So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... - Page 2

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 01:55 PM

Ill build one in a bit and post it.

Would you reccommend overclocking it if I have little to no experience with PCs?

FissionMailed1 · 01-13-2013, 02:00 PM

The only thing you have to worry about with overclocking is over-volting your CPU. Just don't change the voltage and there won't be any risk of killing your CPU. However, overclocking is known to shorten the lifespan of the CPU no matter what. Newer Intel CPUs use "Turbo Boost" to automatically increase frequency if the option is enabled, so manual overclocking may not be necessary on one of these.

I'm not sure about AMD processors; I haven't owned one myself, so I'll leave that as an exercise for you ;)

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 02:02 PM

Case
NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - White

Case Lighting
None

iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction
None

iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion
[6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 3930K Processor (6x 3.20GHz/12MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3930K w/

iBUYPOWER PowerDrive
PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking

Processor Cooling
Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)

Memory
16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1866 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 - 4GB - EVGA Superclocked - Core: 1046MHz - Single Card

Video Card Brand
Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA

Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 LE -- 2x USB 3.0

Power Supply
1000 Watt - Standard

Primary Hard Drive
1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive

Data Hard Drive
None

Optical Drive
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black

2nd Optical Drive
None

Flash Media Reader / Writer
None

Meter Display
NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display

Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG

Network Card
Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card

This costs 2400 before tax

**Zageron** · 01-13-2013, 02:06 PM

You live in Canada. Use NCIX.

As for a review of that system.
- You can downgrade that processor a few levels, you don't get much for that extra money.
- Harddrive wise, I would get: An Intel or Corsair 120GB SSD for os / system, a 1TB WD Black for secondary system, and a 3TB WD Green for storage.
- Motherboard looks good.
- RAM, definitely corsair or GSKILL.
- PSU Corsair, if you decide to OC get the 1000 but if you aren't going to OC get the 850AX.
- You do not need a network card.
- You do not need a meter Display. (but you might want one, so there you go)
- Good Video Card. Keep it. :D Yay EVGA.

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zageron

You live in Canada. Use NCIX.

As for a review of that system.
- You can downgrade that processor a few levels, you don't get much for that extra money.
- Harddrive wise, I would get: An Intel or Corsair 120GB SSD for os / system, a 1TB WD Black for secondary system, and a 3TB WD Green for storage.
- Motherboard looks good.
- RAM, definitely corsair or GSKILL.
- PSU Corsair, if you decide to OC get the 1000 but if you aren't going to OC get the 850AX.
- You do not need a network card.
- You do not need a meter Display. (but you might want one, so there you go)
- Good Video Card. Keep it. :D Yay EVGA.

So should my primary hard drive be a SSD? and the a normal 1TB HD as my data HD??

FissionMailed1 · 01-13-2013, 03:29 PM

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 03:30 PM

What is the benefit of a SSD?

FissionMailed1 · 01-13-2013, 03:34 PM

Solid State Drives use no moving parts so they have much faster storage and retrieval times than conventional platter Hard Drives. This nets you faster load times, faster boot times, faster file copying, etc.

xNiX · 01-13-2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FissionMailed1

Solid State Drives use no moving parts so they have much faster storage and retrieval times than conventional platter Hard Drives. This nets you faster load times, faster boot times, faster file copying, etc.

+1

**Kibblre** · 01-13-2013, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zageron

You live in Canada. Use NCIX.

As for a review of that system.
- You can downgrade that processor a few levels, you don't get much for that extra money.
- Harddrive wise, I would get: An Intel or Corsair 120GB SSD for os / system, a 1TB WD Black for secondary system, and a 3TB WD Green for storage.
- Motherboard looks good.
- RAM, definitely corsair or GSKILL.
- PSU Corsair, if you decide to OC get the 1000 but if you aren't going to OC get the 850AX.
- You do not need a network card.
- You do not need a meter Display. (but you might want one, so there you go)
- Good Video Card. Keep it. :D Yay EVGA.

