Gigabyte G5 KD Gaming Laptop Review (i5 11400H / RTX 3060) - Great Performance For a Great Price

[@mrducky179]

a suggestion: you should include cpu temps instead of usage, and its frequency as well, especially while reviewing a laptop imo

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah don’t know why I didn’t actually, thought I had enabled it but I’ll double check and make sure I do in the future

[@borgejoh]

@@RandomGaminginHD Don't know why the CPU would be a problem but what I noticed with the G5 is that MSI Afterburner sometimes gets very confused because of the iGPU... At some point it didn't work at all because Afterburner thought there was no dGPU. 😀

[@TheSpotify95]

Yes, you're right - always show CPU and GPU temps when benchmarking laptops because the temperatures can be more of a limiting factor than the performance of the CPU/GPU. I have a HP OMEN 15-dc0003na with i7-8750H and GTX1050Ti, and the CPU/GPU cooling system is completely inadequate. The temperatures routinely get high (especially on the CPU side) and thermal throttling can occur (especially if the fan settings are not on Comfort mode).

[@a.nelprober4971]

@@TheSpotify95 Spotify mate give me a free month

[@WealthyHomeless]

Jesus is it you?

[@okiedokieboomer2082]

I'm glad you're finally reviewing modern gaming laptops with Rtx graphics cards! The reason I found your channel in the first place was your video with the laptop that had a Geforce 940m as I also owned one. Gonna be excited for other gaming laptops to be seen in the future :)

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Awesome, thanks :)

[@couriersix2443]

Ahh yes, the 940m. I had an Acer Aspire back in 2016 with an i5-5200U + the 940m. It did okay, with my expectations in check. Not particularly stellar for anything around the time of it's release and beyond, but for older PS3/360 era PC ports like Dead Space 1-3, Borderlands 2, and Fallout 3 & NV, it held up well enough. I used to be happy just being able to play those titles at all, since at the time the laptop was my only PC and I didn't have a console. I'm curious to see if NIS is compatible with it, and how much it would help out when using an external monitor. Unfortunately I no longer have said device, and moved on to a more capable (at the time) Dell Inspiron 7567; although even it is now beginning to struggle with newer games at 1080p. Specifically due to the CPU, 4 non-HT cores with a max clock speed of 3.1ghz all core just doesn't fare as well as it once did. It's the only computer I own where I see 100% CPU utilization more often than not lol

[@AchiragChiragg]

@@couriersix2443 can relate so much with my i5 7300HQ having only 4 cores without HT which bottlenecks my GTX 1060 6GB so much.

[@OrenSaidAThing]

@@couriersix2443 same here man, i had a hp pavillion with an i7-6500u and a gtx 940m and it was my daily driver for 7 years until last year where It would constantly overheat during even moderate tasks. That dual core HT i7 just couldnt hold up in 2021. Luckily I was saving up for 4 years at that point and was able to buy myself a pc with a Ryzen 7 5800x and 3060ti which runs anything. Hopefully you'll be able to get a banger upgrade as well, best of luck

[@TheSpotify95]

0:25 Oh, I'm already feeling happy about this machine! A second M.2 SSD slot as well as a 2.5in SSD/HDD slot, now that's nice to have and something you don't often see! Plus, the RAM is already in dual channel, which is nice, though you can upgrade the RAM to 32GB if you so desire to. I also like the customizable fan speeds - something that more manufacturers need to take note of.

[@sushimshah2896]

I think the Legion 5 also had an optional 2.5" bay if you chose the smaller battery! But it doesn't come with custom fan control afaik (nothing a 3rd party app couldn't fix though)

[@games8ful]

@@sushimshah2896 i think only 2020 legion 5's had 2.5 inch ssd slot the 2021 legion 5's and 2022 dont have that anymore

[@joelconolly5574]

Yes. But the battery is the sacrifice for this device since its a 60 something watt hour. You can remove it without opening the device tho.

[@MegaTerryNutkins]

Some of the ASUS TUF models also have 2x nvme and 1x 2.5" bay, I have 4tb of SSD storage in mine!

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Oh wow, didn't notice that. Those are very good specs. And so useful to be able to add another drive without having to clone everything and mess about :-)

[@borgejoh]

I got this thing for a great price and I‘m so happy with my decision. I came from my Surface Pro 4 with a flickering screen that I used for uni. I looked at a lot of laptops but I wanted something that could give me some power when I‘m not at home and since I upgraded my desktop to something that I just wouldn’t dare to take with me anymore, this fit the task perfectly. I just chuck it into my bag along with my mouse and the charger and I‘m set for any LAN party shenanigans! Love the storage upgradability and the customizable fan curves.

[@Walamonga1313]

I wish I could have a gaming laptop like this and think of it as fodder by also having a desktop lol

[@borgejoh]

@@Walamonga1313 Ten years ago, I would have said the same. As soon as I made my own money and got into uni I had a lot more freedom to choose what I spend money on. 😀 The laptop really serves me well and it has more of a purpose than being fodder. Whenever I want to game in the living room, I don't have latency issues with the laptop plugged into the TV anymore. If you have the money and you can justify spending that much for your own conscience, noone's stopping you. I know there are a lot of people who can't afford hardware like this and I consider myself very lucky to be able to do so. That's why I always give away used parts to friends & family instead of selling to strangers in order to get a small kickback.

[@urnafrancisd9909]

Can I ask how's your experience in its battery consumption?

