The Cheapest RTX 4060 Gaming Laptop - Gigabyte G5 (2023)

[@JarrodsTech]

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[@Matlockization]

All laptops should have the largest removable battery possible that runs from one side of the laptop to the other.

[@markoistuk9458]

Hi. I noticed that G5 comes with DTS:X. When i first bought my Acer Nitro 5 it also had poor sound quality. Then after a month i found out that culprit for a bad sound was DTS:X Ultra settings. Just open DTS:X Ultra go to Custom Audio and there turn on Volume Smoothing. To me that was night and day difference. I also put Treble Enhance on 70, Bass Boost on 45 and Dialog Clarity on 20 and also used Traditional Spatial Model. Hope it works because i'm planing to buy that laptop soon, but thank God here in EU comes with 2x8 sticks of ram.

[@Matlockization]

@@markoistuk9458 Thank you for your audio solution. I am thinking about buying an Acer nitro laptop and want to ask you a question. Do you think it is possible to swap over the original battery to one with a larger capacity from the same manufacturer if the bay that normally has an SSD is left empty so that there is enough room for the longer battery ?

[@themadtitan9614]

Please make a comparison video on Lenovo Legion pro 5i vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 vs Asus Rog Strix G16, with 4060 variants please.

[@Sayqib]

Can you please review the asus tuf a15 4060 r7

[@MrNightro]

I picked this up for sale from Amazon Black Friday sale for $749, I also bought the additional Crucial 8gb DDR4 3200MHz stick of RAM upgrade for $18 & a 1 TB Crucial P3 NVMe for $49 for a total of $816. I also did a thermal paste upgrade & also used a laptop fan stand, with these upgrades which all ended up still costing less than the regular price of this laptop made this a very capable laptop. All of the upgrades were easy & took less than 15 minutes to complete.

[@cynicalcomedian4428]

like howw much 60 fps high cyberpunk?

[@whoim3553]

I got it from amazon too, it was $610 in november last year

[@whoim3553]

@@cynicalcomedian4428 get a 4070ti super, 4060 not for AAA

[@albertbokor6643]

what did the paste upgrading look like?

[@MrNightro]

@@albertbokor6643 It wasn't hard, the laptop came apart pretty straight forward. I used 91% isopropyl alcohol with a microfiber cloth to remove the old paste, then replaced it with Thermal Grizzly paste. Reassembly was just the reverse of how it was taken apart. The whole process took only a few minutes but was able to see an improvement on the temps when running benchmarks.

[@BG1435q]

in my country laptops are VERY expensive, i bought this on sale for 1000 euros. but it had 16gb ram dual channel, 4060 and 1tb ssd (and its 17.3 inch) and i am VERY happy with it. it is amazing, runs all games i play at very high/ultra settings without a single issue. it can be loud but i dont mind that part as that and sound is my only issue(sound could be much louder & better, but besides that its perfect for me) also to add, im seriously impressed with internet speed - im not expert but on my old lenovo legion with 1650 thats about 5 years old, i was having around 60 ping in online games, and now in same games i have about 20% less ping on same wifi just by using this laptop.

[@reuven2010]

that's funny, in my country, if you know to shop, brand new laptops will outspec and outperform desktops slightly, despite having a screen and keyboard included, but USED, the desktops outperform laptops 3-4 times easily, as people ask stupid high prices for used laptops. at the end, if laptops are so expensive, just get a desktop or 2 :)

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

@@reuven2010 When I read comments like this it reminds me how much Americans take for granted how lucky they are with access to basically everything.

[@TarekAltannari]

Yeah Right I bought mine to with 4060 1Tb and 16gb ram

[@user-fq2rd2sj3v]

actually that good i think​@@TarekAltannari

[@12_eyes]

I am also considering buying it for gaming and 3d modelling would you recommend it after using it for 7months

[@joelconolly5574]

The most surprising thing about this laptop is that it's been updated design wise. It doesn't perform as bad as other priced competitors, but it's not super laptop. I think this is great if you want to start into PC gaming but want to keep for long.

