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expiredSuryasis posted Feb 2, 2021 1:56 PM

Gigabyte A5 K1 Laptop Pre-Order: Ryzen R7-5800H, 15.6" 240Hz, RTX 3060 Max-P

$1,260

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GenTechPC has Gigabyte A5 K1 Gaming Laptop Pre-Order (K1-BUS2130SH) for $1260.06 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Steps:
  1. Click here then click on Build Yours
  2. Under 2021 New Year Sale 1:, select one of the below options (+$0.01)
    • GELID GC-Extreme on CPU/GPU
    • IC Diamond on CPU/GPU
    • Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra on CPU/ IC Diamond on GPU
    • Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU/ Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut GPU
    • Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut on CPU/GPU
    • Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU/ IC Diamond on GPU
  3. Under 2021 New Year Sale 2:, select Free 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty (+$0.01)
  4. Under 2021 New Year Sale 4:, select Fujipoly Ultra Extreme Thermal Pads on necessary area for optimal cooling performance (+$0.01)
  5. Click on add to cart
  6. Apply coupon code CASH for a final price of $1260.06 + free shipping
Specs
  • AMD Ryzen R7-5800H 8-Core Processor
  • 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 240hz IPS-Level Display
  • 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Memory
  • 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD
  • NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 Max-P
    • 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2
    • 1x Thunderbolt 3 Type-C USB 3.1
    • 2x DisplayPort 1.4 Type-C USB 3.1
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Intel WiFi 6 AX200 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

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GenTechPC has Gigabyte A5 K1 Gaming Laptop Pre-Order (K1-BUS2130SH) for $1260.06 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Steps:
  1. Click here then click on Build Yours
  2. Under 2021 New Year Sale 1:, select one of the below options (+$0.01)
    • GELID GC-Extreme on CPU/GPU
    • IC Diamond on CPU/GPU
    • Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra on CPU/ IC Diamond on GPU
    • Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU/ Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut GPU
    • Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut on CPU/GPU
    • Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU/ IC Diamond on GPU
  3. Under 2021 New Year Sale 2:, select Free 30 Day No Dead Pixel Warranty (+$0.01)
  4. Under 2021 New Year Sale 4:, select Fujipoly Ultra Extreme Thermal Pads on necessary area for optimal cooling performance (+$0.01)
  5. Click on add to cart
  6. Apply coupon code CASH for a final price of $1260.06 + free shipping
Specs
  • AMD Ryzen R7-5800H 8-Core Processor
  • 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 240hz IPS-Level Display
  • 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Memory
  • 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD
  • NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 Max-P
    • 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2
    • 1x Thunderbolt 3 Type-C USB 3.1
    • 2x DisplayPort 1.4 Type-C USB 3.1
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Intel WiFi 6 AX200 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional information & offer discussion.

Original Post

Written by Suryasis

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Rancord32
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I ordered my current computer from this company. Had to RMA it within the first month due to motherboard failure, but it works well enough now. Three points I'll note:

1. Horrible customer service. The owner, Ken, seems to just run everything himself. He is not cordial, or prompt in his responses (often had to email 2-3x before a response). He falsely advertised a fingerprint reader in my current laptop, and when I said it doesn't have one, his response was essentially, "oops, typo."

2. It took over a month to get my computer when there were not parts shortages. Expect to wait a while even once this computer becomes available.

3. I tried using the cash discount and paying by CC last time. The order went through, but Ken contacted me asking, "so you're going to send me a wire transfer or money order?" even though I had clearly already paid, and forced me to cancel my order and re-order.

Edit: This is all to say, while not the ABSOLUTE worst experience one could have, I'd be pretty hesitant to order from GenTech again.
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YouDealWithThat
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I have been wanting a Ryzen, but since the Tyzen is here, I might bite 😏
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viper51989
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You're going to leave your personal gaming laptop on 24/7? I would barely consider doing this with my 3080 desktop, and I have the coolest running card and case you can buy. You're going to shorten the lifespan of something, inevitably. For me, it would just be the gpu fan in all likelihood if the psu is operating at less than 50-60%. But still, barely worth it imo, even at these all time highs.

