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title: "acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 18-inch Gaming Laptop - (Intel Core i9-13900HX, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8G, 2560 x 1600 165Hz Display, Windows 11, Black)"
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# Intel i9-13900HX 5.4GHz powerhouse NVIDIA RTX 4070 8GB for ultra gaming 18" 2560x1600 165Hz WQXGA display acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 18-inch Gaming Laptop - (Intel Core i9-13900HX, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8G, 2560 x 1600 165Hz Display, Windows 11, Black)

**Brand:** acer
**Price:** 12312 Lei
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Power, Precision, and Prestige — Game Like a Pro with Predator Helios 18!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 18-inch Gaming Laptop - (Intel Core i9-13900HX, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8G, 2560 x 1600 165Hz Display, Windows 11, Black) by acer
- **How much does it cost?** 12312 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/545689656-acer-predator-helios-18-ph18-71-18-inch-gaming-laptop)

## Best For

- acer enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted acer brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Next-Level Graphics:** Experience breathtaking visuals and smooth gameplay with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, optimized for high settings and ray tracing.
- • **Lag-Free Online Play:** Killer DoubleShot Pro networking slashes latency and dropouts, ensuring your competitive edge stays razor sharp in every match.
- • **Advanced Cooling Tech:** Stay cool under pressure with liquid metal thermal grease, dual AeroBlade 3D fans, and Vector Heatpipes that keep performance stable and noise low.
- • **Immersive 18-Inch Display:** Dive into your games and creative projects on a stunning 2560x1600 WQXGA screen with a silky 165Hz refresh rate for ultra-fluid motion.
- • **Unmatched Processing Power:** Dominate with Intel’s latest 13th Gen i9 CPU, engineered for extreme multitasking and gaming supremacy.

## Overview

The Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 is a premium 18-inch gaming laptop featuring an overclockable Intel Core i9-13900HX CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and a powerful NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GPU. Its 2560x1600 165Hz WQXGA display delivers stunning visuals, while advanced cooling solutions ensure sustained high performance. Designed for serious gamers and creative professionals, it offers seamless online play with Killer DoubleShot Pro networking and runs Windows 11 for the latest software compatibility.

## Description

Buy

Review: Runs hot, works beutifully when configures to run games rather than benchmarks - Okay, so lets get the elephant in the room sorted first. AMD and Intell are in a CPU feature war, and they are producing CPUs that are close to their thermal limits to compete. Laptop suffer the most, as their power limits are often set far higher than TDP to eke out an extra 5-10% of performance - at the cost of lots more heat that a tiny laptop cooler can dump. This means two things. Firstly, laptops like the Acer Predetor will often have one or two hot-cores; CPU cores that often thermal throttle on high temp (and on almost no load as they'll do it on a short spike). Intel tell us that is normal and fine, but they actually mean 'its fine for synthetic benchmarks and applications, where the odd core thermal limiting for a short time doesn't matter because all other cores are at 100% and they average out, plus its not real-time compute anyway... and we get to say our CPUs are better on numbers without mentioning the massive heat that subdues them in normal use'. It is *not* fine for games, as that hot core was hot because it was handling an important game process, and because it is real-time, a throttle causes a micro glitch. Either that or the fans are configured to cool the hottest core, so the one shoots to 100C 'just because you opened Chrome' gets you comical looks in the office from the fan noise; 'Nice Acer! Oh... you paid how much for this??'. Solution? Drop the TDP from the ludicrous 130W to 5W under the package TDP (which is 45-5 = 40W). Better still, buy one of the marketplace returns (the ones with no imperfections, so they were almost certainly returned on hot cores), fix the problem by simply configuring throttlestop, set it up to run on start (Google is your friend) and done. Saved myself almost 40% on the cost of a new one by getting one that someone ran once, said 'hot cores, not re-pasting at this price!' and returned. Re-pasting probably won't fix it anyway (hot cores happen when the power is far higher than the package TDP, noting that high power magnifies small manufacturing imperfections exponentially, and voila, sticky-hot cores on a CPU that is fine once you dial in the correct TDP limit). Spent some of the saved money on a 32GB memory upgrade (pick the cheaper '4800 memory - the i7-12700 can't use anything faster, so '5200 is wasted) and a fast, spacious and reliable Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIE 4.0 as second drive. Note that your SSD has to be single sided (memory chips on one side only) as the clearance on most laptops doesnt allow both sides (same for most laptops, not just the Acer). Finally, worth noting the hot cores issue is not limited to the Acer, its an issue with the way AMD/Intel are creating higher spec CPUs in a very feature competitive market. Not a problem for desktops (which have massive cooling... apart from THAT Alienware review on Gamer's Nexus...), but not so good for laptops. Upside; turning 130W TDP down to 40W does not lose you over 50% in performance - it loses you 5-10%, and actually gives you faster, less glitchy gaming! Once that was fixed, this laptop is amazing. Everything running well. Its a laptop 3080 so you can't mash the real time raytracing as much as you can with a desktop 3080, but its still great in Cyberpunk, Red-dead, Witcher 3 and of course less GPU intensive games such as BG3. Also great in compute (AI image generation). Noise was a problem initially, but with the TDP set correctly, no need for turbo fans. Default is fine for normal work, extreme or default for games (depending on whether or not you are locking at 60fps or going g-sync with headphones). Oh, and the screen is absolutely beautiful. Good sRGB coverage, nice brightness and good contrast. SpyderPro recognises it as a wide color range screen, and once you calibrate it, it is all good. Even if you don't it is not actually far off on factory (its actually the closest to sRGB I've seen in a factory configured laptop screen). The 18 inch laptop screens may be larger, but they don't tend to have the uniformity of the 15.6 and 16 inch ones. Not very portable either! Main use case for me is development (I'm a senior ReactJS dev), Photoshop, stable diffusion (automatic1111)... so some serious work. And gaming. I'm not proud; a LOT of gaming! Well chuffed, especially when I got it so much cheaper than RRP for the cost of 30 mins of research.
Review: Beast of a gaming laptop - So i have a AMD 5900x AMD Ryzen with 32gb and 3070 graphics as my main machine. I bought the gtx380 version on the Prime sale for an amazing £1399. Ordered 2x16GB DDR5 SODIMMS and a 4TB NVD, installed and working a treat. This is now my ne main PC as the boot times and graphics are just stunning. Coupled up with a cooling platform this bad boy runs Warhammer 3 on ultra at 2560 and gpu and cpu never get about 70c. With all the issues around the 40 series carsds this does not let you down. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU CAN GET IT ON A DISCOUNT.

