Gigabyte G5 3060 Laptop - A Few Months Later review & Performance Analysis!

[@kreature6618]

MSFS & Cyberpunk have been my goto's since they launched - good stuff!!!

[@Huddison]

It's a great combo ;)

[@ExtraOrdinaryNinjaArtist]

Thanks for the review mate. It was the most legit review I found. I ended up buying it 👌😎

[@Huddison]

No problem and enjoy 😎

[@amleshsingh6840]

Hey Hi mate...I am bout to buy this laptop..what do you think About the screen and thermals...would really appreciate your review thanks. Have a nice day

[@rizqin1509]

Thank you i needed this

[@hillaryallison3264]

hello! could you please help me? i'm thinking of buying this laptop so i decided to do my own research about the company gigabyte (cause i don't hear from them as often as i hear about asus, acer or lenova, for example. so i'm a bit doubting) i like the design of this laptop, it looks nice to me, not like the other gaming laptops with their aggressive designs. and it has good specs as well. and it has two years of warranty which is unusual i'd like to use this lap for video editing, photoshop, gaming (not on the daily basis) and internet surfing, of course and that's what i'd like to find out about this lap because there is no much information about it in reviews 1) is the screen of the lap good? are the colours good, bright enough? i mean it says it has ntsc 72% and some people say that it's enough for editing but some say that in this lap the screen is terrible and of bad quality. 2) is that really that loud even when you just watch youtube? that was another compain about this lap, people say that it's too loud which makes it hard to work on it, and it also becomes hot really fast which is bad. is this true? 3) what about the speakers? is the sound good when you watch movies or just listen to music? cause many people also say that speakers are terrible 4) also a lot of customers say that the quality of plastic is cheap and feels disgusting. what do you say about it? 5) and the last thing i would like to know many people who got this lap said that there could be some problems with OC because of the bios i'd really appreciate if you answer my questions, i know in the conclusion part you said that this lap is a good recommendation but still i'd want to clear some things out. thanks

[@Huddison]

HI Hilary, 1) The colours very vibrant. I use my laptop for editing and its excellent (slightly better than my PC). The screen also has excellent viewing angles IMO. 2) I put the Power Mode on Silent when watching KZbin or Netflix etc. It's as quiet as a mouse in that mode. 3) The sound is certainly good enough (& loud enough) for watching KZbin/videos. 4) The build quality feels fairly robust and solid to me. 5) I have never had the need to OC; so can't comment further on that. It's all going to come down to preference ; I'm more than happy with the Laptop, in all the various tasks I put it through - hope this helps!

[@hillaryallison3264]

@@Huddison huge thanks for answering! this really helps as for the fifth point - sorry, i misspelled, i meant OS (operational system), some people says that they have problems upgrading it from windows 10 to windows 11 because of the bios on this laptop

[@Huddison]

@@hillaryallison3264 I haven't felt the need to upgrade to Windows 11 either; but I'm sure that there will be some kind of work around for that.

[@pngs]

@@hillaryallison3264 did you end up buying one? I have the same concerns as you and I will also mainly use it for editing and stuff. If so, does the battery last for more than 2hrs at least (no gaming)?

[@hillaryallison3264]

@@pngs yes, i decided to take this risk and bought this lap x) i mainly use it for surfing the net, watch movies and study. and from time to time i play com games or edit smth. the speakers are quiet fine and loud enough, but only if the laptop is on the table, in any other situations i strongly recommend to use headphones. in gaming the lap is also fine, but it becomes warm pretty quickly which makes me worry every time i play. the battery is not the best, it lasts about 2.5-3 hours. but anyway the lap is fine it has fine parameters which was the best option for me back then. i'm okay with the lap i like the way it look and work (it's really fast). i hope i could help you

[@Eralov]

very good video. helped a lot on purchase decision.

[@Huddison]

Great to hear.

[@admirlm1062]

what about changing the settings to low to everything possible and i mean everything there is? Is there any chance playing longer than 1 hour? maybe 3 hours or so? *On the windows and in game settings* And whys it that you get lower performance when playing outplugged?

[@Huddison]

It doesn't fully optimize when unplugged (some special graphic setting or other isn't active). Any game will eat away at battery power, unfortunately.

[@kamsta7420]

i believe most laptop batteries have about 50 max wattage so the gpu and cpu are both running on minimal clocks

[@Leon.27.06]

I mean technically you can tweak some things for longer battery life but you'd have to compromise on performance. you can set the CPU value plugged in to 50%, reduce the cores at startup, undervolt GPU, switch to opera browser (which is better optamized for battery consumption) and lower refresh rate to 60hz. by doing all this you can squeeze an extra couple of hours but for normal use not gaming.

