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I'll say it again. You can undervolt the processor a good amount: I boosted my 6 core performance 29%, and it runs cooler. You can basically make it as good as a Ryzen (or better) with no risk to hardware. You have total freedom to manipulate power, temperature, and noise to your liking. For instance it runs just as fast at 35W as it did at 45W stock. If I max out the fans and CPU I can run at ~68W and 91C and 4.3MHz on all cores forever.
Undervolting is locked out of most 10th gen CPUs, but MSI allows it. You need to enable it in the bios, and then use Throttlestop. Ryzen processors can't be undervolted. 4th time I've linked in this thread? https://www.techpowerup I'd never done anything like this before. It wasn't hard. |
I'm probably going to stick with MSI. Asus is faster and runs cooler, so it's a win, right? But MSI has more premium finish, brighter display, better keyboard, full RGB keyboard compared to zone RGB in ASUS, way more powerful speakers with added subwoofers, more ports, webcam, SD card slot, better management software ( I prefer MSI Dragon to Asus ROG center), smaller, lighter, cheaper and extra year of warranty.
Plus MSI BIOS allows undervolting and ASUS locked this in the July BIOS upgrade. What ASUS does have in its favor is ability to set Nvidia GPU as the primary card, which adds another 2% to performance. MSI only has Optimus, which means video signal to laptop display always goes through Intel GPU even if Nvidia is running the show. I'd say if you want raw graphics power, go with ASUS, no question. But if you want a better overall laptop, MSI GE75 Costco deal is the winner. |
I just played with this at my local Costco. I didn't pull the trigger on the spot, but it seemed like they had plenty of them in stock in my store. My quick 5-10 minute impressions are below, but note, my Costco apparently doesn't connect any of their laptops to their internal wifi, so I couldn't even open google images or watch youtube to determine picture quality.
Screen - My biggest question is still how many nits does this goes up to. In store, it definitely felt more than 300 (my current laptop is around 250 nits, and I could tell this one was way brighter). Matte display on this was perfect to drown out the harsh factory lights in costco. Resolution of 1080p was fine, but I really wish it was 1440p. I have pretty good eye sight, and the text and icons felt a little too big for me (yes, I set the scaling to 100% on the demo unit). There were some stock pictures in the "photos" app that I looked at, and to be honest, colors looked pretty damn good, ESPECIALLY for viewing inside a damn harsh lit giant warehouse.Couldn't tell if there's backlight bleed on the demo unit, since you know, I can't request my costco to turn all lights off in the entire warehouse lol. I couldn't quite figure out how to view the LCD panel model number to google it once I got home (I tried device manager but couldn't see a specific model). Keyboard - pretty cool seeing the RGB in person. The demo unit wasn't allowed to open dragon center (I clicked the icon, wouldn't open), so I couldn't really play around with colors too much (other than the HARDWARE button on top right of keyboard that flips a couple color modes). Windows key on the right of the space bar kept throwing me off, just muscle memory for me to click it on the left. This was a major annoyance for me honestly. Keys actually felt good IMO, travel was very nice. Font is a little "gamery". Yes, I toggled the hardware "max fan" button while playing with the demo unit, had to rev up that engine lol Touchpad - Actually not bad, I was very surprised. I kept reading it's plastic (which it is), but it felt way smoother than my plastic Dell Inspiron one. Pretty smooth gliding, even on a germ infested demo unit that probably has been used and abused by people at Costco walking around eating the chicken bake rolls. Red accent around the touchpad is kind of wack, but in terms of touchpad, I was pleased. Physical keys under touchpad felt firm, solid clicking (unlike my dell latitude from work that's soft and mushy). Build - Deff a tank IMO. Not extremely "T H I C C", but deff aint a macbook. Felt very solid, especially when closed. It's quite heavy (I tried picking the demo unit up as much as it would allow with the security wire), and I could deff tell it's hefty. Granted, you guys are all aware of this... Physical size isn't what I'd consider the standard, giant 17 inch laptop. It actually appeared a