Solved! Choosing Laptop Config

[MrLawlessGaming]

Hey all!

I am looking to get a custom laptop. I am going to order from Eurocom as they have a stellar 10% Student Discount. I have it narrowed down to the SKY MX5 R3. I like it because, it's powerful, but also portable. Having said that, I can't decide on what config to get. I have it narrowed to these; *Note that the price for each is $42 less than what I put because they don't include and HDD*
Price: $2197 before tax, shipping and discount.

Base
System and Display EUROCOM Sky MX5 R3

Choose your LCD Display 15.6-inch (39.6cm); FHD 1920x1080; 120Hz; Matte; TN; 5ms; 700:1; 400 cd/m2;
AUO B156HTN05.2; eDP; 30pin

G-Sync Technology with G-SYNC (FHD LG and 4K Samsung only; 4K Sharp is not supported in G-SYNC)

Display Calibration Optional - choose from the options below:

eXpansion Modules for 2-3 External

Displays None - Choose from the options below

VGA / GPU Graphics Options 8GB
GDDR5; NVIDIA GTX 1070 (N17E-G2); 2048 CUDA; Pascal (16nm); on-board; 100W

GPU Heatsink - Thermal Paste Standard Thermal Paste

Processor / CPU 2.80 GHz (up to 3.80) Intel Mobile Core i7-7700HQ (Kaby Lake); on-board/SMT; 4C/8T; 6MB L3; 14nm; HD Graphics 630; 45W

CPU Heatsink - Thermal Paste Standard Thermal Paste

Memory (RAM) Configuration - Fully Upgradeable 16GB; 2x 8GB; DDR4; 2400Hz; CL14; 260-pin; 1.2V; Kingston HyperX; 2 SODIMMs

Operating System(s) None - Choose from the options below for Pre-install or install your own

Choose Your Keyboard (Language) US English; QWERTY; Backlit
Office and Business Productivity

Software None - Choose from the options below

RAID Options: M.2 PCIe/M.2 SATA/mSATA Storage None - Choose from the options below:

Internal M.2 (2280) SSD Storage; 22mmx80mm Choose your SSD M.2 type 2280 (80x22nm) from the options below:

Internal M.2 (2280) SSD Storage; 22mmx80mm Choose your SSD M.2 type 2280 (80x22mm) from the options below:

RAID Options: HDD/SSD Storage None - Choose from the options below

1st Hard Drive. Choose Regular HDD, SSD or Hybrid SHDD: *** Without Hard Drive; with HDD bracket included ***

2nd Hard Drive Choose your 2nd HDD/SSD/SHHD from the options below:

External Optical Drive None - Choose from the options below

Internal Card Reader 6-in-1 Card Reader; SD/MS/MMC/SM/CF/MicroDrive

Biometric Device Built-in Fingerprint Reader

Embedded Security Chip Embedded TPM 2.0 Security Chip for Data Encryption

Wireless LAN 2-in-1: 802.11a/c WLAN + Bluetooth 4.0; Intel Wireless-AC 7265; M.2 2230

TV Tuner (Internal and/or External)
None - Choose from the options below

Built-in Web Camera 2.0 Megapixels; FHD 1920x1080; 30fps

Standard AC Adapter 230W; 100V-250V; Auto-Switching (Worldwide); Slimline

Standard Power Cord - included USA / Canada

Carrying Case None - Choose from the options below

Choose Your Warranty Plan 1 Year Return to Factory Depot with 1 Year of Tech Support

Price: $1902 before tax, shipping and discount
Base

System and Display EUROCOM Sky MX5 R3

Choose your LCD Display 15.6-inch (39.6cm); FHD 1920x1080; 60Hz; Matte; IPS; 700:1; NTSC 72%; LG LP156WF6-SPB1

G-Sync Technology without NVIDIA G-SYNC™

Display Calibration Optional - choose from the options below:

eXpansion Modules for 2-3 External Displays None - Choose from the options below

VGA / GPU Graphics Options 8GB GDDR5; NVIDIA GTX 1070 (N17E-G2); 2048 CUDA; Pascal (16nm); on-board; 100W

GPU Heatsink - Thermal Paste Standard Thermal Paste

Processor / CPU 2.80 GHz (up to 3.80) Intel Mobile Core i7-7700HQ (Kaby Lake); on-board/SMT; 4C/8T; 6MB L3; 14nm; HD Graphics 630; 45W

