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rruff
03-12-2021 at 07:15 AM.
03-12-2021 at 07:15 AM.
Quote from pipinghotpizza :
Is there any reason to have a gaming laptop if you don't game? It seems nearly all the deals are on gaming laptops, but I really don't think I need a beefy graphics card. or is it not going to hurt anything to have one and maybe brings better performance to video watching etc?
It won't help videos. The iGPU will be used for that.

You do seem to get more for your money with a gaming laptop... especially when you consider how expensive desktop cards are now. I'd look at higher end business laptops and see what you can get.

A gaming laptop will be:

1) Heavier and thicker
2) Battery life will probably be poor

But if you don't need much portability...

On the plus side, you can use the GPU to mine ether!
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hoddy4
03-12-2021 at 09:01 AM.
03-12-2021 at 09:01 AM.
Quote from pipinghotpizza :
Is there any reason to have a gaming laptop if you don't game? It seems nearly all the deals are on gaming laptops, but I really don't think I need a beefy graphics card. or is it not going to hurt anything to have one and maybe brings better performance to video watching etc?
Virtual reality if you are going to use something like Oculus Link or Virtual Desktopc
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03-12-2021 at 10:05 AM.
03-12-2021 at 10:05 AM.
I would hold off and wait for the Nvidia 4000 series GPUS at this point.
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Meucanario
03-12-2021 at 01:17 PM.
03-12-2021 at 01:17 PM.
Quote from BlockofWood :
TUF Dash 15 is bottlenecked in games by a 4-core intel cpu. It scores unusually low for a 3070 even for a low power version. Hardware Canucks found the GPU utilization in gaming is on average 92%. Loses 8-10% of the gpu performance from CPU bottlenecking whereas the 6 cores in this MSI doesn't.

I canceled my order for the Asus TUF since the 3070 in there is so bottlenecked it falls to 2060 (115w) levels of performance in some cases. Trying to decide between a ASUS zephyrus g15 and a Lenovo legion 5. There are a lot of good deals on MSI ones now too but 17" is too big for me.

When you find please let me know too! Same search 🔍! waiting for good gaming laptops or premium under 2000
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flashesbuck
03-12-2021 at 03:10 PM.
03-12-2021 at 03:10 PM.
Just received the laptop... Happy with the hashrate, its a nice upgrade from the 2060 in the Omen. Still setting it up for daily use. I still don't think it's worth it for just mining. The ROI is like 10 months. Although given what the current price is for a full size GPU, this isnt THAT bad.
https://imgur.com/inR8LsN

Edit: this laptop also stays much cooler. I am noticing I can let the fans stay on auto and they spin down a bit to maintain 70°C or kick them up to high and it will be steady around 65~70°C
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Sasayono
03-12-2021 at 03:28 PM.
03-12-2021 at 03:28 PM.
Quote from DontBreakMy20 :
Looks good. If only it was more neutral like xps17 for people who may use it for productivity too.

I agree the 17 inch xps is definitely professional looking yet packs a punch when it comes to gaming.
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03-12-2021 at 04:30 PM.
03-12-2021 at 04:30 PM.
Quote from flashesbuck :
Just received the laptop... Happy with the hashrate, its a nice upgrade from the 2060 in the Omen. Still setting it up for daily use. I still don't think it's worth it for just mining. The ROI is like 10 months. Although given what the current price is for a full size GPU, this isnt THAT bad.
https://imgur.com/inR8LsN

Edit: this laptop also stays much cooler. I am noticing I can let the fans stay on auto and they spin down a bit to maintain 70°C or kick them up to high and it will be steady around 65~70°C
Are you using this laptop that is posted here? Based on the photo under device it says 2070, but the costco model here is a 3060. Im interested to see the hashrate of the 3060 laptop variant, and wanna know if it has the hashrate limiter on the laptop variant. My friend's 3070 msi ge76 i think is the model number, can output 65mh/s on ether with a solid 60 degrees temp which looks much better than this one. LMK your stats if you have the 3060 one. Also have you tried ether? With the right settings aka core clocks down and memory as high as possible stable, i'd like to see the speeds going for that
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flashesbuck
03-12-2021 at 04:40 PM.
03-12-2021 at 04:40 PM.
Quote from flashesbuck :
Just received the laptop... Happy with the hashrate, its a nice upgrade from the 2060 in the Omen. Still setting it up for daily use. I still don't think it's worth it for just mining. The ROI is like 10 months. Although given what the current price is for a full size GPU, this isnt THAT bad.
https://imgur.com/inR8LsN

Edit: this laptop also stays much cooler. I am noticing I can let the fans stay on auto and they spin down a bit to maintain 70°C or kick them up to high and it will be steady around 65~70°C
Yep wrong post.... sory its the other MSI laptop that is posted here.
Shoot Now i need to move this post!Mad
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sdslickr
03-12-2021 at 04:42 PM.
03-12-2021 at 04:42 PM.
Quote from pipinghotpizza :
Is there any reason to have a gaming laptop if you don't game? It seems nearly all the deals are on gaming laptops, but I really don't think I need a beefy graphics card. or is it not going to hurt anything to have one and maybe brings better performance to video watching etc?
Certainly for some.

