P150hm spec good enough?

Can someone just drop a post if this spec is decent for good gaming. Playing witcher 2 skyrim etc.
1920x1080
8 gig 1333 ram
Gtx 2gig 580m
2760qm quad core 2.4 ghz
15 inch screen
Will it last for a couple of years?

Thanks in advance for any help. Sorry if posted in wrong place

 

do you really need the $200 2.2 to 2.4 upgrade? Also you can look into HD 6990M to save $400 if not you can look at alienware for gtx580m. Can you wait 2 months for the refresh? otherwise looks good! I wouldn't spend $2000 on a year old system which is gonna be previous gen in 2 months. It will last 2 years easily though to play games.

 

So 2.2 would be more enough to handle things. The machine would be main gaming purposes.
I was unsure on which to go for the 6990 or 580. But some say with better driver support and it runs cooler.
I may wait then a few more months. Got m14x to play on but want a better graphics card and I read somewhere you can upgrade gpu on sager/clevos.

 

They are user and dealer upgradeable. So I think it's okay to order now. Also, the newer generation mobile GPUs won't be available for some time. Between the 580M and the 6990M, I am unsure as well. However, I read a lot of complaints about the 580M having throttling issues whereas the 6990M runs relatively cool. It also uses less power which is good on battery life.

 

That's great to hear. I'm glad they are upgradable. Kind of regret going with m14x. The price of the clevo is almost the same as m14x. And it's less powerful.
You are bound to hear pros and cons of each card.
The biggest thing is the price of the 6990. I was only thinking the 580 as driver support.

 

You won't be able to upgrade CPU to the newer generation. GPU you might be able to upgrade in the future. I wouldn't get GTX 580M on a Clevo, it's not worth the extra money. If you prefer Nvidia, Id' get an MSI barebone instead.

 

i know about the cpu upgrade thats why i was thinking of the 2.4ghz or 2.2ghz that should last a while and not much stuff would surely need that (game wise)

i may have a look at 6990m and how games play on it

 

In my opinion downgrade CPU and switch to the 6990m if you're going to be playing online games then definitely go for the Bigfoot wireless card.

 

woah woah woah! did I hear you say you have m14x. Then by all means wait 3 months and just get the next gen! there will be people giving you all kinds of advice upgrade the cpu/ gpu bla bla bla. Believe me its not worth your time and money. I buy newer laptops every year since 2008. Its better to sell ur rig and buy newer ones.
plus you can get 2.4ghz clock for stock , 22nm
u can get gtx680M/ HD 7970 with 28nm
and all that!

 

If your purpose is only games, you can downgrade the CPU. The laptop should run the games you mentioned flawlessly and can last 2+ years.

The new generation will not be significantly different in terms of performance; the enhancements will be mainly for power consumption and Intel graphics.

If you are thinking to use Linux with your laptop, I will avoid AMD/ATI graphic cards; otherwise it should be OK.

 

I say wait a bit unless your m14x is really unusable already, prices will drop when the new models enters the scene aside from having better options like backlit keyboard, vidcards and processor options on the clevo laptops.

 

Wait till the nvidia 600 series comes out, and the intel ivy bridge

 

2670QM + 6990M = right now and 1.5k
Ivy Bridge + next-gen GPU = 4 month wait and a minimum of 2k.

The decision isn't as simple as some of you make it sound.

 

But if you add..

IB + Next-gen GPU + (Boast Factor + Backlit Keys + GFX Switching)..

The equation might be hard to decide..

You see where this is going...

 

Brb preparing fifteen stage flowchart with all relevant factors weighted by priority....

 

Not to mention the 6990M runs at a higher stock voltage so it can be overclocked much much farther.

And the i7 2670QM boosts all four cores up to something like 2.8GHz when all the threads are used so it doesn't stay at 2.2GHz for games.

 

This is true. The next gpu upgrades isn't surely going to produce massive results from the 6990m.
The biggest factor is the price. I've priced a clevo vortex 15 Inch to 1250 pounds

 

It's not unusable. It's just got a weak gpu. I just wished I hadn't jumped into it with 2 feet buying it and waited when the 580 and the 6990 was around the corner.
Its not until people came forward saying it won't max out games.

 

If you're just gaming, processor upgrades aren't really worth it. The stock quad core will be plenty. Also the 6990M and 580M will basically give you the same gaming performance. The 580m might be a miniscule amount better in some cases, but it's really not worth the extra $300.