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Lenovo's warranty options are so cheap I feel I'd have to add on something. I mean a year of premium onsite repair + accidental damage is about $50 extra. Why the heck not?
The ROG line had good cooling, nice temps.
The flaws would have to be pretty glaring for me to scoff at a full RTX 2070 at $1400.
Been reading a few tech sites and looking up some videos. Most of them said the GTX 1070 and 1660TI (laptop versions) are on par or even out perform the RTX 2060 (laptop version) in many day to day scenarios. Mainly due to the lower clocked speed on the 2060? Is this really true?
So just got this today, all went well with the install and drivers. I just had a random reboot, didn't think much of it. But after work I got at it again and without doing any crazy stuff it would go into a reboot loop. Had that several times. Did a Windows repair and that seemed to help as the reboots stayed away. Then I had it once or twice again. And now after playing for a few hours the game freezes and I had to hard reboot. And it won't even start the windows boot anymore. Tries to attempt a Windows repair but goes straight to black. So it won't boot anymore. I can still get into bios but that's about it.
Already reached out to support and they said it might be drivers. But I'm worried it's hardware. Possible overheating? This will be a fun few weeks ahead I'm sure ...
It could be a lot of things. I would suspect faulty HDD/SSD. If it was overheating then it would lower the clockspeeds first ( that would result in low framerate which you could notice). You can go to BIOS immediately after it reboots to see temps there. If you have time you can run Linux Live CD and see if it reboots there. If not, then its either HDD/SSD fault or software fault like support said.
Ugh, sorry dude. Nothing worse than this happening. Does it feel hot, fans running and running fast or?
Hi guys, looking for a recommendation. Moving out to China later this year for the next year and a half at the minimum and so want a new laptop as mine is on the way out and while I'm a console gamer I want something nice and portable to allow me to keep gaming. Not got a whole lot of budget to work with as moving half way around the world is pretty expensive already.
I've settled on either the Acer Predator Helios 300 (with the 1050ti) or the HP Omen (with the 1050). Common sense is telling me to go with the Helios, but thought I would check here first. Anyone familiar with these two have a definite recommendation?
I've settled on either the Acer Predator Helios 300 (with the 1050ti) or the HP Omen (with the 1050). Common sense is telling me to go with the Helios, but thought I would check here first. Anyone familiar with these two have a definite recommendation?
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Welp time to return my M15 and wait for these bad boys.
Looks like it's going to have much better ventilation and new design is killer. I'm just inside of my return window and haven't gotten rid of my desktop yet so I think I'll wait for these new guys to show up.
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Now that you mention the SSD. One thing I did do after installing Windows, was go into bios and change the SSD settings to intel Optane because the manual mentioned something like that. But it seems my SSD doesn't support that. After that it was having trouble booting too as it was attempting to repair windows. So I aborted that, went back into bios and changed it back to default. It booted normally after that.
I'll try the linux booting in the morning (it's past midnight here) and otherwise a straight up reinstall of Windows. I forgot to check the temps but right now it has cooled down and I don't remember the fans going too crazy. It felt a bit hot but nothing extreme, the fans were definitely not going maximum. I was already playing Overwatch for about 3 hours before it froze.
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I would use the Windows Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB, and attempt a clean install of the OS.
Guys, what do you think about this laptop?
I wish there was a 14inch solid gaming laptop option.
My current laptop is almost 3 years old, it's a 15.6in screen but with it's large bezels it's probably closer to 16.6 inches which makes it kinda awkward to carry around. It's running a 1060 - 3 gig non max-q (the mobile version) a skylake i5 and has 16 gigs of ram.
I was thinking about upgrading to something a bit more portable around black friday this year but everything looks too big.
Was kinda looking at the Zephyrus S Ultra Slim, it's going for about 1400 with a 1070gtx and an i7-8750h
It's a 15.6in display but it's got super slim bezels and the laptop itself is .6in thick.
Anyone know of anything comparable?
My current laptop is almost 3 years old, it's a 15.6in screen but with it's large bezels it's probably closer to 16.6 inches which makes it kinda awkward to carry around. It's running a 1060 - 3 gig non max-q (the mobile version) a skylake i5 and has 16 gigs of ram.
I was thinking about upgrading to something a bit more portable around black friday this year but everything looks too big.
