Dell Gaming Laptop

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alexaedita

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Title says it all.

Just looking to build one to play latest games full res.
Wanna spend about 3k.

Here's what I came up with. Would you experts take a brief look and see if this would cut it. Suggestions are very welcome.


Thanks


XPS 17

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-840QM (1.86GHz, 8 threads, turbo boost up to 3.2Ghz, 8M cache)
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 445M 3GB graphics with TV Tunер
BATTERY OPTIONS 92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
MEMORY 16GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
HARD DRIVE 1.28TB (2 x 640GB 7200 RPM HDD)
WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
BLUETOOTH Dell Bluetooth 3.0
OPTICAL DRIVE Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) edit
KEYBOARD Backlit Keyboard - English

Price 2400$
 
sounds good.
Are you building the HDD's to run in RAID? Also ensure that you are running at 7200 RPM. you may also want to look into SSD for OS and 7200 RPM HDD for data storage.

Something that looks awkward to me is the RAM. I have never seen a laptop run over 8 GB. Not saying that you cant get a 8 GB ram card, but I have never seen one. These laptops only have 2 DIMMS to install ram, so you are limited on your options.
 
wolfeking said:
sounds good.
Are you building the HDD's to run in RAID? Also ensure that you are running at 7200 RPM. you may also want to look into SSD for OS and 7200 RPM HDD for data storage.

Something that looks awkward to me is the RAM. I have never seen a laptop run over 8 GB. Not saying that you cant get a 8 GB ram card, but I have never seen one. These laptops only have 2 DIMMS to install ram, so you are limited on your options.
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Well, not really. It comes with 1T HDD, but the only reason I think of getting an upgrade, is to gain some extra space.
Same with RAM. Comes with 8GB standart, but their's an option to get 16.
I assume they tested it.

The only thing is the new i7 Core. And that's primarly why I asked.

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-17/pd?oc=dndojx4&model_id=xps-17
 
You can spend $1,500 and have more powerful components if you build a desktop system...

Also, I don't think you can have more than one hard drive in a laptop.

More memory doesn't mean better, but it will allow you to do extreme multitasking (for example, having more than one game at a time open and switching between them as you wish)
 
linkin said:
You can spend $1,500 and have more powerful components if you build a desktop system...

Also, I don't think you can have more than one hard drive in a laptop.

More memory doesn't mean better, but it will allow you to do extreme multitasking (for example, having more than one game at a time open and switching between them as you wish)
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You're absolutely correct. The only problem I need a mobile device , not stationary. Money is not the issue here. Like I said I can go up to 3k easy.

I go by what their menu offers. Like I said, I assume that they can put 2 HDDS in.

What do you think about video card?
 
The only problem I've got with that laptop is the battery and the hard drives.

Yes, you can have more than 1 hard drive in certain laptops. I just wouldn't use two 640gb drives; I'd get one 1TB drive and a SSD as a boot/program drive. The SSD would also cut down on noise and power usage somewhat.

My problem with the battery is it is only a 9-cell battery. I know I've seen laptops with 12 cells and with the power that laptop will be drawing, it could definitely use those extra 3 cells.
 
i could build a desktop with the same range components and it would cost £600/$940 - which is a $1400 difference, i definetly aint getting that, and as soon as you've dropped it the day after warranty ur screwed
 
Are you kidding?
You want to spend $2400 on a machine with GT445m???

What you need is something with core i7 with GTX 480m/ 5870 and SSD + Seagate Momentus XT for storage, 4- 8GB RAM.
Probably Sager NP8850/Clevo W880CU

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=17560

GAMING NOTEBOOK Clevo W880CU Core™i7 Gaming Notebook, 17.3" Full HD TFT Glossy LCD, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 480M 2GB Graphics $2794.37

