Laptop build help config

Hello to all the DS minions and Bosses.

      I'm looking to buy a laptop for a very good friend of mine and need some help with configs. He is a high school teacher and needs the computer mobile for light documents/grades and what not, otherwise i would get a desktop model which would probably be cheaper for his wants/needs. The most he will do with the laptop is play Skyrim sometime in the future and the previous Elder Scrolls games so i wanted to get one that would be adequate to play that game and make the best use of the graphics capabilities (no need to go overboard like seeing the shadow of a bead of sweat rolling down a face and the reflection of the scenery in same). The other uses wouldn't need very much processing power at all. Some occasional internet/email usage and Word documents and files.

Budget is as low as possible of course 

What CPU minimum should i get and what GPU minimum should i get?  

I've decided to purchase from DS mostly because of the customer service i've been reading about. My friend is not very computer savvy and will need the tech support from time to time and English is his only fluent language (it's actually what he teaches.) lol  Also the system will be tested for problems and worked out before shipping and hopefully will not have all the unnecessary spamware they put on all those big box comps. 

Thanks for all the help and i look forward to the purchase.

Thanks for the Info covfam. I think it helped more than confused 
So the 2670qm paired with the 6990m will be able to play Skyrim on high to ultimate settings? That wont be overworking the CPU will it? Is it worth it too upgrade the 8gig ram from 1333 to 1600 for $35? Will it be noticeable in game play  or is 8gig plenty of ram no matter what the speed is anyway?

here is what i was thinking of getting
Cost $1832.00
Chassis Model: Digital Storm x17 Laptop (Model: 8170)
Display: 17.3 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Glossy Surface) LED-Backlit Display
Processor: Intel Core i7 2670QM (2.2 GHz Turbo Mode to 3.1Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache)
Thermal Compound: Premium IC Diamond CPU and GPU Thermal Compound (Reduces Thermal & Laptop Noise)
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
Primary Hard Drive: Intel 80GB SSD (320 Series) (SATA 3Gb/s)
Secondary Hard Drive: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD/CD 8x Multi-Drive (Writes and Reads DVDs, CDs)
Wireless Card: Intel Advanced-N 6230 Wireless LAN Module
Video Card(s): AMD Radeon HD 6990M 2GB
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

that was what i thought about the 8gigs of ram being plenty for any game but will it be a noticeable difference going from 1333mhz to 1600mhz? if it's only going to give 1 more fps i dont think it's worth the price.
That 80gig SSD will last him a lot longer than you would think and a second one can be put in later when the prices come down. It should help boost his performance with everything and from my understanding a lot less likely to have failures.

Well considering he is working with a 60 gig hard drive right now and still has 12 gigs available and the laptop is 7 years old now i think it he will be fine. And of course a second or external hdd can always be added later if he needs more room.

i was trying to find out if the different Ram speeds will make much difference in game play and if so how much? Will it increase the fps or would it just be used in other multitasking applications?

ok  thats the last thing i needed to know before going forward with the purchase. thanks for all the help and info.