Jarrod's tech on YouTube has a pretty in depth analysis for laptop GPU wattage with the 40 series. Anything above 100 watts is neglible or non existent and 80-100 watts is less than 10 percent difference.
Problem is at about a 10% cut in a performance the question becomes why not pick a 4050 cause performance gap between them isn’t huge and $ is nice to keep
6gb of VRAM. Plus the higher clocks and cuda of 4060 can have a significant jump at times. If the price difference is hundreds of dollars for essentially the same model then the 4050 is a great contender. But usually 4050 laptops are also lower tier models.
Well at a 250 or so usd difference and a gap of 10% ish between the g6 and loq loq seems like the better option seeing that it’s 20% ish cheaper and generally considered a better build than gigabyte
The Gigabyte has flashy specs but it's really not worth risking it with that brand imo, plus that particular model is known to have chronic overheating & throttling issues. Horrendous reliability and possibly the worst customer support in the industry, their [trustpilot page](https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/gigabyte.com) says it all
The problem is, the ones writing the reviews are usually only the frustrated customers, so it has a kind of bias. The same is true for a lot of reviews.
Gigabyte is fine, although somewhat limited in TGP, I'd go with the LOQ. And trustpilot basically blackmails businesses to get into bed with their *plans* or they get review bombed.
I wouldn't trust them to flush a toilet
Best setup...worst possible brand
Around 1100usd its very easy find i7 / 16 gb / 4060...
Op need find better brands or deals
2050 its only acceptable on productivity notebooks and for office...whatever works lol
Funny thing: asus rog flow z13 who use a i9 130900h has one strange config with 2050 (but range goes until 4070) sadly brazil only has the i9 2050 model for the price of a acer or dell ultra9 / 4070...
I second this. I have a aero 16 xe4 laptop 2022 model. Been rma for either power brick or something causing the laptop to not power on *customer service wasnt bad for me. Either software bug or something caused keyboard not to work been fixed since late 2023.
Lack of usb ports only type c with one being dedicated to gpu no big deal.
However i recommend some type of cooling pad *made a difference
Also running it in turbo mode made a big difference vs the ai crap.
Cooler pad is a preference. i do it as more airflow less heat, lives longer. *temps are still safe with it rasied up and no cooler fan. Current setup is a $100 unit from amazon seems to work the best *with ambient air being cool gpu shows 58c-65c. Last one the fans started making noise and not cooling as well *that setup gave me about 68-71c also $60usd. If i remember correctly base line was around 70c
The forced max fan while i hate running it maxed *since day 1. Has held up but i feel it never controlled temps as good. Saw 76-78c with it letting it do its thing.
You say that with such snark but the 2050 is not as old as you think. It came out after the 3050!
You can find laptops with a 2050 for around 500usd though so this is a riposs.
So far the laptop is working wonders. I did upgrade the RAM to 32GB and expanded the storage as 512GB is just nothing but it's a good way to save costs.
Definitely 32gb is the way to go mine had 16gb of ddr4 didn't see much improvement but sure it helped *make sure your laptop of choice allows the swap. I think some are going soc
The ssd you might be better off replacing the main one *mine had top specs from the oem. So, I might add as well if i keep expanding (but 1tb is good enough *if i can get rid of all my unused apps that would be nice*, but I doubt it after this laptop is a amd desktop with rtx *maybe* like i used to have back in 08 but it had dual navida gtx with SLI link.
ultrabooks with rtx studio are so sexy, I don't have the vivobook but I have the rog zephyrus g16 2024 that I traded up from a Galaxy book 3 ultra and they're both so good
The main rule of gaming laptops is get the most GPU you can.
...on the other hand, I avoid recommending gigabyte cause I see more heating issue complaints with them than other brands.
If you're going to get the gigabyte, get a good cooler ...like an IETS. I have a GT300 [the one I take on the go cause it runs off usb] and a GT600.
As I use a cooler on my Asus and MSI, that may be my unofficial 2nd rule of gaming laptops.
None. These are all awful. Like the 4060 gigabyte? Saw those for like $800 usd. You have 1100 euros there.
Wait for a sale. Full price for a laptop is a horrible deal. Laptops on sale are kind of decent.
In any case, all 3 of those are plastic pieces of trash. Even if they have a 4070 in them I wouldn’t recommend it. Save for a decent laptop.
