Optimus III 17.3" For around £700.

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saulux

Member
Good afternoon all.

I'm in need of new Laptop for medium gaming. My budget is around £700 and I would like to hear your opinion about these spec:

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3210M (2.50GHz) 3MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB 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® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Battery
Optimus/Voyager Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED 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)

Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days

Price: £677 Inc. VAT
Any feedback appriciated.
 
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Adli

Enthusiast
you can drop the 8GB 1600MHz RAM down to the 8GB 1333MHz version without any noticeable impact, to save a few pounds.
the Core i7-3610QM (quad core) is slighty cheaper than the dual core i5 processor you have chosen, and will make your CPU a lot more future-capable.
DEFINITELY get the Silver Warranty for £5.
i assume you have your own OS, since you have chosen to buy the laptop without it?

this spec might suit you:


Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB 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® N130 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Battery
Optimus/Voyager Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Notebook 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)

Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days

£716 inc VAT and Delivery.
 
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saulux

Member
Thank you for your answer Adli. Processor was the main thing I wasn't sure about, those were the two I was considering. About the RAM - I could as well get the Kingston Hyper-X, they're only +13GBP. Thank you for your advice.
 
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Adli

Enthusiast
yes, the 1600MHz RAM is fine to get if you want to spend a little more. you might need to set it to run at 1600MHz as from what i have read, it arrives clocked at 1333MHz. 8GB of it is fine for gaming, you only need more than 8GB if you are using heavy creative/rendering programs such as CAD or Creative Suite.

the i5 dual-core processor is fine for current gaming, but it would be good to have a Quad Core in the future as more software becomes optimised for Quad Core processors. Laptops are harder to upgrade than Desktops, so choosing a Quad Core now will save having to buy a new Laptop/expensive upgrade later.
 
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saulux

Member
As I can see you're currently using system that you suggested me, can you tell me something more about it? How capable of running games is it and maybe some reviews about build quality, because I'm really considering to order it tomorrow. 8 GB of RAM will be more than enough for me since I'm not doing anything else than playing the games, surfing the internet and sometimes working in Microsoft Office.
 
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Adli

Enthusiast
i assume that you are going to buy Microsoft Office, an Operating System and an Anti-Virus via student discount, or via free programs like Microsoft Security Essentials?
 
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saulux

Member
My father works in company that's connected with IT and data analysis that requires using MS Excel and stuff like that, and he can get OS and MS with huge discounts. And about Anti-Virus, I've decided to buy ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5. I like that it's not so much resource hungry and easy to use.
 
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