Georges wroteI can run games on ultra settings (COD6 and COD7 at full settings and Full HD) on my $1500 laptop (and it's portable). I don't see the difference.
I'm not entirely sure what the problem is with me getting a superior machine. If it's about gaming, the experience you're getting at full settings and full hd and whatnot is not remotely similar the experience I get, you probably run at 20-30 fps, I would be running at 80-100fps. My system would handle newer and more demanding games better than your system does. The transfer rate on my hard disk is over 5 times faster than on yours, everything from rendering to encoding to compiling to running to virtualization is greater than yours.
My system is not remotely a super pc, it's anything but. However, it does a tremendous job at everything and i haven't even began to OC any part of it. I needed a system for everything, literally everything, i didn't want to hinder any task i wanted, planned or even not think about doing, by not having a great system to do it on.
Yes it's pricey, but I was willing to pay that price. Had I not have a bit of decency, I'd have paid double as well, but I did set a price limit to stick to (if you recall the other topic). Mobility is not an issue, the intent of this system is to
stay at home, for mobility i have an 18.4" HD, 6GB DDR3, i7-920QM, 230M(?) laptop that does what i want it to do. This machine is an all purpose machine that I could play around with (OC, Upgrade, mod...).