Gaming Laptop Spec Review

[wanless]

Hi I'm looking to purchase a dual purpose laptop one I can use as a Dev machine (running visual studio) and also to be used for occasional gaming (football manager, diablo, fortnight, cod) I have specked up the below and was just looking for some advice on if it will do the job? If anyone has any spec tweaks, advice or alternatives please let me know

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 17" Matte QHD 240Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24 Core Processor 14900HX (5.8GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair 5200MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 280W 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® KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 PORT + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
RECOIL 17 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED IR+FHD Hybrid Webcam
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (6 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GM7IX7N (8GB RTX-4070, i9-14900HX, 240Hz QHD)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £1,846.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/recoil-VIII-17/0C9EqsqwST/

 

[Tron1982]

Hi
Before anything, what's your budget ?
Because the advices on your build will vary depending this point ^^

 

[wanless]

Thank you for the reply i would be looking at a budget of £2,000 main priority to be used as a dev machine but with the ability to play some games as well

 

[Tron1982]

Hello, I don't really know what kind of dev work you will do, so take what i'm saying with a little bit of salt, but i hope this will answer your needs.
So with you budget, i propose you this build, it's (almost) on your budget and it's a little bit more balanced :

- I changed your ram from 64go at 5200 MHz to 32 to 5600 MHz (but, if you really need 64, go for it, it's just that i don't really saw anything that need that much ram)
- I changed the ssd configuration, the first one is a quick "small" one for your OS, software and most used documents and the second one is for storage and game
- I added the golden warranty and the dead pixel guarantee, with laptop, where you cannot change anything if a problem occur, it's "mandatory" for me


Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 17" Matte QHD 240Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 24 Core Processor 14900HX (5.8GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 5600MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 990 PRO M.2, PCIe 4.0 NVMe (up to 7450MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 280W 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® KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 PORT + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
RECOIL 17 SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED IR+FHD Hybrid Webcam
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 GM7IX7N (8GB RTX-4070, i9-14900HX, 240Hz QHD)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £2,031.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/recoil-VIII-17/BHTa!JaXZC/

I hope it will be useful ^^
PS : Just to be sure, are you aware that the laptop gpu are underpowered related to their desktop counterpart and cannot be upgraded later ? so the 4070 laptop gpu is more or less a 4060 desktop gpu.
Because you may want to go for a 4080 with the watercooling solution for more "futurproofing"

 

[wanless]

Thank you so much for this and all you have said makes sense, i think I'm going to go ahead with the spec you have provided above so thank you. I know the gpu cant be upgraded later but my budget doesn't quiet stretch to the 4080 and for the time ill actually spend gaming im happy with the above so thank you again.

 

[Tron1982]

No problem ^^
I wish you all the fun possible with your futur laptop ^^

 

[SmithyTheHobbit]

Thank you so much for this and all you have said makes sense, i think I'm going to go ahead with the spec you have provided above so thank you. I know the gpu cant be upgraded later but my budget doesn't quiet stretch to the 4080 and for the time ill actually spend gaming im happy with the above so thank you again.

I might be wrong but I don't think you are able to upgrade GPU's on laptops as they are soldered in.