Tschumi
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I hear you. Yeah, i lived through the times when being very cautious with turning up graphics so i always just raise it until I'm happy lol.. great video
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I need a new laptop! Would appreciate tips from the brains trust.
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I hear you. Yeah, i lived through the times when being very cautious with turning up graphics so i always just raise it until I'm happy lol.. great video
GHG
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Omen app and set it to performance mode in conjunction with this for the CPU to keep the noise/heat down without losing out on any performance:
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StreetsofBeige
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I cant offer any good tips. and I dont know how standard this feature is, but all I know is backlit keyboard (with the option to never have it off) is an awesome feature.
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Tschumi
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TrueLegend
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Scar 15 lacks MX and can be improved by updating bios n using external monitor (still worth it)
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MikeM
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No. The TDP is the power usage of the GPU.
I.e. a 3080 with a tdp of 80w will only draw max 80w.
A 3070 with a tdp of 130w will draw a max 130w.
Basically, a underpowered 3080 won’t perform as well as an overpowered 3070. This is why tdp matters in combo with the GPU type.
TrueLegend
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Lenovo Legion 760 | 16型WQXHDゲーミングノートPC | レノボ・ジャパン
Lenovo Legion 760 は、 AMD Ryzen™ 5000Hプロセッサー、 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™グラフィックスを搭載。AIの最適化を実現した、 16型WQXHDディスプレイのパワフルなゲーミングノートPCです。
Get 760 storm gray. It has 1600p WXQGAscreen and HDR. And 3080. And it is stock. Same price as scar. It is an option. If you don't plan to play on external monitor get this. I will go for this because of HDR.
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Tschumi
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It's gorgeous, but it's probably outside my means by about 3万 :/Lenovo Legion 760 | 16型WQXHDゲーミングノートPC | レノボ・ジャパン
Lenovo Legion 760 は、 AMD Ryzen™ 5000Hプロセッサー、 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™グラフィックスを搭載。AIの最適化を実現した、 16型WQXHDディスプレイのパワフルなゲーミングノートPCです。www.lenovo.com
Get 760 storm gray. It has 1600p WXQGAscreen and HDR. And 3080. And it is stock. Same price as scar. It is an option. If you don't plan to play on external monitor get this. I will go for this because of HDR.
TrueLegend
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It is same price as scar in Amazon Y 280, 000 unless I am seeing different price of scar compared to you
I am talking about 82N6008XJP
I see it at ¥ 280,918 That ¥ 918 more than what price I saw for scar at Amazon.jp
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Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Tschumi
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Ahh, maybe my link wasn't to a specific product, the one i was looking at was ¥239,800.. as i understand it it's the 3rd teir 3080 one, it's reduced by 60万 tho
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TrueLegend
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Translation ain't helping but look at this website
GHG
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Sorry one last question how and where do you do that to CPU please? Is it in that video?
Edit: I’ll watch video properly thanks.
Yeh the video explains everything. It's basically just unlocking a Windows power setting that allows you to control whether or not the CPU enables "turbo" mode or not. It has little to no benefit for games (especially as you crank up the resolution) so it's better to just disable it when gaming so that you can have cooler temperatures and much less fan noise.
RaySoft
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I'd recommend the new Asus Zephyrus G15 2022 edition. I have the 2021 version and it's a great laptop. It's a wolf in sheeps clothing, since it sheds all the "bling" that usual gaming laptop has with chirstmas tree lights etc.
But don't be fooled, the hardware is top notch for gaming as well as productivity/creative jobs.
It has a dedicated nVidia RTX 30x0 GPU and a Ryzen 9 CPU (with embedded Radeon for win tasks) My version uses the rather iffy Optimus to activate the descrete GPU at heavier loads, but that is not the optimal solution:-/ The 2022 version though, includes a MUX switcher of the GPU's so you have the whole bandwith of the descrete GPU at hand when you want. The MUX was the only thing I'm missing with this laptop, so you can't go wrong going for the 2022 version if you have the money.
If you do, go for the RTX3070 and not the '80 variant since in a laptop you really can't feed the GPU the required wattage to shine, so the '70 is the sweetspot.
Edit: Replaceable GPU's isn't really something to go for.. It just makes the laptop much more expensive and by the time you'd want to upgrade the GPU (2-3 y after purchase), it isn't worth it anymore. Probably better to just buy a new laptop at that point, since all the other hardware parts has evolved considerably since you bought it, it's not worth the askin price for just the GPU. (remember that the bus you connect it to don't change on your PC and will stay the same, probably further limiting the new GPU replacement.)
But don't be fooled, the hardware is top notch for gaming as well as productivity/creative jobs.