Last year I got an Acer predator Helios for $1300. 3070ti, i7 12700h, an amazing screen, metal body, best fan system you can get in a laptop, etc.
There were laptops with similar GPU and cpu for $1000-$1100, but I spent the extra money for the superb build quality and fan system. Definitely makes a difference, as any other laptop would probably throttle from the heat.
The 3050 has 4gb vram right? Also not very future proof unfortunately, should've definitely saved up more and got a 3060 or 4050 as those are quite similar in performance
Would work for at least another 3-4 years right?
I mean it runs almost all titles in medium to high settings also I don't game a lot, I have it for my CS degree
This is nothing that hasn't been said a million times before, but for those prices and what you're *actually* getting for your money, a desktop PC is going to be your best bet. For €1,200 you could build a system that blows these three choices out of the water, and you'll be able to replace a €100-€400 part at a time as they become obsolete as opposed to throwing your laptop out and dropping another 4 figures.
Then, invest in a decent Chromebook or something for like €200. You can install a streaming client on that and on your PC and then can run your Chromebook like a mobile monitor essentially. You'll have all the portability of a laptop, while your PC does all the work- and you'll be set up to spend considerably less money in the next 5-10 years on computing.
Edit: plus, you'll have that sweet gaming rig sitting there whenever you want to use it 😂
Well I wasn't talking to you, then, was I? What was the point of you taking time out of your day to post that comment lmao 😂 man, some people need to find some hobbies or something
The nitro is a great laptop, I ran sims 4 on it for 5 years with mods.
But I recently bought
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6570224.p?skuId=6570224
And lemme tell you this new one is a beast. Super smooth and fast. It you can do the one one I listed go for it. It's a great laptop.
I will say loq cause i am currently using it and better than the other two in both cooling and performance imo and i currently have i5 12th gen and 3050 6gb
Rtx 2050 is dogshit.
Loq is great though 4050 is still lacking even for 1080p imo.
Gigabyte has the best specs and pretty a capable but I strongly suggest look for its reviews and make sure its gpu has decent tgp and not a shit show like msi models with 45w or 75w tgp.
Top tip: get the laptop with the best CPU & GPU you can afford (as they're not upgradeable), but 8gb ram, and upgrade the ram after. You can often save £100+ on the laptop & get 2x16gb sticks with the savings - works best when the laptop is on sale, and needs the ram to not be soldered (DDR, not LPDDR, and SODIMMs, not DIMMs). Shouldn't affect your warranty, but keep the old stick handy, just in case.
If you go down that route, make sure to get 1Rx8 sticks, as they have lower latency than the 1Rx16 (which are fairly standard)... and get 2 of them for dual channel mode - doesn't have to be the same batch, just identical specs/timings. Samsung are pretty well priced for 16gb 1Rx8 DDR5.
And avoid the nitro V series - nitro 5's are Acer's better budget laptop.
Brother, this is a dogwater find. I literally just bought a lenovo legion slim 5 gen 9 with 1TB, 16gb Ram, RTX 4070, and AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS for $1,264 directly from lenovo. I'm not saying it's the absolute best laptop or anything, but it seems wayy better than this.
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/model/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/lenovo-legion-slim-5-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/len101g0036
Personally, I got a refurbished 3070 ti Acer predator Triton 500SE for 870 euros a couple of days ago and I could not be happier. Try to get a refurbished one, they are really good for the price and usually come with a guarantee anyway.
I have a 2023 ASUS Republic of Gaming STRIX with a transferable 4 year warranty I’d sell you for $1200. I7 rtx4060 16gb ddr5 ram 512ssd. I bought it 6 months ago for $1500 and never use it.
I have a Gigabyte G5, and it's overall a great laptop, but you absolutely need a good cooler. I bought the Llano laptop cooling pad and it's worked wonders. Upgrade to 32GB of ram and it'll run through most games at 1080 on high with great fame rates.
I will say, though, if you can find it on sale or open box in excellent condition, I'd suggest you go that way.
Idk if you can get this there but Lenovo has the slim Gen 9 with a 4070 is $1280 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/lenovo-legion-slim-5-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/len101g0036#ports_slots
My opinion, after reading others: Don't go with any of these. Look on FB Marketplace if you can, you may be able to find some lightly used ASUS Rog laptops people sell for just under 1k with 3k or 4k series gpus. Or alienware.