[@GewelReal]

It would be ok if not for this abysmal screen if we can even call it that. Worse than some 15 year old screens

[@re4796]

@@dolan_plz said the guy with a gprox superlight

[@dolan_plz]

@@re4796 yeah, the best and lightest gaming mouse in the world 🙂(to my knowledge)

[@re4796]

@@dolan_plz you have no idea what youre talking about

[@dolan_plz]

@@re4796 ok, what is your evidence that this is a bad mouse?

[@nicodifrancesco5843]

Jarrod, thanks man, I was looking for this exactly comparison, your channel is so usefull. Keep pushing!

[@UnityGuy]

Just grabbed one with the 12650h. If power isn't a concern I would go with a different 4060 at 110w but I'm off grid with solar power and starlink so I wanted something that will really sip power and this seemed like the perfect solution.

[@hookdznutz]

give review pls and also the tgp of 4060 isnt mentioned in the website do u know anything about it?

[@Saujas]

Thermals?

[@TheProductCritiques]

[05:33] Thanks for the detailed review! It's great to see the performance breakdown and comparisons with other laptops in the same price range. The battery life on the G5 seems surprisingly decent, and the upgrade options are a plus. [08:20] I'm curious about the cooling performance with the cooling pad. Did you notice any significant improvement in thermal throttling or overall performance when using it? [12:13] As for the screen quality, it's unfortunate that it's not up to par with some other budget laptops. Did you find the screen's performance to be a deal-breaker for gaming and content consumption? [19:33] Your comparisons with the Acer Nitro 5 are very informative. It seems like the Nitro 5 offers some advantages, especially in terms of build quality and keyboard. Based on your review, it does seem like the G5 is a decent budget option, but the Nitro 5 might be the better overall choice. Thanks again for the thorough review!

[@alexzanderhero3708]

Thanks for your summary and timestamps of the most important topics in this review.

[@arkblade_real]

i think from now on you should also tell us what ram is being used in the graphs, clearly in this video, the 4060 was being hold back more by single channel ddr4 ram than the wattage. at 5:34 it shows more than 20% performance improvement by just giving the laptop dual channel ram

[@JarrodsTech]

All my testing is done with stock ram (which is mentioned in the specs) unless mentioned otherwise. The performance issue doesn't apply to DDR5, so the majority of 2022/2023 models won't have this problem.

[@apap4997]

I bought this laptop a few weeks ago. Key things were: Build actually feels quite sturdy and doesn't feel like a budget laptop. The power brick is also quite slim so the whole thing is very light and easy to carry around. The keyboard definitely isn't as flimsy as depicted, it doesn't just detach and requires a lot of force to flex. Definitely agree with the speakers - completely unusable. For the same price there's definitely no reason to go for 4050 or last gen 3060, when you can just stick an extra 8GB ram in it for $20 to achieve similar performance to the other 4060s that cost $100+ more. Ultimately you get what you pay for - G5 is good value for budget, but sits at that lower tier of 4060s.

[@JarrodsTech]

Perhaps I wasn't clear in the demo, I wasn't showing it "just coming off" on its own. I went out of my way to pry the keyboard off. I'm just outlining the reason that it is mushy is because it CAN come off, not that it will randomly come off. Most other laptops don't have that as an option, so the keys feel more sturdy.

[@MyRealName]

Well you're not going to get the performance of a 4060 that draws 100w no matter how much ram there is

[@kestazas]

I got G5 KS haven't paied as little as its here ,cuz im not in US, but im satisfied with my laptop.

[@ikissmygirlfriendsfeet]

Jarrod is acting like everything is bad

[@STeroidsnicca]

Is the screen really that bad?

[@londonisforeverblue1022]

this is definitely one of those no matter how cheap it might be is just not worth the disadvantages imo

[@motionoftheocean7524]

😅

[@samgoff5289]

I think that describes every gigabyte laptop

[@FeelMyBirdie]

@@samgoff5289every gigabyte product*

[@markro1017]

​@samgoff5289 every gigabyte product I've used has been amazing to the point I'm leaning this way for my nxt lappy

[@samgoff5289]

@@markro1017 go for it, it is your money and if you want to knowingly buy a bad product because you "like the brand" it only affects you. Gigabyte also make some exploding power supplys if you need one for your pc you can look those up also Btw...who the hell says lappy

[@m.heyatzadeh]

Even if I'm not buying this laptop, I still watched the whole video because I know I'll learn something. Thanks to your channel I now know a lot about laptops and what I should look for when I'm purchasing a new one.

