Dell XPS 15 (9570) Review - The Problem Persists

[@Dave2D]

The new XPS 15 is an excellent laptop but it still has the same thermal issues. If you're considering one, do the thermal limitations bother you?

[@endangeredcreator5050]

Dave Lee I bought a Asus gl503 with four zone RGB KB can any updates can make it per key RGB KB

[@atharvamahajan9580]

Kinda, but not really

[@imjens.k]

I like the XPS 15 9570, thermals don't bother me that much. For someone that travels a lot the build quality is a really respectable quality

[@hehexd69420]

Quit League of Legends because of my 9560, best decision ever made 😂

[@braz1080]

I was waiting for you to do a review of this. If you're buying one: Replace the NIC, SSD if needed and the thermal compound. People prefer thermal liquid metal, but its up to you.

[@Professional-Idi0t]

Dell: We want an extremely thin laptop and quiet, unpowerful fans Technicians: ok Dell: We also want a core i9 in it Technicians: Wait, but- Dell: *Just do it you nerds*

[@Professional-Idi0t]

Note that apple is also guilty of this.

[@robertstocker3541]

Shit if it were bulky and had a few more heat pipes id buy it

[@Professional-Idi0t]

@@robertstocker3541 at that point its no longer fulfilled what it was supposed to be. It now isn't a portable work computer. it's supposed to be light, and every other aspect about it is still amazing.

[@ShalahudinAlAyubiZLA]

@@robertstocker3541 Well, it kill the purpose of this laptop.... It's designed for on the go content creators... So it needs to have long battery lifespan, quite fan, and thin. If you want performance and better thermal and performance, but more bulky and heavy and shorter battery lifespan then go for dell G7

[@keremkosif1348]

Really? it has 4k panel 1050ti and i9 what do you expect for?

[@ByteReview]

Come on Dave, share those wallpapers man!

[@medilyesoudhini7411]

Byte Review get this comment to the top

[@chrizzz0909]

Yes please! Every time I watch your videos, I jump to the description box and the comments to see, if there is somewhere a link to the artist and wallpaper...only to get disappointed...

[@00oMoonLighto00]

Hella Skyline by RomainTrystram

[@chrizzz0909]

Thank you!

[@gaos94]

Have you ever considered googling "dave2d wallpaper"

[@rohitash_pr]

Those little subtle background details, for e.g. the drawing tablet at 1:08 make your video so much better and aesthetically pleasing.... Love your content

[@johbuldmann0206]

that an intous 4 from wacom. drawing board for graphics work

[@JackieCham]

johbuldmann0206 Looks more like the CTH480 Intuos pen and touch. I own one.

[@SoumilSahu]

Rohitash Pradhan it's not subtle at all, it's a drawing tablet

[@rohitash_pr]

5pecialist it is for me.... It's a personal preference

[@TheRandomTechy]

Great, thank God he had a drawing tab in the background for .01% of the video, without it it'd be unwatchable. Thank you!

[@ginomcfino4639]

"it is what it is" ... welcome to every MacBook user's life

[@antioneenglish7416]

lmmfao!!!

[@mar8531]

GinoMcFino it's more like **** it

[@puripoh6582]

Glad I found a review talking about the thermal issues: My Dell XPS 15 9560 battery ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE! It was still under waranty and I had even bought extra service. It's been a month now and Dell is still working on giving me a new one, they confirmed I will recieve a 9570. I'm feared to death of these computers. I just got home and was very lucky otherwise my house would have been on fire. The laptop wasn't charging and wasn't even turned on at that moment. I had been using it intensly for work that day but it had been turned off for around 2 hours already...

[@abduljalil7623]

YOU are Kidding, RIGHT? Not Literally "Flames & Smoke" but Just "HOT", like, Frying Pan Hot. Correct?

[@rsmith02]

Battery failure and thermal issues aren't likely related. Lithium is volatile and if there are flaws it can melt down. The throttling issue means the computer is actually cooling itself by reducing performance, not having runaway heat.

[@puripoh6582]

@@rsmith02 I don't care what happened. My laptop LITERALLY caught on fire and it sucked ass. I had to call Dell for weeks on end because their custommer service sucks. I got a replacement XPS which I don't trust at all with a broken fingerprintscanner and escape button.

[@puripoh6582]

I wasn't at home when it happened but thank got my house didn't burn down. The laptop was swollen and half of it was black and molten away. House was full of smoke

[@lolagepwned]

The XPS lineup is literally just the MacBook pro lineup for Windows users, really Beautiful, expensive and powerful computers Which always end up thermal throttling

[@chidubemjean-medardudeh1913]

TinkerTavern ain’t as expensive though 😭

[@mmmzzz13579]

macbooks aren't powerful. they're overpriced to hell and back for their performance. this manages to give you the performance you'd need at a price that isn't ridiculous for its shape. of course a thick gaming laptop will have better specs at a possibly cheaper price. this is pretty much the jack of all trades, decent price for its form factor, performance and looks. macbooks only have one of those: looks.

[@light5bolt217]

MacBooks are a stake excuse for a 2018 computer

[@amaanshah9625]

Red Flow what about video editing and content creation on the MacBook compared to windows laptops? ( I have no idea about these things!)

[@blazbohinc5735]

Apple has way worse cooling. Not even comparable.

[@elysiumcore]

Safe to assume the new MacBooks will throttle down even more. looking forward to your review

[@Mockedarchie]

Completely true thats why when people say this 6 core chip is 45 watt tdp I roll my eyes

[@fwng69420]

i doubt he will even bring it up....

[@MrNosugarcoating]

elysiumcore lol is Dave Lee the only Tech you tuber who doesn’t have a new MacBook to review? Aw I’m guessing he made the previous Apple video because he was sour about not knowing about the new release. Poor guy.

[@emilianocarpanessi7904]

Yep, they should stop putting big cpu in thin laptops.

