New laptop advice?

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Conger88

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ok I was recommended use this site for my new laptop purchase, I wanna splash out so thinkin ov going for the

17.3" Vortex III Elite or 17.3" Vortex III E3D

but I dont see the the big benefit in going for the more expensive laptop the E3D. Can someone give me best advice on what I should go for?

Thanks
 
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eruditionfish

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As far as I understand, the biggest difference is that the E3D has a 3D-capable display, and does not give you the option to choose a different display or a different pair of GPUs. So if you want 3D, you'd want that one. If you don't want 3D and/or prefer the Radeon 7970 or NVIDIA Quadro GPU, then you'd want the regular Elite.
 
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Conger88

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Iv never used nor seen the 3d display, is it good? / worth the extra money? Im thinkin now that just the elite might be best option?
 
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Conger88

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Update*

They got back to me regards the Memory and 32GB is possible with my spec machine and has been installed.

I also made a sub order for the thermal paste, warranty, and faster hard drive. And removed the office suite trial...In more good news its in Testing and config stage now :D

And he said theres a chance it could go out today and if it does il have it for the 24th! :D

Gidddddddy now
 
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vanthus

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Conger88 said:
Update*They got back to me regards the Memory and 32GB is possible with my spec machine and has been installed.
Click to expand...
Sorry if I misinformed you.I was always under the impression Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit can only support a maximum of 16GB of Physical Memory.
 
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Conger88

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No problem! I wasnt sure! I went for the 32gbs in the end. I know its crazy and way too much but its in dispatch stage now so I dont want to hold it up! :)

Could have it for the 24th be epic..
 
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vanthus

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I find it strange this warning appears with your spec when selecting 32GB Samsung 1600 MHz memory but not 32GB Kingston 1600 MHz.
"We've checked your specification for compatibility. Please consider our advice below before proceeding:
Unfortunately, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit can only support a maximum of 16GB of Physical Memory. Having more than this will not cause any problems but your system will be unable to use anything over 16GB.
If you wish to utilize more than 16GB of RAM please change your operating system to 64bit versions of Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate."
 
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Conger88

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this is my finialised order

Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3840QM (2.80GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM) 32GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD10JPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

Change to: 750GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
1st 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 STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Change to: ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Sound Card Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + 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 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition

Change to: NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Change to: NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Laptop Cooling Stands NONE
Carry Case Tech Air 17.3" Classic Backpack (£23)
Monitor NONE
Keyboard & Mouse INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Change to: 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Home Installation NONE
Dead Pixel Guarantee NONE
Insurance 1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery 2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£19)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
 
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vanthus

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Hope you enjoy,though I still can't see how it could handle 32GB Kingston ram and not Samsung as I thought it was the operating system that determined the limitation,and as far as I know it's 16GB ram limit for windows 7 64 bit home premium.
 
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vanthus

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Seems I was correct,you won't be able to utelise 32GB of ram,with windows 7 home premium 64 bit,only 16GB max,it was a bug on the configurator and has been corrected by PCS.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?21799-Ram-question&p=182949#post182949
So as I said you would need to change the operating system from home premium to Professional or ultimate 64 bit to to get the benefit of more than 16GB of ram,or alternatively if you want to keep home premium,drop to 16GB ram as 32GB would just be a waste of money.
 
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Conger88

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Wow.... : o well my order is allready done and I am expecting delivery tomorrow! :/ so basically I paid for something I wont be able to use.... :/

I could upgrade the OS myself to Pro or ultimate I guess....? But still I should have spent the extra cash in other areas

Thanks for checking this up for me
 
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vanthus

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Alternatively,you could still upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for £14.99.Offer ends sometime in January.
 
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Conger88

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Laptop arrived on Friday 28th! :D Happy out! quick question - on my old laptop I had a hotkey for volume f8 or something for plus and minus volume....

Anyone know what the hotkey is on the elite laptops?
 
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Razor1911

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I never used thus i cant help you in this regards. But i guess, if you bought this one, they you should have bought after full consideration. But i don't think it should be too bad as you are claiming it to be.
 
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