Price 1275$
Asus rog g16 Strix
Rtx 5070 TI 12 gb
Ram 16 gb
1 tb ( upgraded it to 2 tb)
AMD Ryzen™ 9 8940HX-processor

Hey guys, wanted to share some real-world benchmark data from a maintenance job I just finished:

https://youtu.be/Jz4oQcztXEg?si=m3KcuOEcL9Cfj-SR

The Results:

• CPU Temps: Dropped from 100°C down to ~80°C under heavy load (-20°C drop).
• GPU Score: Increased by +43% in synthetic benchmarks once throttling stopped.
• DaVinci Resolve 4K Export: Significantly faster render times and zero timeline lag.

I made a detailed teardown and benchmark video covering the whole process and thermal charts if anyone wants to see the step-by-step or exact numbers.

Got this G614JZ-NEBULA014 (asus strix g16) for 1250 euro (1400$) used but works perfectly. I am actually chuffed getting it for this price, is this an absolute bargain? Or normal?

I9 13980hx
RTX 4080 laptop 12gb
32gb ddr5
1tb ssd

Hello everyone, I have a ASUS ROG Strix Scar 16 (2023) G634JZ with RTX 4080. I actually bought this and after like one or two months my guild in WoW Classic disbanded and I quit the game. After that, I didn't play any games with the computer, just used it for internet browsing, word, excel, chatgpt, etc. Since I have other PC's at my work, sometimes the laptop was not being used for a week.

However I am going to start playing WoW Forever so wanted to do some preparation. I actually never opened the laptop before and thought it needed a cleaning. I also saw some videos about liquid metals being pumped out, going bad (being crispy) and how it can destroy the laptop at some point.

That is why I just decided to remove it altogether and replace it with a phase changing pad. I used Thermal Grizzly PhaseSheet PTM and Thermal Grizzly Putty Advance. I bought Thermal Grizzly Shield as well but didn't need it so I just used it for the screw holes near the fans because I saw some videos about static electricity burning and shorting some laptops right next to those holes. I also bought some lint free swabs, lint free dry cleaning wipes. I also bought a Kapton tape and used it to mask around CPU and GPU in case of messing up and dropping something smeared with liquid metal to the motherboard.

When I opened the laptop, I saw that I was right about my concerns, a lot of liquid metal overflows and crusty completely solid surface on the GPU. Also you can see that there is an area in the middle of the CPU that has less material both on the chip and the heatsink.

I want to say that while I did open a few old laptops before and replaced thermal pastes, that is where my experience stops. I never built a pc for example, only used laptops. The cleaning process was actually hell. This liquid metal thing does NOT want to attach to anything. I spent so much time trying to get it off. I removed the sponge barrier attached to the heat sink because it actually had liquid metal absorbed in it that moved nearly to its outer edge. I actually tried to see if I could remove the orange shield around CPU and GPU but realized it was not coming off, so didn't try it further. Instead, I tried to push out the liquid metal that seeped inside the orange shield and try to remove it as much as possible. I also used a little bit of metal polish cream to clean the surface more deeply to get rid of the excess crusty metal, especially on the heatsink side. I think the end surface results are somewhat good.

After the long, tiring and bs cleaning process, I used the PTM that I had in the fridge for 1-2 hours. I actually measured the surfaces, cut small papers matching the surfaces and then put that on top of the PTM and cut it with scissors, it was pretty easy with minimal contact. Removing one side of the protection and putting it on the chip surfaces was easy but removing the other side was hard. The red tape part of this TG PhaseSheet PTM really sticks to the material. The clear part is removed much easily. I used tweezers during the whole thing. As you can see I had a tiny part got removed off the GPU and I tried my best to put a patch on it.

I also removed the old putty and placed new ones, you can see them in the pictures. This was my first time handling putty at all, my older laptops did not have anything like it since they were not high end. This was also really hard. That material just does not want to stay together or leave my gloves, it was a whole struggle. I now realize I was really stupid and put way way much actually, but I thought I was putting just a bit more than the videos I watched. I think this laptop uses way less putty than those videos because there were so much overflow happening. I am actually really worried that the putty is going to cause my heatsink not pressuring my gpu and cpu enough but we will see. I was just so tired that I did not want to remove the heatsink and do everything from the start.

I also did a general cleaning of the fans and everything else and was shocked to see the fans and heatsink fins were in a really good condition. They were never cleaned for 3 years but didn't really have much in them at all. I guess the mesh guard under the laptop really works, the whole case was really clean.

I downloaded FurMark 2.10.2 and used the "BENCHMARK Preset 2560x1440" option for both tests. There is a really big difference especially for the hotspot temp. You can see the results on the photos.

I also downloaded Geekbench 7 but the test before the removal didnt work for some reason, the website was not opening and I didn't really try it a few times. I wish I did but here is the after result, I don't know if it means anything.