little bigger than a 15 inch laptop, but not a "17 inch laptop" so that was nice. Hinges - I actually enjoyed the "stiff" feel of the hinge when opening and closing the laptop, it made the laptop feel sturdier to me. Don't know if that's squeezing the crap out of the LCD display or not, but the hinges being this "stiff" felt GOOD to me. OS "Snappiness" - Moot point, since this demo unit was literally tied to a demo setting where I couldn't even open dragon center. Also, I looked at task manager, it has been on for over 10 days straight... Plus, since it's not on wifi, I guarantee you it wasn't up to date with latest drivers AND windows updates. Kind of a shame really, I hate seeing this type of beastly hardware neglected like that. There was some constant demo playing on the laptop, that when I viewed task manager, was literally using the cpu at 45%. Overall feel - I didn't pull the trigger, but it's very tempting. I did confirm there's a "tamper seal" on the bottom of the laptop over a screw, so that's still something I'm concerned about (updating hardware aka breaking the seal, and god forbid having to return for a different issue and being given a hard time since you "opened" it). This would be my first "gamery" laptop, so I understand what comes with that. You can't expect macbook thinness and tolerance (tight seems, fit and finish), but I can't imagine how beastly this would be if you actually buy it, do all windows and driver updates, and even upgrade the RAM and SSD. Overall 5-10 minute demo in store, I'd say 4 out of 5 stars. Leaving out a star since I still don't know how the brightness and color of the display is in a normal bedroom setting and not a giant warehouse show floor. |
There is no such thing as "standard wattage" for 3000 series cards. 2000 series had MaxQ and "everything else" which narrowed it down a little.
---- 3000 series cards have an optional feature whereby they can boost to a higher power level if the CPU demand is low. For instance the max on a 3060 is 115W-130W, where that extra 15W is the extra boost. When RTX 2060 115 watts is used as a base (100%) for comparison: 3060@60W= 94% 3060@75 W = 100% (inserted by RussianBytes for MSI "GF75 Thin Gaming Laptop" RTX 3060 GPU for $1300 at COSTCO) 2060@115W= 100% 3060@90 W = 105% (75 Base Watts+15 watts boost, (inserted by RussianBytes MSI "GF75 Thin Gaming Laptop" RTX 3060 GPU, $1300 COSTCO) 2070@115W= 110% (inserted by RussianBytes for MSI "GE75 Gaming Laptop" RTX 2070 for $1,200 at COSTCO) 2060@115 watts AND further undervolting and overclocking: 110% 3060@115W= 115% 3070@ 90W = 115% (per joon82) 2070S@115W= 120% ("S" stands for the "SUPER" version of the RTX 2070) |
Good information in this thread to compare RTX 2000/ 3000 GPUs. So the 2070S is the only 2000 gpu that rivals a full 3060.
I also found this site that compares GPUs with TDP power. But they left out the lower powered 60w and 80w RTX 3060. I'm guessing they could range to anything between a RTX 2060 90w and RTX 2070, depending on a specific game/resolution, & benchmarks. https://laptopmedia.com/us/top-la...s-ranking/ |
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Undervolting is locked out of most 10th gen CPUs, but MSI allows it. You need to enable it in the bios, and then use Throttlestop. Ryzen processors can't be undervolted.
4th time I've linked in this thread? https://www.techpowerup
I'd never done anything like this before. It wasn't hard.
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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer...6428255.
And, what about this Asus RTX 2070 for $1300
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Asus-R...921522949?
Which would YOU get?
The Asus you linked is only 15.6". The 17.3" Acer predator gpu might not perform as well as the the Legion5 @$950,or the rtx2060 in the $1100 MSI ge75.
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The major cons:
- on these thin 17.3" laptops are their physical durability, so you don't want to drop these, sit on them, or pound on the keys very hard, and the hinges are already known to be average.. They are best kept on a desk like a desktop replacement, even though it is reasonably small and portable at 15.7" wide dimension. It won't fit into a backpack as easily as a 14.2" wide smaller 15.6" screen laptop. And too much squeezing in a backpack may damage it in transport.
I actually prefer the 15.6" laptops for this reason. But 17.3" having more space may dissipate heat better in games. It's always tradeoffs with these machines.
