Gaming Laptop Guide - UPDATED RTX Edition!

[Galm]

Alert to laptop buyers the Acer Predator 17 with a GTX 1080 is on sale:

 

Acer Predator 17 with a GTX 1080 for 1999!

http://www.microcenter.com/product/475582/Predator_17_GX-792-7448_173_Gaming_Laptop_Computer_-_Black

[Mo5a]

13 hours ago, Galm said:

What?  I do own a Clevo P650RS (older cpu model).  I got mine from HIDEvolution.  Easily the best in my experience, but they charged like a 100 dollar premium.

Thanks alot for ur time 

[Galm]

12 hours ago, Mo5a said:

Thanks alot for ur time 

Of course, and if you don't want the price of HID, try LPC-Digital.  Larry there is great.  

 

Feel free to ask me further questions (and anyone else reading this).

[ramo55]

On 05/03/2017 at 7:59 PM, Galm said:

Of course, and if you don't want the price of HID, try LPC-Digital.  Larry there is great.  

 

Feel free to ask me further questions (and anyone else reading this).

 

Off topic, but we meet again! I loved your quality/aesthetics guide

[Galm]

3 hours ago, ramo55 said:

Off topic, but we meet again! I loved your quality/aesthetics guide

Thanks!  I haven't brought that or the parts guide over here as of yet.  Still not sure if I will...

[Metrize]

What fisplay response time is good enough for csgo?

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, Metrize said:

What fisplay response time is good enough for csgo?

Responses time doesn't matter. What matter more is refresh rate

read this article

 

[Metrize]

7 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Responses time doesn't matter. What matter more is refresh rate

read this article

 

hey. I meant for no ghosting? Ghosting happens because if response time I thought

[Galm]

3 minutes ago, Metrize said:

hey. I meant for no ghosting? Ghosting happens because if response time I thought

You are correct idk what the other guy is saying.  

 

Response is based off of the refresh rate though, if its a 60Hz display response times can be higher than on 144hz.

 

Something along the lines of 5ms or less is what you probably want.

[Metrize]

5 minutes ago, Galm said:

You are correct idk what the other guy is saying.  

 

Response is based off of the refresh rate though, if its a 60Hz display response times can be higher than on 144hz.

 

Something along the lines of 5ms or less is what you probably want.

Any of these low response time with budget if 1500?

 

Cheers

[Galm]

5 hours ago, Metrize said:

Any of these low response time with budget if 1500?

 

Cheers

The 120Hz Clevo P650HP6 / Sager NP8156.

[larKvan]

3 hours ago, Galm said:

The 120Hz Clevo P650HP6 / Sager NP8156.

Does the 120hz significantly impact battery life?

[Pendragon]

22 hours ago, larKvan said:

Does the 120hz significantly impact battery life?

no. clevos have a mux switch

[Galm]

10 hours ago, Pendragon said:

no. clevos have a mux switch

That doesn't really make sense.  He means the power draw of the screen.  I'm not sure the impact @edit1754 would probably know.

[larKvan]

Talked to Larry the other day for some other stuff, he said it doesn't

[Galm]

14 minutes ago, larKvan said:

Talked to Larry the other day for some other stuff, he said it doesn't

Larry is the man, I would trust what he says.  

[Pendragon]

2 hours ago, Galm said:

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Ohhhhhhhhhh I misunderstood 

[Tankari]

I didn't want to make an outside post so, i decided to ask here, because this one has similar questions and and those laptops was missing from @Galm laptop guide.

 

1. Any info/ rumor about a newer version of lenovo legion with 1070? 

2. What laptop have the best possible screen from these?

HP omen gamer 17

lenovo legion y720

Acer predator 17

Thanks.

[Galm]

18 hours ago, Tankari said:

I didn't want to make an outside post so, i decided to ask here, because this one has similar questions and and those laptops was missing from @Galm laptop guide.

 

1. Any info/ rumor about a newer version of lenovo legion with 1070? 

2. What laptop have the best possible screen from these?

HP omen gamer 17

lenovo legion y720

Acer predator 17

Thanks.

idk

 

Acer will be good, not sure what's in the Lenovo and the HP shouldn't be a nicer panel than the Acer unless something changed recently.

[MageTank]

@Galm you seem to be very knowledgeable with these laptops. May I ask a huge favor of you? If you ever get the free time, can you take a screenshot of your BIOS, specifically in the memory overclocking part of the BIOS? I would love to see what kind of memory overclocking options are available on those Clevo laptops. I'd also like to know whether or not the PREMA bios is worth it to an avid memory overclocker like myself. As far as CPU's go, I'd much rather let them run at stock clocks with an undervolt, but I simply do not tolerate slow memory. 

[Pendragon]

3 hours ago, MageTank said:

I would love to see what kind of memory overclocking options are available on those Clevo laptops. I'd also like to know whether or not the PREMA bios is worth it to an avid memory overclocker like myself. As far as CPU's go, I'd much rather let them run at stock clocks with an undervolt, but I simply do not tolerate slow memory. 

 

 

The P6x0Rx/Hx series Prema version is not out yet. If you want to see memory options on a Prema bios refer to here. As far as I remember, Prema bios just allows for using the CL16 3000/3200mhz GSkill RipJaws ram, and that lowering the timings or upping the speed is extremely minimal. Take note that most laptop bios aren't even capable of running anything 2666mhz + at decent timings so yea. 

 

[MageTank]

38 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

The P6x0Rx/Hx series Prema version is not out yet. If you want to see memory options on a Prema bios refer to here. As far as I remember, Prema bios just allows for using the CL16 3000/3200mhz GSkill RipJaws ram, and that lowering the timings or upping the speed is extremely minimal. Take note that most laptop bios aren't even capable of running anything 2666mhz + at decent timings so yea. 

 

The options do look limited, but it was nice to see the inclusion of some secondary timings, and voltage control. If they allow a custom option (instead of just XMP) and allow all that is shown to be touched, then this will be more than enough to make some of those awful DDR4 SO-DIMM XMP's more bearable. Thanks for posting this!

[Pendragon]

11 minutes ago, MageTank said:

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Yea, it's as best as it's going to get. All other laptop bios are complete shit. 

[Galm]

16 minutes ago, MageTank said:

The options do look limited, but it was nice to see the inclusion of some secondary timings, and voltage control. If they allow a custom option (instead of just XMP) and allow all that is shown to be touched, then this will be more than enough to make some of those awful DDR4 SO-DIMM XMP's more bearable. Thanks for posting this!

Have you been able to look at screenshots of the Prema bios on other Clevos?  It should be similar especially if you can find one of an older P650.

 

Thanks @Pendragon

 

[Galm]

All people searching for sub 1000 laptops (ande recommenders like @Pendragon, @D2ultima etc...)

 

Check out these sub 1000 dollar GTX 1060 equipped machines:

 

Asus FX502VM-AH51 - Core i5-6300HQ, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD - $919 

MSI GP62MVR Leopard Pro-048 - Core i7-6700HQ, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD - $999, but $899 after $100 mail-in rebate. 

 

I'm personally more partial to the GP63, but both are great deals.