[@sukuna00025]

I still cannot afford that

[@joelconolly5574]

Then work.

[@sukuna00025]

@@joelconolly5574 bro different currency and its a lot more than USD i gotta make like 3k/2k to buy that laptop

[@_dwSen5]

​@@joelconolly5574not everyone have the same paycheck

[@ttkttk7463]

@@sukuna00025 Then buy used gaming laptops.

[@SlappdaBoss]

@@ttkttk7463agree, used/slightly used with warranty is a very good deal

[@SabinTV-NP]

Definitely not regretting getting the Legion 5 with the 3060 after this one.

[@deadfox5489]

When did you buy the legion 5 and would you still recommend it? the 2021 model I mean

[@reimner]

​@@deadfox5489i got legion 5 2021 model with 5800h and 3070 and i am reeeaaalllly happy with it, highly recommend

[@nickinthelead7904]

​@@deadfox5489 don't currently have it, but it depends on the price really if your able to get if for below 900$ it's definitely worth it, be careful tho there is a model with the Ryzen 5 5600h instead of the 7 5800h and it's terrible bcs it only has a 120hz screen. Idk if that only in Europe or not.

[@SabinTV-NP]

@@deadfox5489 I would recommend the 2022 model instead, but performance-wise, there really is not much of a difference there. If you can spec it out better than 2022 model for the same price, I actually would recommend getting the 2021 model.

[@SabinTV-NP]

@@nickinthelead7904 The 120Hz screen really is terrible. You get that screen in the Asian markets too when you go with the Ryzen 5.

[@eedoamitay3341]

Do you have a list of which laptops can be played with the lid closed and which ones can't? It's weird and I know, but this is very important for me to know this, any info is highly appreciated, all of your videos are amazing and I am very thankful for all the help you give people for laptops, you do a great service to us all!

[@speedyxd254]

Oh thank you very much for reviewing this laptop ❤❤❤❤ Keep going man

[@XXsupervisor]

Best Buy is selling it now for 799 with 16gb ram and the i7

[@wanandrew2719]

is i7-12650h better than i5-12500h ? Since the cache, p-core and e-core are different

[@chasesteele2510]

​@@wanandrew2719yes

[@SG-Megatron]

Ofc​@@wanandrew2719

[@matthewmasinelli7633]

@5:07 Mine is also missing the screw! Either forgotten on the assembly line or they just didn’t care. Otherwise the laptop is fantastic - I have the RTX 4060 i7-12600H model. Only complaint is it’s loud. On anything I play. (Yes, I do have Nvidia GeForce set to use the RTX 4060 and not the integrated).

[@awsan111]

if you get a great deal with an external monitor and extra ram, repaste tweak it a little it can be a very good option for a lot

[@Revrrb]

I found one for $500 should I buy it?

[@awsan111]

@@Revrrb If you going to tweak and repaste I dont think its a bad deal

[@pochos23]

Now to test the bravo 15 C7 ! Just bought it few days ago ❤

[@charlesdelacruz3511]

Hey Jarrod! Im not quite familiar in regards with bios update because i just got my new Gigabyte G5 KF. Can you help me on how or the steps that is need to be done for me to be able to update my BIOS to FB09? I keep on searching on youtube but cant find a a trusted guide as well its only for motherboards and not for laptops. Thank you so much in advance!

[@sreehaaspenugonda3052]

Just a few mistakes in this video, the time stamp is wrong, and the Gigabyte G5 is shown to have a i9-12500H, just wanted these to be rectified but great video by the way, very grateful to you Jarrod, i had brought acer helios 300 (2022) on your recommendation and loved it.

[@VegitoBlackityBlack]

Oh

[@JarrodsTech]

Wow, talk about copy paste fail. I updated it to i5 in my spreadsheet for future videos. Which timestamp needs fixing?

[@sreehaaspenugonda3052]

​@@JarrodsTechI'm sorry that was my mistake I hadn't noticed the upgraded ram comparisons sorry for that.

