By Joe Osborne
When the mobile PC gaming scene is already loaded with liquid-cooled this and desktop-grade that, it’s tough to differentiate. So, Acer didn’t bother trying, but rather soup up its already winning gaming laptop design in the Predator 17X.
This is Acer’s first gaming laptop to house desktop-level components, namely Intel’s desktop-level, Core i7-6820HK processor and an Nvidia GTX 980 (8GB GDDR5) graphics chip.
But, more importantly, this laptop employs an even more enhanced cooling system than its predecessors for a quieter system overall and allows for expanded overclocking capabilities.
A gaming laptop from Acer that can overclock? OK, now we’re talking.
Design and display
Frankly, the Predator 17X isn’t at all different from its predecessor when it comes to frame design. You’re still looking at a 10-pound beast of a laptop that’s lined in all sorts of lighting and coated in soft-touch paint throughout.
Well, save for one vent and fan. This iteration introduces an intake fan directly beneath the trackpad that has the thinnest blades ever used in a laptop fan – just 0.1mm. The result is blades, which means the fan can operate at fewer rotations per minute and, thusly, generate less noise pollution.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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