I agree with the G.SKILL RAM. They're great sticks with lifetime warranties. I also agree with the Corsair PSU, but I think 1000 watt is unnecessary even for an OC. Also, MAKE SURE the PSU you get is gold rated. It'll be slightly more but it will last longer and run better.

EDIT: Almost forgot, DO NOT GET THAT LIQUID COOLING. The Corsair H60 is a piece of crap. Mine and many other peoples' have started leaking in about a week. If you really wanted to get a self contained water cooling unit, get an Antec Kuhler H20 620 or 920.

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 04:13 PM

How is it possible to make my computer wireless? Is that the network card?

**Kibblre** · 01-13-2013, 04:15 PM

The network card will just cover a wired connection. Your best option for wireless would be a PCI wireless card.

**Zageron** · 01-13-2013, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kibblre

I agree with the G.SKILL RAM. They're great sticks with lifetime warranties. I also agree with the Corsair PSU, but I think 1000 watt is unnecessary even for an OC. Also, MAKE SURE the PSU you get is gold rated. It'll be slightly more but it will last longer and run better.

EDIT: Almost forgot, DO NOT GET THAT LIQUID COOLING. The Corsair H60 is a piece of crap. Mine and many other peoples' have started leaking in about a week. If you really wanted to get a self contained water cooling unit, get an Antec Kuhler H20 620 or 920.

Yeah, you only need something over 850W if you are going for 3 or 4 video cards. Or if you have a dual processor board. It's all stability.

The 850AX is Modular and Gold Rated.

Wireless: DO NOT GET DLINK FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GG

**Kibblre** · 01-13-2013, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zageron

Yeah, you only need something over 850W if you are going for 3 or 4 video cards. Or if you have a dual processor board. It's all stability.

The 850AX is Modular and Gold Rated.

Wireless: DO NOT GET DLINK FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GG

Hey Zag, I was thinking about getting a PCI wireless card since my Powerline Adapter I've been using just isn't cutting it. How do you feel about Rosewill?

Specifically http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166054

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 04:20 PM

Case
NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - White

Case Lighting
None

iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction
None

iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion
[6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820 w/

iBUYPOWER PowerDrive
PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking

Processor Cooling
Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (Intel) - ARC Dual Silent High Perfornamce Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)

Memory
16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - G.Skill Ripjaws X

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 - 4GB - EVGA Superclocked - Core: 1046MHz - Single Card

Video Card Brand
Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA

Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 LE -- 2x USB 3.0

Power Supply
750 Watt - Thermaltake TR2 TRX-750M Free Upgrade to 850 Watt Thermaltake SP-850M ($30 Savings)

Primary Hard Drive
120 GB Intel 330 SSD - Single Drive

Data Hard Drive
500 GB WD VelociRaptor HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 10000 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive

Optical Drive
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black

2nd Optical Drive
None

Flash Media Reader / Writer
None

Meter Display
NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display

Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG

Network Card
Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

There is no option for a wireless card :S

**Kibblre** · 01-13-2013, 04:24 PM

- Didn't point this out before, but if you wanted to spend a little less you could just go with 8gb[2x4] CL8/9 RAM sticks. If you're just gaming, 8gb is good enough.
- Once again, is that PSU gold rated? Make sure to put in the little extra money for that.
- I've never used an Asetek liquid cooling unit. Once again, if Antec is something you can choose from then go with that. I have the Kuhler H20 620 I recommended earlier and my temps are about 43C while gaming when overclocking to 4.3ghz from 3.6ghz.

**Zageron** · 01-13-2013, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kibblre

Hey Zag, I was thinking about getting a PCI wireless card since my Powerline Adapter I've been using just isn't cutting it. How do you feel about Rosewill?

Specifically http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166054

I have never heard of it, but the ratings are strong. Check out some off site reviews.

