Choosing A Gaming Laptop.

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Good afternoon,

I’ve been recently convincing myself to buy a gaming laptop and I’m struggling with the different specs and reviews and hoped anyone could give advice from use of something in the region I’m looking at.

Budget ~£1,000-1,200
Usage - Gaming, some light weight MMO + fps (including through a 4K TV)
Monitor - 17", IPS if possible or a decent TN panel, brightness not the biggest deal as to use inside primarily.
Portability not an issue
Gfx - GTX1060 ideally, allowing for a bit of VR and connecting to TV for gaming, 4k if it’d take it)
Trackpad - Not too bothered as I’ll use a mouse 99% of the time.
Keyboard - prefer numpad and decently placed enter/shift/arrow keys
Storage SSD (M.2 nvme ideally) along with larger HDD
CPU - i5/i7, believe they aren’t massively impactful for gaming and both capable.
RAM 8GB+

So far I’ve found the following options which I’m pondering (and wishing Black friday was nearby)

https://www.cclonline.com/product/237368/9S7-179BC3-615/Laptops/MSI-GP72MVR-7RFX-Leopard-615UK-17-3-inch-Gaming-Notebook-Core-i7-7700HQ-2-8GHz-8GB-1TB-128GB-SSD-Windows-10-Home-GeForce-GTX-1060-3GB-/NOT04341/
£1049

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/9S7-1799E5-1225-MSI-GL72M-7REX-1225UK_2206597.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqeeFuo6Z2QIVcDPTCh1YSgm4EAkYASABEgJ_qPD_BwE
£950

https://www.ebuyer.com/811235-acer-predator-helios-300-gaming-laptop-nh-q2mek-002?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=234744120715&pkw=acer%2520predator%2520helios&pmt=e&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoYDYzY6Z2QIVz53tCh2nbweqEAAYAiAAEgIHT_D_BwE
£1221

Any help appreciated, I’m not the best at spending money and it could well be months before I commit if let to myself…

Regards

Rob

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For that budget and use, your choice is fine.

  • GTX 1060 is the sweet spot — just make sure it’s the 6GB version, not 3GB.

  • CPU-wise, i7-7700HQ vs i5 won’t matter much for gaming, so don’t overpay just for the i7.

  • Out of your links, the Acer Predator Helios 300 is the best all-rounder, but it’s also the priciest.

  • The MSI GP72 is decent, but I’d avoid the 1060 3GB if you can.