Looking to buy a Gaming Laptop.

[Jiyuu]

What do you think to these specs? I'm trying to stay under £1000. Should I spend more on the CPU and opt for a lower budget GPU or is it fine as it is? Any input would be appreciated because I'm not very tech savvy.

17.3" Skyfire Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Intel Core i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2450M (2.50GHz) 3MB
4GB Samsung 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 Memory (2 x 2GB)
3.0GB nVIDEA GeForce GTX 570M - DirectX 11
500Gb SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
SONY BC-5500H 4x BLURAY COMBO DRIVE & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE

£988 inc VAT

 

[Music Guy123]

Could you please post your full specs? That is good, I would strongly recommend upgrading to a branded hdd though. Also, do you really need blu-ray? I would try to upgrade to an i7 quad core if you can afford it.

 

[Jiyuu]

Seeing as I'm going to have to wait until April to get one of these I decided to spend a little more. Here's the new spec I'm looking at:

Chassis & Display
SkyFire: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
3.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 570M - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
750GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BC-5550H 4x BLURAY COMBO DRIVE & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£59)
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 & INTEL WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
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 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
Laptop Cooling Stands
Zalman ZM-NC3000S Ultimate Cooler, 220mm fan, upto 17.3inch (£35)
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 Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
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 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,325.00 including VAT and delivery.

Any changes you'd recommend?

 

[Music Guy123]

Nice! If you are quick, you can still order one, however, if waiting until april means you will get a better spec, then so be it.