[@taihoangthe8308]

finnally i was looking forward for this laptop tks very much

[@dungthd]

I have last year G5 KE (Same design, 3060 115W) and it does have a mux switch and thunderbolt 4 port. Weird that this year's model loses those features. Btw does this version of G5's control panel available for for download? I cant limit battery charge on my laptop.

[@katakuri8350]

I think yes because it supports from core i 12th gens and rtx 3000 or higher so definitely yes

[@akshay-nr7xk]

you can limit it in the bios btw

[@dungthd]

@@akshay-nr7xk I have search for that option in the bios, it doesn’t exist.

[@akshay-nr7xk]

@@dungthd strange i have the same model i was able to use that in the bios

[@dungthd]

@@akshay-nr7xk whats the options in the bios under?

[@DoGGyGaMinGhr]

I had Gigabyte G5 with i5 11400H/3050/16 and it was powerful enough for me since it was my first gaming laptop. The problem was one of the two fans were always spinning 100% even in quiet mode. Fan curve in Gigabyte center did absolutely nothing. It was very noisy and distracting since it almost never went quiet. I was also reaching thermal throttling most of the times playing Warzone 1. It was so frustrating with the fans that I had to sell the laptop. Maybe that was a problem just with my laptop. It was still a nice entry into gaming laptops tho :)

[@GEAARUp]

my aorus 15p had the same issue and it just crushed a month ago GIGABYTE sucks

[@yonislav_9821]

Change the termals dont wait till the warranty ends. I changed in mine and it stays on 70s and 80s degrees on 80 procent usage while in cyberpunk

[@rin_blank5830]

​@@yonislav_9821how do you change the thermals as you've said

[@yonislav_9821]

@@rin_blank5830 it must be done by someone who understands.

[@ZhuraYuki]

I bought G5 KF few days ago and keyboard does not flex that way when you press on it. It actually almost does not bend at all.

[@randymcneely4983]

That power bank would be GREAT for a drone enthusiast or a R/C toy fan.

[@MrRobaloAmigo]

This laptop is sold only with Dual Channel RAM config in Europe, so you should put this config results together with Single Channel results.

[@jackali5014]

Love your videos mate

[@jacky96923]

Shame about the bad keyboard, it actually look very nice for a budget laptop.

[@forzamicha46]

Finally i bought this laptop but with the i-7 version and i am gonna upgrade the ram to 32gb and extra nvme 1 tb gen3. So far i really like this laptop.

[@grasuu2873]

Do u have issues with the fan?been seeing some people complain about the fans 😅

[@grasuu2873]

@@McLovin16x29 i honestly don’t remember anymore but I do remember about the thermal paste issue but thats it😂

[@jones368]

We need gaming laptop deals for EU region please.

[@saif3r]

Awesome T-Shirts man!

[@ChiToX28]

woke up today to a horizontal line in my screen after owning this laptop for 1 month and 10 days....not happy at all

[@kjscooll2802]

I remember they have a model called gigabyte g5 KD that have similar built with legion 5i 2021 with 11400h and 3060 for like $850-899 back then but I was hesitant about their thermal and customer support.

[@Tristanimator_]

I have the g5 with an 11400h and 3060. I think it is a better laptop than the one in the video, it has 16 gb of ram, GPU goes to 105 wats, and it has Displayport on the usb-c. I am using it now with an external 1440p 144hz monitor hooked up, and the performance is great, cpu does not thermal throttle during gaming (around 80-90°) and the gpu stays cool as well (around 72-78°) depending on the game of course.

[@harviebanalnal322]

So far, so good on my g5 kd. Office type exterior but with a gaming capabilities inside

[@MrOrthodox13]

So, let's say I use this laptop *daily* for something like card games and/or League of Legends and World of Warcraft, and using medium (instead of high) graphics settings in those games, up to 15 hours weekly. Would it last for 5 years, or would it be trash by its second or third year? Would prioritizing performance over screen quality improve this laptop's life expectancy or would these be negligible differences?

