Looks like a good price for a 1050ti laptop, everything else looks good too.
Slight possibility you might need more RAM but I doubt it.
Showing as 949.99 but the code BANK100 takes £100 off.
One of the cheapest 1050ti laptops I've seen.
Apparently you get Halo wars 2 free too!
Personally saving for a 1080ti...
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31 comments
Illusionary
22 Aug 17#1
The way that you've worded the title, it could be misinterpreted as saying that there's 4GB of system RAM, when this is in fact the dedicated VRAM. System RAM is 8GB here. I'd also suggest including the 1TB HDD in the title.
I'd say that this is a decent option, but you could probably do a little better for the price - in particular, a GTX 1060 ought to be achievable for about this price.
I'd say the 1050ti is incredible value for money considering the specs of the laptop. It can easily play most games at high settings with 60fps+. However, the screen on the Omens are absolute rubbish
Picard123 to giorgiomrapetti
23 Aug 17#18
Don't be stupid.
ra11
23 Aug 17#10
hum - Oculus laptop? looks like it could be (finally!)
ollie87 to ra11
23 Aug 17#11
Nope.
You keep asking this. The answer is always the same, a 1050Ti isn't enough. For a good experience you need at least a 1060, even then it's not really enough.
Mrchips09 to ollie87
24 Aug 17#25
Yes, the 1050ti is enough for oculus (but not vive). According to the oculus website the 1050ti is the minimum for vr. I've seen some good YouTube videos where people using the the 1050ti using the oculus.
ollie87 to Mrchips09
24 Aug 17#27
There's a difference between running it and having a good experience. Lower frame rates and stutters will cause nausea, the poor visuals because you've had to turn the graphical settings down will be jarring. Look at how crap PSVR is for an example.
You won't be running AAA titles in VR on this machine, even if you can now within a year or so it'll be a case of throwing it away and getting a new one, since it's a laptop with a non-upgradable GPU.
If you want to do VR on a budget, a laptop is completely the wrong choice, build a mITX gaming rig.
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card (£339.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.26 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.57 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £846.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Mrchips09 to ollie87
24 Aug 17#28
Yes, I agree it won't achieve the performance as 1060/1070/1080, but it does Meet the minimum specs and seems to run good/enjoyable by those who own this card and oculus.
Edit: from the videos I've seen anyway
draeburn to ollie87
25 Aug 17#30
Erm.....laptop vs desktop? Thread concerns a gaming laptop, so your advice is great for VR, not so good for carrying to school in your backpack! :joy:
ollie87 to draeburn
26 Aug 17#31
1) The guy asked about VR systems 2) Oh yeah, let me just take a 15.6 inch, 2.62 kg "laptop" to school and plonk that down on a tiny desk or struggle to use it on my lap.
Hence the line:
"If you want to do VR on a budget, a laptop is completely the wrong choice, build a mITX gaming rig."
Mrchips09 to ra11
24 Aug 17#26
Yes, the 1050ti will work with the oculus as stated on their website.
puddles9999
23 Aug 17#12
Hot hot hot
richt
23 Aug 17#13
No DVD drive and only 1 yr warranty!
jimbo001 to richt
23 Aug 17#17
A lack of blu ray drive may have been a criticism, not dvd!
tonyenglish
23 Aug 17#14
A bit more expensive at John Lewis but you get a 3 year warranty. (£879)
Got my hopes up there... This appears to be the 2gb 1050 not the 4gb 1050ti as per the deal
f1refox
23 Aug 17#16
It's not 1995... lol... Who wants a DVD drive in a gaming laptop.... :-)
draeburn
23 Aug 17#19
Currently Out of Stock
It's an older model, so unlikely to come back in stock.....if you can find it elsewhere it might be worth picking up. The new version is this one: store.hp.com/UKS…NTB
It is £250 more for an identical spec!!
TonyM01 to draeburn
25 Aug 17#29
I like the look of this one, currently £999 (inc £100 off): store.hp.com/UKS…NTB its a 1050ti 4GB, with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD and 120Hz IPS screen...
Axeboy
23 Aug 17#20
Not at all, the 1060 3gb Maxq is still a good bit faster than a 1050ti mobile.
Picard123 to Axeboy
23 Aug 17#21
Actually, you're right. Must have got it confused with something else.
You can get Dell Inspirion 7000 with 1050ti for even less. I compared HP Omen and Dell side by side and Dell is nicer, has better ventilation, longer battery life and you can get 4 year warranty if you want. We bought the Dell for $699+sales tax in the US = £617 Probably not worth flying over just for that one item, but shouldn't be much more in the UK...
f1refox to xchaotic
23 Aug 17#24
The Dell has just about the worst screen fitted to a gaming laptop I have seen. The UK only get a TN screen for the 1080 model....
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Opening post
Slight possibility you might need more RAM but I doubt it.
Showing as 949.99 but the code BANK100 takes £100 off.
One of the cheapest 1050ti laptops I've seen.
Apparently you get Halo wars 2 free too!
Personally saving for a 1080ti...
Perhaps a mod can edit to add an image!
31 comments
I'd say that this is a decent option, but you could probably do a little better for the price - in particular, a GTX 1060 ought to be achievable for about this price.
Thats pushing it a little...
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You keep asking this. The answer is always the same, a 1050Ti isn't enough. For a good experience you need at least a 1060, even then it's not really enough.
You won't be running AAA titles in VR on this machine, even if you can now within a year or so it'll be a case of throwing it away and getting a new one, since it's a laptop with a non-upgradable GPU.
If you want to do VR on a budget, a laptop is completely the wrong choice, build a mITX gaming rig.
Edit: from the videos I've seen anyway
2) Oh yeah, let me just take a 15.6 inch, 2.62 kg "laptop" to school and plonk that down on a tiny desk or struggle to use it on my lap.
Hence the line:
"If you want to do VR on a budget, a laptop is completely the wrong choice, build a mITX gaming rig."
johnlewis.com/hp-…921
It's an older model, so unlikely to come back in stock.....if you can find it elsewhere it might be worth picking up. The new version is this one: store.hp.com/UKS…NTB
It is £250 more for an identical spec!!
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I compared HP Omen and Dell side by side and Dell is nicer, has better ventilation, longer battery life and you can get 4 year warranty if you want.
We bought the Dell for $699+sales tax in the US = £617 Probably not worth flying over just for that one item, but shouldn't be much more in the UK...