Greetings, salutations, and G'day mates.
I've got a Metabox with a 1050 Ti that's on its last legs due to some travel-induced abuse. The power jack's wonky and has to be plugged in just right and left completely still - The CPU overheats because a crappy repair shop took off the heatsink for no reason and the liquidmetal oxidised on the die, and so on. The performance level is still adequate, but I'm getting sick of the issues it has.
So I'm thinking about grabbing a new machine - But it's super difficult to find a bargain without quietly nerfed GPU wattage ruining the whole deal. Apparently the 40 series mobile cards won't be out for ages, and I have no idea when, if ever, 30 series mobile GPUs (or the rest of laptops) will reduce in price. $1,500 is my hard limit but it seems near impossible to get a decent GPU at full wattage for that price point. So I ask: Is there any reason to wait? Or are the deals on right now about as good as it's going to get for the next few months? If so - What do I get? Durability matters for me since it sits in a bag and gets thrown around a little. I'd be gaming without an external monitor.
Cheers.
PS: How do I add tags to posts?
Can try Dell outlet, can get a 3060 in your price range on the g series laptops. https://www.dell.com/en-au/outlet/shop/laptops-tablets?refin…