Advice for a laptop build

[destructor966]

I am currently interested in buying a laptop, However I have no knowledge of what makes a good laptop, only desktops. The laptop is not for me and it would probably be used for light gaming and mainly just a responsive laptop. I mainly want to know about which processor and GPU would be best for my money as I don't want it to cost more than £800 but would like one that is fast and can play a few games. If anything it would be more of a general use laptop for my brother. If anything, the GPU doesn't matter an awful lot since any games can be played on my desktop which has a Phenom II X6 1100t and Amd 6870's in crossfire. Any advice on components would be helpful and also on what case to have. Also is the screen resolution for laptop worth upgrading it to 1920 x 1080?

 

[Music Guy123]

This looks like what you will need, the only thing is the RAM, 4GB should be enough but you may want to get 1x4GB stick rather than 2x2GB. This would give you the opportunity to upgrade later, the only problem is that it is a little slower. Anyway here is the spec:

Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M - 2GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
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 (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W Adaptor (GT 540M) / 120W Adaptor (GT 555M)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £798.00 including VAT and delivery.

This proccessor is very good and should cope easily for what it looks like you are going to use this for. The graphics card is good for games and will be more than enough for what you need. For the screen, I definately reccommend the 1920x1080 and you can't downgrade the screen spec on this laptop chassis anyway. Best of luck!!!!

 

[destructor966]

Thanks for the help. ram is the least of my worries since my current computer has 16gb and the laptop wont be running any memory intensive tasks.