Pulled The Trigger On A Beast

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roblan

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Well 6 years ago today i ordered my Optimus Series: 17.3" its been an absolutely brilliant machine and tbh although not the most powerful its played everything ive thrown at it reasonably well over the years!
Well after waiting for what seemed like an age for the new chasis and cards to come out ive finally jumpped on the pre order bang wagon and gone for the below spec.

im hoping that i will get at least another 6 years from it like i did with my Optimus

Chassis & DisplayRecoil Series: 17" Matte QHD 240Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i9 24 Core Processor 13900HX (5.4GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)64GB Corsair 4800MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics CardNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4090 - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive2TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
Memory Card ReaderIntegrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Power Cable1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
BatteryRecoil Series Integrated 99WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal PasteLIQUID METAL PERFORMANCE COOLING
Sound CardNahimic by SteelSeries 2 Channel HD Audio
Bluetooth & WirelessGIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 PORT + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard LanguageRECOIL 17 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating SystemWindows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System LanguageUnited Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery MediaWindows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office SoftwareFREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-VirusNO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
BrowserFirefox™
Notebook MouseINTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
WebcamINTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
DeliverySTANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build TimeStandard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
 
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Scott

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Is this just for gaming? I think you've over-hit on the RAM & CPU tbh. It's going to be a beast though, no doubt.

Is faster RAM not an option? 32GB would be a sweet spot for laptop gaming IMO.
 
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roblan

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Scott said:
Is this just for gaming? I think you've over-hit on the RAM & CPU tbh. It's going to be a beast though, no doubt.

Is faster RAM not an option? 32GB would be a sweet spot for laptop gaming IMO.
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as far as i could see it was the fastest ram available. i know its overkill but ill keep it for years lol
 
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Just seen that the options are quite limited. If you've got the budget for the RAM then it won't cause any harm but just be aware that it won't affect the longevity of the laptop for gaming. We need around 8-16GB for most gaming. A few games will stretch that, but nowhere near 32GB. We're many many years from 32GB being a limitation.
 
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roblan

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Scott said:
Just seen that the options are quite limited. If you've got the budget for the RAM then it won't cause any harm but just be aware that it won't affect the longevity of the laptop for gaming. We need around 8-16GB for most gaming. A few games will stretch that, but nowhere near 32GB. We're many many years from 32GB being a limitation.
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Yeah, I've spent years on here looking at the most maxed out laptop, lol, never thought I'd be able to go for it! The wait is going to be horrible!
 
SpyderTracks

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roblan said:
Yeah, I've spent years on here looking at the most maxed out laptop, lol, never thought I'd be able to go for it! The wait is going to be horrible!
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There's a lot of confusion with RAM, 64GB will just literally never be accessed, it's a huge waste of quite a substantial bit of money for your uses. It doesn't do anything for system performance, more RAM doesn't mean faster, that's not how it works.

You can happily reduce to 32Gb (2 x 16) without affecting performance and still have more than you require.

64Gb just won't be used, ever, it will literally sit there without any electricity ever routing through it, total waste.
 
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roblan

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SpyderTracks said:
There's a lot of confusion with RAM, 64GB will just literally never be accessed, it's a huge waste of quite a substantial bit of money for your uses. It doesn't do anything for system performance, more RAM doesn't mean faster, that's not how it works.

You can happily reduce to 32Gb (2 x 16) without affecting performance and still have more than you require.

64Gb just won't be used, ever, it will literally sit there without any electricity ever routing through it, total waste.
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Wow, i never actually knew this! I assumed that if it's installed it was available for use, never thought that it wouldn't even receive any power. I'll have to look into this further. Thank you.
 
sck451

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SODIMM memory can't go about 4800MHz. It's literally at the limit of what's physically possible. Anything faster will be soldered onto the board. There are new memory standards in the works, but SODIMM is at its limit there for now.
 
Scott

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sck451 said:
SODIMM memory can't go about 4800MHz. It's literally at the limit of what's physically possible. Anything faster will be soldered onto the board. There are new memory standards in the works, but SODIMM is at its limit there for now.
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Didn't know that, that's an interesting point though. The SODIMM have always been slower to catch up :)
 
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