Purchased a EVOC P670HS-G HIDevolution

I'm excited. @Donald@HIDevolution is excited for me (Thank you kindly for all your help, sir.)

Any critiques or advice (especially @Phoenix)?

LCD Panel
17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) LG IPS FHD LED Antiglare Matte Type Display w/ NVIDIA G-Sync Technology
Display Warranty
None - up to 3 lit pixels considered OK
Video Card
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 w/ 8GB GDDR5 - NVIDIA G-Sync Enabled w/ Unlocked Prema vBIOS - Latest Updated Version once available - Contact us for details
Prema BIOS
Prema Custom BIOS - Latest Updated Version once available - Contact us for details
Processor
7th Generation Intel® Core™ Core i7-7700HQ Quad Core Processor, 2.8 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 3.8GHz), 6MB Smart Cache
Thermal Paste
Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra 100% Metal Thermal Interface on CPU, IC Diamond on GPU - BEST PERFORMANCE - $30.00
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)
M.2 PCIe NVMe or SATA SSD Slot 1
HIDevolution Approved 256GB M.2 SATA 6Gb/s SSD - $91.00
M.2 SSD Slot 2 (supports M.2 SATA - does NOT support M.2 PCIe SSD)
None
1st 2.5" HDD/SSD Bay
1TB 7200 RPM 9.5mm SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
2nd 2.5" SSD Bay
Empty HDD bay (with caddy/adapter)
Wireless Cards
Intel® Wireless-AC 8265 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 4.2
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 10 Home, 64bit, English - $80.00
Office Software
None
Power Adapter
Full Range 230W AC Adapter AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz
Internal Battery
1 x 4 cell battery - 60Wh (Internal)
Audio
Onkyo Speakers x 2
Back-lit Gaming Keyboard
Customizable Gaming Macro Back-lit Keyboard
Keyboard Language
U.S. English
Branding
No Logo on LCD Cover and Bezel
Warranty and Service
1 Year HIDevolution Limited U.S. Warranty + LIFETIME HIDevolution Technical Support

 

Congrats man!

Advice: You should really call @Donald@HIDevolution and get the 2 year warranty.

You never know, and as they say "its better to have and not need it, then need it and not have it"

 

My last two laptops, a Surface Pro 2 and Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, have both had issues right after the warranty ended, 15 months and 12 months respectively. My last two phones also broke only several months outside of a 1-year warranty.

When I get my next laptop, I will definitely be opting for a longer warranty. If anything, it's worth the peace of mind when considering my track record.

Congrats on you purchase!

 

great specs you got there. the only thing I would change if it was my laptop, I would get Windows 10 Pro not Home to have the Group Policy Editor where you can change various OS settings and have full control.

Once you get your laptop, tag me again for a tweaking session over TeamViewer.

Welcome o the EVOC Bandwagon

 

Never had this experience, personally, but now, you may have jinxed me.

I didn't realize that. Windows 10 Home is good for me right now, but I will seriously consider upgrading at a later time. I have never played with group policy in my OS, but just reading about getting rid of the store, tips, and the "experience" gives me goose bumps.

Thanks for the input

 

just a few things I do with the Group Policy Editor the moment I install Windows:

- Disable the popup window for every app you install telling you that you have a new app that can handle X extension. major annoyance
- Disable the useless Home Group you you never automatically connect to a Home Group and manage your shared files/folders yourself manually
- Disable Cortana
- Disable Web Search
- Disable System Restore permanently (I use Macrium Reflect to make system images) System restore never worked for me anyway when I did face any issue
- Disable flagging downloads as unsafe where if you don't right click on each file and choose unblock from the properties, every time you want to run that file, you would get a security warning saying are you sure you want to run this file
- Disable Taskbar Thumbnails
- Disable Windows Hello
- Disable Windows Inkspace
- Disable the Windows Store permanently so it doesn't run in the background
- Disable Windows Consumer Experiences

just a few that I could remember off the top of my head

@Donald@HIDevolution

 

@Walmsley

Here is my tweaked Windows 10 desktop! Be smart.. be like Phoenix.....

 

Phoenix, when my 650 shows up you have got to hook me up with that Windows experience. It's like 7, but 10.

 

Sure thing just tag me

 

@Phoenix I already have SUPERAntiSpyware saved in my bookmarks and a little birdy also told me to pick up ShutUp10....

 

we have a lot of tweaking to do beyond that my friend. Tag me when you get your system

 

@Phoenix My new baby should arrive tomorrow.
Could you message me anything else I should download besides ShutUp10, SUPERAntiSpyware, and TeamViewer?

 

Those are the basics that we need to get started, then I will send you my system pre-requisties folder which contains all the tweaks like the old windows 7 calculator, old windows photo viewer, and a lot of stuff

I will PM you now