Configuring a new system - Spec Anaylysis please

[Avocent]

<input id="item_1" name="oc_5" value="30867_0.00_y" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_1">17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED</label>

<input id="item_10" name="oc_125" value="30940_0.00_n" type="radio"><label for="item_10">Soft Touch Stealth Black</label>

<input id="item_28" name="oc_42" value="30873_225.00_n" type="radio"><label for="item_28">nVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M 256bit w/2.0GB GDDR5</label>

<input id="item_31" name="oc_1" value="30874_0.00_n" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_31">Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM (2.2~3.1GHz, 45W) w/6M L3 Cache - 4 Cores - 8 Threads</label>

<input id="item_39" name="oc_3" value="30883_0.00_y" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_39">4GB (2x 2GB) DDR3/1600 Dual Channel Memory

</label><input id="item_54" name="oc_2" value="30946_0.00_y" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_54">750GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200 RPM Hard Drive</label>

<input id="item_71" name="oc_27" value="30913_0.00_y" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_71">2nd Hard Drive - None</label>

<input id="item_88" name="oc_28" value="30690_0.00_n" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_88">RAID Disabled</label>

<input id="item_106" name="oc_11" value="30943_0.00_n" checked="checked" type="radio"><label for="item_106">Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-Bit + Drivers & Utilities Disks</label> Standard

Caveats -

1) The 60hz 1920 x 1080 screen vs the 120hz 3d enabled? I definitely don't need 3D but does the 60hz vs 120 hz make a difference?

2) I7 -2670 core CPU I THINK this is a good choice but...2760, 2860 price differences are enough to give me pause but do you guys think it will make a big difference?

3) Yeah 4gb sucks but dell has the memory waaay overpriced better off getting it from crucial

4) 750GB Sata BUT I already have a Crucial M4 128 SSD drive to use as my primary

5) Windows 7 Home Premium, but I already have Ultimate and you can't select no OS.

Any suggestions or changes in these specs that you guys would make??

Thanks In Advance.

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Edited February 2, 2012 by Avocent

[StamatisX]

I would suggest the 2760, best value/money imo and performance wise it is like stock 2920XM. Other than that I wouldn't change anything.

[mw86]

i agree with StamatisX the above specs are great. Leave as is except for the processor. If you ever plan to upgrade the cpu then i dont suggest uprgrading that at all like if later you may want 2860qm or something over what you select or if you may want a 2920xm or 2960xm one day save the money for the future upgrade otherwise get the 2760qm...

The 120hz screen can be nice and fps and high speed gaming will look like smoother motion not even using 3D... But if $ is limiting factor the 60hz displays are fine i use one on my m18x myself.

[svl7]

If you have the money, go with the 2860QM, or at the very least the 2760QM, the 2670 is kinda crappy. People with the 2670QM / Killer 1103 Wlan / 580m combo seem to have trouble once in a while... apparently mainly due to the CPU.

Also order by phone and talk with the rep, you should be able to get the price down by a couple of hundred bucks.

[mw86]

If you have the money, go with the 2860QM, or at the very least the 2760QM, the 2670 is kinda crappy. People with the 2670QM / Killer 1103 Wlan / 580m combo seem to have trouble once in a while... apparently mainly due to the CPU.

Also order by phone and talk with the rep, you should be able to get the price down by a couple of hundred bucks.

i can say from experience having this XM i can and have run in many speeds etc and can emulate any of the current mobile chips with its unlocked multis with exception to its volts max are higher stock. Well point being i have noticed speed difference gaming dramatically having higher clock speeds so even if just doing a small cpu upgrade it will be noticed over the lowest option. see if you can talk to a rep and get the 2860qm for same price as 2760qm. Let them know you otherwise cant buy the system and need this upgrade. Talking direct to a rep can help you get better price over website price. Its worth talking to someone maybe not give you that good a deal but in the least add a coupon or some kind of savings attached. so im with SvL7 and Stamatis as to how important cpu can be.

[Brian]

Get that 120hz screen, its brighter than the 60 hz one and it won't cause screen tearing in games when you exceed 60 fps.

[Avocent]

Thanks for the great suggestions.

I changed the screen to the 120Ghz vs the 60Ghz

I also changed to the <input id="item_32" name="oc_1" value="30875_150.00_n" type="radio"><label for="item_32">Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM (2.4~3.5GHz) w/6M L3 Cache - 4 Cores - 8 Threads

The price gets much harder to justify after this processor.

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Now to cross my fingers that everything works out right. Thanks guys.

[Michael]

good luck! and as svl7 mentioned, definitely call in and ask for a discount.

[Avocent]

good luck! and as svl7 mentioned, definitely call in and ask for a discount.

Thanks and Thanks SVl7, apparently I qualify for a number of discounts, and I am getting much better pricing than on the web. The only hangup now is they charged me a restocking fee, I never saw it on there website and the returns guy never mentioned it to me so I had to call returns and raise holy hell about it. They finally agreed to credit me back the restocking fee so I should be pulling the trigger tomorrow.