HELP to choose Gaming Laptop 1 of 4

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Hello to everyone,
Like most of here I came with my own headache. Did my own big research and end up on these 4 models.
my budget is 2000 GBP Obviously less better :)
I was thinking Asus Rog G752vy but he got 6700HQ cpu. and I found few laptops with better cpu so.
Anyway to get out of this confusion I need an advise from the side. So please help me if you can :)

So the big four is:
1. Alienware 17 R3 (partially customisable)
2. 17.3" Octane II (customisable)
3. The 17.3" Octane II Pro (customisable)
4. The 17.3" Octane II Xtreme (fixed)

Below you can see specifications listed and also links to websites

1. Alienware 17 R3
Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (Quad-Core, 8MB Cache, Dynamically Overclocked up to 4.1GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5 (not sure if its G-SYNC or not)
17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Panel Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
16GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133MHz (8GBx2)
256GB PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) (I guess its M.2 256 GB SSD)
Killer N1535 Wireless Card
WIndows 10 installed
Warranty: 1 year NBD + premium hone support
Price £1,898.99


2. 17.3" Octane II (customisable)
Intel® Core™ i7-6700K (4GHz) 8MB Cache
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M with 8GB GDDR5 + G-SYNC
17.3 inch FHD IPS Matte 1080p
RAM (2x8gb)16BG HyperX Impact DDR4 2133 MHz
SSHD Seagate 1TB Hybrid 5400rpm 64mb cache
SSD M.2 256GB Samsung SM951 PCIe NVMe
Arctic MX4 Extreme Thermal paste (does it really important?)
WIFI Gigabit LAN AC-8260 M.2 867mbs + BT 4.0 (Iguess it will use secondary M.2 slot)?
no OS
Warranty: 1 year collect & return, 1 year parts, 3 year labour (for another 69GBP+ warranty extends up to 2yr collect and return, 2 yr parts, 3 yr labour).
Price: £1,700.00


3. The 17.3" Octane II Pro (customisable)
Intel® Core™ i7-6700K (4GHz) 8MB Cache
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 DESKTOP 8GB GDDR5 + G-SYNC, Gforce CTX VR Ready !!!
17.3 inch FHD IPS Matte 1080p
RAM (2x8gb)16BG HyperX Impact DDR4 2133 MHz
SSHD Seagate 1TB Hybrid 5400rpm 64mb cache
SSD M.2 256GB Samsung SM951 PCIe NVMe
Arctic MX4 Extreme Thermal paste (does it really important?)
WIFI Gigabit LAN AC-8260 M.2 867mbs + BT 4.0 (Iguess it will use secondary M.2 slot)?
no OS
Warranty: 1 year collect & return, 1 year parts, 3 year labour (for another 69GBP+ warranty extends up to 2yr collect and return, 2 yr parts, 3 yr labour).
Price £1,932.00


4. The 17.3" Octane II Xtreme (fixed)
17.3 inch FHD IPS LED Matte
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache (this one 6700 not 6700K)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM, DirectX® 12, G-SYNC
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
1TB WD BLUE 2.5" WD10JPVX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
512GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1550MB/W)
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11BGN) + BLUETOOTH
windows 10..
Warranty: 1 year collect & return, 1 year parts, 3 year labour (for another 69GBP+ warranty extends up to 2yr collect and return, 2 yr parts, 3 yr labour).
Price: 1,818.00


fift would be ASUS ROG G752VY
17.3" G-SYNC FHD IPS, INTEL I7-6700HQ, NVIDIA GTX980M 4GB GDDR5
1649 GBP
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...tx980m-4gb-gddr5-gaming-laptop-lt-227-as.html
saw better option with 6820HK cpu 980m vga but price 2000+

I never had an experience to purchase anything from ************.co.uk so have no idea what kind of bodies they use to stuff all these parts in.
Maybe its better to buy branded laptop such as ASUS or MSI or Alienware..
Anyway, any ideas hints anything, will be appreciate.
PS> im not gonna do overclocking etc. ill keep as it is originally.

Thanks in advance
Rom

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I would go for the Alienware as Dell have a very good warranty, you should also be able to find a discount code or call them and do a bit of haggling to get the price down. Have a look on the Dell outlet site as they are often much cheaper. I just had a look and they have a few Alienware 17 R3 on the outlet and they are £1,018.94 - £1,124.94 (ex Vat) for:

Alienware 17 - R3
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (8M Cache,up to 4.1GHz, 4C)
Windows 10 Home (64bit)
16GB (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
1 TB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
No Optical Device
4 GB GDDR5 Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 980M
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
8 Cell 92W Hour Battery
17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Panel Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
Internal Backlit Keyboard
Internal UK/Irish (QWERTY) Keyboard
 
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I would go for the Alienware as Dell have a very good warranty, you should also be able to find a discount code or call them and do a bit of haggling to get the price down. Have a look on the Dell outlet site as they are often much cheaper. I just had a look and they have a few Alienware 17 R3 on the outlet and they are £1,018.94 - £1,124.94 (ex Vat) for:

Alienware 17 - R3
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK (8M Cache,up to 4.1GHz, 4C)
Windows 10 Home (64bit)
16GB (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
1 TB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
No Optical Device
4 GB GDDR5 Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 980M
Killer 1535 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
8 Cell 92W Hour Battery
17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Panel Anti-Glare 300-nits Display
Internal Backlit Keyboard
Internal UK/Irish (QWERTY) Keyboard

can you please give me a links for alienware outlet sites? couldnt find with google :)
 

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