Gaming Laptop £1500-2000?

[Migiggle]

Hi, I plan on going to another country within the next year or so. I want to get the best gaming laptop I could possibly get for around £1500-2000. I am not very familiar with specs and never built a pc before but it seems more already built laptops are overpriced for what they are. Is it cheaper to have the laptop built on this site and if so what build what is the best build I could get in that price range?

 

[CinnamonCakes]

Hi, I plan on going to another country within the next year or so. I want to get the best gaming laptop I could possibly get for around £1500-2000. I am not very familiar with specs and never built a pc before but it seems more already built laptops are overpriced for what they are. Is it cheaper to have the laptop built on this site and if so what build what is the best build I could get in that price range?

do you want to use it for gaming or for productivity/CPU intensive tasks?
also yes, per-spec PCS make significantly cheaper laptops. I've had quality control issues but i don't know if they're the norm or not.

anyway, assuming it's for gaming, this is the best you can get from PCS.
Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 240Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 10875H (2.3GHz, 5.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
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
Recoil Series Integrated 94WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + THX Spatial Audio
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
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK MECHANICAL 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)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GM5MPHW (8GB RTX-2070 SUPER, i7-10875H, 240Hz)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £1,864.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/recoil-IV-15/UsA37xgW2Y/

I think other vendors have an RTX 2080 full fat, with the 150-200W TDP (just outside your price range), but PCS doesn't have that.
also if you're moving away from the UK, if you ever get an issue with the laptop which I have had for an ungodly number of times even though i've only had the laptop for less than 6 months, getting it back here to be fixed is not going to be easy, it may not even be feasible. You would honestly be better off buying a new laptop once you reach the country you wanted to go to.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

Hi, I plan on going to another country within the next year or so. I want to get the best gaming laptop I could possibly get for around £1500-2000. I am not very familiar with specs and never built a pc before but it seems more already built laptops are overpriced for what they are. Is it cheaper to have the laptop built on this site and if so what build what is the best build I could get in that price range?

alternatively, this spec is also good. slightly cheaper too
Chassis & Display
Vyper Series: 15.6" 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)
16GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
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 Integrated 62WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + THX Spatial Audio
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 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)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GM5MPHY (8GB RTX-2070 SUPER, i7-10875H, 144Hz, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £1,703.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/vyperIII-15/BAYfm6B8!z/

 

[Migiggle]

Thank you, so much. What is the difference between having the 144hz screen and the 240hz? I'll probably go for the cheaper one but what is the difference. Is it to do with fps?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thank you, so much. What is the difference between having the 144hz screen and the 240hz? I'll probably go for the cheaper one but what is the difference. Is it to do with fps?

Hz is the refresh rate which is how many FPS it can show.

99% of humans can’t appreciate anything above about 120FPS.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

Hz is the refresh rate which is how many FPS it can show.

99% of humans can’t appreciate anything above about 120FPS.

Thank you for helping.
Out of curiosity, would you change anything in the builds i suggested?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thank you for helping.
Out of curiosity, would you change anything in the builds i suggested?

I’d up the RAM speed, wouldn’t choose the intel M2 as it has a very short write span.

But otherwise it’s good

 

[CinnamonCakes]

I’d up the RAM speed, wouldn’t choose the intel M2 as it has a very short write span.

But otherwise it’s good

I didn’t find any 2933MHz ram in the Configurator. 2666 is the best I guess? I hope OP sees it and changes it I can’t be arsed to go editing all that on mobile lol. Didn’t know the intel is a bad SSD tho. On a budget build of £12-1300 it’s an acceptable SSD I hope?

 

[SpyderTracks]

On a budget build of £12-1300 it’s an acceptable SSD I hope?

No, it's best avoided at any budget, they don't last very long and are expensive, the PCS one is a much better drive and is cheaper.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

No, it's best avoided at any budget, they don't last very long and are expensive, the PCS one is a much better drive and is cheaper.

Yokes

No, it's best avoided at any budget, they don't last very long and are expensive, the PCS one is a much better drive and is cheaper.

gotcga. Do you know the ADATA SX6000? Is it a good Ssd?

 

[SpyderTracks]

gotcga. Do you know the ADATA SX6000? Is it a good Ssd?

It's budget, but fine.

 

[CinnamonCakes]

It's budget, but fine.

Gotcha thanks

 

[Migiggle]

Thank you guys for the help. I upped the ram speed to the 2666 ones and I changed the ssd to the PCS ones. It was really nice to get such a fast response as my 7 year old pc finally broke down.