## Features

- BEYOND FAST: The new Predator Helios 18 lets you play the most demanding games at the highest settings thanks to the NVidia RTX 4070 GPU, which offers a quantum leap in both performance and efficiency
- EXTREME PERFORMANCE: Intel's latest overclockable 13th gen i9-13900HX CPU offers incredible performance to give you an edge during competitive gaming
- MIND-BLOWING GRAPHICS: The 18" 16:10 WQXGA (2560x1600) display features a stunning 165Hz refresh rate, for the most stunning gaming experience yet
- PREDATOR COOLING: Liquid Metal thermal grease, Vector Heatpipes and dual custom-engineered AeroBlade 3D fans combine to keep this immensely powerful laptop running cool and quiet
- FRUSTRATION-FREE ONLINE GAMING: Killer DoubleShot Pro networking helps minimise lag, drop-outs and other common annoyances

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0C4FGH8T6 |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Audio Details | Speakers |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 6 Hours |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Best Sellers Rank | 162,716 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 3,435 in Traditional Laptops |
| Brand | acer |
| Colour | Black |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR5 RAM |
| Connectivity Type | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (23) |
| Date First Available | 5 May 2023 |
| Form Factor | Laptop |
| Graphics Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI-Express x16 |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| Graphics RAM Type | GDDR6 |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | SSD |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Item Weight | 3.1 kg |
| Item model number | NH.QKSEK.003 |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 90 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Manufacturer | Acer |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 32 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR5 |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 4 |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| Number of HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Operating System | Windows 11 |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Count | 24 |
| Processor Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| Processor Type | Core i9 |
| Product Dimensions | 40.5 x 2.7 x 31.1 cm; 3.1 kg |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 |
| Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Series | Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 |
| Speaker Description | Built-in Speakers |
| Standing screen display size | 18 Inches |
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** acer
- **CPU model:** Core i9
- **Colour:** Black
- **Graphics card description:** Dedicated
- **Hard disk size:** 1 TB
- **Model name:** Predator Helios 18 PH18-71
- **Operating system:** Windows 11
- **RAM memory installed size:** 32 GB
- **Screen size:** 18 Inches
- **Special feature:** Backlit Keyboard, Numeric Keypad

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: What charging does it have ?**
A: A standard three pin plug and AC adapter brick.

