Hello People,
I'm planning to buy the new Alienware 17 R4 gaming laptop and have settled on the second most expensive one on offer (mainly because of the customization options and the processor). The starting price is $2,399.99. I want some advice in customizing this. My budget is around $3000.
PROCESSOR:
7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Overclocking up to 4.4GHz ) - No other options for customization. This is also the best and the latest one offered by Alienware as far as I know.
VIDEO CARD:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X - don't want to change this.
DISPLAY:
Alienware 17.3” QHD (2560x1440) 120Hz TN AG 400-nits w/ NVIDIA G-SYNC and Tobii Eye-tracking
VS
17.3 inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display with Tobii IR Eye-tracking
- Please advise!
MEMORY:
32GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (2x16GB)
VS
16GB DDR4 at 2667MHz (2x8GB)
- Please advise!
HARD DRIVE:
128GB M.2 SATA 6Gb/s SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
VS
256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
- Please advise! I'd mainly like to understand the differences between M.2 SATA and PCIe SSD in terms of speed and reliability. The capacity is immaterial as long as it's for boot drive. I use a very limited number of heavy applications.
WIRELESS:
Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
VS
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
- Please advise! Is this some cheap marketing strategy? Is it really worth $25 or does it really make a huge difference
I'm not an avid gamer. But will be using this laptop quite heavily. Hence the requirement of heavy specs and yeah, looks matter; so does size!
I'd appreciate it if you could provide some technical backing to your advice and any additional tips for additional hardware configuration. Thanks in advance!
I'm planning to buy the new Alienware 17 R4 gaming laptop and have settled on the second most expensive one on offer (mainly because of the customization options and the processor). The starting price is $2,399.99. I want some advice in customizing this. My budget is around $3000.
PROCESSOR:
7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Overclocking up to 4.4GHz ) - No other options for customization. This is also the best and the latest one offered by Alienware as far as I know.
VIDEO CARD:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X - don't want to change this.
DISPLAY:
Alienware 17.3” QHD (2560x1440) 120Hz TN AG 400-nits w/ NVIDIA G-SYNC and Tobii Eye-tracking
VS
17.3 inch UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display with Tobii IR Eye-tracking
- Please advise!
MEMORY:
32GB DDR4 at 2400MHz (2x16GB)
VS
16GB DDR4 at 2667MHz (2x8GB)
- Please advise!
HARD DRIVE:
128GB M.2 SATA 6Gb/s SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
VS
256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)
- Please advise! I'd mainly like to understand the differences between M.2 SATA and PCIe SSD in terms of speed and reliability. The capacity is immaterial as long as it's for boot drive. I use a very limited number of heavy applications.
WIRELESS:
Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
VS
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
- Please advise! Is this some cheap marketing strategy? Is it really worth $25 or does it really make a huge difference
I'm not an avid gamer. But will be using this laptop quite heavily. Hence the requirement of heavy specs and yeah, looks matter; so does size!
I'd appreciate it if you could provide some technical backing to your advice and any additional tips for additional hardware configuration. Thanks in advance!