Laptop 7700hq without a dedicated GPU

[Xapo]

Im a developer and i dont need my laptop to have a dedicated GPU but i do need a powerfull processor, and i cant found a laptop with a 7700hq without a dedicated GPU if someone found one or has a page where i can build one would be awesome thanks.

[The Sloth]

you can get a 7700HQ and a 940mx with this thinkpad 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T470p-Core-i7-GeForce-940MX-Laptop-Review.226802.0.html

[sicily428]

clevo n850hz

clevo n650du

hp g4 studio

dell 7520 igpu

[Arika]

is there a reason you don't want a dedicated GPU? laptops with 1050s are fairly heap and decently powerful. i imagine there wouldn't be much difference in price between a 1050 and non-gpu laptop

[Xapo]

price dont want to spend more than $1000

[sicily428]

Just now, Xapo said:

price dont want to spend more than $1000

http://www.avadirect.com/Clevo-N850HZ-15-6-Core-i7-Intel-HD-Graphics-630-Custom-Laptop/Configure/11209710

[The Sloth]

7 minutes ago, Xapo said:

price dont want to spend more than $1000

how about a dell Inspiron 7000, 7700HQ and a1050 for less than 1000$. 

[Xapo]

i was looking this two options 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Gaming-Laptop-i5577-7359BLK-PUS/dp/B06XVQF486/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-1&keywords=i7%2B7700hq%2B1050&th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/M580VD-EB76-VivoBook-i7-7700HQ-keyboard-aluminum/dp/B071ZL3996/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-6&keywords=i7+7700hq+1050

[The Sloth]

4 minutes ago, Xapo said:

i was looking this two options 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Gaming-Laptop-i5577-7359BLK-PUS/dp/B06XVQF486/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-1&keywords=i7%2B7700hq%2B1050&th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/M580VD-EB76-VivoBook-i7-7700HQ-keyboard-aluminum/dp/B071ZL3996/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-6&keywords=i7+7700hq+1050

i would get the dell, the keyboard is better, cooling might be an issue on the Vivobook. 

[MageTank]

19 minutes ago, Xapo said:

price dont want to spend more than $1000

Where are you located? Dell has a 12% off sitewide promo at the moment, and they have plenty of 7700HQ's for under $800 (before promo). 

 

This comes out to $690 after the 12% off promo (TWELVEOFF): https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-5567-laptop/dncwg2372h

 

It has a dedicated GPU though. If you want to forego the dedicated GPU for thermal/battery reasons, you can look towards this, but it's slightly more expensive at $733: https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-5567-laptop/dncwg2398h

EDIT: just realized these two options have the dual core i7 7500U, ignore these two options. 

 

If you are a student, you can get a $150 discount, which would be the best deal at this price range. If you do find yourself wanting to game, then for $862, you can get this with a 1050 Ti: https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7567-laptop/fncwf512s

 

Either way, it's something to consider for your budget. 

[Xapo]

im going to hop on reviews to see wich one is better if anyone has a good recommendations would be awesome, need a 7700 hq and a 256 SSD min under 1000 thanks guys

[Xapo]

12 minutes ago, MageTank said:

Where are you located? Dell has a 12% off sitewide promo at the moment, and they have plenty of 7700HQ's for under $800 (before promo). 

 

This comes out to $690 after the 12% off promo (TWELVEOFF): https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-5567-laptop/dncwg2372h

 

It has a dedicated GPU though. If you want to forego the dedicated GPU for thermal/battery reasons, you can look towards this, but it's slightly more expensive at $733: https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-5567-laptop/dncwg2398h

EDIT: just realized these two options have the dual core i7 7500U, ignore these two options. 

 

If you are a student, you can get a $150 discount, which would be the best deal at this price range. If you do find yourself wanting to game, then for $862, you can get this with a 1050 Ti: https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7567-laptop/fncwf512s

 

Either way, it's something to consider for your budget. 

yeah that gaming dell seems awesome it has to be something fishy lol im going to do some researsh.

[MageTank]

Just now, Xapo said:

yeah that gaming dell seems awesome it has to be something fishy lol im going to do some researsh.