[@MrNosugarcoating]

Emiliano Carpanessi this wouldn’t even make sense for Dave Lee. He has an entire video about how he wants 8th generation quad and hex core cpus in MacBooks. This guy is the biggest hipocrite

[@Saif_theFox]

Why does his videos makes me feel so calm and light....

[@jacobed1845]

Commenting after mine died recently. Purchased it about the same time as this video was released. This laptop took 5 years of Engineering curriculum, including 2 years of “zoom university” like a total champ. Laptop was light enough to be in my backpack every single day on campus, and the battery life was long enough for those 9am to midnight days. The build quality and screen quality are something I grew to appreciate during long days in the library, and despite throttling, was successfully able to condense my desktop into a 4lb package in my backpack. Gaming performance and video rendering performance were also acceptable so long as you understood the limitations of the system. All in all, couldn’t recommend it enough, just wished Dell electronics had more longevity.

[@harish6502]

Why can't laptops manufacturers uses smart phones cameras in those thin bezels

[@finlaymcewan]

TECH TIME BEAST money

[@harish6502]

what do you mean money a 7k mobile got good camera than that 96k laptops it is kinda disappointing though

[@harish6502]

i agree with you buddy

Exactly. I mean, Dell is mostly a computer company so it'll take this excuse. But Apple, Samsung, LG? At least smartphones' sensor should be INCLUDED in the most basic model! What are those stupid DxO mark for if they're only going to use it for smartphones anyway?!?!?!

[@janaharanmanoharan9775]

TECH TIME BEAST me too bro

[@DrVagax]

Honestly I just kicked it and went for the Aero 15x, and holy smokes what a incredible fantastic laptop that is.

[@leob_v2]

Looks awesome to me, I'm on the edge between it and Blade, to replace my ever-failing 9560...

[@angelicaamora1093]

Dr Vagax how about for video editing or photoshop ??

[@SpirusFilms]

Trying to decide between the XPS 15 and the Aero 15X. Worth it to just go for the Aero?

[@eugeniugorea028]

Spirus Visuals the same with me (

[@carysavage]

I’ve owned the Aero 15x since it launched and despite a few software issues the laptop has proven to be a beast.

[@wengmunarjr]

Waiting for your macbook pro 2018 review

[@THEFIRE360]

Weng Munar it's hot and it's expensive. Done

[@justin-time5880]

Its apple, so it sucks.

[@DrMacintosh]

He didn't talk about the 2018 Macs bruh.

[@T3hSpoon]

Same deal, with a keyboard that might not break and thermals that won't be able to handle the i9

[@tjfirhfjejUTH24]

stuck w/ the i7 on the new mbp bc of this honestly. didnt seem worth it

[@reezk2586]

Dave Lee, I hope from you to make video for best laptops for CAD and engineering for all categories and budget, it will help a lot of people, I hope to see it soon 🙂

[@MrOmarMoustafa]

Reezk Hosni gaming laptops are very good for this purpose, or even a 500$ normal laptop with an i5-8250U/i7-8550U & mx150 is Good The higher range would be i5-8300H/i7-8550U + gtx 1050 If you want something more powerful the 8550U + 1050ti which costs 800$ The best thing that would run revit, cad , etc would be i7-8750H + 1050ti or 1060 With 1060 its about 1200$ Howevrr Cad is really light and a 500$ laptop would run it perfectly for years to come

[@rbaleksandar]

@@MrOmarMoustafa It depends on which CAD software you are using and whether you do more GPU- or CPU-intensive stuff. Some software products (CAD, etc.) run better with Quadro and Xeon, other run better with your standard CPU and GPU series. Of course the price difference between a decent gaming notebook and a mobile workstation is definitely noticeable. I would first check what the software, that is used, runs best on and then pick the mobile solution accordingly. A 1050ti is enough until you decide to do some 3D rendering. Then you are screwed. There is a difference between the requirements AutoCAD and for example SolidWorks have.

[@uitdenberg]

Omar Moustafa , thanks a lot for the input! I shall therefore look at these specifics more carefully.

[@islandarkicrypto]

yes! lumion! vray rendering!

[@chainstair4]

I've waited for this video waaaaaaaay to long Dave... But finally it's here and after repasting and undervolting my XPS... It's just .. JUST PURE LOVE. Perfect in any way. Even for gaming. I have multiple android studio projects, android emulators, vmware up and running with multiple desktops. This notebook never struggles. This thing is a beast...

[@g_bla]

Most professional and unbiased tech reviewer on the tube. Great job Dave!

[@danielee8418]

Giovanni Blangiardi He doesn’t review hp laptops, how is that unbiased?

[@wheezykun]

Little bit biased. He kinda just doesn’t like MacBooks. And he has reasons, but there for he is biased

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

I would generally agree but on thermal he and many others have been making fun of apple since 2016 and only now they confess dell has had similar issues since then

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

Kerwin and for the récord i remember and x360 and an Omen 15 review of dave2d

[@joshuathomas512]

I like iJustine best unbiased reviews Jk

[@austingray7235]

Basically the best computer for people who put work and content creation before gaming

[@JonHarriman]

Good review! I think something often ignored in reviews is the fact that there are people who need dedicated graphics cards aside from gamers! The thermal throttling had me worried about buying the 9570 but this actually perfectly suits my needs for a mobile CAD/ render/ print media machine. 4k screen and battery life are both brilliant and all my architectural software runs smoothly without any throttling issues that I've noticed. I really couldn't find anything else comparable in the market since anything as powerful was a 'gaming' laptop with enormous sizes and/or disappointing screens and anything with a nice screen and size had disappointing graphics. It's not perfect. I have found the speakers to be disappointing, with a bug that forces me to restart frequently to get sound to switch back on, there's a squeaky spacebar, and I've even had a few system hangs over the 5mo I've had it. But overall, I'm happy with the purchase.

[@z3r0grinder]

Thats what I like about your content. Informed, objective information, delivered with style and class. Keep up the good work.