Was kinda looking at the Zephyrus S Ultra Slim, it's going for about 1400 with a 1070gtx and an i7-8750h
It's a 15.6in display but it's got super slim bezels and the laptop itself is .6in thick.
Anyone know of anything comparable?
since i found this thread ill take my shot....
im looking to buy a laptop not necessarily for gaming but if it had the capability for some low end time wasting time type games that would be a bonus. Id be looking for something in the 5-800 range. I would mostly use it for messing around on the internet when i didnt feel like having my pc on or when im just lounging around.
any decent suggestions ?
im looking to buy a laptop not necessarily for gaming but if it had the capability for some low end time wasting time type games that would be a bonus. Id be looking for something in the 5-800 range. I would mostly use it for messing around on the internet when i didnt feel like having my pc on or when im just lounging around.
any decent suggestions ?
That's how I did it in the first place. But will probably do another one today.
May I counter with this Lenovo? It's actually brand new, and has way better, updated specs.
Buying a brand new laptop to go from a 1060 to a 1070 Max-Q is not what I consider a wise move.
What do you think of this laptop? 15.6" with slim bezels so it's closer to the size of a 14" machine, $1500 with an i7-8750H, RTX 2070, 144Hz, and a mechanical keyboard.
If you want to just spend $800 for something good and be done with it, I suggest this Dell.
Capable of far more than low end gaming tbh, but you might as well just take it.
So I tried both running a Linux boot from usb and installing windows from scratch but I think the machine is just proper fucked because it won't even let me do that. It shows the Metabox logo with a spinning dial for half a second and then goes black and tries to reboot. So yeah, called up the shop I bought it through, he's going to get to Metabox. They better just send me another one instead of trying to fix it because that's just going to take forever.
This is dumb question from IT guy, so forgive me. Did you go in the BIOS and make the USB the first boot option?
No worries, appreciate the help.
Yeah in the bios you can just select which one you want to boot from so I did that. And then I even disabled the Windows drive boot and no luck either.
With the Linux version I still got an option if I wanted to run the default version or copy everything to RAM so I could make that selection, but once it went through it was just black screen again.
Serious question lol. would you rather get the 2019 razer blade 15 in 240hz or 4k 60hz? im stuck:( i want high refresh rate but also 4k..
Yeah I know lol, it really doesn't feel like a wise move at all. Which makes finding a laptop to replace mine with a much more frustrating task lol. Realistically I probably shouldn't be replacing this for another year or so.
Also could you relink? That link doesn't seem to work.
This is is what I am doing right now; I have a GTX 970M which I still cannot determine whether it is 3 or 4 GB :V, and the fella is doing good work for me so far. I'm waiting to see what 2020 has in store, but what I know for sure: My next lappy's GPU will be 8 GB.
Page for new Alienware M15 R2 is up. Not for sale yet.
My hunch is that these are going to be priced at hefty premium since they are now basically mini-Area51m's.
I hope the 2060 variant can come in under 2k.
My hunch is that these are going to be priced at hefty premium since they are now basically mini-Area51m's.
I hope the 2060 variant can come in under 2k.
Let's try this again. Eluktronics MECH-15 G2R Slim.
What laptop do you have? I will know immediately if it is the 3GB or 6GB variant. Or you could go Nvidia Control Panel -> Help at the top -> System Information -> Scroll down and read 'Dedicated video memory' and there is your answer.
As far as upgrading yeah we are in an awkward phase. My honest advice to anyone with a high end 900M (970M, 980M) or a 1050 Ti and up is to try your damnedest to hold out until the RTX 3000 or 2100 or whatever Nvidia's next generation 7nm GPUs will be called.
That actually looks like a really awesome value lmao. But I dunno upgrading my 1060 + i5 laptop to a 2070 + i7 for 1500 feels like a lot for probably a 30-50% performance boost. Which granted is a nice performance boost but my last upgrade was a GT 750m to a 1060 and that was like a 200% power boost lol.
It really is an awkward phase, which is why I'm looking more at form factor rather than performance as an avenue to justify an upgrade lol.
The mechanical keyboard seems nice but the comments seem to say the laptop is fairly loud while the ROG Zephyrus S seems to be pretty quiet.
Got the HP Omen 15 dc1024na today and I'm really happy with most of it. Build quality is better than I was expecting and I've now realised that I'm used to the keyboard already, which is nice and quiet and is accompanied by a very good trackpad (at least in comparison to what I've used previously).
