Another Spec Check

[Krackers]

Hi there, this is the spec of the laptop I'm looking to get (hopefully slightly future proof), just wondered if anybody had any notes on the quality of the sound card??

Chassis & Display
Vortex II: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
2GB AMD® Radeon® HD 6990M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)

Memory - Hard Disk
1TB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD10JPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£79)

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 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N NETWORK CARD

USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD

Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 220W AC Adaptor

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

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

Cheers, Krackers

 

[PCS]

Welcome to our forums

Nice spec, well balanced and a gamers dream. The onboard sound is great for the average enthusiast. If you want the very best 5.1 sound though or you're a musician you might wish to consider an external Creative soundcard for the best features/sound quality.

 

[Krackers]

Great stuff thanks!

 

[Tehmoe]

Sound card should be fine, unless you have some nice speaker/headphones to take advantage of a dedicated sound card. Also, do you really need 1tb as the 500gb black drivers are extremely fast.

 

[Music Guy123]

Looks good, just wondering whether the wifi card is really necessary, there have been some dodgy reviews for it. I would reccomend just sticking to the normal one!!! Apart from that, looks like a really solid build!

 

[PotDucky]

Gotta admit i have the Killer Wireles card and it is quite a bit of hassle.

But then I have a very High Speed internet connection, May be more noticeable for people with problems in that area.