![]() PredatorSense is the one really useful piece of software. Software and WarrantyĪcer is lighter on the bloat on the Predator than it is on some of its other computers, but not everything is useful. Photos I took with the webcam at my desk had a slight blue tint and were a little foggy, but detailed enough that I’d be fine using it for an online meeting or call with family. The Predator has a 720p webcam that is serviceable, but nothing special. The one bay should give you all you need. You could remove more screws and attempt to remove the whole panel, but I found that prohibitively difficult. A plastic bracket held down by two screws (and partially under the battery) hides the hard drive, so you’ll need to remove those if you want to add even more storage. The SSD is covered by a copper shield held down by a single screw, and removing that reveals that there’s a second bay for another SSD. That gives you access to two empty SODIMM slots to upgrade your RAM. Unfortunately, they’re very deep, so you’ll likely need to turn the whole laptop over to get them out. You only need to remove two Phillips head screws to get to the majority of the Predator’s upgradeable internals. The drums and bass occasionally got a little lost in the mix, though in Waves MaxxAudio, I was able to adjust the details dial to bring the drums out a little more. When I listened to The Killers’ “Somebody Told Me,” the vocals, synths and guitars were all clear, and the sound filled a mid-sized conference room. The speakers on the Predator get nice and loud. The graphics card actually ran cooler than the initial session, at 57.5 degrees Celsius, possibly due to increased fan activity. The CPU ran at an average of 4.17GHz and 87.6 degrees Celsius. During that session, the average frame rate was 74.2 fps, and it was consistent from run to run, varying by just a few tenths of a frame. Of course, with PredatorSense’s one-click overclocking, we tried the test again with both the CPU and GPU set to “turbo” speeds. The GPU ran at an average 62.7 degrees Celsius (144.9 degrees Fahrenheit). ![]() ![]() The CPU reached an average clock speed of 3.9GHz and a temperature of 82.6 degrees Celsius (180.7 degrees Fahrenheit). To test sustained performance, we ran the Metro: Last Light benchmark 10 times, which simulates about half an hour of gaming. The laptop earned a score of 10.4 on the SteamVR performance test, surpassing the average of 10.2, though the machines with GTX 1080s got perfect scores of 11. If you have an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, it should work perfectly well with the Helios. On Grand Theft Auto V (1080p, Very High), the Predator played the game at 57 fps, below the average (75 fps) and slightly behind the PowerSpec (60 fps). ![]()
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