Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6 FHD IPS w/ 144Hz Refresh, Intel i7-8750H, GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Aeroblade Metal Fans PH315-51-78NP

I bought for gaming and I couldnt be happier with my decision. Youll need to be close to an outlet tho, when not plugged in the battery last about 20 minutes.

Yes, this model has overheating issues, when gaming at 120FPS. That said, I define overheating issues as getting close to the safe working temps defined by Intel (100 °C in the case of this laptop) minus a padding zone of 30 °C, this means reaching 70 °C for long periods of time. Which you will definitely notice since the keyboards starts getting hot in the 65 °C neighborhood. If you create a Gaming battery profile in which you limit the CPU to 99% usage, then you drop the frequency to 2.1 GHz on all cores but never go over 65 °C while only losing a couple of frames (I go from 90FPS consistently to 83-87FPS consistently in BO4 max settings). Another solution (tho a less effective one) is undervolting the CPU, but I found my specific laptop only dropped a few degrees, that is while barely giving away any performance. The keyboard is incredibly comfortable to use for the price point and the screen is great (again, given the price point). Battery life is what you might expect from a gaming laptop, tho again, a battery profile is always useful. In terms of power, it is more than I need then I let it run free, I can easily have a Linux VM using half the threads doing something intensive and have both the host OS and the VM show no signs of lag. The SSD is a bit small but has a great performance (FOR THE PRICE POINT [that seems to be the important thing to remember here]) and adding another drive was extremely easy. All this said, I am still considering repasting the CPU (since ACER is known for cheapening out on the application process and the thermal paste quality) and if I do Ill update the overheating issues.

If you want a reasonably priced but powerful gaming laptop, this is the machine for you. This clocked 120 FPS on both Minecraft and Fortnight. The graphics looked great and it was smooth like butter.

i havent had the laptop for even a year (5 months) and its already acting up. wifi i get speeds of 8mbps max and 400 tethered. but my almost 6year old i3 hp gets 300mbps on wifi. i am extremely disappointed with this product and the battery life is terrible,also Amazons tech support is a joke. they are going to refund the cost of the laptop but charge me a 150 restocking fee because i didnt return it with in 30 days. they will sell a charging cord for a phone and give 6month return window but a thousand dollar laptop gets 30days. both Acer and Amazon should be ashamed for putting out such a trash product. shame

Alright here’s the deal. I have been an HP and Apple customer for over 14 years. Never cheated in those two ever! Now i needed a super mobile, not too expensive, good quality laptop for gaming when i am not home which happens very often! This Predator was kinda of a risky for me, never trusted Acer! Well now i can say that not just changed my mind, I actually think they did a great job! Using high end parts, charging lowest price on the market, get a good looking rig and works really well!

Right speaker was not working. Amazon offered an exchange, but then changed it to a refund after I shipped it back. Not comfortable ordering another while I wait an unspecified time for the refund. I guess Ill just buy somewhere else.

Excellent laptop......

Well made construction, nice tactile keyboard. Very fast.

What are you waiting for you need this in your life ! Add a second 1 or 2 Tb ssd and youre golden !

The laptop meets the performance expectations however it tends to spike up to 95-100 Celsius. This is primarily occurs in actual gameplay and not benchmarking or stress testing software. This occurs with fans set to max output using Predator Sense and using Coolboost enabled. Attempted to use Intel XTU to undervolt the CPU however this has minimal effect and the CPU will still hit above 90 and throttling is still experienced. Suspect this is primarily due to bad thermal pasting job, which I refused to do as it would immediately void both the Amazon and Acer warranty. Its a shame since Acer put a lot of work into adding additional cooling features only to have it negated by poor build/assembly. I will most likely return this and pay a little extra for another laptop with better build quality.