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expiredmanngc posted Dec 3, 2022 3:05 PM
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 Laptop: 15.6" 120Hz, Ryzen 5 5600H, 8GB RAM, RTX 3050 Ti
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Best Buy via eBay has Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" Laptop (Shadow Black, 82K201XCUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free
Best Buy has Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" Laptop (Shadow Black, 82K201XCUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free or select free store / curbside pickup where available.
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Best Buy has Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" Laptop (Shadow Black, 82K201XCUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free or select free store / curbside pickup where available.
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Product Details:
- 15.6:" 1920x1080 Full HD 120Hz IPS display
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 3.30 GHz 6-Core / 12 Thread Processor
- 8GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
- 256GB PCIe M.2 NVMe TLC Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB Graphics Card
- 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth
- Backlit Keyboard (white LEDs)
- 720p front-facing webcam w/ privacy shutter
- Windows 11 Home
- 3-cell lithium-ion battery
- Weight: 4.95 lbs.
- Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Type A
- 1x USB 3.2 Type C
- 1x HDMI
- Headphone / mic combo jack
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Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- This deal is $350 off (39% savings) the listed retail price of $899.99.
- See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
- Ratings & Reviews:
- Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 100 Best Buy customer reviews.
- About this store:
- Best Buy via eBay offers 30 day returns. Buyer pays return shipping.
- Extended Holiday Return Period: When purchased now through 12/31/2022, you can return this item anytime until 1/14/2023.
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Best Buy via eBay has Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" Laptop (Shadow Black, 82K201XCUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free
Best Buy has Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" Laptop (Shadow Black, 82K201XCUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free or select free store / curbside pickup where available.
Thanks to community member manngc for finding this deal.
Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Product Details:
Best Buy has Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" Laptop (Shadow Black, 82K201XCUS) on sale for $549.99. Shipping is free or select free store / curbside pickup where available.
Thanks to community member manngc for finding this deal.
Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Product Details:
- 15.6:" 1920x1080 Full HD 120Hz IPS display
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 3.30 GHz 6-Core / 12 Thread Processor
- 8GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
- 256GB PCIe M.2 NVMe TLC Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB Graphics Card
- 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth
- Backlit Keyboard (white LEDs)
- 720p front-facing webcam w/ privacy shutter
- Windows 11 Home
- 3-cell lithium-ion battery
- Weight: 4.95 lbs.
- Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Type A
- 1x USB 3.2 Type C
- 1x HDMI
- Headphone / mic combo jack
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- This deal is $350 off (39% savings) the listed retail price of $899.99.
- See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
- Ratings & Reviews:
- Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 100 Best Buy customer reviews.
- About this store:
- Best Buy via eBay offers 30 day returns. Buyer pays return shipping.
- Extended Holiday Return Period: When purchased now through 12/31/2022, you can return this item anytime until 1/14/2023.
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Model: Lenovo - Ideapad Gaming 3 15.6" FHD Laptop - Ryzen 5 5600H - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Shadow Black
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The included 8GB (1x8GB , 1Rx16) ram is throw away, you will need to upgrade just to launch some games as the iGPU shares 2GB of you included 8GB and 6GB is simply not enough these days.
I suggest this 32GB (2x16GB , 2Rx8) kit from Timetec :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098TYN...ct_de
The stock SSD is a 2242 size which can be upgraded. Used models from SK Hynix are good, there are also new options from Sabrent.
Inside the box lenovo includes the 2.5" SSD adapter to add an additional SSD.2.5" I installed a sapre drive I had laying around and the process was fairly easy. You can also add an addition 2280 / 2242 / 2230 NVMe SSD in place of the 2.5" SSD but you will need to supply a m.2 standoff.
I used this kit :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FY8C...ct_de
I haven't run into any issues with the power brick throttling but others have, you can find compatible 170w models for around $25.
Lenovo Vantage allows for power / fan profiles and even a bit of overclocking on the GPU. ALT + Q allows you to switch power profiles on the fly. In performance mode with the OC maxed out, this laptop clocked in benchmarks on par with the fastest 3050ti models around.
Fans are a bit loud but temps are decent, I re-pasted with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaught and only dropped a degree or two so it's not worth doing IMO.
For the price you probably wont get anything better anytime soon. Highly Recommended.
FYI, you don't need the $70 170W charger to fix the battery drain issue, any 170W slim tip Lenovo charger is compatible. I got one for $20 used on fleabay and it solved the issue. Also a brand new Silicon Power 8GB stick of RAM goes for about $20 on Amazon. Really worth the ~$40 extra
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I'm seeing nothing mentioning that and this review:
How isnt the RTX 3050ti able to run my game at anything above 1920-1080. I had an older razer with an gtx 1660ti, that was able to push above that. Dont buy if playing to play on monitor. The hdmi port isnt connected to the gpu. Waste of money
Can you supply a reference for this?
This seems extremely unlikely to me that the graphics card can't drive an external monitor.
The included 8GB (1x8GB , 1Rx16) ram is throw away, you will need to upgrade just to launch some games as the iGPU shares 2GB of you included 8GB and 6GB is simply not enough these days.