[@8strings]

Thanks Dave, my favourite PC reviewer. No irritating intros and the background music* at an acceptable level. Even though, you really do not need any*. I hope that Dell is watching your videos, they could really benefit from your constructive feedback, as it reflects on what their loyal customer base thinks.

[@abdifatahartan9034]

This is an amazing laptop. I have repasted and undervolted it. It was still running a bit hot during gaming so, I have decided to disable turbo boost while I game. Now gaming and cpu and gpu are running in mid 70s. No more throttling issues. I recommend disabling turbo boost for anyone doing heavy gaming, as it reduced my temps by 10 degrees.

[@thesnackthatsmilesback6408]

What kind of games do you play? I’ve had mine since August and I’ve been playing games like mk11 and borderlands on like medium settings and it doesn’t get insanely hot but I’d like it to be better. What do you mean by disabling turbo boost?

[@abdifatahartan9034]

In the BIOS there is an option called Intel Turbo Boost. Turning this setting off will keep the CPU clock speed at base clock. However I have found that it can reduce the temps by 5-10C. There is also an app in Windows called Throttle stop, this can also be used to do it while the device is switched on.

[@gumott]

Did the same thing, no turbo boost makes temps a lot better, but now that undervolting is out of the picture, disabling hyperthreading also helps reduce temps

[@rsmith02]

I totally agree. I rolled back the bios and undervolted, disabled turbo and it mostly helped. Now I'm looking at this to go after power limit throttling as the VRMs overheat. I saw it on Reddit: www.aliexpress.com/item/4001052774489.html

[@CavenInToTheWorld]

i got a good discount on this laptop. can you recommend this still? i will use it more on content creation.

[@jnrfalcon]

I can 100% confirm that it is the intel dynamic platform and thermal framework being to aggressive. I've run my 9560 with high requirement games for half a year now by blocking DPTF and it really solves all the problem. No throttling at all.

[@romic8427]

shit dude youre saving me i didnt know what was happening

[@craigshandworld]

whats blocking DPTF ? thinking of getting this laptop,So id like to fix the throttling

[@jnrfalcon]

www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/7byhjq/disabling_intel_dptf_for_good/ this is the method I use

[@jonathansaindon788]

Are you planning on doind a XPS 15 7590 review anytime soon?

[@LuciousKage]

DONT BUY! Fuuulll of bugs

[@ItsLewie]

I bought one last week and im using it now, trying to sort out the overheating issues, it gets too hot to even put on my lap after short use

[@jessehattingh8556]

@@ItsLewie have you tried undervolting? If you havent/have let me know how it is with it!

[@ay3590_]

There are people (businessmen and students) who travel a lot that need a decent laptop which can handle moderate work load without the weight of a luggage. Most importantly it has to not look like a flashy UFO when you have to present in a conference. The only downside of this laptop on that usage is the camera angle. If you are trying to play Tomb Raider with maximum settings on this laptop, you are looking at the wrong market. I mostly do programming and editing so the laptop performance helps a lot. Moderate gaming is run smoothly. Well macbook do the same you ask? Ye well look at the price.

[@raysonviswas]

I would say that the market of this device for professionals like software developers, is larger than market for gamers, i have only really seen the xp15 with 4 software devs, and xps 13 with people like product managers and stuff, dell will never make this device heavier for better thermals , I for one wouldn't buy it if it were heavier and neither would most of the people I know that own one. if you want to game go buy a gaming laptop or better yet a desktop.

[@rsmith02]

If they just connected the VRMs to the heat sink it would probably work for both markets. The successors to this did it.

[@veridian4433]

That i9 power just went to waste

[@hydzior]

Still a lot better than i9 in new macbooks.

[@lbeetech]

The i7 is enough...

[@thndr_5468]

Just don't get that configuration

[@brunolopes2205]

@@lbeetech it throttles too

[@Chapper123]

Would it help on the thermal throttling if it stands on a Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim?

[@fetchmasters]

Great review. Thanks. I just ordered mine. I think an important concept you brought up is: THIS IS NOT A GAMING LAPTOP. Can you play games on it, sure with limitations. But for those of us who use it for a work machine, I think the thermal throttling ceases to be a concern for the most part. For what it's made for, it's the best laptop I can find after many hours of laptops.

[@flixrao]

Nice video Dave!

[@MrMike-fn4hi]

Had the I9 for 3 weeks and had throttling issues when encoding and under gaming. Sent it back for a discount on the I7 and have had 0 issues with long encoding and gaming. The performance hit has not been noticeable and the machine hasn't skipped a beat. But, why sell an I9 if the chassis is unable to handle the heat unless your just selling specs? Upset that Dell hasn't fixed the issue but glad that the I7 is rock solid.

[@grayblues.6424]

How is it now?

[@sunsundar9979]

Could you please update us on your experience so far? Thanks

[@DashPazz]

I was going to buy the i7 for programming tomorrow for school. Is this the best laptop to buy ?

[@JettHansley]

Dash Paz I suggest going for the new msi ps 63

[@DashPazz]

Lol I bought my laptop yesterday and last minute I decided to buy the MSI LAPTOP INSTEAD. ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

[@TarekMidani]

I got that XPS when they came out

[@andrewbowers_]

My (2018) i9 Dell XPS 15 is the best laptop I’ve ever had, and I’ve had a few. I use it for 3D model graphics (Inventor & Solidworks). The image quality of the touch screen is awesome! It’s compact and light. Battery lasts long enough that I’ve never come close to having an issue. I don’t use it for gaming - I have a PS4 for that.

[@iea96]

Hehe no intro

[@lukasmartadi]

Also no "thumbs if you like it, subs if you love it"

[@sofusarvin6509]

PLEASE do the Matebook X Pro!

[@spohanick9752]

Pojosamaneo me too, I think i'm gonna go with the x pro

[@happybroski2112]

Pojosamaneo I would go with the Dell because if you need any form of decent customer service/support, you would be out of luck with the MateBook.

