The official Ces 2019 laptops
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Man of Honour
Two models stand out to me, both come with comprimises.
Strix Scar II GL704GW NVIDIA RTX 2070, 16GB, 17.3" 144Hz 3ms, I7-8750H Gaming Laptop
GT75 NVIDIA RTX 2070 GDDR6, 16GB, 17.3" 144Hz 3ms G-SYNC, I7-8750H Gaming Laptop
I'm actually liking the Asus more. It looks more refined, it features a full blown 2070 and has the 1TB SSD as the data drive. However, it doesn't have Thunderbolt 3.
The MSI looks more hardcore, which is odd as it features the lesser Max Q. Cooling might be better however and it might be quieter. I like the look of the keyboard too. I've also currently got an MSI and love it.
Decisions.. Probably need to see some reviews.
Strix Scar II GL704GW NVIDIA RTX 2070, 16GB, 17.3" 144Hz 3ms, I7-8750H Gaming Laptop
GT75 NVIDIA RTX 2070 GDDR6, 16GB, 17.3" 144Hz 3ms G-SYNC, I7-8750H Gaming Laptop
I'm actually liking the Asus more. It looks more refined, it features a full blown 2070 and has the 1TB SSD as the data drive. However, it doesn't have Thunderbolt 3.
The MSI looks more hardcore, which is odd as it features the lesser Max Q. Cooling might be better however and it might be quieter. I like the look of the keyboard too. I've also currently got an MSI and love it.
Decisions.. Probably need to see some reviews.
Aero15x is tickling me
Yeah, and me. I'm hoping the older models come down in price!
I went for the Strix Scar GL703GS during Black Friday for £1,499. A 1070 paired with a 17.3" 144Hz G-Sync panel, 256GB NVME+1TB SSHD, 16GB of RAM and a I7-8750H. Has turned out to be a fantastic laptop. I'd recommend the Asus if you can get them at a sensible price.
Wait for gaming reviews rather than the standard benchmarks. I've seen a few youtube videos where MSI/Gigabyte with similar hardware do better in 3dmark etc., while the Asus does better within the games. It's also worth upgrading from single to dual channel memory and something to consider within the price. You should also be aware that G-Sync kills battery life, if that is important.
Associate
So reviews are starting to come in for RTX/Max-q models - the 2070 max q seems to be ~15% faster than the 1070 max q and about on par with a desktop 1070. Not quite what I was hoping for but still interested.
Here's a standard RTX 2070 notebook firestrike result.
Let's look at the graphics only score as this laptop has a desktop CPU:
This is not the Max-Q GPU
That's just about on par with my old AORUS X5V6 GTX 1070 with an overclock:
https://www.3dmark.com/fs/14356419
RTX 2070 GPU score 19,353
GTX 1070 (OC) GPU score 19,510
That's hugely disappointing!
so pointless to get a rtx laptop then!Here's a standard RTX 2070 notebook firestrike result.
Let's look at the graphics only score as this laptop has a desktop CPU:
This is not the Max-Q GPU
That's just about on par with my old AORUS X5V6 GTX 1070 with an overclock:
https://www.3dmark.com/fs/14356419
RTX 2070 GPU score 19,353
GTX 1070 (OC) GPU score 19,510
That's hugely disappointing!
Yes, if you already have a GTX 1070 or 1080 notebook.
No, if if you have a 1060 or old gen notebook.
The newest AORUS 15 X9 with RTX 2070 (hmmmm), 144Hz IPS display (upgrade), i7-8750H (upgrade), 512GB PCI-e SSD (twice the size of the X5V7's SSD), and thinner bezels for a lower price, £2,099.99 (X5V7 retail was £2,249.99) seems like a great deal. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoru...z-intel-i7-8750h-gaming-laptop-lt-03a-au.html
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Man of Honour
I'm actually wondering now if I would be better off upgrading my cpu rather than selling the laptop to buy a new one. Shame that there isn't a huge gain in performance between the old and new, considering the cost.
So a 1060 vs 2060 is bigger difference then 1070/1080 vs 2070/2080 ?
What about the 2050 ?
The difference between the 1060 and the 2060 is negligible based upon the available benchmarks so far, less than 1% - https://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/18130650/fs/16164256
All of the RTX cards appear to be within 1-12% of the old GTX cards.
Man of Honour
Somewhat surprising and very disappointing.
Soldato
I'm going to give my 1070 a go on Firestrike tonight to see if it stacks up against 2070, disappointing but good because it means I don't really get an itch to upgrade 
Felt that would be the case and went for a bargain during Black Friday.
Soldato
My 1070 is getting around 19000 graphics score, so does seem a bit disappointing, but once overclocked as has been seen, gap widens. my 1070 rarely stays above 1750MHz. I get a very poort 13500 score overall however, I'm guessing the i7 7700HQ actually botlenecks these GPU's.
Man of Honour
Because my cpu is bga I can’t even upgrade it unfortunately. Not that’s its ever been a problem for me but I expect I will see a difference soon with the new titles coming out. On the plus side I can overclock it and have done so quite successfully whilst keeping the sound to a minimum. So it’s not all bad. Was just looking forward to the new 2070 and have been left feeling a bit underwhelmed.
RTX being a flop although I bought one and it's brilliantI wonder why Nvidia's share price fell of a cliff in Q4 last year?
