MrGuvernment
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Basically it is renovation time on the house so my office will become our new kitchen and later a new office made.
So with that i think i may finally want a laptop to use..i have always been a desktop guy but i don't upgrade much anymore, i just sell the entire rig and build new, so i think i could handle a laptop for a while.
This is the desktop i am coming from which has suited me fine for what i do lately
So i have narrowed it down, i think until i find another one i like, based on
Now these are the ones i have narrowed it down too after almost a week of checking over and over and over again. I was looking at one MSI one with an AMD x290M, but it had the AMD A 5750 CPU and a review stated that the CPU power was about equal to an Intel i3 2250 i think it was.... which i really do not want.
My use for this system will be multitasking , such as gaming:
Source Engine games
League of Legends
World of War Tanks
Civilization Series
possible Bf4 one of these years
i do not play many new top titles, but would like to if i decide to.
1 or 2 virtual machines, a lot of web browsing and plenty of tabs open..skype , music
MSI Series - i have heard some people have issues with the steelseries keyboards not being good in that you have to hit the keys dead on middle for them to register or random keys stop working - this worries me...otherwise i like the weight and looks.
Asus - the ROG line is nice, but i am not sure if i want such a "obvious gamer looking laptop" , the ASUS N56JR-EH7 is nice, but only has a 760 2Gig.
Gigabyte - the p35k looked perfect but then reports of stores being sold laptops that were bent and also the case material is cheap and plastic and bends easily...reports from UK / USA and Australia most say wait for a 2nd revision.
Since i live in Costa Rica i don't want the main worry for me to be if it will come damaged, so Gigabyte seem's our of the question for sure...
My picks so far i would like some feed back on from the pros or other suggestions.
Where i can buy it from is semi limited, newegg is out of the question, Mainly Amazon and directron.com but XoticPC does do price matching..
ASUS N56JR-EH71 - $1,278.00 Amazon - only has the GTX 760M and people say the 765m is a nice boost..I love the look of this one mainly.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I2U62O8...UTF8&colid=272J4KEPRCGJ&coliid=I2B10JQ0CT1UEK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231320
MSI Computer Corp. MSI GE60 2OE-003US - $1,099
It has what i want, will need to change out the HD to an SSD and the worry about quality of the keyboard.It is not overly flashy but has the GTX765M
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CU9GKTO...UTF8&colid=272J4KEPRCGJ&coliid=I35S6RJDIV53BT
then these ones, but now their $100 is over and the SAGER NP8265-S wont be in until mid march
Sager NP8255 - $1,389.00 - XoticPC
bad part about Xotic is the Domestic support only and not sure if they will take my CC but may be able to buy via Amazon.
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8255-clevo-p157sm-eta-midmarch-p-5839.html
I am still looking at options but anyone has feedback or experience with these models / companies let me know . (i know Asus RMA sucks already)
So with that i think i may finally want a laptop to use..i have always been a desktop guy but i don't upgrade much anymore, i just sell the entire rig and build new, so i think i could handle a laptop for a while.
This is the desktop i am coming from which has suited me fine for what i do lately
- - Intel Core-i5 3350P Quad-Core Processor 3.1 Ghz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155
- - Gigabyte Intel H77 LGA1155 AMD CrossFireX HDMI/DVI Dual UEFI BIOS
- - Kingston 8Gig of DDR3 Dual Channel Memory 2 x 4Gig Sticks
- - AMD Radeon 5770 1G card with modded 80mm Fan - stays quiet!
