P150 EM Build Questions

- 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080) (SKU - S1R303)
I saw so many good comments on how much better the 95% color screen is and I want it matte so that it doesn't reflect light


- Sager - 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3720QM (2.6GHz - 3.6GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU - S2R202)
i7-3610QM 2.3GHz - 3.3GHz
vs
i7-3720QM 2.6GHz - 3.6GHz

Does the performance boost justify the $160. I really want a future proof CPU. It seems that 0.3GHz will make the difference (I have no knowledge about that)

- nVidia GeForce GTX 675M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 with Optimus™ Technology [User Upgradeable] (SKU – S3R518)

GTX 675 vs HD 7970M

I know that the 7970M is a lot better for gaming but what is the performance increase I will see between the two?
The optimus tech on the GTX seems good for more battery life

- 12GB - DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (3 SODIMMS) (SKU - S4R557)

As for the RAM, is there a big difference between 1600 and 1333??
I'm sure that 12GB is more than enough. However, I remember that having 2 RAMs that are the same (2x4GB) is faster.. Something about dual channel.. Is 2x4GB better than 3x4GB?

- No mSATA SSD
- 750gb 7200rpm (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) (SKU - S5R306)
- Remove DVDRW Drive and Install Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy Only (SKU - S7R951)

Here is my area of concern.

I could buy the 120gb Intel 520 SSD2 Serial-ATA III directly and add a 7200RPM secondary instead of the DVD drive.
A lot of people told me it is better to buy a crucial M4 but I don't really know if it will be cheaper with the shipping and everything.
Also, if I order the 7200RPM as my primary and later get an SSD, I would like it to be my main drive not in the optical bay. Is there a difference between the optical bay drive and the primary drive in terms of speed if I want to install an SSD??

Sager - Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module (SKU - S8R112)
I saw that the performance of the 6300 is a lot better than the 6230 because it has 3 antennas, but I don't know if I'm willing to give up built in bluetooth. (I know that I could get a BT usb dongle but I will lose a usb port. I already have a port replicator but I'm concerned about portability. i.e. if I get a BT mouse for example)
Will the performance matter or will it be limited by the router?


Please give me your comments on this build

 

The Color Gamut is definitely a great experience because it offers a deeper color range (Gamut is a technology that permits some color range not to be lost during image processing).

Not that much difference worth 160$, only a small benchmark difference.

The match here is already won by the 7970M because the 675M is a 580M card retagged as "675M". The simple way to check it is viewing benchmarks between 580M and 7970M which is simply amazing. Although the 675M is winning on power consumption technology Optimus (Nvidia)>Enduro (AMD)

The Memory Frenquency isn't important the gain between 1333 and 1600 will only be visible on benchmarks. The Performance depend on quantity and distribution (Dual Channel < Triple Channel < Quadri Channel) The channel represents the bandwith of the Memory.

Depend on you Laptop use, for OS and games i would recommand you a S-III 6gb/s SSD (no matter on capacity or brand) and the other HDD is for Data (you to estimate how much space u'll need)

For sure 6300 Ultimate has wider Wireless Range (as I made some test it's like 20-23% better range)

Cheers,

 

If you're only gaming, stick with the 3610. If you're doing other CPU-intensive stuff like video editing or Autocad then it would probably be worth it to upgrade to the 3720.

Despite the current Enduro issues, definitely go with the 7970M because the 675 is just a 580M rebadge.

The performance difference between 1333 and 1600 is insignificant. It doesn't matter if you choose to run dual channel or triple channel.

I would stick with the HDD, and buy the SSD later. You can get the 128GB Crucial M4 on Amazon for $125 with free shipping. You will want to install the SSD into the primary bay because it utilizes SATA III while the optical bay only has SATA II.

3 antennas is definitely the way to go. If you don't want to give up the bluetooth and you're not in a hurry to order, you can wait for the new Bigfoot Killer Wireless-N 1202.