[@user-bv7jc]

that's wild. it's too heavy for your school bag and it's too loud for the classroom... :(

[@TechAceYoutube]

I'm having serious issues with my GIGABYTE G5-KF laptop. I'm getting frequent blue screens with errors: UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION and CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED. Any advice?

[@yenahh6954]

Are i5 CPUs enough to play games and render 3d models?

[@karu6111]

I'll never take out build quality and cooling out of "gaming laptops" ever again. So no "budget" gaming laptops for me, ever. I am SICK of idling at 90, and thermal throttling in games. I live in a climate that can get HOT.

[@Saujas]

Room temp?

[@neogamer210]

Can you try the Gigabyte Aorus 15 9KF? Same CPU with 4060, but at 140w(says my store at least) and DDR5 but I think same screen in my country and for 1300Euros

[@MiracleAstonvilla]

Guys 3070 or rtx 4060 which one should I buy for video editing and games.

[@nikhiltailor1420]

Please do the review of 'acer: predator helios 16'. I am considering buying the rtx 4060 with i7 13gen. I have watched the video of neo version and I want a better comparison among the neo and non-neo. So it will be helpful for me.

[@JarrodsTech]

Hoping to get a hold of one, but haven't had the opportunity yet.

[@delinquent3574]

found a really good deal on this one today. thinking of copping it

[@SaniveK_]

@JarrodsTech What are your thoughts on the GIGABYTE G6 KF ? Have you had a chance to test/review one? I wonder how it compares to this G5. I imagine the G6 should have about a 10-15% better performance across the board.

[@JarrodsTech]

We declined it, not worth spending the week it takes testing for something so similar with a slightly bigger screen.

[@gurkirat521]

i am getting it for 999 CAD(725 USD), is it a good deal?

[@yudhaadiwijaya7310]

Hello Jarrod, thanks for the video, very informative and detailed I want to ask something, here in Indonesia we have brand called Axioo that about to release their newest gaming laptop called Axioo Pongo 960 (i9) and 760 (i7) that is very similar to this, its still in pre-order stage and expected to be released near the end of this month, it has some differences compared to the gigabyte G5 which is (the 760 version): -Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-12650H (instead of i5) -Graphics: RTX4060 8GB DDR6 (100w instead of 75w) Hybrid -Screen: 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz SRGB 100% -Memory: 16GB SODIMM (2 x SODIMM DDR4 Dual Channel memory up to 64GB,Frequency up to 3200MHz) (instead of 8gb) The price is Rp16 Million or roughly around 1070 USD What do you think about this Axioo Pongo 760 compared to Gigabyte G5, is it worth it for the prices?

[@Hehehe-hf7rq]

which currency is rp 16 million 😮

[@aaryaputra108]

​@@Hehehe-hf7rqWell given he said he is in Indonesia, and the currency is Rupiah there, it's already obvious.

[@Deyv.z]

A smile appears on my face as I see new laptops inferior to my older unit.

[@Nakano2k1]

Just picked this up recently for 899CAD which is 670USD. The performance is really great, but it's so LOUD. I was able to get the heat under control, but man... Initially the CPU would throttle immediately. The screen I got was the NV156FHM-NX4 which is even worse than the Panda one Jared is talking about in his review. It really ruins the laptop IMO. Another thing, is the since it's a Clevo design, don't expect too many driver updates.

[@AD4048-r2v]

Thank you for adding Ally to the comparison.

[@OsmanthusWineZhongli]

In conclusion, as an RTX 4060 budget-friendly gaming laptop, this G5 is a good contender. The RTX 4050 6GB on the Acer Nitro 5 is impressive on many aspects, especially when using on full power 95-100w on games performing similarly to the RTX 4060 8GB 65-75W on the Gigabyte G5. Well, in any case, for future-proofing, go for the G5 and plug an external display to at least boost some frames. And for productivity and AI-work related tasks, the G5 could be a better option for 8GB of VRAM RTX 4060.

[@OsmanthusWineZhongli]

the RTX 4060 on Gigabyte G5, is obviously a RTX 4050 "8GB" Laptop Gpu

[@keylord_8805]

Hi. Can the battery on the G5 be replaced? In case it dies out after a couple years. TIA.

