Gaming Computer that will run on 12 volts easy

Bought an i-7 gaming laptop a couple years ago and it fried many fuses and plugs. Figured there had to be a better way. Found it!

2017 Acer 1080P Gaming and Performance Laptop (actually it's a notebook).
16 GB DDR4 RAM, Intel i5-7200U (3.10 Ghz Turbo) Dual Core / Nvidia 950M Graphics, 256 GB SSD + 1TB with HC branded protective sleeve.
Full HD 15.6 " Active Matrix TFT Color LCD with ComfyView, 1920 x 1080
(runs great on my 30" monitor at home at 2560x1440 rez)
Ports: HDMI, 1x2.0 USB, 2x3.0 USB, 1x3.1 Type C Ethernet (RJ-45)
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11ac
Battery lasts up to 12 hours (only a couple hours playing the games below)
Weight 5.27 lbs. Dimensions 1.2" x 15" x 10.2"

No optical drive, but I use an external when needed. Better to have the solid state drive for 5 second windows and fast load on your programs (use the hard drive for data. I moved Documents, Music, etc there)

Also bought a 12 volt adapter made for this notebook off Ebay for $15 which never heats up even with the most demanding games.

I play games like Fallout 4, Planet Explorers, Skyrim 5, World of Warcraft and other high graphic demanding games that heat up the CPU.

Bought it on amazon.com for $729

Truck battery never runs out of juice with this efficient PC. If you upgrade to a i7 quad core you can no longer use a notebook. It has to be a power hungry laptop. An i5 dual core will run almost all of today's games.

 

Popping fuses on a laptop??? Something else is pulling alot of juice!

 

Guess it depends on what he's popping fuses on... 300w inverter can't keep my laptop powered and if I leave it plugged in, it will pop the fuses in the inverter itself, but my laptop is a beast when it comes to power. To good to know if I scale down to a 15inch I can play without having to run my Apu just for my computer lol

 

I had 300w inverter from Pilot/loves, was easy to maintain my Asus G751 (corei7 , 970M,16Gb ) without any problems, to OP just buy one from store like loves, if it will be bad , you can always return it without any problems

 

I ran an Asus Xseries 17", i7, 950m graphics for 2 years with only a 300w plug in inverter. After undervolting and overclock the graphics are surprisingly good. Only reason I replaced it was the chassis isnt the stiffest and I popped a couple of heatsink standoffs off the motherboard. After repair its just an expensive backup.

New unit is an Acer Predator 17. Chassis is built like a tank. No way this thing runs on any plug in inverter. Im not an Acer fan but I have to admit the Pred 17 is an absolute beast.

 

Man... I like gaming and good graphics, but $2k worth? Holy crap!

 

Trust me, buying the Pred 17 wasn't about gaming. My ASUS is fully capable of running the two games I play at over 100fps. Its just not rugged enough to deal with any rough treatment. The Pred 17 is the next thing to a ruggedized military grade chassis.. those things are ungodly expensive.

There are several variants of the Pred 17, some are approaching $3k. The bottom model is around $1k at Walmart. I was at $1400ish after taxes for one of the mid range versions.

 

Have a Republic of Gamers ASUS Strix rig. Haven't had any power issues yet.

Mostly play Mortal Kombat X

 

My current is a MSI, last one was an Asus ROG which I still have in the truck only cause I have so much movies/music and don't really want to transfer it over... Laziness lol

 

Get an APS/APU/UBS battery backup for 50 bucks at walmart. Basic power conditioner, surge protector and a capacitive battery pack to protect your electronics from dirty power.