Pros don't do this on a small scale basis for a reason. They do it on rigs with multiple GPUs per motherboard. They just care about yields, not the longevity/condition of the parts. If you're going to be using this laptop for personal use + maybe even some business, mining on it for the entirety of the time it's not in use otherwise maybe isn't the best idea...
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Feb 4, 2021 4:11 AM
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lentimanFeb 4, 2021 4:11 AM
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In for one. Son is trying to crank out content on Premiere Pro. His 3yo Omen 15 is no longer cutting it. 3 years isn't TOO short to keep a good laptop, is it?
Feb 4, 2021 6:00 AM
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adit07Feb 4, 2021 6:00 AM
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Quote from Suryasis :
It's definitely not 80W as no Max-p version operates on that frequency.
Nvidia has officially dropped the max-p and max-q branding from the 3000 series lineup.. which now leaves the OEM to call it what they want even though now it is misleading. Lets see what power limits qualify for Gigabyte as max-p
Feb 4, 2021 12:48 PM
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atoneaponeFeb 4, 2021 12:48 PM
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Quote from SmartBorder110 :
can someone please help me
Should I buy this one
or lenovo legion 7 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lenovo.../390550133
It comes down to whether you can wait a little longer...If you need now right away then get last gen laptops.
If you can wait just 1 or 2 months, maybe longer, then $1400+ may be able to score you an rtx 3070 maxq (or p?) either Intel or Ryzen5800h.
This pre-order deal also requires waiting a month or longer (I'm guessing)...3060 maxp ---not sure how it compares to 3070...(but initial reviews showed 3070 not much faster than 2070, since mobile gpus are much different from desktop versions, maybe 3060 max p is between a 2070 maxq and 2070 super)
Last edited by atoneapone February 4, 2021 at 04:57 AM.
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Feb 4, 2021 1:05 PM
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SmartBorder110Feb 4, 2021 1:05 PM
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Quote from atoneapone :
It comes down to whether you can wait a little longer...If you need now right away then get last gen laptops.
If you can wait just 1 or 2 months, maybe longer, then $1400+ may be able to score you an rtx 3070 maxq (or p?) either Intel or Ryzen5800h.
This pre-order deal also requires waiting a month or longer (I'm guessing)...3060 maxp ---not sure how it compares to 3070...(but initial reviews showed 3070 not much faster than 2070, since mobile gpus are much different from desktop versions, maybe 3060 max p is between a 2070 maxq and 2070 super)
thank you for replying
Feb 4, 2021 1:08 PM
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themoleculomanFeb 4, 2021 1:08 PM
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Quote from lentiman :
In for one. Son is trying to crank out content on Premiere Pro. His 3yo Omen 15 is no longer cutting it. 3 years isn't TOO short to keep a good laptop, is it?
Refresh every year and a half. Sell the old one on eBay/Craigslist. Treat it like a lease situation where you are really renting it for $10-15/month. Desktop PC's you can wait every 3-4 years, but laptops lose performance/value much faster. Price you can sell for typically drops faster after year 1 before steadying around year 3.
Last edited by themoleculoman February 4, 2021 at 05:17 AM.
Feb 4, 2021 2:23 PM
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ktran7Feb 4, 2021 2:23 PM
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*1x USB 2.0 Type-A

sigh
Feb 4, 2021 3:01 PM
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greenmanateeFeb 4, 2021 3:01 PM
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Quote from atoneapone :
It comes down to whether you can wait a little longer...If you need now right away then get last gen laptops.
If you can wait just 1 or 2 months, maybe longer, then $1400+ may be able to score you an rtx 3070 maxq (or p?) either Intel or Ryzen5800h.
This pre-order deal also requires waiting a month or longer (I'm guessing)...3060 maxp ---not sure how it compares to 3070...(but initial reviews showed 3070 not much faster than 2070, since mobile gpus are much different from desktop versions, maybe 3060 max p is between a 2070 maxq and 2070 super)
There is literally a 3070 max p version of this laptop available on this same site right now for $1560. That's the one I bought. When I emailed they said it would be ~2 weeks to ship that, in fact, faster than the 3060 one it seems - possibly because fewer of you are buying it Stick Out Tongue

