Laptop Suggestions PleasePost Date: 2016-05-02 |
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MdTnVol 
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 Topic: Laptop Suggestions PleasePosted: 02 May 2016 at 5:34pm |
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1. Your Budget: 2500 or under, initially didn't want to go that high. Plan on ordering very soon
2. Expectations: I want this to be a laptop that will last me for a bit, hopefully not need upgrading too soon and will need to be able to be somewhat mobile with it. Be able to game without bogging it down too much. Want it to last me through grad school, so for the next 2 years or more. All will be online
3. Usage: How are you planning to use this computer? Use for Grad school and what ever fun that brings Some of the other is covered above and I want something good, fun, reliable and somewhat future proof. Here is what I am looking at. Just wish I could hit this when they have a deal but classes start later this month. If it is too much for what I need................ Is calibration worth it? Same with paste Chassis Chassis Model: Digital Storm Avon 15.6 Inch Laptop (Model: S:9758) Display: NVIDIA G-Sync - 15.6 Inch (1920 x 1080) IPS LED-Backlit Display (Anti-glare) Screen Calibration: - No Thanks Core Components Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz (Codename Skylake) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Thermal Compound: Stock CPU and GPU Thermal Compound Memory: 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Storage / Connectivity mSATA SSD: - No Thanks Storage Drive 1: SSD - 250GB Samsung 850 EVO Storage Drive 2: Hard Disk - 1TB 7200RPM (SATA 3Gb/s) Optical Drive: - No Thanks Wireless Card: Killer Dual Band Wireless-AC 1535 + Bluetooth (M.2 Socket) Graphics / Multimedia Graphics Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 8GB (NVIDIA G-Sync + NVIDIA Battery Boost) Software Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value) Office Suite: - No Thanks Accessories / Goodies Cooling Pad: - No Thanks Extra Charger: - No Thanks Extra Battery: - No Thanks Carry Bag: - No Thanks Audio: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks T-Shirt: - No Thanks Customer Care Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty Plan: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement) |
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Roykirk
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Posted: 04 May 2016 at 4:58pm |
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You've got a pretty solid machine there. Looks like the Level 3 of the Avon with no changes?
I created this configuration #1410038 that's slightly different. I added the better thermal compound as I think with laptops every degree of heat you can remove is important; changed the 250GB SSD boot drive to a 256GB M.2 drive—this frees up a bay so that you can add another SSD later for all those games you're going to accumulate that will run a lot better on an SSD than the mechanical drive you have as the data one when they overflow your boot drive; and also downgraded the processor a bit as you probably don't need the overclockable proc, though you could go for the 6600K if you want overclocking. You definitely want the 980M, the best graphics card you can get, so that's good. I wouldn't worry about monitor calibration unless you're very sensitive to needing accurate color reproduction. You're already doing well in that department with the Avon having the IPS display. Things like upping the RAM to 32GB and adding that second SSD can wait till later and do it on your own if necessary. 16GB is the current good balance for PCs and should work fine for you for a good while to come. |
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db188
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Posted: 04 May 2016 at 6:51pm |
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you are paying for an IPS screen, so i assume accurate color reproduction is important to you. if you don't have your own equipment to calibrate it then it might not be a bad idea to have DS do it, as long as they document what they did and what equipment and testing methodology they use, and how much they want for the service. if this was a TN panel i'd say skip it. you can also try to find a profile online for the display and just use it.
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