Origin EON17-X Review, Price & Specifications

Origin EON17-X PC.

This big rugged laptop pushes the pedal to the metal with the most powerful hardware available, and then Origin PC puts things to 11 by overclocking both the full GeForce GTX 1080 and the Core i7-8700K processor. Yes, this laptop revolutionizes a desktop processor and not just any desktop processor, it is the fastest available. With 12 threads and 6 cores, the Origin EON17-X denotes the CPU reference points. It goes through triple-A games. Hell, I could crush your skinny thin competition Nvidia Max-Q.

The audacious Origin gaming laptop not only adopts the “desktop replacement” classification, but it also loves it. It is a monster in every sense of the word. Let’s dig deeper.

Origin EON17-X characteristics, specifications and price

The origin EON17-X can be very customized on the Origin PC website. The basic configuration costs $ 1,935 and includes a quad-core Intel Core i3-8100, a GeForce GTX 1060 combined with a 120Hz G-Sync, 1920×1080, 8GB of memory and a 500GB Seagate FireCuda hybrid hard drive.

But you can adjust and update virtually every aspect of the system. (Cue Burger King’s “Have it your way.”) Do you want a smarter Wi-Fi card, a fully customized paint job on the lid and lots of storage units? Or a 4K screen combined with a video capture card to enjoy beautiful Twitch sequences? Go for it. Origin also offers the quality of life updates such as factory overclocks, professional screen calibration and improved thermal paste options.

But you’ll need to spend more to turn this desktop replacement into a desktop killer. The high-end configuration that Origin PC sent us for review will cost $ 3,712. Here are the details:

CPU: Intel Core i7 6-core processor with Overclocking processor from Origin

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with professional graphics card from Origin Overclocking

Display: 17.3-inch matte 2560×1440 IPS 120 G-Sync screen with the Origin screen calibration option and 45-day “No dead pixel” guarantee

Memory: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws 3.000MHz

Storage: 512GB Samsung 960 Pro NVMe SSD, 2TB Seagate FireCuda hybrid unit

Audio: Integrated high-definition audio with Sound Blaster technology Xfi MB5 with external support 7.1

Networks: Killer E2400 LAN, Killer Wireless AC 1535 Dual Band (with Bluetooth)

Ports: HDMI, 2x Mini-DisplayPort, Ethernet, Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.1 Type-C, 4x USB 3.1, SD card reader, lock slot, microphone jack, headphone jack, audio input/output

Webcam: 1080p

Dimensions: 16.4 x 11.6 x 1.6 inches

Weight: 8.6 pounds

Price: $3,712 according to configuration, baseline of $ 1,935

Each part of this platform is powerful, but the CPU is the brightest star in the show. The vast majority of high-end gaming laptops include Intel’s Core i7-7700HQ, a four-wire, 8-wire mobile chip that can reach clock speeds of up to 3.8GHz. The origin EON17-X raises the ante with a desktop Core i7-8700K processor at full power, Intel’s current flagship product. The chip contains 6 cores and an incredible number of 12 threads, with clock speeds ranging from 3.7 GHz to 4.7 GHz, and then Origin applied an overclock in addition to that. This system completely demolishes our package of CPU benchmarks, as you will see later.

The origin EON17-X chews through modern games, too. The GeForce GTX 1080 desktop class, with overclock, provides more than enough power to handle the 120Hz, 2560x1440p matte screen at high frame rates. That vibrant screen is enhanced by smooth G-Sync technology such as Nvidia butter, which eliminates stuttering and tearing by synchronizing the refresh rate of the display and the GPU.

The stellar audio, too rare in laptops, accompanies those gorgeous images. The Origin PC notebook includes a dedicated subwoofer in its undercarriage. Along with the Creative Sound Blaster Connect 2 customizable software, the origin EON17-X had no problem filling my office with a great sound. The games, the music and the videos were clear, clear and warm. However, you probably want to hook up a good gaming headset, because the excellent sounds can be drowned out by the fans of the laptop during intense gaming sessions, but it is not mandatory.

Origin loaded our review unit with 16 GB of G.Skill RAM with a clock frequency of 3,000MHz. However, the configurations on the Origin website exceed 2,800MHz and can increase capacity up to 64GB. However, what we are testing is more than enough for high-end games and standard desktop tasks.

Our configuration includes a NVMe Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB SSD as a paired boot unit with a 2TB Seagate FireCuda hybrid unit. The 960 Pro is one of the fastest SSDs we’ve ever tested and the origin EON17-X benefits from incredibly fast application load and boot times. Your media and games are divided into lickity even if you download them to FireCuda since the hybrid storage solution is a spacious hard drive along with a small amount of flash storage type SSD for faster load times in your most used files.

Laptop design Origin EON17-X

However, packing such powerful hardware into a laptop and then doing overclocking is not for the faint of heart or, to be more exact, for the weak of the arms. The Origin EON17-X is huge, with a thickness of 1.6 inches and 8.6 pounds, to accommodate the pieces and the great cooling required to tame them.

By removing five small screws from the larger, heavily ventilated panel at the bottom of the laptop, access to cooling, NVMe SSD and RAM is guaranteed. Taking two more screws from a smaller secondary panel reveals the hard drive, and the replaceable battery opens after sliding a pair of latches. Props to Origin to design a compatible laptop with replacement.

Many (too many) laptops for games come dressed in black, with details in red. Our review unit changes that tradition for an elegant red cover, marked by the circular black “eye of the hurricane” logo of Origin and a small section of brushed aluminum in its base. It is damn attractive. However, the keyboard platform and the bottom of the laptop are made of black plastic. It looks pretty good, but an option to upgrade to more premium materials would be welcome, especially if you’re already spending almost $ 4,000 on a configuration like this. The large loudspeaker grids incorporated in the base, just below the lid, emit the booming audio mentioned above.

As with Origin’s smaller origin EVO15-S Max-Q laptop, the inputs are solid and functional, but not exceptional. The keys of the keyboard are somewhat soft, but they feel pleasant and comfortable in general, with a somewhat weak RGB customizable backlight divided into four zones. Key backlighting would be nice, and given the thickness of the laptop, I’d love Origin to offer a mechanical keyboard similar to the Acer Predator Triton 700, but those are small fantasy items. I worked and played on these keys without complaints. The touchpad is equally robust and simple, with a fingerprint reader built into its upper left corner.

The wide selection of ports of this beast meets the name of “desktop replacement.” You’ll find four USB 3.1 fast A-type ports, a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) type C, Thunderbolt 3, Ethernet, SD card and lock slots, HDMI, a couple of Mini-DisplayPort and plenty of audio connectors. However, the video ports and the power connector sit on the back and can be uncomfortable to reach without lifting and moving the laptop.

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Finally, Origin PC offers a truly stellar out-of-the-box experience according to a laptop of this size. The box is loaded with Origin PC swag, the Windows installation is happily free of unwanted bloatware, and Origin offers you a free lifetime email and 24/7 phone support for the origin EON17-X, as well as the free workforce. For life, if you want to change any component in the future. You will not get a personal touch like this from the big companies.

Origin EON17-X Review, Price And Specifications.