Alienware m14x or Razer Blade 14''

[kahlo08]

I can't decide between one of them.... They are both amazingly fast and have a powerful GPU. They have the EXACT same specs. Portability is really important for me. I like to move alot with my laptop in every room. I would like to know how thick is the alienware compared to the razer blade and if I should get a razer blade or a alienware because the alienware cost 500$ less than the razer blade.

 

[kahlo08]

So I changed the PSU as you said for this CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Semi Modular High Performance ... Now I have a 840$ build. Will this be good now?

 

[guitargod213]

drop some of the super expensive razor peripherals and get the 7870...

 

[kahlo08]

Ok so now I have all of this for 867$

Rosewill REDBONE U3 Black SECC Steel USB 3.0, eSATA, 3x 120mm Fans Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

ASUS PCE-N10 PCI Express Wireless Adapter

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Semi Modular High Performance ...

Rosewill RK-100 Black USB Standard Keyboard

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Hanns-G HE247DPB Black 23.6" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor

MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

G.SKILL NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-8GNS

HIS IceQ H787Q2G2M Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

I'd like to know if I will have enough place for 2 7870 to crossfire and if there will be no ventilation problems otherwise I'll have to change the case.

 

[g-unit1111]

Ok so now I have all of this for 867$

Rosewill REDBONE U3 Black SECC Steel USB 3.0, eSATA, 3x 120mm Fans Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

ASUS PCE-N10 PCI Express Wireless Adapter

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Semi Modular High Performance ...

Rosewill RK-100 Black USB Standard Keyboard

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Hanns-G HE247DPB Black 23.6" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor

MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

G.SKILL NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-8GNS

HIS IceQ H787Q2G2M Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

I'd like to know if I will have enough place for 2 7870 to crossfire and if there will be no ventilation problems otherwise I'll have to change the case.

There is no reason to pay $850 for a six year old Phenom II. Get an i5-4430 instead. Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($56.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $803.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-21 15:48 EDT-0400)

That will be a far better use of your budget. You could even go 4670K and still come in under $950. But really don't get a Phenom II. If you need a monitor then get an FX-6350, that's a much newer CPU than the Phenom II is. I don't recommend on any budget paying good money for old hardware:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($56.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $743.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-21 15:50 EDT-0400)

 

[kahlo08]

Ok so now I have all of this for 867$

Rosewill REDBONE U3 Black SECC Steel USB 3.0, eSATA, 3x 120mm Fans Mid Tower Computer Case

Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

ASUS PCE-N10 PCI Express Wireless Adapter

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650M 650W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Semi Modular High Performance ...

Rosewill RK-100 Black USB Standard Keyboard

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Hanns-G HE247DPB Black 23.6" 5ms Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor

MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

G.SKILL NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C11D-8GNS

HIS IceQ H787Q2G2M Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

I'd like to know if I will have enough place for 2 7870 to crossfire and if there will be no ventilation problems otherwise I'll have to change the case.

There is no reason to pay $850 for a six year old Phenom II. Get an i5-4430 instead. Try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($56.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $803.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-21 15:48 EDT-0400)

That will be a far better use of your budget. You could even go 4670K and still come in under $950. But really don't get a Phenom II. If you need a monitor then get an FX-6350, that's a much newer CPU than the Phenom II is. I don't recommend on any budget paying good money for old hardware:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($56.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $743.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-21 15:50 EDT-0400)

If I use the second build and I added a second 7870 will it bottleneck because of the PSU? Will there be heat issues in the case?

 

[blbrd30]

Beacause I want to protability. Sincerly I really find the MSI/ASUS look really ugly. The fans are really huge behind them I don't like that at all and I don't want a gt 650m as a graphics card I want something really good that will last me for years.

was this supposed to be a reply to my post? if it was, then you didn't even read my post

 

[kahlo08]

Beacause I want to protability. Sincerly I really find the MSI/ASUS look really ugly. The fans are really huge behind them I don't like that at all and I don't want a gt 650m as a graphics card I want something really good that will last me for years.

was this supposed to be a reply to my post? if it was, then you didn't even read my post

Yes sorry I didn't know how to use ''quotes'' that time.

