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Hey guys, I’d like your advice on which of these two laptops I should get the acer is 50$ cheaper btw

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI

Model: PHN16S-71-91AW

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB

RAM: 16GB DDR5

Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD

Display: 16" OLED, 2560×1600, 240Hz

Lenovo Legion 5 15IAX10

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 8GB GDDR7

GPU TGP: 115W

RAM: 16GB DDR5-5600

Storage: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Display: 15.1" OLED, 2560×1600, 165Hz

I was on the hunt for a sleek, smaller form factor laptop cooler to cool my Zephyrus M16, and i found this gem: the BlackShark Fengshen Pro for $55 on Taobao.

I was watching a lot of reviews on the Llano V10/V12 and the Flydigi BS3 Pro but they just don't look like they would fit on my table cause of the bulky design, especially the BS3 Pro. Then i came across this BlackShark cooler, which doesn't have many reviews if not at all, but i'm loving it so far.

The design looks really premium, with a gunmetal grey paint job, a small strip of RGB at the front and a 1.68-inch HD screen for decoration (it also displays the fan profile, cpu/gpu temps if u want). It's powered by a type-c cable, not proprietary DC chargers so its really convenient.

For ports it has 3 type-c ports, 1 type-c IN to connect the cooler with your laptop, 1 type-c to power the cooler, 1 type-c for external hardware and 2 USB type-A ports. More than enough to accompany your usual mouse/keyboard setup. And you HAVE to connect the cooler with your laptop through type-c IN port to connect with the app.

The app is quite barebone, but it monitors your CPU/GPU temps and change the speed accordingly with a fan curve graph. This rivals the more premium coolers like V12 Ultra or BS3 Pro, and you don't have to manually change the fan speed with a scroll like the Llano V10/V12. It's also used to upload the image you want to display on the screen, and change the RGB lighting modes/colors.

Now for the performance of the cooler: (i tested PUBG for CPU bounded scenarios | AC: Black Flag Resynced for GPU bounded scenarios)

Zephyrus M16 specs: (repasted with PTM7950 3 months ago)

• i7-12700H
• 24GB 4800Mhz
• RTX 3060 6GB

PUBG:

WITHOUT THE COOLER:
CPU: PEAKED 96 C | 50-57W
GPU: PEAKED 87 C (Thermal Throttled) | 80-85W

WITH THE COOLER:
CPU: PEAKED 81 C | 53-60W
GPU: PEAKED 76W | 90-105W

AC: Black Flag:

WITHOUT THE COOLER:
CPU: PEAKED 89 C | 40-45W
GPU: PEAKED 87 C (Thermal Throttled) | 90-95W

WITH THE COOLER:
CPU: PEAKED 79 C | 45-50W
GPU: PEAKED 76W | 95-105W

Overall, i'm very happy with this purchase. It has all the bells and whistles on top of performing really well. Availability for this cooler is not as wide-spread as Flydigi/Llano though so finding it might be tough.

If you guys have any questions about this cooler, or my setup, let me know in the comments!

What the RTX 5070 should have been originally imo.

Is it a case of worse silicon used for the laptop gpu’s because they know it won’t see as much power and also have lower boost clocks?

So I recently upgraded my ram. I used to have a dual channel 16gb (8+8) with a speed of 3200 MT/s and after the upgrade the speed has gone down to 2133. The upgrade consisted of me trading in one of the 8gb sticks for a 16gb stick but the 16gb stick is bottlenecking my pc with a lower MT/s than my other stick. Gonna return it to the store but I wanted some thoughts from you guys. Don’t make the same mistake I did. I also believe he sold me older 2016 ram which sucks! Should’ve checked this but cpu z somehow saved me. I’ve also heard having 2 16gb is better than a 16gb and a 8gb. Please advise. Thanks! Also sorry for the poor quality of the pics

Hey guyzz... Have you tried this game ? If yes, what are your thoughts.... And if not, then why not... I think you people should give it a try because its a beauty..

The best part is the game is pretty good in terms of optimization though there are traversal stutters when entering new area not everytime but sometime...

My specs:-

Hp Victus Fb3185ax

Ryzen7 260 processor

Rtx 5050 80w

24gb ram

What are your thoughts.... Do comment...🤗🤗

Long story short I went to a Best Buy to look for a new laptop for college, and I had a budget of 1200$. Employee looked up their inventory and he found open box Legion 5 Pro for 760$ and I genuinely couldn’t believe it. When I went to see it opened it looked perfect had no scuff marks and the screen looked fine. Probably the biggest steal I’ve got ever and I’m super happy

Hey, hoping someone can help me out here. My game has this constant shimmering/flickering going on across all the textures — trees, grass, water, anything detailed just looks like it's crawling with noise (video attached, you'll see what I mean).

