New gaming/development laptop

[lewhar]

Hello everyone. I would really appreciate hearing your thoughts on this laptop spec. I will mainly be using it for games with some occasional game development (hence the 32GB RAM). My budget is up to £1800.

I'm considering the following:

Chassis & Display
Proteus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
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Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x Proteus Series 230W AC Adaptor
Battery
Proteus V Series Lithium Ion Battery (7180mAh)
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 3.1 Type C PORT AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language
PROTEUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 720P 30 FPS HD 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
Delivery
SATURDAY DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Quantity
1

Price £1,742.00 including VAT and Delivery

I have seen reviews discussing high temperatures with this particular chassis but the same has been said of the Defiance V which I was also considering. Would a cooling pad and potentially Throttlestop be sufficient to mitigate this?

I was also wondering if the mini display port supports daisy chaining multiple monitors?

Finally, I have seen the Proteus Series offering G-Sync in the past. Would it be worth waiting to see if this will be offered in future or would screen tearing not be an issue with a decent fps?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Oussebon]

The spec looks very sound.

I'm not intimately familiar with the full history of PCS's Proteus branded laptops but I don't recall ever seeing one with gsync. The Defiances used to have it and for me it was one of the things that set them apart . As you say, I believe tearing is less of an issue with a high FPS (and from what very little I've seen with my own eyes, I can appreciate that).

Though for this kind of money I'd probably want a laptop with gsync tbh.

If you don't do much gaming on the go then maybe that's not an issue and you could use an external gsync monitor.

I'd suggest asking PCS directly about the daisy-chaining.

Thermals shouldn't be an issue though you're right that some people have posted with complaints about these. You shouldn't have to undervolt to have safe temps, but it's always an option e.g. via throttlestop if you want to keep temps as low as possible.

 

[lewhar]

Thank you for your response.

I've decided that gsync wouldn't be essential and opted to go for it as is, with a nicely timed price drop to £1,688

 

[Oussebon]

That was well-timed! I feel like the RAM prices might have fallen, accounting for part of that. They're falling across the market now and that might have just touched PCS too...