OMEN by HP 17-an019na Gaming Laptop - GTX 1070 G-SYNC

humanlaptop · 9 Sep 2017 at 20:58

Now sorry for starting a new thread, but as the Medion is now gone, this looks to be the next best deal coming in at 1699... now ive got an Omen, it has the 965M and its fine bar it gets quite hot when at full pelt.

Are the newer models better for that, I mean spec wise this looks quite tidy, id link it, but dont think i can, however a google its found easily enough

MOOGLEYS · 9 Sep 2017 at 21:06

Decent machine. Its the Max Q version of the 1070 so more like a 1065 than 1070 lol...

humanlaptop · 9 Sep 2017 at 21:09

Oh, that dosent sound good. Looks like ill have to hang it out a bit then, if i can find a 1080 at under 2K ill bite, 1070 1700 tops.... need some deals to crop up somewhere!

humanlaptop · 10 Sep 2017 at 13:49

MOOGLEYS said:
Decent machine. Its the Max Q version of the 1070 so more like a 1065 than 1070 lol...

Whats your thoughts on MSI laptops?

I believe i can get this for just under 1700 -
MSI GT73VR 6RF Titan Pro

Has the I7 6700HQ which i dont think is that great? Also a 128GB SSD as primary isnt ideal... however it does come with 16GB Ram and a 1080 8GB card, so thats as good as it gets I believe in that area.

However would the rest of the spec be a bottle neck for it?

ic1male · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:14

What fps range does Gsync work at on these screens?

MOOGLEYS · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:15

ic1male said:
What fps range does Gsync work at on these screens?

30-120....

ic1male · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:19

Ta. You are better than HP pre-sales.

The only troublesome thing niggling at me now is the screen size. I really don't know how I'm gonna get on with a 15" display after gaming on a HDTV for years. And if I plug it in to the TV with HDMI, then it negates all the benefits of Gsync. What a pickle! Everything says I should get a desktop but I really want something I can take around the house.

MOOGLEYS · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:22

With it on your lap it's pretty close. You tend to sit closer to a laptop than TV.... I only game on my TV on consoles mainly now but I do play the odd game of Civ on a laptop and have never found the size a problem.

humanlaptop · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:33

Id get it, but id rather not have a butchered GPU at that price i suppose.

MOOGLEYS · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:47

I would get the 1060 version for £1150. At 1080p the 1060 does a great job even if max q....

ic1male · 11 Sep 2017 at 14:56

I'm gonna see if I can wangle a free Care Pack out of them.

ic1male · 12 Sep 2017 at 12:51

How's about this then. Digital Foundry does a video comparing 1060 (mobile) vs Max Q vs desktop.

In a nutshell, it really seems there is only a difference of about 5 fps between laptop 1060 and Max Q. When you put this with the Gsync screen you'd probably never notice. Equivalent to a 970 desktop, about 10-15fps lower than a desktop 1060.

ic1male · 13 Sep 2017 at 11:15

HP have put that 1060 model up by £100 (I'm guessing due to increased interest from that DF video). Cheeky gits.

PompeyFC · 13 Sep 2017 at 23:35

humanlaptop said:
Now sorry for starting a new thread, but as the Medion is now gone, this looks to be the next best deal coming in at 1699... now ive got an Omen, it has the 965M and its fine bar it gets quite hot when at full pelt.

Are the newer models better for that, I mean spec wise this looks quite tidy, id link it, but dont think i can, however a google its found easily enough

Its only another £50 for the medion

PompeyFC · 13 Sep 2017 at 23:47

In fact medion £1600 on one online site