well that Dell looks fine

the only thing you might consider to "maximize" your notebook is hard drive. 5400 is bit slower than 7200 RPM..so add $60 more and get 100GB 7200RPM if you are going for the "flawless gaming" thing...

Will it be able to play F.E.A.R. on high settings @ 1024x768 resolution (i just like that one lol, always use it :P)...with 50+fps?


What does 5400rpm and 7400rpm have a difference in? Is it noticable, or just better to brag about xD

i've got the same E1705 with same graphics and processor, same amount of ram but mine is 533 not the 667. the max res that fear extraction point offered was like 1600x1200 i think. i played with the resoulution at max, ever eye candy option maxed, and 4x filtering got an average of around 45-50 fps on the time demos. i experienced no lag at all, no even in big firefights! i've played both fear games, half life 2 (both) including lost coast, swat 4, doom 3, and nothing has slowed this system down yet! the only game that lagged was rainbow six lockdown, but my understanding is that the game isnt really coded well for pc's. i think you would be very pleased with the dell.

i just noticed that my config is the same as the first dell config you listed, not the second. i dont think the processor would make too much of a difference however.

Thanks for the comment. I'm gunna buy that laptop for sure, since i can tell that i can pull off maybe 70+fps on 1024x768 with all the eye candy (yay) and stuff. Now all I need to do is make $2000, I can do it by working, which I'm gunna start in mid april. I figured out that by working 30 hours a month that I can make $2000 in ~9 months, so I can probably get the laptop in mid January which is awesome lol.

Whats filtering do? I always see that in the reviews that i read.

Last to questions and than im gunna save up and buy it lol..

1) Do you really think its worth $150 more to get the 2.16GHz instead of the 2GHz?
2) This is just gunna sit in the house and maybe come into different rooms with me when I use it (Theres no way i'll use it near drinks), Do you think I need a warrenty? No one will steal it, and I won't accidentaly break it, The warrenty is like $500, and that'll make it an even longer time that i'll have to wait to get it, so far it came out to $1800 with everything the best except for a 2GHz processor instead of a 2.16GHz.

yes you need the warranty... notebooks are not like desktops, when they break there is almost no way to get around buying VERY expensive parts and trust me you dont want to have it break just outside the warranty period and then get to spend easily more than that. as much as you feel accidents wont happen they still can. all it takes is it slipping out of your hands between rooms and that warranty will seem like a very good idea.

the processor differences is not that much and i wouldnt bother with the extra.

Im also considering the Asus G1 (the G2 is 17" and the gfx card is almost the same if not less powerful). Would that do good in like fear, q4, doom3, and new games for a few years? Or should I just go with the dell even tho its ugly haha

I don't know about the battery life but if you wanna save money you could just get the C2D 2.0 ghz, not the 2.16 ghz

What do you think I should get if I want to play FPS games with 50+ fps with good eycandy for a few years? Dell e1705 or Asus G1?


Edit: I decided to with the sager 5760 because it has the 7950GTX

Specs:

17" WSXGA+ Active Matrix LCD with Matte Finish Surface
Core 2 Duo T5600 / 2MB L2 Cache 1.83GHz
GeForce Go 7950GTX 512MB DDR3
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 667MHz
90GB SATA 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Smart Li_ION Batter
XP Home (Going to format it to pro or something)

Price: $2,099 (Thats around $39 more than the e1705)

One thing I can suggest when looking for laptops is look on the sites Buy/Sell/Trade section you can be surprised on what deals you can get. Also the laptop spec you put up is very nice and looks like a solid laptop.

I don't want to buy a used laptop from people I don't know, and I don't have a paypal account or anything.

That laptop can get 130fps in doom3 @ ULTRA settings..150 in css..and like 200 in bf2 :O

At least you won't have to worry about fps lag lol, sounds like it will work out for you great. I agree on buying used lappies and anything from people you don't know can be iffy but you may find ur piece of gold in the trash like me.

Very nice looking specs! You'll get 60 fps in every game!