New gaming laptop, thoughts/suggestions?

[ajorus]

Replacing a PCS laptop bought in 2017 - want it for general use + gaming with the aim to futureproof the system as much as possible. As I’ll want to keep this for another 3 years before upgrading again
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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
2TB 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 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2019 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Carry Case
Tech Air 17.3" - 18.4" Premium Toploading Case
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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Promotional Item
FREE Division 2: Ultimate Edition with select SAMSUNG SSDs!
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[SpyderTracks]

There's no benefit to 32Gb for your uses, unless you have something specific?

From what you've said, gaming is going to be the most RAM intensive and it just won't use the extra 16GB in the lifetime of the machine. Currently the most used in a game running on windows with a browser open is about 12Gb.

But otherwise looks ok, personally I'd have one M2 for OS and games and another drive separate for storage, then you can format the OS drive if you need to without disturbing the data drive.

 

[ajorus]

I’ve just noticed on my current system (16gb) running over 8gb ram makes the fans run a bit louder and for the extra £60 thought it would be worth mitigating that and for the extra future proofing peace of mind. Though I get it’s not really necessary for my purposes

 

[SpyderTracks]

I’ve just noticed on my current system (16gb) running over 8gb ram makes the fans run a bit louder and for the extra £60 thought it would be worth mitigating that and for the extra future proofing peace of mind. Though I get it’s not really necessary for my purposes

RAM usage has no effect on fans, that's CPU and GPU only.

 

[ajorus]

Ah ok, that makes sense. Will be interested to see how the new vyper model handles The 10th Gen processor in terms of cooling and overheating.

 

[Stephen M]

Ah ok, that makes sense. Will be interested to see how the new vyper model handles The 10th Gen processor in terms of cooling and overheating.

Badly will be my guess. Nothing to do with the chassis just the general state of Intel at the moment. If you are in no rush it seems a 17.3" AMD model should be available in the near future. Given the way Ryzens are outperforming Intel in everything it would be worth waiting to look at it.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Badly will be my guess. Nothing to do with the chassis just the general state of Intel at the moment. If you are in no rush it seems a 17.3" AMD model should be available in the near future. Given the way Ryzens are outperforming Intel in everything it would be worth waiting to look at it.

Absolutely, given the choice of intel (impossible to cool plus low performance) or AMD (more performance generally plus running at half the tdp) I wouldn’t hesitate to wait for an AMD laptop, they’re just going to be streets ahead in every area.

 

[ajorus]

Any idea when AMD laptops will arrive? Should I expect them to appear in the next month or two?

 

[SpyderTracks]

It’s just a waiting game atm, we haven’t heard anything.