[@borgejoh]

@@urnafrancisd9909 It's not made for use on battery. If you're lucky, you'll get an hour or two out of it, given you don't run any games. I didn't really buy it for the typical laptop usecase, more as a semi-mobile desktop replacement. Make sure there's a plug nearby at all times when gaming. :D

[@Ret1r10n]

hows the battery life im thinking about getting this on next few days for university

[@syazwancz1786]

Currently watching this on one, had this for months now with the similar specs. I love the fact that the overall aesthetics of the laptop doesn't scream "gaming", which is perfect & pleasing for me (I've only used the LED keyboard lights inside a dark room). I can attest that the performance of the laptop, especially with the 6GB RTX 3060 is sufficient to both play games and run demanding programs, i.e. Solidworks and Da Vinci. (yeah, the vram isn't as much as the desktop variant, similarly as its performance, but I'm happy it still packs some serious horsepower) It didn't come with a lot of bloatware, which is surprising. There is however, some issues I've faced; similar to you, the fans really love to scream a lot. Other than that, mine frequently crashed beforehand due to overheating. Similar to one of the commenters here, undervolting the CPU seems to remedy this issue. (if moving out of a country with a hot climate is not an option) I'd say that it's a great value overall; I've considered it as my personal 'portable desktop', since it quintessentially has a similar spec to my current desktop at home with a Ryzen 5 2600 and GTX 1070 (lol). (Sorry for the long read, I certainly didn't expect you to review this laptop of mine, even similar down to the specific variant of it. As always, looking forward for your future ventures :)

[@souheilbichiou6644]

is it really loud ? and when idle do you hear fans ? can you play games whiles idle and it does not go high temp ? help me im torn apart betwwen this laptop or msi gf66

[@reneericci2412]

This is super helpful! Thanks for the details. I plan to use it as my primary computer since I travel, and need to run things like Rhino and Zbrush (and some games ofc). Does it perform well with CAD? I have a dying MacBook currently and it looves to crash while I’m designing, super fun.

[@preefix33_3]

i had this laptop now, later might need to change to another thermal paste for better cooling?

[@Dyysnomia]

Thanks so much for making this video. I’ve really wanted a gaming laptop and saw this on Newegg for sale and impulsively bought it. Moments after the feelings of regret started setting in when I started looking at other models and brands. Knowing that your biggest issue is the battery (it will be plugged in on a desk almost 100% of the time), and the fans (I game on old PlayStation that sounds like a literal jet, and an older Alienware laptop so I am almost positive it will not bother me), I am now really really happy with this purchase. Including the footage of in game testing in various different games was such an amazing touch and something you don’t typically see in reviews. Thank you so much!!

[@hype4809]

I'm writing this comment on kd, it's fantastic, it can run basically everything, screen is pretty good, keyboard is lovely, my only complaints are that battery isn't the best and the CPU gets pretty hot on high demanding games (this can be countered by undervolting the CPU without any performance loss) if you're considering buying i100% recommend it.

[@megustanlosfideos7867]

how much the battery last for web browsing and light work? (srry for my eng)

[@KingEdgeHead]

Before I built my desktop this was the gaming laptop I was gonna buy for my next 2-3 years of gaming. Wound up getting a desktop & cheap gaming laptop for travel. Very cool to see how it preforms as most channels just focus on the overpriced gaming laptop segment

[@Mm-vr9mt]

What did you snag for your cheap travel machine?

[@modermonkula]

I actually bought one if these last month. Upgraded to liquid metal, brought down the temps to around 65c under load!, and more of a drop while idle

[@RandomGaminginHD]

That’s awesome. I’m tempted to try that now!

[@milescarter7803]

If its anything like my Clevo a 1" riser in the back nets me 5-10° lower temps.

[@jprec5174]

What do you mean specifically by liquid metal might i ask?

[@MuchWhittering]

I understand the lasting impression thing. When Skyrim came out in 2011 I was on a laptop below the minimum spec. I remember stuff not loading in sometimes, giving me missing walls or missing rivers. I remember the performance in Riften was especially bad, but I didn't care, it was Skyrim, and it was (just about) playable. Still though to this day, I automatically dread going to certain places, even though now I have a PC that can max out Special Edition at 4K 60fps while barely breaking a sweat.

[@DreamFireNostalgia]

Thabk you for the review. I know alot of people have issues with sponsored videos but they seem to forget you need to eat and keep the lights on as well. Thank you for keeping the review honest. I enjoyed you giving the pros and cons of this one. Stay safe my dude and keep cool in this summer heat

[@D1EGO305]

this is cool man. one of my biggest frustrations for laptop shopping was that most 3060 laptops had i7's and r7's and r9's and it made the laptops more expensive than necessary for me. I would have loved to have purchased a 12 gen i5 with a 3060 instead of an 5900.

[@HanSolo__]

Ryzen 5 5600H with RTX 3060 is good enough, and Ryzen 7 5800H with RTX 3060 which I have in my Lenovo Legion 5 - 2021 already feels a bit like overkill. No, it is not Legion 7. Legion 7 is an aluminum-made premium laptop not just a regular Legion 5 with Ryzen 7 chip.

[@D1EGO305]

@@HanSolo__ I 100% agree. The 5900hs in the 2021 g14 runs so hot that that one of the most common questions on the reddit is how to disable the cpu boost to control temps. and most people find that even with boost disabled the performance in games doesnt really suffer.

[@Deernest]

2:57 I pardon the pun 👍🏻 It would've been good to see the CPU temps, more in a laptop review! But still entertaining video as always, not that I'm even thinking about a laptop whatsoever, but this was fun

[@Agentteto]

HEY! my friend actually bought me the GD variant with the rtx 3050 in it for my birthday and it's been awesome! a great upgrade since I used to play on a gts 250 desktop for a majority of my birthday, this would also be a great choice as well as I can imagine

[@shporetgaming9096]

I have this laptop for a while now, and even though my son is using it for not too demanding games such as Minecraft (no mods/advanced shaders) and Roblox, I have tested it on Cyberpunk 2077 and Plague tale: Requiem, and lemme tell y'all, it puts awesome 1080p performance for a budget gaming laptop, but the CPU gets melting hot at times, up to 100 C... I will test it with some cooling stands to see if it will dissipate the hear better, and decrease the CPU temp for at least 5 C... I will update you on that.

[@DNaslamJi]

Hi bro, how the temp when using cooling stand?

[@themadatheist1976]

I have a MSI GL65 Leopard with a i7 10750H, 115w 2060, 16GB, 144hz 1080p. I don't need to upgrade for a while unless my laptop breaks. Just finished installing support for a 2nd m.2 bay so now I have 2 m.2 bays and a 2.5" SATA. My last laptop was a HP Pavilion 3143us with a i3-370m, 1GB ATI 5650m, and 8GB of DDR3. Gamed OK-ish, Planetside 2 gave me 30fps to 10 on heavy servers.

