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oh definitely, it'll be a huge upgrade. enjoy!

up to you. depends if you think 500GB is enough storage for your games. bear in mind the RTX 2060 Super is basically the RTX 2070, so you might be overspending relative to what you need it to do. 2070 is a serious gaming / deep learning card

RTX 2060 with a Ryzen 2600x, 16GB 3200hz RAM and an SSD sounds like a great build to me, and would support your monitor upgrade for further down the line. (3000hz RAM would be fine too according to Oussebon, it is known that AMD CPUs benefit from faster RAM though so 3200 is probably what I'd...

I would honestly go with Oussebon's spec posted earlier in the thread. Definitely get an M.2 SSD for the operating system. The Seagate drive is a good choice for storing games but you'll notice a huge speedup with an SSD for the operating system. Oussebon's spec is a more balanced system overall.

I've read good things about the Vortex IX, which would also fit the specs you want and would handle the heat generated by the GTX 1660ti given that you can also bung an RTX 2060 in the same chassis. With the i7 9750h it seems to be standard to undervolt on any model as it typically runs very hot...

I'd second downgrading from the 4K screen, but for slightly different reasons - they're not really time-tested yet on laptops, all the questions about OLED burn-in remain, plus for your use-case I saw a LLT video where he questioned how appropriate OLED is for visual artists, as the colours can...

why not upgrade to 19.04 / 19.10 with a version 5 kernel? then you would have the drivers for the newer wifi card

so the Proteus VII has arrived and it's a fine looking beast too, thought it worth pointing out in case DNJR hasn't settled on one yet :) I'm interested to know if it's any more Linux-friendly than it's predecessor, which by all accounts was a nightmare to install Ubuntu on!

I'm also considering the Vortex IX to run Ubuntu Studio 19.04 on. There is a known Linux builder (not mentioning them by name in case I fall foul of forum rules!) who have succeeded in making this chassis run their own Ubuntu-based distro but they are known for putting in a lot of R&D before...

FWIW, I've been using Ubuntu Studio 19.04 with the 5.0.x kernel and haven't had any problems besides the usual wake from suspend issue (which was fixed by installing Ubuntu Unity Desktop), though my current laptop doesn't have a discreet GPU. What you describe above sounds like a nightmare...

It seems like the OLED version only works with Optimus enabled, if I've understood correctly

Hi, I've posted this elsewhere on here too but thought best to try and get your attention as there may be a simple solution here. I was just looking at a forum for owners of the Clevo chassis the Vortex is based on as I'm considering buying it. Link is here...

Hi, I've posted this in a similar thread but thought it worth posting here too so you have a better chance of seeing it. I was just looking at a forum for owners of the Clevo chassis the Vortex is based on as I'm considering buying it. Link is here...

Hi, I was just looking at a forum for owners of the Clevo chassis the Vortex is based on as I'm considering buying it. Link is here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/official-clevo-pb5xexx-g-owners-lounge.826810/page-75 On the page I linked to someone from another reseller says that...

I checked this out again and found an article saying that ASUS are holding back on releasing any OLED laptops because they aren't convinced that the burn-in issue has been resolved yet. I would post a link but I think PCS have a rule about external links on the forum

I think all the new OLED screens for laptop are made by Samsung. Trouble is, they've not been out long enough to know if burn-in is still a problem yet - when I googled it the only posts I could find were about an older Alienware model. I'm probably worrying about nothing as I tend to do, but...

following this with interest as I'm strongly considering the Vortex too. I found a couple of users on Reddit who said the cooling is fine, staying below 90 when gaming. Apparently if you raise the backend slightly it improves airflow and temps significantly, which seems a daft design flaw (how...

re the 32GB RAM thing - I emailed PCS and they said there were stability issues with 32GB, so they're waiting for an updated BIOS before allowing the option again. I wonder if Kencri has experienced problems....?

Re your last question, there's not a huge performance uptick between RTX 2060 and 2070, and some would say it's not really worth the extra ~200quid. However you might see an advantage since you're hooking it up to a 4k monitor, I wouldn't know for sure. Certainly for gaming performance and...

Oddly, when I spec this laptop up, and I've tried on two different browsers, 32GB RAM doesn't appear as an option, whereas you've clearly managed it! I wonder why