Hi Guys,
We are having a pre-order for the Gigabyte AORUS 15G 15.6" 240Hz FHD Laptop i7-10870H 32GB 1TB RTX3080Q W10H.
Stock expected to arrive today, or end of this week.
Nivida also made mobile GPUs more confusing, dropping the Max Q label.
Same price as pccasegear?
8 hrs battery. Somehow I doubt that.
Upto 8hrs, that probably means 2hrs in gaming.
Saw the review the 3080 mobile is 7% slower than the desktop 3070, performance is between the desktop 2080 super and 2080 ti
Sort of don't quite get the FHD (1080p) display and an overpowered GPU…
Native 1080p Ultra settings, RTX Max at 144+ FPS.
The i7-10870H isn't fast enough to drive high refresh rates. RTX 3000 series GPUs become very CPU bottlenecked at 1080p. Check out Linus and Ownordisowned reviews.
240hz
Probably targeting esports withh the 240hz screen.
They're assuming that people will pair this with a larger, more capable monitor. TBH, it makes sense as the extra pixels would be wasted on a 15.6 inch screen.
1080p saves a lot on power and gpu power. Focused on FPS rather than resolution with that panel.
Depends on the game you play, Cyberpunk 2077 RTX Ultra will not get you >90 FPS even at 1080p.
Why do people buy gaming laptop? Why not buy an office laptop and build yourself a gaming desktop
I came to this conclusion after buying a gaming laptop and experiencing throttling first hand. I sold it for more than I bought it (covid), and bought a pc and work laptop.
A few reasons i can think:
I personally had a gaming laptop because I was travelling interstate 4 days a week (pre covid), and wanted a machine to game and work.
personally I would invest in something like a velka 5 if you travel often, add in a 60% keyboard, portable monitor, so if you want to game, you can have flawless performance, and if you want to work on the go, you can buy something like a samsung galaxy and use dex mode
cost would probably work out to be the same, but you have a much better experience
Thanks for the recommendation. I've since invested in a TU150 as my main computing device now that i am fulltime WFH which with carry handle makes it supper easy to move around the house.
Unfortunately a small PC (like the Velka5) isn't really ideal for travel (pre/post covid) for a few reason:
Much easier to bring around a 17/15inch gaming laptop with a small USB-C dock for peripherals at work (all peripherls supplied at workplace), and a USb gaming mouse for gaming at the hotel on the 17inch 120hz laptop screen.
On the rare occassion power goes out I praise myself for getting a gaming laptop.
Because people travel/fifo would be the best reason. Others could be small house/apartment/kids/etc
Hmmm… I abandoned custom gaming desktops a while ago and only buy high spec laptops to power my 'battle station', which is complete with a decent adjustable desk and chair, a dual monitor setup, higher-end KB/M and a headset. It looks clean and works.
I favour portability, flexibility and like being able to use my one machine for work, gaming and lounge browsing with no lag on context switching. The price I pay is ~30-40fps that my eyes can't make out and raw power that my workflow never needs to draw - so a fair compromise to solve my burning desire to have one computer that does it all.
Now all I want is for a manufacturer to put a high-end gaming solution in a business laptop chassis. There are very few gaming laptops that I am comfortable to take on client site.
They don't really have a high-end gaming solution but have you checked out the Lenovo Legion series? I have a Y530 (their most basic model) but to my knowledge all laptops in this series look quite similar.
The design is very low-key and I have no problems bringing and using mine on-site. No flashy colours or RGB's. Just a simple black design with white backlighting. A big plus is also lenovo's signature laptop keyboards.
Yeah, agree that's very nice and I do like Lenovo's reliability and total package/value proposition.
I check Lenovo news almost monthly to see if there's a chance that their X1s will get the gamer juice.
Exactly this use-case for me, so I went with an Aftershock Vapor 15 (TongFeng chassis) - which meets the business in the streets, monster in the sheets requirement.
I use it for work too and no one bats an eyelid on how it looks coz it's so sleek and slim - mind you it's also got an rtx 2070 max-p in there too.