It's not fishy. It's simply lacking an SSD entirely and uses a cheap TN panel. Keep in mind that this price is with a 12% off promo code (it's normally $980). However, at $862, you can pickup a 256GB NVMe drive for $100-$120 and still be below your $1000 budget. It's super easy to replace the HDD, memory and M.2 drive, as it can all be accessed with a single screw.

 

 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Inspiron-15-7000-7567-Gaming-Notebook-Review.196454.0.html

 

CPU thermals do get out of hand under intense stress, but the GPU is perfectly fine (given it's just a 1050 Ti after all). You can also undervolt the CPU and shave off a massive chunk for your temperatures. Having toyed around with this laptop, a 120mv undervolt shaved about 8C off my max thermals, and that was before replacing the stock thermal paste (something you may not want to do to avoid voiding the warranty). Simply use XTU to use a -100mv-ish core voltage offset, and you will be fine. In my testing of many laptops with the 7700HQ, I've yet to see one not be stable with a -100mv offset, as they are volted extremely high out of the box. 

 

If you do not wish to settle for that subpar TN display, you can spend $50 more for an IPS variant which is far better, but that might put you outside of your $100 budget after buying an SSD. For SSD options, if you absolutely need fast speeds, you cannot beat this price:performance: https://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-80mm-Express-PCIe-240GB/dp/B01M4OO1FT Just keep in mind, this SSD gets quite hot, even in a normal sized desktop with good airflow. Western Digital also makes a pretty decent alternative: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820250084&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

If you wish to avoid the PCIe heat, simply find the best GB/$ M.2 SSD you can afford, and go with that option instead. Either way, these laptops are hard to beat for the price. It's a shame you didn't show up sooner, as there was a deal for a laptop with a GTX 1060 6GB in it for $900 the other day on Amazon. Also had a 7700HQ. MSI chassis I believe.

[Xapo]

2 minutes ago, MageTank said:

It's not fishy. It's simply lacking an SSD entirely and uses a cheap TN panel. Keep in mind that this price is with a 12% off promo code (it's normally $980). However, at $862, you can pickup a 256GB NVMe drive for $100-$120 and still be below your $1000 budget. It's super easy to replace the HDD, memory and M.2 drive, as it can all be accessed with a single screw.

 

 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Inspiron-15-7000-7567-Gaming-Notebook-Review.196454.0.html

 

CPU thermals do get out of hand under intense stress, but the GPU is perfectly fine (given it's just a 1050 Ti after all). You can also undervolt the CPU and shave off a massive chunk for your temperatures. Having toyed around with this laptop, a 120mv undervolt shaved about 8C off my max thermals, and that was before replacing the stock thermal paste (something you may not want to do to avoid voiding the warranty). Simply use XTU to use a -100mv-ish core voltage offset, and you will be fine. In my testing of many laptops with the 7700HQ, I've yet to see one not be stable with a -100mv offset, as they are volted extremely high out of the box. 

 

If you do not wish to settle for that subpar TN display, you can spend $50 more for an IPS variant which is far better, but that might put you outside of your $100 budget after buying an SSD. For SSD options, if you absolutely need fast speeds, you cannot beat this price:performance: https://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-80mm-Express-PCIe-240GB/dp/B01M4OO1FT Just keep in mind, this SSD gets quite hot, even in a normal sized desktop with good airflow. Western Digital also makes a pretty decent alternative: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820250084&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

If you wish to avoid the PCIe heat, simply find the best GB/$ M.2 SSD you can afford, and go with that option instead. Either way, these laptops are hard to beat for the price. It's a shame you didn't show up sooner, as there was a deal for a laptop with a GTX 1060 6GB in it for $900 the other day on Amazon. Also had a 7700HQ. MSI chassis I believe.

im looking at this one on amazon the one with 16GB of ram an d a 512 SSD how do i know if it has the tm panel https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Gaming-Laptop-i5577-7359BLK-PUS/dp/B06XFC44CL/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-1&keywords=i7%2B7700hq%2B1050&th=1

 

[Arika]

2 minutes ago, Xapo said:

im looking at this one on amazon the one with 16GB of ram an d a 512 SSD how do i know if it has the tm panel https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Gaming-Laptop-i5577-7359BLK-PUS/dp/B06XFC44CL/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-1&keywords=i7%2B7700hq%2B1050&th=1

 

that one is the TN.

