an i9 with a 1060? whats the point? isn't that overkill for the gpu? i understand the need for the slim chassis but wouldn't that mess w/ the thermals as well anyways and get throttled?
The i9 + 1060 combination doesn't seem sensible even in light of DX12 harnessing additional CPU power for various tasks. It might make sense from a future-proofing perspective, but then again, by the time the additional CPU power becomes necessary or useful, the graphics card will likely be obsolete. The good news is that you can get the system with an i7, saving money while making a more reasonable processor choice at the same time so it isn't a total loss (prices from Origin depending, of course).
Overkill for gaming, may be appropriate if you need a CPU heavy laptop for work that you want to be able to game on in the evenings/etc. For just gaming though, absolutely stick with the i7 and save yourself some cash.
Not a knock against the laptop or Origin PC, but a brand new laptop shipping with a 2+ year old GPU is sad to say the least. Nvidia is really squeezing the last pips out of Pascal.
That sounds about right for major architecture updates, but r3loaded said a 2+ year old GPU not architecture. Adding the GTX580 and GTX780, for instance, changes these numbers pretty significantly.
Putting aside Maxwell which was the result of the delay going from 28nm to 16nm, nVidia historically put out two series per node. Typically, the "mid-cycle" update has been a refinement of the same architecture (I.E. Fermi 480/580 or Kepler 680/780). I believe r3loaded's frustration is due to a combination of Pascal being launched 2 years ago, no "mid-cycle" refinement ever materializing for either Pascal or the 16nm node, and Origin now launching a new series of gaming laptop with said 2 year old parts a mere two weeks before the 12nm Turing is speculated to launch. Granted, there is nothing that says a mobile SKU will be available at launch, but may just be adding to the frustration.
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mobutu - Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - link
finally, a very decent looking gaming laptop, one can easily work and play on it without all that stupid colors, bling and lighting.DanNeely - Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - link
Still has special WASD caps, but assuming all the frag harder lights can be turned off better that a lot of other recent entries.Ukyo - Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - link
an i9 with a 1060? whats the point? isn't that overkill for the gpu? i understand the need for the slim chassis but wouldn't that mess w/ the thermals as well anyways and get throttled?PeachNCream - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
The i9 + 1060 combination doesn't seem sensible even in light of DX12 harnessing additional CPU power for various tasks. It might make sense from a future-proofing perspective, but then again, by the time the additional CPU power becomes necessary or useful, the graphics card will likely be obsolete. The good news is that you can get the system with an i7, saving money while making a more reasonable processor choice at the same time so it isn't a total loss (prices from Origin depending, of course).nerd1 - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
Still better than macbook pro with i9 cpu / AMD gpu.DanNeely - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
Overkill for gaming, may be appropriate if you need a CPU heavy laptop for work that you want to be able to game on in the evenings/etc. For just gaming though, absolutely stick with the i7 and save yourself some cash.GTRagnarok - Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - link
FYI, the chassis is the Tongfang GK5CN6Z.MamiyaOtaru - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
thanks for this! Always nice to know where stuff actually comes from before someone slaps a logo onr3loaded - Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - link
Not a knock against the laptop or Origin PC, but a brand new laptop shipping with a 2+ year old GPU is sad to say the least. Nvidia is really squeezing the last pips out of Pascal.jeremyshaw - Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - link
So... 2 years, about the same intervals as major Nvidia releases. Origin PC choosing to rebrand a 6 month old Chinese ODM laptop is really on them.8800GTX (Tesla 1) 8NOV06
GTX280 (Tesla 2) 17JUN08 +19Months
GTX480 (Fermi) 26MAR10 +21Months
GTX680 (Kepler) 22MAR12 +24Months
GTX980Ti (Maxwell) 2JUN14 +27Months
GTX1080 (Pascal) 27MAY16 +23Months
GTX????(Turing?) ??AUG?18 +26?Months?
So, Nvidia has followed their schedule pretty closely for more than a decade.
BurntMyBacon - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
That sounds about right for major architecture updates, but r3loaded said a 2+ year old GPU not architecture. Adding the GTX580 and GTX780, for instance, changes these numbers pretty significantly.Putting aside Maxwell which was the result of the delay going from 28nm to 16nm, nVidia historically put out two series per node. Typically, the "mid-cycle" update has been a refinement of the same architecture (I.E. Fermi 480/580 or Kepler 680/780). I believe r3loaded's frustration is due to a combination of Pascal being launched 2 years ago, no "mid-cycle" refinement ever materializing for either Pascal or the 16nm node, and Origin now launching a new series of gaming laptop with said 2 year old parts a mere two weeks before the 12nm Turing is speculated to launch. Granted, there is nothing that says a mobile SKU will be available at launch, but may just be adding to the frustration.
MamiyaOtaru - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
from 8800 to 980 you skipped product generations, then didn't from 980 to 1080. Even on the same architecture we used to get refreshesnerd1 - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
It was released in south korea one month ago, and it weighs 2.0kg, not 1.54kgCheck this link (Korean)
http://prod.danawa.com/info/?pcode=6218544
willis936 - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
Wow. 3.4 lbs is a brow raiser. 4.4 lbs is not.Also sad that the most important spec is listed as "Varies". I can't get interested about any piece of consumer hardware until there is a price.
nerd1 - Thursday, August 2, 2018 - link
Pricing was exceptionally competitive - it was sold at around $1200 with i7-8750H / 8GB Ram / 1080p 144Hz IPS display / 120GB SSD setup.I am pretty sure this one is way faster overall compared to $4000 macbook pro. Oh it has bunch of ports too.