Gaming Laptop for a Friend

With good reason too.

Look over the choices @ XoticPC - you'll find Asus, MSI and Sager/Clevo custom gaming laptop options.
http://www.xoticpc.com/

http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/91510-clevo...



I'd recommend the Clevo P150EM, or better yet the P170EM for just $50 more.

Any suggestions on which CPU/Graphics combo he should take. This is what we generated on the xoticpc website. What do you guys think as far as the CPU/GFX/RAM combo?

Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM
- FREE!! Continental (U.S. Lower 48 - UPS Ground Only) Ground Shipping on ALL Sager Laptops (Enter Coupon Code: "SAGERFREESHIP" during order process)
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen (SKU - S1R319)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3720QM (2.6GHz - 3.6GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU - S2R202)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- nVidia GeForce GTX 670M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 with Optimus™ Technology [User Upgradeable] (SKU – S3R517)
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- 12GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (3 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R557)
- Sager Branding
- Standard Finish
- No mSATA SSD
- 500gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) - Default (SKU - S5R207)
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - S7R455)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- No Back Up Software
- Bluetooth Included (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth (SKU - S8R110)
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- Standard Sager/Clevo Non Chiclet Backlit Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system (Overclocking will add 3-6 business days to build time)
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- No Operating System Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- LIFETIME Ltd Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Telephone Support (Labor through XPC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Warranty Repairs (SKU - X9R009)
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No Xotic PC Gear


Thanks.

FLYNAVY~

Missing a copy of Windows.

I'd say stick with the i7-3610QM CPU. $160 to go from 2.3Ghz to 2.6Ghz 3720QM won't get you $160 worth of extra performance IMO.

Understand about the CPU, so if we drop the CPU to the i7-3610QM would you still keep the 12GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (3 SODIMMS) or would you drop that down as well? He will be playing Blizzard games and MMOs(which I thought benefits from lots of RAM).

Thanks,
FLYNAVY!

It's only $40 extra ... but 8GB RAM pretty much is 'lots of RAM'. I'd guess the vast majority of people play those type games successfully with 4GB or less RAM.

Maybe stick with 8GB 1600RAM for now. --> RAM is something you can always add later.

8GB DDR3 1600 notebook RAM is running just a bit over $40 these days.
(not $40 for 4GB like xoticPC offers)