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    Posted: 19 Jun 2012 at 11:34am
This is what I am thinking of buying shortly.  Thoughts?  Overkill?  Will be using it for gaming, word processing and surfing.  Cost is $3,200
 
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Chassis Model: Digital Storm x15E Laptop (Model: 9150)

Display: 15.6 Inch (95% NTSC Color Gamut) (Matte Surface) (16:9) (1920 x 1080) 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

Primary Hard Drive: Intel 480GB 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 1103 (Reduces Latency for Online Gaming)

Video Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB with NVIDIA Optimus Technology (ETA End of June)

Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)

Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
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The 680m will put most likely an extended lead time on the build. If your willing to spend as much as that, why not go with the x17, stay with the 120gb SSD and add another hard drive. If its something you want quicker, id go with the 7970m, as its showing the same benchmarks as the 680, it can be OC'd (no one knows if the 680 will be able to OC at all), and the price difference vs performance is huge (if any performance gains). Also, the blu ray player does not come with play back software, so while it will read them, you will need something to play them with, since windows 7 does not support it.
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Any idea about the battery life when nongaming?  And dimensions -- especially the weight? 
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you can find the weight and dimensions when you go to customize, more info on chassis. Its all under there. If you want to stick with the 15in, its still gonna be great, just no 2nd hard drive bay. You can solve that with an external if needed.
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Yeah, I thought long and hard about the 17 but I need the 15 inch to travel with.  Thanks for your thoughts.  I am going to go with the 7970m per your recommendation.
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