--

25th, I will say this again. Do not buy a computer from anywhere except NCIX. You are in Canada. You don't have to built it yourself, but you can price check and get insane deals and pick any parts that are available from NCIX. You pay $50 and they'll build it for you, or you build it yourself.

Don't pay a likely insane amount of money for the computer to be built by this iBuyPower company.

**25thhour** · 01-13-2013, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zageron

I have never heard of it, but the ratings are strong. Check out some off site reviews.

--

25th, I will say this again. Do not buy a computer from anywhere except NCIX. You are in Canada. You don't have to built it yourself, but you can price check and get insane deals and pick any parts that are available from NCIX. You pay $50 and they'll build it for you, or you build it yourself.

Don't pay a likely insane amount of money for the computer to be built by this iBuyPower company.

Hmm, I'll go check them out some more. :P

Senip · 01-13-2013, 04:48 PM

Dont buy from ibuypower, they tend to fall apart even worse than alienware.

SSDs are a godsend, I got one and everything boots so fast. Just install your main game/programs on there, put the rest on the 1 tb hd, and you'll be set.

**Kibblre** · 01-13-2013, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zageron

I have never heard of it, but the ratings are strong. Check out some off site reviews.

Ended up getting this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166076

My router supports a 5GHz network and I ran some speed tests and it does run faster than the 2.4GHz network.

01-13-2013, 01:55 PM	#21
25thhour *I like max* Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver/Burnaby/East Van Age: 30 Posts: 2,921	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... Ill build one in a bit and post it. Would you reccommend overclocking it if I have little to no experience with PCs? __________________ r bae adam bae max bae bridget bae claudia bae trevor bae adam2 bae mayo bae keith bae

01-13-2013, 02:00 PM	#22
FissionMailed1 FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Massachusetts Age: 33 Posts: 1,267	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... The only thing you have to worry about with overclocking is over-volting your CPU. Just don't change the voltage and there won't be any risk of killing your CPU. However, overclocking is known to shorten the lifespan of the CPU no matter what. Newer Intel CPUs use "Turbo Boost" to automatically increase frequency if the option is enabled, so manual overclocking may not be necessary on one of these. I'm not sure about AMD processors; I haven't owned one myself, so I'll leave that as an exercise for you ;) __________________ YOUR THROBBING MULTIFARIOUS LUSTFUL DESIRES ARE COMPLETED N YOUR HYPER-ORANGE SELF, YOU MAKE ME LOVE AGAIN, YOU'VE CHANGED MY HEART, MY MELANCHOLIA DISAPPEARS WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE OF ME, MY HUMAN RAGE IS TEMPERED WHEN I AM INSIDE YOU, THE SECRET IS COMMUNICATION, LONGEVITY, STAMINA, REPETITION, FURY, SOULFUL KISSING, EARPLUGS. YOU FUCKING CORPORATE COCKS AND CUNTS. MY ANXIETY COMPLETE, MY DESIRE REPLETE, THE TASTE OF ORANGE BLOOD AND CUM AND GREENBACKS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE. THE STREETS WILL RUN ORANGE WITH YOUR MIXTURE OF CHEETOS AND HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS REGURGITATED AND EATEN AND SHIT OUT AGAIN AND EATEN AGAIN. YOU ARE MY SCULPTURE, MY SCULPTRA, MY SELF-DEFINITION. MY DEFINITION OF HUMANITY, MY HARMONY. MY HEART AND MY MIND. YOU ARE SO ORANGE. SO CRUNCHY. SO CONSUMABLE. THE NEW ORANGE UNDERGROUND IS THE ORANGE UP MY ASS. AND YOUR ASS. I LOVE YOU CHEETOS.