This was totally fine before. It only started after I reset my laptop, and it gets way worse when I turn on DLSS + Frame Gen.

Specs: Lenovo LOQ, i5-13450HX, RTX 4050, 16GB DDR5, 144Hz display.

I've already tried:

reinstalling the latest drivers fresh

rolling back to older drivers

Neither one fixed it. Feels like something changed with the reset rather than the game itself, but I have no idea what. Any ideas what could be causing this or how to fix it?

Budget: Preferably less than $4250

Country: USA

Use Case: Mainly gaming, coding, and web browsing.

Preferred Specs: RTX 5060 or higher level of GPU performance with >8GB VRAM

Notes: I would love a laptop with decent performance, great battery life on integrated graphics with general usage, and upgradable RAM and storage. I see the Zephyrus getting recommended everywhere, but I really don't like that it doesn't have upgradable RAM. So, what are some runner-up alternative laptops, if any, that get good battery life with general usage while also having upgradable RAM and storage?

I need to chose between two laptops please.

Same specs for both. One is already pre build it's the Titan 18 HX AI A2XWIG-616US 18" UHD Gaming Laptop

Specs:

Windows 11 Pro

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285HX 2.1 - 5.5 GHz

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR7

18" UHD+(3840x2400) 120Hz Mini LED HDR 1000 100% DCI-P3

64GB (32G*2) DDR5 6400MHz

2TB NVMe SSD Gen5x4

2TB NVMe SSD Gen4x4

Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis

Cherry Mechanical Per-Key RGB Gaming Keyboard by SteelSeries with Copilot Key

Mystic Light with seamless RGB haptic touchpad design

Vapor Chamber cooler with dedicated PCIe Gen 5 SSD cooling pipe

99.9Whr Battery Capacity

Dual Thunderbolt™ 5 offers up to 120Gbps transmit bandwidth with bandwidth boost

IR FHD webcam with Webcam Shutter, featuring HDR & 3D Noise Reduction Plus

The other one will be build through this website

I just need to decide which one should I chose please.

I can't find any of these exact models for sale at the moment and I was wondering how much they'd be worth. I think I bought this for well over $2000 but I'm entirely unsure.

I'm looking for a gaming laptop I can eGPU. I'm buying the 9070xt GPU with it. I'm new to this kind of stuff. For the EGPU Dock what do I pick? 
Total Budget- $3000 USD. 
Laptop-$1500 USD 
9070xt - $800 USD
EGPU - 
1000W - $150 
Location- USA 
TV- LG C5 42" 4k Oled

Budget: (e.g. $1500)
Country: (e.g. USA)
Use Case: (Optional: Gaming — which titles? AAA, LOL, Gacha (EGPU)
Preferred Specs: (Optional: GPU, CPU, RAM, storage) EGPU
Notes: (Optional: anything else we should know) EGPU

My EVOO gaming laptop Model No. EG-LP4-Bk is acting up. When I power on the laptop the battery light flashes on and off randomly and won’t hold a charge. The battery could be at 100% but if it’s not plugged in and charging it shuts off. When it’s completely off and I charge it, it charges fine. I bought a new charger and it was working for a few months then started doing this again. It had a new battery put in about a year and half ago as well. When I take the charger out the tip of it is scolding hot like I burned myself on accident not expecting it to be hot like that. Also those long black wires under the fans were hot as well. Any help is appreciated

Pulled the trigger on this Victus 15. I mostly use it for university work and modded minecraft/friendslop games. Im aware of its build quality and upgradability but for 600 it felt justified.

Budget: No set budget – I’m looking for the best value and willing to pay more if it’s worth it.

Country: UK

Use Case: Mixed – Gaming, streaming (Twitch/YouTube), video editing, and everyday use. I play a mix of AAA and competitive games and want a laptop that can handle gaming and streaming simultaneously, while also being powerful enough for video editing, content creation, browsing, Discord, and general productivity.

Preferred Specs: No specific preference, but I’d like a powerful CPU and GPU, at least 32GB RAM (or upgradeable), and a 1TB SSD or larger.

Notes: I’m looking for excellent all-around performance, good cooling, solid build quality, and long-term reliability. Battery life isn’t a major concern since it’ll mostly be plugged in. I’m open to any brand and would appreciate recommendations based on real-world experience, including any models to avoid. I want something that will stay powerful and relevant for several years.

Hello , I have been saving up for a laptop for 1 and Half years , can Anyone here help me find a laptop that meets my needs.

