Please have a look over this spec

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leftfield20

Active member
Hiya,
I am going to buy a custom laptop this week (2nd from PCS) so could someone check this spec please.
I have gone for the unlocked version of the cpu as it is only about £30 difference and it keeps my options open.
But the thing is will there be a lot of heat generated by this CPU, I mean I know there will be but will it get dissipated enough in this chassis?

Thanks for your time in looking this over :)

Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Samsung Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1525 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS (1 x POWERED) + 1 e-SATA/USB 3.0 PORT COMBINED
Battery
Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 230W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language
OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
 
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leftfield20

Active member
Yes that's what I meant, to maybe OC in the future or is it really just a waste of £30 as the heat would be too much and end up throttling performance anyway?
It is for gaming yes, but I also do a lot of video and photo editing. I also plan to be run a VM as well.
I sort of have this opportunity just now to spend money on a nice computer to last me a long while (as it'll be my last chance for years lol)

I was looking at the Vortex IV for ages but then saw this Octane and the increase in cpu power due to the desktop CPU seemed worth the extra money :)
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
You won't be able to overclock the cpu, there is limited cooling available in laptops. If it is mainly for gaming and depending on your budget I would be looking at the gtx 980m.
 
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leftfield20

Active member
Ah right ok then so I'll go for the non 'k' version cpu and see if I can get the 980 instead.
But other than that it seems ok?

Thank you so much for your (very quick) help!
 
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