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Excellent value for a RTX2070 laptop. 17inch
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Dell G7 17 Gaming Laptop 9th Gen Intel i7-9750H 16GB 256GB SSD RTX 2070 Max-Q 144hz $1,759.20 Delivered @ Dell eBay
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This uses the same CPU.
I reckon this one is better. 2070 MaxQ is better than 2060 and the 144hz display instead of 60hz
If you look here: https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
The 2070 Max-Q is only about 6% better than the 2060 (Mobile).
But the 144hz display is nice to have, but in terms of performance, wouldn't be a huge difference
It's quite interesting that someone pointed the Rtx 2070 MaxQ actually worse than rtx 2060 mobile.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/anp5rr/rtx_2070_max…
That's a year old thread… I'd be checking with recent drivers tbh.
Good deal, I paid around 2250 in late October.
It's a good gaming machine and handles anything I throw at it so far. In terms of RTX performance, in Control for example I get 40-45fps.
As with all gaming laptops it's not that portable. It's bulky, heavy, hot, noisy when gaming, battery life is poor (2-3 hours) and performance is useless on battery as it has insufficient power. You'll want it plugged in at all times and preferably with a cooling pad.
Mine was getting very hot and throttling often so I've undervolted it and have profiles with and without turbo boost. When I use turbo boost I capped the boost speed. It now idles at 35-40c, maxes at 60c without turbo boost, and around 80 with turbo boost.
In summary… it has its issues but is a good machine if youre willing to tweak it a bit for better thermals and want something you can play in different spots around the house, plugged in. I don't have a good office space in my place so it's great to play in different spots using a lap desk and cooling pad.
I agree, at 17", you might at well get a Desktop.
It's just too damn big and over 3kgCan you tell us what cooling pad you're using? Thanks
It's the 'Simply' gaming laptop cooler 17" from Officeworks. Works well and has different adjustable angles.
"Good" gaming laptops DO NOT THROTTLE.
I said "good" not "great" or "excellent". It is a good laptop. There are very few gaming laptops that don't throttle at all out of the box.
…because people put up with garbage that throttles. And there are enough to choose from if you do your homework.
But I see the "I don't like it" brigade is out in force again.
@Wampus: I checked reviews. Summarised, you want a 1660Ti at most, otherwise it'll all throttle. Unless you get the giant brick beasts.
@StickMan: That is a "brick beast" because you're using an i9 and a 2080. That's not needed for gaming and needs a hell of a lot more cooling than an i5 or i7 with a 2060. It's no wonder either - you have both 4K and 240Hz in that display. Even desktop gamers would be envious but of course it needs CPU and GPU grunt.
Here's a more favourable thermal test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdq02JcTGUMore laptops to consider.
https://www.pcgamer.com/au/best-gaming-laptop/
what software do you use to manage the thermals?
Throttlestop
Hi Saltysez,
I'm sorry to bug you about this, but I was just curious to know what temps you get on your GPU? Mine shoots up to 90 degrees in no more than a few minutes and starts throttling so gaming is a tragic joke. This happens in CSGO & Rocket League, so I don't think its game specific. I have tried reducing clock speed on the GPU and this barely helps… I'm just wondering if I have a dud or if I'm not alone. Thanks
I've been googling this which seems to be a common problem on the G7s.
Undervolting and using the preinstalled Alienware OC fan profile should stop the throttling altogether without need to repaste CPU.Still waiting to receive mine though.
Waited 3 weeks already ….Thanks for the reply. My CPU seems to stay at reasonable temperatures so unfortunately undervolting didn't help because you can't do that on the GPU. I really hope you have better luck with yours. I'm trying to return mine
My CPU seems to stay at reasonable temperatures
Sorry i misread GPU as CPU
I'm trying to return mine
That's sad :(….Has Dell made any recommendations on a fix?
@zobragin: Well since it's within the 30 day "money back guarantee" I'm attempting to get a straight up refund. The eBay rep asked me to log a ticket but I'm going to see if eBay will be happy to just issue a refund. I feel a bit burnt by it and I don't want to swap it with another g7 in case I have the same or similar issue. Failing the refund then I guess I'll have to log a ticket… Please let me know how you go with yours when it arrives. I'm sorry if I've sparked worry for you even before it arrives.
@drakarn_123: Thanks for the update.
I got the 2060 GPU model after reading about the overheating issues with 2070 model (mainly CPU related) .
I'm hoping it will run a bit cooler.
I'll post temps when I receive mine.
Never checked but I assume it's related to the fact that my fans take off while gaming. I could never figure out how to quieten it but setting Nvidia power mode to Adaptive seemed to help slightly.
Never notice any performance issue from it though even if it is throttling itself so it hasn't bothered me. I'd be more bothered by the noise.
what settings did you use for tweaking the turbo boost? I found that disabling it entirely fixed overheating issues with the cpu but I think I could get a bit more performance if I limit the turbo as opposed to just disabling it
'Turbo Ratio Limits' section on the FIVR screen. I put all core settings at the same speed. I think it was 33.
This was the speed I found that it doesn't throttle at during stress testing and when it does throttle normally, it throttles to around this speed.
So tempting.. Any info on monitor response time OP?
144 screen?
144Hz refresh rate
Needs more storage. Laptop like this will want to fit lots of games.
It says in the specs it comes with a 1TB hdd as well as the ssd.
I see, that's reasonable then. I was just going off the info posted here. OP should probably add that and anything else missing to the post description.
These are the newer 2019 models right? Not the older 2018 models?
Newer. You can tell by the 9th gen intel CPUs.
overheating problems with this laptop?
the 2070 seem enticingcan anyone explain why the price differs from their official website
https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/gaming-and-games/dell-g7-17-…Don't overthink it. It's a good deal.
plenty more in stock again
Can I ask is this a really good deal, or is the price inflated to discount it to what it is really worth? Not great with this stuff sorry. Thanks in advance
It's a good deal. You won't find another laptop with the similar specs at this price.
These specs float around at ~$2100 on sale.
Out of stock, dang. Any alternatives?
They might restock. They’ve sold out a couple of times and restocked it
Alternatively RTX2060 with 60hz display
Ok guys, I've tried everything. My g7 throttles within 5 mins of playing a game. The room is air conditioned, I have a cooler pad underneath the laptop and the laptop screen is up. I've tried undervolting the CPU. I've tried limiting clock speeds on GPU. Both seem to help a bit (takes longer to start throttling again) but it seems Ridiculous that I would need to do this. I've tried all the power profiles in windows and the alienware control centre.
Is anyone else having issues? I'm so close to trying to get a refund on this potato.
have you tried updating the bios and the drivers? I remember my first gaming laptop had the same issues. In addition to the fans it also took upto 20 mins to fully boot up. Once I updated the drivers and bios it came down to 5-7 mins max.
Hi Rd, thanks for the reply. I ended up getting a refund in the end, but before I checked that I had the latest BIOS and drivers installed. I'm still not sure if my issue in common or if I just had a dud though.
I bought this laptop and had similar issues where the cpu temp would get to over 90 degrees soon after starting a game, I installed throttlestop and setup a profile which disabled the turbo boost, now it runs slower because turbo is disabled but it doesnt overheat, stays around 70
Anyone else had their orders delayed?
Mines been pushed out to the end of Feb.
Sounds like whats been happening in China could be affecting our deliveries.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-G7-17-Gaming-Laptop-9th-Gen…
I think this is better deal. 1495 for an i7, not sure how much difference it makes