**Q: Whats the maximum ram upgrade for this laptop?**
A: 32gb is the maximum

**Q: Is this the gpu rtx3080 12gb?**
A: 3080 8gb

**Q: Does the gtx 3080 variant have 16 g of vram or 8g ?**
A: I can confirm it has 8gb of vram

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Runs hot, works beutifully when configures to run games rather than benchmarks
*by S***B on 3 December 2023*

Okay, so lets get the elephant in the room sorted first. AMD and Intell are in a CPU feature war, and they are producing CPUs that are close to their thermal limits to compete. Laptop suffer the most, as their power limits are often set far higher than TDP to eke out an extra 5-10% of performance - at the cost of lots more heat that a tiny laptop cooler can dump. This means two things. Firstly, laptops like the Acer Predetor will often have one or two hot-cores; CPU cores that often thermal throttle on high temp (and on almost no load as they'll do it on a short spike). Intel tell us that is normal and fine, but they actually mean 'its fine for synthetic benchmarks and applications, where the odd core thermal limiting for a short time doesn't matter because all other cores are at 100% and they average out, plus its not real-time compute anyway... and we get to say our CPUs are better on numbers without mentioning the massive heat that subdues them in normal use'. It is *not* fine for games, as that hot core was hot because it was handling an important game process, and because it is real-time, a throttle causes a micro glitch. Either that or the fans are configured to cool the hottest core, so the one shoots to 100C 'just because you opened Chrome' gets you comical looks in the office from the fan noise; 'Nice Acer! Oh... you paid how much for this??'. Solution? Drop the TDP from the ludicrous 130W to 5W under the package TDP (which is 45-5 = 40W). Better still, buy one of the marketplace returns (the ones with no imperfections, so they were almost certainly returned on hot cores), fix the problem by simply configuring throttlestop, set it up to run on start (Google is your friend) and done. Saved myself almost 40% on the cost of a new one by getting one that someone ran once, said 'hot cores, not re-pasting at this price!' and returned. Re-pasting probably won't fix it anyway (hot cores happen when the power is far higher than the package TDP, noting that high power magnifies small manufacturing imperfections exponentially, and voila, sticky-hot cores on a CPU that is fine once you dial in the correct TDP limit). Spent some of the saved money on a 32GB memory upgrade (pick the cheaper '4800 memory - the i7-12700 can't use anything faster, so '5200 is wasted) and a fast, spacious and reliable Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIE 4.0 as second drive. Note that your SSD has to be single sided (memory chips on one side only) as the clearance on most laptops doesnt allow both sides (same for most laptops, not just the Acer). Finally, worth noting the hot cores issue is not limited to the Acer, its an issue with the way AMD/Intel are creating higher spec CPUs in a very feature competitive market. Not a problem for desktops (which have massive cooling... apart from THAT Alienware review on Gamer's Nexus...), but not so good for laptops. Upside; turning 130W TDP down to 40W does not lose you over 50% in performance - it loses you 5-10%, and actually gives you faster, less glitchy gaming! Once that was fixed, this laptop is amazing. Everything running well. Its a laptop 3080 so you can't mash the real time raytracing as much as you can with a desktop 3080, but its still great in Cyberpunk, Red-dead, Witcher 3 and of course less GPU intensive games such as BG3. Also great in compute (AI image generation). Noise was a problem initially, but with the TDP set correctly, no need for turbo fans. Default is fine for normal work, extreme or default for games (depending on whether or not you are locking at 60fps or going g-sync with headphones). Oh, and the screen is absolutely beautiful. Good sRGB coverage, nice brightness and good contrast. SpyderPro recognises it as a wide color range screen, and once you calibrate it, it is all good. Even if you don't it is not actually far off on factory (its actually the closest to sRGB I've seen in a factory configured laptop screen). The 18 inch laptop screens may be larger, but they don't tend to have the uniformity of the 15.6 and 16 inch ones. Not very portable either! Main use case for me is development (I'm a senior ReactJS dev), Photoshop, stable diffusion (automatic1111)... so some serious work. And gaming. I'm not proud; a LOT of gaming! Well chuffed, especially when I got it so much cheaper than RRP for the cost of 30 mins of research.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beast of a gaming laptop
*by T***I on 24 July 2023*

So i have a AMD 5900x AMD Ryzen with 32gb and 3070 graphics as my main machine. I bought the gtx380 version on the Prime sale for an amazing £1399. Ordered 2x16GB DDR5 SODIMMS and a 4TB NVD, installed and working a treat. This is now my ne main PC as the boot times and graphics are just stunning. Coupled up with a cooling platform this bad boy runs Warhammer 3 on ultra at 2560 and gpu and cpu never get about 70c. With all the issues around the 40 series carsds this does not let you down. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU CAN GET IT ON A DISCOUNT.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bought for Starfield
*by H***T on 13 September 2023*

I bought to play Starfield on release and it is smooth using high/ultra gfx settings. I was v happy with it. I was very worried because I have bad luck with buying laptops but this one is great. I paid same price but had to return a defective machine (from somewhere else) six months ago which had older gen hardware so I would say this is vfm.

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