New gaming laptop - what do you think of this?

[Sam the Dude]

I am looking in to buying a new gaming laptop with either an Intel 10th gen or a Ryzen CPU. I'm thinking of getting the Nova 15. What do you think of this spec? I will be mainly using it for gaming, streaming, audio production and game development work through Unity. Alongside Unity I will be using tools like FBXVviewer and Blender.

Chassis & Display
Nova Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12 Core CPU (3.1GHz-4.3GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Nova Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
15" NOVA SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo NH55AFW (8GB RTX-2070, 144Hz N7, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Price: £1,884.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/nova-15/BpNRh7YCAb/

 

[SpyderTracks]

It’s an excellent build for your uses. Be advised though the Nova is a DTR (desktop replacement) and uses desktop CPU’s so battery life and portability take a hit.

 

[Sam the Dude]

It’s an excellent build for your uses. Be advised though the Nova is a DTR (desktop replacement) and uses desktop CPU’s so battery life and portability take a hit.

Yeah I was speaking to someone on the live chat the other day and they were also suggesting I should get either a Viper or a Recoil 4 but both of them have webcams on the bottom of the laptop which might be a bit awkward position when filming YouTube videos or streaming.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Yeah I was speaking to someone on the live chat the other day and they were also suggesting I should get either a Viper or a Recoil 4 but both of them have webcams on the bottom of the laptop which might be a bit awkward position when filming YouTube videos or streaming.

The Nova is brilliant for productivity, but just so long as you're ok with those 2 drawbacks, that's all. I've got a DTR and carry it around with me for business trips and it's been around the world on planes trains and automobiles and never had a problem.

 

[Sam the Dude]

The Nova is brilliant for productivity, but just so long as you're ok with those 2 drawbacks, that's all. I've got a DTR and carry it around with me for business trips and it's been around the world on planes trains and automobiles and never had a problem.

Yeah this laptop weighs slightly less than the Intel laptop I seen, the other one weighing over 3kg.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Yeah this laptop weighs slightly less than the Intel laptop I seen, the other one weighing over 3kg.

Yeah, the Octane is the Intel equivalent of the Nova.... but it has issues, thermally mainly, just impossible to keep the CPU's under decent temps and thermal throttles most of the time without a heavy undervolt. The Nova doesn't suffer from that.

 

[Sam the Dude]

Yeah, the Octane is the Intel equivalent of the Nova.... but it has issues, thermally mainly, just impossible to keep the CPU's under decent temps and thermal throttles most of the time without a heavy undervolt. The Nova doesn't suffer from that.

That's good to to know.

 

[KeepingItRetro]

I wonder why PC-Specialist are no longer offering the 3950X variant of this?