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victoration1
03-08-2010, 07:11 PM
Hey, I'll just start off with the general Questions.
General Questions

1) What is your budget?
around 5000US.
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
d. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
3) What country are you buying this in?
Canada
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Nope, Any will do
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Gaming, and Gaming, and Gaming, and some school work.
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Mostly leaving it, but some times I might take it to school.
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Crysis, Mass Effect 2, Fallout:New Vegas etc.
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
Irrelevant.
9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
No, not really.
10) What OS do you prefer? (more details below) Windows 7 Ultimate
Screen Specifics

11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer? (more details below)
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non glossy screen?
Doesn't really matter.

Build Quality and Design

13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Fairly, I need my bragging rights.
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
I'm buying it within the next two weeks.
I want this Laptop to last at least 3 years.
Notebook Components

15) How much hard drive space do you want; 80GB, 160GB, 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 1.5TB?
1TB or lesser with SSD
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, CD/DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
Blu ray would be a nice bonus but it's not necessary.

17) What speed CPU/Processor would you like? Dual core or Quad Core CPU?
I7 920XM, or 975 Extreme.

I've seen some laptops already, but some extra help would be appreciated.
I've come to a crossroad between the Sager NP8120 and the G73Jh.
HD 5870 with GDDR 5 memory looks good, but the Sli 285m is good too.
So I'm having hard time deciding on a good, beasty laptop that should be able to play new games on high detail for the next three years.

Thank you in advance for reading and replying. :)
Justin_W@XoticPC
03-09-2010, 09:59 AM
Based on the info that you've listed above, I'd recommend viewing the Sager np9280, Sager np8120, or the Sager np8760. You can view all of these notebooks here (http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-clevo-sager-notebooks-ct-95_51_162.html).
dylan121
03-09-2010, 01:46 PM
Based on the info that you've listed above, I'd recommend viewing the Sager np9280, Sager np8120, or the Sager np8760. You can view all of these notebooks here (http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-clevo-sager-notebooks-ct-95_51_162.html).


Those are good choices. However, I suggest going with the ASUS G73JH-A1, and upgrading the processor, and some of the other advanced features. Sure some of the Sager laptops come with sli 285m GTX, however SLI doesn't always impact performance. and can also cause micro stuttering. I don't know aboutt he cooling system in sager laptops. All I will say though is the ASUS version is very good.
Maverick494
03-09-2010, 03:45 PM
Those are good choices. However, I suggest going with the ASUS G73JH-A1, and upgrading the processor, and some of the other advanced features. Sure some of the Sager laptops come with sli 285m GTX, however SLI doesn't always impact performance. and can also cause micro stuttering. I don't know aboutt he cooling system in sager laptops. All I will say though is the ASUS version is very good.

For his price point the Sager 8760 is a far better choice than the ASUS.
dylan121
03-09-2010, 06:37 PM
For his price point the Sager 8760 is a far better choice than the ASUS.

Why, ASUS has extra things that you can upgrade. Such as up to 16 GB of ram, sure the processor is more, however you don't have to get a thermal compound, and he can add a SSD, along with ASUs new cooling system. Wouldn't it be better?
Maverick494
03-09-2010, 06:48 PM
Why, ASUS has extra things that you can upgrade. Such as up to 16 GB of ram, sure the processor is more, however you don't have to get a thermal compound, and he can add a SSD, along with ASUs new cooling system. Wouldn't it be better?

bottom line: No. Why? Raid, E-sata, PC-Express port, etc. that the ASUS doesn't have. Once you put the faster ram and processor and an SSD into the ASUS it comes out MORE expensive than the 8760, when similarly configured.

To illustrate my point:

Sager 8760: i7-820QM, 8GB DDR3 1333, 160GB SSD, 640GB HDD, HD Radeon 5870, Win 7 Ultimate (64 and 32 discs) - 2919.00

Asus G73JH-A2: i7-820QM, 8GB DDR3 1333, 160GB SSD, 640GB HDD, HD Radeon 5870, Win 7 Ultimate (64 bit) - 3109.00

if you up to the i7-920XM the prices are 3474 and 3639. I guess if having more than 8GB or RAM is important for some reason (and there are a very few of those until probably a couple years down the road) then the Asus might be attractive, but the ASUS comes in at 4277 @ 16GB of Ram which is quite a cost when you think about the usefulness of that much ram at this point. Heck in 3 years you can put the roughly 1200 dollars in a high yield CD and probably have enough interest earned off of it to afford another 2000 dollars toward a new machine.
Mekhit
03-10-2010, 04:13 PM
bottom line: No. Why? Raid, E-sata, PC-Express port, etc. that the ASUS doesn't have. Once you put the faster ram and processor and an SSD into the ASUS it comes out MORE expensive than the 8760, when similarly configured.

To illustrate my point:

Sager 8760: i7-820QM, 8GB DDR3 1333, 160GB SSD, 640GB HDD, HD Radeon 5870, Win 7 Ultimate (64 and 32 discs) - 2919.00

Asus G73JH-A2: i7-820QM, 8GB DDR3 1333, 160GB SSD, 640GB HDD, HD Radeon 5870, Win 7 Ultimate (64 bit) - 3109.00

if you up to the i7-920XM the prices are 3474 and 3639. I guess if having more than 8GB or RAM is important for some reason (and there are a very few of those until probably a couple years down the road) then the Asus might be attractive, but the ASUS comes in at 4277 @ 16GB of Ram which is quite a cost when you think about the usefulness of that much ram at this point. Heck in 3 years you can put the roughly 1200 dollars in a high yield CD and probably have enough interest earned off of it to afford another 2000 dollars toward a new machine.

For the most part, Maverick494 is correct. But in my opinion, if you have a 5k budget, go look at workstations. They are powerhouses and can probably outperform any of these laptops. Not sure how the battery life is, but that's why we have plugs :)