Hunt for a desktop replacement

ED E

Never thought I'd say it, but I'm looking to buy a gaming laptop. I'll do as much legwork as I can, but if anyone can spot a deal that'd be great. Looking to minimise cost to get this spec.

Requirements:

• 970M or 880M
• i7 quad, 4710MQ seems standard at this tier
• 8GB, if I need more I can upgrade
• Storage: is no biggy
• Probably going to be 17", display MUST be good
• No thermal throttling
• Decent keyboard is a biggy
• Weight: Dont Care
• Battery: Dont Care
• Kensington: Silly, but I'd like one

Options so far, not thoroughly review yet:

HWVS:

1. MSI GT72-2QD81FD
€1499
Here

2. MSI GS70-2QE81
€1582
Here

3. ASUS G751JT-T7093H
€1599
Here

SOL:

4. MSI GT70 2QD
€ 1532
Here

5. Gigabyte P55W v4-CF1
€ 1633
Here

LD:

6. MSI GT70 2QD
€1543
Here

Dell:

7. Alienware 17 (Ewwwww)
€1,649
@Dell configurator

Amazon UK:
8. Gigabyte-P34W
€1625
Here

Amazon DE:
9. MSI GE62-2QFUi781
€1433

10. MSI GT70 2QD
€1447
Here


Can we do better or €1450 as low as goes?

TIA,
ED.

TerrorFirmer

Don't forget to check out PC Specialist as well, you can customize, and also choose not to include Windows and save €100+ - and just purchase a version on Reddit for €15.

ED E

Oh forgot them.

Going all out:

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4870HQ (3.7GHz Turbo, Iris™ Pro)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 3.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
120GB KINGSTON SSDNow M.2 2280, SATA 6Gb/s (550MB/R, 520MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-3160 M.2 (433Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS (1 x POWERED, 1 e-SATA COMBINED)
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (€28)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (€28)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: €1,836.00 including VAT and delivery.

Or minimizing:

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4720HQ (2.60GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 3.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
240GB KINGSTON SSDNow M.2 2280, SATA 6Gb/s (550MB/R, 520MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-3160 M.2 (433Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS (1 x POWERED, 1 e-SATA COMBINED)
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (€28)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (€28)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: €1,413.00 including VAT and delivery.

That isnt too bad. Wonder how well they do in terms of re-sale value?

FSL

Resale value?

Would you buy a second hand gaming laptop which has probably been seriously over clocked?

ED E

FSL wrote: »

Resale value?

Would you buy a second hand gaming laptop which has probably been seriously over clocked?

I suspect people do. I won't be OCing it, that's for sure.

eoinp11

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Don't forget to check out PC Specialist as well, you can customize, and also choose not to include Windows and save €100+ - and just purchase a version on Reddit for €15.

buying windows through reddit? for e15?..... go on......