[@spohanick9752]

Happy Broski huawei has acually opened a lot of support centers

[@laocongge]

dell xps had a lot of problems right out of the box, but matebook x has no problem what so ever. those are my experiences.

[@eltron844]

Akmal Ahmed man who cares what those people think

[@bariqharb2835]

The xps 15 is like the mac but runs windows. Same design, different internals. Excellent for productivity not intended for gaming.

[@rahmatmaulana4671]

bariq harb well said mate, couldn't agree more

[@forza1sra]

bariq harb How is a device that thermal throttles excellent for productivity? Gaming is lightweight compared to rendering in Premiere and such.

[@NikhilYadav-rg2yn]

bariq harb Can't agree. It looks different (being thin and light doesn't make the same), it has got ports, a 4k screen, better keyboard and is priced right.

[@JonathanGS]

forza1sra not true. Gaming uses both cpu and gpu (of course mostly gpu) and because of shared heatpipes, that means lots of heat. But rendering is more of cpu intensive task. Still gets pretty hot, but probably not quite as much as gaming

[@taiefmiah]

forza1sra big ram useage, excel, document work, coding, general productivity. That isn’t just video editing

[@joshuaryder5633]

At the place I work, we bought 3 of them. We had other problems as-well. Every now and then we would get a blue screen of death, a thing I haven't seen for plenty of years. And it is happening consistently for all 3 new laptops. We all have the i7-8550U with 16 Gb of ram. We didn't return any of them, since we hoped it might be fixed with update and they are really nice to work on. By searching we can see we are not the only ones having this problem.

[@wynnieization]

My classmate's older brother had this exact model and i got to see and even experience it first hand how bad the thermal issues got. At first, I was amazed and wished I had it but once I saw how it got super hot I no longer thought it was as desirable. It was a turn off honestly. I've experienced thermal issues with my older laptops before and it was just awful, I realized how nice it is to have a laptop that didn't overheat overtime and I don't care how premium the specs are if it can't handle thermal issues... thermal limitations bother me a lot.

[@TheGarouKami]

You can replace the thermal paste along with adding thermal pads for about $20!! ive done it to mine and i havent had problems since!

[@sangar197]

Please share it

[@CombatFXZone]

Thank you for the review! I'm very glad you being transparent with downsides of given tech! I hate channels which exclusively point out great things without telling you flaws. Great work!

[@davidhunsinger1587]

I hate that they call it an I9, they're trying to compare that chip to a desktop I9? Just call it a i7 8950 or something

[@davidhunsinger1587]

Mas Haq Kresno learn not being a condescending douche.

[@ZachAgape]

Such amazing reviews and very very relevent comments, and awesome suggestions and solution break downs!! Well done! Keep it up, and thanks :)

[@patrickfouhy9102]

Yeah. that build quality of the XPS really is amazing. I compared it to my old MacBook Pro, and I actually think the XPS is better. Thanks for your vids by the way, really helped me in choosing my latest laptop (Blade 15) I felt like it had the best balance of build quality, and performance. Anyway, great post, I'm sure a lot of people out there are looking for the exact answer.

[@glovercarvalho]

Honestly, repasting is not really difficult, it only takes 20 minutes of your time and your tutorial is pretty straightforward. Since then, I never had any thermal throttling. It's a beast of a laptop. Did work on both my old 9560 and my new 9570.

[@walrusninja3581]

I literally just bought the new xps 15 today. The reason I got it is because I used to have the 2017 razer blade, but I brought it to the Microsoft store for them to fix it because of battery bulge (I didn't want to end the warranty by opening up the bottom). They gave me a 100 percent refund of $2100 and being rushed to buy a computer before they changed their minds, I bought this. It seems very good as of now. I'm headed to school, and I was a little embarrassed with the blade and its fans. For a back to school device capable of playing games, I see this as the computer I should have had since the start. I'm fine downgrading from a 1060 for a computer like this.

[@someguy6183]

It sooooo close to perfect ! Just change the thermal design dell😢!

[@MHWGamer]

the design is the best thing for me :)

[@izangomso]

the aero15/msi gs65 is better in every way........

[@a4andrei]

The design is gorgeous

[@forza1sra]

MHWGamer He said thermal design, not chassis design.

[@sKepTiCal404]

Well as a person who used Aero 15, Dell has better build quality.

[@charlottesimss9853]

I'm in love with my HP Spectre X360 15 I just got a couple weeks ago for $1k refurbished. It def doesn't have the XPS battery life, but I've stressed thing thing to the max and I can never get the 8550u to hit 90, the GPU stays very cool too. It's the only 8th laptop that I found good for photographers and video creators without dongles. It's pretty fantastic and underrated imo

[@JitzLim]

Your videos are so soothing to watch. It's like meditation for techies

[@dezzi03]

Bring back the finger spin! Who else agrees?!

[@ink_y23]

Oh well, I’ve already ordered an XPS 15 9570 and it should be delivered in a few days :P. It seems like this laptop will suit me anyways. I want a laptop with good performance for doing school work and extra stuff, as well as being suitable for some casual gaming while being relatively light and thin. I got the one with the i7 processor so hopefully there won’t be as much thermal throttling. Still looking forward to the XPS 15, it’s a HUGE improvement over my current laptop.

[@squirtle9990]

NickmAn can I know how its doing and your thoughts? Because I literally have the same situation as you

[@ink_y23]

The laptop is great, basically no issues so far! The carbon fibre keyboard can get dirty (as in your hands will leave a mark on it) but obviously you can just clean it really easily. Obviously I don't know which model you're getting, so your experience might be a little different in terms of thermals if you get the one with the i9 processor.

