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DVA10359
Captain, B757-200
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Joined on November 29 2011
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"Specialization is for ants."
Albuquerque, NM USA

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Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 19:00 ET by Roy Mollenkamp

I am purchasing a new gaming laptop and I have narrowed it down to two choices, both with similar setups and both with similar pricetags. I need some advice from you all as to which is the better value for money, and which will do a better job running games....

PRICE: $2,563.00
CHASSIS: Battalion 101 X7200 Gaming Laptop 1 x Case
DISPLAY: 17.3 Inch (16:9) 1920X1080 Widescreen LCD
CPU: Intel Core i7 980 Processor (6x 3.33GHz/12MB L3 Cache)
MEMORY: 6GB [2GB x 3] 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - Corsair
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 1.5GB GDDR5 Video [X7200]
HARD DRIVE 1: 120 GB ADATA S510 SSD - Single Drive
HARD DRIVE 2: 500 GB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive
SOUND CARD: 3D Premium Surround Sound
NETWORD CARD: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
FIREWIRE CARD: (Built-in 1x IEEE 1394 FireWire Port)
WIRELESS CARD: Intel Ultimate-N 6300 802.11 a/b/g/n 450Mbps Dual-Band Wi-Fi
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-Bit
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student
WARRANTY: Standard Warranty Service - Standard One(1) Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support

OR...

PRICE: $2,408.00
CHASSIS: Digital Storm x17 Laptop (Model: 8170)
DISPLAY: 17.3 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Glossy Surface) LED-Backlit Display
GPU: Intel Core i7 2860QM (2.5 GHz Turbo Mode to 3.6Ghz) (Quad Core) (8MB Cache)
THERMAL COMPOUND: Premium IC Diamond CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise)
MEMORY: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
HARD DRIVE 1: Intel 120GB SSD (520 Series) (SATA 6Gb/s)
HARD DRIVE 2: 500GB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s)
WIRELESS CARD: Intel Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless LAN Module
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6990M 2GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
WARRANTY: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Roy Mollenkamp

Captain, B757-200

DVA10553
First Officer, B737-800

Joined on February 16 2012

Atlanta, GA USA

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Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 19:08 ET by Lucas Makhviladze

First one is way better, just overclock it to the 4ghz and it would be perfect. (if you want so)

DVA5255
First Officer, A330-300

Joined on November 17 2007

Western United States

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15 legs, 18.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 21:07 ET by Louis Vanbelkum

The top one by far the graphics card is a step lower but the i7 980 is much better by FAR. I am not sure how they fit a I7 980 into a laptop though, and for the person that said OC to 4Gz DO NOT. Your laptop would just melt, but yes go with the top one for sure.

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 21:53 ET by Roy Mollenkamp

Awesome, thanks for the help. I was leaning towards going for the Battalion before, so your advice confirms my suspicions.

My only real concern is the graphics card. Going with the 1.5GB NVIDIA over the 2.0GB AMD was a concern for me. So, you don't think that will be a problem?

Roy Mollenkamp

Captain, B757-200

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 21:57 ET by Roy Mollenkamp

Also, the lower RAM on the first one is a concern, but I was told that 6GB will be plenty to do what I need it to.

Roy Mollenkamp

Captain, B757-200

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