[@shuvo_mir]

Yes, you can replace the battery of the Gigabyte G5 KF 4060 GPU laptop. The battery is not user-replaceable, but it can be replaced by a qualified technician. The battery is located in the bottom of the laptop, and it is held in place by a few screws. To replace the battery, you will need to remove the screws, disconnect the battery cable, and then carefully remove the battery from the laptop. Once the old battery is removed, you can install the new battery.

[@awokenmichael3927]

Yo

[@Buggy-zu3em]

Between 2 of those Which has better cooling system and can last more than 5 years

[@trungnguyenquoc8477]

which would you recommend, lenovo legion 5 or hp victus 16 or gigabyte g5, at the same price range?

[@conteizeusz.7866]

Hey Jarod, a video about gaming laptops with best battery life would be much appreciated. I am pretty sure there are a lot of students like me here looking for that balanced device so they probably want it too.

[@JarrodsTech]

You can see the battery life testing of all laptops I've tested here: jarrods.tech/list-of-laptop-battery-life/

[@conteizeusz.7866]

​@@JarrodsTechOh nice. Thanks!

[@underoath257]

Mac is unbeatable when it comes to battery

[@RAK21]

I Already Bought Lenovo LOQ with RTX4050 95 Watt, it's run faster than my previous Laptop which is GT940mx, run Microsoft Flight Simulator pretty smooth at 100 fps in medium-high settings with dlss 3 and worth for the budget because I don't want spend too much for legion Slim and saving for build my own PC desktop soon

[@alvinlau1344]

Is it possible to swap out the stock power brick with a higher power brick ?

[@von.xix000]

Is it possible to customize keyboard rgb to different colors at the same time? Or it's just one color at a time?

[@mahmouddh6998]

Acer nitro 5 not available in my country should i buy this laptop or msi gf63?

[@sm71485]

Could you please review the MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF RTX 4060 laptop? Please?

[@houssainislimen7319]

Hey guy, i tryed to update bios , but it only updated KBC/EC to fb09 , but bios version still fb03 , is it same case for you ?

[@1G1man1]

fb4 bios from factory for me

[@adioracle11]

@JarrodsTech Please Reply. 🙏 which one to buy out of these 2 both are at same price$1399 I am So confused😓 Asus TUF17 with rtx 4070 or asus rog strix G16 with rtx 4060 but rog has better CPU (i7-13650HX) 165hz fhd compared to TUF (7940HS) 144 hz fhd, 1 tb ssd and rog also has better screen, compact size and better looks

[@milkyy4168]

Seems like you like everything else about the laptop in the strix, I think I’d go for that one. Apparently the 4070 is pretty lackluster so the only big benefit is more vram. I think good laptop design is gonna make you happier than 5 more frames.

[@adioracle11]

​@@milkyy4168Thanks I think you hit the point

[@amineben1881]

go to MSI - Crosshair 16" 144hz Gaming Laptop - Intel 13TH Gen Core i7 with 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - for 1399 usd

[@zenphotocraftmedia8326]

Can you recommend a laptop can play heavy 3d fighting games while batching photos at the same time without throwing 100% on the cpu while play the game

[@kanbei0412]

Its quite a budget friendly laptop with rtx4060. Atleast it can play games with above 60fps. Possible that the 2023 rtx 40 series can still perform ok under lower wattage.

[@yonislav_9821]

Its cheap. And the more cuda cores are awlays usefull and who knows one day maybe you can change the bios with 95w version

[@bumbaclot813]

The fact these companies are still selling budget laptops with 8gbs of single channel ram is very disappointing. I was really looking forward too these 40 series laptops but seeing as the 4070 laptop only has 8gbs of vram and they are selling it at 1440p from what I see is disappointing. Yeah dlss 3 blah blah blah..but why should a customer need to go in and enable these softwares when buying a 2000 + laptop? It should be ready to play everything at 1440p high. Not ultra not all RT on just everything at high. Come on man. I also really appreciate you doing all these unbiased reviews man, you put so much work into these reviews. It's just so awesome. It must take forever testing all these things.

[@siyzerix]

Why buy a 4070 laptop for $2000 when the nitro 5 with the 3070ti is literally avaliable for $970? Performs the sam.e

[@ScottX68000]

Will you be reviewing the Gigabyte Aorus 7 2023 model at some point? This laptop is priced very well in my opinion but reviews are non existent.

