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[kelstu]

Okay i have ordered a gaming laptop i have seen people put their laptops on here only to be told they have done the wrong thing so i am a bit apprehensive..
I like playing games like Red Dead Rememption 2 and Final Fantasy 14 Online if that helps.. go on tell me what i did wrong.. :

and i am aware i should have put two sticks of 8GB but i am planning on upgrading to 32GB at some point in the future

Chassis & Display Proteus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive 240GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 1TB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor 1 x Proteus Series 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery Proteus VII Series Lithium Ion Battery, 47WH
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 3.1 Type C PORT AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language PROTEUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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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

 

[kelstu]

I have put three drives in my laptop.. two HDD, and one SSD.. 2 x 1TB HDD AND one 240GB SD what do you suggest doing with the SD?

I play alot of games alot of and many of them are 100GB, so one HDD will likely be games.. one will be Windows and i was planning to put the documents and photos on the SD..

 

[Oussebon]

I think very few people get criticised for the choice of spec. It's more about squeezing out more value for your £

For instance, if you wanted, you could adjust your SSD choice and get a more powerful graphics card for the same money.

If it's just for gaming, there's no need to have multiple SSDs in the way there can be for video editing or photo editing if you put project files, scratch, cache etc on different drives.

Games aren't very sensitive to SSD speed either. Any SSD is just about as good as another. it makes no difference to framerate, and only a second or two at most to loading times.

Also, with a laptop, you can add more storage yourself pretty easily. The graphics card you can't change. So there is always an argument for buying the best possible graphics card you can reasonably afford, and upgrading /adding to the storage later if required.

I'd also usually recommend fast, dual channel RAM (RAM that is 2 x 8 GB so it has more bandwidth than 1 x 16gb)

For instance:

Chassis & Display
Proteus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
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
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x Proteus Series 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Proteus VII Series Lithium Ion Battery, 47WH
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 3.1 Type C PORT AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language
PROTEUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
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
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 720P 30 FPS 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
Chassis
Quanta NLCA FHD IPS 144Hz (8GB RTX-2070, 9750H, 144Hz, GB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,478.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/proteusVII-15/5bhxk2RQ70/

Or with a 2TB 660p SSD, if you have a lot of games you want installed at the same time. That takes the price to £1586 which is not too far off your existing quote.

 

[kelstu]

alot of the games i play are 100gb.. so i would eat through 1TB in no time

 

[Oussebon]

Or you could take it in a different direction, and go with the Vortex that has a gsync screen:

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
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
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Vortex IX Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + Sound BlasterX® Pro-Gaming 360°
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR 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® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
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)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
Clevo PB50RF (8GB RTX-2070, i7-9750H, 144Hz, G-Sync, Thunderbolt)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £1,590.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/VortexIX-15/QWkk7D3s4A/

Gsync helps reduce stutter and eliminate 'tearing' though synchronising your screen's refresh rate to your graphic's card's framerate. It's great. Though it does cost a bit more.

Anyway, you have options

 

[Oussebon]

alot of the games i play are 100gb.. so i would eat through 1TB in no time

Then up the SSD to a 2TB 660p as I suggested, and you still get the RTX 2070 without is costing much more at all versus your spec

 

[kelstu]

my husband has already "throttled" my spending once i doubt he will let me add more money to it.. If i had a two TB i would only partition it which i am nervous to do as if one part goes you lose everything.. even though i back up.. at the moment anything is better than the 1050ti that i have tbh!

 

[Oussebon]

I have put three drives in my laptop.. two HDD, and one SSD.. 2 x 1TB HDD AND one 240GB SD what do you suggest doing with the SD?

I play alot of games alot of and many of them are 100GB, so one HDD will likely be games.. one will be Windows and i was planning to put the documents and photos on the SD..

I've taken the liberty of moving your post to this topic so that the advice is concentrated in the same place and doesn't get confused with the other poster's topic

Your laptop doesn't have 2 HDDs and 1 SSD. It has 3 SSDs.

1st Storage Drive 240GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive 1TB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 1TB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)

These are all SDDs

I'd recommend what I recommend above i.e. switch the drives to a single SSD. The 660p is an economical option. This saves you cash, which you can invest into a better graphics card if you wish. There's no benefit in performance to multiple SSDs for your uses.

Having multiple SSDs doesn't protect your data. What you need is to back the data up.

 

[kelstu]

hmmm choices.. would it make the laptop production slower?

 

[Oussebon]

my husband has already "throttled" my spending once i doubt he will let me add more money to it..

I put your spec into the configurator and it was £1576.

Changing the spec to an RTX 2070 and a 2TB 660p makes it £1586. So that is more expensive, but only by £12. What you get is a graphics card that is more powerful and will extend the useful life of the laptop.

Changing it to an RTX 2070, a 1TB SSD, and a 1TB HDD (e.g. photos and dodcuments on the HDD, Windows + favourite games on the SSD) would take the price down to £1530, saving you money, while giving a faster graphics card.

Changing the order won't slow production.

 

[kelstu]

Okay next question.. are they open Saturdays? (Found it Monday - Friday 9am - 8pm (Saturdays 9am - 5pm). )

 

[kelstu]

PC Specialist are going to hate me by the time i am done

 

[Oussebon]

I'm sure they'll be happy to help

 

[kelstu]

I think i am going to go with the RTX 2070 and a 2TB 660p and talk the husband around £12!!

 

[kelstu]

if anyone else has any opinions feel free!

 

[kelstu]

I made the changes, due to the graphics card i had to change the power pack to a 230w too.

full specs are :

Chassis & Display Proteus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive 2TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor 1 x Proteus Series 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery Proteus VII Series Lithium Ion Battery, 47WH
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 3.1 Type C PORT AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language PROTEUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD