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Copycat73
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PostPosted: 12:41 - 22 Jan 2023    Post subject: Laptop replacement Reply with quote

so i have a laptop it is now 7 years old .. i`m gonna replace it wit a gaming variant with a dedicated graphics card ... so just lookin for links to order one online ... suggestions please .. TIA.
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PostPosted: 13:29 - 22 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/gaming
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PostPosted: 18:19 - 22 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

have you bought a laptop from these ?
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PostPosted: 20:42 - 22 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have.

What are you intending to play though, dedicated GPU or not, it's underpowered from actual GPUs.
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PostPosted: 20:51 - 22 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gaming-laptops
excellent customer service. have been using them for years.
a great user forum as well, for any advice or technical issues.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/

would highly recommend.
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PostPosted: 22:35 - 22 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can anyone recommend a non-Asus, 3080ti laptop?
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PostPosted: 08:46 - 23 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote=".
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/

would highly recommend.[/quote]

I'm gonna hard disagree there. Customer support is whack, stock levels are a lie, they've let me down 3 times last year out of the 4 orders I did with them and I won't be using them again.
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PostPosted: 12:07 - 23 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't bought a laptop from Scan but I've done several desktop builds with components bought from them and their service has been good.
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PostPosted: 14:04 - 23 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

P. wrote:
I have.

What are you intending to play though, dedicated GPU or not, it's underpowered from actual GPUs.


i don`t play games .. the functionality is required for my mappin software .. which is graphics intense .. particular on high resolution when scrolling... the added cpu processing is most usefully welcome for its quickness..
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PostPosted: 14:38 - 23 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

to v or not to v wrote:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gaming-laptops
excellent customer service. have been using them for years.
a great user forum as well, for any advice or technical issues.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/

would highly recommend.

Shocked

Since when did Overclockers start doing customer service?
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PostPosted: 16:01 - 23 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:

Shocked

Since when did Overclockers start doing customer service?


OC were good about 15+ years ago. Used to visit them a lot.

With regards to my post above, I may have made a cheeky ebay offer and won an Alienware x17 R2.
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PostPosted: 21:33 - 23 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive used Overclockers loads in the past. never had any issues and orders arrived really quick.
im sad to see that no longer seems to be the case. Sad

i still like their forum though.
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PostPosted: 03:06 - 24 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Has anyone asked OP about a budget?
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 24 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

About tree fiddy.
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PostPosted: 15:19 - 24 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Copycat73 wrote:
P. wrote:
I have.

What are you intending to play though, dedicated GPU or not, it's underpowered from actual GPUs.


i don`t play games .. the functionality is required for my mappin software .. which is graphics intense .. particular on high resolution when scrolling... the added cpu processing is most usefully welcome for its quickness..


Is it actually using the GPU as a processing affinity?
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PostPosted: 18:25 - 24 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

P. wrote:


Is it actually using the GPU as a processing affinity?


don`t think i`ll need to ... .. don`t actually need to see the detail as i`m scrolling ... just want it to clear quickly when i stop..

but will see ..
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PostPosted: 23:58 - 24 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just feel if it's 'power' you need, a desktop cpu is going to outclass a laptop one.

At best find the best Ryzen chip on a laptop you can find.

It's not premium brand

https://www.ebuyer.com/1422808-medion-erazer-deputy-p25-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-5800h-16gb-ram-30033308

But that sort of processor is the lowest I'd take these days.
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PostPosted: 08:52 - 25 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

We don't know the spec of the current laptop. We don't know much about the requirements. It could be that the current one was cheap 7 years ago, and something upper mid range would do the job nicely for the next while.
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PostPosted: 13:24 - 25 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

P. wrote:
I just feel if it's 'power' you need, a desktop cpu is going to outclass a laptop one.


already got one ... but it wont fit in me top box ..
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PostPosted: 13:27 - 25 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

anyway .. already picked one out ..
the links provided gave a useful indication of what i could expect to pay .. in the end i found a local supplier .. who who stocks a lot of the same laptops ...

some very thing similar .. but not this item

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/173-msi-gp76-vector-12uho-812uk-fhd-360hz-i9-12900h-16gb-ddr5-1tb-nvme-ssd-8gb-geforce-rtx-3080-win1
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PostPosted: 13:30 - 25 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Robby wrote:
We don't know the spec of the current laptop. We don't know much about the requirements. It could be that the current one was cheap 7 years ago, and something upper mid range would do the job nicely for the next while.


i paid £500 .. ordered from tesco .. its been great ..and i still have use for it ..
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PostPosted: 23:55 - 25 Jan 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy cow that's overkill but it's not my money so go for it Laughing
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