Cheap Gaming Laptop, Would appreciate any input please

[Sedar]

Hello everyone,

Long time reader, second time poster.

I was looking to buy a cheap(ish) gaming laptop, and came up with the following specs, any input would be great, thank you

Display
15.4 INCH WIDESCREEN DISPLAY (1440 X 900) - GLARE & ANTI-REFLECTION

Processor (CPU)
INTEL® Core 2 Duo P8600 (2 X 2.40GHz) 1066MHz FSB/3MB L2 Cache

Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x2GB)

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

USB Options
3 x USB 2.0 PORTS

Memory - Hard Disk
160GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

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

Graphics Card
512MB GEFORCE 9600GT + HDMI + D-SUB

Sound Card
Realtek ALC268 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC IN/Phones Out

Modem & Mobile Broadband
INTEGRATED 56KBPS V92 MODEM

Network Facilities
Onboard Gigabit LAN & WIRELESS 802.11G NETWORK CARD

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 3 IN 1 MEMORY CARD READER (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO)

Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 86 KEY KEYBOARD + 2 HOTKEYS

Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Speakers
INTEGRATED 1.5W STEREO SPEAKERS

Webcams
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

Battery
9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (7,200 mAh) - up to 4 Hours Battery Life

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor

Dimensions & Weight
W x D x H: 358.5mm x 259mm x 25.4 ~ 39.2mm | Weight: 2.7KG

Features
Biometric Fingertip Reader & 1 x Express Card Slot

Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base incl 1 Year Free Collect & Return: £5

Delivery
DELIVERY BY 10 A.M WITHIN UK MAINLAND (MON - FRI) (£19)


Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 9 working days

Quantity
1

price is

£659.13 ex VAT.


£758 inc VAT and Delivery.

i have vista ultimate oem at home (never used) so was going to install that, and the price is £80 extra beacuse im a child and want it asap.

I could drop the 80£ speedy delivery charge if theres something else you think i "NEED" to add to that,

I'll mainly be using it for WoW / EVE Online - but will probably play cod 4/5, command and conquer, CoH etc on it,

I had a 17" laptop before and found it too big and heavy, I think 15"4 will be better for me personnaly.

any input would be great, thank you.

edit: updated,

thanks, any more input would be appreciated

 

[radderfire]

I had a 17" laptop before and found it too big and heavy, I think 15"4 will be better for me personnaly.

I agree, 15.4" is best, you can always use an external monitor.

I'm just wondering whether the 667MHz memory speed is as fast as your processor/FSB would allow???

Rgds

 

[Sedar]

I agree, 15.4" is best, you can always use an external monitor.

I'm just wondering whether the 667MHz memory speed is as fast as your processor/FSB would allow???

Rgds

Hi there,

Thanks for the reply,

I am able to upgrade too x4 1gb ram sticks at 800mhz, would that be better? i think its about 30-50 pounds extra, worth the money?

Thank you.

 

[radderfire]

I'm not a hardware expert but I would say that it is worth making sure that the memory speed is correctly matched to the FSB speed and I think it would also make sense if performance is critical to select the fastest memory speed compatible with your FSB.

Rgds