[@admirlm1062]

@@Leon.27.06 thx but no thx :D

[@lotusprime5835]

Does the laptop have advanced optimus? And what is the TGP of gpu. Informative video btw

[@Huddison]

Thanks. I know that it does support Nvidia Optimus. This link should prove useful for other related specs (see the Graphics Card section): nanoreview.net/en/laptop/gigabyte-g5-2021

[@Leon.27.06]

I believe tgp is 105w also are you talking about mux switch? if so not it doesn't. you can only bypass with HDMI which connects to dGPU.

[@romanworks]

Great video! I have this system, but the fan settings on control center program are confusing. Prob because it’s in degree Celsius. I haven’t been able to find any tutorials on this feature, wondering how to optimize it for better temperatures when exhausting it’s hardware!

[@Huddison]

Afterburner may help you with that; I haven't actually looked into the matter too deeply.

[@romanworks]

@@Huddison Ah, I found a video about undervolting option in the system software! I might give that a try!

[@AG058]

hey.. am happy u r happy with the laptop... i tried to find the watt of the laptop but i couldn't find it mentioned.... ppl saying there is an 80 watt version of the laptop

[@kenesufernandez1281]

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[@tenchimayo]

This is good stuff! I do have a question though. Since compared to other gaming laptops they have an option to configure better battery life or increased performance(something like a nitro 5) and choose between AC power or Battery power, does gigabyte provide the same thing?

[@Huddison]

It has performance modes which will prolong battery life.

[@tenchimayo]

@@Huddison Ah, that's good to know. Thanks!

[@theonly7084]

@@tenchimayo did you get it? I wanna know how hot it gets and how long the battery lasts

[@tenchimayo]

@@theonly7084 I didn't but my friend got it and it lasts at max 4 hours when yr not gaming. If yr on the go tho and wanna game probably expect 1 hour 30 min of playtime with battery saver on. I will be getting a Dell G15 since it's an overall better laptop so do think about if u wanna prioritize perfermance over build quality. Cheers mate.

[@theonly7084]

@@tenchimayo appreciate it but you didn't answer me about how hot does it get thank anyways have a good day man

[@sawfish9253]

How about the fan noise i just got mine Its on silent mode but the fan starts at 41°c with 2100rpm its really annoying and i cant manually control it cause the ability to do that is locked

[@Huddison]

I don't personally notice the fan noise much when it's on silent/quiet mode, in fact, I can hardly hear it. If yours is running loud on silent mode, then you may have a faulty unit.

[@Sr.Miranda]

Broh you got the voice for Alistor from Hazbin Hotel...

[@Huddison]

Another claim to fame ;)

[@xesig]

Nice vid.👏I have a question.Can you play games on it with 1440p quality?

[@Huddison]

I reckon so, but I don't have a 1440p monitor to test this on.

[@xesig]

@@Huddison Ok.Thank you for responding.I hope you have a nice day!

[@TheWesthamfc]

I’m thinking about getting this lap.but just wanted to know if you think the hinges will hold up ?

[@Huddison]

The seem pretty robust; although that's never been an issue for me and laptops in the past.

[@TheWesthamfc]

I've got myself one out for delivery today 👍

[@Huddison]

@@TheWesthamfc Enjoy it's a great powerful little laptop

[@ujjvalw2684]

@@TheWesthamfc how is it? Has there been an issue?

[@TheWesthamfc]

@@ujjvalw2684 it’s well worth the money very happy with it. No issues so far

[@stevenkirkpatrick2917]

Hi, are you still using this laptop for msfs and how good is it?, as I'm thinking of switching from the xbox series x

[@Huddison]

It's ok for 1080p MSFS, but I would advise sticking to your Series X as it offers much higher resolution possibilities.

[@stevenkirkpatrick2917]

@@Huddison cheers, with the xbox it's quite limited like not supporting navigraph etc

[@Huddison]

@@stevenkirkpatrick2917 Good point. The laptop will get you decent frame rates & will get you by; best going for a desktop PC though (if you're able to).

[@Defaulttr]

Can this laptop handle stuff like fivem well and also it is currently going for 800 so do think that a good price cause I am getting this over gaming pic cause of the lack of space I can work with

[@Huddison]

It should handle it fine.

[@Leon.27.06]

great review my friend I'm definitely hooked but I'm getting the 3050ti version. I gotta ask tho is there a smart battery charge? like can I limit it to only 60%? thanks!

