Laptop vs desktop? Help decide

[TheNaitsyrk]

Hello there, 

 

Here is my situation.

 

I just sold my MSI Titan GT77HX for £4200. It performed great, but had not been moved like at all. I currently have 4090 Suprim X and 14900KS in my actual PC.

 

I play games with my wife and I am usually on the laptop and she's on the PC. PC has G9 Oddysey, Basilisk Ultimate mouse also and V3 Blackwidow keyboard.

 

I have the following leftovers from it: 3x4TB NVMe, 2x48GB DDR5 5600 Sodimm, and GT500 IETS cooler and G6 Creative USB sound card.

 

For the PC I already have the following: 13900KS binned, Supercool direct die, NVMes from the laptop.

 

I currently use Basilisk Ultimate with Keychron K3 keyboard and Samsung G8 OLED (or should I say it's there but no PC to hook it up to)

 

I have currently purchased RTX 4090 Suprim X (boxed as new) for £1425, but after buying it I'm having second thoughts.

 

I checked and MSI Raider GE78HX with 13980HX and 4090 performs the same or similarly. I could use the RAM from the Raider (it only comes with 2x8GB) and essentially max out the RAM, and max out the NVMe by having 8TB in there, and of course it would not be moved much or at all. 

 

Laptop is about £2600 now on eBay. Can buy it as a returned item so would have the warranty etc.

 

Or, I keep the 4090 Suprim X and the following to make a PC. Would still need:

PSU £200 AX1600i, case £200 Tower 900 or similar, RAM £250 8000Mhz DDR5 Gskill, 2x MORA 360 per component £400, 2x D5 pumps £300, Active Backplate for 4090 £380, Z790 Apex Encore £650, Tubing £30, Quick Connects £120, Coolant £40, Fittings (Cheap AliExpress ones £40 tested them they are fine), PCI-E Bracket passthrough for MORAs £30, NVMes would be free, CPU block is free I have spare Supercool Direct Die, 18x fans (most likely Noctua 3000RPM ones) around £400 and two AquaComputer Octos £100.

 

Total £4565 (would need to perhaps look for some used stuff to make up for the missing £365)

 

What do you guys think? I believe PC would be 40% faster.

 

 

[thrasher_565]

well sounds like you have a hi end pc and you want to make another? or you find you like the use case of the laptop thow needs to be pluged in to really use it. im guessing a pc would be faster then a laptop but i dont no. the laptop will have a lower wat cpu thow but limited on cooling i guess. laptop more portable, pc more custom i guess...

most likely you dont need the speed but want it for shit and gigs.

[TheNaitsyrk]

4 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

well sounds like you have a hi end pc and you want to make another? or you find you like the use case of the laptop thow needs to be pluged in to really use it. im guessing a pc would be faster then a laptop but i dont no. the laptop will have a lower wat cpu thow but limited on cooling i guess. laptop more portable, pc more custom i guess...

most likely you dont need the speed but want it for shit and gigs.

I actually need it. Wouldn't be asking if I didn't. Titan was £4200, MSI Raider is in £2500 range

[thrasher_565]

5 hours ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

I actually need it. Wouldn't be asking if I didn't. Titan was £4200, MSI Raider is in £2500 range

this is a whale build so the answer is yes. do it all. as to laptop or pc up to you. i listed some pros and cons of both. i personally dont like msi... but i also no you like water cooling like me so... but i dont no you could be done with it?

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 hour ago, thrasher_565 said:

this is a whale build so the answer is yes. do it all. as to laptop or pc up to you. i listed some pros and cons of both. i personally dont like msi... but i also no you like water cooling like me so... but i dont no you could be done with it?

You're 0 help. Thanks but no thanks.

[thrasher_565]

13 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

You're 0 help. Thanks but no thanks.

well i dont no what to tell you. i think you like building pc so its a no brainer to me but things change and you might not want to mess with it i dont no you wont say anything...

 

laptop you cant upgrade you buy and then sell it to buy a faster one as it seem like you like the latest an greatest stuff so a pc is the thing you want. buying a laptop to have it sit on a desk is pointless imo...

 

i build lots of pcs and love doing it. i also got a laptop only because when i go on vacation thow i didn't need a gaming laptop as most likely i wont be gaming thow i could play mindcraft or something with it.

 

not trying to be negative i just dont no what you want or need... a replay with a one liner is not hellpfull...

Edited March 25, 2024 by thrasher_565