Just about to buy Vortex IV 17.3", final check

[d4005]

I was going to go for 16GB but decided I'd limit to 8GB. It's using a single 1x8GB so I'll have the spare slots.
Note: is there any way I can make 100% sure they really stick to that order promise and don't use up slots with 2 x 4GB or even worse 4 x 2GB, limiting my future expansion possibilities.

This is an edited screenshot where I've removed all items where I had NONE selected.

 

[A314159]

Uh..... I wouldn't get 2tb of SSD space. Get a 240gb/480gb SSD and then a 2tb HDD.
They will definitely put 1x8gb in, they don't stock the others or they'd sell them. 4910 is a bit of a rip off, 4810 would be fine.

 

[d4005]

Uh..... I wouldn't get 2tb of SSD space. Get a 240gb/480gb SSD and then a 2tb HDD.

I'm done with HDD's now, no space in my machine's for 'em. If there's a slot for a HDD, an SSD's going in it I've had the SSD+HDD config for the last 3 years and the HDD involvement was always the disappointing part. From now on HDD's are only to be used as external drives for backups and nothing else.

They will definitely put 1x8gb in, they don't stock the others or they'd sell them.

Very good

4910 is a bit of a rip off, 4810 would be fine.

I've looked at the prices and performance and feel fairly happy with the 4910 choice. I'd have gone higher if there was a more powerful one. The 4810 is a bit of a dip in performance from my desktop's i7-2600K. I only want to be increasing, not decreasing. I feel the 4910 is enough of a gap to the 4810 to justify that cost. I have heard that said before though, that the 4810 "would be fine". Whenever I've been stingy with processor choice, I've always looked back and wished I hadn't as I was wishing the machine were faster. I never ever looked back while enjoying my faster machine wishing I'd saved £100 on it here or there.

 

[grimsbymatt]

There is a more powerful CPU available - the 4940mx.

 

[Mithrandir2k]

I suspect, if the OP is using Passmark as his definitive guide, he might feel that the 4910mq is worth an extra hundred to get an increase of 15% Passmark performance but the 4940mx isn't worth a further three-hundred for a 0.2% increase.

Ave Passmark Scores:

4810MQ: 8586
4910MQ: 9851
4940MX: 9867

 

[d4005]

There is a more powerful CPU available - the 4940mx.

I suspect, if the OP is using Passmark as his definitive guide, he might feel that the 4910mq is worth an extra hundred to get an increase of 15% Passmark performance but the 4940mx isn't worth a further three-hundred for a 0.2% increase.

That's exactly the reason why I dismissed the 4940MX. In that screenshot of Passmark scores, I'd written a quick browser plugin to remove all the Extremes, Xeon's, Desktop processors (except my reference 2600K), leaving (mostly) only the MQ's. Btw, I'm not crazy enough to write a plugin from scratch just to remove some unwanted Passmark scores, I already wrote it years ago, I just re-tasked it to remove these things (took 5 mins).

 

[Cadwah]

That's an awesome build.

I was just checking the Omega to see if there was something that might interest you and if you were happy to survive on just 1TB of SSD space, you could fit a desktop 4820k into your laptop and have Crossfire video cards for just €30 more ...

Chassis & Display
Omega: 17.3" Gloss 90% Gamut Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2 x AMD® Radeon® R9 M290X - 4GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
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 (12 €)
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
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394b FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Omega Series 78.44WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Lead & Adaptor
2 x UK Power Lead & 2 x 330W AC Adaptor + SLi Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (138 €)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (16 €)
Delivery
2 DAY DELIVERY TO GERMANY (25 €)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: 2.683,00 € including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/omegaII/4K3MybHoVo/

 

[Cadwah]

Actually I just checked, the 4910 is only marginally lower on the cpu passmark scale, stick with what you have!

 

[d4005]

Actually I just checked, the 4910 is only marginally lower on the cpu passmark scale, stick with what you have!

That's what I came here to write

Plus, I don't want two graphics cards. Whatever SLi can do for me, I don't do it (e.g. Gaming, CAD). I want to keep heat-generating sources down to a minimum - not too stressed a processor, no HDD's, a not too crazy graphics card. The 870 I've got in this build is already above what I really need but it's acceptable.

 

[grimsbymatt]

You said you'd have gone higher if there was a more powerful one, just wanted to be sure you'd seen that there is one. Of course, the extreme editions are crazy money for little benefit - I read somewhere they're manufactured in the same process as their little brothers, it's just that a small percentage can stand higher clock speeds under testing, so they set them at higher speeds, badge them up as extreme editions and charge through the nose for them.