17.3" VYPER GAMING LAPTOP

[CyberTony]

HI GUYS,
JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY RECENT ORDER WITH PCS

WAITING FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR REVIEWS

Chassis & Display
Vyper Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight-Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Vyper Series 91WH Lithium-Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 3 PORT + 3 x USB 3.1 PORTS
Keyboard Language
VYPER 17 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Carry Case
Wenger/Swissgear iBex 17" Backpack
Laptop Cooling Stands
CoolerMaster NotePal L2 Laptop Cooler, up to 17.3 inch
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Surge Protection
8 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[Lemon_Haze]

I cannot wait for the review, I am very curious about cooling in this machine, as it is full rtx 2070 and 8 core cpu,
I would just change ram to 16gb and add rather more storage but it depends what you would like to use laptop for.
What was total price? Looks amazing and as I said cannot wait for the review and benchmarks!

 

[SpyderTracks]

What's it for? If for gaming there's no benefit to over 16Gb RAM

Any reason for the windows pro?

 

[CyberTony]

I cannot wait for the review, I am very curious about cooling in this machine, as it is full rtx 2070 and 8 core cpu,
I would just change ram to 16gb and add rather more storage but it depends what you would like to use laptop for.
What was total price? Looks amazing and as I said cannot wait for the review and benchmarks!

To be honest I can't wait to have it in my hand because just ordered it few days ago and it will take a while due to Covid-19 situation and PCS are very busy at moment.

About cooling I'm curious too how it gonna manage when I will use it on it's max performance, thats why I've put
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
and as an extra cooling option
Laptop Cooling Stands
CoolerMaster NotePal L2 Laptop Cooler, up to 17.3 inch
to keep it hopefully in optimal temperature.

About Memory I need it 32 GB as I'm gonna use VMs on this machine and I will need as much RAM as possible plus 8 cores on the cpu help alot for this purpose. And of course I will enjoy playing games with this beast, as much as I can.

About storage I tried to stick on 1TB for now but still I got another slot that I can add another
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)

Just having 2TB instead of 1TB was £211 more
and having a second M.2 SSD Drive 2TB £408 extra on my actual build, so I tried to keep the price as low as possible but not lowering the performance.

Total order price went up to £2127

Thank you very much for your comment, I will keep you updated as soon as I get it and will post both reviews and benchmarks

 

[CyberTony]

What's it for? If for gaming there's no benefit to over 16Gb RAM

Any reason for the windows pro?

As I explained to Lemon_Haze previously I will use it for both gaming and using VMs,
I know indeed that 16GB Memory it's an overkill for Gaming nowadays and you get no benefit past it, but I want to have this laptop for a while to be worth for the money I've spent on it

About windows 10 Pro reasons are few;
Security purposes as:
BitLocker device encryption - If your device is lost or stolen, BitLocker and BitLocker To Go put everything on lockdown, so no one else can access your systems or data.
Windows Information Protection (WIP) - WIP helps to protect against potential data leakage
Hyper-V for using virtual machines

Thank you very much for your comment, I hope I answered your questions.

If you have any other questions or suggestion for my build feel free to contact me back, I will be more than happy to hear back from you

I will post the reviews and benchmarks as soon as laptop arrives

 

[raypat]

Very interested to see the thermals on your laptop!

 

[cg.stefan.this]

Very interested to see the thermals on your laptop!

Yes! It's the only thing that makes me wait before buying this one

 

[Lemon_Haze]

although i might be wrong there has been some rumours that people were able to undervolt so lets see

 

[raypat]

This is my bios for my PCSPECIALIST 2020 i7 10750h,

Even though XTU interface is enabled, it still doesn't allow you to decrease in the application.
However you can do it manually in the bios but only goes in increments of 1. so from 0 to -1. I don't know if it's mV or V. I also wouldn't know what to do if it crashed and wouldn't load up again.

 

[CyberTony]

Very interested to see the thermals on your laptop!

Same here, as soon as I have it I will post the reviews. My laptop is still in Pre-Production status and Production Time is 19 working days, I have placed the order on the 6th of April, and from 14th is in Pre-Production hopefully I will receive it soon.

