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New laptop for 3D applications / rendering.

WouterB
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Hey guys!

Im currently slowly searching for a new laptop to replace my Asus zenbook from 4 years back (with a GTX 950M). I'm doing a study in Game development (artistic side). And im looking for something that performs best with programs like 3Dsmax, zbrush, substance painter, Unreal engine etc etc. , I had a Dell G5 15 for a bit but it sucked with the firmware and updates not being compatible with some programs (making them crash and whatever) and Dell refusing to Update the issues...

Im not sure what matters most. CPU or GPU. Ironically i don't game much anymore so I don't care about massive frame rates. Battery life doesn't matter as power outlets are always available. Also with AMD CPU's becoming more interesting I wonder if I should wait. Price im not too sure about. Around 1500 euros (about 1700 dollars) would be fine if it buys me a laptop to keep me going for the next 4 years.

Anyone some ideas? Greetings from The Netherlands :)

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What about portability side? Mass and dimensions?

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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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

What about portability side? Mass and dimensions?

Ofcourse the more portable the easiest. but the smaller and thinner, the more cramped and higher the thermals. So i dont really mind it being heavy and 17 inch. my current one is 17 inch and 3.4kg. so lets say 3,5 kilos is the limit. 

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10 hours ago, WouterB said:

1500 euros

Which country? Any links of online stores?

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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3 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Which country? Any links of online stores?

The Netherlands, I can send you countless websites, but they are all in Dutch. https://tweakers.net/categorie/496/laptops/producten/ This website compares all stores. so if you can figure it out without an english translation. go at it haha. 

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Tongfang GK7CP6S/CP0S

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52-78SD

Lenovo Legion Y540 15/17

Clevo NH55RDQ/RCQ, NH70RDQ/RCQ

 

(refer here for Clevo resellers)

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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11 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Tongfang GK7CP6S/CP0S

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52-78SD

Lenovo Legion Y540 15/17

Clevo NH55RDQ/RCQ, NH70RDQ/RCQ

 

(refer here for Clevo resellers)

I think the costum laptops are a bit too expensive for what you get. and I'm not sure if the build quality of the case is worth it.

 

the Lenovo is interesting. 

Currently im deciding between these. I also changed my budged to 1800 since some more money became available. 

HP Omen 15-dc1986nd ( for 1879,-  euro ) 
I7- 9th gen.
2070 (or 2060 for 1649,- euro)
16 GB ram
512GB SSD + 1TB HDD
144 hz IPS screen

Lenovo Legion Y740-15IRHg  ( for 1789,- euro )
i7 9th gen
2070
16 GB ram
256 SSD (in my opinion a bit too little) + 1TB HDD
144 hz IPS screen

 

Lenovo Legion Y540-17IRH 81Q4001CMH ( for 1520,- euro )
I7 9th gen.
2060
16 GB ram
1TB SSD
144 hz IPS Screen

HP Omen 15-dc1621nd ( for 1500,- euro )
I7 9th gen
2060 
16 GB ram
512 SSD + 1TB HDD
60hz IPS screen

Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH - 81SX007YMH ( for 1400,- euro )
I7 9th gen
2060
16 GB ram
1 TB SSD
60hz IPS screen

Im not sure which one of these is most reliable, has best thermals and which is worth the price.
Id rather have 32 gigs of ram so if i go for one thats on the cheaper end I can spend the rest of my budget on upgrading the ram. 
 

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Omen 15-dc don't have good thermals

 

I'll go for Y740

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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10 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Omen 15-dc don't have good thermals

 

I'll go for Y740

oke so i decided not to go for the Y740 since the price difference with the Y540 was too high imo. 

I want to go for either the Y540 15 inch or the 17 inch. Both same specs. difference is. the 17 inch has 144 hz while the 15 inch has 60. 

My question is. does the 17 inch have better thermals. 

I will use the money i have left to upgrade the ram from 16 gigs to 32 since for unreal u cant have enough. 

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8 hours ago, WouterB said:

My question is. does the 17 inch have better thermals

Bigger chassis = slightly more cooling room. Also 144Hz

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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