Good deal for £816 gaming laptop?

[user1200]

I'm wondering if this is the best deal I can get for £816 - http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

I've changed:
processor - 4710MQ
memory - 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Impact (is there any difference to the other Kingston 8GB?
storage - 750GB 7200RPM (the 1TB hybrid drive is only a bit more, should I get that?)
bluetooth and wireless - AC-7260

Is this the best I can get for the money?
If this option is the best should I change anything else?

 

[i7Baby]

Have a look around eg http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GE60-2PC-030UK-Notebook-i7-4700HQ/dp/B00J2PLG3E/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012308&sr=1-3

 

[Guest]

I'm wondering if this is the best deal I can get for £816 - http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

I've changed:
processor - 4710MQ
memory - 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Impact (is there any difference to the other Kingston 8GB?
storage - 750GB 7200RPM (the 1TB hybrid drive is only a bit more, should I get that?)
bluetooth and wireless - AC-7260

Is this the best I can get for the money?
If this option is the best should I change anything else?

RAM Speed is the last thing you'd ever worry about, benchmarks show less than 2% difference between high-end to low-end ram, let alone real perfomance, it's not even noticeable if there's really any speedup. Just go with the cheaper RAM, 1600mhz from any known brand should be okay.

yes, that's a good deal for your budget

 

[GRUxTSAR]

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GX60-3CC-295UK-A10-5750M-Bluetooth/dp/B00IYETZSM/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012563&sr=1-12&keywords=msi+gaming+laptop

1tb HDD + 128gb SSD and Radeon M290X which is better than a GTX 860M

 

[user1200]

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GX60-3CC-295UK-A10-5750M-Bluetooth/dp/B00IYETZSM/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012563&sr=1-12&keywords=msi+gaming+laptop

1tb HDD + 128gb SSD and Radeon M290X which is better than a GTX 860M

Thanks, I'm liking the SSD and better video card but the processor is significantly worse than the 4700MQ - http/cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-vs-AMD-A10-5750M

I'm worried the processor will act as a bottleneck, as I've looked at benchmarks and recommendations which say that anything less than the 4700MQ for the 860M will be a bottleneck. As the 290X is even better, I'll need something at least as good as the 4700MQ.

 

[user1200]

I'm wondering if this is the best deal I can get for £816 - http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

I've changed:
processor - 4710MQ
memory - 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Impact (is there any difference to the other Kingston 8GB?
storage - 750GB 7200RPM (the 1TB hybrid drive is only a bit more, should I get that?)
bluetooth and wireless - AC-7260

Is this the best I can get for the money?
If this option is the best should I change anything else?

RAM Speed is the last thing you'd ever worry about, benchmarks show less than 2% difference between high-end to low-end ram, let alone real perfomance, it's not even noticeable if there's really any speedup. Just go with the cheaper RAM, 1600mhz from any known brand should be okay.

yes, that's a good deal for your budget

Both 8GB options are are 1600mhz but they have different names so I'm curious if like one is designed for games and one for editing or something.

 

[Guest]

I'm wondering if this is the best deal I can get for £816 - http/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

I've changed:
processor - 4710MQ
memory - 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Impact (is there any difference to the other Kingston 8GB?
storage - 750GB 7200RPM (the 1TB hybrid drive is only a bit more, should I get that?)
bluetooth and wireless - AC-7260

Is this the best I can get for the money?
If this option is the best should I change anything else?

RAM Speed is the last thing you'd ever worry about, benchmarks show less than 2% difference between high-end to low-end ram, let alone real perfomance, it's not even noticeable if there's really any speedup. Just go with the cheaper RAM, 1600mhz from any known brand should be okay.

yes, that's a good deal for your budget

Both 8GB options are are 1600mhz but they have different names so I'm curious if like one is designed for games and one for editing or something.

Nope, the only thing a RAM brand can be better than another on is reliability and quality (if it will break soon or not, for example)

 

[dasulman]

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GX60-3CC-295UK-A10-5750M-Bluetooth/dp/B00IYETZSM/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012563&sr=1-12&keywords=msi+gaming+laptop

1tb HDD + 128gb SSD and Radeon M290X which is better than a GTX 860M

Thanks, I'm liking the SSD and better video card but the processor is significantly worse than the 4700MQ - http/cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-vs-AMD-A10-5750M

I'm worried the processor will act as a bottleneck, as I've looked at benchmarks and recommendations which say that anything less than the 4700MQ for the 860M will be a bottleneck. As the 290X is even better, I'll need something at least as good as the 4700MQ.

that amd CPU does bottleneck the r9 m290x to the point that its benchmarks become worse than the 860M with the I7. I wouldn't touch it.

 

[Guest]

http/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GX60-3CC-295UK-A10-5750M-Bluetooth/dp/B00IYETZSM/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012563&sr=1-12&keywords=msi+gaming+laptop

1tb HDD + 128gb SSD and Radeon M290X which is better than a GTX 860M

Thanks, I'm liking the SSD and better video card but the processor is significantly worse than the 4700MQ - http/cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-vs-AMD-A10-5750M

I'm worried the processor will act as a bottleneck, as I've looked at benchmarks and recommendations which say that anything less than the 4700MQ for the 860M will be a bottleneck. As the 290X is even better, I'll need something at least as good as the 4700MQ.

that amd CPU does bottleneck the r9 m290x to the point that its benchmarks become worse than the 860M with the I7. I wouldn't touch it.

Same, I'd rather have the 860m + i7

 

[user1200]

Okay cool, I'll go with this option. A finally question, should I get the 1TB hybrid hard drive? It's only a bit more than the 750GB 7200RPM but it's also only 5400RPM so I'm wondering if it'll actually be faster.

 

[Guest]

Okay cool, I'll go with this option. A finally question, should I get the 1TB hybrid hard drive? It's only a bit more than the 750GB 7200RPM but it's also only 5400RPM so I'm wondering if it'll actually be faster.

check how many slots for HDD/SDD the laptop has, I am pretty sure you're better off buying a 750GB @ 7200rpm mechanical Hard Drive and then buying an small SSD in the future

edit: *SSD