VR Gaming laptop ~£1500 budget

Zico

Zico

Zico

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Asking on behalf of a friend.
He's looking for a gaming laptop that is VR capable (already has HTC Vive) with an upper limit of ~£1500.

Any suggestions/spec's that he can look for?
 
Either of these:

Acer Triton 500

  • Intel Core Quad Core I5 8300H
  • Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
  • 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
  • 8GB DDR4
  • 144Hz / 3ms / IPS/ G-Sync
  • Windows 10 Home
  • 1yr Warranty 3 year Warranty


£1,499.99

Or:

Asus ROG GL703GS

  • 17.3" G-Sync 120Hz
  • 3ms Response
  • Intel Core I7 8750H
  • Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5
  • 256GB SSD
  • 1TB (SATA) HDD
  • 16GB DDR4
  • Windows 10 (64bit)
  • 2yr Warranty

£1,399.99

Personally I'd take the 15" Acer from these two, yeah it "only" has a quad core I5 but the RTX 2060 will improve with new driver releases and new games. 144Hz IPS display vs 120Hz TN display. IPS wins. Warranty is a shame it's only 1 year. Special offer; comes with a 3 year warranty.

Oh, and the Acer looks sweet too.
 
My friend got an Asus laptop in the end but I forget which model at the moment. I can try and find out and post back (it was something that is available here but he ended up getting it cheaper elsewhere at the time).
 
Zico said:
My friend got an Asus laptop in the end but I forget which model at the moment. I can try and find out and post back (it was something that is available here but he ended up getting it cheaper elsewhere at the time).
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Yea it would be good to know which one he has and how well it's works. Thanks
 
I picked up a GL703GS with a i7-8750H (6C/12T), 1070 and a 144Hz 17.3" 3ms Gsync panel for £1499 during the Black Friday sales. No problems with the Rift, so should work with all VR setups. I also added an additional stick of memory (~£100) as it came with just 1 16GB SODIMM. This gets the memory running in dual channel which adds a nice bump in performance.

Be aware though that all of these laptops get hot during gaming / VR, so you will need to tweak some settings.
 
Wrinkly said:
I picked up a GL703GS with a i7-8750H (6C/12T), 1070 and a 144Hz 17.3" 3ms Gsync panel for £1499 during the Black Friday sales. No problems with the Rift, so should work with all VR setups. I also added an additional stick of memory (~£100) as it came with just 1 16GB SODIMM. This gets the memory running in dual channel which adds a nice bump in performance.

Be aware though that all of these laptops get hot during gaming / VR, so you will need to tweak some settings.
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Thanks, that's good to know it works well with that spec and that ram upgrade is certainly something I would do if the one I choose to get only has 1 stick.
 
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