Hello guys,
my girlfriend got a nice present for x-mas... Her mom told her to pick up a laptop of her choice and it would be hers
Since I'm the computer hardware geek in the house, she asked me to look for a good laptop for her...
Keep in mind that she's 18 and she's going to university next year (lots of school work).
So what's the laptop with the best performance/price ratio at the moment?
Thanks guys!
Main system:
Q6600 G0 L737B 3,8GHz
Maximus Formula X38
Ballistix PC2-8500 2x1GB
XFX 8800GT XT
Corsair HX620
X-Fi Platinum
150GB Raptor (Dual Boot) /2x 250GB WD Caviar (Apps)
Lian-Li V2000B Plus II
School: MacBook
Studying in: Pharmacy
Where: University of Montreal
ThinkPads are really nice
Current System Build
Designaton:" Rad Hat "
__________________Flow Order: >> Rad's 1 & 2 in parallel > Res > Pump > CPU > GPU > SB > NB > Mosfet 1 > Mosfet 2 >>
- Mother Board, RAM and CPU:
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula (SE) BIOS 1207 | CPU: Intel q9650 @ 3.80GHz Vcore 1.272v | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2 8500 4x1GB- Graphics Processor:
GPU: BFG 8800GTX | BFG 8600GT (Quad Monitor Setup)- Hard Drives:
RAID: 2x 74GB Raptors on RAID 0 for OS Drives
- Case and Power Supply:
Case: Antec Case | PS: OCZ ProXstreame 1000W- Water Cooling:
Pump: Swiftech MCP655-B | Rad: Dual Swiftech MCR320's | Fans: 6x Yate Loon D12SH-12's (W/ Variable RPM Rheostat) @ 88CFM Max Each - 528CFM Total!!!- (Water Blocks and Fittings):
CPU: D-Tek Fusion Block | GPU: Danger Den Full Coverage 8800 Block | Mobo: EK's Mosfet, NorthBridge and SouthBridge Blocks
Res: Swiftech Micro | Tee's: 4x MartinM's High Flow Copper Tee's | Elbow's: None | Y's: None
Temperatures: CPU: 57°C Max, Running Prime95 | GPU: 58.3°C Max, Running 3Dmark | NorthBridge: Untested!
Last Updated 11/11/09
What are you looking for exactly? Speed, Storage, Size, Functionality, battery life, light weight or Bling Factor???
And what kind of work will she be doing on it?
whats your max spending limit?
Current System Build
Designaton:" Rad Hat "
__________________Flow Order: >> Rad's 1 & 2 in parallel > Res > Pump > CPU > GPU > SB > NB > Mosfet 1 > Mosfet 2 >>
- Mother Board, RAM and CPU:
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula (SE) BIOS 1207 | CPU: Intel q9650 @ 3.80GHz Vcore 1.272v | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2 8500 4x1GB- Graphics Processor:
GPU: BFG 8800GTX | BFG 8600GT (Quad Monitor Setup)- Hard Drives:
RAID: 2x 74GB Raptors on RAID 0 for OS Drives
- Case and Power Supply:
Case: Antec Case | PS: OCZ ProXstreame 1000W- Water Cooling:
Pump: Swiftech MCP655-B | Rad: Dual Swiftech MCR320's | Fans: 6x Yate Loon D12SH-12's (W/ Variable RPM Rheostat) @ 88CFM Max Each - 528CFM Total!!!- (Water Blocks and Fittings):
CPU: D-Tek Fusion Block | GPU: Danger Den Full Coverage 8800 Block | Mobo: EK's Mosfet, NorthBridge and SouthBridge Blocks
Res: Swiftech Micro | Tee's: 4x MartinM's High Flow Copper Tee's | Elbow's: None | Y's: None
Temperatures: CPU: 57°C Max, Running Prime95 | GPU: 58.3°C Max, Running 3Dmark | NorthBridge: Untested!
Last Updated 11/11/09
a macbook pro or thinkpad.
1. Head to Dell.com and configure an Inspiron 1420
2. Use a coupon code from this page for a hefty discount.
3. Enjoy
Windows 7 + SSD:
Mode: AHCI, default Microsoft driver or latest Intel RST
Defrag: Off
Hibernation: Off (use Sleep mode, recommend a UPS)
Indexing: On (it only indexes a few locations, not your whole system unless you tell it to)
Page File: On (set to the minimum of 16MB if you have a large amount of RAM, disabling not recommended)
Prefetch: On
Superfetch: On (RAM is always faster than an SSD - use it)
System Restore: Off (with regular backups)
Browser Cache: RAM Only, Disk Cache Off (How to with Chrome)
Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, Downloads to HDD (Public Libraries too, see above link about junctions)
UAC: On!
