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8 hours ago, Xsais said:

@Dackzy 

I think I'll go with the 1050 TI model just in case I need a powerful GPU in the future, I am also looking at swapping out the HHD through Xoticpc, would you have any opinions on having all SSD storage ( Samsung 950 Pro and 850 Evo )? I know that HDDs last longer than SSDs but the HDD available is a 5400 RPM.

I am personally running full ssd storage, also the 960 evo should be cheaper than the 950 pro and it is faster.

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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9 hours ago, Dackzy said:

I am personally running full ssd storage, also the 960 evo should be cheaper than the 950 pro and it is faster.

I am thinking of getting a 250 GB 960 Evo or a 512 GB 960 Pro ( Still deciding ) for the boot drive and a 1TB 850 pro for everything else

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2 hours ago, Xsais said:

I am thinking of getting a 250 GB 960 Evo or a 512 GB 960 Pro ( Still deciding ) for the boot drive and a 1TB 850 pro for everything else

Just get whatever that gives you the most storage, the difference between 950 and 960 isn't really something you will notice. 

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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11 hours ago, Xsais said:

@Dackzy Do you have experience with Thinkpads'?

Yes

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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9 hours ago, Dackzy said:

Yes

Do you have any thoughts on it?

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38 minutes ago, Xsais said:

Do you have any thoughts on it?

some of the best business laptops you can buy

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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Any thoughts on the GIGABYTE P57WV6-PC3D ( i7 6700HQ - 126 GB SSD + 1 TB HHD - 16 GB RAM )?

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I decided to choose a Sager/Clevo laptop, I am currently deciding between the SAGER NP7870 (CLEVO N870HP6) or SAGER NP8370 (CLEVO PA71HP6-G), debating weather G-Sync and a fingerprint scanner worth the upgrade

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56 minutes ago, Xsais said:

I decided to choose a Sager/Clevo laptop, I am currently deciding between the SAGER NP7870 (CLEVO N870HP6) or SAGER NP8370 (CLEVO PA71HP6-G), debating weather G-Sync and a fingerprint scanner worth the upgrade

CLEVO PA71HP6-G is better

-better cooling

-better chassis

-tb3

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On 9/29/2017 at 12:26 PM, sicily428 said:

CLEVO PA71HP6-G is better

-better cooling

-better chassis

-tb3

On NBR, some people say the laptop thermal throttles, is this true?

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I decided to go with the ROG Strix GL702ZC (17" - Ryzen 7 1600 - 256 GB SSD - 16 GB RAM - RX 580), since I get more bang for the buck and also I have the ability to upgrade to CPU down the road (Ryzen 2 or 3). I will also be getting the CPU and GPU re-pasted (and maybe thermal pads installed).

 

I am still open to suggestions

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