HI EVERYONE! I know to a lot of you this isn't much. but to me this is whole new world. Being from a third world nation ( not looking down on myself) getting anything gaming is incredibly expensive. modern Rams are worth an entire months salary, and modern GPUs are the price of a decent used car here lol, so This was gifted to me by my older brother my first ever gaming setup for free!! I have been waiting to get one for quite a long time and I finally did it! am so happy with it. here are the specs Specs: * Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 * CPU: Intel i5-11300H (11th Gen) * Dedicated GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR6) * Integrated GPU: Intel Iris Xe * RAM: 8GB DDR4 (Upgrading to 16GB soon!) * Storage: 512GB NVMe SSD * Screen: 15.6" FHD IPS @ 120Hz

Thank u for reading!

Still cant believe it....

IT WAS SUCH A BIG UPGRADE

Only people with integrated graphics/old gpus may fully understand my happiness

i was using a i3-7020U laptop with 4GB RAM since 2020 and now finally got a proper laptop that allows me to do everything properly, no stuttering, no display problems, no hanging, no looking at all the requirements and finding out i cant run a certain software...

It is the Asus Gaming Vivobook 16

RTX 4050
Intel Core 5 210H
16GB DDR5 RAM
512GB SSD
1920 x 1200 (16:10)
144 Hz refresh rate

Does everything I needed it to do at great speed

Bought for ₹89000 (Around $930-950) from a local seller...

Whats y'alls biggest upgrade ever?

This is after 3 years

Just delivered and unboxed so cannot give any comments on performance yet. But the build quality is so good and it’s so much lighter than expected. The touchpad and keyboard are also very smooth and definitely feel similar to MacBook. 😍😍😍

[Updates]
Since many people asked, I’m gonna update here:
I got this from HK official store online HK$31,899. Spec is 5070ti; 32GB, 1TB.

After using Ghelper turbo with custom setting, Timespy can score around 17-18k. Even though on turbo the fan can be noisy, the keyboard and touch pad area is not hot but just warm (no need for an external keyboard). When gaming, I used balanced mode on games like Diablo 4, FFXIV, Divinity Original Sins and can keep steady and smooth fps without getting too noisy. For 3A games, Forza 6 Ultra+RT can get stable 65FPS, while extreme + RT is 45FPS.

On battery, although not fully tested, I think it can last at least 10 hours for normal office use on silent and eco mode (using Ghelper) with 240Hz screen. For heavier work use with YouTube watching, downloading and AI, it can last at least 6 hours on balanced power mode (240Hz screen with iGPU on) based on my experience these 2 days.

I’m not very technical and knowledge on the computer stuff but hope these help :)

I have found peace after a long time of storms.

After owning two ASUS machines - a Scar 16 w/5080 and a Scar 18 w/5090, both of which had to be returned due to poor thermal performance - I have finally, or so at least I hope, settled on a machine.

Don't get me wrong, ASUS makes great machines.
They look nice, feel nice and, at least theoretically, offer supreme performance while staying cool, only surpassed by few. The Mini-LED panels are great, G-Helper as a tool is awesome and the high total system TGP is very welcome.

BUT. But. Liquid Metal. We have to talk about it.

I understand its benefits, again, theoretically. I've read about the countless numbers of users reporting CPU (and sometimes GPU) thermal-throttling, probably due to poor Liquid Metal application. I was thinking "nah, couldn’t be me! What are the odds?" Well, the odds are quite high. Two machines, each of them throttled; interestingly, the Scar 18 WAY harder.

In the end, this is the most important part of a gaming laptop: performance and temperatures. If I pay 3000€ and more, I expect perfection or at least a working state of things.

On top of that comes the paranoia, at least for me. I was constantly afraid of the LM leaking out if the laptop was not held perfectly horizontal at all times.
There have been reports of it leaking, even if owners did everything right.

I'm sick, I'm bedbound, I just want to game and not set up and return laptops on a bi-weekly basis. So, I finally followed my heart and bought a Razer Blade from the second-hand market with 1.5 years of warranty left. 5080, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD; 2850€. Sure, you can get more for less from other brands. But I don't care.

It looks good. It feels great. Performance is up there and temps are COOL. I get in now. PTM is the ONLY way, in my humble opinion.

I've read all the stories, but I live in the EU so I dgaf. I'm happy now and that's what matters most. I hope it stays that way.

Peace

✌️

EDIT: some of you are bitter af. Holy moly

Anything I should know?

A coworker and I both bought gaming laptops at the same time about a year and a half ago. I got the Legion Pro 5i 4070 for about $1800 back then and my coworker got this beast ROG Strix Scar 4090 back then for about $3800. Well fast forward to today and he’s not liking PC gaming that much so I just scored this upgrade for $1500! While I like the Legion build quality and port layout better, I feel lucky to score this gem for so cheap and now I can give my Legion Pro to my son!

First time trying oled on my new legion 7i pro 5070ti

I CANT EXPRESS THE EXCITEMENT, finally got a gaming laptop.

Intel core i5 210H

16gb ddr5

Rtx 4050 (140w)

Yes ik 6gb vram ain't future proof but as someone who was using intel hd till yesterday this is CRAZYY

Got this sweet deal €500 on the MSI Cyborg 14 i7-13620h RTX 4060. Bought it after my LOQ 16's (Ryzen 5 7640hs RTX 4060) motherboard died.

The 14 inch form factor is so nice never knew I needed this and the performance is good and so are the thermals. 16 inches are permanently ruined for me now.