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Feb 4, 2021 3:03 PM
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greenmanateeFeb 4, 2021 3:03 PM
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Quote from ktran7 :
*1x USB 2.0 Type-A

sigh
It's not accurate. The site description has "USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C". Pretty sure all the ports should be up to date because why wouldn't you do that 🤔
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SuryasisFeb 4, 2021 3:19 PM
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Quote from greenmanatee :
It's not accurate. The site description has "USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C". Pretty sure all the ports should be up to date because why wouldn't you do that 🤔
What the hell are you talking about? It does have a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port but why does that not mean that it won't have a USB 2.0 port? Even Gigabyte's official store says that it has USB 2.0. Don't give your lame points to justify your lame claims.
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atoneaponeFeb 4, 2021 4:44 PM
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Quote from greenmanatee :
There is literally a 3070 max p version of this laptop available on this same site right now for $1560. That's the one I bought. When I emailed they said it would be ~2 weeks to ship that, in fact, faster than the 3060 one it seems - possibly because fewer of you are buying it Stick Out Tongue
Nice. Sounds like one of the best rtx 3070 deals so far. I can't image prices being that much better than that even during the holidays--maybe $1300 at best in December. Even the OP's RTX 3060 deal is also a solid deal!. Might only come down $200 by end of the year for $1050 to $1150 from other brands.(on average Rtx 3060 will have 10-30 FPS improvement over Rtx 2060)
The only con is not having a higher rez 1440p screen, but that's nitpicking.
Last edited by atoneapone February 5, 2021 at 09:34 AM.
Feb 4, 2021 6:12 PM
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BlueTerrier4148Feb 4, 2021 6:12 PM
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Does anyone know if these laptops are just going with 2 heat pipes?
Feb 4, 2021 6:44 PM
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greenmanateeFeb 4, 2021 6:44 PM
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Quote from Suryasis :
What the hell are you talking about? It does have a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port but why does that not mean that it won't have a USB 2.0 port? Even Gigabyte's official store says that it has USB 2.0. Don't give your lame points to justify your lame claims.
Yeah I didn't spend enough time to figure out their context - I figured they were just saying the pc only has usb 2.0 ports. It looks like it does have one, and two USB 3 ports, which is what I'd expect and the point I was intending to make - there's no chance a brand new machine would ship without *any* usb 3 ports, though they could still of course include usb 2 ports in addition, which is exactly what this machine does.

Ports: 1x USB 3.0 (Type C) | 2x USB 3.0 (Type-A) | 1x USB 2.0 (Type A) | HDMI | Rj- 45 Ethernet Jack | Mini-DisplayPort | 1x Micro SD Card Reader | 1x 3.5 mm Audio in jack, 1x 3.5 mm Audio Out Jack
Feb 4, 2021 6:49 PM
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greenmanateeFeb 4, 2021 6:49 PM
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Quote from Suryasis :
It's definitely not 80W as no Max-p version operates on that frequency.
From this it looks like that's exactly what a rtx 3060 TGP might be https://videocardz.com/newz/there...aptop-gpus

Max q is anywhere from 60-70, and max p anywhere from 80-115
Last edited by greenmanatee February 4, 2021 at 10:52 AM.
Feb 4, 2021 7:23 PM
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iwanttobuystuffFeb 4, 2021 7:23 PM
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Anybody order this with the CASH coupon but pay by credit card?
It says the coupon only applies if we pay by check or wire transfer.

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Feb 4, 2021 7:46 PM
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lentimanFeb 4, 2021 7:46 PM
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Quote from iwanttobuystuff :
Anybody order this with the CASH coupon but pay by credit card?
It says the coupon only applies if we pay by check or wire transfer.
I paid by VISA using the CASH coupon without any issues. There is no way that I'd buy this using cash. CC protections are too important for $38.

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