new laptop for friend

[eonfusionwhite]

Helping a friend get a new laptop and i found when i was getting mine you guys were great help, he will be using it mainly for gaming on, any help with specs would be great


Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB 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 & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £820.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[vanthus]

Looks good.

 

[waynedance]

Looks good just ordered simular in 17" screen. I selected none for trail versions of office and antivirus and did not select free 1 month insurance as I think you have to cancel after 1st month or money comes out of bank but could be wrong.

I gone for glossy screen as used mostly at home and that's what I am used to and 300 mbps WiFi card mainly for future proofing.

Can I ask why windows 7 and not 8? I have used 7 at work but not 8. I have gone for 8 but only as its the newer system.

 

[Mango(MarkWright)]

I recommend you go down to an i5 and then choose a slightly better graphics card..

 

[crawoo145]

I recommend you go down to an i5 and then choose a slightly better graphics card..

It's not a desktop so the i5 are only dual core processors and the 660 is the only available gfx card for that model.

IMO it's a good build and you have a spare HDD bay so you can upgrade to an ssd as and when you please.

 

[Mango(MarkWright)]

Meh, I wouldn't really care if it was a dual core processor, the i7 is sometimes just a waste of money...

 

[crawoo145]

In desktops I agree but looking at the benchmarks for laptops it's definetly worth it.