Newbie in need of help

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Hassy

Member
Hi Guys,

I am a total novice when it comes to this kind of thing, so was hoping I could get some opinions on this build. I am looking for a laptop that will be capable of reasonably high end gaming, running AAA games at good settings. Is there anywhere I could be saving/getting better value for money or getting rid of unnecessary features? I've always had horrible luck with mechanical drives, which is why I thought I should get an SSD only on this.

Thanks, much appreciated.


Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
FREE PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Battlefield 1 & More! w/ select Intel CPUs!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Battery
Optimus IX Series 6 Cell 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 & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
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
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 1MP HD WEBCAM
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI, PRE-10.30AM
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,322.00 including VAT and delivery
 
J

jerpers

Master
Is there a particular reason it has to be a laptop? You get much more bang for your buck with a desktop PC. The laptops suitable for gaming are often quite heavy and need to be plugged in for intensive sessions anyway so they do lose their portability a little bit there.
 
H

Hassy

Member
jerpers said:
Is there a particular reason it has to be a laptop? You get much more bang for your buck with a desktop PC. The laptops suitable for gaming are often quite heavy and need to be plugged in for intensive sessions anyway so they do lose their portability a little bit there.
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My main consideration would be that I would like it to double up as a work laptop, however I take your point regarding portability. I will look into some desktop configurations to see what savings could be made with similar specs. Any advice would be welcome. :)
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
jerpers said:
Is there a particular reason it has to be a laptop? You get much more bang for your buck with a desktop PC. The laptops suitable for gaming are often quite heavy and need to be plugged in for intensive sessions anyway so they do lose their portability a little bit there.

Hassy said:
My main consideration would be that I would like it to double up as a work laptop, however I take your point regarding portability. I will look into some desktop configurations to see what savings could be made with similar specs. Any advice would be welcome. :)
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In addition to this, some laptops are known to have cooling problems when worked hard. That makes them noisy and probably shortens their life. If it's at all possible to go down the desktop route for gaming I think you'll have a much better (and probably longer) experience. :)
 
H

Hassy

Member
ubuysa said:
In addition to this, some laptops are known to have cooling problems when worked hard. That makes them noisy and probably shortens their life. If it's at all possible to go down the desktop route for gaming I think you'll have a much better (and probably longer) experience. :)
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Thanks a lot, I appreciate the advice. Helped save me from making an expensive and impulsive buy without having the facts at hand! :)
 
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