Octane Series: 15.6" Review

CW90

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After researching for a long time I finally decided to go for a PC Specialist laptop as you can customise the laptop exactly how you want. I wanted to build a good gaming laptop rather than being stuck with buying a laptop with a pre-set configuration from one of the usual gaming laptop companies.

Build:
Chassis & Display Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-7700k (4.2GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
1st Hard Disk NOT REQUIRED
M.2 SSD Drive 1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor 1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1535 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 4.1
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS, 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS, 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Battery Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
Keyboard Language OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
DVD Recovery Media Windows 10 (64-bit) Home DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee 1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Insurance 1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Promotional Item FREE FOR HONOR or GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!

Production Dates:
Processed Date 20-03-2017
Pre-Production Date 21-03-2017
Build Date 21-03-2017
Test Date 21-03-2017
QC Date 23-03-2017
Awaiting Dispatch Date 23-03-2017
Dispatch Date 23-03-2017

Review:
PCSpecialist - Good customer service. Fast production and delivery.
Packaging - Undamaged, well packaged, laptop was in a cardboard box inside another box with polystyrene etc.
Laptop - Heavy compared to previous laptops although this was expected. Backlit keyboard is cool. Fingerprints/handprints collect easily on the laptop.
Screen - Good quality full HD at 1080p. Backlight bleed around most corners of the screen - only noticeable when the screen is very dark e.g. in horror games / night scenes etc. No dead pixels.
Start-up - lightning fast.
CPU + GPU - handles multiple applications and most current games at ultra settings. I have tried For Honor, Skyrim and Fallout 4 all play very well.
Fans - start up when playing demanding games e.g. For Honor. Laptop can get hot. I use a cooling stand which helps with this.

Overall - I would recommend PC Specialist to others and consider using them again in the future.

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