Good deal for £816 gaming laptop?

user1200 · Aug 25, 2014

I'm wondering if this is the best deal I can get for £816 - http

/www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-17/

I've changed:
processor - 4710MQ
memory - 8GB Kingston Hyper-X Impact (is there any difference to the other Kingston 8GB?
storage - 750GB 7200RPM (the 1TB hybrid drive is only a bit more, should I get that?)
bluetooth and wireless - AC-7260

Is this the best I can get for the money?
If this option is the best should I change anything else?

i7Baby · Aug 25, 2014

Have a look around eg http

/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GE60-2PC-030UK-Notebook-i7-4700HQ/dp/B00J2PLG3E/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012308&sr=1-3

Guest · Aug 25, 2014

user1200 :

RAM Speed is the last thing you'd ever worry about, benchmarks show less than 2% difference between high-end to low-end ram, let alone real perfomance, it's not even noticeable if there's really any speedup. Just go with the cheaper RAM, 1600mhz from any known brand should be okay.

yes, that's a good deal for your budget

GRUxTSAR · Aug 25, 2014

http

/www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GX60-3CC-295UK-A10-5750M-Bluetooth/dp/B00IYETZSM/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1409012563&sr=1-12&keywords=msi+gaming+laptop

1tb HDD + 128gb SSD and Radeon M290X which is better than a GTX 860M

user1200 · Aug 25, 2014

GRUxTSAR :

Thanks, I'm liking the SSD and better video card but the processor is significantly worse than the 4700MQ - http

/cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4700MQ-vs-AMD-A10-5750M

I'm worried the processor will act as a bottleneck, as I've looked at benchmarks and recommendations which say that anything less than the 4700MQ for the 860M will be a bottleneck. As the 290X is even better, I'll need something at least as good as the 4700MQ.

user1200 · Aug 25, 2014

user1200 :

RAM Speed is the last thing you'd ever worry about, benchmarks show less than 2% difference between high-end to low-end ram, let alone real perfomance, it's not even noticeable if there's really any speedup. Just go with the cheaper RAM, 1600mhz from any known brand should be okay.

yes, that's a good deal for your budget

Both 8GB options are are 1600mhz but they have different names so I'm curious if like one is designed for games and one for editing or something.

Guest · Aug 25, 2014

user1200 :

Both 8GB options are are 1600mhz but they have different names so I'm curious if like one is designed for games and one for editing or something.

Nope, the only thing a RAM brand can be better than another on is reliability and quality (if it will break soon or not, for example)

dasulman · Aug 26, 2014

user1200 :

that amd CPU does bottleneck the r9 m290x to the point that its benchmarks become worse than the 860M with the I7. I wouldn't touch it.

Guest · Aug 26, 2014

dasulman :

user1200 :

that amd CPU does bottleneck the r9 m290x to the point that its benchmarks become worse than the 860M with the I7. I wouldn't touch it.

Same, I'd rather have the 860m + i7

user1200 · Aug 26, 2014

Okay cool, I'll go with this option. A finally question, should I get the 1TB hybrid hard drive? It's only a bit more than the 750GB 7200RPM but it's also only 5400RPM so I'm wondering if it'll actually be faster.

Guest · Aug 26, 2014

user1200 :

check how many slots for HDD/SDD the laptop has, I am pretty sure you're better off buying a 750GB @ 7200rpm mechanical Hard Drive and then buying an small SSD in the future

edit: *SSD

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