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harvey107

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Hi everyone,
Is the below spec ok for games such as Shogun 2 Total War and Starcraft? Want a laptop that can play the latest games at a good level? Thanks

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
320GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD3200BEKT, 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 & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
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 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

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Looks pretty good to me. I'd suggest upping your storage to the 500gb or 750gb perhaps, they're only £4 and £11 more respectively. Then possibly some dead pixel cover, I needed it. Other than that you're good to go.

I think yours comes to about £1150 and I know it's a jump in budget but there's a great deal in the reviews section for a 17" vortex so it worth pointing out, it's £1279 but includes the 680m, 8gb ram and an SSD. If you ordered it you can then tweak the spec and keep the discount (£200~), so you could technically make it cheaper than the £1279 by removing items, blu ray for example.

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/
 
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harvey107

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Tom DWC said:
A very balanced gaming laptop - nice! :)
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kruppsy said:
Looks pretty good to me. I'd suggest upping your storage to the 500gb or 750gb perhaps, they're only £4 and £11 more respectively. Then possibly some dead pixel cover, I needed it. Other than that you're good to go.

I think yours comes to about £1150 and I know it's a jump in budget but there's a great deal in the reviews section for a 17" vortex so it worth pointing out, it's £1279 but includes the 680m, 8gb ram and an SSD. If you ordered it you can then tweak the spec and keep the discount (£200~), so you could technically make it cheaper than the £1279 by removing items, blu ray for example.

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/
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Thank you for the replies!

I'm guessing you cant edit the spec if you have it on finance? Thanks
 
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harvey107

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kruppsy said:
I don't see why not. Contact PCS for a definitive answer though.
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Well a bit the bullet and its let me amend it, just hope PCS are ok with that!

Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 250GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD2500BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 4x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
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 8 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Laptop Cooling Stands NONE
Carry Case NONE
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty: 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Home Installation NONE
Dead Pixel Guarantee: 30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£12)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance: NONE
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
Are you sure you have enough storage? It'd be cheap to up the Scorpio Black to the 500gb. I'd be tempted to add the thermal compound as well, laptops experience high temps so it'd help keep the cpu that bit happier. Other than that it looks great to me, check your invoice if your worried about getting the discount, you could always cancel if it hasn't registered but you should be fine.
 
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harvey107

Member
kruppsy said:
Are you sure you have enough storage? It'd be cheap to up the Scorpio Black to the 500gb. I'd be tempted to add the thermal compound as well, laptops experience high temps so it'd help keep the cpu that bit happier. Other than that it looks great to me, check your invoice if your worried about getting the discount, you could always cancel if it hasn't registered but you should be fine.
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I'm sure I will have enough storage as I have a lot of cloud storage I use for all pictures and documents, I've just added the thermal compound though thanks!
 
steaky360

steaky360

Moderator
Moderator
On the note of making changes when on finance, there shouldn't be any issues. Just worth noting, when your change makes the spec cost less than the original amount, PCS will refund that difference and your finance will remain the same. So I would expect this to be the case when increasing your spec too (except you would owe PCS).
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
steaky360 said:
On the note of making changes when on finance, there shouldn't be any issues. Just worth noting, when your change makes the spec cost less than the original amount, PCS will refund that difference and your finance will remain the same. So I would expect this to be the case when increasing your spec too (except you would owe PCS).
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Yeah iirc, if doing a finance jobbie, you have to pay the deposit on a debit or credit card, the remaining amount is the finance amount. When changes are made, refunds/further debits are made from the card used initially, not added subtracted/added to the finance.
 
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harvey107

Member
kruppsy said:
Yeah iirc, if doing a finance jobbie, you have to pay the deposit on a debit or credit card, the remaining amount is the finance amount. When changes are made, refunds/further debits are made from the card used initially, not added subtracted/added to the finance.
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Yeah they give me a credit note and a just paid for the extra thermal compound by debit card, thanks for the help!

brailer said:
Harvey, what did it cost after?
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£1288 - was £1279 but added the thermal compound in the end. Very happy with that price.
 
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