[@Solly_March_Goat]

Im so happy to see you reviewing all this expensive stuff and review samples now, i remember when you would just test out old graphics cards and PCs for like £5 its amazing to see how far you have come

[@ShockingPikachu]

And… he still does tho?

[@Solly_March_Goat]

@@ShockingPikachu yeah but back in the day he didnt test out any high end stuff unless it was old like a gtx 480 and it was a shock when his sister bought the gtx 1080ti when she bought a random gpu, whereas now days hes testing a lot of new stuff and high end stuff like the 3060ti and 3070 as well as having a few review samples such as the 12th gen i3

[@theeuphoricgamer6245]

The fact that this also helps contribute towards central heating in your house is a bonus

[@RandomGaminginHD]

😁

[@nexus_tech]

Nice review! This laptop represents great value for money! In some ways, other than it's name, reminding me of my old DELL G5 SE, which was fully AMD based ( R5 4600H, RX 5600M, 144Hz 1080P) that I bought for 589£ some 15 months ago! I hope manufacturers continue to offer affordable gaming laptops such as your G5 KD :)

[@alteriax]

Been using the Gigabyte G5 KC for over a year now, similar specs except it is using a 10th gen Intel CPU. A really good budget laptop plus temps are really good after undervolting the CPU and GPU (need to do this, from Southeast Asia) and it performs slightly better too! Feel free to ask any questions, I'll do my best to help.

[@gremlin1196]

How you undervolting? I tried using various tools but the ability is locked

[@alteriax]

@@gremlin1196 Have you tried the undervolting guide from HardwareSense on KZbin? That one works for me!

[@gremlin1196]

@@alteriax looks like the link on his video is broken now and other places i found to download the tool say its been removed. You remember how you got the tool?

[@rzul]

>800 pounds >budget laptop A budget gaming desktop replacement maybe

[@alteriax]

@@rzul It's one of the cheapest RTX 3060 gaming laptop actually that doesn't have a low wattage.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

Been a laptop PC gamer all my time, from an i5 7th gen 1050 to the famous HELIOS 300 with 1060 and my first 144hz monitor, to my favorite so far, a TRITON 500 2060 and now a DELL G15 with a RYZEN 7 5800 and 3060 almost maxed never really had an issue with laptop restrictions issues and will continue to buy them (LEGION 5 PRO might be next) by I do plan on making my own DESKTOP maybe next GPU gen

[@bobbybusche2716]

Great timing on this vid! Just got my first gaming laptop last wk. Asus ROG G17 Ryzen 7 5800h and rtx 3050ti for $375 (used on local market) and it runs pretty well!

[@Sabaelos]

Bro that's a steal. Are you sure nothing js wrong with it?

[@bobbybusche2716]

@@Sabaelos so far it seems alright. I'm about to load games onto it today. I reinstalled the os and did driver updates. Haven't had a chance to download games yet lol

[@Sabaelos]

@@bobbybusche2716 the guy must have been desperate to sell it at that price. That's worth at least 600 even if it's used.

[@awesome9650]

I have the G5 KC which is the i5 10th gen version of the same laptop with the same chassis and everything and I can tell you my laptop would easily hit 100 degrees in a stress test. The solution to this is simply underclocking/undervolting the CPU until it is incapable of exceeding 90 degrees. This move only costs about 10fps, so I think it's worth it. The fan noise is not a problem at all. With closed-back headphones and my game volume set to 50% I can't hear the fans at all even at full blast sitting right in front of the laptop as you would normally. Another thing the video did not mention is that the battery is removable just like the good ol' days, so you can remove it while gaming as batteries degrade with heat. I use my laptop for Uni too and with the refresh rate down to 60hz the screen down to 50% brightness and the CPU configured to draw as little power as it can it gives me about 4 hours-ish of normal use which lasts me through a bunch of classes but not the whole day. The screen is okay, but the purples are pretty bad. I noticed that a lens flare in a game should have been purple, but it was basically dark blue. The purple interface of Microsoft One Note also makes it clear as day that color accuracy was not the focus of this display. This sounds very critical of me, but in truth I love this laptop, it performs exactly as the benchmarks online say it should and comes at a great price/performance ratio. Just one problem though, I am not sure if this is just my model or all of them, but sometimes when I unplug my charger after charging the battery for a while, the laptop suddenly thinks it has 0% battery and shuts down/ goes to sleep. This is more of a hassle than a real problem because when I turn it on again my apps and tabs are exactly where I left them (cause it went to sleep) but if you have something that cannot be interrupted like a download then you will probably lose the file.

[@awesome9650]

To RGHD: If you're gonna do more gaming laptop reviews, please try to include the temps and the wattage of the CPU and GPU. Not all gaming laptop GPUs are made equal, a 3060 40W and a 3060 90W are worlds apart.

[@c0_oper]

how did you manage to undervolt the chip? I can’t seem to find any software that doesn’t have it locked.

[@RimzoSky]

Price is a bit rubbish tbh even for the UK. I bought an ideapad gaming (Ryzen 5600H and 3060) for £540 brand new a few months ago direct from Lenovo, that's £250 cheaper than this at £799. Even the vastly superior legion 5 with a 3060 has been £699 before which is £100 cheaper than this. I respect the hustle and understand you need to make money through sponsorship but I wouldn't try to make out that this is a good deal, when it isn't.

[@DavidTheEntity]

I bought the same laptop 2 months ago, but with the 6 core i5-10500H. It's still a nice gaming beast, and the cooling is very good on in. The only thing that might turn people off is the loud fans that make a lot of noise when under pressure.

[@kelvinkhoo7545]

can you turn off the fan manually?

[@DavidTheEntity]

@@kelvinkhoo7545 yes, there is a built in software from Gigabyte

[@xt0]

@@DavidTheEntity should i buy it? Any pros and cons etc Thank you

[@DavidTheEntity]

@@xt0 you should buy it if you like performance. Played GoW on it with an external monitor (4K TV) and had over 60fps on 4K resolution. It's a powerful machine, the only cons so far are that the fans are very loud when under load. You can def set it with the built in software however you want, but at max performance it's quite loud. I think it's because the exhaust isn't located on the bottom of the laptop, but on the sides where most of the ports are.