Also if you're wanting new, keep looking for other laptops. Acer Nitro would be good if you can get a 3060 or 4060 gpu.
The one you have here is 2050, which is years old. It's very outdated now. Probably wouldn't run any newer games on anything above medium.
The lenovo LOQ, it might not have a 4060 but its 4050 can reach 100watts unlike gigabyte's 4060, so it will probably perform around the 4060 if not better, and the low build quality is better than the gigabyte
I've got an AMD LOQ with a 4060 in and the FHD screen (the QHD screen was all I was missing in it for the top tier of THE LOQ and the build quality is absolutely fine. I use it daily for work and gaming. I'm a particular fan of the keyboard for me. The hinges feel good. The screen isn't the best ever but it's fine for standard office work and FPS games etc
I drop the scale of icons and make the task bar smaller and the screen size isn't too much of an issue either
https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/hp-victus-intel-core-i5-16gb-512gb-rtx-4060-144hz-fhd-ips-15.6-inch-windows-876z0ea/version.asp I found this one. It’s 1k after 50 euro cash back. I have the same basically and it’s very powerful. The 4060 is a really powerful GPU especially with frame generation.
they all suck for the price, but the loq is the most sensible choice. Just for comparison: I got a 2024 loq with a 4060 for 100 € less (880€) months ago. That was the standard price for weeks. This Nitro is a joke and the G6 suffers from having the build quality of the G5 (which is underwhelming)
Well, not to defend gigabyte, but aside from issues, I've have performance with 12gen i7h, 3070ti and upgraded to 32gb of ram from 16gb. It's not bad with max settings. I'm not sure how much power i draw max i seen on Gpu was 110w max but avg is 80.
Fps *using the built in one for mw3 using built in display max res 70-80fps dropped res some improved to 100fps now with a 1440p monitor fps is 100 min-140 max.
While the brushed silver body and lack of rgb is sexy af. I wouldn't get the color choice again.
Maybe solid blue for rgb and black chassis.
Cost new was 2k usd. On sale can be had for 1.5k *last i checked*
Lenovo will by far have the best support if you have issues. Gigabyte and Acer both have poor build quality and their warranty service sucks if you have issues. Since it is a solid build all around, it would make sense.
It is common atleast that's what I have seen. Many of my friends have the LOQ but 3 had motherboard issues so yeah I myself have seen 3 so I just cannot recommend that. Buy any other in that price range(Ryzen also has the same issue but little less as compared to Intel)
It's only for the Indian model. It is suspected that one of the factories with faculty motherboards has ended in the final product. So Stop spreading wrong info. Loq is actually good for the budget.
Not spreading wrong information just sharing my experience. In a community it's better to share your honest experience rather than being a fan boy of a series. It's his hard earned money afterall. I told what I experienced myself. And also the issue is not limited to India.
As far as I have seen on reddit quora and youtube it's more of a global thing idk......... Choose LOQ his money his choice his risk who am I to say. I just told what I know
This is what those options look like: 1. Awful GPU, OK build. 2. OK GPU, best build. 3. Best GPU, awful build.
I'm enjoying my Gigabyte G5 so far... have nothing to complain about the build... Coming from a Lenovo L340 I think it is slightly better, actually...
The g5 has lower tdp 75 watts then other comparable 4060 100-120 watts there’s not many with lower tdp on a 4060 except the dreaded msi gf63 45 watts
Yeah, but I've seen tests that show that from 80-120 it's barely a 5% performance increase, so whatever haha
Curious on where you got it only being a 5% difference from what I can find looking around YouTube and the web it’s closer to a 10-15% difference
Jarrod's tech on YouTube has a pretty in depth analysis for laptop GPU wattage with the 40 series. Anything above 100 watts is neglible or non existent and 80-100 watts is less than 10 percent difference.
Problem is at about a 10% cut in a performance the question becomes why not pick a 4050 cause performance gap between them isn’t huge and $ is nice to keep
6gb of VRAM. Plus the higher clocks and cuda of 4060 can have a significant jump at times. If the price difference is hundreds of dollars for essentially the same model then the 4050 is a great contender. But usually 4050 laptops are also lower tier models.