[@Tadas695lt]

Try this for thermal issues: amzn.to/2NhnKgw

[@fortnitevideos9998]

Thermal issues can be fixed with undervolting using intel extreme tuning utility

[@fortnitevideos9998]

Also set intel gpu as default, and nvidia gpu per program basis on demanding apps. This made my xps completely silent on light load.

[@s.ssmith8084]

honestly this is the most honest sponsor video I had ever seen.

[@penzman]

I've almost bought this laptop about what, 17 times while intensively shopping online for 2 weeks now? The DPC latency issue is yet again losing another audio oriented customer.

[@RaedVS]

Dude, DUDE, *ZenBook Pro* ! 1st of all the 1st generation of it, you criticized a bit for precisely the same but not-as-pronounced thermal issue, while you say here that you need to Understand that the XPS was not designed with gaming in mind, which the ZenBook obviously shares.. 2nd and more importantly it is absolutely a better alternative to the XPS than all the Gaming devices you've mentioned here, 4K Screen, Good (Not as good I know) Battery Life, Awesome Build, Amazing Performance, Improved Thermals, Thin & Light Workstation Laptop. I bought the 1st Generation of it (1080p Screen), and I haven't looked back, I'm getting amazing performance even on the battery front (10 hours more or less). I love your content and I hugely respect your opinion and even use it as a reference in most cases, I just don't understand what is your problem with this amazing device, maybe give it some time, make a full review on the newer version, it might change your mind a bit. Cheers...

[@jg14gerhard_bar]

i think the point was its a 3rd gen product and very little has been done to combat issues it's had since conception..thermals matters not just in gaming applications. and tbh i really think some dell Engineers need to be let loose to come up with a slightly different but more similar design. but maybe they wont really have to by the Time intel gets down to 10nm power efficenicty could just be solved in a gen

[@Infernus25]

Anyone with this laptop, have you tried video editing/after effects/photoshop how has the performance been? Looking in to getting it for creative work

[@thesnackthatsmilesback6408]

Infernus 25 if I can play mortal Kombat 11 and borderlands and the Arkham games without lag, I think you’ll be fine

[@ibrahshowtz]

Planning in buying one soon, have you bought it and has it answered your questions well? Because i want one for the same reasons you do

[@kevinbatts2804]

Undervolted my XPS 9550 last year and it runs like a beast. It's still otherwise perfect.

[@malcolm4458]

Kevin Batts wth. I'm a noob I guess. Can a rookie like me learn how to do this on KZbin and undervolt my XPS 15? Is complicated? Any things to worry about?

[@aitortxu1170]

@@malcolm4458 I think you can find some good videos on youtube on the subject, there's no risk. Use IntelXTU program rather than throttlestop, it's much easier. You will get some blue screens, that's all. Have patience and you'll be fine.

[@malcolm4458]

Thanks for the info.

[@Jay_One_Off_Urdu]

I’ve got Precision 5530 2019. Absolutely diabolical performance after first hour of use. We as a company are moving towards Lennovo P1.

[@ilmediano8222]

I've loved my 9550. I've had very few hiccups internally, I've upgraded the battery and it's still rapid with nVME, but my Soft Touch has not held up particularly well after about 2 years of daily use. I've got issues with peeling on the left of the palmwrest and on the 90 degree angle to the right of the power button. It definitely needs frequent cleaning and care to maintain it, which in hindsight I should have done.

[@Mrm842]

Dave, what laptops do you recommend for engineering students with about a $1300 budget?

[@Paulo-zr5zo]

google my friend

[@pratikkundnani]

DUDE LG GRAM IS THE BEST . ITS LIGHT AND POWERFUL WITH GREAT BATTERY LIFE .

[@Aperez78]

Depends on the engineering field that you will be studying. I used my Dell XPS 13 for software engineering and was perfect

[@Mrm842]

Alex Perez mechanical engineering

[@adalbertbender6190]

Lenovo p50 serves me great. Great upgradeability!

[@tobybarnhill7693]

Hi Dave, I bought a 9570 (before this video came out) and it arrived a few days ago. I've had crackling in the speakers, and judging by other forums, many people have had the same problem. Have you had any experience with this through any of your XPS laptops? Would love to hear your thoughts. Dell have offered a replacement, but others have done that and the problems persisted. I've updated the drivers (as far as I know). It's a beautiful machine, this problem is really letting it down!

[@ikdekker]

Toby Barnhill I'd also like to know this. Thinking of buying one, but the many risks might put me off.

[@tobybarnhill7693]

ikdekker I ended up buying the top spec one (i9, 32gb ram, 1TB SSD) and it’s a beautiful machine. However I’ve had some thermal throttling and also an issue with the speakers which dell is looking to repair (apparently by replacing the motherboard). So once they visit and look over it, I’ll get them to check over everything I’ve had problems with and address them, which I think is mostly software issues.

[@ikdekker]

Toby Barnhill customer support seems to be good. However, many reviews on the Dell site (www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-15/spd/xps-15-9570-laptop) have several different issues. As it stands, 67 one stars, and 330 5 stars. Seems like it's mostly a good product, but for the price it's at, I don't want to have to be lucky.

[@tobybarnhill7693]

ikdekker you’re 100% right. The service is really good (not as good as Apple, but better than anywhere else). The fact that they get a technician to come to YOU rather than you have to go to them is really nice of them. They’re happy to give me a replacement but I’ve said I’d rather them just fix the current one as chances are, there would be a reoccurrence of the same issue. If this doesn’t work out I’ll be moving back to Apple as XPS is the best looking and best performing for its size and body. I’d consider Razer but they’re customer service reviews aren’t convincing enough. Anything else looks cheap or too bulky with the same specs.

[@clintonhendry8967]

I had the same problem. I fixed it by downloading the audio driver from the dell website. It was different than the one that Windows 10 installed automatically, and it got rid of the crackling issue. I forget the one I had before, but the one I have installed now is: 6.0.1.8454 www.dell.com/support/home/ca/en/cadhs1/product-support/product/xps-15-9570-laptop/drivers My current issue is the space-bar squeak. It's total bullshit. The only thing I've found on how to fix it (besides a youtube video that involved Vaseline) is a reddit guy that says it'll go away one day.

