New Gaming Laptop!

[Leeuk13]

So, after much deliberation and lots of questions, my order has been placed and I eagerly await the arrival of my new Defiance (see below for the spec). As soon as it arrives and I've got a good few hours of gaming done, I will post a review, hopefully helping other people looking at purchasing something similar.

What do you fine people think of the spec? Anything you would of changed? I will mostly be playing WOW, Overwatch, Fortnite & PUBG and maybe some AAA's.

I do have one question, as when it comes to displays, I'm rather un-educated. Is the display I have chosen good? I read a lot about IPS/G-Sync/Resolution/Hz but I'm still unsure if the below display will do the rest of the set up justice. Does it have IPS? (whatever that is). Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks all.

Chassis & Display Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte QHD 120Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (2560x1440) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor 1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Battery Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (66WH)
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + Sound BlasterX® Pro-Gaming 720˚
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options 4 x USB 3.0 Ports + 1 x USB 3.1 Type C Ports
Keyboard Language RGB BACKLIT UK 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 NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL 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 Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Pricing Information

Price (excluding VAT) £1,505.83
Price £1,807.00

 

[sherpapsy]

That looks pretty close to what I am thinking about myself, though I am going to get 1x16Gb RAM - in case I want to add another, and likely a larger disk, as I have a ton of music on my old system. Sorry, I can't help with the display stuff.

 

[Leeuk13]

Sounds good Sherpapsy! I hope it is everything you wish for! Really can't wait for mine to arrive.

Im pretty sure the display is decent but just wanted someone who knows what there talking about to confirm it for me.

 

[Oussebon]

It looks great to me.

I don't know if the panel is IPS or not. You could phone PCS and ask. While (imo) IPS is preferable especially at this budget, a decent TN panel can be very good too.

I think the setup is very good and will do justice to / be done justice by the resolution and refresh rate.

 

[Leeuk13]

Thanks mate.

 

[Leeuk13]

For anyone that is interested, I have spoken to PCS.

The 1440p 120HZ QHD display is a TN. A pretty decent one by all accounts with 72%NTSC.

It is the 1080p 144hz display that is IPS.

I believe TN panels are preferred for gaming anyway. Hope this helps. Cheers.

 

[Oussebon]

That's very useful, thanks for posting back! +rep.