Best gaming laptop?

TRraven · October 16, 2019

I'm buying a new laptop preferably with an rtx 2080, 16gb of ram or higher with an i7/i9 and a 240hz screen. On top of this I need a long lasting battery (not for gaming), thunderbolt, and as small as possible. So far I have found 3 laptops

msi gs 65 - https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GS65-Stealth-430-i7-9750H-Thunderbolt/dp/B07QHG7NGR/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=msi+gs65+rtx+2080&qid=1571253452&s=electronics&sr=1-4

My fav ^

alien ware m15 (old model with thick top and bottlom) 240hz, i7, 16gb ram, 2080, 90w battery - $2399 (military discount)

hp omen 15 - 240hz, i7, 16gb, 2080, 76w battery - $2200 (military discount)

then another thought is having a cheaper laptop with a 144hz screen and just building a 2080 pc but it would be about another $500 more total. Is the gs 65 worth it? I have been looking at it for the past 4 months

Brooksie359 · October 16, 2019

Asking for a high powered graphics card and high powered cpu in a laptop and then asking for it to be thin is just a dumb idea. MSI has been know to put hardware in laptops that do not have adequate cooling solutions just because they want to cram it into a slim chassis. I would not buy that laptop tbh. Granted I wouldn't buy a high powered laptop period. A rtx 2060 is the highest I would go and have a desktop.

TRraven · October 16, 2019

14 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Asking for a high powered graphics card and high powered cpu in a laptop and then asking for it to be thin is just a dumb idea. MSI has been know to put hardware in laptops that do not have adequate cooling solutions just because they want to cram it into a slim chassis. I would not buy that laptop tbh. Granted I wouldn't buy a high powered laptop period. A rtx 2060 is the highest I would go and have a desktop.

my only issue is i litterally have like no space for a desktop for like the next 2-3 years, and i just sold my desktop which played at 240+fps and 240hz and this 1050ti and 60hz screen sucks for competitive gaming on twitch

Brooksie359 · October 16, 2019

2 hours ago, TRraven said:

my only issue is i litterally have like no space for a desktop for like the next 2-3 years, and i just sold my desktop which played at 240+fps and 240hz and this 1050ti and 60hz screen sucks for competitive gaming on twitch

How do you not have enough space? You can't build a mini itx build that would fit?

TRraven · October 17, 2019

its not the build its self but a monitor. For the monitor to fit where I cam currently at it has to be less than 12-14" tall and i want a high refresh rate, i have a really small desk and am restricted to the furniture i have now due to regulations

Wellingtonzed · October 17, 2019

just worth mentioning. There is the Acer predator Triton 500. The thing has a massive 84whr battery that will last 5-6 hours of normal use. Its relatively thin, and can come with an optional rtx 2060 or rtx 2080. Id go for the rtx 2060 if i were you, a 2080 on a laptop seems like a waste. Especially since lets face it your laptop might die 4-5 years from now and perphaps that may be a while, an rtx 2060 should be plenty powerful and youll save yourself a few hundred. An rtx 2060 is comparable to a GTX 1070. i think thats enough oompf to run whatever you want to run on it.

Btw,skip the 240Hz. I mean a youll be damned if you could ever tell apart a 144Hz from a 240Hz. hell even a 120Hz. Dude, 144Hz is pleeeenty. I mean you do realize such a stupid and unnoticeable level of refresh will obliterate your battery life no matter what. Theres a reason very few manufacturers actually make them. and even then they probably did it not to actually sell it but go on a promotion tour and say "Oh look guys! we made a 240Hz display! weeeeeee"

TRraven · October 17, 2019

14 hours ago, Wellingtonzed said:

just worth mentioning. There is the Acer predator Triton 500. The thing has a massive 84whr battery that will last 5-6 hours of normal use. Its relatively thin, and can come with an optional rtx 2060 or rtx 2080. Id go for the rtx 2060 if i were you, a 2080 on a laptop seems like a waste. Especially since lets face it your laptop might die 4-5 years from now and perphaps that may be a while, an rtx 2060 should be plenty powerful and youll save yourself a few hundred. An rtx 2060 is comparable to a GTX 1070. i think thats enough oompf to run whatever you want to run on it.

Btw,skip the 240Hz. I mean a youll be damned if you could ever tell apart a 144Hz from a 240Hz. hell even a 120Hz. Dude, 144Hz is pleeeenty. I mean you do realize such a stupid and unnoticeable level of refresh will obliterate your battery life no matter what. Theres a reason very few manufacturers actually make them. and even then they probably did it not to actually sell it but go on a promotion tour and say "Oh look guys! we made a 240Hz display! weeeeeee"

lol ill say this again but i previously had a 144hz gaming monitor and upgraded to a 240hz I noticed a huge difference as I played / streamed for 12+ hours a day over 84 hours a week while still having a day job. I do professional esports or i did up until 3 months ago. My team was 2 games away from winning ovewatch open division and I streamed 24/7. Now that im settled in my school/training I'm starting to pick it up again but have significantly less space so i sold my old gaming setup. Honestly I dont care if it lasts me 4-5 years i was expecting 2 years tbh. And for 240hz killing the battery thats 100% a lie as most laptops refuse to run high refresh-rate on battery power. I just need help deciding on which 240hz 2080 laptop to go with.

Super Spartan · October 17, 2019

On 10/16/2019 at 11:21 PM, TRraven said:

I'm buying a new laptop preferably with an rtx 2080, 16gb of ram or higher with an i7/i9 and a 240hz screen. On top of this I need a long lasting battery (not for gaming), thunderbolt, and as small as possible. So far I have found 3 laptops

msi gs 65 - https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GS65-Stealth-430-i7-9750H-Thunderbolt/dp/B07QHG7NGR/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=msi+gs65+rtx+2080&qid=1571253452&s=electronics&sr=1-4

My fav ^

alien ware m15 (old model with thick top and bottlom) 240hz, i7, 16gb ram, 2080, 90w battery - $2399 (military discount)

hp omen 15 - 240hz, i7, 16gb, 2080, 76w battery - $2200 (military discount)

then another thought is having a cheaper laptop with a 144hz screen and just building a 2080 pc but it would be about another $500 more total. Is the gs 65 worth it? I have been looking at it for the past 4 months

I suggest you one of the following laptops but get it from HIDevolution as they have very strict quality control standards and they offer superior thermal paste upgrades which is a MUST especially in these thin and light laptops. When configuring the laptop, choose "Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut + Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads" They use a proprietary method for applying liquid metal that prevents spilling/leakage and IS covered under warranty since it's done by them.

See:

- Alienware m15

- MSI GS65

- ASUS Zephyrus

- EVOC High Performance Systems P750TM1-G