April 11, 2016
Mike Fahey

"For those who prefer power over portability, the AVADirect Avant P870DM-G is the best you can get." - Mike Fahey

For those who prefer power over portability in their gaming laptops, the AVADirect Avant P870DM-G with the Geforce GTX 980 is the best you can get in a single GPU configuration. A laptop like this seems like an awesome alternative to moving my entire office into our more spacious living room. Steam’s VR performance test seems to think so as well. I was so impressed I even ran 3DMark 11. I never run 3DMark 11.

CONFIGURATION

Core i7-6700K Quad Core 4.0 - 4.2GHz
Mobile Processor
Core i7-6700K Quad Core 4.0 - 4.2GHz
GeForce GTX 980 8GB GDDR5 w/ G-SYNC
Video Card
GeForce GTX 980 8GB GDDR5 w/ G-SYNC
16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2133MHz Memory
Memory
16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2133MHz Memory
250GB 540/500 MB/s M.2 SSD
M.2 SSD
250GB 540/500 MB/s M.2 SSD
1TB 5400 RPM / 8GB MLC 2.5-INCH SSHD
Hybrid Storage
1TB 5400 RPM / 8GB MLC 2.5-INCH SSHD
1TB 5400 RPM 2.5-Inch HDD
HDD Storage
1TB 5400 RPM 2.5-Inch HDD
Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165, 1x1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2, IEEE 802.11ac, 433 Mbps, M.2 2230, Wireless Card
Wireless Network Card
INTEL Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165, 1x1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2, IEEE 802.11ac, 433 Mbps, M.2 2230, Wireless Card