Good spec?

[Jmrk1994]

Hi! I was thinking about getting a laptop for gaming, i will be playing games like wow, bf4, cod, counterstrike etc, would this laptop be good enough to play them all on ultra with at least 30 fps? Any help is appreciated, maximum spend is £1300 and that must include a 2% surcharge for using a credit card! Thanks

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 870M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Free Item
FREE £90 IN-GAME VOUCHER with GTX 650 / 750 /7000M / 8000M Series GPUs
Free Item
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - Hard Disk
1TB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD10JPVX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
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
Bluetooth & Wireless
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 Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook 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)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 12 NOON) (£19)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£69)


Price: £1,260.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[keynes]

in the review section there is a similar vortex for £999:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/

 

[Jmrk1994]

do you reckon that the one you stated would be able to do what i asked? As i see what you mean with how much cheaper it is! You can choose delivery, would i be able to fast track it as well? Ive heard problems about the n135 wireless card? Is it that much worse the the killer gaming one? Sorry about all the questions! One more, the cooling paste, is it that much of a difference to spend the extra 200 and get the extras ive put?

 

[keynes]

£200 for the killer and thermal paste? no, you can do it yourself. Regarding gaming performance you can check benchmarks online for the GTX 870m, depends on the game.

 

[Jmrk1994]

Im a complete noob when it comes to doing all that stuff, i wouldnt even know where to start

 

[keynes]

Call PCS and see if they are flexible in terms of allowing you to upgrade the wireless card and thermal paste, you don't lose anything just asking.

 

[SlimCini]

Im a complete noob when it comes to doing all that stuff, i wouldnt even know where to start

As was I... but really, changing the wireless card is very easy... there are videos on youtube we can link for you to show you when you're ready to do it.

Chances are PCS might allow you to alter the review build anyway if you ring them (especially with the paste). But if they don't allow you to swap in a better wireless card then just buy one separately for £30 approx and install it yourself.