[@shadik1998]

Hi! What performance mode you were testing the battery life on? I get barely over 3 hours most of the time on battery saver one while doing mostly nothing

[@nori6237]

Bravo 15 are on sale in Newegg at that 899$ too. Considering it have Ryzen 7 - 7735HS already, DDR5, around 90W-105W 4060, that seems more tempting than this performance wise.

[@wickedm1337]

Hey really need your opinion I should this Gigabye g5 laptop for school ? going to use it for work usually not actually for gaming and the acer nitro 5 cost here 300$ more than the g5

[@sebastiangarduno3882]

Excuse me, how did you open the control center? The app doesn't appear on my laptop

[@Mandrake42]

Right now at the moment in Australia the Acer Nitro 5 is about $600 to $700 more expensive, even thought it has the less 4050. With that much of a price difference, would you still say it was the better choice over the G5 with the 4060? Its for my niece to use at uni but also so she can do some gaming as well.

[@JarrodsTech]

At that price difference I'd probably go with the G5.

[@danicadensmore9094]

I just got the gigabyte G5 laptop for my birthday today, but it doesn come with the gigabyte controls for the keyboard. Does this mean i have to download the software onto the laptop?

[@pedro4205]

Any plan on reviewing the HP Envy 16'' 2023?

[@Yo_Jimbo]

This is on sale with stock 16 gb ddr5 ram. Think this makes it worth it more?

[@Jgjkglggkjbo9xq9ol9r]

I have got the 4050 for 580 Euros, and it’s amazing for CSGO2. Very light and easy to carry around.

[@germanvalchuk5995]

I choose between Lenovo Legion 5 2021 (AMD) and Gigabyte G5 2022 (Intel 12th Gen) both of them on 3050. I'm going to program, graphics, play games. What to choose?

[@erizheizlan]

if you care about build quality. take lenovo legion 5. if you want performance gigabyte 12gen is better. for me, if the price not so much different. i rather take lenovo. better quality = lower issues of the laptop

[@El_Cavalier]

i bougth Aorus 7(2023) with 4060 max 105 watts, hope to see your review of it too. Thanks for such great video review.

[@wanandrew2719]

There is a same laptop but with different processor i7-12650H, is i7-12650H better or this i5-12500H better since their cache, p-core and e-core are different

[@Banhammer000]

also do a gauntlet of low power of 4060 laptops.

[@atanii4513]

Thanks for the detailed review! I can't decide which one should I buy, this one (expanded to 32 GB RAM) or the Lenovo Legion 5 with RX 6600M (also, expanded to 32 GB RAM)? I want to play games like Starfield, Alan Wake 2, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk... The first two is not released to it's risky...but I don't think they'll be much demanding than Hogwarts so I used that game as base for my expectations One important thing is that I'm aiming strictly at 1080p gaming, so it doesn't matter for me how it could perform in higher res. Also I'm gonna use my monitor, so eg. in case of G5, I would bypass the iGPU with the displayport. I watched your and other videos on testing the RX 6600M lenovo also and it seems good, but G5 also seems to perform relatively well. Also right now I can get any of the two basically almost exactly for the same price. So I think the question is that from the perspective of pure quality, especially thermals and battery charging.

[@hothaifatariq11]

Thanks for the video. If two RAM sticks is used will this laptop worth it? For $60 more it will out perofrm the rtx 4050 in the Acer Nitro ? Correct

[@JarrodsTech]

I think the Nitro would probably still be a better choice. The G5 is lower power, doesn't have a mux switch and lower build quality. The RAM would definitely improve it though.

[@martfishing]

Which is better among the 2 the nitro 5 that has i7 12700h and rtx 3050 or this gigabyte g5?

[@jebarijihed]

the control center does not work ! it is just an empty black space with no icon or what so ever

[@LuisDa985]

Hello i have this laptop but i dont have the control center app. Where i can download it?

[@ShivamKumar-ym9ek]

i have the 4050 version but its starting to thermal throttle

[@balubalaji9956]

Surprised ! Hi jarrod in the battery life chart 7940hs is missing .