I went from a self-built desktop to a laptop last year thinking my gaming days were long over:
I5-3570K/GTX1060 --> I5-10210U/UHD 620 (Dell Inspiron 7000)

Now looking to beef up graphics because Google Maps 3D view is way laggy and keeps crashing. Not that I stare at maps all day but it's just irritating whenever I need to, for instance, check out vacation spots.

Edit: 3D maps in 4K
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CosmologicalConstant
03-13-2021 at 07:38 AM.
03-13-2021 at 07:38 AM.
Quote from pakboi :
Not on sale but new model.

https://www.costco.com/msi-gf75-t...36982.html
If this wasn't a crippled 3060, I would have seriously considered it for its portability and incredible 4.85 lbs weight.
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CosmologicalConstant
03-13-2021 at 07:42 AM.
03-13-2021 at 07:42 AM.
Quote from flashesbuck :
Just received the laptop... Happy with the hashrate, its a nice upgrade from the 2060 in the Omen. Still setting it up for daily use. I still don't think it's worth it for just mining. The ROI is like 10 months. Although given what the current price is for a full size GPU, this isnt THAT bad.
https://imgur.com/inR8LsN

Edit: this laptop also stays much cooler. I am noticing I can let the fans stay on auto and they spin down a bit to maintain 70°C or kick them up to high and it will be steady around 65~70°C
why did you get this laptop over the one in the link below that is $100 less and has a full capacity115W RTX 2070? Also, how its it's durability. I assume being 1 lbs less in weight was a big factor? Anything else?

https://www.costco.com/msi-ge75-r...84982.html
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03-13-2021 at 07:45 AM.
03-13-2021 at 07:45 AM.
Quote from DontBreakMy20 :
Lots of comments here on my input regarding appearing professional. My point was that some of us are in professional environments where we have clients coming in. If you are in the office at a start up, great, your co-workers will probably think you are super cool. My 60+ year old clients probably wouldn't think that when they see my giant 17" gaming laptop with lights and exhaust fans. To each is own but I'd rather keep my laptop neutral. Anyways I decided to go with xps 17 and rtx 2060.
I think your clients are going to be more confident in the abilities of a person who is confident about his computer rather than one who buys a computer based on how he thinks, what the clients would think, of it.

You may have deep undiscovered psychological problems based on the way of your thinking.
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CosmologicalConstant
03-13-2021 at 07:50 AM.
03-13-2021 at 07:50 AM.
Quote from mischlep :
This is the view of the laptop with the lid opened [ca-richimage.com]. Aside from the red shield logo, there isn't anything there that really screams "I play games on it!", aside from maybe the RGB backlighting on the keyboard, which can easily be disabled.
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CosmologicalConstant
03-13-2021 at 07:57 AM.
03-13-2021 at 07:57 AM.
Quote from rruff :
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.

I already made a comparison earlier in this thread... and I'll add the 2070S

3060@60W= 94%
2060@115W= 100%
2070@115W= 110%
3060@115W= 115%
2070S@115W= 120%
Quote from atoneapone :
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.
When I inquired about the $1,300 MSI "GF75 Thin Gaming Laptop" RTX 3060 GPU the MSI chat rep said that "It has a 75W TGP and a 45W TDP".

What's the difference between "TGP" and "TDP"? And, isn't the minimum on the RTX3060 60 watts and not 45 watts? If it does go down to 45 watts, can you update your table to include this version so we know its relative standing. If on your table it is 90%, then it wouldn't be so bad to pay $100 more for this laptop that the one in the COSTCO deal because you are getting a laptop that runs cooler, is under 5lbs and materially longer battery life. I don't know about the quality-build on this laptop. Do you know?
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CosmologicalConstant
03-13-2021 at 08:15 AM.
03-13-2021 at 08:15 AM.
Quote from pakboi :
Not on sale but new model.

https://www.costco.com/msi-gf75-t...36982.html
Aren't the specifications the same as the one sold by Amazon for the same price? What am I missing? If its the same specs, it doesn't make sense that Costco couldn't offer a lower price than even Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SWJT5Q2?
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