[Xapo]

2 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

that one is the TN.

is the TN panel really that bad lol, this laptop seems to fill all my requirements but im scared of the TN panel

[MageTank]

5 minutes ago, Xapo said:

im looking at this one on amazon the one with 16GB of ram an d a 512 SSD how do i know if it has the tm panel https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Gaming-Laptop-i5577-7359BLK-PUS/dp/B06XFC44CL/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246580&sr=1-1&keywords=i7%2B7700hq%2B1050&th=1

 

As @Sierra Fox said, that one is using a TN panel.

 

It also uses a 1050 instead of a 1050 Ti. However, the trade off for twice the ram capacity and a nice large SSD would probably be a better value for you, as you didn't really intend to game in the first place on this device. Certainly an option to consider. 

[MageTank]

1 minute ago, Xapo said:

is the TN panel really that bad lol, this laptop seems to fill all my requirements but im scared of the TN panel

Notebookreview gave it a "76%" whatever that means. I've used it, and it's certainly fine for general consumer use. If you find yourself doing content creation that requires accurate colors and an extremely bright screen, it's certainly going not going to satisfy you. However, playing it indoors (without the harsh glare of the sun) and doing normal everyday tasks, it's fine.

 

[Xapo]

looking i found this one https://www.amazon.com/Dell-i7559-7512GRY-Touchscreen-Generation-Processor/dp/B015PZ0EHS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500250323&sr=1-4&keywords=Dell+Inspiron+4k i guess is last year model but theres no much difference between the 6700 to the 7700, it has a 4k screen dont know if its a skam lol

[System Error Message]

perhaps a dedicated GPU would encourage him to game and thus start developing games

 

So if there is extra space in the budget it might be good to have one.

[TheDankKoosh]

20 hours ago, Xapo said:

Im a developer and i dont need my laptop to have a dedicated GPU but i do need a powerfull processor, and i cant found a laptop with a 7700hq without a dedicated GPU if someone found one or has a page where i can build one would be awesome thanks.

Pick either one of these, they both have ssd's and ips screens with your requirement of having a 7700hq

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ArbOnlineSales/Online/SecondaryInventorySearch.aspx?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh&sign=PXhcOSHtr1T4IOw%2fPR7UdUGxva2jB5K8Qm3sceaO5INRbVGBbSSrZbDvFgUnLqOmG%2bQs%2bcybD6wMA1vVz0gnQeBaY0FZ1TMMPcICKRcYy7PpGkdbmDU%2fBoIpdYZJcDFdDIwIcv9rbBcF75xwQMbM%2bYciPQbQI5DHg%2feGHCQg1jZH3DKLigy6ZmTRBlFn7ouYJxBgh21kBNEfm6ZFHu%2bFryis%2bRmlRwGqksETwWVHXZ0%3d

[edit1754]

20 hours ago, Xapo said:

looking i found this one https://www.amazon.com/Dell-i7559-7512GRY-Touchscreen-Generation-Processor/dp/B015PZ0EHS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500250323&sr=1-4&keywords=Dell+Inspiron+4k i guess is last year model but theres no much difference between the 6700 to the 7700, it has a 4k screen dont know if its a skam lol

 

4K-touch Inspiron 7559 models are PenTile (RG/BW) not-true-4K.

[MageTank]

On 7/16/2017 at 6:55 PM, Xapo said:

Im a developer and i dont need my laptop to have a dedicated GPU but i do need a powerfull processor, and i cant found a laptop with a 7700hq without a dedicated GPU if someone found one or has a page where i can build one would be awesome thanks.

I hope I am not too late, but you may want to consider this an option:

http://www.eluktronics.com/w650kk1

 

4GB 1050 Ti (with optimus support), 15.6 inch IPS panel, and you can configure it to use a 7700 (desktop processor). Configured with the 7700, it comes to $980. The fact that it's a socketable desktop processor means it can always be replaced if it goes bad, unlike the soldered CPUs.

 

I am personally thinking about picking one up just to throw a delidded core i5 6600T in it. Would make for a pretty decent laptop for the price.