My Sager NP7330 (Clevo W230ST) built. SUGGESTION PLEASE.

So I made this laptop expecting it to last for a while without upgrades.

- Sager - 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4800MQ (2.7GHz - 3.7GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
- NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 765M (2.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 w/ Optimus™ Technology
- ?? - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU ?? - Is it useful? how?
- ?? COPPER COOLING UPGRADE - Extra Cooling Copper Heatsinks Applied to the Heatsink/Heatpipes ?? - Is it useful? how?
- 8GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) - Planning to upgrade to 16GB later. Or should I get 16GB now?
- 120GB Crucial M5 mSATA SSD - Preconfigured as an OS Drive ( Operating System – Drive C: ) - Should I also get it later and save $135?
-1TB 7200RPM [SATA II - 3GB/s] (SKU - HDD097) - $20 upgrade only
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
- ?? REDLINE BOOST ?? - Same question, Usefulness?

So my bill is $1394-$50+shipping($55) = 1399 + tax.

What's your suggestions? What should I add and delete? Please anything. I would be grateful for this. Thanks

 

Well before suggesting what to get or remove, what would you like to get out of the computer. Gaming, or portability/battery life, basic use etc?
I can answer the IC Diamond questions regardless, always get it. I put it on every computer I build and own. It last much longer the stock thermal compound and transfer heat better off the get go.

 

IC DIamond - yes , unless you have your own paste, and know how to paste, I'm guessing not.

Copper cooling - no
16GB - since you don't think you'll need it now, no
SSD - if you wait for sales you'll get better price, but you have to install the OS yourself. If thats not a hassle for you, buy it later. 135 for 120GB is pretty steep.
Redline Boost - no, you can OC yourself, plenty of guides in the forum.

 

Are there any games that require more than 8GB ram? I think Watchdog is 8GB

 

Do you guys think 16GB atm is necessary?

 

8GB is more then enough for gaming. 16GB depending on what else you may be doing on the computer, it seems to be the sweet spot right now but also rarely used.

 

As a Uni student, I would get it for portability & gaming.

 

IC Diamond is good to have if you'll be gaming, especially with a small system such as this. Copper heat sinks doesn't help as much, though they're also not a bad idea (again, due to the limited cooling headroom the small chassis has).

8 GB I think will treat you well. That may depend on what type of applications you intend to run (and how many at once) for school work, but as far as gaming goes, as Hutsady said: 8 GB is plenty.

The Crucial M5 is a good drive (a step up from their M4 series), and is entirely up to you. If you have the technical skill to install it yourself and are purchasing from a reseller that won't void your warranty by you opening up the system to install it, then by all means save yourself the cash by getting a drive and doing it yourself! Otherwise, it's a good idea to have the supplier/reseller do it, as they'll also warrant it against defects and test it before shipping it to you. You could say the added cost is for labor and peace of mind.

 

Thanks for the reply So if I buy my own ssd and open up the system to add it, will it void my warranty? I have been adding new/replaced hard-wares myself for a while, so I believe I have the technical skill to do it.

 

How about this? 240GB, 2.5-inch Solid State Drive, upgrades for Clevo W230ST Laptop/Notebook, CT4915626 from Crucial.com