Upgraded my Optimus VII to the Defiance DDR5

[Beasted]

So this should be pretty good and see me another 10years.

Just upgraded my 6 year old pcspecialist 17.3” Optimus Vll 960m laptop today.

Feedback would be great.

Thanks

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 14 Core Processor 12700H (4.7GHz Turbo)
Base power 45W and max turbo power 115W.

Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 4800MHz SODIMM DDR5 (2 x 16GB)

Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 Ti - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
150W (Dynamic Boost 25W)

1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)

2nd M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 5000MB/W)

AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor

Battery
Defiance Series Integrated 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (80WH)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.3

USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT 4 PORT + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS

Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]

Windows Recovery Media

Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account

Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty
1 year pixel guarantee

 

[Beasted]

Edit - Updated and upgraded to 3080TI and 2X 990pro 1TB drives.

Also added a surge protector socket and a pcspecialist gaming Matt.

 

[Beasted]

Is it true what they are am saying about the 990pro SSDs?

Maybe they should be avoided for now?

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/10luyos

Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are apparently failing fast, and nobody knows why

Samsung has apparently yet to replicate the issue

www.techradar.com

Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Report Rapid Health Degradation

Some drives lost 10% of health in just a few weeks.

www.tomshardware.com

Samsung 990 PRO Flagship SSD Has an Endurance Problem, Users Notice Rapid Drive-Health Drops

Samsung 990 PRO is the company's flagship client SSD, which is among the fastest Gen 4 NVMe SSDs you can buy. It also commands a very high price premium, with the 1 TB variant priced at $170, and the 2 TB variant at $290. When you're buying in this segment, you expect the highest endurance...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[SpyderTracks]

Is it true what they are am saying about the 990pro SSDs?

Maybe they should be avoided for now?

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/10luyos

Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are apparently failing fast, and nobody knows why

Samsung has apparently yet to replicate the issue

www.techradar.com

Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Report Rapid Health Degradation

Some drives lost 10% of health in just a few weeks.

www.tomshardware.com

Samsung 990 PRO Flagship SSD Has an Endurance Problem, Users Notice Rapid Drive-Health Drops

Samsung 990 PRO is the company's flagship client SSD, which is among the fastest Gen 4 NVMe SSDs you can buy. It also commands a very high price premium, with the 1 TB variant priced at $170, and the 2 TB variant at $290. When you're buying in this segment, you expect the highest endurance...

www.techpowerup.com

Yes, it's true, we don't know too many details yet, weather it's only affecting a certain batch or it's more widespread.

 

[Beasted]

Would you suggest going down to the 980pro atm? I’ve just built a laptop with 2X 990pro and don’t want to run into problems.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Would you suggest going down to the 980pro atm? I’ve just built a laptop with 2X 990pro and don’t want to run into problems.

It's up to you

 

[Scott]

I wouldn't go with the 990 Pro to be honest. I don't think they're worth it. The 980 pro is the ideal 500GB drive but after that it's Firecuda for me, all the way.

 

[Beasted]

I wouldn't go with the 990 Pro to be honest. I don't think they're worth it. The 980 pro is the ideal 500GB drive but after that it's Firecuda for me, all the way.

I’ve dropped down to 2X 1TB 980pro drives now. Didn’t want the risk of the 990pro.

 

[Scott]

I’ve dropped down to 2X 1TB 980pro drives now. Didn’t want the risk of the 990pro.

Up to yourself, but like I said.... I would go with the Firecuda for anything over 500GB. I wouldn't recommend a 1TB drive as the primary, you'll end up filling it with un-necessary clutter. Best to keep it trim and looked after to perform optimally. My choice with this sort of money would be a 500GB 980 primary with a 2TB Firecuda 530 secondary.

 

[Beasted]

Up to yourself, but like I said.... I would go with the Firecuda for anything over 500GB. I wouldn't recommend a 1TB drive as the primary, you'll end up filling it with un-necessary clutter. Best to keep it trim and looked after to perform optimally. My choice with this sort of money would be a 500GB 980 primary with a 2TB Firecuda 530 secondary.

Unfortunately firecuda isn’t in the option list for the defiance DDR5 so I have further amended and gone to 500gb 980pro and a 2TB 980pro 👍🏼

 

[Scott]

I'm really surprised by that. I'm wondering if it's an issue with the configurator

I can't think of any reason it wouldn't be available for this particular chassis.

 

[Beasted]

I'm really surprised by that. I'm wondering if it's an issue with the configurator

I can't think of any reason it wouldn't be available for this particular chassis.

Absolutely no idea bud

 

[Scott]

If you would rather have it, it might be worthwhile contacting PCS to request it. It's possibly an oversight