Opinions on laptop?

[Crisis uk]

Look's like I'm buying the Mrs a laptop for xmas and was after a little help with configuring one.

For a bit of information, it's mainly to play WoW and the Sims...however, she is really into the Dragon Age series and is looking forward to Dragon Age 3 so she would like to be able to play it on decent settings, not necessarily at ultra but high would be nice. She only really plays RPG's and nothing else, I know this is a generic selection of games but you get the gist of it.

Anyway, this is what I've come up with so far. I haven't really got a clue about chassis' but she said she likes the look of this one and its 17" which is what she wants (no innuendo meant)

Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770M - 3.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
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® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire 1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Cable 1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC 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

This is from PC Specialist

 

[iNova]

1.) Why did you post this thread twice?
2.) looks pretty good, other then if its for gaming, I would recommend a 7.1 Surround Sound Card.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I'd recommend having one custom built to your needs

http/forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/91510-clevo-guide-v2-0-faq-reseller-info.html

CLEVO is a large Taiwanese computer company specializing in laptops. While the Clevo brand name is perhaps not widely known, their products are re-branded and sold by known boutique brand OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers)… notably Sager, VoodooPC, Falcon Northwest, Eurocom, etc. They are also considered (by whoever knows about notebooks) to design and manufacturer the best of the best notebooks in terms of superior build quality and innovative designs.

i get em here:
http/www.lpc-digital.com/notebooks.html

The 170SM starts at about $1365 "before discounts"
It has 7.1 sound and better memory situation with matched pair of modules.

http/www.lpc-digital.com/sager-np8270.html
17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with MATTE Surface (1920 x 1080)
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 X 4GB (Matched Pair)
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 770M 3GB GDDR5 Memory
750GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
6X Blu-ray Reader/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
Gigabit LAN
9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD/SDHC/SDXC)
7.1CH audio output Sound Blaster X-FI® MB 3
Internal 802.11 B+G+N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth Combo Module
1 USB 2.0 Port, 3 USB 3.0 Ports (One powered USB port, AC/DC). 1 eSATA Port (USB 3.0 combo)
1 Mini-IEEE 1394a Por
Genuine Microsoft Windows® 8 64-Bit Edition installed
Fully licensed Genuine OS DVD (from MS), Not a Rescue CD
Full Range 230W AC Adapter AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, DC output 19.5V, 11.8A
Removable 8 cells smart Lithium-Ion battery pack 76.96Wh
Free Delivery
$1489 as configured abive


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