Ordered a Vyper for Gaming - Couple Questions

Hey guys, so this is my first current laptop build I've ordered through PC Specialist and is processing through:



What would you say on these specs? Is the Vyper good for this also? I know Battery life won't be as lasting due to it being heavy spec and a lot of processing power, that's to be expected with any laptop build like this though.

Will I be able to fit a 2.5" HDD since I'd need a location to install my games to. I know HDD isn't optimal for gaming over SSD but I can't afford a 1TB SSD at the moment. I already have a Barracuda 1TB HDD 2.5". If not, what HDD would you recommend for gaming?

How do you think this build will hold up? I've been looking at the 1060 GTX benchmarks on a 6GB DDR5 and managed to run Crysis on ultra with no problems (however that was with a 7th gen i7).

Thought the 8th gen i5 would be suitable enough, didn't think I'd need to go overkill on the processor there and I'd need to avoid bottlenecking. I'll definitely be overclocking everything. I'll also most likely upgrade the ram to 2x8GB (16GB) RAM when I get the money so I can have a dual channel for more effective performance. It's currently at 12 so it's cost effective for me.

What do you think?

Will I be able to fit a 2.5" HDD since I'd need a location to install my games to. I know HDD isn't optimal for gaming over SSD but I can't afford a 1TB SSD at the moment. I already have a Barracuda 1TB HDD 2.5". If not, what HDD would you recommend for gaming?

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The Vyper can take 1 x 2.5" drive and 1 x M.2 SSD. The spec above has a 2.5" SSD in it, so you would not be able to fit your hard drive.

May I suggest instead that you go for an SX6000 SSD from the M.2 SSD Drive menu (below the Hard Disk menu). This is faster than the SU650 and most Sata drives, while still not being too expensive. It will also leave the 2.5" bay free for you to fit your 2.5" HDD into.

I'm not sure if the Vyper's 2.5" bay is 7mm or 9.5mm. If your drive is 7mm it's not an issue of course.

The 8th Gen i5s offer competitive performance versus the 7th Gen i7s as they have more cores.
If you check these benchmarks on Notebookcheck.net you'll see the i5 8300H offers about the same/ slightly better performance versus a 7700HQ: https://tinyurl.com/y842ucl6

I'll definitely be overclocking everything.

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No you won't. It's a laptop. Those CPUs don't have unlocked multipliers, the chassis's cooling is not designed with overclocking in mind, and GPU overclocking will invalidate your warranty. Plus the benefits of overclocking will be marginal.

I'll also most likely upgrade the ram to 2x8GB (16GB) RAM when I get the money so I can have a dual channel for more effective performance. It's currently at 12 so it's cost effective for me.

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12gb is the least cost-effective option. The laptop has 2 slots for the RAM and 12gb fills them both. You'll then bin off the 4gb stick to replace it with 8gb. This will likely give 0 gaming performance improvements, and is quite wasteful. Surely much better to stick to 1 x 8gb and just add another stick later. There is hardly any performance difference - often 0 - between 8gb and 16gb RAM, even with more powerful hardware than what's in that laptop chassis.

Plus RAM is very expensive at the moment - as in almost double the cost of what it used to be, sometimes. Either stick with 8gb or go to 16gb, but going with 12 to replace 1 stick later on is your worst option.

Haha thank you for putting me in my place! Seems part of my knowledge is wrong.

Thank you for this, I'll definitely amend my order.