Best deal for high PC requirements?

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<p>I’m going to Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business in the fall, and I’ve been looking around for a laptop to buy. They have pretty high requirements for their laptops, I think. Here are what they want as the bare minimum:</p>

<p>Laptop or tablet computer with:</p>

<pre><code>* Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate (PC Platform highly recommended).

  • Intel Core Duo 2.4 GHz (or faster) processor
  • Memory - 2 GB Ram (or more)
  • 160 GB Hard Drive (5400 RPM minimum)
  • Audio Card (Speakers or Headphones also required)
  • 128 MB+ Video RAM (or more)
  • DVD±RW drive
  • 802.11a/g/n Wireless NIC
  • 10BaseT Ethernet Card
  • 2 GB (or more) USB Flash Memory Card(Vista ReadyBoost Capable recommended)
  • 160 GB External USB Hard Drive (for backups)
  • Inkjet or Laser Printer
  • Warranty - 3 years Parts and Labor On-Site
    </code></pre>

<p>This is the best laptop I have found so far for the requirements. The price is pretty decent, I think.</p>

<p>I’m planning to maybe play some games like Audiosurf and MAYBE Team Fortress 2. I’m hoping that this laptop will be with me for many years to come, so I think it’s a good deal. What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>I suggest you check out this Samsung.</p>

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<p>but the samsung doesn’t meet the processor requirement.</p>

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<p>Lol, VTech isn’t going to go around and check that the processor is exactly that speed. There is a very slim difference between 2 ghz and 2.4 ghz</p>

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<p>Considering mac is asking for a computer that actually meets the requirements I thought it might be a good idea to point that out. And the said he wanted to play TF2 which the Nvidia 9200 in the Samsung would not run well. The 130m coupled with the 2.4 GHz processor would run TF2 much better.</p>

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<p>You’re right, the Samsung can handle TF2 but of course not at all maxed out settings :)</p>

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<p>check out Cyberpowerpc.com and config you own PC.</p>

<p>I have a
-Silverstone Raven RV01 case
-Asus P6t MOBO
-Intel Core i7 920 (20% faster than Core Quads, clock-to-clock)
-6GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator RAM
-EVGA Nvidia GTX 275 1792MB GPU
-150GB 10,000rpm Velociraptor (fastest consumer HDD in the world)
-1TB 7200rpm data HDD.</p>

<p>all for $1620. Yes…it can play Crysis.</p>

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<p>But can it run…oh xD</p>

<p>There are SSDs that are faster than the raptor though.</p>

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<p>not to mention it is a desktop…</p>

<p>now find all that in a laptop and I’ll be impressed :P</p>

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<p>yea, The Intel and OCZ’s SSDs are blazing fast, but I don’t have the money to buy anything like them. </p>

<p>The most powerful laptop I know of atm, would be the Asus W90vp, with the Mobility HD 4870x2, (a slightly downclocked versio of the desktop HD 4850x2). It’s very BIG though…</p>

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<p>Since the link got removed, here are the specs for one that I found (a 14-inch Asus notebook):</p>

<p>2.4 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
320 GB HDD (7200 RPM)
Nvidia GeForce GT 120M (1 GB graphics card)
4 GB RAM
Fingerprint reader & integrated webcam</p>

<p>All for $999. And as for Crysis, I don’t plan on doing THAT kind of gaming, but I’d like something that can at least play TF2. I know I can probably play more graphics-intensive games on this, but that’s really the only PC game that I play. That, and Trackmania United.</p>