Gigabyte Aero 14' w/ 1060, is this a unicorn?

[LoveGamers]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=6135#kf

 

• Color available: Black/Green/Orange
• NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 1060 GDDR5 6GB
• 6th Generation Intel^® Core™ i7 Processor
• 94.24Wh Huge Battery Capacity for Full-Day Productivity
• Only 19.9mm slim, 1.89kg Lightweight
• Unique Aesthetics with all aluminum robust body
• Slim and light Adapter with USB Charging Port
• QHD IPS Display with Wide Viewing Angle
• Blazing-fast M.2 PCIe Gen3 X4 SSD: Reach 2000MB/s (optional)
• USB 3.1 Type-C: 10Gbps / 5V 3A
• HDMI 2.0: Ultra HD 4K 60Hz Output
• DDR4 2133/2400 MHZ – Up to 32GB
• Dolby Digital Plus™: Surround Sound Anywhere, Everywhere

 

 

How do you guys think the thermals and throttling will be on this thing?

[Guest]

32 GB of RAM. Apple, take note

SD Card reader, Apple take note

Jack port, Apple take note too

Dedicated graphics card, Apple take note....

[Spitfire1911]

It'll probably get pretty hot and loud. I know my Stealth Pro does and its basically the same specs. Desktop class CPU 6700HQ, Dedicated 1060, and 32GB of ram

[LoveGamers]

29 minutes ago, Spitfire1911 said:

It'll probably get pretty hot and loud. I know my Stealth Pro does and its basically the same specs. Desktop class CPU 6700HQ, Dedicated 1060, and 32GB of ram

 

That's what I'm thinking but supposedly it has an "Innovative thermal design" so we'll see. 

[aisle9]

53 minutes ago, Spitfire1911 said:

It'll probably get pretty hot and loud.

My wife could learn a thing or two from it.

 

 

[LoveGamers]

This laptop gives me hope for maybe a 1060 in the Xps 15

[Dackzy]

1 hour ago, LoveGamers said:

This laptop gives me hope for maybe a 1060 in the Xps 15

that is not going to happen.

a 1060 is hotter than a 970m and there is a reason why the XPS 15 has a 960m, because they care about temps. It should most likely be updated to a 1050, maybe a 1050ti, but most likely a 1050.

 

Also that Aero is hot, really really hot, the 970m version thermal throttles, so this one will thermal throttle.

[Pendragon]

17 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

the 970m version thermal throttles

Lets not stop at just thermal throttling LOL , lets keep the train of issues flowing.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/gigabyte-aero-14.791608/

[Dackzy]

8 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

Lets not stop at just thermal throttling LOL , lets keep the train of issues flowing.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/gigabyte-aero-14.791608/

yet another reason to just say fuck it and get a business laptop, because so few normal laptops seem to be okay.

[Pendragon]

4 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

yet another reason to just say fuck it and get a business laptop, because so few normal laptops seem to be okay.

MSI should capitalize on their WS series. Offer me a GS63VR without the branding like Origin has with a slightly redesigned chassis, MUX switch and bigger battery. Boom. Market captured. 

[Dackzy]

40 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

MSI should capitalize on their WS series. Offer me a GS63VR without the branding like Origin has with a slightly redesigned chassis, MUX switch and bigger battery. Boom. Market captured. 

I agree, even though you would have to threaten to kill my family before I would ever use one.

[LoveGamers]

3 hours ago, Dackzy said:

that is not going to happen.

a 1060 is hotter than a 970m and there is a reason why the XPS 15 has a 960m, because they care about temps. It should most likely be updated to a 1050, maybe a 1050ti, but most likely a 1050.

 

Also that Aero is hot, really really hot, the 970m version thermal throttles, so this one will thermal throttle.

I've been reading that the Xps 15 throttles even with the 960m. I guess I have to get a fat laptop if I want decent performance lol

[Dackzy]

4 minutes ago, LoveGamers said:

I've been reading that the Xps 15 throttles even with the 960m. I guess I have to get a fat laptop if I want decent performance lol

only some. The XPS 15 is a bit weird, sometimes the heatsink isn't properly on and then the temps goes up a lot, but if you get one where it is perfectly on then temps are fine

[Pendragon]

6 hours ago, LoveGamers said:

I've been reading that the Xps 15 throttles even with the 960m. I guess I have to get a fat laptop if I want decent performance lol

 

6 hours ago, Dackzy said:

only some. The XPS 15 is a bit weird, sometimes the heatsink isn't properly on and then the temps goes up a lot, but if you get one where it is perfectly on then temps are fine

It's hellllla weird. Some work some don't. Basically, open it up and see if the heatsink is touching the dRAM. Also Dell stock paste is the worse thing of life. Take example of the AW17. Stock paste that thing is HOT. But repasted with Gelid or CLU and it's like the best thermally performing BGA laptop outside of GT73VR