to the 7200 speed disc or possibly for 20 quid the hybrid. seems to perform well enough to warrant the 20 quid. Also I believe though the wireless is good for gaming doesnt have bluetooth i think

 

[heggy]

Thanks for the welcome!

The price discrepancy will be because there's no OS on it, I can get a student version much cheaper.

I was thinking of getting a different Wifi card since the bottleneck will most likely be at my router rather than in the connection, and I can generally readily connect via ethernet.

And thanks! I'll look into the hard drive speeds.

 

[totomas]

Thanks Heggy for letting me know, I was scratching my head too hard in disbelief. Cheers