Hi all,
I'm about to pull the trigger on this Vortex IV but would really appreciate a 'once over' from the resident experts!
I'll be using it primarily for gaming and would like to max out the current crop as well as future titles as far as realistically possible. I guess I'm hoping for a good couple of years at ultra/very high setting hence the choice of GPU & CPU.
I'm lucky that budget isn't an issue right now and I was mulling over a 880M sli setup, but decided I wanted to keep a bit of portability, so 15" and single GPU feels right.
I've got a few Qs please!
- Appreciate it's a difficult question as it depends on usegae, ambient temp etc, but generally speaking will this CPU / GPU combo be ok in terms of heat? I expect it to run hot under full load while gaming, but I'm hoping it will be acceptable (under 90C?).
- On that point, do laptop coolers really work and if so can anyone recommend one?
- I want the ODD so am limited to 1 hard drive on the 15" model. I've gone for the Kingston Crucial 960GB SSD but any thoughts on the 1 TB Samsung?
- Anyone with this laptop who can comment on screen quality? I guess it's not an IPS but still any good?
- Finally, I know 8GB Ram is more than enough for gaming, but, as I'm sweet on funds at the moment, anything to be said for going ahead and sticking 16 in there? Any chance of games utilising >8 GB in the next couple of years?
Sorry for all the questions. Last time I was a pc gamer my desktop had a P4 onboard so it gives you an idea how out of touch I am with all this stuff!!
Cheers for any advice,
TT
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4910MQ (2.90GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
960GB CRUCIAL M500 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 400MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
6x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
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
Creative Sound Blaster® Omni Surround 5.1 External (£65)
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 & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
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 Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,978.00 including VAT and delivery.
I'm about to pull the trigger on this Vortex IV but would really appreciate a 'once over' from the resident experts!
I'll be using it primarily for gaming and would like to max out the current crop as well as future titles as far as realistically possible. I guess I'm hoping for a good couple of years at ultra/very high setting hence the choice of GPU & CPU.
I'm lucky that budget isn't an issue right now and I was mulling over a 880M sli setup, but decided I wanted to keep a bit of portability, so 15" and single GPU feels right.
I've got a few Qs please!
- Appreciate it's a difficult question as it depends on usegae, ambient temp etc, but generally speaking will this CPU / GPU combo be ok in terms of heat? I expect it to run hot under full load while gaming, but I'm hoping it will be acceptable (under 90C?).
- On that point, do laptop coolers really work and if so can anyone recommend one?
- I want the ODD so am limited to 1 hard drive on the 15" model. I've gone for the Kingston Crucial 960GB SSD but any thoughts on the 1 TB Samsung?
- Anyone with this laptop who can comment on screen quality? I guess it's not an IPS but still any good?
- Finally, I know 8GB Ram is more than enough for gaming, but, as I'm sweet on funds at the moment, anything to be said for going ahead and sticking 16 in there? Any chance of games utilising >8 GB in the next couple of years?
Sorry for all the questions. Last time I was a pc gamer my desktop had a P4 onboard so it gives you an idea how out of touch I am with all this stuff!!
Cheers for any advice,
TT
Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4910MQ (2.90GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
960GB CRUCIAL M500 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 400MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
6x BLURAY ROM, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
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
Creative Sound Blaster® Omni Surround 5.1 External (£65)
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 & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
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 Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1
Price: £1,978.00 including VAT and delivery.
