SaiyanGoku
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Warning: Long post ahead
1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
INR 100-120k (USD 1500-1700) max. Lower is better.
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
If it is thick, it better have good thermals and bigger battery.
3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
AAA gaming (mostly Single player, sometimes PUBG). Target: At least 1080p60 on medium/high settings
Watching Anime/TV Series
Some Emulation/VMs
5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
8750H, RTX 2060/GTX 1070 non Max-q, 16GB DDR4 2666 (dual channel), >=256GB M.2 nvme ssd (primary, optional), want a separate numpad too.
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Asus, Gigabyte, Dell, Lenovo
b. Dislike: Apple, MSI, Acer (anything with inverted motherboard layout)
6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution: 1080p 144Hz IPS panel; gsync not necessary; strictly no to 60Hz or TN panel.
Battery back up: Don't care much if it has Optimus enabled.
Purchase place: RTX 2060 laptop outside India. I don't want to pay 50% extra in taxes. Would take a trip to UAE/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand if that saves me significant amount of money (ETA June/July for that). For GTX 1070 laptop, offline market in Hyderabad/Raipur, if I can get one in that budget.
Warranty: If it has international warranty, that would be a plus. Otherwise, I'd prefer to have very low hardware defect rate (<5%).
I'd gladly wait if nvidia doesn't nerfs GTX 1660Ti for laptops and it ends up matching the laptop 2060. Not interested in 9th gen CPUs. I think they'll be same as 8th gen with a boost clock increase.
If I'm not satisfied with thermals, I would undervolt and repaste CPU, GPU with MasterGel Maker Nano or Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.
So far, I've decided on Illegear Selenite (link: ILLEGEAR SELENITE). It uses the same Tongfang GK7CP0S Barebones used in Eluktronics Mech 17 and Walmart OverPowered 17+ laptop, has a 1080p 144Hz 100% sRGB panel with Professional Color Calibration, rgb mechanical keyboard and a 512GB nvme ssd (probably Toshiba XG5 or XG6). They would replace and test the stock thermal paste with Kryonaut too.
Asus GL504GS is unavailable at the 4 shops mentioned on Asus' website (in Hyderabad).
Don't have space for a desktop and somewhat similar R5 2600, RTX 2060 build would cost me about 90-95K (excluding a 144Hz IPS monitor, good keyboard, mouse and UPS).
PS: Would need recommendations for palm grip mouse with some programmable keys (not expensive though). How is Logitech G102?
1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
INR 100-120k (USD 1500-1700) max. Lower is better.
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
If it is thick, it better have good thermals and bigger battery.
3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
AAA gaming (mostly Single player, sometimes PUBG). Target: At least 1080p60 on medium/high settings
Watching Anime/TV Series
Some Emulation/VMs
5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
8750H, RTX 2060/GTX 1070 non Max-q, 16GB DDR4 2666 (dual channel), >=256GB M.2 nvme ssd (primary, optional), want a separate numpad too.
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Asus, Gigabyte, Dell, Lenovo
b. Dislike: Apple, MSI, Acer (anything with inverted motherboard layout)
6) Anything else you would like to say?
Screen resolution: 1080p 144Hz IPS panel; gsync not necessary; strictly no to 60Hz or TN panel.
Battery back up: Don't care much if it has Optimus enabled.
Purchase place: RTX 2060 laptop outside India. I don't want to pay 50% extra in taxes. Would take a trip to UAE/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand if that saves me significant amount of money (ETA June/July for that). For GTX 1070 laptop, offline market in Hyderabad/Raipur, if I can get one in that budget.
Warranty: If it has international warranty, that would be a plus. Otherwise, I'd prefer to have very low hardware defect rate (<5%).
I'd gladly wait if nvidia doesn't nerfs GTX 1660Ti for laptops and it ends up matching the laptop 2060. Not interested in 9th gen CPUs. I think they'll be same as 8th gen with a boost clock increase.
If I'm not satisfied with thermals, I would undervolt and repaste CPU, GPU with MasterGel Maker Nano or Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.
So far, I've decided on Illegear Selenite (link: ILLEGEAR SELENITE). It uses the same Tongfang GK7CP0S Barebones used in Eluktronics Mech 17 and Walmart OverPowered 17+ laptop, has a 1080p 144Hz 100% sRGB panel with Professional Color Calibration, rgb mechanical keyboard and a 512GB nvme ssd (probably Toshiba XG5 or XG6). They would replace and test the stock thermal paste with Kryonaut too.
Asus GL504GS is unavailable at the 4 shops mentioned on Asus' website (in Hyderabad).
Don't have space for a desktop and somewhat similar R5 2600, RTX 2060 build would cost me about 90-95K (excluding a 144Hz IPS monitor, good keyboard, mouse and UPS).
PS: Would need recommendations for palm grip mouse with some programmable keys (not expensive though). How is Logitech G102?
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