Worth it?

[bluhefner]

Hello guys, so I'm buying a new laptop and I have been wondering if this will be a good price? I could not find anything cheaper that would offer the same hardware as this at the same price point. Also worth mentioning that you will get 2 years free insurance.

System Overview

Case: Graphite LG20 - 17.3" 1920x1080 Screen NVIDIA Optimus Premium Onkyo 2.1 Speakers Backlit Keyboard HDMI Output 2.0MP Webcam 300Mb s Wireless & Bluetooth
CPU - Intel Ivy Bridge 3rd Generation Core Processors: Intel Core i7 3630QM 2.4GHz quad-core 6MB Cache - HT & 3.4GHz TB
Memory - DDR3: 16GB Total (4x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz, 2 selected
Graphics Card: Dual 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970Ms configured in CrossFireX!
Sound Card: 5.1 Sound Blaster X-Fi
Hard Drive or Solid State Drive: 750GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Solid State 7200rpm
Optical Drives: Sony BD-5750H Slim Blu-Ray & DVD Writer
Wireless: Killer Wireless-N 1103 3x3 450Mbps
Additional Battery: 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - 5 200mAh 89.21WH
Operating system: *Operating System Not Required* (System Tested under Windows 7)
Lead Time: LG20 Gaming Laptop built configured tested and delivered within 5 working days.

Final price: £1,494.62

Thanks for your replies

 

[darth pravus]

That's a pretty decent price for the spec to be honest. Couldn't imagine you'd find it any cheaper.

Obviously a desktop would kill it but if you need a laptop you need a laptop.

 

[bluhefner]

I know desktop would offer even 3x cf 7970 for the same price point not to mention that I could easily fit 3770k into it as well including new hybrid drive from seagate. But I need a laptop as I'm going university soon so I don't really have a choice. The website I got it from is 3xs scan. Thanks for your reply if you know any other websites I could get something with simmiliar specs for better price please let me know.

 

[bluhefner]

I was also wondering, wouldn't it be worth it to wait for new GPU'S to come out from AMD?

 

[darth pravus]

That might be some time to be honest and it will be at a huge price bump. They have already rebranded some of their stock to the 8000 with no performance jump in the mobile sector.

 

[bluhefner]

But if they come out won't they replace 7970m cf with 8970 cf? That's what worries me the most.

 

[bluhefner]

Obviously I'm not sure about the price difference that it will have...

 

[darth pravus]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6571/amd-releases-full-product-specifications-for-radeon-8000m-series

 

[bluhefner]

So I'm guessing it is worth the wait?

 

[darth pravus]

Maybe. It's a new arch but you may have to wait a long time before they actually release and get any decent xfire models out.

 

[bluhefner]

Argh I don't really have time for that, too hyped about it already ) okay thanks for your help

 

[darth pravus]

No problem. Enjoy your beast laptop with a 20 minute battery life 😉

 

[chugot9218]

Yeah, that's the prob with "gaming laptops", to actually get a good gaming session in you need to park at an outlet anyways.

 

[bluhefner]

I don't care about battery hehe ^^ and going to wait 2 more weeks to see what happens ) okay thanks for your replies ^^ just cooling that bothers me but chasis is clevo based so i dont think there will be a problem

 

[chugot9218]

It is going to be hotter than heck as well I would guess, just so ya know, might want to invest in a cooling pad if you plan to game on your lap ever.

 

[bluhefner]

Any recommendations?

 

[chugot9218]

Umm, buy a desktop for gaming??? LoL, I dunno, I built a desktop at the time I was thinking about cooling pads for my laptop, they have lots with integrated fans and power ports, just look for a decently reviewed one on amazon or newegg.

 

[bluhefner]

Umm, buy a desktop for gaming??? LoL, I dunno, I built a desktop at the time I was thinking about cooling pads for my laptop, they have lots with integrated fans and power ports, just look for a decently reviewed one on amazon or newegg.

Unfortunately I can't as I'm going university 🙁

 

[chugot9218]

I brought a desktop to school, any class I actually needed a PC in had one available for me in the classroom, the classes I didn't need a PC in my laptop was an unneeded distraction hah, and I don't even facebook. Those mini-itx builds they been advertising on the front page are pretttty sweet (looking even better after Asus announced the possibility of a shortened 670)!

 

[bluhefner]

Yes but I don't trust universities )) don't want to build expensive computer just to have it stolen,,,,il rather have a laptop that I can put away ?