Time for a new laptop

Owens92 · 28 Sep 2017 at 17:37

Hey currently using a dell XPS L702 had for about 4 years now so done it's time well aha

The specs of this one are 16gb ram/ GeForce GT 555M/i7-2670QM 2.20ghz

I'm thinking of upgrading to a dell inspection 15 7000. For £1000

Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ processor
RAM: 16 GB / Storage: 1 TB HDD & 128 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

But have seen a
MSI Apache Pro GE62VR 15.6" Gaming Laptop for £1300

Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ processor
RAM: 16 GB / Storage: 1 TB HDD & 128 GB SSD
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

My question is the extra £300 worth it for the gtx 1060? I've heard it's good from reviews and want to be sure since laptop gpus ain't upgradeable

mickyflinn · 28 Sep 2017 at 19:09

ExoMale · 28 Sep 2017 at 19:28

yes and no, the 1060 is much better assuming its the 6gb version and the rest is much better than you old laptop, even the one with the 1050ti is better, but whether its £300 extra worth would be down to how they perform in whatever games/applications you are using.

a 2gb 1050ti desktop is like £140 onward and the cheapest 6gb non reference 1060 is £240 or an idea where they price point at, but that extra 300 quid wont be just for the graphics card, it be everything else that model has to offer.

Owens92 · 29 Sep 2017 at 00:04

thanks for the help guys considering going with the gtx 1060 even tho it is the 3gb version I think it'll work for my games.

orbitalwalsh · 29 Sep 2017 at 09:08

Owens92 said:
thanks for the help guys considering going with the gtx 1060 even tho it is the 3gb version I think it'll work for my games.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte SabrePro 15-CF2 NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 15.6" FHD, Intel i7-7700HQ Gaming Laptop= £1,299.95
1 x Gigabyte Sabre 15K-CF1 NVIDIA GTX 1050TI 4GB GDDR5, 15.6" FHD IPS, Intel i7-7700HQ Gaming Laptop= £1,149.95

Total: £2,461.00
(includes shipping: £11.10)

6GB version or cheaper Ti

also used Acer laptops- black editions which i thought were pretty sweet

ExoMale · 29 Sep 2017 at 09:43

the 3gb version would be fine, but if you can get the 6gb version in laptop like orbital has suggested for same price then it makes sense to get the better one.

orbitalwalsh · 29 Sep 2017 at 09:58

im pretty sure MSI have active reps for their Laptop UK department still on here? not sure with Gigabyte and dont think Acer will be here

just saw the prices or Aorus and ROG...insane for a gtx 1060!

ic1male · 29 Sep 2017 at 12:25

You can get the same Dell Inspiron 7577 with 256GB NVMe SSD and a 1060 Max Q for £1230 also.

Maundie · 29 Sep 2017 at 14:02

@Atom80 is the resident Aorus/Gigabyte rep on here, I personally have an Aorus X7 and it's fantastic, cannot recommend them enough if your budget can accommodate them.

ic1male · 29 Sep 2017 at 16:00

Maundie said:
@Atom80 is the resident Aorus/Gigabyte rep on here, I personally have an Aorus X7 and it's fantastic, cannot recommend them enough if your budget can accommodate them.

I should hope they would be at those prices! Yikes.

orbitalwalsh · 29 Sep 2017 at 16:15

Maundie said:
@Atom80 is the resident Aorus/Gigabyte rep on here, I personally have an Aorus X7 and it's fantastic, cannot recommend them enough if your budget can accommodate them.

Sweet, damn forum is crawling with Gigabyte reps, think thats 5 now lol