01-13-2013, 02:02 PM	#23
25thhour *I like max* Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver/Burnaby/East Van Age: 30 Posts: 2,921	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... Case NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - White Case Lighting None iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction None iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules Processor Intel® Core™ i7 3930K Processor (6x 3.20GHz/12MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3930K w/ iBUYPOWER PowerDrive PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking Processor Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) Memory 16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1866 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 - 4GB - EVGA Superclocked - Core: 1046MHz - Single Card Video Card Brand Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA Motherboard ASUS P9X79 LE -- 2x USB 3.0 Power Supply 1000 Watt - Standard Primary Hard Drive 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive Data Hard Drive None Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black 2nd Optical Drive None Flash Media Reader / Writer None Meter Display NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display Sound Card ASUS Xonar DG Network Card Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card This costs 2400 before tax __________________ r bae adam bae max bae bridget bae claudia bae trevor bae adam2 bae mayo bae keith bae

01-13-2013, 02:06 PM	#24
Zageron Zageron E. Tazaterra RRR Developer & DevOps Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BC Age: 32 Posts: 6,586	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... You live in Canada. Use NCIX. As for a review of that system. - You can downgrade that processor a few levels, you don't get much for that extra money. - Harddrive wise, I would get: An Intel or Corsair 120GB SSD for os / system, a 1TB WD Black for secondary system, and a 3TB WD Green for storage. - Motherboard looks good. - RAM, definitely corsair or GSKILL. - PSU Corsair, if you decide to OC get the 1000 but if you aren't going to OC get the 850AX. - You do not need a network card. - You do not need a meter Display. (but you might want one, so there you go) - Good Video Card. Keep it. :D Yay EVGA. Last edited by Zageron; 01-13-2013 at 02:11 PM..

01-13-2013, 03:29 PM	#26
FissionMailed1 FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Massachusetts Age: 33 Posts: 1,267	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... Yes. __________________ YOUR THROBBING MULTIFARIOUS LUSTFUL DESIRES ARE COMPLETED N YOUR HYPER-ORANGE SELF, YOU MAKE ME LOVE AGAIN, YOU'VE CHANGED MY HEART, MY MELANCHOLIA DISAPPEARS WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE OF ME, MY HUMAN RAGE IS TEMPERED WHEN I AM INSIDE YOU, THE SECRET IS COMMUNICATION, LONGEVITY, STAMINA, REPETITION, FURY, SOULFUL KISSING, EARPLUGS. YOU FUCKING CORPORATE COCKS AND CUNTS. MY ANXIETY COMPLETE, MY DESIRE REPLETE, THE TASTE OF ORANGE BLOOD AND CUM AND GREENBACKS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE. THE STREETS WILL RUN ORANGE WITH YOUR MIXTURE OF CHEETOS AND HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS REGURGITATED AND EATEN AND SHIT OUT AGAIN AND EATEN AGAIN. YOU ARE MY SCULPTURE, MY SCULPTRA, MY SELF-DEFINITION. MY DEFINITION OF HUMANITY, MY HARMONY. MY HEART AND MY MIND. YOU ARE SO ORANGE. SO CRUNCHY. SO CONSUMABLE. THE NEW ORANGE UNDERGROUND IS THE ORANGE UP MY ASS. AND YOUR ASS. I LOVE YOU CHEETOS.

01-13-2013, 03:30 PM	#27
25thhour *I like max* Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver/Burnaby/East Van Age: 30 Posts: 2,921	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... What is the benefit of a SSD? __________________ r bae adam bae max bae bridget bae claudia bae trevor bae adam2 bae mayo bae keith bae

