Here is my config which arrived last Friday:
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4900MQ (2.80GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
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
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 & KILLER™ 1202 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
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 Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)
Quantity
1
Photos
I will be so cheeky as to refer you to the photos from Niao's review thread. Hope you don't mind Niao. The unboxing pictures are almost identical: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?26637-Vortex-IV-(Clevo-P150SM)-Review
First Impressions
I have waited almost a week to post, as I wanted to run the machine in a little, and give it a thorough test through. I find myself enjoying the the clevo build chassis, and have added a few programs of my own liking:
Office Home and Business 2013 - runs really fast from the SSD
Steam (Only game downloaded - the Counterstrike pack!) (I'm too busy at the moment for gaming, or even a well crafted review)
3D Mark (score later)
Autoruns
CCleaner
(too busy for any proper gaming at the moment - or even a well crafted review... I am waiting for September 3rd when Total War II Rome drops through the letterbox :tank: )
Additional peripherals
Razer Deathadder gaming mouse
Coolermaster Notepal U3 - this has not been delivered yet, and I have had no need for it anyway
Fans and Cooling
Are venting well, and at the moment, the underside of the laptop is cool, with warmish areas at the rear (sorry for the lack of detail, and no actual temperature results - 3D Mark hasn't displayed CPU or GPU temperature
The toughest I've put it through is Counterstrike for 1 hour, and 3dMark Firestrike for the 5 minutes or so that it runs. I have experienced no heat issues from this, after being in operation for general office tasks and the above - the bottom is currently still very cool.
The PSU does get hot, it has been plugged in for 3 hours now - and is warm to the touch where the cable to laptop meets.
Performance
I do have an issue with my 3dMark results... http://http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1018851
I carried out the instructions, but perhaps wasn't quite so diligent in terminating all background processes. I am still in the experimentation stage of getting it up, and would love to see results such as Naio's (in the review above) which is a very similar setup (but with 16gb ram, and a 15.3" chassis). My previous 3d Marks have built up as follows:
4748
4748
4750
4755
Getting better, but I was hoping / expected it to be better than 51% of other results...
Additionally, 3dmark did not display the CPU / GPU temperature. I have a full licence version. I don't know why this is. If anyone can assist - much appreciated, as I'd really like to find these out (through 3dmark) - it is a warm day 33 degrees today! (And I'm sitting inside on my laptop....it must be a good one!)
Ordering / Delivery / Customer Service
Very smooth ordering process. Fast telephone answer times.
Second to none delivery. I went for the 5 day option. Ordered it on Monday morning, it arrived on Friday evening. From initial order to delivery 5 full working days. Incredible! Especially as there was some confusion over the bank transfer. Even so I think that would be the fastest way you would get your rig if you are thinking of ordering. After reading about some horrible wait times on here; I would advise Bank Transfer, with expediated delivery...
Though - it all depends on what you are ordering of course..
The only issues I have had are: No mouse included (as described), and the driver CD sent are for Windows 8, not Windows 7 which is what I have.
Overall, - a well built, solid machine which is more than up to the task (so far..) Great job guys!
I hope this helps anyone considering a similar build. Please ask questions, and give me some advice to crank up that 3dMark score!!
Much love to one and all,
JR W
Built By Ben Wilson
Tested By Mark Bradley
QC'd By Mark Bradley
Packed By Anthony Cunliffe
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4900MQ (2.80GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
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
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 & KILLER™ 1202 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
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 Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£39)
Quantity
1
Photos
I will be so cheeky as to refer you to the photos from Niao's review thread. Hope you don't mind Niao. The unboxing pictures are almost identical: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?26637-Vortex-IV-(Clevo-P150SM)-Review
First Impressions
I have waited almost a week to post, as I wanted to run the machine in a little, and give it a thorough test through. I find myself enjoying the the clevo build chassis, and have added a few programs of my own liking:
Office Home and Business 2013 - runs really fast from the SSD
Steam (Only game downloaded - the Counterstrike pack!) (I'm too busy at the moment for gaming, or even a well crafted review)
3D Mark (score later)
Autoruns
CCleaner
(too busy for any proper gaming at the moment - or even a well crafted review... I am waiting for September 3rd when Total War II Rome drops through the letterbox :tank: )
Additional peripherals
Razer Deathadder gaming mouse
Coolermaster Notepal U3 - this has not been delivered yet, and I have had no need for it anyway
Fans and Cooling
Are venting well, and at the moment, the underside of the laptop is cool, with warmish areas at the rear (sorry for the lack of detail, and no actual temperature results - 3D Mark hasn't displayed CPU or GPU temperature
The toughest I've put it through is Counterstrike for 1 hour, and 3dMark Firestrike for the 5 minutes or so that it runs. I have experienced no heat issues from this, after being in operation for general office tasks and the above - the bottom is currently still very cool.
The PSU does get hot, it has been plugged in for 3 hours now - and is warm to the touch where the cable to laptop meets.
Performance
I do have an issue with my 3dMark results... http://http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1018851
I carried out the instructions, but perhaps wasn't quite so diligent in terminating all background processes. I am still in the experimentation stage of getting it up, and would love to see results such as Naio's (in the review above) which is a very similar setup (but with 16gb ram, and a 15.3" chassis). My previous 3d Marks have built up as follows:
4748
4748
4750
4755
Getting better, but I was hoping / expected it to be better than 51% of other results...
Additionally, 3dmark did not display the CPU / GPU temperature. I have a full licence version. I don't know why this is. If anyone can assist - much appreciated, as I'd really like to find these out (through 3dmark) - it is a warm day 33 degrees today! (And I'm sitting inside on my laptop....it must be a good one!)
Ordering / Delivery / Customer Service
Very smooth ordering process. Fast telephone answer times.
Second to none delivery. I went for the 5 day option. Ordered it on Monday morning, it arrived on Friday evening. From initial order to delivery 5 full working days. Incredible! Especially as there was some confusion over the bank transfer. Even so I think that would be the fastest way you would get your rig if you are thinking of ordering. After reading about some horrible wait times on here; I would advise Bank Transfer, with expediated delivery...
Though - it all depends on what you are ordering of course..
The only issues I have had are: No mouse included (as described), and the driver CD sent are for Windows 8, not Windows 7 which is what I have.
Overall, - a well built, solid machine which is more than up to the task (so far..) Great job guys!
I hope this helps anyone considering a similar build. Please ask questions, and give me some advice to crank up that 3dMark score!!
Much love to one and all,
JR W
Built By Ben Wilson
Tested By Mark Bradley
QC'd By Mark Bradley
Packed By Anthony Cunliffe
At least it means mine was useful at some point