My New Gaming Laptop

JoeDin2056 · 24 Sep 2016 at 23:54

Hi all.

So i have been after a new gaming laptop for awhile but have been stuck on what to buy with the money i had. Well today i have made a choice and ordered one. I have made several changes to this custom laptop but in the end im happy with it and this is the spec i have gone with;

CPU: i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz, 8MB Cache, 4 cores, 8 threads)
RAM: 16GB HyperX IMPACT (2133MHz, 2x8GB)
GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 (6.0GB GDDR5, Direct X 12, G-Sync)
HDD1: 750GB WD Black 2.5" (7200rpm, 16mb cache)
HDD2: 750GB WD Black 2.5" (7200rpm, 16mb cache)
M.2 SSD: 250GB Crucial MX200 2280 SSD (555MB read | 500MB write)
Screen: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen 1920x1080 with G-Sync
Card Reader: 6 in 1
Optical Drive: None
Audio: Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5
Battery: 8 Cell Lithium Ion (82WH)

so what do you all think? it cost me £1,655.00 do you think its good value for money?

I cant wait till it arrives im looking forwared to taking my favorite most graphic demanding games with me when i go on long trips or on holiday.

AdamScott85 · 25 Sep 2016 at 00:48

I would have spent it on a desktop, would have got much better for the money. For that price a 1060 is pretty poor tbh but laptop prices are ridiculous. The 1060 will run 1080p no problem though so you will be fine for gaming on that. For that much money I would have wanted a high end card, I can never understand why laptop prices are so high. There's a good write up here about that gpu http://www.technewstoday.com/30780-is-gtx-1060-the-new-midrange-king/
For gaming at 1080p and for everything else that will be a great laptop, enjoy.

JoeDin2056 · 25 Sep 2016 at 08:52

AdamScott85 said:
I would have spent it on a desktop, would have got much better for the money. For that price a 1060 is pretty poor tbh but laptop prices are ridiculous. The 1060 will run 1080p no problem though so you will be fine for gaming on that. For that much money I would have wanted a high end card, I can never understand why laptop prices are so high. There's a good write up here about that gpu http://www.technewstoday.com/30780-is-gtx-1060-the-new-midrange-king/
For gaming at 1080p and for everything else that will be a great laptop, enjoy.

thank you i will go give that gpu article a read. As for why i did not spend the money on a desktop is simple i have a very powerful 4K gaming desktop already.

Plays all the latest games maxed out in 4K with between 45-60 fps depending on the game. So i wanted the laptop to game when im away from home.

Plus my friends can use it if they come to visit and we can play games in the same room me on my desktop and friends on the laptop

makes playing team based games much easier

NyteRyder · 25 Sep 2016 at 09:26

Only thing I would consider changing would be the 2 x 750GB Hard Drives to 1 x 2TB hard drive if possible. Apart from that looks pretty good for the purpose I think.

AdamScott85 · 25 Sep 2016 at 10:35

Aslong as it has an ssd or m2 which it does you are set. That will be great.

JoeDin2056 · 25 Sep 2016 at 12:51

NyteRyder said:
Only thing I would consider changing would be the 2 x 750GB Hard Drives to 1 x 2TB hard drive if possible. Apart from that looks pretty good for the purpose I think.

i was originally planning that, but the 2tb were much slower they had a rpm of 5400 but these 750gb are 7200 rpm.

MiSJAH · 25 Sep 2016 at 19:22

Nice, personally I would have gone for:

Display - 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor - i7 Quad Core Processor 6820HK (2.7GHz, 3.6GHz Turbo)

Memory - 16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)

Graphics - NVIDIA GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC, FREE GEARS OF WAR 4 with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!

Hard Disk - 1TB WD SLIM BLUE 2.5" WD10SPCX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

2nd Hard Disk - 1TB WD SLIM BLUE 2.5" WD10SPCX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

M.2 SSD - 128GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2000MB/R, 650MB/W)

Memory Card Reader - Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)

AC Adaptor - 1 x 230W AC Adaptor

Sound Card - Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3

Bluetooth & Wireless - GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH

3 x USB 3.1 Type A, 2 x USB 3.1 Type C AS STANDARD

Battery - 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)

Keyboard - RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD

£1,617

MiSJAH · 25 Sep 2016 at 19:26

AdamScott85 said:
I would have spent it on a desktop, would have got much better for the money. For that price a 1060 is pretty poor tbh but laptop prices are ridiculous.

If you factor in the built in UPS a notebook has, a desktop simply cannot compete on price.

JoeDin2056 · 25 Sep 2016 at 19:40

MiSJAH said:
Nice, personally I would have gone for:

Display - 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor - i7 Quad Core Processor 6820HK (2.7GHz, 3.6GHz Turbo)

Memory - 16GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)

Graphics - NVIDIA GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC, FREE GEARS OF WAR 4 with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!

Hard Disk - 1TB WD SLIM BLUE 2.5" WD10SPCX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

2nd Hard Disk - 1TB WD SLIM BLUE 2.5" WD10SPCX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (5400 rpm)

M.2 SSD - 128GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2000MB/R, 650MB/W)

Memory Card Reader - Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)

AC Adaptor - 1 x 230W AC Adaptor

Sound Card - Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3

Bluetooth & Wireless - GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH

3 x USB 3.1 Type A, 2 x USB 3.1 Type C AS STANDARD

Battery - 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)Keyboard Language RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD

£1,617

why would have gone for a slower cpu and slower hard disk drives? also a lessor battery?

MiSJAH · 25 Sep 2016 at 20:41

The HDDs were the only options available when I checked. The CPU is overclockerable and happy to run at 4Ghz, but is designed for laptops so lower wattage and therefore cooler. The battery is really the sticking point, but a smaller battery for much better graphics is worth it.

Performance in gaming it would eat your initial spec. And I'll guess the battery will last about 20 minutes less.

AdamScott85 · 25 Sep 2016 at 22:35

I would have went for the 1070 laptop too, but the 1060 is fine for 1080.

JoeDin2056 · 26 Sep 2016 at 07:19

ye im not planning on overclockig so i would rather have the faster default speed, and as for the hard drives thats fair i only got the hard drives i end up with because at the time they were out of stock of the ones i wanted. I would have liked the 1070 but it was out of my budget range.

DONOHUE07 · 22 Oct 2016 at 18:56

Where did you order the laptop from? And does it have DisplayPort 3