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

Works good at times but screen just started flickering.. its been about a month since I received the laptop.. could be a little better for gaming

Got this for the 5 payment deal for Black Friday week, paid $999, after reading tons of reviews about it overheating I went with it as the specs were the best for the price. It does get super hot during high settings gameplay in heavy games, for me it was only during COD Black ops 4 zombies with tons of stuff happening at once. Plays Fallout 4 perfectly without getting hot on high settings. I bought this for video processing and 3D projection mapping, I am running several Adobe apps including Premier Pro, After Effects, VPT8 and more simultaneously with no issues. Video card is super amazing. I added a WD 3D NAND blue 500g SSD from Amazon to it in under 1 minute and now it’s a monster laptop for around $1,035. I’m super happy with it. It feels very very sturdy with its robust metal chassis and the screen is awesome low glare matte finish. Nvidia overclocking is awesome too! This thing is a beast for the price. Chose this over a MSI with same specs for $2k. Happy as heck!

Why would a gamers laptop not have a cd rom...horrible product

Excelente solo el ruido por el ventilador que hace al jugar es algo molesto pero es de esperar en cualquier laptop

Its a good gaming laptop but mine came with a stuck pixel near the center and the backlight for spacebar is not working. Im not in the US so I cant have this fix also i think they need to have at least 6 pixel with problems for then to replace the screen.

This thing is a beast straight out of the box, and with some upgrading will get even better! All gaming PCs as powerful as this one are going to get hot.. deal with it, or buy a less powerful machine

Anytime I’d play just about any game for 5-10 minutes the cpu would gets up to around 99 degrees Celsius and I’m no scientist but I don’t think that should be happening.

Hello

For gaming this laptop is terrible, it throttles so much and tech support couldnt help me with anything to fix it. I would go from 200 fps down to 5 fps and have it stay there for 20 - 30 seconds which is terrible for playing a competitive game. My laptop thermal throttles and power limit throttles. Undervolting does nothing either. This laptop pushes itself to its fullest potential but once it goes over its fullest potential it keeps going and causes it to throttle. I got this laptop for mostly gaming and I would rather continue playing on my $400 laptop from 2 years ago then play on this.

Great value and quality for $999. I have upgraded the storage and RAM, this thing is a powerhouse that can run the top games at medium-high settings. 144hz screen looks amazing. The laptop does get hot when playing certain games or running at full capacity, but I used XTU to turn down the throttles a bit. I also purchased some thermal compound to improve the heat reduction. Perfect for mobile gaming, first Acer purchase, will likely purchase again.