Help what sort of Spec do I need?

I have around £700 to maybe £1000 to replace my laptop with a new one
I do a lot of office work and watch videos on my laptop but don't play many games, but watch live sport
So I.m guessing and i5 with a good deal of RAM and fast graphic is the areas I should concentrate on although my present laptop (purchased through pcspecialist) I have been disappointed with the case as wear and tear have seemed to be excessive
Any help or suggestions would be gratefully received
Thanks

Do you play some games? What kind?

Its mainly my grandkids that play the games but they always complain on my present laptop that its not good enogh for the games they play, so I don't really know
Sorry

For general gaming, the lowest you probably want to go is the GTX 1050 ti graphics card. In terms of what's cheaper than a 1050 ti, the GTX 1050 ends up being little cheaper but quite a bit less powerful, and lower end things like the Nvidia MX150 or even integrated graphics will be unable to play some titles even from a few years ago at anywhere close to native resolution (1080p).

The 1050 ti will not run all modern games on high settings, but it will run them, and should have the capacity to handle new titles a bit into the future as well.

The cheapest system offering that is the Vyper, which seems to review well:
https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/pc_specialist_vyper_15_review,11.html

So possibly 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 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
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 120W 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-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt 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
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
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 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 £877.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/vyper-15/WmZ3ayTGGW/


You don't need an i7 for this level of gaming or for your office uses. An i5 with its 4 cores and 8 threads should be more than enough.

Though an i7 is "only" £40 more, could potentially help some games, and comes with some free games and software. (I think Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Killing Floor 2, if they like that sort of thing - and Evasion but that's a VR game)

8gb RAM is fine and there's a free slot so you can add more in the future if required.

~250gb SSD + 1TB HDD is a popular storage combination, the SSD for Windows, programs, project files, and favourite games, the HDD for everything else.

You could also consider this, though it's at the upper limit of the bidget:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/275/
Better screen, 16gb RAM, different storage, lighter laptop. But more expensive.

Thanks will have a look at the full spec
Much appreciated