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Howdy all, and thanks in advance for your responses. There are a lot of really good tech-minded folks on this site, and I would be foolish not to make that fact work in my favor.
Here is a gaming laptop I am considering having built. Yes, it has to be a laptop (trust me I know, but the situation is what it is). Yes, I know I will get better bang for my buck going with a desktop, so no need to beat that dead horse 
Anyway, here's what I'm considering. What do you think? Do I Have a build that will give me good performance for some time to come?
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- -2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM, 2.2-3.3GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache)
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- No Video Adapter
- ~ 8,192MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)-
- Standard Finish
- ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Software
- ~ 500GB (w/ 4GB SSD Memory) Seagate XT 7200RPM NCQ Hybrid (Serial-ATA II 300 - 32MB Cache)
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
I really hope that *insert game name here* will be the first game to ever live up to all of its pre-release promises, maintain a manageable hype level and have a clean release. Just don't expect me to hold my breath.
Comments
It should work pretty well. Be warned that all Sandy Bridge chipsets have been recalled due to a defective SATA 2 controller, though for a laptop that only uses two SATA ports, they may just use the two SATA 3 ports and so the defective SATA 2 controller doesn't matter if it doesn't get used.
If you need the Nvidia Optimus for decent battery life, then yes, get that video card. If battery life is irrelevant to your purposes, you may wish to look for a Mobility Radeon HD 5870 or 6870M (which is just a 5870 with a new name) instead, as they give better performance for basically the same load power consumption and price tag.
Thanks for the input Quizz! You're probably the most helpful person on this site. Here is the build I actually went with (I decided to skip the Sandy Bridge).
ASUS G53JW-A1
- Processor: - Intel® Core™ i7-740QM, 1.73-2.93GHz, (45nm, 6MB L3 cache) - Standard
- Dead Pixel Warranty: ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee - (Included on ASUS Standard NON-Upgraded Displays)
- Display: 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen
- Thermal Compound: IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU-
- Graphics Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 460M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- External Display Video Adapters: No Video Adapter
- Ram: 8,192MB (8GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x2GB) - SPECIAL FREE UPGRADE!
- Optical Drive: Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X DVDRW Drive w/ Software-
- Primary Hard Drive: - 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- Memory Card Reader: Internal 5-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/ xD-P)
- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Wireless Network: Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card
- Camera: Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk
I really hope that *insert game name here* will be the first game to ever live up to all of its pre-release promises, maintain a manageable hype level and have a clean release. Just don't expect me to hold my breath.