Buying new gaming laptop, is this build good?

[marwick]

So i went on http://www.xoticpc.com and had a chat with someone on their site. at the end, this is the computer he suggested me, with a couple of small upgrades added.

Sager NP6678 (Clevo W670SJQ)


- ~Windows 8.1 - 64-Bit (64-Bit CD Included) + MS Office 2013 Trial
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Internal 9-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo)
- Sager - Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth™ 4.0 (SKU - WIFI99)
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- 8X Super Multi DVDRW/CDRW Combo Drive (Sager) (Dual Layer w/ Software) (When selecting a Hard Drive in the Optical Bay, No Optical Drive is Included) (SKU - ODD099)
- 750GB 7200RPM [SATA II - 16MB Cache] (SKU - HDD099)
- 8GB DDR3 1600MHz [1x8GB] Dual Channel Memory (SKU - RAM02S)
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 850M (2.0GB) GDDR3 PCI-Express DX11 w/ Optimus™ Technology
- - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds)
- Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4810MQ (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) (SKU – SPU401)
- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - SSC002)
Sub-Total: $1,139.00

Is it a good price for what the laptop is worth? I may be adding a SSD if i think i need to later.
I feel like i'm forgetting something...
Thank you in advance for your help.

edit, i just removed a lot of unecessary info.

 

[marwick]

i just edited out a lot of unecessary info and added IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU for 25$

 

[casper1973]

I'm not overly familiar with laptop prices but the specification is good.

My personal laptop is very similar just a generation or two older (GT 650M + i7-3610QM) and I have been very happy with the performance. I paid about £800 (around $1350) for it 18 months ago.

Just thought I would point out the laptop has an mSATA slot if you decide to go with an SSD upgrade later.


I wouldn't pay extra for the thermal compound. At best the laptop will run 4-5 degrees cooler and perform 0% faster.