New Laptop Ordered

[DazBlade]

I'm excited about my order. Looking forward to receiving this beast of a laptop.

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte QHD 165Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1440)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 9 Eight Core Processor 5900HX (3.3GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1.6TB ENMOTUS FUZEDRIVE M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3470MB/R, 3000MB/W, 128GB SLC for endurance)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR MP400 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 3480 MB/R, 3000 MB/W)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
6x Slim USB 2.0 External Blu-Ray Writer
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
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 Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [MUP-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Laptop Cooling Stands
CoolerMaster NotePal L2 Laptop Cooler, up to 17.3 inch
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Streaming Accessories
Elgato Stream Deck XL
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 15 to 17 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[SlimCini]

What's it for?

 

[DazBlade]

It is predominantly for Gaming & Photography which is why I need a good high spec - but also went with the high spec to help future proof it too....

My Alienware died after 7yrs but that it was a good work-horse and could handle new games & only started showing its age in its last 2yrs.

I'm hoping this new laptop will serve me well for many years to come.

 

[SlimCini]

Windows 10 Pro??

 

[DazBlade]

I'm an IT nerd and power use, so I need the efficiency/power of Win10 PRO, particularly its strong networking efficiency.
Win 10 Home is much less stable and is a poor OS similar to Microsofts previous Windows. Also, it has nowhere near the power & features that I need.
I also have a need to set up different virtual configurations such as a for development and LINUX and my photography.
I prefer to use a VM as it is cheaper than having multiple computers, although saying that I have so much hardware (base units/laptops/peripherals etc lying around... I really need to stop hoarding stuff.

Simply put, Win10 Home would have an hissy fit with the above and just cannot cut it. Win10 Pro however is much more efficient and less buggy too.

 

[SpyderTracks]

so I need the efficiency/power of Win10 PRO, particularly its strong networking efficiency.

What do you mean by this? There aren’t any networking additions to windows pro, or do you mean domain access?

Win 10 Home is much less stable and is a poor OS similar to Microsofts previous Windows. Also, it has nowhere near the power & features that I need.

This isn’t accurate with windows 10, it’s entirely different to any previous windows release. All pro adds is domain access and BitLocker.

I prefer to use a VM as it is cheaper than having multiple computers, although saying that I have so much hardware (base units/laptops/peripherals etc lying around... I really need to stop hoarding stuff.

What do you use for Virtualisation? If HyperV you can have that on windows home.