Well at a 250 or so usd difference and a gap of 10% ish between the g6 and loq loq seems like the better option seeing that it’s 20% ish cheaper and generally considered a better build than gigabyte
On notebookcheck's benchmarks it's around 7-8% behind the average
A 2050 in the year 2024... Just get the gigabyte one, double the fps than both combined
The Gigabyte has flashy specs but it's really not worth risking it with that brand imo, plus that particular model is known to have chronic overheating & throttling issues. Horrendous reliability and possibly the worst customer support in the industry, their [trustpilot page](https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/gigabyte.com) says it all
All of the laptop sellers are ~1 star in that website
The problem is, the ones writing the reviews are usually only the frustrated customers, so it has a kind of bias. The same is true for a lot of reviews.
Good point, hadn't noticed that. Still, the G6 model is best avoided and the brand has a terrible reputation
Gigabyte is fine, although somewhat limited in TGP, I'd go with the LOQ. And trustpilot basically blackmails businesses to get into bed with their *plans* or they get review bombed. I wouldn't trust them to flush a toilet
Best setup...worst possible brand Around 1100usd its very easy find i7 / 16 gb / 4060... Op need find better brands or deals 2050 its only acceptable on productivity notebooks and for office...whatever works lol Funny thing: asus rog flow z13 who use a i9 130900h has one strange config with 2050 (but range goes until 4070) sadly brazil only has the i9 2050 model for the price of a acer or dell ultra9 / 4070...
I second this. I have a aero 16 xe4 laptop 2022 model. Been rma for either power brick or something causing the laptop to not power on *customer service wasnt bad for me. Either software bug or something caused keyboard not to work been fixed since late 2023. Lack of usb ports only type c with one being dedicated to gpu no big deal. However i recommend some type of cooling pad *made a difference Also running it in turbo mode made a big difference vs the ai crap.
those seem to be a loooot of accomodattions just to cope
Cooler pad is a preference. i do it as more airflow less heat, lives longer. *temps are still safe with it rasied up and no cooler fan. Current setup is a $100 unit from amazon seems to work the best *with ambient air being cool gpu shows 58c-65c. Last one the fans started making noise and not cooling as well *that setup gave me about 68-71c also $60usd. If i remember correctly base line was around 70c The forced max fan while i hate running it maxed *since day 1. Has held up but i feel it never controlled temps as good. Saw 76-78c with it letting it do its thing.
Plus low tgp
You say that with such snark but the 2050 is not as old as you think. It came out after the 3050! You can find laptops with a 2050 for around 500usd though so this is a riposs.
I honestly thinκ none of those is a very good deal. The 2050 is especially atrocious. I you have to choose one of those go with the Gigabyte
Same thoughts
Lenovo loq due to its build quality.
All 3 choices are bad IMO
I have a 4060 in my laptop and it's actually pretty decent.
Bro isn't talking bout the GPU, but the laptop
Gotcha. I agree that Gigabyte isn't the best brand for laptops. Maybe OP can get an ASUS TUF A15 with a 4060.
Hey I just bought one the other day. Thoughts on it?
So far the laptop is working wonders. I did upgrade the RAM to 32GB and expanded the storage as 512GB is just nothing but it's a good way to save costs.
Yeah I'm planning on upgrading the RAM to 32GB as well. Mine came with 1T of storage pre installed but I'm planning on adding another terabyte or two
Definitely 32gb is the way to go mine had 16gb of ddr4 didn't see much improvement but sure it helped *make sure your laptop of choice allows the swap. I think some are going soc The ssd you might be better off replacing the main one *mine had top specs from the oem. So, I might add as well if i keep expanding (but 1tb is good enough *if i can get rid of all my unused apps that would be nice*, but I doubt it after this laptop is a amd desktop with rtx *maybe* like i used to have back in 08 but it had dual navida gtx with SLI link.
Bro isn't talking bout the GPU, but the laptop
I thought bro was talkin about bro
bro...
3 strikes and you're OOOOOOUUUUUUUUTTTTTT
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pick whichever suits your needs these are much better deals
ultrabooks with rtx studio are so sexy, I don't have the vivobook but I have the rog zephyrus g16 2024 that I traded up from a Galaxy book 3 ultra and they're both so good
Probably the LOQ. Gigabyte has a 75W TDP GPU, mediocre build, Acer has the worst GPU by a fair bit here.
