My laptop spec. Thoughts?

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conbutts

Member
Hi, I'm looking to get a new laptop and have chosen a spec.
It will mainly be used for everyday tasks and also for some gaming. I'm not a hard core gamer but do play occasionally and want it to be able to hold its own with new titles should I choose to play them. I'm not pushing for extreme frame rates or anything like that but still would like it to be solid enough.
I do like a larger screen as my current laptop is 17.3 but I've noticed the choices are limited for those screen sizes here atm. So I've opted for the 18 inch as opposed to the 16 inch.

my budget is roughly € 2500.

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 18" Matte QHD+ 240Hz DCI-P3 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1600)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 24 Core Processor 275HX (Up to 5.4 GHz) 36MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
16GB PCS PRO SODIMM DDR5 4800MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5070Ti - 12GB GDDR7 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.2
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3200 MB/R, 2700 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3200 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 98WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
LIQUID METAL PERFORMANCE COOLING
Sound Card
4.1 High Def. Audio + Sound Blaster ™ Studio PRO 2
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 BE200 + BT 5.4
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 x THUNDERBOLT 5 PORT + 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
RECOIL 18 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
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License
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
Clevo X580WNR-G (240Hz QHD+, U9-275HX, 12GB 5070Ti, BE200, Blank KB)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: €2,557.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/recoil-18/2XjynZV7A8/
 
Tron1982

Tron1982

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Hello,

So, this model is one of the highest tier model, so it is expensive.
And I am afraid that your CPU is taking too much of the budget for a marginal gain in your usecases...
I am saying that because the SSD and RAM are not really the best, they are okay, but not much.
So, my questions are, do you really need that chassis or is your budget fixed ?
It is not that I want you to spend more, but I would not really go for that kind of build.
I am sorry.

My advice would be to remove norton, take the golden warranty (if anything happen, you will be happy to have it, trust me) and the 1 year dead pixel guarantee, take the 5600MHz ram and take corsair or samsung ssds.
Otherwise, your laptop performance will be okay at the best.

PS: I am not familiar yet with the new PCS chassis, so, I will take a look at some point, but not right now ^^"
 
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conbutts

Member
Tron1982 said:
Hello,

So, this model is one of the highest tier model, so it is expensive.
And I am afraid that your CPU is taking too much of the budget for a marginal gain in your usecases...
I am saying that because the SSD and RAM are not really the best, they are okay, but not much.
So, my questions are, do you really need that chassis or is your budget fixed ?
It is not that I want you to spend more, but I would not really go for that kind of build.
I am sorry.

My advice would be to remove norton, take the golden warranty (if anything happen, you will be happy to have it, trust me) and the 1 year dead pixel guarantee, take the 5600MHz ram and take corsair or samsung ssds.
Otherwise, your laptop performance will be okay at the best.

PS: I am not familiar yet with the new PCS chassis, so, I will take a look at some point, but not right now ^^"
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Hi,
I don't really need that chassis but I would like a larger screen and it appears I'm quite limited in which chassis's are available in the larger size. The laptop I selected only has one cpu option.
The 17.3 inch Elimina looks very limited when it comes to cpu, ram and gpu options.
So it's either the 16 inch or 18 inch for me. And I selected the 18 inch option as it's bigger.
 
Tron1982

Tron1982

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
I have other questions.
Having a 18" myself, are you sure you will be able to "handle" this kind of F*** heavy and large chassis ? I can tell you they are quite a pain in the a** to move and the battery is almost non existent.
That being said, you're right, the elimina is limited.

Like I said, I do not try to sell you anything or spend to much, it is just that a decent build with the 18" recoil will cost more than 2500€
With what I suggested earlier, it would cost around 2900€ and with a 5080, 3300 ish (this is just for information, but with a laptop of this price, I would chose this gpu, for a better futurproofing, as it cannot be upgraded later)

Sorry, I edited the price as the VAT is not exactly the same between Ireland and France, so it became slightly pricer... sorry
 
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conbutts

Member
Tron1982 said:
I have other questions.
Having a 18" myself, are you sure you will be able to "handle" this kind of F*** heavy and large chassis ? I can tell you they are quite a pain in the a** to move and the battery is almost non existent.
That being said, you're right, the elimina is limited.

Like I said, I do not try to sell you anything or spend to much, it is just that a decent build with the 18" recoil will cost more than 2500€
With what I suggested earlier, it would cost around 2900€ and with a 5080, 3300 ish (this is just for information, but with a laptop of this price, I would chose this gpu, for a better futurproofing, as it cannot be upgraded later)

Sorry, I edited the price as the VAT is not exactly the same between Ireland and France, so it became slightly pricer... sorry
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Yeah, we are going far beyond my budget unfortunately. Maybe I need to consider a different chassis.
 
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conbutts

Member
2017
SpyderTracks said:
How old is your 17”?

Modern 16” replace the old 17” as the bezels are pretty much zero now so it’s the same screen size
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It's from 2017.
Interesting to know that it works out as roughly the same size as modern 16 inches. That changes the game for me.
Can you recommend a build at that price point with a 16 inch screen?
 
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