My First Custom laptop

[Scoobychef]

Hi Guys im in need of some advice, I'm not a massive gamer I just play football manager really but I want to play it to its fullest without any lag while having other programs active as well here's my spec @£951

Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 9300H (2.4GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 - 3.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
250GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 2300MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Cosmos VIII Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days

 

[Scott]

Do you need the Windows license? Just thinking you could transfer it and put the £££ towards some higher end bits.

 

[Scoobychef]

Do you need the Windows license? Just thinking you could transfer it and put the £££ towards some higher end bits.

how would i transfer it as the last one came pre-installed with no disk (HP)

 

[SpyderTracks]

how would i transfer it as the last one came pre-installed with no disk (HP)

You can tie it to your microsoft account:

How to Link Windows Product Key to Microsoft Account

With the latest release of Windows, Windows 10, you can now worry less about keeping track of that pesky little product key that is always so important when activating Windows. Normally, you will never need it anyway, but there are cases when you need to reinstall Windows or change some hardware...

www.online-tech-tips.com

 

[Scoobychef]

thanks guys @SpyderTracks and @The_Scotster any more advice on what I could improve on as the graphics is the best one it would allow and iv upped it to a i core 7

 

[Oussebon]

In the (say) 5 years you expect to own this laptop, is there any possibility whatsoever that you may want to play other games on it?

If so, don't buy the Cosmos with its GTX 1050. Look at the Recoil with a GTX 1060.

Whatever you buy, buy the fastest RAM on offer (Football Manager really likes fast RAM) and buy it as 2x8gb, not 1x16gb so that it is in dual channel.