Showcase cmlew's 2018 Laptop

[CMLew]

Decided to bit the bullet and purchased the ASUS FX504GD-E4335T model, since my 7-year-old workhorse (Core i7-2670QM) is dyingly slow.

Since it will be my main workhorse, mainly will be use for photo/video editing with some bit of games.

 

[Syafiq]

Nice machine, thanks for sharing

 

[CMLew]

Nice machine, thanks for sharing

Thanks! Will be planning to bump up my RAM to 16GB.

 

[eonline]

nice!

 

[CMLew]

What do you think of the upgrade I plan to have in 2 years time?
1) Swap 1TB 5400rpm HDD with 2TB SSHD Firecuda 7200RPM. ($115)
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Fire...=1527936207&sr=8-12&keywords=seagate+firecuda

2) Swap 128GB SSD with Samsung 970 EVO 500GB SSD ($198)
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-...pID=41uPNDzpMnL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

3) Bump up RAM to 16GB with another slot. ($95)
https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-HyperX-PC4-21300-HX426C15FBK2/dp/B06XNRSGH8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1527939885&sr=1-1&keywords=kingston+hyperx+8gb+ddr4+2666&dpID=41dIGpq6FsL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

Total Damage: $408

Would that be ok?

 

[Paul Lee]

Just a little correction: Either you mean the 1050 Ti with 4GB of video memory or the regular 1050 with 2GB of video memory . Also, unless you absolutely need to, I would wait on the ram upgrade until the prices become more reasonable. I also found the 2TB Firecuda on sale for $93 on Newegg

Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSHD 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Notebooks / Laptops Internal Hard Drive ST2000LX001 - Newegg.com

 

[Ink]

Which design finish did you get?

• Black Matter
• Red Matter
• Fusion
• Premium Steel

 

[CMLew]

Which design finish did you get?

• Black Matter
• Red Matter
• Fusion
• Premium Steel

Only red Matter available in my country. :X3:

 

[CMLew]

Just a little correction: Either you mean the 1050 Ti with 4GB of video memory or the regular 1050 with 2GB of video memory . Also, unless you absolutely need to, I would wait on the ram upgrade until the prices become more reasonable. I also found the 2TB Firecuda on sale for $93 on Newegg

Seagate FireCuda Gaming SSHD 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Notebooks / Laptops Internal Hard Drive ST2000LX001 - Newegg.com

Mine is Definitely 4GB for 1050

ASUS TUF Gaming FX504 | Laptops | ASUS Singapore

I would probably upgrade my components after my warranty expires. So far, I guess I can make do with what I have. Only compromise I would withstand for 2 years is the storage. 128GB SSD isn't really gonna get you anywhere and 5400 HDD is gonna slow you to death lol...

 

[Paul Lee]

Mine is Definitely 4GB for 1050
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ASUS TUF Gaming FX504 | Laptops | ASUS Singapore

I would probably upgrade my components after my warranty expires. So far, I guess I can make do with what I have. Only compromise I would withstand for 2 years is the storage. 128GB SSD isn't really gonna get you anywhere and 5400 HDD is gonna slow you to death lol...

Hmm that is quite something. This is my first time seeing a 4GB 1050. Vest interesting

 

[CMLew]

Hmm that is quite something. This is my first time seeing a 4GB 1050. Vest interesting

I guess different region would suite different needs. Recently there's a PC Show event in my country. So far I see most of them offer 4GB 1050 or 1050Ti.