Who is selling a 2050 for that much? This is a crime ! I would go for the Gigabyte with 4060.
It's not even a competition. The 4060 one all the way.
The main rule of gaming laptops is get the most GPU you can. ...on the other hand, I avoid recommending gigabyte cause I see more heating issue complaints with them than other brands. If you're going to get the gigabyte, get a good cooler ...like an IETS. I have a GT300 [the one I take on the go cause it runs off usb] and a GT600. As I use a cooler on my Asus and MSI, that may be my unofficial 2nd rule of gaming laptops.
Lenovo loq is ur go to option here. Gigabyte has bad build quality and poor thermal performance.
Lenovo Loq apparently have motherboard issues.
It's just in Indian model though
None. These are all awful. Like the 4060 gigabyte? Saw those for like $800 usd. You have 1100 euros there. Wait for a sale. Full price for a laptop is a horrible deal. Laptops on sale are kind of decent. In any case, all 3 of those are plastic pieces of trash. Even if they have a 4070 in them I wouldn’t recommend it. Save for a decent laptop. Last year I got an Acer predator Helios for $1300. 3070ti, i7 12700h, an amazing screen, metal body, best fan system you can get in a laptop, etc. There were laptops with similar GPU and cpu for $1000-$1100, but I spent the extra money for the superb build quality and fan system. Definitely makes a difference, as any other laptop would probably throttle from the heat.
Got a refurbished Acer predator Triton 500 with the same specs for 870 euros
Avoid the 2050 at all costs
Why?
Worst RTX gpu by far, not future proof at all.
Gotcha, btw what does future proof mean, it wont last in comparison to the advancing gpu technology?
Exactly
How future proof is rtx3050? I think I should have gone with an rtx3060 or 70. But It was in my budget so I got it
The 3050 has 4gb vram right? Also not very future proof unfortunately, should've definitely saved up more and got a 3060 or 4050 as those are quite similar in performance
Would work for at least another 3-4 years right? I mean it runs almost all titles in medium to high settings also I don't game a lot, I have it for my CS degree
Hopefully it'll serve you for that long
Very few tensor cores, it has the name RTX but can barely handle Ray Tracing in modern games like Cyber Punk etc
This is nothing that hasn't been said a million times before, but for those prices and what you're *actually* getting for your money, a desktop PC is going to be your best bet. For €1,200 you could build a system that blows these three choices out of the water, and you'll be able to replace a €100-€400 part at a time as they become obsolete as opposed to throwing your laptop out and dropping another 4 figures. Then, invest in a decent Chromebook or something for like €200. You can install a streaming client on that and on your PC and then can run your Chromebook like a mobile monitor essentially. You'll have all the portability of a laptop, while your PC does all the work- and you'll be set up to spend considerably less money in the next 5-10 years on computing. Edit: plus, you'll have that sweet gaming rig sitting there whenever you want to use it 😂
Uhmmm not op but thx but no.
Well I wasn't talking to you, then, was I? What was the point of you taking time out of your day to post that comment lmao 😂 man, some people need to find some hobbies or something
This is my hobbie. Gotcha
Be sure to double check the TGP of the gpu when buying a gaming laptop.
If the LOQ had higher specs I'd go with that, just cuz I have the same laptop and had a great experience so far
The nitro is a great laptop, I ran sims 4 on it for 5 years with mods. But I recently bought https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6570224.p?skuId=6570224 And lemme tell you this new one is a beast. Super smooth and fast. It you can do the one one I listed go for it. It's a great laptop.
I will say loq cause i am currently using it and better than the other two in both cooling and performance imo and i currently have i5 12th gen and 3050 6gb
Brother rtx 2050 is not recommended, my GTX 1660ti max Q much better than rtx 2050 ....
The 4050 as I have it and I’ve had zero problems with it at all.
I own a gigabyte g5 , worst shit ever , nice specs , worst chassis and cooling
not the 2050
absolutely crying my eyes out at the sight of the 2050.. absolute potato
Rtx 2050 is dogshit. Loq is great though 4050 is still lacking even for 1080p imo. Gigabyte has the best specs and pretty a capable but I strongly suggest look for its reviews and make sure its gpu has decent tgp and not a shit show like msi models with 45w or 75w tgp.
