Advice on My new Gaming Laptop.

[renopyscho]

Im going to order the Sager 9262 from XoticPC!
With the following specs!
I decided that if Im going to dish out more than $2k for a laptop I mine as well go the whole 9 yards!

SAGER NP9262 Ultimate Custom Laptop (Built on Clevo D900C / D901C)
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Based Toll Free Telephone Tech Support
(Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)
- ~Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- Full Size Black Aluminum Notebook Cooler - Dual Fans - USB Powered (For up to 17" Laptops)
- Logitech VX Nano Black 6 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB 2.4 GHz Wireless Laser Mouse
- Smart Li-ion Battery (12 Cell)
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 SB1090 5.1 Channels 24-bit External USB Sound Card
- Built-In Multi Region TV Tuner w/ Remote (Standard Remote)
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- None Standard
- USB 2.0 SATA Aluminum Enclosure + 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive BLOWOUT SALE!
- HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- Panasonic UJ Blu-Ray ReadWrite Super Multi DVD+/ -R/RW BD-R/RE Dual Layer Burner - (Back Ordered until October)
- Standard Finish
- ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
- SLI ENABLED DUAL (2) 1,024MB (2,048MB TOTAL) PCI-Express nVidia 9800M GTX w/GDDR3 Video Cards (User Upgradeable)
- ~Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz w/ 6MB L2 Cache - 1333MHz FSB
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- 17" WUXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1200)

I just want some last minute advice before I pull the trigger and buy it!
Can someone explain this TV Tuner thing to me?
Hows does Vista run with games?
What makes Vista Ultimate...so ultimate? What programs come with this??
Is the Blue Ray drive nice?

The reason I went with the 9800GTX 2048MB SLI was becuase Im a Flight Simulator X Fan and of course I plan on running F03 and various other games. I want to run games at max settings flawlessly.
Is my video card and processer combo a good match??

 

[Phil the Nuka-Cola Dude]

I just want some last minute advice before I pull the trigger and buy it!
Can someone explain this TV Tuner thing to me?
Hows does Vista run with games?
What makes Vista Ultimate...so ultimate? What programs come with this??
Is the Blue Ray drive nice?

The reason I went with the 9800GTX 2048MB SLI was becuase Im a Flight Simulator X Fan and of course I plan on running F03 and various other games. I want to run games at max settings flawlessly.
Is my video card and processer combo a good match??

A tv tuner is just a card that lets you plug coax cable into it to watch whatever your basic cable service is on your pc. It's a waste of money as not only does watching TV on a monitor (let alone a laptop) suck, but every show on basic cable is already available free and legally on websites like hulu; and having to go from your box (for premium cable) to your laptop completely defeats the purpose of a laptop (mobility), and chances are you've already got it plugged into a nice tv.

Vista runs games just fine, but you don't want to fuck around with ultimate. It's just a bloated down version of home premium with a bunch of shit you're never going to use.


Keep in mind that having a 64-bit OS is a pain in the ass, so you might want to go with 32-bit vista and settle with it using 3.5 gigs of your memory.

A blu ray drive is another waste of cash, just like the tv tuner. Do yourself a favor and buy a stand alone blu ray player if that's your thing. The quality difference between blu ray and your standard DVD is negligible when you're on a pathetic 17" screen.

As for your CPU and GPU choice; that's a good combination.