Advice appreciated - Combined work and gaming

[Aiddar]

Hi there.

I need a Laptop that is both able to support some processor heavy data manipulations, and also a gaming laptop (short version - I work in IT, frequently away from home, and need a machine I can use for work during the day - but I can also use when bored in a hotel for games).

The type of games I am looking at tend to be the less flashy-screen-update-frame-rate type, more the processor heavy strategy type (Civ V remains a favourite for example).

The spec is below - feel free to suggest changes (also anywhere obvious to save money is always good!!)

Thanks all!

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 16" Matte QHD+ 240Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24 Core Processor 14900HX (5.8GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair 4800MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4090 - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
Liquid Series® Laptop Cooling
Recoil 16 Laptop Cooler V2.0
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000 MB/R, 4400 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Recoil Series Integrated 99WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
LIQUID METAL PERFORMANCE COOLING
Sound Card
Nahimic by SteelSeries 2 Channel HD Audio
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 (TYPE C) + 3 x USB 3.2
Keyboard Language
RECOIL 16 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2021 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED IR+FHD Hybrid Webcam
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
TongFang GM6IX9B (16GB RTX-4090, i9-14900HX, 240Hz QHD)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days

 

[SpyderTracks]

New models with new CPUs and GPUs are being released in march, I wouldn’t buy any of the current models, the increase in both performance and efficiency in the upcoming models is substantial

 

[Aiddar]

Thanks for the update - any idea of how good the improvement is likely to be? I am using an old (not ancient, no, no just.... "experienced") laptop at the moment that sometimes blue-screens under load (I suspect the chip is overheating, so I have it raised, a fan underneath it etc.).

That said - I can wait if there is likely to be a genuinely significant improvement. The situation with PCs (as everyone knows) is that there is "always" a new improvement due shortly....

Cheers

 

[Martinr36]

Thanks for the update - any idea of how good the improvement is likely to be? I am using an old (not ancient, no, no just.... "experienced") laptop at the moment that sometimes blue-screens under load (I suspect the chip is overheating, so I have it raised, a fan underneath it etc.).

That said - I can wait if there is likely to be a genuinely significant improvement. The situation with PCs (as everyone knows) is that there is "always" a new improvement due shortly....

Cheers

When did you last service it

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks for the update - any idea of how good the improvement is likely to be? I am using an old (not ancient, no, no just.... "experienced") laptop at the moment that sometimes blue-screens under load (I suspect the chip is overheating, so I have it raised, a fan underneath it etc.).

That said - I can wait if there is likely to be a genuinely significant improvement. The situation with PCs (as everyone knows) is that there is "always" a new improvement due shortly....

Cheers

It’s a significant improvement on the AMD side, I wouldn’t even consider an Intel laptop at this stage

Just sounds like your laptop needs a repaste, standard maintenance on laptops, if it’s bluescreening it’s well past a service

 

[Aiddar]

What is this word "service"? (that may give you a clue....)

A good point - I will try to get it serviced then (I assume a local PC shop? I tend to distrust major chains due to past experience, but if anyone can recommend one, I can go with it. That would see me though to later in the year then.

Also - only ever had AMDs once, and that was a LONG time ago, and it had some issues. Kind of poisoned the well abit, but again, if there are significant good parts these days, willing to give it a go again (Intel have really not won me over after the debacle of the last year or two, so happy to move back to AMDs I think)

Thanks again

 

[Martinr36]

What is this word "service"? (that may give you a clue....)

A good point - I will try to get it serviced then (I assume a local PC shop? I tend to distrust major chains due to past experience, but if anyone can recommend one, I can go with it. That would see me though to later in the year then.

Also - only ever had AMDs once, and that was a LONG time ago, and it had some issues. Kind of poisoned the well abit, but again, if there are significant good parts these days, willing to give it a go again (Intel have really not won me over after the debacle of the last year or two, so happy to move back to AMDs I think)

Thanks again

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