[@xt0]

@@DavidTheEntity thank you I will buy it

[@DaveSimonH]

Price seems pretty good for a 3060 laptop. For comparison I got an Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54) about 2.5yrs ago for £800, which has a 1650 & i5 9300H, 8GB RAM & 60Hz screen (more expensive models had 144Hz screen). The Nitro 5 was the best option I could see at the time and I have had no issues with it, but I was buying it more as a solid perf laptop that could be upgraded/repaired (2 RAM slots, 2 NVMe slots, SATA slot etc), with ability to play some games being a bonus. Whereas this Gigabyte laptop will have a much better gaming experience (potentially up to 2x perf?) for the same price, especially with option of DLSS (which the 1650 can't use). Saying all that though, gaming laptops are very noisy, so people sensitive to noise should really try one in a store first, to see if it will bother them. On my Nitro 5, even sitting idle the fans can crank up if 'Windows Defender' decides to run its 10th scan of the day. :/

[@CurveOBP]

I bought a Legion 5i with these exact specs for 750 on a lenovo sale a few months back, very happy with it

[@RandomTechVideos]

No joke, I am literally watching this video on my Gigabyte G5 KD that I got for $800 USD. It has the RTX 3060 6 GB, i5-11400H, 16 GB RAM, etc. Perfect laptop on the go when I'm not at my main PC with an RTX 3080 Ti, Ryzen 9 5900x, 64 GB RAM, etc. It's a perfectly matched laptop to my desktop PC for gaming, because I can play games at basically the same quality and frame rate as my PC, since my PC monitor is 32 inch 4k 144Hz, and my laptop is 15 inch 1080p 144Hz. So, I basically have the same screen clarity and pixel density on both, and my laptop's 3060 is able to get frame rates at 1080p comparable to my desktop at 4k.

[@souheilbichiou6644]

is the gygabyte g5 really loud ? and when idle do you hear fans ? can you play games whiles idle and it does not go high temp ? help me im torn apart betwwen this laptop or msi gf66

[@RandomTechVideos]

@@souheilbichiou6644 Fans and temps aren't too bad at idle. As with any gaming laptop, the fans get loud when under full load. The G5 KD is very user serviceable and upgradable. (External removable battery, 2.5 inch drive slot, extra nVME SSD slot, etc.) However the GF 66 is much slimmer.

[@Tristanimator_]

Should be noted that it has a removable battery, its a feature that is rarely found on laptops today

[@coldfury1858]

Should be very easy to buy a new replacement battery should this one go wrong or an extra battery for longer total battery life, i've seen them 30$ on aliexpress but I am not sure how good they are :P

[@Moapin]

I actually was going to get a gaming laptop with similar specs at the beginning of the year but decided to save up and build my own desktop. The value of a gaming laptop is a lot. At the same time though if you don't want to be locked to what it came with and want true price to performance, upgradability, and or want to learn something new like how to build a pc, desktop is still a bit more worth it. That is unless you have other factors at play.

[@siyzerix]

A gaming laptop has unrivalled efficiency and is the cheapest ultra compact gaming PC you can buy. Thats pretty damn compelling. What mini itx PC gives you rx6600 performance, with a 5600g level CPU for 800 pounds brand new all prebuilt for your convenience.

[@Moapin]

@@siyzerix Thats low end performance. Mobile chips are not as powerful as the desktop variants. Also, I don't think you read my comment correctly.

[@siyzerix]

@@Moapin Re read my comment. Never said mobile chips are faster. And I was just adding on to yours, mentioning other factors why someone might go laptop. And that's not low end. Its low midrange. Low end would be rtx 3050 level of performance.

[@Moapin]

@@siyzerix I said unless other factors are in play for you so there was no need to add to it. Also, the reason I say mobile chips are worse is because a 6600 performance barely beats a 3060 mobile but the performance of that is less than a 2060super desktop. That is almost low end for nowadays tech.

[@siyzerix]

@@Moapin Yes and I was just mentioning a few of the other factors. Have you not seen the 130w 3060 basically match a desktop 3060? Its almost the same. The rx6600 edges out a 2060 super. And the 3060 basically is on par with a 5700xt/2070s.

[@EVPointMaster]

1:45 you've never used a high refresh rate monitor before? O.o It's probably one of most impactful upgrades one can make for their PC.

[@JuanTeDDi]

Great review, it's also a lot more "portable" when compared with a legion 5 that has a massive power brick and also wieghts more.

[@No-mq5lw]

I've owned mine for 4 months as a birthday gift to myself, and I've been nothing but pleased with my machine for what I got it for ($800). It does basically everything I want it to do at 1080p and I got it on sale for $800. Note that only 1 of the M.2 slots under the hood is actually PCIe 4.0, and it's actually a rebranded Clevo NH55HPQ, which I happen to have, but YT kept on deleting my comments no matter how much I tried. It's also nearly the same computer as System76 Gaze16, so theoretically it can be loaded up with System76 resources for it.

[@KouroshFarrokhzad]

I'd had the Gigabyte G5 KC model since Xmas 2021 (i5 10500H / RTX 3060 (105w) and it's been a fantastic machine for the price ($1199 CAD). I've now seen the 11th gen i5 KD model in Canada for as low as what I paid and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this excellent value laptop. The cooling system might seem aggressive, but it's done an amazing job in maintaining components while pumping out fantastic performance. Great video - I agreee with your analysis on all counts.

[@coldfury1858]

right now in my country the i5-11400h / rtx 3050 goes for 730$us and the 3060 goes for 939$us But I think I will wait for next gen or black friday.

[@KouroshFarrokhzad]

@@coldfury1858 I'd wait for the 12th gen as well. It'll be worth the upgrade as the cpu power will be significantly stronger. I still think the G5 has an excellent cooling system so I wouldn't be worried at all about heating issues with the 12th gen i5. Good luck!

