1st Laptop

theb52s

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My new laptop has arrived. I once again took advice from the forums before ordering And am appreciative of all help given Not having owned a laptop before I have a couple of questions. I have seen posts from people quoting specific temperatures. Early days and I don't have any concerns over temperatures at present but I did wonder how people measure these if required?
I had no preconceived notions around battery life and charging time. Most of the time I will be able to keep the laptop connected to a power supply while in use. However. what sort of battery life could I expect from the laptop starting from full charge, playing a game like Shadow of the Tombraider for example? Also what is the typical time taken to fully charge? I just like to check that all is as it should be and have nothing to compare it with. Here are the specs.

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 Eight Core Processor 4800H (2.9GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Optimus Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless/Wired Networking
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

Incidentally I didn't get the welcome book. I assume I'm not missing out on too much there?
 
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SpyderTracks

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Hwmonitor is an easy one, or hwinfo, both excellent at monitoring system resources

battery life gaming would be fairly awful, may 2-4 hours, gaming laptops aren’t designed for gaming on battery.
 
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Bastet

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I use Hard Disk Sentinel, this not only monitors all hard drives for problems/failure but shows the temperature on the notification area taskbar.
My laptop hovers around 45c with the external har drive around 50c.
 

theb52s

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Hwmonitor is an easy one, or hwinfo, both excellent at monitoring system resources

battery life gaming would be fairly awful, may 2-4 hours, gaming laptops aren’t designed for gaming on battery.
Thanks. I had a shot at gaming on the battery and it didn't seem to last long. Glad that's normal! :)
I've found HWMonitor to download at a place called CPUID. Is that the one?
 
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