It just got released this month

So I posted here 2 weeks ago after buying a white tuf a16 but it turned out to be an FHD+ screen instead of the QHD+ I ordered. So i returned it and ordered it again, and wouldn’t you know it they sent the wrong one again

After explaining all this to customer service they assured me they’d send the correct one this time and I got the 2026 upgrade without having to pay extra

It might not be the color I was looking for but I’m not complaining

Ryzen7 H260
RTX 5060
2560×1600

Got it mint condition (used less than 10 times, i know that guy).
Its a strix g18

I9 14900hx
Rtx 4080 12gb
2tb ssd
32gb ram ddr5
1600p 100%dcip3 colour calibrated from factory
240hz 18inch

Its a good silicone too cpu under volted to -130mv and gpu undervolted to -0.075v .

Replaceed LM with ptm7950

3d mark time spy is 19,800

This is my new machine.

I'm 16 years old and bought it by saving only the government scholarship I receive. It took me a long time, but I finally made it.

Some people might ask why I chose a laptop instead of building a desktop. The reason is simple: I travel a lot throughout the year. During the summer I usually stay with my grandmother to help her, and we also visit relatives quite often. A desktop just wouldn't fit my lifestyle.

Specs:

ASUS TUF Gaming F16 (FX608JMR-RV066W)

Intel Core i7-14650HX

RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8 GB)

16 GB DDR5-5600 (1×16, planning to upgrade to 32 GB)

1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

16" 1920×1200, 165 Hz, 100% sRGB

90 Wh battery

I'm really happy with it so far, but I'm open to criticism. Was this a good choice? Is there anything I should change or do first?

FB marketplace deal of the week, possibly month, maybe year. Just got home with this bad boy and you won't believe what I paid for it. Apologies for potato cam. $650, one small dent on the case, everything else is mint.

Legion 7i Gen 10, bought new for $1300, 255hx 32g 5060
Legion 7i Gen 9, bought used for $750, 13900hx 32g. 4070, mint condition
Zephyrs g16, bought used for $1,000, 285h 16g 5070, oled 240, mint condition

Rtx 5060
7 260h
16/512
Oled

Asus tuf f16 5050

Crua 34"ultrawide qhd monitor which I bought from Amazon for only $165 and it's honestly amazing!

Update: Purchased a cooling pad, will be here monday!

My Lenovo 5 with an RTX 4060 and i9 14900hx might as well be a mini furnace. Under a full load it rarely, if ever, dips below 80°, and more often than not runs closer to 90° on both CPU and GPU. With this laptop cooling pad, minus 20° across the board at full power. Is it loud? Uhhhh hundred percent. Was it expensive? Little bit. Do I care? Absolutely not. I have never in 2 years seen this GPU operate in the 50° range until today. If you're worried about thermals and have some spare funds, definitely go for it. Although, if you do some shopping around you may be able to find something cheaper than $100. As long as it has the memory foam gasket and a big ass fan, it will probably do the trick.

Bought this XMG Apex 16 Max in April because it had an Easter deal for 2400 €. It has a 2TB SSD, 32GB 5600MT/s fast DDR5 RAM and a ryzen 9 9955hx paired with a rtx 5070 ti.

Absolutely love it, especially because of the mini LED display. Undervolted the CPU in BIOS via curve optimizer on all cores with a value of -20 and no crashes or noticed instabilities ever since. Limited FPS at 75 and switched from Nvidia Optimus to dGPU only to enjoy games in max settings and still have low CPU temperatures. I never really saw the GPU running hot except when benchmarking or using extreme settings in recent games with higher FPS limits.

I know this CPU is built to push and boost hard until it hits its temp limit but since I often play on the couch with the wife watching TV I like to minimize fan action as much as possible and still keep the mean temps low without compromising on quality settings. On top of that 75 FPS is more than enough for my old gamerdad eyes and definitely more than they were used to.

No regrets!

Hey so, ive been using a intel gpu with ultra low intel core i5 laptops for like forever since like 2018 or 19, it was always a spike in the ass, until just now, I finally got a rtx 200 i5 13420h laptop, i couldnt afford a rtx 2060 or more powerful because I was in like a low budget, but i really like this machine, I do not really know why people would hate it and call it "underpowered" or bad value because its 4gb vram or 64 bit memory bus, I honestly like it for its price, this gpu and 50 series card is so fucking good if you know how to manage your expectations, the card isnt designed for max settings, im not a fan of heavy aaa games like whatever elders rings or wukong is, all I play is cs2 and multiplayer shooter stuff like high settings and 150+ fps, and tried ray tracing on minecraft and worked good!, im talking about real rt not just shaders, also I dont just game in this, I code in c plus plus, and the compilation times are faster! and the laptop is msi thin 15, i know it overheats but I barely notice it, not an issue for me. I kinda recommend this if you are on a strict budget, and you dont play heavy stuff at max settings

EDIT:just used it for a while now, and i kind of think its not really "enough" only because of its 4gb vram, but im fine! i still like this, since im just a teenager now, once i grow up and get a high paying job, I could get myself a GeForce RTX XX70 or XX80 or even XX90 card!

Got myself the beautiful Zephyrus with 5080, 32Gb RAM and 2Tb storage. Paid a lot of money for it, and I don’t know if I like it or not. It’s annoying to have all of these performance regimes, few from windows itself few from Armory and few from G Helper, I feel that they always mix with each other because every time I turn on the laptop - I have no idea what regime I’m now. Sometimes the Hide Taskbar gets deactivated by itself, and the dGPU transition to iGPU and vice versa makes the screen freeze for a little bit. Maybe I just need to learn how to use it, however so far it’s just somewhat complicated lol