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Origin PC Eon17-X v2 Review: Big, Burly and Loud Custom Gaming Laptop That Costs
Dec 15, 2024
This 17-inch noisy beast isn't the fastest RTX 4090 gaming laptop we've tested, but it has a few upgrades that soothe.
Pros
Beautiful 4K display with DCI-P3 support looks sharp and saturated Incredible general and gaming performance RGB keyboard paired with a gigantic trackpad feels great to use
Cons
17.3-inch laptop is extremely heavy Fan noise is distractingly loud Display is great but not an OLED
If you want the best gaming laptop you can buy, then you must be ready to subject your wallet to some horrors. Your ears, too, in the case of the Origin PC Eon17-X v2. This formidable gaming machine costs a fortune and demands headphones, thanks to its very loud (though very capable) fans that start blasting air over its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU even before your favorite game's introductory cutscene gets a chance to load.
At more than $3,500 after a substantial discount, the Origin PC Eon17-X v2 is one of the more expensive gaming laptops we've tested recently, but it's not the fastest. The Alienware M18 R2 still holds that title, but the Origin PC Eon17-X v2 still offers plenty of 3D muscle -- and it has the better display of the two in the form of a 4K, 144Hz panel.
If you build the Origin PC Eon17-X v2 to the exact specs of the Alienware M18 R2 we tested, it costs about $250 more, which is a reasonable sum for the superior display. Alienware's 18-inch monster is still the one to beat in terms of raw performance, but the Origin's 4K display is super sharp and saturated, and the laptop can easily dish out triple-digit frame rates for today's demanding titles at their highest quality settings.
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