Gaming Laptop Spec Advice Please.

[Alan16ac]

So my gaming laptop I bought from PC Specialist 4 and a half years ago (in my sig) has been amazing and is still working like the day I got it, other than the battery which is now useless.
I’ve just started Uni and it’s become immediately apparently that my current laptop is a nightmare to lug around. Far too big and heavy.
I’m looking for something a little less large if possible and definitely a lot lighter!
I still want to be able to game on it though... as I don’t want to be switching between two laptops. My other half is now working in China so travelling back and forth quite a lot is not practical with 2 laptops (I had thought of a cheap one for uni work and keeping my gaming laptop).

Budget is around £1,300. Less would be great and more would need to be justified. I got great help and advice when I asked on here many years ago, so hopefully I’ll get the same again! Thanks everyone.

 

[Alan16ac]

This is the spec I'm currently looking at...
Is it worth upgrading the Graphics Card? Or any suggestions to other chassis that might be better for my needs? Thanks.

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 60Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
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Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 860 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Battery
Recoil II Series 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema 3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1550 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 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 [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
Google Chrome™
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 2 to 4 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,138.00 including VAT and delivery

 

[Oussebon]

Recoil seems like a good fit.

If you check the reviews page: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/

You'll see a number of Recoil specs. The review specs have fixed specs and discounted prices.

Check this one: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/264/
Which is the bit-tech review version. i7 8750H, 16gb RAM, 500gb 970 Pro, 1TB HDD, GTX 1060.

It's effectively an upgrade from the same spec with a 256gb 970 Evo to a 500gb 970 Pro for less than £30 and is, imo, the best Recoil deal on that page as well as being a solid spec.

 

[Alan16ac]

Recoil seems like a good fit.

If you check the reviews page: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/

You'll see a number of Recoil specs. The review specs have fixed specs and discounted prices.

Check this one: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/264/
Which is the bit-tech review version. i7 8750H, 16gb RAM, 500gb 970 Pro, 1TB HDD, GTX 1060.

It's effectively an upgrade from the same spec with a 256gb 970 Evo to a 500gb 970 Pro for less than £30 and is, imo, the best Recoil deal on that page as well as being a solid spec.

Thanks, there's a couple of things missing from the pre-built ones such as the Killer wireless card.

Am I likely to see an improvement in performance with a spec like these over my current laptop? Or will it be negligible?

 

[Oussebon]

Negligible at best.

The Killer vs Intel thing is a subject of hot debate via keyboards the world over. But I can't recall people complaining the Intel cards have been inadequate for gaming uses on this forum.