-And price at $1200 is good but 6months later may not seem as good since it may be better to buy a desktop with full Rtx 3070 instead of a desktop replacement laptop like this.---a good reason why most SD people would rather spend under $950-1100, for 2060/2070 choices.
So If spending ≥ $1200, then you have to weight out the choices:Rtx 30 laptops, Rtx 30 desktop , or settle for rtx2070 laptop like this, or save some $$ by downgrading to rtx2060.
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Sorry if this post is confusing and arguing to buy it and not to buy it, but no one said buying a $1000+ gaming laptop is easy for everyone esp for budget conscious buyers..
I now have a really nice Omen Laptop with a 2060 for sale!
I think 7200 rpm drives are available, but rare in laptops. It is the secondary drive. You could always swap out with another SSD and sell it on eBay
A guy earlier in this forum linked to a website that stated a very impressive 450ish brightness level, while from reading / watching older YouTube videos, it's low 300.
Anyone have any accurate feedback, from this exact Costco model?
$929 after rebate for the one in this link
https://slickdeals.net/f/14883610-929-after-100-rebate-gigabyte-aorus-7-17-3-144-hz-i7-10750h-geforce-rtx-2060-16-gb-memory-512-gb-ssd-gaming-laptop-aorus-7-kb-7us1130sh?v=1
$1100 when on Sale for the Costco MSI RTX 2060 115W
https://www.costco.com/msi-ge75-r...68605.html
$1200 sale price on March 10 for the MSI 2070 RTX 115W
https://www.costco.com/msi-ge75-r...84982.html
($1200 to $1300???) Newegg Shell Shocker Price tomorrow for ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2020) RTX 2070 (is it 115 watts?)
https://www.newegg.com/ROG-Strix-...34-235-461
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I think the focus should be a 17.3" laptop, period. Given this constraint, what would be the best choices? I tried to narrow things down:
1) The MSI Raider in this thread for $1200 (2070 GTX) 115W for GPU
2) The MSI Raider 2060 GTX 115W for GPU that is currently $1399 but will be back at $1100 at Costco (identical to the deal in this thread other than the card)
https://www.costco.com/msi-ge75-r...68605.html
3) Lenovo Legion 5 with 2060 GTX for $1100 (512 GB SSD) (how many watts, quality of screen? - see link below)
4) Lenovo Legion 5 with 2060 GTX for $1200 (256 GB SSD + 1TD HDD) (how many watts, quality of screen? - see link below)
https://slickdeals.net/f/14887162-1099-lenovo-legion-5-17-3-intel-core-i7-10750h-geforce-rtx-2060-16-gb-ddr4-512-gb-ssd-gaming-laptop-notebook?
Will appreciate the feedback. Thanks!
Link to the 17.3" Legion 5 for $950?
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Undervolting is locked out of most 10th gen CPUs, but MSI allows it. You need to enable it in the bios, and then use Throttlestop. Ryzen processors can't be undervolted.
4th time I've linked in this thread? https://www.techpowerup
I'd never done anything like this before. It wasn't hard.
Undervolting is locked out of most 10th gen CPUs, but MSI allows it. You need to enable it in the bios, and then use Throttlestop. Ryzen processors can't be undervolted.
4th time I've linked in this thread? https://www.techpowerup
I'd never done anything like this before. It wasn't hard.
1. OK im down for one...
2. I now have a really nice Omen Laptop with a 2060 for sale!
2. I can't see how a big change from the 2060. At best, the GPU performance will increase by 10%. That's not, in my opinion, significant to get a new laptop.
So you cannot see any of these special characters as they stay dark and unlit.
Only a stupid, imbecile and cheap manufacturer like MSI will design such a horrible and irritating keyboard.
I did not like using this laptop that I returned it to Costco.
I really think that MSI is very stupid....they ruined this laptop.
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So, as an example, and someone will have to correct me, if I am wrong, a 2070 with 115 watts may have the same performance as a 3060 with 60 watts.
Therefore, when you buy a laptop, always find out the the watts assigned to the GPU. Otherwise you could be overpaying for a 3060 by getting the performance of a 2060 or 2070 due to wattage limitation on the 3060.