01-13-2013, 03:34 PM	#28
FissionMailed1 FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Massachusetts Age: 33 Posts: 1,267	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... Solid State Drives use no moving parts so they have much faster storage and retrieval times than conventional platter Hard Drives. This nets you faster load times, faster boot times, faster file copying, etc. __________________ YOUR THROBBING MULTIFARIOUS LUSTFUL DESIRES ARE COMPLETED N YOUR HYPER-ORANGE SELF, YOU MAKE ME LOVE AGAIN, YOU'VE CHANGED MY HEART, MY MELANCHOLIA DISAPPEARS WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE OF ME, MY HUMAN RAGE IS TEMPERED WHEN I AM INSIDE YOU, THE SECRET IS COMMUNICATION, LONGEVITY, STAMINA, REPETITION, FURY, SOULFUL KISSING, EARPLUGS. YOU FUCKING CORPORATE COCKS AND CUNTS. MY ANXIETY COMPLETE, MY DESIRE REPLETE, THE TASTE OF ORANGE BLOOD AND CUM AND GREENBACKS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE. THE STREETS WILL RUN ORANGE WITH YOUR MIXTURE OF CHEETOS AND HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS REGURGITATED AND EATEN AND SHIT OUT AGAIN AND EATEN AGAIN. YOU ARE MY SCULPTURE, MY SCULPTRA, MY SELF-DEFINITION. MY DEFINITION OF HUMANITY, MY HARMONY. MY HEART AND MY MIND. YOU ARE SO ORANGE. SO CRUNCHY. SO CONSUMABLE. THE NEW ORANGE UNDERGROUND IS THE ORANGE UP MY ASS. AND YOUR ASS. I LOVE YOU CHEETOS.

01-13-2013, 04:13 PM	#31
25thhour *I like max* Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver/Burnaby/East Van Age: 30 Posts: 2,921	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... How is it possible to make my computer wireless? Is that the network card? __________________ r bae adam bae max bae bridget bae claudia bae trevor bae adam2 bae mayo bae keith bae

01-13-2013, 04:15 PM	#32
Kibblre Caelondia Represent Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A place of hearts and ghosts Age: 31 Posts: 1,984	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... The network card will just cover a wired connection. Your best option for wireless would be a PCI wireless card. __________________ Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

01-13-2013, 04:20 PM	#35
25thhour *I like max* Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver/Burnaby/East Van Age: 30 Posts: 2,921	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... Case NZXT Phantom Full Tower Gaming Case - White Case Lighting None iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction None iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules Processor Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820 w/ iBUYPOWER PowerDrive PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking Processor Cooling Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (Intel) - ARC Dual Silent High Perfornamce Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) Memory 16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - G.Skill Ripjaws X Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 - 4GB - EVGA Superclocked - Core: 1046MHz - Single Card Video Card Brand Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA Motherboard ASUS P9X79 LE -- 2x USB 3.0 Power Supply 750 Watt - Thermaltake TR2 TRX-750M Free Upgrade to 850 Watt Thermaltake SP-850M ($30 Savings) Primary Hard Drive 120 GB Intel 330 SSD - Single Drive Data Hard Drive 500 GB WD VelociRaptor HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 10000 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black 2nd Optical Drive None Flash Media Reader / Writer None Meter Display NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display Sound Card ASUS Xonar DG Network Card Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) There is no option for a wireless card :S __________________ r bae adam bae max bae bridget bae claudia bae trevor bae adam2 bae mayo bae keith bae

01-13-2013, 04:24 PM	#36
Kibblre Caelondia Represent Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A place of hearts and ghosts Age: 31 Posts: 1,984	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... - Didn't point this out before, but if you wanted to spend a little less you could just go with 8gb[2x4] CL8/9 RAM sticks. If you're just gaming, 8gb is good enough. - Once again, is that PSU gold rated? Make sure to put in the little extra money for that. - I've never used an Asetek liquid cooling unit. Once again, if Antec is something you can choose from then go with that. I have the Kuhler H20 620 I recommended earlier and my temps are about 43C while gaming when overclocking to 4.3ghz from 3.6ghz. __________________ Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

01-13-2013, 04:48 PM	#39
Senip Forum User Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 36 Posts: 611	Re: So I wanted to build a gaming laptop... Dont buy from ibuypower, they tend to fall apart even worse than alienware. SSDs are a godsend, I got one and everything boots so fast. Just install your main game/programs on there, put the rest on the 1 tb hd, and you'll be set.

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