Nice!
I also went with the Vapor 15 2070 to solve my use cases and have loved it. :D
I chucked in some Corsair RAM and also tuned it quite aggressively in ThrottleStop.
I have also enjoyed playing around with the Aurora keyboard software. I like having my CPU usage, power draw (essentially an approximation of discharge when unplugged), RAM utilisation, temps be readable on the stock keyboard.
I hope the support in 2021 is going to be even better. I follow XMGs stuff because they are typically first to market with improvements.
@OG Puppy Banana: Vapor bros!
Yeah I'm really keen to see what they come up with in 2021 too, especially with the new rtx 30 series mobile gpus.. it's gna be a hell of a year for gaming laptops.
This is completely subjective to my situation but I have found my gaming laptop to be an absolute blessing in disguise after purchasing it early 2020. I've been moving around my own place and mother's house once every fortnight, as well as the occasional trip out of town to my father's house (I have to take care of them both but they live separately).
The portability that it brings is amazing: The fact that all I have to bring around is my laptop, a charger, mousepad and mouse (that all fit in one bag) has been extremely beneficial for me as being able to sit down, game/browse/watch on-the-go without having a slow laptop is a compromise I was willing to make.
I do feel as if laptops only really benefit those who don't really have that permanent place to stay and have to stay on the move a lot. :)
I can only speak for myself, but portability of my main machine is a big consideration. Yes, the laptop spends about 80% of its time as a desktop replacement, but that other 20% ranges from staying with elderly family for a few days to unexpected travel. Being able to unplug two things (USB-C and power) and pop it into a bag which has a spare power cable and wireless mouse ready to go is huge.
I used to consider one because I wasn't sure whether I'd still be living in Australia the year after.
It's a pain to move PCs around so a gaming PC is better in that regards.
Yeah, the only reason I can come up with after owning one is either a frequent traveler or loaded uni student living away from home
Money ?
A gaming laptop is more expensive than an equivalent specs desktop + an average laptoo
not everyone buys a 3000+ gaming laptop … most people would buy a mid range one
Any ETA on the new ROG models?
How long can get the cost back if use to be digging for BTC
weight ~ 2kg, i am impressed
anyone recommend a Mini Gaming PC that wont throttle under load?
NVIDIA do not mark 30xx series as before with MAX-P or MAX-Q
You have to be carefull when choosing a laptop.
Example:
The GeForce RTX 3070 Max-P(1620 MHz and TGP of 115W) scores 27940 points in 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics), while the Max-Q model (1290 MHz and TGP reduced to 80W) only scores 21337 points. This means that the 115W model is 31% faster than the power-limited version
Laptop manufactorers will have an options what to show you on a spec tab. And I suppose exactly those specs (MHz and TGP) will be difficult to find.
This is very important, and should be noted on all laptop deals, as in some cases a high TDP 3060 can perform better than a low TDP 3070/3080!
Is this really a deal? MSRP for a preorder.
That is a lot cheaper than I expected. 2080S laptops were much more expensive
That said these chips are absolutely wasted on a 1080p display because games become very CPU limited and the i7-10870H isn't really good enough to drive games at a higher refresh rate.
Would look out for a laptop with 1440p/4k panels, or Ryzen 5000 CPU's.
Edit: also this is a 90W part
Where does it say its 90W GPU?
It doesn't. That's the problem with taking out the Max-q max p branding. You have to look up reviews of it. Linus Tech Tips reviewed this laptop and mentioned the power limit
Ah I see, I wonder if the same laptop with the same GPU can have different wattage when sold in different countries.
If so that might make it even more confusing.
@denischto: I could definetly see that happening with Acer which sells like 5 slighly different laptops and calls them all the Nitro 5, even in the same country too.
This laptop looks the same though
![[Pre Order] AORUS 15G YC i7 - RTX 3080 Laptop $3499 + Delivery/Free with mVIP/Pickup @ Mwave](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/15/600515.jpg?h=c49a8a1a)
Looks like the 3080 mobile is equiv to a 3070 desktop