New Laptop

Hi all,

I posted a few months ago because I was looking at purchasing a new laptop. At the time the 8th gen intels were on the horizon and I opted to hold fire until they were released.

I wondered if anyone could advise the following;

Having seen the performance of the 8th gen processors is it worth building a system with a 1060 graphics card and an i7-8 or opting for a better graphics card 1070/80 and sacrificing the cpu back down to a 7th generation?

I love gaming but don't pretend to know anything about hardware to any kind of advanced standard! I would also be keen to have opinion on a 144hz display - are they worth it?

Any examples of builds would be much appreciated - I am looking to spend up to £1200 (at a push) so I don't really want to push further, but I am keen to play titles such as GTA and The Division and Total War at the higher end settings.


Thanks in advance!!

PCS aren't selling any 7th Gen CPU laptops any more.

Also, the 8th gen CPUs weren't meaningfully more expensive.

You're not going to get GTX 1070 and 144hz for £1200. That's a fantasy I'm afraid. Or maybe a carefully tuned desktop PC.

For £1200 and a GTX 1070:


Chassis & Display
Proteus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x Proteus Series 230W AC Adaptor
Battery
Proteus V Series Lithium Ion Battery (7180mAh)
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 3.1 Type C PORT AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language
PROTEUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT PORTUGUESE KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
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
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 720P 30 FPS 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 3 to 5 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,183.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/proteusvi-15/bD9weZ3thd/

It has a displayport output apparently so you could always get a 144hz external monitor if you wanted.

For GTX 1070 and 144hz gsync screen, check: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers-for-next-day-delivery/802/

Which is inexplicable £100+ cheaper than if you manually configured the spec (?)

You can do your own comparison shopping of course, but having just had a quick look on the web I think I'd be surprised if you found similar for anywhere near £1350.