Originally Posted by ToddMcF2002
Going overkill today guarantees legs for the laptop. My old Gateway FX made it 4 years on the 9800m GTX. 4 years is a loooong time for 1 computer. It ran Skyrim pretty well!

Nice. Just curious, on what level was the 9800m GTX when you first bought it? Was it comparable to a card like the 7970M now? Relatively speaking of course. If the laptop I'm building lasts 4 years before I have to upgrade it I will be very happy!