[@AcidSugar1414]

I loved your review with one big caveat. You said other manufacturers maintain the same level of performance without thermal issues, even though you had just said earlier that if you want a laptop like the XPS 15 without thermal issues, that no product exists. Had you made a recommendation towards the end to something like a gaming laptop then I would understand. Also love your channel!

[@nicholasmrobinson]

When I bought my 9570 a month ago there was no other ~4lb laptop with 32GB RAM, touchscreen and 6 core processor. The high end Razer Blade was on the horizon but not available when I needed it. I avoided the i9 because I figured it would be a waste of money. Very happy with performance though. I run this all cores 100% CPU usage for an hour at a time and it stays above 3Ghz.

[@tushargoyal5255]

need a video on XPS 15 2019 model plz I need to buy a laptop with good color accuracy

[@ricardofrancisco7684]

ASUS GL503 ROG Strix

[@jg14gerhard_bar]

lmao. well then buying the 4k(non OLED) would be the better option in terms of long lifespan.

[@alexjcorona2605]

I regret my purchase of the XPS15 9570. Lauded as the ultimate media laptop for video editing and photography, it has been nothing but problematic for me. I don't see an inkling of the performance I should from a laptop with these specs. It also has completely affirmed that all review sites are paid off and don't bother looking at actual stats in real world use. A complete joke. I should not have gone for the i9 variant, since as you said the chassis is incapable of handling its output. I gave up trying to edit video content on this laptop. Even with the use of proxies it struggles with any kind of effects based editing. Such a shame because compared to its direct competitor, the Macbook pro it was over £1700 cheaper and I loved that it actually gave me an SD card and usable ports.

[@alexwalters1699]

"There is literally no other product like the XPS" The Thinkpad series is darn close...great build quality, great performance, better battery....

[@extracurricular1]

This is why I sold mine three months after purchasing. I play league on low settings and the thermals would go off the roof and then frames would drop below 30 and it’d shut down randomly. There’s also issues with the sound driver :( I would love to buy it again but there’s too many issues from my experience

[@valkenhayn412]

That ending sounded like a threat. Watch out Dell!

[@daanishsehrawat4864]

Hey Dave, my XPS 15 9560 1TB 32GB ram laptop burst into flames a while back. Does this relate to the overheating issues?

[@rsmith02]

No, it's a battery failure.

[@riteshsharma1935]

Hey please checkout hp omen 15 (2018) a strong competitor of msi gs65....please do a review on it!

[@alvinlukas02]

yeah I have the 2017 model and I like it a lot the 2018 model looks more amazing with thin bezels

[@shuumo453]

"quiet laptop" "super long battery life" Loooool

[@praveenkumarsahu8593]

Dave Dell xps 7590 or 2019 model is out and it's reviews are also out, requesting you to please upload your review becoz many of the people around the world is waiting for your review.

[@pxprimary3790]

I've had the 9550 and 9560 (or whatever the model numbers were).... Two versions of this laptop, only paid for one because the first was getting so hot the touchpad started to warp and stopped working... warranty replacement/upgrade. ANYWAY, you commented on "If they wanted to, they could turn up the fans and improve performance..." This isn't possible from a consumer perspective and thus we're left with a Laptop that under any load for any period of time, will throttle itself to almost unusable levels. If I load up a windowed version of Path of Exile, running 1080 on low settings AND hardware limit the FPS to 30, after about 10-15 min max it will throttle and start to be almost unplayable. If you keep going, the rest of the laptop will become unusable as well. IE, if you're running a game in a window and trying to multi-task by switching to check your email, Chrome / Outlook will become unusable during the throttle periods and you have to shut down the game or wait it out.... Literally the only way I can do any meaningful level of gaming on this laptop is to be in a Hotel that has an AC unit in front of the window and I set the laptop on top of it like a table.... my arm starts to freeze while playing games but it never throttles! The design of this laptop is very pretty looking but Dell has sacrificed any level proper design and construction for making it look pretty. Like you pointed out in the video, putting the i9 in this thing only to have it throttle even worse is just a marketing stunt to say "yes we have i9's give us your money if you're stupid enough to not know better!"

[@Bangdikur]

Link for wallpaper please

[@aashishvishnoi9982]

Dian Kurniawan here you go!! www.hdwallpapers.in/tokyo_cityscape-wallpapers.html

[@Bangdikur]

Thankyou so much bro

[@aashishvishnoi9982]

Dian Kurniawan always ready to help when it comes to wallpapers.....

[@Touseef]

what if I buy i7, will I still get thermal issues?

[@miroslavhoudek7085]

I assume that if you buy i7, you'd get pretty much the i9 after all that throttling. But you'd lose the opportunity to give them extra money for no reason whatsoever. Much like if you get the full HD screen, you'd miss your chance on forking over money for pixels you are unlikely to see on 15 inch screen. Just sayin'

[@Touseef]

@@miroslavhoudek7085 true 4k on 15 inch is just a gimmick

[@jamesw2831]

I saw Douglas Black's review of this and he actually said thermal performance has improved because of the VRM. I've saw the Gigabyte Aero 15X review on notebookcheck. Even it throttled occasionally. And so did Razer. MSI's GS65 has the lowest performance of the i7. However on heavier laptops with better cooling solutions, I've saw better performance. It's about time we stop emphasizing how thin or pretty a device is and focus on workloads instead. The industry is moving this way because we keep buying. We aren't buying alternatives that have better thermal solutions. If people want performance, lift weights. I'm tired of hearing about engineering. I'm sorry

[@lewsee5562]

This. I don't mind thin, light, and pretty laptops as long as the performance isn't sacrificed. I don't buy a laptop just to be a stereotypical hipster teenager at Starbucks. Laptop OEMs NEED to fix their thermal issues because higher temperatures will shorten the laptop's lifespan. Even worse if you live in a hot weather.