CLEVO W880CU Core™ i7 Notebook Barebone, Intel® PM55, 17.3" Full HD TFT Glossy, DVD±RW SM, BT, FPR, PCIe x16 MXM-III Discrete Graphics
INTEL Core™ i7-820QM Quad-Core 1.73GHz, 2.5 GT/s, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm, 45W, OEM
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 High-Performance Thermal Compound, Electrically Non-Conductive
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 480M 2GB GDDR5 Mobile Graphics Card for W880CU
SUPERTALENT 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM SODIMM, Non-ECC
OCZ 90GB Agility 2 SSD, MLC SandForce SF-1200, 285/275 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
SEAGATE 500GB Momentus® XT, 7200 RPM, 32MB cache, 4GB Hybrid SLC SSD, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s NCQ, OEM
RAID No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
CLEVO Blu-Ray Burner and Super-Multi DVD±RW Optical Drive for Clevo W870CU / W880CU
NETWORK Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Card
INTEL Centrino® Ultimate-N 6200 Wireless Card, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, 11/54/300 Mbps, Internal PCIe Half Mini Card
CLEVO Internal Bluetooth for W870CU / W880CU Notebooks (Included)
MODEM 56K V90/92 Fax/Modem (Integrated)
NOTEBOOK ACCESSORY AC Adapter 100-240V (Included)
NONE Standard Carrying Case for Notebook Included
NOTEBOOK ACCESSORY Built-in Fingerprint Reader (Included)
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, OEM
SERVICE System Binder
WARRANTY Standard 1 Year Warranty for Clevo Notebooks
 
daisymtc said:
Are you kidding?
You want to spend $2400 on a machine with GT445m???

What you need is something with core i7 with GTX 480m/ 5870 and SSD + Seagate Momentus XT for storage, 4- 8GB RAM.
Probably Sager NP8850/Clevo W880CU

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=17560

GAMING NOTEBOOK Clevo W880CU Core™i7 Gaming Notebook, 17.3" Full HD TFT Glossy LCD, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 480M 2GB Graphics $2794.37

CLEVO W880CU Core™ i7 Notebook Barebone, Intel® PM55, 17.3" Full HD TFT Glossy, DVD±RW SM, BT, FPR, PCIe x16 MXM-III Discrete Graphics
INTEL Core™ i7-820QM Quad-Core 1.73GHz, 2.5 GT/s, 8MB L3 Cache, 45nm, 45W, OEM
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 High-Performance Thermal Compound, Electrically Non-Conductive
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 480M 2GB GDDR5 Mobile Graphics Card for W880CU
SUPERTALENT 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM SODIMM, Non-ECC
OCZ 90GB Agility 2 SSD, MLC SandForce SF-1200, 285/275 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
SEAGATE 500GB Momentus® XT, 7200 RPM, 32MB cache, 4GB Hybrid SLC SSD, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s NCQ, OEM
RAID No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
CLEVO Blu-Ray Burner and Super-Multi DVD±RW Optical Drive for Clevo W870CU / W880CU
NETWORK Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Card
INTEL Centrino® Ultimate-N 6200 Wireless Card, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, 11/54/300 Mbps, Internal PCIe Half Mini Card
CLEVO Internal Bluetooth for W870CU / W880CU Notebooks (Included)
MODEM 56K V90/92 Fax/Modem (Integrated)
NOTEBOOK ACCESSORY AC Adapter 100-240V (Included)
NONE Standard Carrying Case for Notebook Included
NOTEBOOK ACCESSORY Built-in Fingerprint Reader (Included)
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, OEM
SERVICE System Binder
WARRANTY Standard 1 Year Warranty for Clevo Notebooks
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You're suggesting that video card too weak?
 
Bacon said:
The only problem I've got with that laptop is the battery and the hard drives.

Yes, you can have more than 1 hard drive in certain laptops. I just wouldn't use two 640gb drives; I'd get one 1TB drive and a SSD as a boot/program drive. The SSD would also cut down on noise and power usage somewhat.

My problem with the battery is it is only a 9-cell battery. I know I've seen laptops with 12 cells and with the power that laptop will be drawing, it could definitely use those extra 3 cells.
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I'll take this into consideration. Thanks
 
OK I have built it. Well, Dell did. I just bought it :)

System runs fine.
STALKER runs smooth on max res. Temps get to 67F for the core and 52 for HDD on avarage during gameplay. No overclocking yet, but we'll see.

Noise amount acceptable.

Thanks for everyone's replies!

Oly
 
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