Gaming Laptop

[LanceC09]

Hi everyone,

Im wondering if the set up i have chosen is good enough for what im wanting it for,

it will mainly be used for gaming on games like men of war assault squad 2 and total war games like shogun 2 and rome 2, if anyone has an idea or experience with what kind of settings and fps i should get i would appreciate it if you could tell me, the only other things it will be used for is browsing the web and im currently learning myself programming although i believe you dont need a strong machine to do programming, also im wondering if the dvd drive i have chosen will be able to write dvds.




Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 870M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Free Item
FREE £90 IN-GAME VOUCHER with GTX 650 / 750 /7000M / 8000M Series GPUs
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 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 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1202 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
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 Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL 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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,208.00 including VAT and delivery.

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Im also wondering if anyone can tell me if the Belkin Notebook Sleeve is the correct size for this laptop as it dosent show a size about it when your viewing it.

 

[4ner]

For a laptop an i7 is needed for the better games imo.

 

[keynes]

I would consider dropping the i7 to an i5 as the i7 is unnecessary for gaming. You could then use that money left over to add a 120gb SSD as the boot drive. In my opinion an SSD in a portable gaming rig really is a necessity. Keeping in mind that a CPU upgrade is more difficult than adding an SSD, you could of course still go the other route and add an SSD later and keep the i7 although ,as I said before, the i7 isn't needed for gaming.

This machine as it is will still beast through your games just fine

The mobile i5 is a dual core CPU, the i7-4710mq will be more appropriate considering the games the OP posted. Depending on your budget I would try to push for the gtx 880m.

 

[TheGeeza]

Ah, so it is. My mistake

 

[LanceC09]

The mobile i5 is a dual core CPU, the i7-4710mq will be more appropriate considering the games the OP posted. Depending on your budget I would try to push for the gtx 880m.

I am now considering getting the gtx 880m but is the i7 4710mq a good enough processor for it as I can't go any higher, I'm also a tad bit worried that the gtx 880m will over heat alot more and make more noise and I won't be getting a cooling pad till a later date so I'm wondering if it will be ok with out one, it will only be used on a table though I will never use it on my lap for gaming, it might get used on lap while I'm browsing the web unless they overheat while browsing web on your lap?

 

[keynes]

The CPU will be fine.i would still recommend a cooling pad, for the meantime try to elevate the back of the laptop