CPU Heatsink - Thermal Paste Standard Thermal Paste

Memory (RAM) Configuration - Fully Upgradeable 16GB; 2x 8GB; DDR4; 2400Hz; CL14; 260-pin; 1.2V; Kingston HyperX; 2 SODIMMs

Operating System(s) None - Choose from the options below for Pre-install or install your own

Choose Your Keyboard (Language) US English; QWERTY; Backlit

Office and Business Productivity Software None - Choose from the options below

RAID Options: M.2 PCIe/M.2 SATA/mSATA Storage None - Choose from the options below:

Internal M.2 (2280) SSD Storage; 22mmx80mm Choose your SSD M.2 type 2280 (80x22nm) from the options below:

Internal M.2 (2280) SSD Storage; 22mmx80mm Choose your SSD M.2 type 2280 (80x22mm) from the options below:

RAID Options: HDD/SSD Storage None - Choose from the options below

1st Hard Drive. Choose Regular HDD, SSD or Hybrid SHDD: *** Without Hard Drive; with HDD bracket included ***

2nd Hard Drive Choose your 2nd HDD/SSD/SHHD from the options below:

External Optical Drive None - Choose from the options below

Internal Card Reader 6-in-1 Card Reader; SD/MS/MMC/SM/CF/MicroDrive

Biometric Device Built-in Fingerprint Reader
Embedded Security Chip Embedded TPM 2.0 Security Chip for Data Encryption

Wireless LAN 2-in-1: 802.11a/c WLAN + Bluetooth 4.0; Intel Wireless-AC 7265; M.2 2230

TV Tuner (Internal and/or External) None - Choose from the options below

Built-in Web Camera 2.0 Megapixels; FHD 1920x1080; 30fps

Standard AC Adapter 230W; 100V-250V; Auto-Switching (Worldwide); Slimline

Standard Power Cord - included USA / Canada

Carrying Case None - Choose from the options below

Choose Your Warranty Plan 1 Year Return to Factory Depot with 1 Year of Tech Support

Now, the difference is that the first one has 120hz G-Sync. I have 144hz on my desktop and I love it to death for the smoothness and G-Sync is amazing. However, with saying that, I already have an awesome gaming desktop so getting this is like trying to replicate my desktop when I will more often than not be using my desktop to game.

The second one is just a 60hz panel. Reason for not having G-Sync is because, well, I won't ever go below the refresh rate with a 1070 really. Also, I can use fast sync if I go above the refresh rate.

So there we have it. If you could suggest which one to get and list some reasons why that would be much appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Coedgy]

If you would space them that could make it easier to read. And do you have any links or are these completly custom? Its kinda hard to understand this text.

 

[MrLawlessGaming]

Sorry. I took it from my Eurocom quote. It didn't look anything like this... It is the SKY MX5 R3. All prices in Canadian Dollars. http/www.eurocom.com/ec/configure(2,405,0)SkyMX5R3

 

[MrLawlessGaming]

There we go. All fixed up.

 

[Coedgy]

So if you really expect to be hardcore gaming with an laptop the upper one but if you are using it for school and some gaming take the bottom one.
I think you save few hundred dollars there, I dont think its worth it.

 

[jaslion]

There we go. All fixed up.

Don't get a 4k screen for a 15.6 inch screen. Text gets way to small and windows scaling is still poor. Lowering the resolutiuon will lead to a blurrier image than a native 1080p image.

 

[MrLawlessGaming]

So if you really expect to be hardcore gaming with an laptop the upper one but if you are using it for school and some gaming take the bottom one.
I think you save few hundred dollars there, I dont think its worth it.

Yeah I know what ya mean. Thing is, is that I have two laptops that, once I sell them, would pretty much cover the top one anyway. I get what you mean by saving a few hundred but at the same time I won't really have any out of pocket costs...

 

[MrLawlessGaming]

There we go. All fixed up.

Don't get a 4k screen for a 15.6 inch screen. Text gets way to small and windows scaling is still poor. Lowering the resolutiuon will lead to a blurrier image than a native 1080p image.

I legit never would. I think that anything above 1080p on a laptop is pointless and is just a waste of battery power. Thanks for the comment though!