has a anyone custom built a laptop?

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dannyboy

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Oct 20, 2003

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Just seems like you get a lot more for your money. More specifically has anyone used a company called PC specialist to do this .

 

Icy Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

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I think Hyperion did, not too successfully,

 

jgmcdee

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If you're just talking about configuring one off their site that's fine, they won't let you go too far wrong.

If you're talking about building one from a bunch of parts then forget it unless you know your TDPs.

 

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wellington74

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I've purchased a laptop and a couple of desktop PC's from PCSpecialist and in each case I was very happy with the end product and the would definitely recommend them. They are not the quickest so you may need to wait a bit longer for it the machine.

 

Govinda Tim

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Its almost impossible to custom build your own laptop. Desktop or Tower PCs' are built to a common "Form Factor", meaning that all motherboards from any manufacturer can fit inside any desktop or tower case, and any graphics card on the market will fit the motherboard graphics slot. With laptops, the motherboard design is specific to manufacturer, Sony, HP Compaq, Asus etc, and even varies across different models within a range. There is no common laptop shell that can accommodate a bought laptop motherboard. That isn't to say that a manufacturer can't incorporate different custom design specs into a laptop for you, however, it would be specific to that manufacturer. For instance, if you went to Sony and specified that you wanted a specific graphics chip, if Sony don't do it, you won't get it. Hope this is helpful (and makes sense!).

 

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003

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I've purchased a desktop from pcspecialist before and they provide cracking bits of kit.

 

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Hendrax

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www.overclockers.co.uk or www.scan.co.uk

they are, in my opinion, the best around for the top-end/gaming stuff.

 

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BensGrandad

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My sons brother in law built his pc not sure about a laptop but the pc cost well under £100.

 

SeagullSongs

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Oct 10, 2011

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Highly recommend Novatech.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/

 

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dannyboy

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cheers for the advice chaps. i definitelyt wont be building it myself and just used the confiurator on their site. this is what i came up with



Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)





Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB





Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)





Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11





Memory - Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)





2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)





DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
6x BLURAY WRITER, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE





Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)





Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)





Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack





Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH





USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD





Battery
Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)





Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor





Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

 

Colossal Squid

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And how much did that come in as?

 

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dannyboy

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£991

sound good?

 

Lord Bracknell

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brakespear

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BensGrandad said:

My sons brother in law built his pc not sure about a laptop but the pc cost well under £100.

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Stat Brother

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wellington74 said:

I've purchased a laptop and a couple of desktop PC's from PCSpecialist and in each case I was very happy with the end product and the would definitely recommend them. They are not the quickest so you may need to wait a bit longer for it the machine.

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i have waited 9 years and one month for that.

I was expecting the the answer to the meaning of life and everything, and you give me that.
Religiously I've waited for wisdom.
I assumed it would be epochal what with the 9 year wait.
And you give me that?

 

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GingerBeerMan

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Stat Brother said:

i have waited 9 years and one month for that.

I was expecting the the answer to the meaning of life and everything, and you give me that.
Religiously I've waited for wisdom.
I assumed it would be epochal what with the 9 year wait.
And you give me that?

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Love it. Wasn't enticed by the endless speculation threads, Barnes bashing threads, or even conspiracy threads. However when someone asks about custom built laptops... he just can't help himself. Fair play