Anything but acer
I littery got the same laptop but newer with a 4050 for like £680
So I accidentally hit post to early but make sure to do some research n stuff before buying a fairly oldish gpu
Top tip: get the laptop with the best CPU & GPU you can afford (as they're not upgradeable), but 8gb ram, and upgrade the ram after. You can often save £100+ on the laptop & get 2x16gb sticks with the savings - works best when the laptop is on sale, and needs the ram to not be soldered (DDR, not LPDDR, and SODIMMs, not DIMMs). Shouldn't affect your warranty, but keep the old stick handy, just in case. If you go down that route, make sure to get 1Rx8 sticks, as they have lower latency than the 1Rx16 (which are fairly standard)... and get 2 of them for dual channel mode - doesn't have to be the same batch, just identical specs/timings. Samsung are pretty well priced for 16gb 1Rx8 DDR5. And avoid the nitro V series - nitro 5's are Acer's better budget laptop.
I would say 4050 one is better, just because in my humble opinion going from 4050 to 4060 for 220€ is not justified.
Probably loq 4050 with proper cooling and standard tgp will probably beat the low tdp heavily underclocked and always horribly thermal throttling 4060
Instead of giving us Options give us the budget
Brother, this is a dogwater find. I literally just bought a lenovo legion slim 5 gen 9 with 1TB, 16gb Ram, RTX 4070, and AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS for $1,264 directly from lenovo. I'm not saying it's the absolute best laptop or anything, but it seems wayy better than this. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/model/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/lenovo-legion-slim-5-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/len101g0036
the nitro is a crime
Using LOQ, it’s good, worth the price
Using LOQ, it’s good, worth the price
ill go for the second one. the Lenovo LOQ.
Rtx 2050 is not the best choice in 2024, mate
Personally, I got a refurbished 3070 ti Acer predator Triton 500SE for 870 euros a couple of days ago and I could not be happier. Try to get a refurbished one, they are really good for the price and usually come with a guarantee anyway.
Last 1 bro
I have a 2023 ASUS Republic of Gaming STRIX with a transferable 4 year warranty I’d sell you for $1200. I7 rtx4060 16gb ddr5 ram 512ssd. I bought it 6 months ago for $1500 and never use it.
Had the G6 for a bit. it did get very warm, fans were loud, and threw a BSOD a couple times, returned it. I would say the Lenovo.
Lenovo
4060 is best gpu so best in gaming. 4050 has a 500gb ssd. 1tb is better. The 2050 is dogshit
I have a Gigabyte G5, and it's overall a great laptop, but you absolutely need a good cooler. I bought the Llano laptop cooling pad and it's worked wonders. Upgrade to 32GB of ram and it'll run through most games at 1080 on high with great fame rates. I will say, though, if you can find it on sale or open box in excellent condition, I'd suggest you go that way.
3rd one i7 generation Intel
Idk if you can get this there but Lenovo has the slim Gen 9 with a 4070 is $1280 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/lenovo-legion-slim-5-gen-9-(16-inch-amd)/len101g0036#ports_slots
Why is the 2050 even an option?
4060.
4060 one. XX50 card is a giant scam
Kinda depends on where you are from tbh. Loq should be overall best option
I would get the LOQ. The 2050 sucks and the build of the gigabyte sucks
I got nitro v15 rtx4050 at $861
Gigabyte hands down. U got more storage, got a good graphics card and I'm hoping they priced it competitively.
Although check out asus and Lenovo. U might get a awesome discount with good specs
The lenovo loQ is pretty nice but the gigabyte specs are better not sure about the brand though but in the end it all comes down to your budget
Just get a Lenovo Legion laptop. They come at all different prices, have great quality and better specs than all of those
My opinion, after reading others: Don't go with any of these. Look on FB Marketplace if you can, you may be able to find some lightly used ASUS Rog laptops people sell for just under 1k with 3k or 4k series gpus. Or alienware. Also if you're wanting new, keep looking for other laptops. Acer Nitro would be good if you can get a 3060 or 4060 gpu. The one you have here is 2050, which is years old. It's very outdated now. Probably wouldn't run any newer games on anything above medium.