[@TomsDone]

It's about time we stop emphasizing how thin or pretty a device is when it is weight that matters more.

[@inuyashaspet]

I love reviews where you are honest enough to talk smack about a product if you dont really like it.

[@aidanstraker7719]

I do not think the thermal limitations are limited only to the xps lineup. I bought a 2017 Alienware 17 R4 and within 2 weeks I had to take the laptop to get repaired. The alienware throttled so badly that rendering was impossible any game I played had massive stuttering. So I think across the board dell needs to revisit all of their thermal solutions.

[@bladudemovies]

Put liquid metal on ALL the things!

[@zx-25r12]

Dell XPS 15 or MSI GS65?

[@spacevisitorelhombrecohete5581]

Dell xps 15 without 4k

[@dharmani_youtube]

This or the new MacBook 18? i use more of Premiere Pro but I love how I've had no issues in my Mac OS since 3 years

[@dumbnerd8316]

Gaurav Dharmani Unless you use final cut often, then it’ll be a better choice to get something like an XPS

[@dharmani_youtube]

Dumb Nerd I don't use final cut but given how often premiere pro crashes, having final cut as backup is a real peace of mind. Any idea if Resolve works well on Windows? Also what would you say of Windows OS stability

[@prismatic9001]

OS stability seems to be a real luck of the draw thing. I personally run Windows on both a desktop and a XPS 9360 and neither have ever crashed on me due to windows. However I'm sure some will have their own horror stories about instability.

[@Aperez78]

Gaurav Dharmani I don't know anything about the video market but I do know Final Cut pro is one hell of an optimized software. I use a Dell XPS 13 9350 and I love it, as a software developer I looks for good specs, screen, and battery with good build and this was perfect. Window OS is fantastic, been using Window OS since Windows 95; it has come a long way but it's really good and smooth now(:

[@dumbnerd8316]

Gaurav Dharmani In my experience, Windows is very stable, with very little BSODS. Even on my ancient laptop, it barely crashed.

[@nesir82]

I follow 4 tech youtubers and you are my favorite cuz you are not pretentions, don't do over the head reaction and more knowledgeable about this. Thank you!

[@WilsonMackle101]

Just over a year ago I went for the xps 15 with the matte 1080p display rather than the 4k one and the i7 and I found the thermal throttling a problem with that too, but I changed dell's cheap and sparse thermal paste to an aftermarket one and got a £12 bamboo laptop stand from amazon and it's become the best computer I've ever owned and I doubt i'll be upgrading anything for years.

[@Aepek]

Does it come with an i7-8850h? AND would this be more cost effective compared to getting the i9 version? as the 8850h comes close if not better than the i9 version in s real world performance. So, if not offered with an 8850h, why not? Cheers, A

[@Aepek]

TabalugaDragon Hey, thanks for this suggestion. It's actually not for me, have a customer who was wanting the i9 for performance gain, but didn't like the price. I was thinking of the 8850h, but I guess he wants the Dell XPS(don't think the 8850h is offered, unless I do a custom); so, thanks again for the suggestion.... Appreciate it👊🏻 Cheers, A

[@CreepyStrangeFacts]

I've just received my 2000 euro refund for the xps 15. It had problems with the speakers and it took Dell 5 months to try and repair it and in the end they didn't solve the problem and I asked for a refund. That took 3 more weeks so I'm pretty done with Dell to be honest. Their support is useless!!

[@aspden8809]

They actually subjectively have one of the best customer supports. Your case seemed to be an unfortunate rarity

[@pdv1513]

@aspy I actually had a very similar experience to @Hoeft. Speakers crackled and fan overheated. It took support over a month to get me a replacement after being bounced between departments for hours. When they finally sent me a replacement...guess what the speakers issue persist. I want to cry.

[@Hervinbalfour]

@@aspden8809 "Unfortunate rarity"?!?! 😂😂😂 have you read the Customer Support complaints from customers both on Amazon and Dell's site? Rarity my ass!

[@remorph]

Had the same problem. Dead speaker, dead pixel, chassis uneven assembled. I wouldve had to go through 3 repairs before getting a replacement..

[@SirMrBerk]

I wish i had known this last year when i bought one. watched lots of reviews from ltt and other tech channels, they all recommended it. it was honestly the worst purchase of my life lol, it's a horrible machine for the price.

[@GDX2470]

how come?

[@SirMrBerk]

just not a good machine. overheats super easy, came 2 months delayed(although that's shipping not dell) with the audio jack not working, and was overall not worth the price tag

[@wynnieization]

totally get you, i don't own one but i've been workmates with someone who owns it and have also gotten to use it myself. Loved it at first but got turned off by the thermal issues. Specs are great but all of that crumbles for me because it overheats really quickly. My workmate always brings a book to put under the laptop so it can breathe a little. A little ridiculous for such a pricy tech..

[@Mrcheesydancer]

Are you gaming on it or just using it for work?

[@stevenleung1759]

i chose the xps 15 over the others after watching your reviews. been very happy ever since. even got a dbrand skin too. had nothing but compliments on the wood color skin. looks amazing.

[@robocop581]

I have i5 XPS 15 since 2015. I use spreadsheets and run macros between Excel and Access. No thermal issues, best laptop I have had since 1998

[@icecreamboy111]

Please check out the HP Spectre x360 i7-870G

[@icecreamboy111]

Careoran do apps open up and run smoothly with multiple opened up?

[@icecreamboy111]

what's the biggest issue you'd say you had with it

[@icecreamboy111]

Careoran I see. How long do you think the battery will last with average use? And is the screen bright enough to use outdoors. Thanks for all your input, I'm going to be purchasing this device soon and I don't want to regret it!

[@icecreamboy111]

Careoran the XPS 15 2-in-1 is a little out of budget, but I think this would be the best fit for my workload. Thanks for the help!

