Help please

Here is the closest configuration to the one you are looking at:

Edited by Bobby - 02 Oct 2012 at 2:45pm

Thanks for the build bobby, As i compare the link MSI and DS build bobby made they look to be basically the same... is there anything I'm missing... the price is roughly the same as well.

You are missing....
Technical Support:Life-time U.S. based technical support and customer service by our own in-house technicians
Upgrades:Life-time labor free upgrades for component upgrades purchased directly from Digital Storm
Assembly:Hand built by the industry's most skilled technicians using premium grade components
Stress-Testing:Strict 72-hour stress-testing and benchmarking to ensure rock solid stable operation
Quality Control:Analyzed by an extremely dedicated production manager that is obsessed with perfection

That and the option to fine tune the machine to your specific needs. As in upgrading your OS to Pro or Ultimate. I am assuming you are talking about one of the pre specced MSI like the GT70?
For me the 3 year warranty from a company that will actually speak with you when needed is worth any extra time or money involved.

Just going to add a few suggestions since I own a x17.
The x17 really isn't that portable, it weighs 7-8lbs and is very large. If you're going for portability I would suggest the x15E or the x11.

Here's a x15E build with everything you wanted:

Ticket Number: 733960
Price:$2538

Chassis Model: Digital Storm x15E Laptop (Model: 9150)
Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Glossy Surface) LED-Backlit Display
Processor: Intel Core i7 3720QM (2.6 GHz Turbo Mode to 3.6Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache)
Thermal Compound: Premium IC Diamond CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise)
Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (4x4GB Sticks)
Primary Hard Drive: Intel 240GB SSD (520 Series) (SATA 6Gb/s)
Secondary Hard Drive: - Not Available
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player (Blu-Ray 6x) & DVD/CD Writer
Wireless Card: Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1202 (Reduces Latency for Online Gaming)
Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

The only disadvantage to the x15E is that you can only put in one hard drive. However, even with my x17 I only use one hard drive combined with a USB3.0 external, and I prefer this since I don't have the extra weight when I don't need the hard drive.

I put in the i7 3720QM since it's what I have and I don't know how games would perform on the slower processor, but I'm sure it would be good too.

If you want something really portable you could go with the x11 level 4. It would be a ton more portable while still performing well on its lower resolution. It's also a lot cheaper, and if you're only using the laptop as a temporary computer this would make more sense instead of a $2500 laptop, since the x17 is really more of a desktop replacement than a laptop in my opinion

As far as the time scale goes if you ordered soon you should be able to have it in 17 days. It seems like laptop orders have been going really quickly recently.

Good luck with whatever you decided to order!

Originally posted by I have to have this computer in 17 days roughly so I don't know if DS can meet that time constraint or not... or if i should purchase from MSI if they are the same computer. Are these two the same computer?[/QUOTE   ok....I see what you're asking. They are not the same platform. The laptops from Digital Storm are made by Clevo, They are exported to Sager in Southern California and configured by Digital Stor

Originally posted by Baby Huey Though it seems they covered that as well by packaging everything up nicely. Or so I have heard.

I'm really liking Don the bombs build, can someone tell me the difference in the memory of 4x4gb vs 2x8gb

Originally posted by tju76 @bobby, you play simulators on a 17inch laptop screen? I really hope you have external monitors lol

Thank you Bobby, I appreciate your help as well... your build was great but I realized I would probably do better with a 15' display than a 17'....a case where size isn't always better haha.

Ticket Number: 733960
Price:$2538

Chassis Model: Digital Storm x15E Laptop (Model: 9150)
Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Glossy Surface) LED-Backlit Display
Processor: Intel Core i7 3720QM (2.6 GHz Turbo Mode to 3.6Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache)
Thermal Compound: Premium IC Diamond CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise)
Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz (4x4GB Sticks)
Primary Hard Drive: Intel 240GB SSD (520 Series) (SATA 6Gb/s)
Secondary Hard Drive: - Not Available
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Player (Blu-Ray 6x) & DVD/CD Writer
Wireless Card: Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1202 (Reduces Latency for Online Gaming)
Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

This Is Doms build... my only changes to it would be... 2 8gb ram    and maybe the display change... can someone tell me if the display 95% color Gamut make that much of a difference for the money?... Is it similiar to apples retina display?

I recommended the build I did based on the MSI model you were looking at which was also a 17.3" model. The only difference between the x17 and the x15E is the size obviously but also the 15E only has one drive bay. You can essentially stuff the same hardware in either one.

Edited by Bobby - 04 Oct 2012 at 8:47am