BEST GTX 1070 LAPTOP

[Pahlavon]

I am about to pull a trigger on AW 15r3 gtx 1070 7700HQ cpu. Price is 2299 AUD with 115 cashback. so 2185 AUD = 1555 USD seems like good deal. I am skeptical if i should get it due to the thermal issues that i heard. Do you thinks its a good laptop? If not what laptop do u recommend? and are 90C plus temps are normal on a gtx 1070 laptop?

 

 

[GhostByte]

Im also in this same kind of dilemma...

 

 

[LukeSavenije]

@GeneXiS_X should solve that

[Pahlavon]

Can u tell me your thoughts? Should I pull the trigger?

[genexis_x]

3 hours ago, Pahlavon said:

AW 15r3

Yes it has heatsink issue. Also outdated CPU (7700HQ is still capable but its clock speed is a bit low)

 

TBH it's kinda hard to find a 1070 laptop with your budget. May I know what games do you play?

[Pahlavon]

I wan to play doom, battlefield, GTA 5 and the new games coming out. I live in Australia prices differ from the US, AW 15r3 gtx1070 is on clearance but since I heard about heat and software issues I am skeptical on pulling the trigger.

[Pahlavon]

I am thinking to NOT buy a gaming laptop 

[Super Spartan]

On 2/13/2019 at 1:56 PM, Pahlavon said:

I am about to pull a trigger on AW 15r3 gtx 1070 7700HQ cpu. Price is 2299 AUD with 115 cashback. so 2185 AUD = 1555 USD seems like good deal. I am skeptical if i should get it due to the thermal issues that i heard. Do you thinks its a good laptop? If not what laptop do u recommend? and are 90C plus temps are normal on a gtx 1070 laptop?

 

 

90+C are not great temps on a laptop if gaming because if you do more intensive things like perhaps rendering a video with multiple threads or even maybe play a more demanding game that utilizes multi cores properly like Battlefield then those temps will go even higher either causing thermal throttling or decreasing the longevity of your CPU.

 

If you wanna get the Alienware, it's good if you get it from a reputed reseller like HIDevolution who do their own proprietary thermal mods to mitigate the temp overheating issues. They have their own mods which they do which I don't know the detail of but I've seen their results in benchmarking are much lower than the temps reported by other uses who just bought the laptop from Dell or any other store.

 

See: Alienware 15 Models

 

But if you wanna stay within your budget, I recommend these:

 

Custom Built MSI GL63 8SE-054 - 15.6" FHD 120Hz - i7-8750H - RTX 2060

Custom Built ASUS ROG Strix II GL504GS-DH76 Scar Edition - 15.6" FHD 144Hz w/ nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Custom Built ASUS ROG Strix II GL504GS-DS74 Scar Edition - 15.6" FHD 144Hz w/ nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

EVOC High Performance Systems P750TM1-G - 15.6" FHD 144Hz / QFHD 60Hz - i5-9600K / i7-9700K / i9-9900K - GTX 1060 / 1070 / 1080

 

They ship internationally and they also have a global warranty option which covers shipping costs both ways should anything go wrong with your laptop which is why I always buy from them since I live in Dubai.

 

You also get lifetime tech support for free

 

[genexis_x]

On 2/22/2019 at 9:32 AM, Pahlavon said:

I am thinking to NOT buy a gaming laptop 

you can go for eGPU solution if you want

[ApolloX75]

As an AW 15 R3 owner I would not buy one ever again.