New laptop

[garamo]

Thought I'd get myself a new gaming laptop as I don't get nearly enough time to sit at my desktop rig! How does this look?

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 8970M - 4GB 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® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + 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 & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
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 Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,288.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/VortexIV-15/dqMRWUOEmG/

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

Looks great although i'd opt for the Silver warranty for £5 it gives you a years collect and return otherwise its £30-40 per shot.

 

[garamo]

Great, thank you! I'll change that and go ahead and order I think. Can't wait to receive it!

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

No problem, i havent seen any performance reports on the HD8970m yet as Notebookchecker hasn't got there hands on it yet, pretty excited to hear how this card performs though i think it will be a weapon though.

 

[Presariofu]

I have a 15.6" Vortex IV in the build stage at the moment. Same spec but with the GTX 780m. I was toying all weekend over the 770m, 780m and the HD 8970M. The HD 8970m gave the 780m a good run in my mind but the lack of performance reports swayed me to the 780m. As the post before, I am sure it is a superb card and, a nice saving over the 780m.

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

I have a 15.6" Vortex IV in the build stage at the moment. Same spec but with the GTX 780m. I was toying all weekend over the 770m, 780m and the HD 8970M. The HD 8970m gave the 780m a good run in my mind but the lack of performance reports swayed me to the 780m. As the post before, I am sure it is a superb card and, a nice saving over the 780m.

Yeah i had the same dilema when ordering my Vortex 2 a year and a bit ago but the AMD card hasn't let me down, price was a big factor at the time. it still runs most things on High to Ultra today with a few tweeks. Some cards just perform better with other cards eg, Tomb Raider runs better on AMD and Borderlands runs better on the Nvidia. But both cards will still run both games extremely well.

 

[garamo]

Thanks guys. I was stretching the budget on the HD 8970m as it was so the 780m wasn't even an option. On paper though the 8970m looks a beast so hopefully it will fly. I shall report back once I have it.

 

[Presariofu]

I shall report back once I have it.

I look forward to that as, it looks like it will push everything on high/ultra for a long good while.

I deliberated long and hard as I was sure the HD 8970m would give me a better bang to bucks ratio especially having previously only gamed on a Macbook with a 256mb graphics card. Then I figured I have not purchased a laptop since early 2009 and, can do some overtime to balance the spend.

PCS seem to be selling quite a few Vortex's over the last week based on threads on here

 

[moosEh]

Looks great although i'd opt for the Silver warranty for £5 it gives you a years collect and return otherwise its £30-40 per shot.

£35 for Collection and Re-delivery outside the 1st month (with standard warranty).