- - Crucial M500 240G SSD (2 weeks old)
- - Dell 50G Enterprise SSD- Sapphire
- - Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Modular
- - Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723030ALA640 - Hard Drive - 3 TB
- - Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch
- - LG 22inch 1080 LCD with DVI / VGA
- - Dell U2412M monitor (keeping this)
- - Lian Li PC-C32 case with 3 new fans added
- -- 2 of Cougar Vortex HDB 120mm Case Fan
- -- BitFenix BFF-BLF-12025O-RP Spectre 120mm LED Case Fan, Orange
So i have narrowed it down, i think until i find another one i like, based on
- 15-15.6 Screen size 1080 res
- GTX 765M 2Gig video card or equivalent AMD
- Prefered Intel i7 quad
- 8Gig of Ram
- Harddrive is not relevant really as i will take the included drive move it to a ext USB enclosure and install an SSD i buy separately
- - BR drive would be nice but not needed
Now these are the ones i have narrowed it down too after almost a week of checking over and over and over again. I was looking at one MSI one with an AMD x290M, but it had the AMD A 5750 CPU and a review stated that the CPU power was about equal to an Intel i3 2250 i think it was.... which i really do not want.
My use for this system will be multitasking , such as gaming:
Source Engine games
League of Legends
World of War Tanks
Civilization Series
possible Bf4 one of these years
i do not play many new top titles, but would like to if i decide to.
1 or 2 virtual machines, a lot of web browsing and plenty of tabs open..skype , music
MSI Series - i have heard some people have issues with the steelseries keyboards not being good in that you have to hit the keys dead on middle for them to register or random keys stop working - this worries me...otherwise i like the weight and looks.
Asus - the ROG line is nice, but i am not sure if i want such a "obvious gamer looking laptop" , the ASUS N56JR-EH7 is nice, but only has a 760 2Gig.
Gigabyte - the p35k looked perfect but then reports of stores being sold laptops that were bent and also the case material is cheap and plastic and bends easily...reports from UK / USA and Australia most say wait for a 2nd revision.
Since i live in Costa Rica i don't want the main worry for me to be if it will come damaged, so Gigabyte seem's our of the question for sure...
My picks so far i would like some feed back on from the pros or other suggestions.
Where i can buy it from is semi limited, newegg is out of the question, Mainly Amazon and directron.com but XoticPC does do price matching..
ASUS N56JR-EH71 - $1,278.00 Amazon - only has the GTX 760M and people say the 765m is a nice boost..I love the look of this one mainly.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I2U62O8...UTF8&colid=272J4KEPRCGJ&coliid=I2B10JQ0CT1UEK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231320
- 4th Generation Intel® Haswell CoreTM i7-4700HQ (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- 12GB DDR3 1600MHz (Dual Channel Memory (1x4GB + 1x8GB SODIMMS))
- 15.6" FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen / NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 760M (2.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 w/ OptimusTM Technology
[*]250GB Samsung 840 Evo Solid State Drive (Read 540MB/s - Write 410MB/s (SSD - SATA III)) Upgraded by Xotic PC / - ]8x Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Dual Layer w/ Software)
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card /
- WINDOWS 8 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed) /
[*]1 Year ASUS GLOBAL OEM Warranty 24/7 Support - 1 Year North America (N.A.) Accidental Coverage (Accidental Requires Registration)
MSI Computer Corp. MSI GE60 2OE-003US - $1,099
It has what i want, will need to change out the HD to an SSD and the worry about quality of the keyboard.It is not overly flashy but has the GTX765M
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CU9GKTO...UTF8&colid=272J4KEPRCGJ&coliid=I35S6RJDIV53BT
- 15.6 inches 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i7-4700MQ
- 8 GB DDR3
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX765M 2Gig
- 750 GB SATA
- 802.11bgn
- DVD SuperMulti
then these ones, but now their $100 is over and the SAGER NP8265-S wont be in until mid march
Sager NP8255 - $1,389.00 - XoticPC
bad part about Xotic is the Domestic support only and not sure if they will take my CC but may be able to buy via Amazon.
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8255-clevo-p157sm-eta-midmarch-p-5839.html
- 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4700MQ (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU ( + 35 )
[*]NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 770M (3.0GB) - 8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
- FREE UPGRADE! - 1TB 5400RPM [SATA II - 3GB/s]
- 8X Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Sager) (Dual Layer w/ Software)
- Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth™ 4.0
- Standard Sager/Clevo Non Chiclet Backlit Keyboard
I am still looking at options but anyone has feedback or experience with these models / companies let me know . (i know Asus RMA sucks already)
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