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Building A Notebook

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BlackSheep

Active Member
Alright I want to build a super awesome notebook but I dont know how:scared:

Price is not a factor
Things I want on it
Size 14-16 in"
8 gig ram or more
a the best graphics card i can put in it
a hd 1080 p screen
a 1-2 tb HD
5 MP Web cam
good speakers
4 usb ports a mic and headset port a SD/MMC/SM/MS-PRO/xD and a CF/Microdrive HDMI port PS/2 connector Video Graphics Array VGA connector
N wifi 3g if possible
2 ethernet ports
a battery that can last at least 4 hours
a beast of a cpu
I can always buy a separate external cd drive

I might of forgoten something
im going to use it for mostly gaming
 
Moose

Moose

Meta Moose
When you say build a notebook, do you mean buy the components seperate and then put it together yourself?
 
MenaceInc

MenaceInc

Staff Member
It'll be impossible to find a laptop that has a smaller than 16inch screen that is 1080p. Also, no powerful laptop would have a battery life of more than four hours. Sorry but choosing a laptop is all about compromise unlike building a desktop
 
Z

Zero

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Personally, I would get a decent and portable notebook for a cheaper price and spend the remainder on upgrading/building a better desktop PC for gaming.

Laptops generally suck for gaming IMO; getting a good GPU costs a mint (just to reach desktop caliber), and you end up playing on a smaller screen.

Back on topic, consider shrinking your resolution goal. 1920x1080 would be generally indiscernible from something like 1280x720, or even lower. For a 14-16" I would recommend at max a resolution of about 1600x900. Out of my own experience, notebooks become unwieldy after the 15" mark. 13" is the size that I find is a good tradeoff between screen real estate and portability. Of course, this depends solely on your own needs.

Out of curiosity, why would you need two ethernet ports?
 
LocutusEstBorg

LocutusEstBorg

Active Member
1920x1200 on a 15" screen is PAINFUL to look at. When reinstalling Windows 7 on the laptop, it automatically set the zoom level to 125% so stuff was bigger.

Wait for GTX480M SLI if you want a monster. Otherwise settle for a GTX480M. It should be as good as a desktop GTX260.
 
Greyone

Greyone

Funny Little Green Ghouls
Torch said:
Whenever a manufacturer puts two in a laptop. The GPUs already support SLI. It won't give more than an hour of battery life though. A single 480M alone will give 2 hours max.
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Yeah I'm sure Blacksheep has 5k to blow on a laptop :neutral:
 
ilyace

ilyace

Member
Torch said:
Whenever a manufacturer puts two in a laptop. The GPUs already support SLI. It won't give more than an hour of battery life though. A single 480M alone will give 2 hours max.
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Who in their right minds would purchase a laptop knowing ahead of time they're not gonna get more than an hour of batter life -.-
 
Hardrive

Hardrive

Contributor
ilyace said:
If you're serious about getting a decent gaming experience on the pc, you're much better off building a desktop.
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Plus, as somebody mentioned earlier, you'll get a more powerful gaming desktop and still have money left for a low powered laptop. And you'll still wind up spending less than a gaming laptop.
 
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BlackSheep

Active Member
ilyace said:
If you're serious about getting a decent gaming experience on the pc, you're much better off building a desktop.
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I plan on getting a desktop before the netbook but i want some thing for gaming on the road (no ds psp)
dont desktops cost more than netbooks?
 
Hardrive

Hardrive

Contributor
BlackSheep said:
I plan on getting a desktop before the netbook but i want some thing for gaming on the road (no ds psp)
dont desktops cost more than netbooks?
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A low end desktop can cost the same as a netbook. A gaming PC will probably be about half the price of an equivalent gaming laptop.
 
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