A NEW Level of Gimmick? Gigabyte Aero 15 x9 Review

[AlexTheGreatish]

While everyone else has been making their laptops better, Gigabyte has been... adding AI?

 

Buy the Gigabyte Aero 15 x9
On Amazon: https://geni.us/XvxBgkK
On Newegg: https://geni.us/NF6VH

[Jurrunio]

*chinese phone makers adding AI into their phones for some time already*

 

Just time for implementing new stuff

[Blai5e]

One of the Youtube tech reviewers tested this at CES with some games and productivity software but found no change in performance. Gigabyte stated it had to learn more Gigabyte on the other hand were using Premier 4 to show off its benefits.

[SkyHound0202]

AI? Have you tried Windows 10 Game Mode?

 

/s

[kuhnertdm]

TLDW: Gigabyte Aero 15 x9 "AI Laptop" (Gaming Laptop)

 

Specs:

• Intel Core i9-8950HK CPU (Overclockable)
• Nvidia RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU
• 16GB DDR4 RAM
• 1TB NVMe SSD
• 94Wh battery
• I/O:
  • 3x USB 3.1 type-A
  • 1x HDMI 2.0
  • 1x RJ45 (Ethernet)
  • 1x DP 1.4 USB 3.1 Type-C
  • 1x Thunderbolt 3 USB 3.1 Type-C
  • UHS-II Card Reader
  • Combo Audio Jack
• Main selling point: "AI" optimization for games
• 144Hz 15" 1080p display OR 60Hz 15" 4K display (Option)
• $2400 for their recommended options

Upsides:

• Good visual/structural design
• Lots of I/O
• Tons of horsepower in a really slim chassis
• GPU performs great for gaming, CPU is decent (see thermal throttling note below)
• Reasonable noise level
• Great display, even good enough for pro photo/video work
• Great trackpad (2nd favorite for the reviewer among all gaming laptops)
• Great battery, still beats the competition but not by as much anymore now that the competition is getting better
• Easily upgradable RAM/storage/battery
• Considerably cheaper than comparable competition with double the storage

Downsides:

• Very bad thermal throttling, crippling the power of the CPU (i.e. literally no reason to not buy the i7 model because it will give you the same performance and be much cheaper)
• AI feature does not improve performance at all (against the implication of the marketing). It basically amounts to changing the optimization settings automatically for you (essentially turning your "gaming mode" on when you're gaming, and stuff like that)
• No G-Sync
• Bad webcam, bad mic, and AWFUL webcam positioning (also doesn't support Windows Hello)
• Various nitpicks on the keyboard, though it works well enough (gives it a "B+" because the competition is still better)

Conclusion: Very strongly recommended for those looking for a good gaming laptop. Recommended except in the case where money is no object, in which case the reviewer recommends the Alienware M15 or Razer Blade 15 instead. Recommendation is made on the merits performance and convenience-wise and basically ignores the AI as a feature, as it doesn't improve performance like they say it does, and pretty much everything it provides can be done manually on comparable laptops anyway.

[Warhorse]

So about the “AI” enhancing performance in video games. The AI will increase GPU when playing a game but say the game that you are playing does not really use GPU (in my case Arma 3). Will it instead help with RAM or CPU, or because it’s still a video game and it sees it as one will it up the GPU? I know that the AI doesnt make a difference but I am curious. 

[SeraphicWings]

That's a very cool looking laptop (minus the front, ugh)

But good lord it is MASSIVELY EXPENSIVE

[SolarNova]

18 hours ago, AlexTheGreatish said:

While everyone else has been making their laptops better, Gigabyte has been... adding AI?

 

Buy the Gigabyte Aero 15 x9
On Amazon: https://geni.us/XvxBgkK
On Newegg: https://geni.us/NF6VH

The prices for these things is still retarded if you ask me. Your paying sooo much for miniaturization and brand.

 

Also, can you please start at least mentioning pixel response on any vid you make in regards to displays. That's a 144hz IPS display, i will bet vital parts of my anatomy that the pixel response cannot keep up with the 144hz refresh frequency.

I know for damn sure IPS cant have a 100% transition pixel response less than 7ms currently.

The best I can see an IPS display being able to do with frequency whilst having a pixel response fast enough is 100hz, anything beyond that and the pixels wont be able to keep up, and thats going by the fastest IPS monitors iv seen tested.