Request: Gaming Laptop Configuration

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Roboenza97

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I brought a desktop through PCSpecialist back in 2018 that's still holding up great, but now I'm thinking of getting a laptop for gaming.

I would post a build, but I'll be honest and say... I'm still just as clueless as I was last time, ha ha!

Here's what I'm looking for:
  • Ideally, I want it to be able to run Genshin Impact and Final Fantasy XIV smoothly while also looking nice
  • I usually keep other things open in the background, such as Discord and Chrome (YouTube for music and general Googling of things)
  • Good build quality! I've had two laptops in the past (not from PCSpecialist) that failed within a short time
  • Good cooling (not just for the laptop's sake, but mine also as I'm sensitive to heat)
  • Good Wi-Fi connectivity (this is one of my desktop's shortcomings)
  • Windows 10
And these aren't as important, but would be nice:
  • Something that's reasonably sized/lightweight (I'm disabled and moving around something too big or heavy might pose issues)
  • The keyboard to be backlit
  • A Blu-ray player
Budget-wise... I don't know? Anything under £1,000 would be great (my desktop was £728). Admittedly, I don't know how possible that is with what I want, however.

I'll do my best to answer any questions, otherwise I'll say thanks in advance!
 
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barlew

barlew

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Roboenza97 said:
I brought a desktop through PCSpecialist back in 2018 that's still holding up great, but now I'm thinking of getting a laptop for gaming.

I would post a build, but I'll be honest and say... I'm still just as clueless as I was last time, ha ha!

Here's what I'm looking for:
  • Ideally, I want it to be able to run Genshin Impact and Final Fantasy XIV smoothly while also looking nice
  • I usually keep other things open in the background, such as Discord and Chrome (YouTube for music and general Googling of things)
  • Good build quality! I've had two laptops in the past (not from PCSpecialist) that failed within a short time
  • Good cooling (not just for the laptop's sake, but mine also as I'm sensitive to heat)
  • Good Wi-Fi connectivity (this is one of my desktop's shortcomings)
  • Windows 10
And these aren't as important, but would be nice:
  • Something that's reasonably sized/lightweight (I'm disabled and moving around something too big or heavy might pose issues)
  • The keyboard to be backlit
  • A Blu-ray player
Budget-wise... I don't know? Anything under £1,000 would be great (my desktop was £728). Admittedly, I don't know how possible that is with what I want, however.

I'll do my best to answer any questions, otherwise I'll say thanks in advance!
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How tight is your budget? Even a GTX 1650 spec is going to cost more than £1k (Which I wouldn't recommend).
 
Tron1982

Tron1982

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Hem, so, as @barlew said, you will no find many thing custom made at this price ^^'
i did a config for a friend of mine to play to ff14, and the minimum budget was something like 1.6k euros, so, something like 1.4£
(it was a elimina chassis with a 3060)
So, if your budget can't be maxed at this kind of price, maybe you should look for a premade laptop ?^^"
 
barlew

barlew

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@Roboenza97 This is the lowest spec I would recommend right now but it is slightly over your budget. Ordinarily I would recommend you an AMD build but that would be a couple of hundred quid more expensive. If you can stretch to it I would also recommend you buy the silver warranty.

Intel:

Chassis & Display
Elimina Pro Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 11800H (2.3GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 3200MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 - 4.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Elimina Pro Series Integrated 46Wh Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
ELIMINA PRO SERIES RGB 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 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GM5TGEO (4GB RTX-3050, i7-11800H, 144Hz, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,153.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/elimina-pro-ii-15/V5fHFhu!M3/
 
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Roboenza97

Member
Tron1982 said:
Hem, so, as @barlew said, you will no find many thing custom made at this price ^^'
i did a config for a friend of mine to play to ff14, and the minimum budget was something like 1.6k euros, so, something like 1.4£
(it was a elimina chassis with a 3060)
So, if your budget can't be maxed at this kind of price, maybe you should look for a premade laptop ?^^"
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barlew said:
I think the minimum I could get a chassis down to would be around d £1250 I'm afraid.
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Okay! Well, taking all of that into consideration, I've decided it'll be worth it to spend a bit more. I'm going to set a new budget at... £1,500 to £1,600? (I can always save up!)
 
barlew

barlew

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Roboenza97 said:
Okay! Well, taking all of that into consideration, I've decided it'll be worth it to spend a bit more. I'm going to set a new budget at... £1,500 to £1,600? (I can always save up!)
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Well in that case:

Chassis & Display
Destian Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 240Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 3200MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Destian Series Detachable 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 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" DESTIAN SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & 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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
Clevo NH55VPY (6GB RTX-3060, 240Hz N7, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,619.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/destian-15/DPn2WNxxEe/

Again I would recommend stretching and adding dead pixel protection and silver warranty.
 
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Tron1982

Tron1982

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
I'd go for the 512gb 980pro samsung as primary ssd thought
and maybe going for the 5600x as cpu, so you can stay under the 1600£ limit ^^
 
barlew

barlew

Godlike
Tron1982 said:
I'd go for the 512gb 980pro samsung as primary ssd thought
and maybe going for the 5600x as cpu, so you can stay under the 1600£ limit ^^
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At this price point I would definitely take the better CPU over a faster M.2 drive. The drive can be upgraded later the CPU can't.
 
Tron1982

Tron1982

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
It's a DTR, of course you can upgrade it later ;)
Joke aside, your point is a good one, but if I'm not wrong, the 5600 is already a pretty good cpu, it's the one my sis' have in her destian
Anyway, I think it's indeed easier to swap a ssd than a cpu, so, let's go for your spec ^^
 
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