My Portable Gaming Setup (2017)

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**Portable Gaming Setup Review**

Hey guys, this is Austin, and this is my portable gaming setup. So, it might not look like much from the outside, but inside this bag is everything I need to game on the go.

I would like to give a big shout-out to Acer for sponsoring this video. The star of my portable setup is their Predator Helios 300 laptop. For just over a thousand dollars, what you're getting here is a pretty well-built laptop. So, yes, for some people, the gamer aesthetic might be a little bit strong. But, for me, I feel like it's fairly subtle, and you do have that nice brushed aluminum look.

What really makes this guy special are the specs. Inside, it's rocking a Core i7-7700 HQ processor, GTX 1060 graphics, as well as 16 gigs of DDR4 memory, and a 256-gigabyte SSD. Take a look at the benchmarks, and you'll see that that Core i7 is about as good as it gets as far as gaming laptops go right now. With the GTX 1060 inside, it is a big step up over the 1050 Ti, and especially the 1050.

It's also pretty upgradeable. So, underneath a pair of doors on the bottom of the laptop, both of which only need a single screw to get into. Not only can you upgrade this guy to 32 gigabytes of memory, but there's also an entirely empty 2.5-inch drive bay waiting for your SSD upgrade.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin,and this is my portable gaming setup.So, it might not look likemuch from the outside,but inside this bag is everythingI need to game on the go.First of all, I've gotto give a big shout-outto Acer for sponsoring this video.The star of my portable setupis their Predator Helios 300 laptop.For just over a thousand dollars,what you're getting here isa pretty well-built laptop.So, yes, for somepeople, the gamer aestheticmight be a little bit strong.But, for me, I feellike it's fairly subtle,and you do have that nicebrushed aluminum look.What really makes thisguy special are the specs.So, inside it's rocking aCore i7-7700 HQ processor.GTX 1060 graphics,as well as 16 gigs of DDR4 memory,as well as a 256-gigabyte SSD.Take a look at thebenchmarks and you'll seethat that Core i7 isabout as good as it getsas far as gaming laptops go right now.With the GTX 1060 inside,it is a big step up over the 1050 Ti,and especially the 1050.It's also pretty upgradeable.So, underneath a pair of doorson the bottom of the laptop,both of which only need asingle screw to get into.Not only can you upgrade thisguy to 32 gigabytes of memory,but there's also an entirely empty2.5" drive bay for addinga hard drive or another SSD.It's also rocking a15.6-inch 1080p IPS panel.So, a lot of laptops,weirdly even gaming laptops,will skimp in the screen department,but this is a solid IPS panel.It's got good viewing angles, solid color,and 1080p is a good sweetspot for that GTX 1060 inside.It's also running a basicallyclean build of Windows 10,which is nice.So, if you want to get intothe gaming side of things,there is the Xbox app,which gives you Game DVRas well as you can connectwith people on Xbox One.And one of the only thingsthat's actually pretty loadedis Acer's PredatorSense software,which is fairly basic butallows you to take a lookat things like temperature aswell as control fan profiles.With the Helios, we're ableto play most games on high,if not ultra, settings at 1080p.So, Forza Horizon 3 isa good example of this.Now, I typically play it on the Xbox One,where it runs at a decent30 frames per secondon high settings.But, here, not only canwe crank it up to ultra,but more importantly wehave an unlocked frame rate,where we're getting anywherebetween 60 to 80 frames per second.A game that I don'tget to play near enoughbut really enjoy is StarCraft II.Now, it's something that'sbeen out for a few years.It shouldn't be any bigsurprise that we're easily ableto play on full ultra settings at 1080p.Next we have PlayerUnknown'sBattlegrounds.So, PUBG is a game that'sactually seen a fair bitof optimization lately, andit runs pretty well here.So, a 1080p with a mix of medium-highand a couple of ultra settings,we're actually able toget a pretty consistent50 to 60 frames per second.Oh god, oh god.That was a bad idea.Running naked down thestreet: totally recommended.Never gonna go wrong.Now, to go along with the laptop,I actually do use a Samsung T5,which I keep in this little carrying case.So, this is where I keep my Steam library.So, because I go betweendifferent computers,both here at the office aswell as my personal laptop,so, it's nice to be able to keepall of my games in one place.So, I don't have to downloadthem again all over the place,keep them updated.And because this is natively USB-C,it will go right into thePredator's USB-C port,and give me an extra 500gigs of storage for games.So when it comes to actually gaming,I don't use anything all that crazy.I use a pretty standard mousepadas well as the BenQ FK1 Mouse.Don't let looks fool you.Even though this is a verybasic, plain-looking mouse,it actually performs really well.So, I'm not really a bigfan of more flashy mice,with a ton of buttons and RGB.So, really this is all Ineed for a gaming setup,and it definitely doesn't hurtthat it's only like 60 bucks.While the Predator keyboardpaired with the BenQ Mouseis what I need for about 90% of my games,I actually do like to playsome racing games like Forza,which is where the XboxOne controller comes in.So, this is one of theircustom Design Lab controllersthat I actually did a videoon a few months ago.But, as far as the actual functionality,it's the exact same as any ofthe new Xbox One controllersthat feature Bluetooth.So, some of the older ones, you either hadto plug in via USB or useone of the wireless dongles.But, for this guy, allI need to do is pair itwith the laptop and I'm up and running.For headphones, I'm stillrocking these Status CB-1s.So this is actually my second pair.I actually sort of wore through the first.But, I really do love these.So, not only do they sound really nice,especially consideringthe 80-dollar price tag,but they're super comfortablefor long gaming sessions.And on top of that, they do fold upso you can easily fit them in a bag.It might not be exciting but I also keepa 4-port tap on me.So, not only does thisturn one outlet into four,but you also get three USB ports.Especially when you'retraveling and you needto plug a couple laptopsor tablets or phones in,this thing can be a life saver.Everything goes inside a Tumi T-Pass bag.Now, don't get me wrong,this is definitely on the pricey side.But, not only does it carryall of my accessories,as well as sometimes some video gear,but most importantly, the Helios 300.It might not be overkillbut I'm pretty happywith how the setup turned out.So, as always, links to all this stuffwill be in the description of this video,and let me know what youguys think about my setupin the comments below.Anyway, thank you guysso much for watching,and I will catch you on the next one.