It has a dedicated nVidia RTX 30x0 GPU and a Ryzen 9 CPU (with embedded Radeon for win tasks) My version uses the rather iffy Optimus to activate the descrete GPU at heavier loads, but that is not the optimal solution:-/ The 2022 version though, includes a MUX switcher of the GPU's so you have the whole bandwith of the descrete GPU at hand when you want. The MUX was the only thing I'm missing with this laptop, so you can't go wrong going for the 2022 version if you have the money.
If you do, go for the RTX3070 and not the '80 variant since in a laptop you really can't feed the GPU the required wattage to shine, so the '70 is the sweetspot.
Edit: Replaceable GPU's isn't really something to go for.. It just makes the laptop much more expensive and by the time you'd want to upgrade the GPU (2-3 y after purchase), it isn't worth it anymore. Probably better to just buy a new laptop at that point, since all the other hardware parts has evolved considerably since you bought it, it's not worth the askin price for just the GPU. (remember that the bus you connect it to don't change on your PC and will stay the same, probably further limiting the new GPU replacement.)
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rickybooby87
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I am holding out until the 3080ti craptops start hitting the market, you should do the same.
Windle Poons
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GHG
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If you want to make sure everything uses the 3070 make sure you have it set in the Nvidia control panel under global settings.
This is how I have everything set up on mine when gaming:
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RoG are the best.
You need a 3060 or 3070 with a good wattage to justify your purchase. Don't settle for less.
GHG
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RaySoft
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And that's why you'd need a MUX switch instead of trying to fudge the Optimus...If you want to make sure everything uses the 3070 make sure you have it set in the Nvidia control panel under global settings.
This is how I have everything set up on mine when gaming:
..or just google MUX for yourselves. Your busses will thank you;-)
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Tschumi
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I'm not even mad that's a sweet burn
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GHG
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I've never gamed with the laptop directly on it's screen.
If you connect an external monitor/TV then it bypasses the MUX entirely.
Really it depends on how you intend to use it which determines whether or not you need the MUX or not. For that reason I chose to go with the 5800h over the Intel version (which came with a last generation 6 core CPU, can't remember the model number now).
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Tschumi
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My laptop won't have a mux switch, got a good tutorial for getting around it?
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GHG
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The only way around it as far as I know is to have it hooked up to an external monitor (via HDMI) while gaming.
digitaltrance
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I will be grabbing me the new 2022 Asus G15 line up when it releases. Great reviews from last year and this years model is only improvements.
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Tschumi
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Hey mate,
I've ordered a Razer Blade 14, i got it for about half retail cost (less than the scar) so I'm very excited..
Anyway, I'm trying to figure out how to boot my old laptop to get important files off it, and maybe try to factory reset and resell it.. any ideas on the best way to do that?
When i try to use a Recovery usb or windows install usb it seems like it wants to overwrite whatever's on my still-working hard drives, i mean maybe a fresh windows would be good for resale but as i said i want to try and recover some data...
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Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Maybe take the hard drive out plug it into a sata adaptor and take files off? Am assuming personal documents as opposed to moving programs over - you’ll be able to do that if so.
TrueLegend
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Well if you want to recover C drive, Create a Live usb of Linux, boot into it and recover windows files by transferring it into external storage. If you want to recover other drivers and not the C drive then reinstall windows. If you have a drive than you can delete and is equal to or more than 50 gb, you can choose custom install in windows and install it in that drive. But let's say you cant use Linux because you are not good at creating bootable Linux Live iso then you can simply reinstall windows. Windows will save all your files in Windows.old folder in C: drive but it is a bit risky approach.
Guileless
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What did you end up with OP?
I gave my old Acer Nitro to my son so I'm back in the market. The new Legion 5 Pros are catching my eye - you can get a Ryzen 7 5800H/3060/16 RAM/1 TB SSD build for less than $1,500. And Razer's 2022 models will be on sale in a couple of weeks.
I gave my old Acer Nitro to my son so I'm back in the market. The new Legion 5 Pros are catching my eye - you can get a Ryzen 7 5800H/3060/16 RAM/1 TB SSD build for less than $1,500. And Razer's 2022 models will be on sale in a couple of weeks.
pasterpl
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You can always get rog flow x13 with the dedicated egpu, it should give you desktop cpu performance
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previous edition is galley good and a bit cheaper but it got 1050 on board with 3080 as egpu
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previous edition is galley good and a bit cheaper but it got 1050 on board with 3080 as egpu
Tschumi
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I got a Razer Blade 14, i found one in as-new condition for less than the laptops i was looking at.. I'm super happy with it in every way, i play games on my 4k tv with a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Tams
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You are banished.
Tams
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Just be careful with it. Razer have a bad reputation for QC.