CPU After: https://browser.geekbench.com/v7/cpu/657006

This thing took my whole afternoon + evening today but hopefully it will be worth it.

Subject line says it all, been using my current laptop for work while traveling and gaming on the side. Looking to get a little more into gaming on the laptop vs. sitting at my desk on my desktop after a long day of work. Looking forward to next month’s release of GTAVI. Been bouncing between both the Lenovo Legion Pro 7(i) and the Asus ROG Strix Scar 16, although it is hard to get your hands on the Asus as of late around me. Also, seen the two deals pop up that are shown in the photos.

Question #1: Lenovo Legion Pro 7(i) VS. Asus ROG Strix Scar 16

Question #2: If Lenovo, which option form the two in the photos is best? I am lucky enough to live very close to a Microcenter.

Budget: $1350

Country: Philippines

Use Case: Gaming — Esports, AAA & Work, Editing, Graphic Artist

Preferred Specs: RTX 5060, 1tb storage

Notes:

So I’m planning to upgrade my current laptop, and I’m torn between the Acer Predator and Lenovo Legion. Both have an RTX 5060, OLED display, 16GB RAM, and 1TB storage. The main difference is the CPU. The Predator has the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, while the Legion has the Intel Core i7-14700HX.

I’ll mainly be using it for work, especially Adobe Illustrator with a pen display. I also have an ultrawide 1440p monitor that I’ll be using for gaming.

Both laptops are priced the same at a local dealer. I really like the Legion, but I’m wondering if the Ultra 9 is worth choosing over the i7-14700HX in terms of performance.

Which one would you guys go for? And for those who’ve used either CPU, how’s the real-world performance?

This isn’t a budget question or spec question, it’s a question of you are basically given the freedom to choose your make and model of your choice.

For example, do you go with a Lenovo Legion because of the aluminum design and superior cooling capability while getting all the performance out of your GPU as possible?

Do you go with the ASUS ROG because of the sturdier frame yet compatibility of it, even though you sacrifice some GPU to account for the mobility?

Your choice boys, go

Just was curious if this gaming laptop is a good buy or not. Never used a Gigabytes laptop before so was looking for any information on it. Thank you for replying.

What i pick the price is 1500$ for the aser and 1350$ for the legion

Aser have 32ddr5 5600hz and 1tb mini led screen 250hz

Legion 5 have 32ddr5 4800hz 1tb oled screen 165hz

I recently got this Razor Blade gaming laptop from a friend. When i bought it from him everything ran great. I downloaded a game and when I woke up this morning I was greeted with the blue screen of death. It is saying “boot violation” in a red box or it is saying “problem resetting your PC” I have tried about everything to figure out what’s going on. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Just got the Portronics My Buddy K11 stand, and as you can see, the solid metal frame covers almost the entire left and right intake vents on the bottom of my LOQ, while the cutout sits over the solid plastic.

Before this, I used to just prop the back of the laptop up with a book, which actually did the job quite neatly and left the vents completely open.

Should I just return this and go back to the book method, or is there a simple way to make this stand work better?

Would also appreciate recommendations for a stand that actually clears the LOQ's vents!

A useful check when comparing laptop RAM upgrades: MT/s tells you the transfer rate, while CL is a delay measured in clock cycles. You need both to compare the CAS part of latency.

CAS delay in nanoseconds = CL x 2000 / MT/s

DDR5-6400 CL52: 52 x 2000 / 6400 = 16.25 ns

DDR5-5600 CL40: 40 x 2000 / 5600 = about 14.29 ns

So the 6400 kit has a higher transfer rate, but the 5600 CL40 kit has a shorter CAS delay at those settings. Neither calculation tells you which will give better FPS: this isn't total system memory latency, and other timings, capacity, the memory controller and the workload matter.

For a laptop, check the CPU's supported memory speeds as well as the exact laptop's BIOS and RAM compatibility. An XMP rating isn't a promise that your BIOS supports that profile. I'd check compatibility before paying for the bigger MT/s number.

Kingston's explanation and formula: https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/gaming/cas-latency-cl-ram-timing-explained

Every day looking for deals, AI prompts running to check all retailers…. I’m over it. Dropped 3,400 with taxes this morning.

16gb ram isn’t the dream but will I ever get a better deal than this? I saw the crazy deal someone posted yesterday of a 5080 at like 1500 but they must be super rare?

Budget: Ideally $1000 but price flexible
Country: USA
Use Case: Long time console player looking for a device to use while chilling in the living room. Looking for a device that can play Planet Zoo 2 and possibly Baulders Gate 3 online with a friend. I don’t play any MMOs. I somehow was able to play Planet Zoo one and Sims 4 on my husband’s $400 laptop but Planet Zoo 2 kept crashing
Preferred Specs / Form Factor: idk
Portability Needs: not planning to travel. I use current laptop on a large cutting board on my lap.
Notes: would prefer if it didn’t sounds like it was going to take off

I have the HP OMEN MAX 16-ah0026no (B9QG8EA#UUW) with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and an NVIDIA RTX 5080 Laptop GPU.

