Laptop for RTS gaming

Hi

Ive ordered this laptop and cant find any reviews
I will be playing games like the Total war series (Rome 2, Shogun 2 etc)

And using it for light photo, video editing for my small drone business.

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
4GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk
120GB ADATA SU650 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 320MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Battery
Optimus IX Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Will this run games like Total war 2 at a solid pace without having to dumb down too many graphical settings?

Thanks

Here's the spec's for Total War 2.

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-ii-system-specs

If its not too late I think you need more RAM and a bigger hard drive. The spec's say 8GB, and that really is the minimum any machine should have these days. Especially with any photo or video editing, you'll find 4GB hampers you a great deal. Also, it's a big game, it's saying 60GB. After Windows and that are installed you're going to be hard pushed to add anything else, certainly not high res photos or videos.

It'll completely depend on your budget though really.

Hi

I have upgraded to 8GB Ram

Also have a 1tb external Hard drive and intend do stick another SSD in not long after i get the laptop.

Think this will run the games ok?

Thanks for your reply
Chris

What's your budget and how much does the above spec cost?

I suspect the Vyper chassis would be a better bet for gaming.

What SSD do you intend to put in the laptop? Is it one you already own? If so, what?

Hi

That build comes to £880, thats with the 8gb ram, and 256GB SSD.

Thats also the top end of my budget unfortunately. Why would the Vyper Chassis improve this? heat distribution? I have read a few threads that state the Optimus has good heat dis but if you know something more on this?

How will this spec that i currently have on order perform at RTS such as total war rome 2 etc?

Thanks
Chris

£880, is that not including Windows or something? I try speccing an Optimus up with 8GB RAM and a 240gb+ SSD and it seems to be over £900.

The reason I suggest the Vyper is that it offers an i5 8300H CPU, which is a lot cheaper, and could let you squeeze in a GTX 1060.

Modern total war titles are extremely demanding on the GPU and a GTX 1060 will give a much better experience overall than a 1050 ti. Plus the GPU will become a bigger bottleneck for future titles much faster than the CPU.

Oussebon said:

£880, is that not including Windows or something? I try speccing an Optimus up with 8GB RAM and a 240gb+ SSD and it seems to be over £900.

The reason I suggest the Vyper is that it offers an i5 8300H CPU, which is a lot cheaper, and could let you squeeze in a GTX 1060.

Modern total war titles are extremely demanding on the GPU and a GTX 1060 will give a much better experience overall than a 1050 ti. Plus the GPU will become a bigger bottleneck for future titles much faster than the CPU.

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You are correct sir, i booted windows out (i can deal with that myself)

Ill have a look into the Vyper now, do you think the optimus will struggle to keep 60fps on those titles?

Thanks
Chris

My nan's toaster can probably handle Shogun 2 reasonably well. The 1050 ti can (probably?) max out or push very high on Rome 2. My old GTX 670 was maxed out by that title and a 670 is not all that far off a 1050 ti for performance.

But for anything more modern like Attila, Warhammer 1, 2, Britannia (and presumably WH 3, Three Kingdoms, and all future titles) a GTX 1060 will be strongly preferable to a 1050 ti.

So something like:

Chassis & Display
Vyper Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 8300H (2.3GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
1[SUP]st[/SUP] M.2 SSD Drive
256GB ADATA SX6000 PCIe M.2 2280 (1000 MB/R, 800 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 150W AC Adaptor
Battery
Vyper Series 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9560 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 4 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
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
Quantity
1

Price £886.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/vyper-15/gC3dRKHSr8/

Note that the SX6000 is only £5 more than the SU600 but should offer markedly better performance.