Gaming laptop,for around £1200

If he wants the best bang for his buck and isn't so bothered about overall looks of the laptop you want to be checking out the CLEVO P170EM and spec'ing it upto £1200.

- Adam
 
Adam182 said:
If he wants the best bang for his buck and isn't so bothered about overall looks of the laptop you want to be checking out the CLEVO P170EM and spec'ing it upto £1200.

- Adam
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Thirded, got one myself arriving today (in the next hour or so) and I couldn't find anything that rivalled its power for the cost of it.
 
Davey_Pitch said:
Thirded, got one myself arriving today (in the next hour or so) and I couldn't find anything that rivalled its power for the cost of it.
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What spec did you get Davey? and for what price? and finally how long did it take to come from ordering to landing at your door?

- Adam
 
Hey mate, this was my spec...

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (4 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
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
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE-N 6300 (450Mbps)
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 & 220W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

It was exactly £1400, and took 3 weeks from order to delivery, though that was because they ran out of stock of the Vortex chassis with the GTX 680M, and had to wait for more to arrive. Loving it so far, so quick with the SSD as the boot drive (I added a 500GB Sata drive of my own as the 2nd HDD), and it runs like a dream. Only had chance to play one game so far, but Skyrim instantly detected itself as Ultra High quality, and ran as smooth as you like.
 
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I've had a similar one for about a week now, specced up as following:

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V+200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (535MB/R, 460MB/W)

2nd Hard Disk
750GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT HYBRID, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

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
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD

Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 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)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days



So far, it's played everything I've thrown at it in native res with no issues. Absolutely delighted, and just can't be beaten for under a grand (£980).
 
Adam182 said:
If he wants the best bang for his buck and isn't so bothered about overall looks of the laptop you want to be checking out the CLEVO P170EM and spec'ing it upto £1200.

- Adam
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This.. Ugly brick of a laptop but its or if its all about raw power, can't get better for the price..
 
iv-tecman said:
This.. Ugly brick of a laptop but its or if its all about raw power, can't get better for the price..
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I wouldn't say it's ugly (but I know it's a very subjective thing), I find mine to be nice and clean without being flashy. As a couple of people in work commented when it arrived, it just looks like a normal (but big) laptop. It doesn't scream out "I'm really powerful and flashy, steal me!" like an Alienware laptop does.

The power brick is ridiculously big though, I'd be a little annoyed about that I think if I was going to take the laptop out and about a lot. As it's pretty much staying in one place for me, it's not really an issue.
 
That's what sold me on the alienware. I spent £200 more and got a on site warranty, but most of all the power brick doesn't need it's own bag.
 
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