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carlvanrooyen
0
Jul 25, 2017
This drop seems to good to be true. What's the catch?
MassdropNewb
15
Jul 26, 2017
carlvanrooyenI can't speak for this model in question, but most of the i7 6820hk chips run hot. i7 7820hk less so. You can get a Eurocom Tornado for a similar price, with a desktop GPU instead of a BGA chip.
Also, if you're a student or military it actually could be much cheaper.
The Tornado is a good deal thicker though, but the temperatures are much more bearable. Especially if you repaste it.
The Aorus is a great laptop if you want something you CAN game on, while needing a light portable machine. I believe they're also made of aluminum, so that's a huge plus in my book. Basically a beefed up Mac if you ask me.
carlvanrooyen
0
Jul 26, 2017
MassdropNewbWhere would i find this for the student discount you mentioned earlier?
Shivavishnu
71
Jul 26, 2017
carlvanrooyenI'm pretty sure they were referencing the Eurocom student discount program, which looks like they bumped it up from 10 to 20% till July 31. http://www.eurocom.com/ec/student()ec
MassdropNewb
15
Jul 26, 2017
carlvanrooyenUnfortunately the 20% is only on the sky x9e3 if I recall correctly. I could be wrong, shoot an email to eurocom to find out. The 10% is on all machines. The 20% off used to be in the tornado last month :/
The base machine comes with a i7 6700k, I would swap that for an i5 7600k. (It will subtract 100 from the cost, while being the same power relatively). Alternatively if money isn't an issue go with the i7 6700k. If you don't play CPU intensive games, the i5 is more than enough.
if your games are relatively single core dependent, the i7 is on par with the i5. The i7 7700k is only 7% faster (single core) than the i7 6700k and i5 7600k. Multi core on the i7 6700k is about 40% faster however. Similarly the i7 7700k multicore is about 43-45% faster than the i5.
With the money saved from getting the i5 7600k, I would recommend snagging a 120hz screen. The colors are not as vibrant as an IPS screen, so there is a slight drawback to getting the 120hz TN. I suggest looking into the differences before going with my advice.
If you are into overclocking or if coffee lake ends up being LGA 1151 and thus upgradeable in the tornado and you'd like to upgrade to that generation, you can snag an unlockable BIOS for $100 or so. I wouldn't recommend this unless you're into overclocking.
Finally the stock machine comes with 8gb RAM, I would not recommend upgrading the ram with eurocom. They overcharge on ram upgrades, almost $120 for 8gb iirc. You can buy that ram for about $80... and it's pretty plug and play in the eurocom. 2 ram slots are easily reachable in the eurocom... the other two are harder to get to.
look up internal videos to see if it looks like something you'd be willing to do. Otherwise you can still have eurocom upgrade the ram at a higher cost.
Hope this helps, in any case I recommend doing your own research to make your own opinions. These are all personal preference opinions.
If you were willing to go $1900 on this Auros machine, I would recommend snagging an i7, more and more games are leaning towards multicore support.
To get to your original question, the other guy answered the question flawlessly.
Good luck! Also, look up the dimension... this laptop is fairly thick, make sure you're okay with that.
edit: oh shoot, I also forgot to mention... I would definitely recommend re-pasting the CPU/gpu of the machine. I'd look up tutorials to see if it's something you'd be able to do. Alternatively, you can pay eurocom to repaste it for you. Once again, do your research on what's available. Cool labs ultra is a liquid metal thermal that is relatively difficult to apply... but is way better than regular thermal. If it comes in contact with any connectors, they will short. Ic diamond is a fantastic alternative . Ic diamond can damage the ICS on removal due to the diamond component, if you're not gentle with removal. Arctic silver is an easy to apply and easy to remove no hassle alternative.
MassdropNewb
15
Jul 26, 2017
MassdropNewbTo clarify, you have to be insanely rough with ic diamond to run into any issues, and it is a phenomenal paste... but look into it before use like anything else.
carlvanrooyen
0
Jul 27, 2017
MassdropNewbThank you for all the information. I will do some more research before buying this but this is looking like the best option for me at the moment. Thanks
MassdropNewb
15
Jul 27, 2017
carlvanrooyenYeah, the Aorus is a great machine. It's a little spendier, but for weight/performance it's the best around. You may have to deal with high thermals, but it's a very good option.
Shivavishnu
71
Jul 27, 2017
MassdropNewbThe weight/performance was one of the main selling points for me. I've been lugging a desktop replacement back and forth from home to work for a good number of years. It's been a literal pain in the neck. The past year or so that I've owned this has been liberating. I bought an extra charger directly from Aorus to keep at work which has made things even easier. Razer's laptop charger works with this and is slightly lighter, slower at charging, and more expensive but might be a nice option if you travel a lot.