Bought a new laptop

[redhat]

Just bought a new laptop today on Newegg. I bought an ASUS G751JY-DH71.

-2.5 Core i7 4710HQ
-24GB DDR3 1600 RAM
-GTX 980M 4GB
-256GB SSD (2 x 128 in RAID 0)
-1TB 7200RPM 2.5" HD
-17.3" 1980x1080 IPS Panel

Pretty excited. I've been working a lot and saving up since my Sandy went belly up in October. Also bought a Logitech G710 (not the Plus, this one has the Cherry MX Blue switches versus Brown) and a Logitech G402 mouse. My MS Wheel Mouse Optical and Dell USB Multimedia Keyboard have seen better days since they were first put into service probably all of ten years ago.

I previous had a G710+ keyboard, but the QC on that model wasn't too hot.

 

[GenesisGuy70]

That's one heck of a computer! 24GB of DDR3

That puts my MacBook Air to shame! A lot of shame.

 

[kschachn]

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[Merkava_4]

Does that one have the trackpad off to the left side?

 

[HTSS_TR]

My current laptop is very old Dell Vostro 1000 I bought 7-9 years ago. The original memory was 1 GB and updated to 2 GB few years ago.

Your memory at 24 GB is 12 times mine, so yours must be 20-50 times faster.

 

[LoneRanger]

Great choice.

 

[donnyj08]

mind is blown, id have no idea what to do with a computer with that much capability.

 

[redhat]

Merk - yes the track pad is left of center.

 

[redhat]

Originally Posted By: donnyj08
mind is blown, id have no idea what to do with a computer with that much capability.


Besides getting through the Assassins Creed games and plenty of other PC games (I don't console game), I plan to do 3-4 virtual machines at one time... my little test lab of sorts.

General use, video encoding, gaming, etc.

I plan to have this computer for many years.

 

[JHZR2]

Wow that's a big laptop. Quite the specs.

Let us know how you like the keyboard.

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: redhat
Merk - yes the track pad is left of center.


That would drive me batty. I couldn't deal with that. You PC people must have nerves of steel.

 

[Donald]

Should have gotten an SSD with it.

 

[gathermewool]

Very nice. I currently have a gaming PC and a very low power (AWD E-350 APU) ultra-portable.

I do regret not being able to play more than Civ 5 on the lowest setting, with the smallest map, so my next lappy will definitely be beefier. For as much as you spent, though, I think I'd still prefer to upgrade my PC PSF and video card, to eek out a few more years, and spend the rest on a decent lappy, with a smaller GTX card, single SSD, and a smaller foot print, for when I travel. I don't mind a larger, 17" laptop, but how is that big rig on the go?

My current slow lappy is only around 4 years old, though, so I've got some time before I can justify a new one. I'm also interested to see what future chipsets offer (Skylake and beyond.)

Originally Posted By: Donald
Should have gotten an SSD with it.


Should have gotten a better look at the OP

 

[daves87rs]

Nice!

 

[redhat]

Thanks, I'm looking forward to it. Just waiting on 3-Day Newegg UPS shipping. Apparently it's all coming from Indiana.

This should have plenty of power and the convenience of portability when I want to play some games with friends.

 

[TwinTurbo]

redhat nice laptop What did it cost? With those specs Win 10 should be no problem. Let us know how well it works for games.

 

[redhat]

Originally Posted By: TwinTurbo
redhat nice laptop What did it cost? With those specs Win 10 should be no problem. Let us know how well it works for games.


Thank you. It was $2,278. Keyboard was $119.99 and mouse was $49.95. Add another $.99 for 3-Day Newegg and we're up to $2,448.93.

Yeah a good chunk of change and I know without a doubt 100% I could've built a killer desktop for half the price, but I didn't want two machines (gaming desktop and portable lesser laptop). Portability to LAN gaming events is going to be sweet.

Once I give 'er the 'ole gauntlet run, I'll do a little review up here for y'all if you'd be interested.

 

[antiqueshell]

Amazing specs..and will have blazing performance too.

Apple is put to shame when it comes to PC hardware choices and the nice prices too. I'm looking forward to Windows 10.

 

[Fordtrucktexan]

Awesome machine!! I just bought a 'new' laptop myself but yours would eat mine for lunch.

 

[Merkava_4]

Right now my Mac is in need of a new GPU. I can only use it at nighttime. During the daytime, the ultraviolet rays in the sunlight makes the GPU freakout.