Question Need help building or buying a gaming laptop

BaronOfBlades

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Hi all would anyone be able to help me build/buy a gaming laptop as in advice. I have a budget of around 2k.
I know the pitfalls with using a laptop instead of a desktop unfortunately I don't have space for a desktop in my home.

Thank you in advance.
 
Sorry should have specified I'm currently in the uk england

Ah ok- in that case I can recommend taking at look at PC Specialist:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/15-gaming-laptops/

They allow you to custom spec the laptop you want based on a range of standard laptop bases. There are limitations on what configs are available with what chassis however you can usually get what you want and price wise they work out very competitive for the specs vs a high performance gaming machine from one of the bigger brands.

Edit: Spec wise, depends on what games and settings you want to play at but a good starting point for most modern games would be an i7 9750H cpu, 16gb DDR4 ram (make sure dual channel) and a GTX 1660 series gpu.

Storage wise most of the configs default to a sata SSD, I would remove that and change it to a Samsung NVME drive for better performance (cost difference isn't too much).
 

BaronOfBlades

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Mar 15, 2017
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Ah ok- in that case I can recommend taking at look at PC Specialist:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/15-gaming-laptops/

They allow you to custom spec the laptop you want based on a range of standard laptop bases. There are limitations on what configs are available with what chassis however you can usually get what you want and price wise they work out very competitive for the specs vs a high performance gaming machine from one of the bigger brands.

Edit: Spec wise, depends on what games and settings you want to play at but a good starting point for most modern games would be an i7 9750H cpu, 16gb DDR4 ram (make sure dual channel) and a GTX 1660 series gpu.

Storage wise most of the configs default to a sata SSD, I would remove that and change it to a Samsung NVME drive for better performance (cost difference isn't too much).


So I tried to design one on PC specialist using your advice and came up with this.

PCSPECIALIST.CO.UK SPECIFICATION
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Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 17.3" 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)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW)
External Hard Drive
1TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim External HDD, USB 3.0, Black
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Recoil II Series 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
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 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK QUIET MECHANICAL 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
Google Chrome™
Carry Case
Tech Air 17.3" - 18.4" Premium Toploading Case
Laptop Cooling Stands
CoolerMaster NotePal L2 Laptop Cooler, upto 17.3 inch
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Kensington Lock
Kensington MicroSaver® Keyed Laptop Lock
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
TongFang GK7CP6S (6GB GTX-1660 Ti, i7-9750H, 144Hz)
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
 
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