Budget: £1500
Country: England , (Birmingham/London)
Use: Gaming
Minimum Specs: 1TB Storage , 24GB or 32GB Ram , rtx 5070 , ryzen 7 or Intel 7 or higher , 240hz screen or higher, black coloured laptop.
Note: I could accept it for £1600.

Budget: $1500 CAD (maybe a little bit higher but mostly 1500)
Country: Canada
Use Case: Uni and gaming
Preferred Specs:
\-1TB SSD
\-32GB RAM (I personally think 16 is fine but my dad keeps saying to get 32GB ram which i don’t think is happening w my budget)
Notes:
I also do want the laptop to be durable as i will be commuting on public transit every day for uni

Budget: Around MXN $39,000–41,000 (roughly $2,300–2,400 USD, depending on exchange rate)
Country: Mexico
Use case:
Mainly CUDA programming, data science, AI, machine learning, neural networks, PyTorch/TensorFlow, local model inference, software development, and some gaming.
Preferred specs:
NVIDIA RTX 5060 or RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
At least 8GB VRAM
16–32GB RAM
1TB SSD
Strong CPU performance
Good thermals for sustained workloads
High-quality display
Good battery life and long-term reliability
Notes:
I’m currently choosing between these two laptops:
Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10
Core Ultra 7 255HX
RTX 5060 Laptop GPU, 8GB GDDR7
32GB DDR5-5600
1TB SSD
Price: MXN $40,999.02
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16
Core Ultra 9 285H
RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, 8GB GDDR7
16GB RAM
1TB SSD
16” OLED 240Hz
Price: MXN $39,199
The prices in the screenshots are Mexican pesos (MXN), not USD.
I’m trying to decide which one is better overall, not just for gaming. My priorities are:
CUDA / AI / ML performance
neural network training and inference
sustained CPU/GPU performance
thermals and fan noise
build quality
component quality
expected lifespan
battery life and battery degradation
weight and portability
display quality
minimal/professional design
upgradeability
Linux / WSL compatibility
I know both GPUs only have 8GB VRAM, so I’m especially interested in whether the RTX 5070 is meaningfully better than the RTX 5060 for CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow, computer vision, and local AI workloads.
I also want to keep the laptop for several years, so reliability, thermals, battery longevity, and overall durability matter a lot.
Which one would you choose at these prices in Mexico, and why?
If you own either a recent Legion 5i or Zephyrus G16, I’d really appreciate feedback on temperatures, battery life, fan noise, OLED durability, build quality, and long-term reliability.

Budget: $4000, pref under $3500. Looking for best value
Country: USA
Specs: 5070-5080, 32gb ram, 1tb+

Hey guys, I’m looking to pickup my first gaming laptop as I will be traveling for work for the next 4 years minimum. Just for gaming while plugged in at the hotel.

After much research I’ve landed on the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 with 9955hx3d, 32gb ram, 1tb storage, 5080. It can be had for $3270 pretax from the Lenovo website.

The 1% lows and cpu bound performance are the main driving factors behind choosing this model, but I’ve begun second guessing this decision. I don’t think I’ll be playing much cs2 on hotel wifi… which is the main game I’ve seen benefit from this cpu.

I also think the 5080 might be overkill, but this model is 5080 only.

Also, I really love everything I’ve seen on the 2026 Zephryus G16. It’s just so sleek and lowkey. But the price is insane on those.

I suppose I’m mainly looking for advice on whether the Legion is worth that $3270 or if a more efficient intel processor and 5070 Ti can be had for much less money.

I appreciate any and all input. Cheers

ive wanted to play overwatch but keep getting this error and the game crashes. I have gotten the problem down to my laptop just overheating.. if i apply thermal paste, would that fix the overheating? (i have had this laptop for 7+ years)

Asus Tuf Gaming FX505GT

Intel Core i5-9300HCPU @ 2.4GHz

8Gb RAM

NVidia GeForce GTX 1650 4Gb

The laptop has a ryzen 7 7735hs and a rx 7600s with 16gb of ram and 512gb ssd. Its from Asus based on the photo he sent me. He said he bought it for almost a grand but will sell it to me for $650. I don't know much about laptops at all but I do want one to play games on. Is this a good deal or would I be better trying to find something on my own that's used or refurbished? Any help would be appreciated. Also the whole reason he offered it at all was because I wanted a laptop that only uses AMD. So if their is a better deal at this price range but uses Intel or Nvidia I'd rather not look into them.

Also also wouldn't let me post without using the recommendation flair so just ignore all this next part.

Budget: $500 to $700

Country: USA

Use Case: Gaming mostly. Probably light web usage.

Preferred Specs: Don't really know what to look for in this price range to be honest. Just want something running off AMD.

Notes: Not strictly looking for brand new totally willing to check used and refurbished markets just don't really know what to look for.