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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 first of all I've got to give a big shout out to ASA 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 kind of nice brushed aluminum look what really makes this guy special are the specs so inside it's rocking a core i7 7700 HQ processor GTX 1060 graphics as well as 16 gigs of DDR 4 memory as well as 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 and with the gtx 1060 inside is a big step up with a 1050 Ti and especially the 1050 it's also pretty upgradable 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 two and a half inch drive bay for adding a hard drive or another SSD it's also rocking a 15.6 inch 1080p IPS panel so a lot of laptops weirdly even gaming laptops will skimp on the screen Department but this is a solid IPS panel it's got good viewing angles solid color and 1080p is a good sweet spot for that gtx 1060 inside it's also running a basically clean build of Windows 10 which is nice so if you want to get into the gaming side of things there is the Xbox app which gives you game DVR as well as you can connect with people on Xbox one and one of the only things that's actually pre-loaded is a sirs predator since software which is fairly basic but allows you to take a look at things like temperature as well as control fan profiles with the Helios we're able to play most games on high if not ultra settings at 1080p so Forza horizon 3 is a good example of this now I typically play it on the Xbox one where it runs it you know decent 30 frames per second on high settings but here not only can we crank it up to ultra but more importantly we have an unlocked framerate where we're getting anywhere between 60 to 80 frames per second a gink I don't get to play anywhere near enough but really enjoy is Starcraft 2 now with something that's been out for a few years it shouldn't be any big surprise but we're easily able to play on full Ultra settings at 1080p nation we have player unknowns battlegrounds so pub G is again it's actually seen a fair bit of optimization lately and it runs pretty well here so it's 1080p with a mix of medium high and a couple of Ultra settings where she's able to get a pretty consistent 50 to 60 frames per second oh god oh god I was a bad idea running naked down the street totally recommended never gonna 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 between different computers both here at the office as well as my personal laptop so it's nice to be able to keep all of my games in one place so I don't have to download them again all over the place keep them updated and because this is natively USB see it will go right into the Predators USB C port give me an extra 500 gigs of storage for games so when it comes to actually gaming I don't use anything all that crazy I use a pretty standard mouse pad as well as the Ben qfk one mouse don't let looks fool you even though this is a very basic plain looking Mouse it actually performs really well so I'm not really a big fan of sort of more flashing mice with a ton of buttons and RGB something that this is really all I need for a gaming setup and it definitely doesn't hurt that's only like 60 bucks well the prior keyboard paired with the Ben q mouse is what I need for about 90% of my games I actually do like to play some racing games like Forza which is where the Xbox one controller comes in so this is one of their custom design lab controllers they actually did a video on a few months ago but as far as the actual functionality it's the exact same as any of the new Xbox one controllers that feature bluetooth so some of the older ones you either had to plug in via USB or use one of the wireless dongles and for this guy all I need to do is pair it with the laptop and I'm up and running for headphones I'm still rocking these status CB ones so this is actually my second pair actually sort of wore through the first but I really do love these so not only do they sound really nice especially considering the $80 price tag but they're super comfortable for long gaming sessions and on top of that they do fold up so you can easily fit them in a bag it might not be exciting but I also keep a four port tap on me so I'm only does this turn one outlet into four but you also get three USB ports especially when you're traveling and you need to say plug a couple laptops or tablets or phones in this thing can be a lifesaver everything goes inside a to me cheap-ass bag now don't get me wrong this is definitely on the pricey side but now does it carry all of my accessories as well as sometimes some video gear but most importantly the Helios 300 it might not be overkill but I'm pretty happy with how the setup turned out as always links to all this stuff will be in the description of this video and let me know what you guys think about my setup in the comments below anyway thank you guys so much for watching and I will catch you on the next one