I suggest this 32GB (2x16GB , 2Rx8) kit from Timetec :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098TYN...ct_de
The stock SSD is a 2242 size which can be upgraded. Used models from SK Hynix are good, there are also new options from Sabrent.
Inside the box lenovo includes the 2.5" SSD adapter to add an additional SSD.2.5" I installed a sapre drive I had laying around and the process was fairly easy. You can also add an addition 2280 / 2242 / 2230 NVMe SSD in place of the 2.5" SSD but you will need to supply a m.2 standoff.
I used this kit :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FY8C...ct_de
I haven't run into any issues with the power brick throttling but others have, you can find compatible 170w models for around $25.
Lenovo Vantage allows for power / fan profiles and even a bit of overclocking on the GPU. ALT + Q allows you to switch power profiles on the fly. In performance mode with the OC maxed out, this laptop clocked in benchmarks on par with the fastest 3050ti models around.
Fans are a bit loud but temps are decent, I re-pasted with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaught and only dropped a degree or two so it's not worth doing IMO.
For the price you probably wont get anything better anytime soon. Highly Recommended.
The included 8GB (1x8GB , 1Rx16) ram is throw away, you will need to upgrade just to launch some games as the iGPU shares 2GB of you included 8GB and 6GB is simply not enough these days.
I suggest this 32GB (2x16GB , 2Rx8) kit from Timetec :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098TYN...ct_de
The stock SSD is a 2242 size which can be upgraded. Used models from SK Hynix are good, there are also new options from Sabrent.
Inside the box lenovo includes the 2.5" SSD adapter to add an additional SSD.2.5" I installed a sapre drive I had laying around and the process was fairly easy. You can also add an addition 2280 / 2242 / 2230 NVMe SSD in place of the 2.5" SSD but you will need to supply a m.2 standoff.
I used this kit :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FY8C...ct_de
I haven't run into any issues with the power brick throttling but others have, you can find compatible 170w models for around $25.
Lenovo Vantage allows for power / fan profiles and even a bit of overclocking on the GPU. ALT + Q allows you to switch power profiles on the fly. In performance mode with the OC maxed out, this laptop clocked in benchmarks on par with the fastest 3050ti models around.
Fans are a bit loud but temps are decent, I re-pasted with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaught and only dropped a degree or two so it's not worth doing IMO.
For the price you probably wont get anything better anytime soon. Highly Recommended.
+ Lightweight
+ Quiet for the price point
+ Runs relatively cool can actually game while having it on my lap
I definitely recommend this laptop especially if you are able to get it a little cheaper.
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I'm seeing nothing mentioning that and this review:
How isnt the RTX 3050ti able to run my game at anything above 1920-1080. I had an older razer with an gtx 1660ti, that was able to push above that. Dont buy if playing to play on monitor. The hdmi port isnt connected to the gpu. Waste of money
The 3050ti not being able to render to external monitor seems incorrect, I tested this by monitoring GPU usage when using only an HDMI monitor- when I fire up a game I can see the 3050ti utilization go up to 100% while the integrated GPU usage stays low.
as far as external monitor, not sure, I'd expect any laptop with an hdmi out should be able to output graphics gaming fine.
as far as external monitor, not sure, I'd expect any laptop with an hdmi out should be able to output graphics gaming fine.
thanks for the additional information however, it's helpful.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lenovo...gn_id=
Edit: I just realized the deal here is a different version of the Ideapad gaming. I believe this one has even less ports and they are on the sides of the machine versus the back. I would keep the Walmart one for $50. If anything, the cooling should be significantly better.
The 3050ti not being able to render to external monitor seems incorrect, I tested this by monitoring GPU usage when using only an HDMI monitor- when I fire up a game I can see the 3050ti utilization go up to 100% while the integrated GPU usage stays low.
We're waiting on 8 gb of ram and a 1 TB SSD for storage.
Is adding the RAM easy with a panel on the back or do you have to take off the keyboard to access it?
you have to remove the back screws, then screwed for a shroud in the back, then have a plastic tool or guitar pick to force the panel off. I don't plan on upgrading this thing more than once.
there is a heat spreader on the ram too, but it's easy to remove. once you get all that done, putting in the RAM and SSD NVME were a breeze. there is a screw for the SSD, no issues.
After that, when I booted it would just blink. Some sort of setting I guess, I found YT that if you hold the power down for 60 secs and then boot it fixes it.
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Is adding the RAM easy with a panel on the back or do you have to take off the keyboard to access it?
you have to remove the back screws, then screwed for a shroud in the back, then have a plastic tool or guitar pick to force the panel off. I don't plan on upgrading this thing more than once.
there is a heat spreader on the ram too, but it's easy to remove. once you get all that done, putting in the RAM and SSD NVME were a breeze. there is a screw for the SSD, no issues.
After that, when I booted it would just blink. Some sort of setting I guess, I found YT that if you hold the power down for 60 secs and then boot it fixes it.
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