New Laptop Time ~1500

[thescreensavers]

Doing some Gaming, right now only game is Mechwarrior Online, I also run Solidworks doing simulations (CFD,FEA), Anysys..etc

This will be a laptop to keep for 3-5 Years.

Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM

- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Sager Screen (SKU - S1R316)
- 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3630QM (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – S2R174)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 [User Upgradeable] - (ETA: End of October) (SKU - S3R155)
- 8GB - DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) - SPECIAL! (SKU - S4T424M)
- Remove All Branding
- Standard Finish
- 500gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) - Default (SKU - S5R207)
- Remove DVDRW Drive and Install Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy Only (SKU - S7R951)
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth™ v3.0 (SKU - S8R110)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Standard Sager/Clevo Non Chiclet Backlit Keyboard
- No Operating System Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- Sager 3 Year Parts & LIFETIME Ltd Labor Warranty w/ Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Customer Support - Special! (SKU - S9P211)

Total $1613

I will be swapping my 128gb Plextor M3 SSD into this laptop.

Shortly after reciving I will be upgrading the Ram to - 16GB DDR3 1600



I think its a pretty decent deal, The ATI 7970m does have some issues but its driver related and it should be fixed shortly, so it should be a steal at its current price, the Anantech Article is promissing but it is still not out yet.

 

[Tibbz]

Looks good, i have been looking a a similair build and and a MSI GX60 (A10+7970) teh GX60 is $1200 vis the 1600... but that is amd vs intel pricing. The 7970 is a beast of a card, will trade blows with the 680M while being cooler and using less power.

 

[ViviTheMage]

sexy, what's your question? haha

 

[Opyders]

Looks good, i have been looking a a similair build and and a MSI GX60 (A10+7970) teh GX60 is $1200 vis the 1600... but that is amd vs intel pricing. The 7970 is a beast of a card, will trade blows with the 680M while being cooler and using less power.

Yeah, but how does that CPU perform in CPU intensive games like Battlefield 3 multiplayer? That has got to bottleneck it, but if not, I'm sold.

Also, 12.11 affects the 7970m, yes?