REVscene Automotive Forum - View Single Post - Need i7 build, 1.5k-2k

syee · 08-04-2010, 07:49 AM

I don't think you'll need a dedicated sound card. The onboard audio these days are more than adequate for most purposes. I'd say that audiophiles may be the only group of people that would dish out the extra bucks for a discrete sound card these days.

The components look pretty standard for an i7 setup. Perhaps the only modification I would make is to remove the DVD writer as I'm sure the Blu Ray reader would perform the same function. However, DVD burners are only about $20 so really, it doesn't make much difference price wise.

SSD is personal preference. I find 64GB too small for an OS partition (I just did a clean install and after installing my required apps, etc, it's used up almost 50GB) Remember that SSD's need at least 10% of the total disk space free for optimal performance.

However, if the laptop is your ideal machine, you should just go with that. No point getting a machine that's just going to sit at home unused.

08-04-2010, 07:49 AM	#10
syee I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,654 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts Failed 11 Times in 6 Posts	I don't think you'll need a dedicated sound card. The onboard audio these days are more than adequate for most purposes. I'd say that audiophiles may be the only group of people that would dish out the extra bucks for a discrete sound card these days. The components look pretty standard for an i7 setup. Perhaps the only modification I would make is to remove the DVD writer as I'm sure the Blu Ray reader would perform the same function. However, DVD burners are only about $20 so really, it doesn't make much difference price wise. SSD is personal preference. I find 64GB too small for an OS partition (I just did a clean install and after installing my required apps, etc, it's used up almost 50GB) Remember that SSD's need at least 10% of the total disk space free for optimal performance. However, if the laptop is your ideal machine, you should just go with that. No point getting a machine that's just going to sit at home unused.