 

[sodhi95]

@CyberTony Did it move into building now ?
Now that it is in stock ?

 

[CyberTony]

@CyberTony Did it move into building now ?
Now that it is in stock ?

Yes indeed, it moved from "Pre-Production" to "In Building" finally on friday, and this morning it moved "In Testing". I have emailed PC Specialist and they said by mid/end this week my order will be dispatched. Can't wait for it to arrive....

 

[CyberTony]

@CyberTony Did it move into building now ?
Now that it is in stock ?

The delays were due to the chassis being out of stock, but it finally arrived like a week or so and it's on stock now

 

[CyberTony]

Hi Guys, just wanted to share with you the good news that my laptop
17.3" VYPER GAMING LAPTOP

finally arrived today.

First impressions:
Build wise I can say it is pretty solid build, decent laptop, one thing that I liked less was the keyboard shape, but still looks solid when you type on it.
As I've read the other recent owners of Vyper 17.3" having an issue with thermals, when I set up my laptop OS and system updates and few other essential things I didn't experience that issue, After setting up Microsoft Account and having access to windows straight away I opened task manager to check for any application putting stress on my laptop parameters and installed hardware monitor to check the temps too, then I set my laptop to run the updates but I noticed that for some reason hardware monitor wasn't showing my CPU temps but all the other parameters were operating great, GPU at max didn't go over 49 degrees and after installing "Control Center" I was able to see my CPU temps which did't go over 39 degrees but at this point my drivers and all updates were finished because I waited for the system update to finish first then installed "Control Center".

Cooler fans worked great as soon as the temps started to increase automatically went on to keep optimal system operation as I've mentioned above with GPU temps by keeping them below 49 degrees. I have a screen shot of hardware monitor which I will post it for you guys when I get back from work later on.
For me fans noise is totally normal at their max as it should be to keep the machine cool, this is a very powerful machine and can't expect them to be super quiet when is loaded, basically here is totally what I was expecting it to be.

After all updates and everything finished I was impressed that laptop even in turbo boost mode was super quiet, and by touching the keyboard and other surfaces laptop was totally fine, I can say slightly warm but not hot at all.

I need to make the real tests with benchmark and see how it handles the real pressure, hopefully I will be able to perform them tomorrow morning, and keep you guys updated as soon as I make them.

please guys if you can help me with the links of benchmarks, or other tools to check fps and temps while in benchmark and if you got any other hardware monitor program which is free I would be so grateful. I have hardware monitor on my AIO desktop which is free but it shows the cpu temps but suddenly it doesn't on my laptop .

As overall what I've experienced today I give Vyper 17,3" 9.9/10 only because of keyboard, and to make some fun 0/10 to hardware monitor for not showing my CPU temps to show you. I will attach my order pics

 

[CyberTony]

 

[CyberTony]

I know those are not the best pics, but I made them just to show you guys, the steps when I opened it then I was busy setting it up

 

[SpyderTracks]

I know those are not the best pics, but I made them just to show you guys, the steps when I opened it then I was busy setting it up

They’re great photos!

I’m liking this chassis more and more!

I’ve got the same backpack... it’s amazing, fits all my tech and chargers.

 

[CyberTony]

They’re great photos!

I’m liking this chassis more and more!

I am telling you is amazing, and sorry guys for not mentioning one very important detail which is "Screen Quality" = AMAZING QUALITY, very sharp looking and top quality screen, I noticed the quality at the first moment of the laptop start up, a thin bezel screen which gives this machine more charm and perfection. I LOVE IT

 

[CyberTony]

Another detail to add is that you can set up your laptop to unlock with face recognition, which is pretty cool feature to log on your system without needing to put password every time you log on or start up your device, I love that facility too which makes this laptop even more special

 

[CyberTony]

They’re great photos!

I’m liking this chassis more and more!

I’ve got the same backpack... it’s amazing, fits all my tech and chargers.

Sorry I missed the backpack message, it's amazing indeed, very good quality and plenty of pockets to fit everything in. I'm very happy I chose that one.