New gaming laptop - advice appreciated

[Dutchos]

About to press the order button on the spec below - any issues people can see? In case helpful, it's mainly for gaming to play latest games on very good settings and for some years to come, needs to be fairly portable but battery life is not an issue. I don't have much in the way of storage needs either. thanks

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte QHD 165Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1440)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor 11800H (2.4GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2933MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Recoil Series Integrated 94WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK 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 - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2019 (1 Digital License)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
30 Day Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Chassis
TongFang GM5TG8W (16GB RTX-3080, i7-11800H, 165Hz QHD)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 5 WORKING DAY DISPATCH
Price: £2,225.00 including VAT and Delivery

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[Dutchos]

Before I press go on the above, is it worth waiting for the AMD/3080 configuration to be back in stock? I spoke to PCS yesterday and they said they currently have no ETA on the AMD/3080 laptops (I gather the CPU and GPU are soldered to the motherboard) hence why you can't currently mix and match as they don't have that combination in stock. I've read quite a bit on here about AMD being a better bet than Intel due to heat and performance? Is it worth waiting or should I just crack on? thanks

 

[DarTon]

This piece does a review of the Intel i7-11800H and compares with the 5900H and 5900HX.

Intel Core i7-11800H Review: Tiger Lake H45 Put to the Test

The Core i7-11800H is a substantial upgrade for Intel, bringing Tiger Lake designs up to 8 cores, suitable for gaming and mobile workstation systems which compete against...

www.techspot.com

It has to be said that the 10nm Rocket Lake CPUs have narrowed the gap to AMD considerably. AMD was leaving Intel in dirt when they only had Comet Lake. On games, the Intel seems to win; on productivity the AMD but it's close on both. Intel though still needs more power to do that and it's boost period is shorter.

Personally I'd wait for a AMD, ideally a 5900H, rather than the 5900HX. For me thermals on a laptop always trump performance but if gaming at max performance is what it's only about then YMMV.