[@coldfury1858]

@@KouroshFarrokhzad Yeah, that's my thought exactly, the only conflicting thoughts I have is that Black friday might have the device for a very attractive price and I am not sure if to take it or not, still, im not that much of a hurry for an upgrade of my current pc.

[@lazerality]

Someone from the UK finally talking about currys and not just a random website, for all my people in the UK, the laptop is on sale for 699 instead of 899, black friday coming in clutch

[@Mm-vr9mt]

Fair to shout that Argos sale on the legion 5i 3060 11400H for £799 down from £999

[@giserson2]

Holy shit it has trackpad buttons. This is the most excited I've been about a laptop since Framework.

[@CharlieRunnalls]

I got the G5 KC.. similar specs. I have to use ThrottleStop to stop CPU boost to get the best performance out of the RTX 3060. This laptop does power throttle but good for the money 👍

[@borgejoh]

ThrottleStop is a must-have for gaming laptops! Love this little machine and what it can do for the money.

[@areldcookie5581]

My hope to see someone review this exact laptop has been destroyed by the sponsorship lol. You were the only hope since no one else review with the exact spec and a good tech KZbinr

[@xSpeak-Eazy]

I got this laptop a couple of months ago but the i5 10500H version, I slapped a 2tb SSD in and it's a gooden. Pretty nice laptop if I want to go away from my main pc, I believe I got mine for about £790 from Ebuyer.

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Awesome :) The 10500H is a great CPU too

[@SIW808]

Your content is very unique and I love it!

[@couriersix2443]

I was thinking about getting the G5 MD model, which seems to be identical in specs with the exception of a 3050 Ti vs 3060. I don't have crazy gaming needs when I'm away from my desktop, but have been really wanting to upgrade from my older Dell Inspiron 7567 with an i5-7300HQ + 1050 Ti combo. It's nice to see that the 11400H is an absolute beast of a midrange mobile CPU, seeing as this i5 is only 4c/4t with 2.5ghz base w/ 3.5ghz single core & 3.1ghz all core turbo. It's quite honestly between an i5-6400 - 6500 in terms of gaming performance...which isn't all that great when you look at modern chips. Hell, I'd be happy with a 10500H or R5 4600H at this point. I feel like in some games, the 1050 Ti can't even be fully utilized. I bought the laptop second hand for a bargain, otherwise I would've went for something with an 8300H since it likely would've aged better with the much better turbo speeds & extra 4 threads.

[@yeetus59]

But it still sucks to see how WEAK laptop CPU's still are. I mean cmon, the RTX 3060 was only sitting around 40-50% usage in GTA V it was basically sleeping. I expected more from an 11400H. Thats just sad. My 12400F doesnt bottleneck my desktop 3060 at all in GTA V and im sure an 11400F wouldn't either. I just don't understand after all this time the majority of laptop CPU's are still bottlenecking their GPU counterparts.

[@couriersix2443]

@@yeetus59 it's cause the max TPD for mobile is usually 45w, while your desktop version is 65w. It has 1/3 more power to work with when it's within stock power limits. Which it won't ever go past as it is not a K-sku, unless you have a Z690 mobo and do a BCLK overclock. While I'll agree, mobile CPUs still "suck" when compared to desktop variants (just imagine how badly the 7300HQ is lol) they've still come a long way especially with core + thread counts. The first major 6-core CPU Intel offered for laptops was the i7-8750H, which is slower than the 10500H and 11400H. But like I said, they're all still 45w TDP and are not always powerful enough to fully push a GPU to max utilization, even though they're also rated for less power than their desktop counterparts

[@yeetus59]

@@couriersix2443 Yeah I mean I get all the power limitations and stuff. But what I never understood is why pair such powerful GPU's with these weaker CPU's only for them to be severely bottleneck in most scenarios. It's literally just a waste of money if I cant fully utilize the hardware I spent the extra money on. Oh and since it's a laptop there is no way to alleviate a CPU bottleneck either besides locking the fps, something I shouldn't have to do if I have an RTX 3060... Personally I would opt for the weaker 3050 ti model and save the money. Because I can almost guarantee you the 11400H would push the same amount of frames it did with the 3060 model. Just kinda seems like backwards thinking releasing a product that bottlenecks right out of the box. But what do I know I guess laptop gamers are more worried about their measly battery life and overheating issues.

[@milescarter7803]

@@yeetus59 undervolt your laptop CPU and you will get higher performance because it won't thermal throttle. Some people run higher resolutions and are GPU limited. If you are Serious ™ get a DTR with a desktop chip in it. I got the 6th gen Clevo with socket 1151 and BIOS mod and have an i7 9700 in it, still a beast chip for a laptop. Even a i5-9500 is faster than a mobile i9

[@yeetus59]

@@milescarter7803 Oh wow I actually found just a clevo 1151 board on ebay. But it seems to be the only one in existence. Very interested in it considering I have an i7 6700 that would fit great into that board. Unless that socket is limited to 8th/9th gen. But im struggling to find an entire laptop. Or any clevo laptop with lga 1151 for that matter. They dont seem to exist anymore or they're just impossible to find.

[@MediocreTCG]

I have an MSI Crosshair with similar specs, besides mine having the i7-11800H. Its literally replaced my 7th gen desktop as my gaming machine. Heavily recommend this era of laptops.

[@ij6708]

I bought an HP Omen 15 on a whim since it was on sale for about $900. Came with 5600H/3060 @ 100W, 16GB DDR4 (8x2), 1TB SSD & 144 Hz FHD display. I then spent a few hours squeezing out all the performance I could get without spending any more money. Flashed the GPU VBIOS to 130W from a Strix G15, this has the added advantage of allowing the 5600H to hit it's true max boost clock @ 4.2 GHz, previously would only peak up to 4 GHz. Next, I OCed the 3060, +140 stable on core/+300 to memory, that's the highest it will go :( Finally, since you can't undervolt laptop ryzen CPUs, another :( I simply locked power limit down from 50 W to 25 W. The CPU wasn't power throttling yet but was getting too hot for my taste. End result is a time spy graphics score of 9258, for reference, desktop 3060 stock is around 8770. Sure OC the desktop and you'll get a slightly higher score but roughly equal performance while using 60W less is very impressive on the laptop side

[@the_unded6173]

Holy Molly Thats my Laptop(well I have the G5 KC 10500H one but still basically same performance) Being reviewed on one of my Favorite Tech Sites!!! Great Price to performance!!

