G-sync Panels on Octane III and Vortex VI?

[alex_123_fra]

Hi all, I'm a veteran PC builder and gamer and have owned a number of gaming laptops over the years - mainly Alienwares (M17x R2, R3 and M18x R1s). The latter served me well and were easy to upgrade and work on as well as pretty bullet proof with pretty good cooling despite the gaming battering they got constantly. I did try a Rock laptop some years ago (xtreme SL8) but that was a poor chassis with bad cooling.

Anyway, now considering an Octane III or Vortex VI as mainly drawn to the desktop class CPUs. I can't seem to get an answer as to whether these are offered in G-sync panel variants. This doesn't seem to be an option in the configurator. OriginPC in the USA sell the Vortex VI equivalent - which I assume is a Clevo chassis with G-sync panels. Why is PC specialist not doing this. It seems a bit of a waste spending £2k+ on a laptop that will have a crappy screen. I use G-sync 144Hz (ROG Swift) panel for desktop gaming and I can't see myself being happy with a normal laptop panel without G-sync.

Any idea if G-sync panels are offered by PCS on their laptops and if not, is there an ETA?

 

[JDA1982]

As far as I'm aware, the 1080p panels are g-sync enabled but the current 4k panels are not. Whether they will become compatible in the future is just a guess at this point, some people say it's likely but I don't know if I would make a choice based on that alone. It may be worth waiting a couple of months to see if any new 4k panels become available whic are g-sync enabled if time/patience isn't an issue.

 

[alex_123_fra]

Thanks JDA. Its just that this isn't mentioned in the configurator. I would go with a 1080p panel if its 120Hz and G-sync. Can PCS confirm this is the case?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks JDA. Its just that this isn't mentioned in the configurator. I would go with a 1080p panel if its 120Hz and G-sync. Can PCS confirm this is the case?

These forums aren't monitored by PCS staff, for an answer you'd need to contact them directly.

 

[Scott]

Thanks JDA. Its just that this isn't mentioned in the configurator. I would go with a 1080p panel if its 120Hz and G-sync. Can PCS confirm this is the case?

The 17" Octane III 1080p panel is 75hz and G-Sync. I've read plenty of reports of the screen happily overclocking to 100hz, not sure how that would affect the warranty though.

 

[alex_123_fra]

Thanks guys. Will contact them but slightly disappointed that only a 75Hz panel is offered. PCS I guess will hopefully be releasing some higher clocked panels for their high end laptops that are also G-sync. The competition seem to be doing so.

 

[scout^]

Thanks guys. Will contact them but slightly disappointed that only a 75Hz panel is offered. PCS I guess will hopefully be releasing some higher clocked panels for their high end laptops that are also G-sync. The competition seem to be doing so.

Hi,

Did you contact them in the end?
If so, what did they say?

I'm currently pricing up my build on pcspecialist's configurator and clicking on the "?" next to panel selection comes back with this:

Screen Size 17.3" Widescreen
Backlight LED
Native/Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
Glare Type Matte
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Gamut N/A
Screen Model Subject to change – We can confirm at request by email/call.

&

Screen Size 17.3" Widescreen
Backlight LED
Native/Maximum Resolution 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Glare Type Matte
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Gamut N/A
Screen ModelAUO B173ZAN01.1


And no option for 120hz? That's really disappointing.

 

[Scott]

The specification information on the configurator is terrible IMO. Do the research on your own. Even calling them up will often have the person on the other end reciting the spec from the config to you unless you press them to look further into it.

That being said, the 1080p screen is definitely 75hz (I have it). It will very happily overclock to at least 100hz. The 4k screen I believe is indeed 60hz but it will only OC to 63hz before going bonkers.