 

[g-unit1111]

If I use the second build and I added a second 7870 will it bottleneck because of the PSU? Will there be heat issues in the case?

No the PSU is not an item that causes bottlenecking. But if you want to add a second one later on, you will need to get a higher wattage PSU if that's what you are asking. Heat issues are determined by how your fans are set up and which way your air flows throughout the case. But even the entry level Corsair cases are large and roomy enough that heat won't be an issue.

 

[kahlo08]

If I use the second build and I added a second 7870 will it bottleneck because of the PSU? Will there be heat issues in the case?

No the PSU is not an item that causes bottlenecking. But if you want to add a second one later on, you will need to get a higher wattage PSU if that's what you are asking. Heat issues are determined by how your fans are set up and which way your air flows throughout the case. But even the entry level Corsair cases are large and roomy enough that heat won't be an issue.

Ok so what Wattage I will need for 2 GPU?

 

[blbrd30]

Yes sorry I didn't know how to use ''quotes'' that time.

What I meant was that after reading your response it doesn't even seem like you read my post. I was mainly talking about Sager. You can get a lot more on a Sager than a 650M and they pretty much look like normal laptops. Sager laptops can get as powerful as a laptop can get.

 

[kahlo08]

Yes sorry I didn't know how to use ''quotes'' that time.

What I meant was that after reading your response it doesn't even seem like you read my post. I was mainly talking about Sager. You can get a lot more on a Sager than a 650M and they pretty much look like normal laptops. Sager laptops can get as powerful as a laptop can get.

Oh ok but now it's fine I'm going to build a new pc.

 

[legendp2011]

how did no one mention the Samsung Series 7 Chronos 770Z5E-S01DE Notebook

http/www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsung-Series-7-Chronos-770Z5E-S01DE-Notebook.91341.0.html

great battery life, it's cheaper than these, it's faster, has a better screen, why is it getting overlooked

 

[guitargod213]

how did no one mention the Samsung Series 7 Chronos 770Z5E-S01DE Notebook

http/www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsung-Series-7-Chronos-770Z5E-S01DE-Notebook.91341.0.html

great battery life, it's cheaper than these, it's faster, has a better screen, why is it getting overlooked

because he decided to build a desktop.. did you not read the thread?

 

[legendp2011]

how did no one mention the Samsung Series 7 Chronos 770Z5E-S01DE Notebook

http/www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Samsung-Series-7-Chronos-770Z5E-S01DE-Notebook.91341.0.html

great battery life, it's cheaper than these, it's faster, has a better screen, why is it getting overlooked

because he decided to build a desktop.. did you not read the thread?

yes I did (skimmed it). but had this of been suggested he might have bought a laptop instead, I was just surprised it wasn't even suggested early on

and while yes I have a desktop and a laptop, I can understand the attraction of just a laptop. personally if I could do over I might swap my desktop and laptop for the samsung, despite the fact my desktop is almost 2x the speed. it just lacks the convenience of a laptop

 

[Desmond Knowles]

If I use the second build and I added a second 7870 will it bottleneck because of the PSU? Will there be heat issues in the case?

No the PSU is not an item that causes bottlenecking. But if you want to add a second one later on, you will need to get a higher wattage PSU if that's what you are asking. Heat issues are determined by how your fans are set up and which way your air flows throughout the case. But even the entry level Corsair cases are large and roomy enough that heat won't be an issue.

Ok so what Wattage I will need for 2 GPU?

Here's a link to work out what wattage you'll need.
http/www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
Good luck with your build, I did notice you had a PCI wifi card in your build, why not get a motherboard with wifi built in?
For online gaming I could only recommend running a cable tho.