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Which laptop is the best, Acer Nitro 5, Asus TUF FX504GE or Dell G3 15?

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Hey guys,

I am looking for a budget gaming laptop, preferably under $1000 NZD (about 800 USD). I narrowed down to these three options, Acer Nitro 5, ASUS TUF FX504GM, Dell G3 15 (I will be leaving links at the end). I was looking for a laptop, with a fairly decent gaming performance, good cooling, and durable for long term use. The games I play are GTA V, Fortnite, Minecraft and CSGO (not concerned about too much, because I know they will run well on either laptops), Paladins and Apex Legends. I am just a bit skeptical about the build quality of Asus and Acer Nitro 5. Can you please recommend a laptop? Also, will I need a cooling pad with ay of these laptops, would you recommend it? Not concerned about weight or portability too much, just looking for a bang for the buck. Also let me know about any kind of issues with any of these laptops. :D

 

Thanks

 

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Dell G3: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-G3-Gaming-Laptop-G3579-5965BLK-PUS/dp/B07C9J1PY6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3482JRMEGVODO&keywords=dell+g3+15+gaming+laptop&qid=1561768601&s=gateway&sprefix=dell+g3%2Caps%2C307&sr=8-3

Acer Nitro 5: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Nitro-AN515-Laptop-i5-8300H/dp/B07C715KNT/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=acer+nitro+5+gtx+1050+ti&qid=1561768671&s=gateway&sr=8-2

ASUS TUF FX504: https://www.amazon.com/8th-Gen-i5-8300H-Processor-GeForce-Gigabit/dp/B07FRJ5WZM/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=asus+tuf+fx505&qid=1561768727&s=gateway&sr=8-2

 

P.S. I am ok with HP Pavillion 15 Gaming Laptop (the green one), but I am just concerned about the screen hinges and audio quality, so I am not looking forward to buy it

 

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8 minutes ago, CandyInspire said:

Hey guys,

I am looking for a budget gaming laptop, preferably under $1000 NZD (about 800 USD). I narrowed down to these three options, Acer Nitro 5, ASUS TUF FX504GM, Dell G3 15 (I will be leaving links at the end). I was looking for a laptop, with a fairly decent gaming performance, good cooling, and durable for long term use. The games I play are GTA V, Fortnite, Minecraft and CSGO (not concerned about too much, because I know they will run well on either laptops), Paladins and Apex Legends. I am just a bit skeptical about the build quality of Asus and Acer Nitro 5. Can you please recommend a laptop? Also, will I need a cooling pad with ay of these laptops, would you recommend it? Not concerned about weight or portability too much, just looking for a bang for the buck. Also let me know about any kind of issues with any of these laptops. :D

 

Thanks

 

Links:

Dell G3: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-G3-Gaming-Laptop-G3579-5965BLK-PUS/dp/B07C9J1PY6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3482JRMEGVODO&keywords=dell+g3+15+gaming+laptop&qid=1561768601&s=gateway&sprefix=dell+g3%2Caps%2C307&sr=8-3

Acer Nitro 5: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Nitro-AN515-Laptop-i5-8300H/dp/B07C715KNT/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=acer+nitro+5+gtx+1050+ti&qid=1561768671&s=gateway&sr=8-2

ASUS TUF FX504: https://www.amazon.com/8th-Gen-i5-8300H-Processor-GeForce-Gigabit/dp/B07FRJ5WZM/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=asus+tuf+fx505&qid=1561768727&s=gateway&sr=8-2

 

P.S. I am ok with HP Pavillion 15 Gaming Laptop (the green one), but I am just concerned about the screen hinges and audio quality, so I am not looking forward to buy it

 

Man, ASUS all the way.  Their laptops, or at least some of them have gaming in mind.  

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Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface / KRK Rokits 10" / Sennheiser HD 650 / Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse & G915 Linear & G935 & C920 / SL 88 Grand / Cakewalk / NF-A14 Int P12 Ex
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Nitro 5 is the best I think? Asus one has low CPU power limit so it runs slower than its competition (kinda necessary to keep temperatures in check), Dell one... not sure what's wrong, just not the one usually picked or recommended.

 

@GeneXiS_X mentioned these 3 multiple times in the past, just search for these laptops and filter out the poster in the search menu.

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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Both the Asus and Nitro have very bad thermals and throttle as well.

I'd personally get the G3, it has better thermals and you can always undervolt and repaste to boost its performance but as far as I've seen undervolting the Asus or the Nitro doesn't really give any benefits.

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All of them don't have good cooling - FX504 is the worst

Desktop specs:

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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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