Hello,
With the release of RTX 30 series, the time has come to replace my 5+ year-old MSI GT72 2QE Dominator Pro and the customisation offered by PCS has caught my eye.
Don't get me wrong, it still works perfectly well and still can run pretty much anything (especially after I removed the accumulated dust and replaced thermal paste), although as one would expect, it's beginning to struggle a bit with the new titles even on low settings with some.
Note: I don't care about resolution higher than 1920x1080 and have no use for over-the-top graphic settings (read very to ultra high), just want the device that I can expect to be able to run anything smoothly, with good settings (read normal to high) for years to come. I do not wish to go with smaller than 17" screen.
Given the available options, the cost is not a concern—under £3K is perfect.
If you would be so kind and offer feedback on the setup I created, specifically RAM config, SSDs (I own a separate 1.6TB Fuzedrive already, so far quite happy with it) and if you'd recon to wait if 11th Gen Intel shows up (omitted non-performance selections).
Chassis & Display Defiance Series:
17.3" Matte Full HD 240Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor:
Intel® Core i7 Eight Core Processor 10870H (2.2GHz, 5.0GHz Turbo)
Memory:
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card:
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 Max-Q - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive:
1.6TB ENMOTUS FUZEDRIVE M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3470MB/R, 3000MB/W, 128GB SLC for endurance)
250GB Partition for OS
2nd M.2 SSD Drive:
1.6TB ENMOTUS FUZEDRIVE M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3470MB/R,3000MB/W, 128GB SLC for endurance)
Bluetooth & Wireless:
GIGABIT LAN & KILLERTM Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
Operating System:
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
With the release of RTX 30 series, the time has come to replace my 5+ year-old MSI GT72 2QE Dominator Pro and the customisation offered by PCS has caught my eye.
Don't get me wrong, it still works perfectly well and still can run pretty much anything (especially after I removed the accumulated dust and replaced thermal paste), although as one would expect, it's beginning to struggle a bit with the new titles even on low settings with some.
Note: I don't care about resolution higher than 1920x1080 and have no use for over-the-top graphic settings (read very to ultra high), just want the device that I can expect to be able to run anything smoothly, with good settings (read normal to high) for years to come. I do not wish to go with smaller than 17" screen.
Given the available options, the cost is not a concern—under £3K is perfect.
If you would be so kind and offer feedback on the setup I created, specifically RAM config, SSDs (I own a separate 1.6TB Fuzedrive already, so far quite happy with it) and if you'd recon to wait if 11th Gen Intel shows up (omitted non-performance selections).
Chassis & Display Defiance Series:
17.3" Matte Full HD 240Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor:
Intel® Core i7 Eight Core Processor 10870H (2.2GHz, 5.0GHz Turbo)
Memory:
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card:
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 Max-Q - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive:
1.6TB ENMOTUS FUZEDRIVE M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3470MB/R, 3000MB/W, 128GB SLC for endurance)
250GB Partition for OS
2nd M.2 SSD Drive:
1.6TB ENMOTUS FUZEDRIVE M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3470MB/R,3000MB/W, 128GB SLC for endurance)
Bluetooth & Wireless:
GIGABIT LAN & KILLERTM Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
Operating System:
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
