Is this good?

[Antony Leung]

Hello LTT forums!

 

I'd like to know if this laptop is enough for 3D rendering, auto CAD, gaming, and content creation stuff. but I'm more interested to know the performance at autoCAD and content creation stuff

 

Is it overkill? if yes, what do you recommend? must be less than the price of this one.

[Misinthe]

2 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

Hello LTT forums!

 

I'd like to know if this laptop is enough for 3D rendering, auto CAD, gaming, and content creation stuff. but I'm more interested to know the performance at autoCAD and content creation stuff

 

Is it overkill? if yes, what do you recommend? must be less than the price of this one.

Should be able to.

[Firecheetah13]

That seems like a decent value and can handle your requirements with ease.

[Antony Leung]

1 minute ago, rrubberr said:

I would be wary of the 16 GB of RAM. For my CAD, at least, 32 GB is even pushing it.

So, i should get 32GB of ram? for autoCAD? 

[ShadySocks]

I had no problem using Autodesk on a $400 X550ZA. It just took awhile to render... Real-time rendering was fine.

[Antony Leung]

2 minutes ago, rrubberr said:

Not sure how complex what you do is, but you can usually buy and add another 16 GB DIMM for about $80.

Meh. i don't think I would surpass more than 16gb. if that happen I'll sell the ram and get 32gb.

2 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

I had no problem using Autodesk on a $400 X550ZA. It just took awhile to render... Real-time rendering was fine.

So, this give me more hopes that this should be blazing fast right? 

 

I'm getting this because i want to use a laptop that don't age too fast

[ShadySocks]

Autodesk isn't really a demanding program. You might save a few hours when rendering a presentation, but real-time rendering was perfectly smooth. My $400 laptop didn't age at all, and it's 2 years old, plus and it's processor is pretty old stuff too.

[Antony Leung]

@Miguel552, @Firecheetah13, @ShadySocks and @rrubberr. 

 

Thanks guys for you help. I'll definitely buy this laptop.

[Antony Leung]

11 minutes ago, rrubberr said:

If you'd rather a more manageable 15 inches, I use an Asus GL502VS, which is the same specs at a more reasonable size. 17.3 might be good if you're looking for a desktop replacement, but its BEEEEEG.

Ok, i concern about that. because i like more "big laptops". and the laptop you told me cost ~110$ more which is over budget and I'm in a strict budget for this. (1500$) i cant extend or spare some more.

 

Also this one is more suitable for office environment, and it doesn't looks gaming. which i don't like too much.

[Pendragon]

When the CPU hits TJMax and crashes when rendering or throttles, you let me know. 

[Pendragon]

6 hours ago, rrubberr said:

My trashy 15 inch doesn't have heating issues, I doubt his will.

your GL502VS runs up to 90C+ in extended benches, 1070 is tdp limited AND power throttled, cause the 180 watt brick isn't enough. The laptop he picked is just much worse. same issues + EVEN WORSE cooling design. 

 

then again it is skylake 6700hq so high temps dont really matter cause no OC potential anyway. 

[ramo55]

6 hours ago, Pendragon said:

your GL502VS runs up to 90C+ in extended benches, 1070 is tdp limited AND power throttled, cause the 180 watt brick isn't enough. The laptop he picked is just much worse. same issues + EVEN WORSE cooling design. 

 

then again it is skylake 6700hq so high temps dont really matter cause no OC potential anyway. 

 

Is this a common issue with 1070's or a common issue with gigabyte laptops? I can't tell?

[Dackzy]

35 minutes ago, ramo55 said:

Is this a common issue with 1070's or a common issue with gigabyte laptops? I can't tell?

it is a common issue with laptops that has subpar cooling. Which means a lot of laptops from many different manufacture's.

[ramo55]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

it is a common issue with laptops that has subpar cooling. Which means a lot of laptops from many different manufacture's.

So basically unless the laptop has decent cooling, I should stay away from te 1070 card?

[Dackzy]

15 minutes ago, ramo55 said:

So basically unless the laptop has decent cooling, I should stay away from te 1070 card?

you should stay away from all laptops with bad cooling

[Antony Leung]

2 hours ago, Dackzy said:

it is a common issue with laptops that has subpar cooling. Which means a lot of laptops from many different manufacture's.

Ok @Dackzy, now you made me worry about it, when you say subpar cooling you mean the red stuff or the green circles?

[Antony Leung]

9 hours ago, Pendragon said:

your GL502VS runs up to 90C+ in extended benches, 1070 is tdp limited AND power throttled, cause the 180 watt brick isn't enough. The laptop he picked is just much worse. same issues + EVEN WORSE cooling design. 

 

then again it is skylake 6700hq so high temps dont really matter cause no OC potential anyway. 

Then, what do you suggest? for what i need. 1500$ strict budget.

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

Ok @Dackzy, now you made me worry about it, when you say subpar cooling you mean the red stuff or the green circles? 

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red, but intakes doesn't equal cooling, heat pipes, surface area and the quality of the fans plays a huge role.

2 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

Then, what do you suggest? for what i need. 1500$ strict budget.

for 1500$ you can get pretty well specced out 1060 clevo, from hidevolution. Pendragon most likely knows the prices in the US better than I do, so he might know if you can get a 1070 Clevo.

[Antony Leung]

11 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

red, but intakes doesn't equal cooling, heat pipes, surface area and the quality of the fans plays a huge role.

for 1500$ you can get pretty well specced out 1060 clevo, from hidevolution. Pendragon most likely knows the prices in the US better than I do, so he might know if you can get a 1070 Clevo.

Overbudget. : (

 

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, Antony Leung said:

Overbudget. : (

 

 

yeah the 1070 model, but Pendragon might know a place that has a rebranded Clevo with a 1070 for 1500$.

[Antony Leung]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

yeah the 1070 model, but Pendragon might know a place that has a rebranded Clevo with a 1070 for 1500$.

@Pendragon

[Pendragon]

2 hours ago, Dackzy said:

snip

Generally only Electronics sale will u get a cheap 1070. At 1500 u can only go for shitty gigabyte ones and the gl502 series. 

[Antony Leung]

20 hours ago, Pendragon said:

Generally only Electronics sale will u get a cheap 1070. At 1500 u can only go for shitty gigabyte ones and the gl502 series. 

ok, then a 1060 6gb if exists. what do you recommend me? must be less than 1400$ and can't spare some more money.

[Dackzy]

53 minutes ago, Antony Leung said:

ok, then a 1060 6gb if exists. what do you recommend me? must be less than 1400$ and can't spare some more money.

 

pick one 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100167748 50131280 50012046 50102167 601205664&IsNodeId=1

They are all Clevo, just with different configs 

[Antony Leung]

20 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

pick one 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100167748 50131280 50012046 50102167 601205664&IsNodeId=1

They are all Clevo, just with different configs 

Really? i cant find at least 1060 6gb with 250gb ssd and 1 tb. all i can find is this. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8S151B3020

 

At least this have a IPS panel which would help me in some works that needs color precision.