Need help building a laptop

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jason8261

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Hello, my knowledge on laptops isn't that great, I was wondering if someone could help me find or choose a laptop. I've had my last laptop from here and it lasted me around 6years.
My budget is around £1500. I could push it higher if needed. I'm looking for a laptop that can run high end gaming.
 
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Charlas

Charlas

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What do you want to do with it? have any mobility or weight requirements (do you need to be able to take it with you places, or a desktop replacement so never going to be moved?)

Let us know, sure we can help
 
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jason8261

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It won't be going anywhere really. Not to bothered about the weight either. But it will be mostly used to just game.
Thanks for the reply
 
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Charlas

Charlas

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Cool, well if you want AMD (desktop class) processors then have a look at the 15.6" NOVA, they can be configured with decent setups. For example a 3700X with 2070, 16Gb 2666 and 1Tb 860evo comes in around your price mark, if you already have a Windows license against your Microsoft account remember you can remove the Windows license from the order and save a few bob, perhaps goto 32Gb ram instead (although for Gaming 16Gb is perfectly adequate) Without Windows it's £1408 (with Silver warranty), however get in touch with them as seems to be out of stock at the moment, might be worth asking when it's back.

If you want Intel, then Vyperor or Defiance is probably the best place to go, I've ordered a Vyper 17 (need bigger screen for bad eyes! and wanted bigger battery), and you can spec something pretty much the same as the AMD one, just with the 10875H instead of the 3700X.

The defiance with similar spec (although MaxQ variant of 2070) will run you £1600 or so, the Vyper the same but will have the 2070 full fat instead of the MaxQ, so a trade of in battery life between those two.

Obv these are without a Windows License (which you can probably transfer from your current machine see https://www.windowscentral.com/how-link-your-windows-10-product-key-microsoft-account)

If you do need a Windows license, you can still look at buying one online, as might be cheaper if you can find a deal than getting it from PCS, but maybe not if no deals about.

Hope that helps
 
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jason8261

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So somthing like this? Not sure whats the difference between Intel or amd,


Chassis & Display
Nova Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Nova Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
15" NOVA SERIES 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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
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
Clevo NH55AFW (8GB RTX-2070, 144Hz N7, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Price: £1,525.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/nova-15/7KDPVz3DyE/
 
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jason8261

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It worth getting the 32gb of ram? Also what's the difference between the network cards?

Thanks for the help so, hope not being too much a numb question 😂
 
Charlas

Charlas

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Doubt you will see any difference to the networking, think they are both BT5 and AX aren't they, just one has the 'killer' software, wouldn't worry about that.

I think the desktop replacement machines already have the upgraded thermal paste. As for 32gb, upto you, but 16gb is the current 'sweet spot' for gaming machines, and you can always pop a couple of 16gb sodim in later to up it to 32gb if you want, perhaps pop faster ones in whilst at it if the board supports faster ram (not sure, but faster = better on AMD cpu's more so than Intel)

Besides that looks decent, sure @Spider123 might be able to point anything else out that he thinks of
 
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jason8261

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Arh okay. I'll just get the standard one then. For the ram, I'll see on payday (end of month) if I can afford it. It better to get the 2x16gb or just the 1x32gb?
 
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jason8261

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Okay I'll probably get that ram then... Im gonna save some money on the windows key, with the money I'm saving is it worth upping the cpu? As I'm looking for this laptop to last me another 6yr +
 
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