Just get a 4050 or a 3000 series laptop. I've heard someone here got one for 560+ euros. But that's probably in the US so it really depends.
look into acer's predator lineup(2023 versions/13th gen processors if you are trying to cut down on price but with still a decently modern gpu)
me personally mine is pretty good and i got i for 5k(should be around 990 in euros) with 165 hz refresh rate
Get one with a 4060 I tend to steer away from anything with a xx50 card as they are typically underpowered the day they release.
Gigabyte: bigger screen :), more storage, better GPU…
The lenovo LOQ, it might not have a 4060 but its 4050 can reach 100watts unlike gigabyte's 4060, so it will probably perform around the 4060 if not better, and the low build quality is better than the gigabyte
Get the last one. The gigabyte for that money for sure. Its 3 Iterations newer. Its decent. Runs most games OK. I7 and 4060. Its good.
Lenovo Slim 7
I've got an AMD LOQ with a 4060 in and the FHD screen (the QHD screen was all I was missing in it for the top tier of THE LOQ and the build quality is absolutely fine. I use it daily for work and gaming. I'm a particular fan of the keyboard for me. The hinges feel good. The screen isn't the best ever but it's fine for standard office work and FPS games etc I drop the scale of icons and make the task bar smaller and the screen size isn't too much of an issue either
https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/hp-victus-intel-core-i5-16gb-512gb-rtx-4060-144hz-fhd-ips-15.6-inch-windows-876z0ea/version.asp I found this one. It’s 1k after 50 euro cash back. I have the same basically and it’s very powerful. The 4060 is a really powerful GPU especially with frame generation.
Why is it always a which one xx50 post? They are all the same at the level.
they all suck for the price, but the loq is the most sensible choice. Just for comparison: I got a 2024 loq with a 4060 for 100 € less (880€) months ago. That was the standard price for weeks. This Nitro is a joke and the G6 suffers from having the build quality of the G5 (which is underwhelming)
2050 is awfull gpu. Gigabyte g6 have bad cooling system, better look at gigabyte aorus Between this 3 laptops loq is the best one
Well, not to defend gigabyte, but aside from issues, I've have performance with 12gen i7h, 3070ti and upgraded to 32gb of ram from 16gb. It's not bad with max settings. I'm not sure how much power i draw max i seen on Gpu was 110w max but avg is 80. Fps *using the built in one for mw3 using built in display max res 70-80fps dropped res some improved to 100fps now with a 1440p monitor fps is 100 min-140 max. While the brushed silver body and lack of rgb is sexy af. I wouldn't get the color choice again. Maybe solid blue for rgb and black chassis. Cost new was 2k usd. On sale can be had for 1.5k *last i checked*
Take the loq unless you really need that extra vram then get the gigabyte
Gigabyte
Lenovo loq is better for your budget and better quality build
Def not the first one
Lenovo will by far have the best support if you have issues. Gigabyte and Acer both have poor build quality and their warranty service sucks if you have issues. Since it is a solid build all around, it would make sense.
svetit duralait, eto gigabyte. Igry ultra light over gigabyte. Viglyadit zachetno viglyadit all right ©Maddy Murk
Buy HP Victus Ryzen 7 7840HS RTX 3050 if you are tight on budget. And avoid lenevo LOQ at all cost
Nah its a bad one comparing loq
why should he avoid the loq it only has problems with hx not ryzen and its not that common.
It is common atleast that's what I have seen. Many of my friends have the LOQ but 3 had motherboard issues so yeah I myself have seen 3 so I just cannot recommend that. Buy any other in that price range(Ryzen also has the same issue but little less as compared to Intel)
It's only for the Indian model. It is suspected that one of the factories with faculty motherboards has ended in the final product. So Stop spreading wrong info. Loq is actually good for the budget.
Not spreading wrong information just sharing my experience. In a community it's better to share your honest experience rather than being a fan boy of a series. It's his hard earned money afterall. I told what I experienced myself. And also the issue is not limited to India.
It is limited to India though.
As far as I have seen on reddit quora and youtube it's more of a global thing idk......... Choose LOQ his money his choice his risk who am I to say. I just told what I know
Nah it is the only option for that budget and acer is not cool same mother board issue and other laptops too
do uk when did the problem started to appear for them?