[@babur9174]

I have got this one 24 gb ram 3060 and it is one of the best laptop I've used

[@BeefJerky4104]

I know you usually don't do this type of "sponsored" content, but I feel like you were completely fair to both the product being reviewed, as well as the intelligence level of your technically-minded audience. Truth is, it's a fairly priced gaming laptop with adequate specs. Depending on individual use case, this might be the machine to with at this price point.

[@thealexanderk1782]

I have a very similar variant, but mine has a RTX 3050ti instead of the 3060. For the price and what you receive, it is a really great deal. I use this for school and research (I have a tower for my gaming needs) but this is great for gaming at high settings on a budget on the go. The extra M.2 slot and SSD slot is awesome for upgrades (currently running Mint Linux off an SSD w/dual boot). The only issue is that the plastic really retains fingerprints, so you'll want to clean it weekly. Would highly recommend.

[@TppJay]

What’s your review now Is it overheating and crashing?

[@Matthewv1998]

i have G15a, (2021) and going from a bargin bin basement, 2500u 560x laptop to something decent is stunning. i had the same reaction you had to 144hz to 300hz. its shocking how smooth things can get.

[@milescarter7803]

Looks like a Clevo. Is Clevo the OEM? Edit: Its a Clevo. That is a good thing, Clevo makes a solid inexpensive (for the performance) laptop and has good cooling and serviceable cooling systems (unlike dell/alienware).

[@cs_044]

I recently bought a Lenovo Legion 5 with a 5800H and a RTX3060 (130W) for £899 from currys, it's a brillaint thing, had to upgrade the RAM to 2x8GB however, as it was seriously limited with 1 stick, but that was only £26 from amazon. Comes with a 300W Power brick too, so has loads of headroom. This sort of spec of laptop is more than enough for anyone on the go, whether it be my one or the G5, much better than laptops of the past I have used, and it's nice to not have to pay thousands for something properly useable.

[@Walamonga1313]

Damn that's amazing value

[@cyn_ic]

The first time I used a 144hz monitor, I knew I couldn’t go back lol. 60fps even feels rough now in some games

[@andufalha]

got this today (used unit with 3 months local gigabyte warranty left) for $415. so far so good. installed destiny 2 and diablo 4 currently.

[@videogamefreak221122]

Damn , I knew you tended to focus on the budget end of the market, but I think you’re the last big KZbinr to experience high refresh rate for the first time lol. Enjoy it, I can’t go back to 60 after upgrading

[@SileDevil]

this is a pretty decent gaming laptop. using throttlestop with a slight down voltage you can get pretty good temps in full load gaming mode. about 75c max

[@dyslectische]

I have the old model and still just run fine. With the Intel i7 10750h and the rtx2060 I do have the 17" screen model with 144hz and 1080p resolution. The problem i had with my laptop and again if you order one . Go look to the Memory sticks . I had 2666mhz wel the cpu can handel 2993mhz. And it really cheap memory the timing is high . I have replaced them with 3200mhz clock on 2933mhz with fast timing . And i had about 15fps more with the new memory set in games.

[@000oooREBooo000]

I already bought the thing.. Im just here to validate my purchase its a steal for its price. Im glad I bought it.

[@codextrp4012]

never been so early to a one of your vid great stuff man

[@oliverhale8183]

Love you videos man keep it up

[@ItsMeLah]

What ever happened to all your Part 1 continuation videos? Eg. The OG Xbox to PC or Mac to PC conversion videos? Leaving us hanging for several years 😂

[@Beisepimp]

I have a similar Laptop for editing (ASUS TUF GAMING F15 with same specs) and i'm also very surprised how good it play games! 🙂 It also can run newer games on 1440p with good settings.

[@marvinpawid6958]

I've seen many reviews from user of ASUS TUF GAMING F15 Has a lot of issue

[@Beisepimp]

@@marvinpawid6958 I have mine now since january and i never had a problem with the laptop, maybe i'm lucky. :')

[@MrPlaner]

I got the G5 KC - with i5-10500H instead of 11400H and boy howdy does it thermal throttle fast. Gotta use the FN+1 for full speed fans especially with 30-34 C heat. Fortunately - you can underclock the CPU for a tiny bit more power and less heat generated. But it does involve changing BIOS settings with Insyde-Tool. That helped a bit, but not enough to fully stop it from throttling. The i5 and 135 watts-ish version of RTX 3060 does work wonders though as it's great for any kind of light to even medium-high workloads and games. Wished I waited a bit tad longer and got 5600H + 3060 combo tbh. 10th gen gets extremely hot and due to how cooling is contructed in this laptop ( pipes go through CPU and GPU a ike, with one pipe more dedicated to the GPU ) and throttles not only itself but the 3060 too. The screen is amazing tho and having a numpad on 15 inch laptop is becoming rarity unfortunately so it's a nice addon - SD card reader is nice too! Wish it had one more USB type A or C on the right side though.

[@TingFeng77]

Yeah wish that all 3 USBA ports were USB3, the SD card reader is surprisingly fast, checking device manager it's a PCIe reader which could explain the speeds

[@MartinPCBrokes]

Great video, but i missing CPU temps, because i have an older model G5 KC With 10500h and RTX 3060. The CPU temps are around 100 degrees in peak performance.

[@RZ_2K]

Laptops are amazing nowadays for 1080p 60fps gaming, pretty much no faults apart from if an internal issue occurs such as gpu/cpu dying which cannot be replaced, but i believe in the next 4-5 years it will be possible to completely replace every component in a laptop should anything die

[@KhainesKorner]

Funny thing is... that gigabyte control center isn't gigabyte... It's Clevo. Because my Clevo X170SM-G has exactly the same apps for fan control, keyboard lighting, overclocking, etc. EDIT: I also just realised that gigabyte has the same keyboard as me... :D

[@RideOrangeKTM]

''The smoke effect in crysis both look and smelled realistic'' LMAO I personally have an Asus Rog Strix G17 , Ryzen 7 5800H , RTX3060 , 16GB , 1TB SSD. Super satisfied with the power! This one should be similar .. but gotta love the 17 inch display.

