Hi All,
I bought my current machine around 5 years ago and at the time I think it was pretty top of the range. My primary use at the time of purchase was for gaming, but as is often the way I rarely get time to play games now and so I do not test the capabilities of my machine very often. I'm thinking of buying a new laptop but before I start taking a serious look, I would really appreciate some advice to see how my current set up compares to current technology. Am I way behind the times with my current machine or would it still perform admirably against a mid range 2017 laptop? Essentially some sort of benchmark would be really useful. .
Current spec:
Chassis & Display Vortex II:17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU): Intel® CoreTMi7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM): 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card: 1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
Memory: 1st Hard Disk 500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & 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: Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options: 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery: Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
How would this stack up against a current mid range 2017 machine? My current use is primarily day to day internet usage, downloading, working with office etc. Even using that, the fans start blowing pretty hard and it gets super hot. It may just need a good clean out, but I also wonder if it's just time for a replacement that would be suited for that, plus the occasional game now and then.
Thank you!
I bought my current machine around 5 years ago and at the time I think it was pretty top of the range. My primary use at the time of purchase was for gaming, but as is often the way I rarely get time to play games now and so I do not test the capabilities of my machine very often. I'm thinking of buying a new laptop but before I start taking a serious look, I would really appreciate some advice to see how my current set up compares to current technology. Am I way behind the times with my current machine or would it still perform admirably against a mid range 2017 laptop? Essentially some sort of benchmark would be really useful. .
Current spec:
Chassis & Display Vortex II:17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU): Intel® CoreTMi7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2670QM (2.20GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM): 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card: 1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
Memory: 1st Hard Disk 500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & 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: Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options: 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery: Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
How would this stack up against a current mid range 2017 machine? My current use is primarily day to day internet usage, downloading, working with office etc. Even using that, the fans start blowing pretty hard and it gets super hot. It may just need a good clean out, but I also wonder if it's just time for a replacement that would be suited for that, plus the occasional game now and then.
Thank you!