NiceOriginally Posted by Soulburner
Current System Build
Designaton:" Rad Hat "
__________________Flow Order: >> Rad's 1 & 2 in parallel > Res > Pump > CPU > GPU > SB > NB > Mosfet 1 > Mosfet 2 >>
- Mother Board, RAM and CPU:
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula (SE) BIOS 1207 | CPU: Intel q9650 @ 3.80GHz Vcore 1.272v | RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2 8500 4x1GB- Graphics Processor:
GPU: BFG 8800GTX | BFG 8600GT (Quad Monitor Setup)- Hard Drives:
RAID: 2x 74GB Raptors on RAID 0 for OS Drives
- Case and Power Supply:
Case: Antec Case | PS: OCZ ProXstreame 1000W- Water Cooling:
Pump: Swiftech MCP655-B | Rad: Dual Swiftech MCR320's | Fans: 6x Yate Loon D12SH-12's (W/ Variable RPM Rheostat) @ 88CFM Max Each - 528CFM Total!!!- (Water Blocks and Fittings):
CPU: D-Tek Fusion Block | GPU: Danger Den Full Coverage 8800 Block | Mobo: EK's Mosfet, NorthBridge and SouthBridge Blocks
Res: Swiftech Micro | Tee's: 4x MartinM's High Flow Copper Tee's | Elbow's: None | Y's: None
Temperatures: CPU: 57°C Max, Running Prime95 | GPU: 58.3°C Max, Running 3Dmark | NorthBridge: Untested!
Last Updated 11/11/09
I have heard and experienced that Dell laptops aren't what they used to be, I prefer the HP/Compaq that I am typing on right now. Also, Sony Vaio's are of very good quality and they released their least expensive laptop (6-$800) about a month ago. As always, getting a good laptop is not the hard part, but getting a good laptop for cheap is. Make sure you scope out all your options before taking the plunge. BestBuy actually has some good laptop deals about once or twice a month but they sell out really fast due to the rabid ebayers.
i5 750 @ 3.2 Ghz, stock volts on stock cooling
4GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 7-7-7-21
Gigabyte P55-DS2
EVGA GTX260 192shader
I would take her with you and let her pick what she wants. you can help make the right selection of hardware but ultimately she is probably not a huge power user so feel and looks will take priority for her. let her pick it just make sure it isn't a bad deal. after all she will be the one using and carrying it etc.
QX 9650 5ghz with 1.55v 4.8ghz with 1.5v 24/7 in a VAPOLI V-2000B+ Single stage phase cooling.
DFI LP LT X-38 T2R
2X HD4850's water cooled , volt modded
Thermaltake 1KW Psu
4x Seagate 250GB in RAID 0
8GB crucial ballistix ram
thanks guys! these comments helped a lot
Main system:
Q6600 G0 L737B 3,8GHz
Maximus Formula X38
Ballistix PC2-8500 2x1GB
XFX 8800GT XT
Corsair HX620
X-Fi Platinum
150GB Raptor (Dual Boot) /2x 250GB WD Caviar (Apps)
Lian-Li V2000B Plus II
School: MacBook
Studying in: Pharmacy
Where: University of Montreal
Macbook pro>thinkpad>Sony
Thinkpad, quality and duribility
Do Rock Direct ship to the states? They make VERY nice Laptops, my friend and my ex has one, well, I have hers on my desk right now actually. Great build quality.
Main Rig
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ @ 2.8GHz (10x 280MHz) | ABit Kn9 NF4 | 4GB GSkill DDR2 - 800MHz | ATi Radeon HIS HD3870 | 530w Hiper Type M PSU
80GB Western Digital SATA300 Boot Drive | 500GB Western Digital SATA300 Storage Drive | 400GB Western Digital SATA300 Storage Drive | 400GB Seagate Barracuda UDMA IDE Storage Drive | 200GB Samsung Spinpoint UDMA IDE Storage Drive | 160GB Western Digital SATA300 Storage Drive
Windows Server 2008 x64 | Dual Screen: 20" TFT @ 1920x1080 | 19" TFT @ 1440x900
Media Streaming Rig/Spare PC
Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz | Generic Motherboard | 768mb Kingston DDR - 400MHz | ATi Radeon 9250SE | 350w AOpen PSU
20GB Western Digital IDE Drive
Windows XP Professional x86 w/SP3 | TV/Monitor @ 1920x1080
Entertainment Centre
40" Sony Bravia @ 1920x1080 | Sony Playstation 3 | Microsoft Xbox 360 (RED RING OF DEATH)
Seriously I think jimmyz summed it up-period just be there to make sure it is good.
SYST 1 Asus Maximus Formula - E8400 3.0...O/C 4.2 - Ocz Reaper DDR2 1150 mhz 2x1gig - 3870x2 850/950 - Ultra X3 1000 watt PSU - Medium Air Cooling
SYST 2 Asus P5K Deluxe P35 - E6600 2.4...O/C 3.5 - Ocz Reaper DDR2 1150 mhz 4x1gig - 3870 O/C 850/900 - Ultra X3 1000 watt PSU - Extreme Air Cooling - Ultra Case
SYST 3 Asus Comando 965 - Intel PD 830 3.0...O/C3.6 - OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066 mhz 2X1gig - HD2900 XT...O/C 900/950 - Silverstone 650 watt PSU - Medium Air Cooling - Enermax Case
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