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Hi @Smurf

Sorry, this will hopefully be my last question.

HP Omen

Does this laptop spec look good, and represent decent value for money? 

Thanks

 

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On 15/08/2019 at 22:08, Kirky Muxloe said:

Hi,

I have been looking at a laptop at Currys, but it has been out of stock for a while, and I want to consider alternatives. The laptop is MSI GF62.

My budget is around £1,200 but could increase this slightly for the right laptop, if a little increase in price makes a big difference in what I could buy. I have heard good things about MSI, but again, this isn't mandatory.

I'm happy for this to be an off the shelf model or something that is built, if it gets better value for money, but this isn't something I am confident in doing.

The main gaming purpose of this laptop will be FM/ Sims, but I want to future proof as well with the purchase, with the possibility to play games with more of a graphics focus than FM. 

I would like the laptop to have a SSD and 16GB ram, minimum 256GB storage. I'm not sure how the Time Spy is calculated, but I was advised the one on the Currys laptop was pretty good, particularly for my budget & requirements. 

For context of my FM needs, I know it isn't possible to state I can play x number of leagues on y spec, but ideally I would be able to have at a decent speed processing the following:

- Large database

- Average career length 8-15 years long, maybe up to 20.

- All English leagues

- 2 x Scottish, German

- 1 x Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch

- Any extras, but I am probably being unrealistic (Croatian, Belgian, etc.)

Any advice on this would be really appreciated. Thank you

Hi again, sorry just one more question as I've seen another option on offer, how does this compare to the one I was looking at, and the alternatives you provided?

Or alternatively, the higher spec version if I pushed budget more.

HP Omen 8GB RAM

or an alternative version:

HP Omen 16GB Ram

thank you

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6 minutes ago, Smurf said:

Better Processor
The 9750h processor is newer, it has a faster clock speed and a larger L3 Cache.

Better Graphics Card
It also has a better graphics card with the 2060 6gb

More Storage (double)
And it has double the SSD storage. 

It has 6-7 hours batter life when not plugged in - where MSI has up to 4 hours (although if your laptop is to be plugged in most of the time then no need to worry about this.)

 

 

 

Thank you - so for future proofing, it sounds like it would be worth stretching the budget that bit more? 

I presume there's not much of an improvement like this laptop, but closer to the budget? and also presume this retailer is pretty reputable, or do Currys sell a comparable version of this laptop?

Thanks again!

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42 minutes ago, Smurf said:

It's good and all that

How about a little bit more

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/7KC58EAABU-HP-OMEN-15-dh0003na_2614940.html

 

Thanks Smurf. Sorry to be a pain, but what extra benefits does that laptop have in terms of performance for the extra cost? I wouldn't want to step much above the £1,200 price range unless it is a significantly better laptop.

[New Laptop/PC Advice -Please Read the Opening Post]

Hi,

I have been looking at a laptop at Currys, but it has been out of stock for a while, and I want to consider alternatives. The laptop is MSI GF62.

My budget is around £1,200 but could increase this slightly for the right laptop, if a little increase in price makes a big difference in what I could buy. I have heard good things about MSI, but again, this isn't mandatory.

I'm happy for this to be an off the shelf model or something that is built, if it gets better value for money, but this isn't something I am confident in doing.

The main gaming purpose of this laptop will be FM/ Sims, but I want to future proof as well with the purchase, with the possibility to play games with more of a graphics focus than FM. 

I would like the laptop to have a SSD and 16GB ram, minimum 256GB storage. I'm not sure how the Time Spy is calculated, but I was advised the one on the Currys laptop was pretty good, particularly for my budget & requirements. 

For context of my FM needs, I know it isn't possible to state I can play x number of leagues on y spec, but ideally I would be able to have at a decent speed processing the following:

- Large database

- Average career length 8-15 years long, maybe up to 20.

- All English leagues

- 2 x Scottish, German

- 1 x Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch

- Any extras, but I am probably being unrealistic (Croatian, Belgian, etc.)

Any advice on this would be really appreciated. Thank you