[@icecreamboy111]

Careoran I was going to get the 13" but the lack of dedicated graphics deterred me away from it. This also seems like the best bang for your buck at this price point. I would really like to bump up to 4k since that's where the future is headed when 1080p becomes like 720p and the numpad is really important for me.

[@hanwu3160]

I have owned the Dell XPS 15 9560 2017 version for the past year and I can HONESTLY say its one of the WORST purchases of tech I have done in a while. I'm a professional video shooter and editor and I'm using the latest premiere pro CC and I can BARELY edit proxy 720p footage without it throttling after 25 minutes. This is AFTER using throttlestop and new thermal pastes. What's worse is the windows defender that automatically comes up from time to time and just chugs the pc making it unusable for hours on end... even my friend's macbook 13' 2016 can run lightroom faster and smoother than this device... Honestly disappointed that you recommended this to us video content creators. TL;DR : XPS 15 & Windows is terrible. P.S. Help if you know how to resolve this, gonna try to sell this off ASAP

[@TopShelfRippin]

Han Wu what are the specs?

[@hanwu3160]

@@TopShelfRippin i7, 16gb ram, gtx 550m, 512gb SSD, 4k Display (Basically the highest end except for the storage size). Gonna try out the new mac soon, hopefully will have better luck there!

[@ahmadwardani7076]

Han Wu Did you try the mac?What do you think of it?

[@themightyphone4463]

@@hanwu3160 Have you tried reinstalling Windows? I do that on all new computers. Just download from microsoft site install on usb and delete everything.

[@milantomcik3651]

Remove INTEL DPTF and your laptop will not throttle anymore

[@daiwano1]

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[@celfrancise.pestio6402]

Dave lee... I've watched most of your videos so far and I really loved it and hoping to look forward to your reviews.

[@Bare_Essence]

Why I9? It sells laptops (over a vendor who doesn't include it) and makes profit (up sale) since most people don't understand thermal limitations. They trust that dell, Lenovo, HP, ... won't sell them something that has "throttling" problems. I learned this when I purchased a Lenovo tablet/keyboard that had an I5; MIIX 10. It looked like the perfect surface killer in its day; price and potential performance. It literally throttled 10-20 seconds of doing anything. It had severe power limit throttling. There was no solution. Also, most users will not notice most throttling signs, since typical usage would not be affected greatly if at all or they blame Windows. Thanks for the overview of that unit!

[@Phantom-zi2to]

First

[@definitelynotthecia4998]

Phantom nope

[@joshuathomas512]

Gay

[@MichaelRichards983]

...You are filming KZbin videos with a RED camera? Hahahahaha More money than sense I guess....It does even look that special!

[@Hervinbalfour]

Hater comment....

[@slinkyphil]

Had a 9560. 3 motherboards later and an infinite amount of blue screens they decided to change it for a new one, the 9570. Thermal and power limit throttling, the fan management is completely insane, random audio cracks, not a single Bios update fixed this ridiculous problems... I just don't know what to do and need to go on with my life, mainly, my work. Do they give you money back? Ridiculous experience considering the price of these machines. Had a SOLID 10 year run with my 2007 Macbook Pro. Unbelievable Dell....

[@dannydg1985]

Was waiting for this one, thanks Dave. Aero 15 is the better buy now imo.

[@annelisabethcom]

That’s one scenario. I’ll present another where it works really well. Thailand without AC, running Netflix, browsing or editing 1080p footage. It gets hot occasionally, but handles really well compared to laptops I’ve had there in the past. For 4k footage, that would probably change. And keep in mind they don’t sell beanbag «laptop tables» there, but loads of boards with fans. Laptops getting hot is the norm, not the exception. Every computing device I’ve used has gotten warm. It’s in comparison to other laptops that this one actually surprised me in a positive way. Keep in mind you need a board under it. This is not a laptop you keep in your lap or your bed. The vents are underneath. They would ideally have a cold slab or board under it. With fans or without.

[@darknight991]

Hey Dave, I know your main focus here was on the i9, which I agree makes no sense in this laptop (Nor the MacBook for that matter), but I recently got the 9570 and am honestly super impressed with it. I bought it to replace a 2018 blade I was very unhappy with (CPU always throttled to 3.4ghz or less, very, VERY hot, dead pixels). So far the XPS has surpassed expectations and erased all the doubts I had about it. It ran for hours at 3.9ghz playing Destiny 2 with an external 1080 (uncapped FPS between 90-150) and because the CPU didn't throttle, I'm seeing better performance than I did with the blade. Even when the 1050ti and the CPU are used, no throttling. It's actually convinced me I can finally switch to a laptop as my main machine, with the egpu setup ready to go and getting 80-90% of the performance of my 8700k rig. I realise it's possible the Blade was a true lemon and this XPS is a great outlier, but still, very impressed.

[@darknight991]

Oh. It's also so much quieter than the Blade. The blade used to run it's fans almost constantly, even at idle. This only spins them up under sustained load.

[@FrancisJamal]

watched many reviews, really well done!!!

[@zanehutchison7304]

Just watched the video, awesome job as always btw. When you showed the CPU benchmarks I realised you used my i5 benchmark for it haha :). Loving the laptop if anyone is considering buying one.

[@joshpan4782]

I have the i7 8th gen model and I totally agree. Many games will lag when there is cpu intensive work at hand. Usually I deal with this by turning off cpu intensive settings on my games but that’s not a full solution. I still don’t regret my purchase though because it ticks every other box

[@thetrioffish]

I reeeallly hope that we can finally get a redesign next year. I love my 9560, but I wish it had 2 tb3s (no barrel plug) and better cooling. Thicken it up, if need be! Screw this trend of slimlining literally everything.

[@sukhWins]

I just upgraded to XPS 15 from macbook pro...happy I made this decision. Got i7 Processor and so far no heat throttling with that.