Just ordered an EVOC 16L-G-1080

Ordered: 1/27/17
Pre-Production: 1/31/17

Specs:

EVOC 16L-G-1080 15.6" Custom Built Gaming Laptop w/ nVIDIA GTX 1080
Free Game Bundles
Watch Dogs 2 GeForce GTX Bundle Includes A Full-Game Download For PC
LCD Panel
15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) 120Hz AUO AHVA (B156HTN05.2) Matte Type Display w/ 30 Day No Brite Dot Guarantee - $125.00
Display Warranty
30 Days Zero Defective Pixel Warranty (perfect panel guarantee) - $35.00
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 w/ 8GB GDDR5 X w/ G-Sync Technology
Processor
HIDevolution Delidded - Unlocked, Under Volted and Overclocked 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700K Quad Core Processor, 4.2 GHz (HIDevolution Overclocked to 4.7GHz) - GUARANTEED Performance (Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra includ - $120.00
Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra + IC Diamond for Delidded CPU
Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra 100% Metal Thermal Interface + IC Diamond on CPU, IC Diamond on GPU
Memory
16GB (2 x 8GB) Dual Channel DDR4/2400MHz - $50.00
RAID Options
no RAID (1st drive as primary boot drive, 2nd drive as storage drive)
2.5" HDD/SSD Bay
Empty HDD bay (with caddy/adapter) - -$30.00
Wireless Cards
Intel® Wireless-AC 8265 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 4.2
Operating System
NONE - No Operating System Installed
Office Software
None
Power Adapter
330W AC Power Adapter (supports 100-240V)
Battery Options
1 x 8 cell battery - 75.24Wh
Audio
Dynaudio Tech Speakers Speakers x 2
Back-lit Gaming Keyboard
Full-color Backlit Programmable Gaming Keyboard (US English)
Branding
No Logo on LCD Cover and Bezel
Warranty and Service
2 Year HIDevolution Limited U.S. Warranty + LIFETIME HIDevolution Technical Support - $150.00
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I jumped on it as soon as I saw they were selling it with the 120hz option earlier. I had been on the fence and posted in a few threads and researched a ton, but I think this model is a good balance for what I want. I wanted something as powerful (or more) than my desktop but portable enough to take overseas. I overshot what I originally wanted to spend by hundreds but I think it's worth having something that won't feel outdated in 2 years. Outside of gaming I plan to use it for data science/programming work, as well as video editing and amateur game development.

I'll post more updates as the order processes.

 

Awesome order, that screen is awesome. Once you experience that smoothness of 120hz, it will be difficult use a lower refresh rate screen. The smoothness is out of this world in everything , be it the Windows animations, to movies, and / or playing games

Also, good selection on the Intel AC 8265, that's what I'm using and it's simply the best WLAN card I've ever used! no disconnections, MU-MIMO support, and better range than the previous Intel AC 8260

Interested to see how this goes and your review of the unit

Welcome to the HIDevolution bandwagon

 

Looks like a pretty nice configuration you've got there. I agree about the 120hz completely. Let us know what you think when it arrives!

 

We'll race to see who gets their system first. I'm following your thread because any additional knowledge I can gain is always welcome.

 

Definitely. Once I have more stuff to say I will probably post more. Right now it sounds like it's weeks away from being built. In the meantime I ordered 2 960 Evo drives as my Linux and Windows OS drives, and a 1TB SSD for games/storage. I'm gonna research what filesystem works best on NVMe's on Linux since it's my first time using them. Or, if I end up using FreeBSD I will just use ZFS.

 

I'll be interested in your findings vis-a-vis NVMe. Generally my filesystem of choice on Linux right now is XFS, but I haven't researched that as a choice specifically on SSD rather than mechanical. Linux can support ZFS, too, but I am not sure if that's an option on /boot without some gymnastics.

 

Looks like I just hit Pre-Production. Getting excited! Also had good luck with my back-order from Amazon on one of my 960 Evos, as it will be here this week so I won't have to worry about it missing my laptop order. The only other thing I'm waiting on is the smaller 960 Evo, which I plan to use entirely for Linux or FreeBSD.

 

Lucky you. Mine is still in "Pending Review". I sent a check last week, but it may not have hit their mailbox yet.

 

Any news for yours yet?