Wait for 30x GPU Laptops?

delta0 · 28 Jan 2021 at 18:59

zx|muppet said:
I have and alienware at the moment. its got the i9 8950hk and 1080 with the 1440p screen.

the options avaliable this time are not all that. no 1440 screen for a start gets me and also no AMD option. the 3080 is the 150w option in the 17 right? i know the strix scar is 135 + 15

Yeah the 17r4 has the top version of the card which is 150w. At least the 1080 screen is 360Hz. Maybe we will see a 1440 screen when the 11th gen appears. I currently have a 4K screen on mine and it is ot for a 17inch screen. I suspect 1440 is probably is too.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:06

they dont do 1440 and i dont want a 4k screen

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:09

delta0 said:
Yeah the 17r4 has the top version of the move card which is 150w. At least the 1080 screen is 360Hz. Maybe we will see a 1440 screen when the 11th gen appears. I currently have a 4K screen on mine and it is ot for a 17inch screen. I suspect 1440 is probably is too.

I can get the strix for the same sort of price tho.. and it has the ryzen 5900hx cpu and the 3080 with the 135w gpu (i would guess there will be a way to lock it at the 150 tbh)

delta0 · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:15

zx|muppet said:
I can get the strix for the same sort of price tho.. and it has the ryzen 5900hx cpu and the 3080 with the 135w gpu (i would guess there will be a way to lock it at the 150 tbh)

Would be very interested to see the possibility of doing that and how it would also cope thermally as well.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:18

delta0 said:
Would be very interested to see the possibility of doing that and how it would also cope thermally as well.

well its down as 135 + 15w so its allowed to go to 150 if needed. I haven't look at the power brick wattage yet tho for the asus

my other option is a clevo 170sm

delta0 · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:38

zx|muppet said:
well its down as 135 + 15w so its allowed to go to 150 if needed. I haven't look at the power brick wattage yet tho for the asus

my other option is a clevo 170sm

It probably can’t sustain 150w. That list before shows a performance difference but it is not big.

N00bie · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:52

LiE said:
Some weird options. None have the option for the QHD 165hz screen, you can either go 1080p or 4k.

That wasn't the main put off though, those weird specs...lack of AMD and those overall costs

N00bie · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:53

zx|muppet said:
Have you seen the hilarious price tho

That's brexit

but in all seriousness, it's a rip-off. I'd never buy a Dell for 2k +

N00bie · 28 Jan 2021 at 19:56

Forgive the ignorance, but did anyone comment on the TDP of this particular Asus model? G533QR-HQ005T

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 23:47

the asus is 115 + 15w. now that makes me sad... might actually cancel the order now

LiE · 29 Jan 2021 at 07:04

The Alienware M17 R4 seems be one of the few with 150w + 15w boost and 16GB vRAM. Shame it’s only a 1080p screen.

zx|muppet · 29 Jan 2021 at 07:10

I just don't want a gimped system.. the alienware seems to be the go to at the moment.. but as you say its only 1080p which is a proper let down from them

LiE · 29 Jan 2021 at 07:25

zx|muppet said:
I just don't want a gimped system.. the alienware seems to be the go to at the moment.. but as you say its only 1080p which is a proper let down from them

It’s a strange choice but also one Razer seem to follow with their 17”. You can get the QHD with the 3060 and 3070, but 3080 it drops to 1080p.

Kohaashi · 29 Jan 2021 at 08:09

What makes it even worse is that Alienware’s 17” 4K panel is still 60hz, (not 120hz like Razer) so even if you got the 4K and downscaled to 1440p, your refresh rate is still poop.

I wouldn’t touch Alienware laptops anyway, their Command Center software is awful.

zx|muppet · 29 Jan 2021 at 08:31

I want a 135w at least 3080.. I'm even looking at desktop replacements now because I won't actually travel with the laptop. It just stays in work

Kohaashi · 29 Jan 2021 at 08:36

We need Aorus to refresh the 17X and equip it with a QHD HRR display. That chassis could handle a high tdp 3080.

zx|muppet · 29 Jan 2021 at 08:39

Looking at the review of the g17 from asus the 5900hx and 3070 are in no way thermal limited.. I would have thought they would have been able to run a 135w +15 card in the strix scar

and because its 115w.. how is the performance compared the the 135 and 150w cards. I know there is a sheet out there I just can't find it atm

Kohaashi · 29 Jan 2021 at 09:56

I think I’m going to wait for now as see what else is released.

Tempted to go Asus for Zen3 but they don’t have any 17” QHD laptops available in the UK yet. Hopefully there are more options available by mid March.

zx|muppet · 29 Jan 2021 at 11:07

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Kohaashi said:
I think I’m going to wait for now as see what else is released.

Tempted to go Asus for Zen3 but they don’t have any 17” QHD laptops available in the UK yet. Hopefully there are more options available by mid March.

I have been told the qhd is coming. But its still 3400+ :confused:

N00bie · 29 Jan 2021 at 12:31

zx|muppet said:
the asus is 115 + 15w. now that makes me sad... might actually cancel the order now

Did anyone confirm the wattage on the following: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...-ryzen-r9-5900hs-gaming-laptop-lt-2d8-as.html