New PC, or Laptop

[Drusing]

I will be building a New PC when I get home, or buying the best Laptop available. I would like some imput as to what you guys think is the best on the market, keeping in mind it will be a few months before I return home. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Price is not an issue.
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[Xslia]

I finally caved last October and handed my brother the cash to build me a desktop - and it's been great so far. Had I bought the equal Dell or HP it would have been almost doubled in price.

I've used both Dell and HP over the years - the upper end ones - i went away from Dell to HP when the "mean machine" I got from Dell kept crashing - and each year for 2 years I had to install a new motherboard (from dell). I switched to hp.

At home for gaming - i prefer desktops. If and when I have to travel again - I will be in the market for a gaming laptop to take on trips - the one i used this past summer was an HP laptop I bought for my nephew 3 years ago - it had no issues with EQ - but had major issues with Star Wars (lag) - a more recent game and graphics engine then EQ. but I assume it was due to age of laptop and hardware in it.

All I can tell you ... if you have a choice - windows 7.. stay away from win 8 - I installed it - hated it - backed it out and went back to 7.

[Neamiah]

I know Jeldar just built a monster PC so I would talk to him.
As far as pre-built systems you could always go with the Dell XPS or the Alienware or the Gateway FX but I find building your PC from scratch is usually better and less expensive. Even though cost is not a factor it still doesn't hurt to get the most bang for your buck.

[Drusing]

This is what I decided on, A lot of this I am unsure of on the specs, let me know what you think.

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John Cockrell
857th EN CO
FOB Shank, AE 09364
USA


ADDITIONAL INFO:
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Sales: -
Source: Tom's Hardware

COMMENTS/SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
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Package it well, the trip will be enduring.

ITEMS:
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Code: NTBKTAIPAN
Fang III - Taipan Gaming Notebook
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Fang ... g_Notebook

*BASE_PRICE:
ADAPTER: Full Range AC adapter, AC in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, DC output 20V, 15A, 300W
BAGS: None
BATTERY: 6 cell smart Lithium-Ion Battery Pack 48.84Wh
BLUETOOTH: Built-in Bluetooth
CD: Clevo 6X Blu-Ray Reader/8X DVD+/-R/2.4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (NB-379-BLURAY)
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-3740QM Mobile Processor 2.70 GHz 6M Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.70 GHz
DPORT: Built-in DisplayPort
FLASHMEDIA: Built-In 9in1 Media Reader
FREEBIE_VC: None
HDD: 256GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 555 MB/s Read & 530 MB/s Write (Single Drive)
HDD2: 1 TB 5400RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
INVERTER: None
KEYBOARD: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard w/ LCD Display
MEMORY: 32GB (8GBx4) DDR3-1600 SODIMM Memory (Corsair Vengeance Gaming)
MONITOR: None
MOTHERBOARD: Mobile Intel HM77 Chipset Mainboard
MOUSE: BUILT-IN TOUCHPAD
NETWORK: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card
NOTEBOOK: Clevo P370EM Gaming Notebook 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080 Display w/ Illuminated Keyboard, Built-in 2.0 MP Webcam, Fingerprint Sensor, HDMI Port, Li-Ion Battery, & Universal AC Adapter
NOTEBOOK_COVER: Fang III Taipan Gaming Notebook Cover - Original Black
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows 8 (64-bit Edition)
RAID: Non-RAID Storage
RUSH: Regular Service, Estimate Ship date by 12/16/2012
SECURITY: Built-in Biometric Fingerprint Sensor
SERVICE: STANDARD 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound
SPEAKERS: Built-in Stereo Speakers System
TABLET: None
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in 1x USB2.0 Ports + 3x USB3.0 Ports
USBFLASH: None
USBHD: None
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 680M 4GB GDDR5 Video (NB-379-102)
VIDEOCAMERA1: Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam
WNC: Wireless 802.11 b/g/n WiFi Card
WTV: None
_PRICE:
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