Hola, guys. I'm having a very hard time looking for a place or company that has what I am looking for.
And for the places that have "customization" options, they all lack what I want.

In all honesty I'm not getting a laptop right this instant, that will happen in a few months. But, I do have an Idea of what I want.
But, I can't even find the possibility(!) of getting it.

The problem? I don't want a GPU from NVIDIA or AMD. So, I want an Intel system. A pure Intel system. Best Intel CPU, loads of RAM, 17-19 Inch display and all the other goodies one would hope to have. This puts an Ultrabook way out of the question. And the only company that I have found to let me get anywhere close to this was MainGear, but, it has an NVIDIA GPU! >.<'' I might just email them and ask if they could not have it part of the system or something...


So, anyone know of a good place to get a true custom built laptop?

Hmm, maybe I'm missing something but why would you want an Intel GPU over Nvidia or AMD? I had a link somewhere for building computers, I'll see if I can find it in the meantime.

Hmm, maybe I'm missing something but why would you want an Intel GPU over Nvidia or AMD?

QFT.

Intel's GPU's are integrated with the cpu most commonly, making performance pretty cruddy. I'd highly recommend getting an nvidia or amd gpu over anything from intel.

I was reading over NVIDIA's Optimus technology but it doesn't seem to be able to turn it off manually. Correct me if I am wrong.(EDIT: Just did a quick search on stackoverflow, it seems that you cannot turn off NVIDIA's or Intel's GPU, it also seems that all graphics calls are still pushed thru the Intel iGPU after being handled by NVIDIA's, I don't trust the set up.)

Why just the Intel GPU? It supports DX11, OGL(3.2, but don't really care) and OCL. It hogs less battery. And I'm not a high end gamer.
Plus, Logic would say that it would be cheaper too...but now I'm not sure about that since I can't even find the possibility of getting one.

I'm still a few months from making a purchase, my 5 year old AMD laptop is "sufficient" for my daily things. But, even the cheapest Intel iWhatever plus its IGP should be able to run circles around it. I did check out some game benchmarks with the HD4000, I was surprised, actually. Not the best, but the games run. My sight is on the next IGP from Intel, so yeah, a few months out. Just looking around to see where I can get exactly what I want and how I want it tho.

Thanks for the reply's. AdrianC, if you find that link. I'll greatly appreciate it!

The laptop I wanted would cost $3,600 USD - basically a quad core 3.2 GHZ with 32gb DDR3 mini ram, 6gb video card, and 1tb SSD

Affordable customs are hard to find..

Also note anything with auto overclocking ( "Turbo Boost" ) are junk, as their processors can not handle heavy loads for very long, and they fry easily.

"Turbo Boost" is a feature of all i5 and i7 cpus and those are certainly not something to shy away from.
My biggest fear with intel actually would be driver quality... those are typically not on par with NV/AMD drivers, especially on linux if that is relevant for you.

I recently bought a Clevo laptop which had loads of customisation. Whilst Clevo are known for gaming which isn't what you want, the reseller did have options for Intel only graphics. E.g., this one: http://www.pcspecial...ebooks/Voyager/ (PC Specialist are a UK reseller - I don't know about other countries, but search for Clevo I guess.) That gets you Ivy Bridge i7, 8GB RAM, 17.3" display, HD resolution.

I don't see anything wrong with NVIDIA, especially with the way that Optimus works. I have this, and NVIDIA is only used when required. So if you're not a gamer, then it'll just be using Intel all the time anyway, and battery life won't be an issue. You can also configure it on an application basis, forcing them to use Intel (possibly you can set all applications to do this, though I forget).

Though yes, there is the cost issue - on the Voyager I listed above, you save £96 by not having the NVIDIA 640M (which isn't anywhere near high end, I believe).

(I must admit, I'm surprised there are problems - I was always under the impression that loads of mainstream laptops only have Intel, and it was a harder time finding something with decent graphics, but maybe that has changed, or it's different for 17" laptops, or if you're looking for a system that's very high end in every respect except graphics...)

I too use a Clevo. In the US we have Malibal, XoticPC, and Sager which are all resellers. Tons of customization, but they are more geared toward desktop replacements. Malibal ships internationally if you need that, but there are clevo resellers all over the world.

Looked into the link mdwh provided and I found out something that I was not aware of. The Intel HD4000 iGPU is NOT compatible with quad core i7 processors!? I have to look into this more, weird...didn't expect that. But, maybe that's why its been impossible for me to find? I don't get it.

I did also check all the other companies/sites, all good! Just not what I wanted, but, I guess I now know why that was...

Thank you all!

(EDIT: Looked around, it seems that site is mistaken. Intel HD 4000 is on quad core i7's, -.-'' Why is something so "simple" so hard!?)

You're not going to find a mainstream configuration with a 17+ inch screen that doesn't have discrete graphics (maybe with AMD's integrated graphics), most consumers looking for a laptop that size are either gamers, or folks that need a mobile workstation (desktop replacement), and that means discrete graphics.

Personally, I find even 15.4" laptops to be ridiculous and borderline impractical to transport anywhere, so I don't see the appeal of even larger machines. Hell, the only reason I have a laptop even that large is because its got a 1920x1200 screen. If I could find that resolution in a 13 or 14 incher that supports a dock, I'd be sold already.