Quote (Crashnburn_819 @ Dec 30 2015 06:52pm)
A bit, but my knowledge on computer specs is laughable.
It depends on your wants/needs gaming wise. If you want this laptop to be desktop replacement style for gaming, you will be disappointed. You won't be able to run anything new on max settings right out of the gate with that 960. If you're fine with playing current games on medium to high and new games on low to medium, then this would be fine from a gaming aspect, but other than that I'd recommend finding something with at least a 970, preferably a 980 or sli 970s. Keep in mind this will greatly increase overall cost.
You could probably save a few bucks by going for 8GB of ram as 16 is pretty overkill unless you plan on doing video processing or using autocad or another intensive program.
The processor is fine but you could probably save a few bucks here too by looking for something with a 5700HQ in it, which actually has better speeds when taking advantage of the turbo boost feature they got going on.
And ofc an ssd is preferential to the hdd, but since this hdd is 7200 rpm its not as bad as a 5400 rpm drive.
Overall, it depends what you're going for. If you want a good gaming laptop I'd say go for something a little more beefier. If you want gaming but are willing to sacrifice a bit of fidelity, I'd say for 1k this is fine. If you change your mind and don't want gaming then you can get much better specs elsewhere without the ROG stamp or 960 inside.