[@blazbohinc4964]

Great peformance for a great price AND you get just enough battery life so you can switch the plug from one outlet to another without turning the system off. GREAT VALUE

[@Tech.Closet]

Nice laptop. I like a clean design.

[@filipjovanovic8138]

I have pretty much an older version of this laptop, with an i5-10300H and an RTX 2060. Still runs great and will for many more years. Sounds like a jet engine when gaming, but that's not a problem since I run it headlessly and hide it in a closet.

[@aamirpathan5163]

7:00 RG in HD turning people into speedbumps to see if there might be any stutters.

[@memberberries7669]

once you've experienced 144hz theres no going back to 60, let us know what high refresh rate monitor you end up picking up ;)

[@yourlocaldavid6656]

The sponsorship does hurt this video a lot, could immediately tell you were trying to say all the positive things you could which made me cringe quite a bit. Would love a non sponsored view on this laptop! *edit* Noticed a fight going on so I will try and settle the matter with my opinion, my friend bought a r5 5600h version of a very similar model but it had a 90w version of the 3060. It is so important for the sellers to list the wattage available to the gpu since this makes most of the performance difference (although i do agree the i5 11400h is not the right fit for this laptop at its £799 price) Also my friends laptop was brand new for £619 so yeah... horrible laptop for the price also jheez did you see how thick this thing is, would not like to be carrying this about (my 3070 laptop is lighter and thinner and cheaper!)

[@manuellujan666]

Let the man get that fuck money

[@SmokedGaming_Official]

Definitely cringe! That i5 11400h is crap honestly. This review seems fake and not genuine! It does not represent who he is.

[@Nerevarine420]

@@SmokedGaming_Official whats so bad about it, its a 6 core 12 thread standard cpu right or am I missing something ?

[@KinTheFennix]

I own this laptop! Got it from SCAN last October no sponsorship here. I got it so I could spend time at my sisters and not have to lug my desktop over, the performance is genuinely impressive, it does get rather hot I won't lie, never so bad it's worrying, but still very warm. The screen lid feels rather cheap, very flexy. I did upgrade the RAM on mine, but it's not needed. I use it to play the same shit I play on my desktop and at 1080p it can max a fair few of those out at 60fps. The laptop is genuinely insanely impressive. For the price it's well worth it. It'll easily hit the 144hz mark on games like Forknife and stuff especially with dlss. I'm no reviewer so I apologise for how terrible this is. But it is a good little laptop!

[@immanuelkant7552]

@@Nerevarine420 Battery life wasn't great either on that cpu. Anyway, it's definitely powerful enough for a laptop 3060.

[@skapeedits]

is it possible to change the battery for more screentime? like just upgrading to a larger battery

[@Aceofpyrats]

i can totally agree on you on laptop i was just like you never thought about a day that a laptop can play heavy triple A games but now that i got one instead of pc i feel i can recommend laptop over pc on budget awesome speakers high resolution and high refresh rate monitor portability and many more perks but still pc has its own benefits

[@DarkZenonia]

I bought it for 700€ its month now and its still good. Very nice performance i play half life alyx in 4k+up 2560x2560 default headset sittings at stable 72 fps in ultra without a problem.

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

Got a video idea, try underclocking and undervolting the snot out of the cpu and gpu for maximum battery runtime with a goal of it still being playable. You can do the cpu by disabling the turbo boost and the gpu with msi afterburner. Set a goal of running gta5 at 60 fps at 1080p and dropping all quality sliders except for texture quality as that only affects vram and not gpu load.

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Awesome suggestion I’ll have a look

[@BrawlerDoge]

@@RandomGaminginHD hey bro,, Can you make a video on Anti Aliasing

[@TheHSC]

I love how I could tell it was most likely a clevo unit just by the keyboard and screen bezel.

[@jonathanr4160]

The 8 core Ryzen 5800H 3060 with a 240hz 1080p screen is on Amazon right now for $1050 US dollars. I think it even dropped to $999 last month actually. Only thing it really lacks is a MUX switch and the build quality isn't amazing since its a Clevo barebones (I have a Clevo from 2019 with the exact same keyboard) For the $ though, not really going to find much else with that kind of performance!

[@Youuuuuu]

Sad that there is no mux switch, makes the 240hz screen useless

[@milescarter7803]

This Gigabyte is also a Clevo

[@robinfuijk]

I've been using a gaming laptop for a few years now and I don't see myself going back to a desktop anytime soon. My ASUS TUF FX505DT is getting a little old now and something like this would be a nice upgrade. Especially at this price point.

[@whyme4742]

That chuckle at the end

[@barebarekun161]

This looks like a bargain compared to other RTX 3060 laptop rivals. I like the looks as well, I'm not a fan of crazy light strips and bright RGB backlit keyboards with fangs esports edgy look.

[@Renopus]

5:41 The frametime is, indeed, n i c e.

[@DukeFavre]

It's a budget laptop. 144hz, 3060P, 6 cores (it's good). 1920x1080 (1080p) resolution. It needs to be plug. It's gonna heat. Some games are gonna have to be locked at 60FPS like Elden Ring, Dead Space Remake, Hogwarts Legacy, Hitman 3. Power Consumption won't be great. But I think we can still do better. Reduce the noise on a 3070, have 8 cores, 1440p resolution. There's Aorus, Asus. TUF. There are other options. Good review 👍

[@Z020852]

I'm surprised Gigabyte is still sending out review units of the KD when there's a new KE version using a new chassis coming out with a bigger internal battery and all four vents have a heatsink (I've seen the same chassis used by other HK brands, but no reviews on those either). Makes me wonder if they have a heck of a lot of the KD's lying around - prices are dropping but in Best Buy they can swing back up to $1199.

