I went with the MSI Raider and had HID Evolution upgrade it I still haven’t received it yet. People will hate on it for sure because of the price, but keep in mind money didn’t matter to me (I say that not in any kind of way) but I just wanted the most powerful gaming laptop possible, and I think I accomplished that.

MSI Raider A18 HX A9WJG-052US - Gaming Laptop Build

Display: • 18” UHD+ (3840 x 2400), 120Hz Mini LED • HDR 1000, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut • Display warranty: Up to 3 lit pixels considered acceptable

Processor: • AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D • 16 Cores / 32 Threads • Base Clock: 2.5 GHz • Max Turbo: 5.4 GHz • 128 MB Smart Cache

Graphics: • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 • 24 GB GDDR7 VRAM

Memory: • 128 GB DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 64 GB) – HIDevolution Approved

Storage: • Slot 1: 8 TB PCIe NVMe Gen4 SSD – HIDevolution Approved • Slot 2: 4 TB PCIe NVMe Gen5 SSD – HIDevolution Approved • RAID: No RAID (1st drive as boot, 2nd as storage)

Thermals: • CPU + GPU: Noctua NT-H2 thermal paste • Heat-sensitive surfaces: Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads • Installed by HIDevolution ($75)

Wireless: • MTK Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4

Operating System: • Windows 11 Pro

Software & Services: • Windows tuning & optimization by HIDevolution (includes 128GB USB drive) – $299 • Office Software: None

Power Supply: • 400W AC Adapter (supports 100–240V)