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I'm looking for a new laptop to game a bit and also do 3d modeling, sculpting, and rendering stuff. I'm considering 2 that are basically the same except for the gpu and cpu. The slightly cheaper option has a Ryzen 7 R7-3750h and gtx 1660 ti and the other that's $100 more has an i7 8750h and gtx 1060. 

 

Is the better cpu worth a bit of a worse gpu? 

 

Also if you have better laptop suggestions feel free to drop them

 

R7 3750h + GTX 1660 TI

https://www.newegg.com/gold-steel-asus-tuf-gaming-tuf505du-eb74-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834235196?Description=ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop&cm_re=ASUS_TUF_Gaming_Laptop-_-34-235-196-_-Product

 

i7-8750h + GTX 1060

https://www.newegg.com/metal-asus-tuf-gaming-fx504gm-es74-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834235064?Description=ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop&cm_re=ASUS_TUF_Gaming_Laptop-_-34-235-064-_-Product&Item=9SIAEYJ8ZZ0741

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Depends on the application used, but Asus TUF laptops? I'd pass on those on Intel, not sure if they still have problems on AMD @GeneXiS_X

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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8 minutes ago, Corwin said:

I'm looking for a new laptop to game a bit and also do 3d modeling, sculpting, and rendering stuff. I'm considering 2 that are basically the same except for the gpu and cpu. The slightly cheaper option has a Ryzen 7 R7-3750h and gtx 1660 ti and the other that's $100 more has an i7 8750h and gtx 1060. 

 

Is the better cpu worth a bit of a worse gpu? 

 

R7 3750h + GTX 1660 TI

https://www.newegg.com/gold-steel-asus-tuf-gaming-tuf505du-eb74-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834235196?Description=ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop&cm_re=ASUS_TUF_Gaming_Laptop-_-34-235-196-_-Product

 

i7-8750h + GTX 1060

https://www.newegg.com/metal-asus-tuf-gaming-fx504gm-es74-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834235064?Description=ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop&cm_re=ASUS_TUF_Gaming_Laptop-_-34-235-064-_-Product&Item=9SIAEYJ8ZZ0741

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You can't go wrong with any of those 2, hard to pick, I would go with the Intel one but that's just me :) 

CPU: Intel i7 6700K 4.5 ghz / CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 / Board: Asus Z170-A / GPU: Asus Rog Strix GTX 1070 8GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3000 mhz / SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB / PSU: Corsair RMx 850w / Case: Fractal Design Define S / Keyboard: Corsair MX Silent / Mouse: Logitech G403 / Monitor: Dell 27" TN 1ms 1440p/144hz Gsync

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I personally would grab the 3750H for modelling, because GPUs are faster at modelling than CPUs (as long as your program supports it and allows you to control which GPU you are using), and the FX505 has a faster GPU, and the 3750H has Vega 8 graphics which is about ~70% faster than Intel's HD 630 graphics, which means that if you configured your laptop correctly you could have the 1660 ti rendering while you have a much better time modelling or gaming on the Vega 8 graphics, or you could be rendering on the Vega 8 graphics while gaming on your 1660 ti with minimum performance impact. (honestly at the moment I am considering grabbing the FX505 for the same purpose)

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1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

not sure if they still have problems on AMD

Can barely handle the heat of R7+1660TI/2060. i7+1060 is even hotter. Not to mention the very cheap build material together with Asus inconsistent QC (especially in lower end models like FX)

2 hours ago, Corwin said:

I'm looking for a new laptop to game a bit and also do 3d modeling, sculpting, and rendering stuff

Buying laptop isn't just specs. Are you from US? Budget? Any preference on weight and battery life?

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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On 6/9/2019 at 1:16 AM, GeneXiS_X said:

Can barely handle the heat of R7+1660TI/2060. i7+1060 is even hotter. Not to mention the very cheap build material together with Asus inconsistent QC (especially in lower end models like FX)

Buying laptop isn't just specs. Are you from US? Budget? Any preference on weight and battery life?

Yeah from the US and I was hoping to spend $1,000-$1,300. Just need something to use during summers while I don't have my desktop. Decent battery life is always nice but I'll usually be close to an outlet so not a huge worry. And something on the lighter side would be nice so it's easier to take places but I'm not worried about trying to find some really light slim laptop.

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With 2060:

Eluktronics Mech-17 G1R / CyberpowerPC Tracer III 17S Slim VR / EVOC 17GK7

Lenovo Legion Y740, Y540

Eluktronics Mech-15 G2, G2R / CyberpowerPC Tracer III 15Z Slim VR / EVOC 16GK5-2060

Clevo NH58RDQ/EDQ, NH70RDQ/EDQ

HP Omen 15t customize with 144Hz

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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