[@earlwarren2079]

The KE model is what I'm really considering buying. But i can't find any review videos about it

[@Z020852]

@@earlwarren2079 DawidDoesTechStuff checked out the other brand of the 17in with 12700h and 3050Ti (Gogabyte doesn't make nor design these, they're Clevo or that other factory). He said it was noisy. Still I wonder of the G5 KE would be quieter considering that one has a 12500h.

[@earlwarren2079]

@@Z020852 well, more power will translate to more wattage. And more wattage would produce more heat. So it makes sense that higher end laptops would get noisy. But i read in a reddit thread that gigabyte laptops are surprisingly quiet.

[@RandomTechVideos]

I have this laptop, and if you decide to use it for video editing, realize that your color grading won't be correct as this display isn't calibrated to DCI-P3 or Adobe RGB.

[@imglidinhere]

For $800 that's a pretty solid machine.

[@Delta.22]

ey, seems nice, skimmed through the video but might consider buying :)

[@jonjuathanjoathan2426]

Just got this laptop a month ago, writing this on it. beast

[@Kay-lz3eb]

Only thing that stops me buying more gaming laptops is once a part dies or has issues it's harder to replace but with a desktop if your gpu is old or dies you have the option to change it same with the cpu and basically everything I hope in the future laptops become a little more easier to at least buy and swap parts for

[@coldfury1858]

CPU is the most reliable part, gpu are quite reliable as well but i do not know.. My desktop is gt730 (8+ year old card) that I gamed A LOT on and my cpu i5-2400 which is 11 years old the things that do die are replaceable.. mainly hdd/ssds are common to fail.. after that its probably ram/psu all of which are easy to replace in laptops as well But that's my experience with desktops anyway

[@sburton015]

On ebay, I was able to buy a similar laptop for gaming, but mine is a Razor Blade 15 laptop with an i7-10875H cpu with 16 gb of ram and a RTX 2080 super and a 300 hz full hd screen. This laptop of mine seems to be from around early 2020 which I guess is still new enought to run the latest games.

[@deathbydeviceable]

Gaming laptops are really good. I have an i5 10th gen with a 1660 and I'm happy with it. To help with cooling I have my back plate off sitting on a laptop fan stand. It clips on anyway if I feel the need to take it with me somewhere

[@selohcin]

Nice video. I wish American gaming laptops were as affordable as in the UK.

[@XMomaR]

Went for an MSI Delta 15 on Prime day for £50 more than linked Currys deal for laptop model with this spec as in this video. Luckily packing as good if not better RDNA2 graphics and Zen 3 CPU to boot!

[@LelouchLamperouge235]

A crucial piece of information for gaming laptops is the TGP - basically a power limit for GPU. Unlike for desktops it varies greatly and is set by the laptop manufacturer. So yes it is a 3060 Max-Q but what is the TGP ? (just it being max-q also isnt enough info ) I have seen 3070s put into superslim laptops with their TGP cut in half .. so in laptop world it is entirely possible for a lower end card to outperform the higher end if the cooling solution allows it and the laptop maker sets it that way.

[@Sabaelos]

I think this variant has 90-105 tgp limit

[@oxygenatedpineapple]

How's battery life during light productivity? I've been considering purchasing one for myself for quite some time.

[@ggalzero2912]

I've maxed out my gigabyte G5, mine is Intel i5 RTX3060 1TB storage 32ram, and still one of the cheapest RTX3060 laptop I've ever seen

[@valoranteach4905]

Just bought this for my GF but the RTX 3060 version was out of stock so we got the 3050 version. She doesn’t play Triple-A or any demanding titles so i think it’ll be fine. One thing to mention tho i had to lock the fps in Valorant at 100fps so the game would feel smooth with no dips, since it can drop from 144fps to 90-100 which cause stutter. Besides that its a very value Laptop would reccomend for any1 wanting to buy decent gaming laptop.

[@charlesburris6314]

I do wish the SI's would offer an RGB free option for their towers. Laptops aren't appealing but the improvements are positive.

[@RandomTechVideos]

I have this laptop. Here are some issues/complaints I have: 1. Battery is pathetic, even for a gaming laptop. (To combat this, I have battery saver set to ALWAYS ON when on battery, and I have set it up to automatically switch the screen to 60 Hz on battery and 144 Hz when plugged in.) 2. Build quality feels slightly plasticky and cheap. (However, I'm not complaining at this price point, and the amount of deck flex isn't bad at all.) 3. Display isn't very color accurate (so I can't use this for serious video editing.) 4. There is a weird screen tearing issue when playing some games, only when V-Sync turned on, but not with it off. (Maybe this could be a vertical refresh timing issue due to passing through the iGPU???) 5. Keyboard layout is a bit cramped. (Right shift key is short length, and it is easy to accidentally press the up arrow key instead. Also, the number pad makes the keyboard off center.) 6. Trackpad is small, and response isn't that great. Also pad does not click down, but rather has two old fashioned click buttons at the bottom. 7. HDMI port is only 2.0, and the DisplayPort is a miniDP despite there being enough room for a full size port. And here's what I like: 1. Amazing value for money when on sale. (Virtually no other laptop for $800 USD has a full RTX 3060, reasonably powerful CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB Gen 4 SSD, and 144Hz 1080p display. Most at this price have a 3050, 1660, or worse...) 2. Good port selection including FULL SIZE Ethernet. 3. Customizable keyboard backlight but no stupid rainbow RGB vomit... 4. Very good upgradeability. RAM can be upgraded to 64 GB, empty m.2 slot, and even a full size 2.5 inch drive bay slot for an SSD or HDD! Hope this helps.

[@mechagenide9491]

I'd love to see your cheap laptop from Argos, using "moonlight" to stream games from your PC (It streams the games to your laptop or tablet / mobile, or even some smart TVs) VS this laptop. I bet cash wise they could be quite similar (£200 laptop plus the great deals you've been getting on PCs VS £800 laptop) but which would give the better gaming experience?

[@thatsentertainment5602]

Does the Gigabyte G5 i5 11th Gen have the Pantone screen colour rating?