I want to connect an external gaming monitor that supports NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible over HDMI 2.1, such as the ASUS ROG Strix XG27UCMG or LG UltraGear 27G850A-B.

Has anyone tested whether G-SYNC / HDMI VRR actually works through the laptop's built-in HDMI 2.1 port?

I'm interested in both:

• 4K (3840 × 2160) at high refresh rates, ideally 240 Hz.
• 1440p (2560 × 1440) at high refresh rates, such as 165 Hz, 240 Hz or higher.

I know the laptop has an HDMI 2.1 port and the RTX 5080 supports G-SYNC, but I would like confirmation from someone who has actually tested G-SYNC Compatible over HDMI 2.1 with an external monitor on this laptop.

Does G-SYNC appear and work correctly in the NVIDIA Control Panel when connected over HDMI, or is DisplayPort via USB-C required?

Thanks!

Can anyone tell me if this is worth it?

Laptop: ASUS ROG Strix G18

Grafikkarte: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU

Grafikspeicher: 8 GB VRAM

Arbeitsspeicher: 32 GB RAM

Laptop-Display: 2560 × 1600 Pixel (1600p), 240 Hz

Spiel: WARDOGS

Problem: VRAM-Auslastung steigt auf ungefähr 7.800 MB und bleibt dort; anschließend treten Ruckler auf, besonders beim Zielen und beim Benutzen des Zielfernrohrs. Also ich hab alles schon auf niedrig kein plan mehr

Budget: £2500

Country: UK

Use Case: Video editing, design applications, gaming

Preferred specs: wanting the best I can squeeze out of the budget. I know things vary with slim laptops - I see 12gb VRAM is in some and not others.. Looking for advice on specs in general for such slim models Edit: 2X SSD SLOTS ESSENTIAL!

Notes:

I'm a bit lost on this stuff the max I ever dropped on a laptop was 800 bux on my current acer swift X that just died. In a weird position where I have such a budget for once and want to invest in something as future proof as I can get

I really like the slim setup and would kind of prefer an IPS screen or at least to avoid Oled - burn in and aging puts me off them. What's hot on the market? A friend suggested msi stealth 16 a new ai model.. I'm a little out of my depth. I'd also kind of like to avoid goofy gamer fonts and giant garish logos if possible.. And I'd really like something with non soldered RAM and the like, if possible. Suggestions appreciated

Budget: €2,000–3,200 (flexible, but looking for good value)
Country: Germany
Use Case: Mostly gaming — CS2, Battlefield 6, GTA 6 when it comes to PC, and other AAA games.
Preferred Specs: RTX 5070 Ti or better, 32GB RAM, strong CPU, good cooling.

Notes:
I already have a MacBook for work, but I don’t have a gaming PC or any other Windows device. So this laptop would be used almost entirely for gaming.
My budget is pretty flexible, but I don’t want to spend unnecessarily either. Ideally, I’d like something that will last me at least 5 years.
Currently, I’m looking at the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 with RTX 5070 Ti, Ryzen 9 9955HX and 32GB RAM for around €3,100, and the ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 5070 Ti, Ryzen 9 8940HX and 32GB RAM for €2,700.
Do you think these are reasonable prices? Is the Legion worth paying €400 more for? And more generally, is the Legion Pro 7 series worth the premium over the cheaper Legion Pro 5i models, especially if they have the same GPU?
I’m also open to completely different laptops if you think there are better options for the money. I’m mainly looking for something with great gaming performance, good cooling and reliability that I can comfortably use for years.
Would appreciate any suggestions or experiences with these models!

Looking to replace my desktop with an equivalent laptop.

My new job requires a lot of travel, so I want a replacement for my current desktop.

My current desktop:
RTX 5070
AMD Ryzen 5 9600x
32GB 6400 RAM

I’m looking at the Asus ROG Strix G18 with the 5080, Core Ultra 9 275HX, and 32GB 5600 RAM.

I primarily play CPU bound games like WoW, Total Warhammer, Dota 2, Stronghold, ect.

From what I understand, the 5080 mobile performs the same as a desktop 5070. I’m worried about the cpu performance difference. Any help is appreciated!

I’m having an issue where the NVIDIA Control Panel only displays the 3D Settings tab (missing Display, G-Sync, and Resolution settings), and several games in their video menus show Intel UHD Graphics as the display adapter instead of my dedicated GPU.

ACER NITRO 5 AN515-58
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU (4 GB)

Installed RAM: 16 GB

Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)

12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H (2.50 GHz)

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MONITOR:
ASUS TUF GAMING VG27WQ3B
Connected via USB-C to DisplayPort

Is 4.2mins render for a 19mins 4k h265 11gb decent on a 5070ti