Looking to get a vortex 3

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tectic

Member
Looking for some advice
I am thinking of buying a vortex 3 and upgrading from my Rock extreme CTX pro
I will be using for gaming and movies also I travel a lot.
I am used to carrying the 17" 3.5kg Rock so no problems there
But I am unsure as to wait for the Nvidia 680 or go with a 675 as they are available
also not sure about the AUO Matte screen or just a standard screen

Below is the proposed spec any thoughts ??


Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB

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

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 675M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
480GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD10JPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
SONY BC-5550H 4x BLURAY COMBO DRIVE & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE

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
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Surround 5.1 PRO External (£69)

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

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 & 220W AC Adaptor

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

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 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
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£59)
 
J

jayOverkill

Member
as u have not mentioned your budget....nothing could be said.And regarding the wait for 680m....it is worth it as it has significant increase in performance over the 675m.If u want something more then wait for the sli and crossfire compatible laptops coming soon to pc specialist.
 
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vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
It's really up to yourself whether to wait on the 680,but the 675 is a pretty good card.
The choice of screen is also a personal preference really,I havent experienced the difference but the AUO screen has some very good reports on the forums.
Windows home premium will suffice unless you need any of the extra options with ultimate,check here for the comparisons.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/products/compare
Having said that it's a very nice build.
 
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