In need of a gaming laptop due to constant travel.

[SM9]

Hello all hope all is well, I have a gaming PC at home which was purchased through the help of these forums but unfortunately due to work I'm not longer at home as much as I would like, so I would like to transition to laptop gaming now

My preference would be ultra settings on every game, one that is going to last atleast 4 to 5 years if not longer with a max budget of around £3000 I don't mind if it's a heavy laptop compared to a thin more sleek I want this to be an absolute beast.

Thanks for any help.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hello all hope all is well, I have a gaming PC at home which was purchased through the help of these forums but unfortunately due to work I'm not longer at home as much as I would like, so I would like to transition to laptop gaming now

My preference would be ultra settings on every game, one that is going to last atleast 4 to 5 years if not longer with a max budget of around £3000 I don't mind if it's a heavy laptop compared to a thin more sleek I want this to be an absolute beast.

Thanks for any help.

I would suggest the Vortex 15”. It’s a brilliant laptop for gaming, has the best screen at 144hz gsync, plus has thunderbolt 3.

im mobile atm so can’t do a build, but will put something together once home.

 

[SM9]

I would suggest the Vortex 15”. It’s a brilliant laptop for gaming, has the best screen at 144hz gsync, plus has thunderbolt 3.

im mobile atm so can’t do a build, but will put something together once home.

Cheers spyder appreciate it big man!

 

[SpyderTracks]

As an example, have pimped it out quite a lot, but obviously you've got plenty of budget to allow for more storage if you like, just click the link at the bottom to take you straight to the configurator:

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Vortex IX Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + Sound BlasterX® Pro-Gaming 360°
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo PB50RF (8GB RTX-2070, i7-9750H, 144Hz, G-Sync, Thunderbolt)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £1,772.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/VortexIX-15/AQem6ubh8!/

 

[SpyderTracks]

That's pretty maxxed out on the Vortex model.

Couple of points.

1/. The 2070 at 1080p 144Hz is going to max it out for quite a while, it's actually overpowered for the screen so will last that bit extra.

2/. Laptop RTX Super cards have just been leaked which give a bit of a boost over current cards. Weather or not it's worth waiting is of course, up to you, but worth mentioning:

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and RTX 2080 SUPER mobile GPUs demonstrate performance gains in leaked SUPER LAPTOPS slide

A leaked presentation slide from Nvidia has revealed the relative performance provided by the upcoming GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER mobile GPUs. It appears SUPER laptops featuring these new GPUs will offer gamers impressive gains over other Nvidia products such as the RTX...

www.notebookcheck.net

3/. Bonus points of this chassis are, thunderbolt 3 port, very handy for fast data transfers, and you could use an external GPU like the Razer Core X to put in your own full size GPU to power it down the line when the dedicated GPU isn't powerful enough anymore:

Razer Core X - Mercury | PC

External Graphics Enclosure for Thunderbolt™ 3 Laptops

www.razer.com

And the screen is I'd say the best that PCS offer, much better than the Octane's screen, plus it has GSync which will further improve graphics at lower refreshes. I've used my 4k display down to about 35fps on my PC and it still looks amazingly smooth to the point you don't believe it's running so slowly.

 

[SM9]

Cheers for the reply and the build mate quality info there! What's your personal opinion on the new graphics card think they're worth the wait? With no real release date info other than potentially this month at some point hahha

 

[SpyderTracks]

Cheers for the reply and the build mate quality info there! What's your personal opinion on the new graphics card think they're worth the wait? With no real release date info other than potentially this month at some point hahha

I think they'll get ANNOUNCED this month, but I don't think they'll be released until probably June time. That's a complete guess though, it's early days yet, this is just a leak. The performance increase chart doesn't really say anything about actual real world performance increase either so it's really a total guessing game.

Question is, how quickly do you need the laptop?

 

[SM9]

I'll probably be ordering the laptop tomorrow if it's a summer time release I can't wait that long as I'll be away with work again (though your release is a guess it's more probable really) so I think I'll go ahead and order the build you've suggested.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I'll probably be ordering the laptop tomorrow if it's a summer time release I can't wait that long as I'll be away with work again (though your release is a guess it's more probable really) so I think I'll go ahead and order the build you've suggested.

Yeah, I got the impression you needed it quicker.

I wouldn’t be concerned at all, the 2070 at 1080p 144Hz is going to blaze through games for a long time, and the gsync screen will futureproof you further. It’s a win win chassis.

It’s also got some of the best thermals of a clevo chassis which is a bonus I forgot to mention.

 

[SM9]

Yeah mate I dont want to be waiting hahah cheers for the help mate you've been a legend!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Yeah mate I dont want to be waiting hahah cheers for the help mate you've been a legend!

No worries, pleasure, very damn jealous, that's a stunning laptop!

If you get a moment, do post a review with photo's once you've got it

 

[SM9]

Will do mate!