Spec me a gaming laptop £2-2.5k

tropicola · 17 Dec 2016 at 10:42

MiSJAH said:
It's at a depot within 5 miles of my house, and I have to wait for delivery.

I don't wait very well.

ask em if you can drive there XD i did the same with my laptop from box.co.uk lmao XD

MiSJAH · 17 Dec 2016 at 10:47

It's out for delivery, should be here within the hour

Damien. · 17 Dec 2016 at 10:55

Hope this machine lives up to your expectations.

If you dont mind would you post some pictures and first thoughts.

Only reason I purchased my MSI over one of these was because I couldn't find much feedback on them at the time.

MiSJAH · 17 Dec 2016 at 12:00

Damien. said:
Hope this machine lives up to your expectations.

If you dont mind would you post some pictures and first thoughts.

Only reason I purchased my MSI over one of these was because I couldn't find much feedback on them at the time.

Will add some more pictures later.....

But for now:

Edit: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/16730714?

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAK: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/16733112?

Damien. · 17 Dec 2016 at 15:24

To be fair that's a good score.

What are the temps like?

MiSJAH · 17 Dec 2016 at 15:59

Damien. said:
To be fair that's a good score.

What are the temps like?

Edit: CPU max - 81°, GPU max - 68°

MiSJAH · 17 Dec 2016 at 16:05

OK, let's unbox the beast:

Why do we love OcUK?

More to come....

Damien. · 17 Dec 2016 at 17:10

To be fair thats very nicely packaged.

MiSJAH · 17 Dec 2016 at 17:28

Damien. said:
To be fair thats very nicely packaged.

Yeah it just feels more premium than the GT72. Playing Far Cry Primal @ ~90fps is stunning on this screen.

Andr3w · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:08

Nice score, I get about 12885 in FireStrike but you have the better processor than my 6700

Damien. · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:19

Just for comparisons sake, this is my GT73VR score;

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/16737316

Andr3w · 17 Dec 2016 at 18:20

Screw you guys

I get excited hitting just short of 13,000

Ciqala · 17 Dec 2016 at 19:59

killswitch73 said:
I very nearly bought one so very close and if i do have trouble with this GT73vr Titan from now until 31st December it will go back and i will get the top end Aorus . it looks so sleek and sexy and slim . the MSI is good though but with its problems due to driver issues . screen is stunning on msi .

Got the GT73VR 6RF -35 and loving it though the fan's can be annoying

MiSJAH · 18 Dec 2016 at 04:58

Damien. said:
Just for comparisons sake, this is my GT73VR score;

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/16737316

I'm happy to have a slightly lower score (~200 pts) for something I can carry around in one hand, and not suffer the issues some of the GT73VR/GT72VR owners have been having.

Andr3w said:
Screw you guys

I get excited hitting just short of 13,000

There is something amiss here Andr3w. My AORUS is thinner than your machine you should be getting well over 14k.

OCdude · 18 Dec 2016 at 13:16

I was about to pull the trigger on the Aorus X7 DT v6 - but after seeing the 120Hz screen issues I just can't do it anymore :/

Real shame, as it looks like the best 17" gaming laptop around at the moment, in terms of specs, aesthetics and heat management. Hoping the panel manufacturer can do some 'magic' but I'm assuming it's not really fixable.

Andr3w · 18 Dec 2016 at 13:26

MiSJAH said:
I'm happy to have a slightly lower score (~200 pts) for something I can carry around in one hand, and not suffer the issues some of the GT73VR/GT72VR owners have been having.

There is something amiss here Andr3w. My AORUS is thinner than your machine you should be getting well over 14k.

You have a better cpu!!

MiSJAH · 18 Dec 2016 at 13:53

Andr3w said:
You have a better cpu!!

Agreed but your GPU score is ~4,000 pts lower than mine and we have the same GPU!

Damien. · 18 Dec 2016 at 15:34

Have you tried that laptop with any games yet?

Would be really interested to know if it throttles under load.

My MSI may be going back to really having to consider alternatives.

Also what power in the PSU. 230 or 330w?

MiSJAH · 18 Dec 2016 at 16:03

Far Cry Primal ~90fps with no throttling.

Will check psu later.

a66as · 18 Dec 2016 at 21:46

I'm looking for a transportable and reliable machine that's worth the £. does this fit the bill?