[@Huddison]

The only thing i can find, are the Power Management Options: these are pretty much the defaults you'll find on most laptops, but you should be able to tweak them to save a bit of battery power.

[@Leon.27.06]

@@Huddison aah gotcha I guess that'll do just[ fine thanks man.

[@thereal_gamerx4520]

Did you remove any bloatware?

[@Huddison]

There's not much bloatware on it. The Control Centre program that comes with it, is brilliant.

[@sanmonypich]

Is this laptop worth it? I saw it on sale in my country price 699$

[@Huddison]

That sounds like an excellent price & yes, it's a decent laptop.

[@brianbricks6068]

how well will fs2020 run on a Gigabyte G5 i5 11400 rtx 3050ti Laptop to this 10500 rtx 3060

[@Huddison]

I would estimate 40 FPS with Mid-high settings at 1080p - only an estimation though.

[@brianbricks6068]

@@Huddison so is a 10500 rtx 3060 better than a 11400 rtx 3050ti

[@chrapladm]

Can this output to a 1440p monitor?

[@Huddison]

That's my aim, but I'm yet to try it. It should preform well in 1440p.

[@chrapladm]

@@Huddison Sounds good. I just ordered the Gigabyte i5 11400 with a 3060p. Have a LG 1440hz monitor. So will see how it goes in a few days.

[@antondovydaitis2261]

@@chrapladm How did the 1440p monitor work out?

[@FranciscoLaconi]

i have the same PC (with RTX 4060 75 tgp) and Elden Ring runs max 40 fps... :(

[@EagleFX1]

Will this run 144fps stable on fortnite low settings? Thank you so much!

[@notfunny2946]

Ofc

[@puresesh7985]

low settings? could do that on high.

[@xKevmachinex]

can you run the steam free 3d mark time spy dx11 benchmark. not the extreme one. I got almost the same laptop but the a5 k1 with the 5800h cpu and the rtx 3060 and I got a gpu score of 9150 and a cpu score of 9155. Turn off demo with slider also takes more time to bench with it on. thx 😃😄😃

[@jaysupe1268]

if u didnt record the gameplay....how much more fps wld u get?

[@Huddison]

One or 2 more frames per sec.

[@AG058]

He i want to buy that laptop.. but ppl mentioned there is an 80 watt of the laptop... i want the higher watt version.. i couldn't find the watt mentioned in Amazon description!

[@Huddison]

This might help: www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/o7mnh9/what_is_the_wattage_of_the_3060_on_the_gigabyte/

[@AG058]

@@Huddison it did.. thank u 👌🏼👍🏼

[@pitch25807]

is type c power delivery?

[@jaysupe1268]

can u please explain how the optimus works? i have no idea how that is and how to turn it off.

[@Huddison]

This explains it better than I can: www.lifewire.com/nvidia-optimus-technology-834096

[@jaysupe1268]

@@Huddison but does g5 have optimus support?

[@Huddison]

@@jaysupe1268 Apparently so.

[@xKevmachinex]

do you find the bios is horrible on this system?

[@Huddison]

I've not really played around with the bios yet.

[@xKevmachinex]

@@Huddison Well if you ever do let me know if you find a way to unlock it. because its very limited. I hear the XPG 15 or what ever its called, same laptop different brand, has a way better bios, but I read a few stories of people bricking thier laptop

[@Leon.27.06]

depends on the bios version. if you have FB03/FB09 then you're fine because they're new and don't have any issues. but if your bios ranges from FBO4 TO FB07 then you're in no luck and probably need to update it. I believe there's a link in their website.

[@uin6575]

can i play VR on this laptop?

[@Huddison]

I've tried VR games and they work quite well.

[@RusskyMedved]

Hhhh

[@fartnuttz7303]

I have the same laptop but for some reason even with a cooler, clean fan and with the thermal paste changed the temps still reach 90 - 100 degrees

[@Huddison]

Yikes! Mine's not getting that hot, but in Entertainment mode & above, it can still get hot.

[@fartnuttz7303]

@@Huddison specially underload Idk what to do

[@Huddison]

@@fartnuttz7303 How long have you owned it for? Might be worth checking you warranty.

[@fartnuttz7303]

@@Huddison actually I just got the laptop last year

[@prodallistyre]

@@fartnuttz7303 what's your bios?

[@rbviper4872]

Does it has any bios issue?

[@Huddison]

Not that I've encountered

[@rbviper4872]

@@Huddison kk