New Laptop

[Random_Matt]

How is this looking, anyone else have one. Pulling the trigger Jan 13th.

Chassis & Display Omega: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card 2 x NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770M - 3.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB SEAGATE HYBRID GEN3 SSHD Drive, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (5400
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® ULTIMATE N-6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options 4 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Firewire 1 X 1394b FIREWIRE PORT
Battery Omega Supreme Series 78.44WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable 2 x UK Power Lead & 2 x 330W AC Adaptor + SLi Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

 

[SlimCini]

Is it just for gaming? And what's your max budget?

 

[Random_Matt]

Its for gaming and all my uni work. Max budget is £2000, although, the details there is around £1850. Quite happy with it to be honest.

 

[keynes]

What sort of uni work?

 

[Random_Matt]

Essays mostly and Statistical work.

 

[keynes]

The CPU seems overkill for your intended use. The vortex will be cheaper and a single gtx 780m should max games at high settings.

 

[Random_Matt]

The CPU seems overkill for your intended use. The vortex will be cheaper and a single gtx 780m should max games at high settings.

770m SLI is more power for a future perspective, and the CPU will improve performance. I will think about it though.

 

[keynes]

You could consider spending less and replacing the laptop sooner rather than spending a lot trying to futureproof it. You could also consider at least gold warranty which covers parts for 2 years.

 

[Random_Matt]

You could consider spending less and replacing the laptop sooner rather than spending a lot trying to futureproof it. You could also consider at least gold warranty which covers parts for 2 years.

May follow your advise on the vortex, HD 8970m crossfire is a bit faster, is it not?