Fans seem very... enthusiastic, though. Not sure if this is just what gaming laptops are like as I've never had one before. It appears to be an efficient cooling system but I've not monitored temps properly yet. Not had a chance to play anything, but hopefully the 1660 Ti does end up being comparable to my desktop 1070.
512GB included, space for a 2.5" drive, and an extra empty ram slot which will soon be filled by another 8GB stick.
Fans seem very... enthusiastic, though. Not sure if this is just what gaming laptops are like as I've never had one before. It appears to be an efficient cooling system but I've not monitored temps properly yet. Not had a chance to play anything, but hopefully the 1660 Ti does end up being comparable to my desktop 1070.
512GB included, space for a 2.5" drive, and an extra empty ram slot which will soon be filled by another 8GB stick.
Same boat as you, I always hold of for two generations of video cards, and this is especially true for going from the 1000->2000 series in my opinion. It is always easy to say wait, but I think in this case it is even more true. I'm really hoping we start to see more 1440p panels during that time as well.
OK this is weird, my dedicated Video memory shows 6 GB, yet some games i RUN show either 3 or 4 GB that they can use. I have a GTX 970M.
My brother is in the market for a new laptop, so for him, even an RTX card will serve him fine.
I would say that going from the 1060 3GB to a full power 2070 8GB is more in the 65-80% range as far as raw performance boost.
My advice is that you suffer your current machine until the next generation. Less chance of regret that way.
I leapfrog generations as well. Upgrading my laptop once every 2-3 years has never failed me.
That I can't explain. You could try running an overlay while you game, like MSI Afterbuener's, and see what it reports.
Need some recommendations for a laptop with a gtx 1050 or 1060 in the 800-900 USD range = 1000-1100 CAD
found this one so far, https://www.newegg.ca/black-acer-as...inment/p/N82E16834316444?Item=N82E16834316444
found this one so far, https://www.newegg.ca/black-acer-as...inment/p/N82E16834316444?Item=N82E16834316444
I recently purchased this one with better specs and is currently on sale for $900 USD. https://www.newegg.com/obsidian-bla...-700j-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834316435#
I haven't stress tested it too much, but it runs Halo Wars 2 like a charm. Downside is it doesn't come with an extra HDD in addition to the SSD. It does have a 2.5" slot for when you wanna upgrade though.
thanks, i have an old laptop i can take HDD from so solid
1440p panels seem to be going away in favor of 4K.
I love the one on my Alienware 17 R4, so I'm tempted to get a m17 with one before they retire it because it is more portable.
But then I have the 13 R3 OLED... >.<
Hello, lately i have been looking to replace my current laptop (a MacBook pro mid 2012) due it being on it's last hinges in relation to what i want and need. I have been trying to discover a bit of the systems available but i find it hard to find my way through the vast amount of systems and brands around nowadays with the specifications i am looking for.
While i want to be able to game on the laptop right now it is more important that it will be a decent ecosystem on which i can also do my professional work which involves rendering and modelling (architecture). My first instinct would be to go look for architects guides but in all honesty they're rubbish between the go for a new Apple machine or invest in those new fancy Surface Pro's, which from my optics both are way overpriced for what you get.
My main requirements are that it has a dedicated graphics card that packs a good punch for rendering, a decent screen, a decent battery (simple work up to 6 hours preferably) and as lightweight as possible. I was thinking of a budget of €1500 though i am willing to invest a bit more if necessary...
While i want to be able to game on the laptop right now it is more important that it will be a decent ecosystem on which i can also do my professional work which involves rendering and modelling (architecture). My first instinct would be to go look for architects guides but in all honesty they're rubbish between the go for a new Apple machine or invest in those new fancy Surface Pro's, which from my optics both are way overpriced for what you get.
My main requirements are that it has a dedicated graphics card that packs a good punch for rendering, a decent screen, a decent battery (simple work up to 6 hours preferably) and as lightweight as possible. I was thinking of a budget of €1500 though i am willing to invest a bit more if necessary...
I doubt you will see much variation in the price range.
Worth what exactly?
Decide whether the 2-in-1 functionality matters. If not choose #1 because it is #2 without the hybrid premium.
How viable is gaming on a 4K screen? I sort of want to buy the new Dell XPS 15 with the OLED 4K screen, when I can afford it
Depending on your graphics card, it's perfectly viable for last gen games and can be done with some current gen ones.
But that's unlikely on a laptop.