Is this a good gaming laptop with chassis for cooler temps??

[OneZeoN]

Hi looking for a decent gaming laptop that will last a few years game at a good level.

Is this spec I've priced up any good or have I missed something??
I know basic specs etc but there's many more here who are smarter than me :wacko:

Is the chassis good for temps?
I had the defiance model before and didn't need it to be thin and the temps were to high because of it.

This will solely be used in my home as I don't have the space for a gaming desktop.

Any advice would be great guys!!
Thanks

Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
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Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
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1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Battery
Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
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 & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1550 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
4 x USB 3.0 Ports + 2 x USB 3.1 Type C Ports
Keyboard Language
OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Quantity
1

Price £2,174.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hiya, nice to see you again

Any reason you chose the 8700k over the 9700k? Just wondering, personally I would have done the same even though it's an older processor as I just don't like the 9th Gen ones. But, depends on cost, as the 8700k is pretty sought after now due to tight intel stocks, it may be quite expensive.

The GPU is a beast and will do 144hz 1080p excellent justice for some time.

If it were me, I'd up the SSD to an M2 NVME drive like the samsung evo 970 or WD Black, get around 5 times the performance for not a lot more cost.

Otherwise looks sweet.

A note on the chassis: There have been some reports on the CPU's running quite hot in the Octane, BUT this can be addressed without affecting performance by applying a small undervolt of around 100mV (this isn't an exact science, depends entirely on the silicon you get). We can guide you through doing that if you need, it's not difficult, just software based.

 

[OneZeoN]

OK updated the ssd so that's sorted.

The 9700k is about £25 more.... Should I be getting that instead of the 8700k?

Also any chassis that's "the best" for cooling as its never leaving the house so size/weight doesn't bother me if good cooling

Thanks for help

Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
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 M.2 SSD Drive
1TB WD Black™ SN750 M.2 NVMe SSD (up to 3470MB/s R | 3000MB/s W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Battery
Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
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 & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1550 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
4 x USB 3.0 Ports + 2 x USB 3.1 Type C Ports
Keyboard Language
OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK 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
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Promotional Item
Get Just Cause 4, PUBG & More w/ select Intel CPUs!
Promotional Item
Get BFV OR Anthem OR Metro: Exodus with select NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs!
Quantity
1

Price £2,254.00 including VAT and Delivery

 

[SpyderTracks]

OK updated the ssd so that's sorted.

The 9700k is about £25 more.... Should I be getting that instead of the 8700k?

Also any chassis that's "the best" for cooling as its never leaving the house so size/weight doesn't bother me if good cooling

Thanks for help

The 9700k is newer than the 8700k. The 9700k has 8cores vs the 8700k 6, but drops hyperthreading. That shouldn’t affect any gaming but may do for other uses. Really, the 9700k is the one to go for, they all just run too damn hot generally.

The octane really does have the best cooling of the lot, but it’s mathing it with desktop processors which run hot anyway.

 

[OneZeoN]

The 9700k is newer than the 8700k. The 9700k has 8cores vs the 8700k 6, but drops hyperthreading. That shouldn’t affect any gaming but may do for other uses. Really, the 9700k is the one to go for, they all just run too damn hot generally.

The octane really does have the best cooling of the lot, but it’s mathing it with desktop processors which run hot anyway.

Ah OK so I'll swap to the 9700k as it's mainly a gaming machine.

As long as the temps don't ruin the power of the system and gaming think I'm ready to order.

Thanks

 

[SpyderTracks]

Ah OK so I'll swap to the 9700k as it's mainly a gaming machine.

As long as the temps don't ruin the power of the system and gaming think I'm ready to order.

Thanks

Don’t worry too much if temps are high when gaming when you get it, post back and we’ll talk you through an undervt to bring them down a bit.

As a rough range, I’d hope for low 90’s flat out on the cpu for optimum, but averaging more high 80’s.

GPU ideally around 80 I think flat out.

 

[OneZeoN]

Don’t worry too much if temps are high when gaming when you get it, post back and we’ll talk you through an undervt to bring them down a bit.

As a rough range, I’d hope for low 90’s flat out on the cpu for optimum, but averaging more high 80’s.

GPU ideally around 80 I think flat out.

Thanks I'll be ordering it tonight as need my pc gaming fix