Octane II Spec - any advice welcome.

[Bradden]

Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM, DirectX® 12, G-SYNC
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD BLUE 2.5" WD10JPVX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
M.2 SSD Drive
128GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2000MB/R, 650MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Samsung Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS (1 x POWERED) + 1 e-SATA/USB 3.0 PORT COMBINED
Battery
2 x Octane Series Battery Pack, 82WH (One Spare)
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) Professional DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Promotional Item
FREE RAINBOW SIX OR ASSASSINS CREED with select GTX 9 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1


Thinking of buying the above.. Please let me know what you think.

I would have preferred the GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-7265 M.2 (300Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
but it's not available as an option currently.

Thanks

 

[keynes]

Intended use? Budget?

 

[Bradden]

Gaming and general use// internet. email.. document .. budget £1750 icl.
If it wasn't for the gaming though I'd be looking at a much lower budget.. nothing else I do really pushes a machine.

 

[Stephen M]

I would consider changing the HDD to a WD Black 7200rpm drive, they are very much quicker than standard HDDs and also a good reliable drive. The downside is they are only 750GB, don't know how much storage you want, although if more you could add a second. I have an Octane with an m2 and two WD Blacks and it works well. Also, perhaps a slightly bigger SSD, if you intend housing the OS and main games on it.

 

[Bradden]

Thanks.. cost wise there is't much difference between HDD's .. is there really much improvement with the WD 7200? I read reviews which said the WD Blue was fairly quick for a 5400? I'd prefer the greater storage but not if it becomes a bottleneck on perfomance

Thanks

 

[Stephen M]

I have not used the WD Blue, although have heard it is a good drive but the Black at 7200 will be very noticeably faster plus as you have an m2 SSD there is always the option of adding a second HDD if needed. Not sure if you are aware but PCS allow you to open up the machine and work on it/add stuff without voiding the warranty, so the second HDD choice does not have to be made now.

 

[Bradden]

Hmm... good point I hadn't though of... 7200 HDD it is then. Thanks