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ijm85

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Hello,

Im very new to PC gaming and was wondering if someone could take a look at this spec and let me know if it is any good for gaming.

Thanks in advance

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3740QM (2.70GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB 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 INTEL® ULTIMATE-N 6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 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
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/optimusIV-17/TRuxO3CIWO/
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
Your spec looks fine to me. It obviously depends what games you play and how good you want them to perform though.

Head over to here http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-660M.71859.0.html and check to see if the benchmarks look like they're something you can live with. These are only rough guides as the systems used to get these bench's are probably going to differ from yours. You can see the systems used by clicking on the 'fps' values in the game benchmarks section at the bottom of the page.

I would always advise you take out the Silver Warranty as well, for £5 its a bargain, and if you can stretch to another £12/19, get the Dead Pixel Gaurantee. I needed it.

You won't go far wrong with PCS though, I'm chuffed with my Vortex III :)
 
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ijm85

Member
Thanks for the Reply. Looking to Play Skyrim and Battlefield and also the new Rome Total war game. So hopefully this should suffice? Would like them to run reasonably well. :)
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
Yeah just having a quick glance it looks like you'll be able to Skyrim and Battlefield 3 at High settings anywhere between 30-50fps which is decent. 60fps is the the golden number we all strive for! But it will be perfectly playable at 30fps (which is what consoles run at I believe).
 
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ijm85

Member
Thanks for the advice. Anyone else anything more to offer? Otherwise think ill buy this.

Thanks :)
 
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ijm85

Member
Also had another quick mess around. This one is slightly more money. Would it be better?

Chassis & Display
SkyFire:17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD7500BPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 4 in 1 Card Reader (SDXC/MMC/MS/XD)
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 INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 3 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
SkyFire Series 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 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
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 720P 30 FPS HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1


Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/skyFireII/X5y3n_wvYS/


Thanks :)
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
The gfx card is now considerably better, possibly by 30%, and whilst you have gone for a lesser I7, it wouldn't make a great deal of difference. So I would say this is a better spec. It's always about how much cash you can throw at it, is this your top budget? With this spec though I would look at changing the HDD to a Scorpio black so you keep good load times which the momentus in your previous spec would have provided. The best way to go is get a SSD big enough for windows and critical program's and perhaps even a couple of games, say 180GB, then a standard HDD for everything else. Obviously this is more cash, so it's just about how much you can afford really.
 
kruppsy

kruppsy

Master
If you bought a standard HDD and wanted to change it to a better/bigger standard HDD I think that can be done. I honestly don't know if you can change a standard HDD to a SSD + standard HDD configuration. Hopefully someone else will know.

If quick load times aren't that much of a big deal to you then stick to the best 7200rpm HDD you can afford.
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
ijm85 said:
Yea that's pretty much my top budget. Would I be able to change the HD in the future?
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You will be able to upgrade to a better hard drive or SSD in future.The SkyFire 17.3" has two hard drive bays,so you could install another HDD for storage and keep the original as the OS drive.
Alternatively you could add an SSD or a better HDD,install the OS on it and use the original hard drive for storage.
 
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