[@Winnie-blues]

Weird. Ive got this laptop and the only really gripes i have with it is the speakers and the fans get a bit loud. My keyboard has almost no flex and overall my build quality seems a lot better than what yours is. I did only pick it up in november, maybe they did a revise? Anyway i am very happy with it.

[@elai3147]

it’s now on sale in canada for $999, so around $735 usd

[@jachupol5823]

7:28 small mistake, never heard of i9 12500H lol

[@JarrodsTech]

Yeah I fixed it in future graphs :(

[@joremconcepcion5927]

I have the g5kc 2021 which is i5 10500H with 105wattage 3060 rtx gpu. Is this laptop just 4060 75wattage max? Would it be worth upgrading or the performance is the same?

[@AaronTechman]

IMO, the 40 series absolutely crushes the 30 series as it has Frame Generation where I can max out AAA titles with butter smooth play. The keyboard on my G5 doesn't flex like in this video. They released a bios update that fixes the mini display port. The speakers are very low end but some creative pebbles for 30$ will demolish $5000 laptop speakers , they are fine for on the road. Now there is a real issue, this laptop will pull far more than 150 watts, this causes performance issue especially if you have additional fans, controllers connected. It will bench better when the adaptor is cool, I have purchased a 230 watt adaptor in the mail currently for $70 Canadian. I believe that this laptop will perform much better once it can draw as much clean power as it likes. I am very happy with it, but the acer Nitro 5 is now on sale for only $200 more and it comes with a 280 watt brick and 16GB DDR5 installed, so that would be better at that price. Another thing is the 4060 has no advantages past 100 watts, it actually loses frames. I simply added a single DDR4 8GB stick when purchased and it worked perfect at 3200mhz for $20. I also don't think the build quality is cheap, they cheaped on the power brick tho.

[@niloaguilar6970]

If I understood correctly it runs off the integrated graphics if you don't have a monitor plugged in, is that actually the case? Sounds kind of awful if you intend to use it like that. I'm looking to buy one and I really need the 8gb of VRAM to be usable

[@jacekbiaas2700]

Is this the same as Laptop Gigabyte G6 KF i7-13620H? As i cant see any review.

[@alexispariona7436]

3:39 yes, I just got with the same concern about that hahah. I got the G5 KE model from 2022 and it's the same.

[@Mohamed-rh5dn]

Its good a laptop buy it if you want a future proof budget budget laptop

[@princejhared4750]

When buying a gaming laptop do I need to consider a high gb in the gpu? And if I choose the higher tier gpy but has a low storage what will the effects of it?

[@agastyeet8362]

8 gb of VRAM is generally enough for most games at 1080p on high settings, although some games do require more than 8 gb. anything less than 8 gb, and you'll likely have to turn down the settings on modern and future games. a high tier GPU is going to be powerful enough to pump out high frames even on max settings and higher resolutions, in which case having less VRAM is going to be artificially limiting your performance, which kinda sucks. on the other hand, having a GPU that is not very powerful but has a lot of VRAM, is also kind of useless although it doesn't hurt.

[@zackfrojy8491]

I found a deal with i7 12th should i go for it instead of loq 15 with 4050 gpu and minus 50 bucjs

[@thatguyFS6961]

The negatives outweigh the positives imo, would spend extra couple of hundreds for a better one

[@mediumplayer5846]

2:33 You said 4050 instead of 4060. Maybe you were thinking the GPU has 4050-like performance.

[@joaopedroalencar7717]

In canada the price for this laptop now is $900 with 16gb ram open box. Price difference is $200 to $300 to the nitro 5 rtx 4050 and to the lenovo loq rtx 4050. Is it really worth putting these $200+ more for a tier below grafics card?

[@funkieishere]

hey jarrod are you gonna make a review on acer nitro 16 and 17 laptops or they don't have much of a difference from acer nitro 5? notebookcheck seems to really like the nitro 17

[@JarrodsTech]

Hoping to, just not sure what I'll be able to get yet.

[@danielscrivani7249]

Will you test the MSI Vector GP68 HX? It looks to be a decent laptop for a good price

[@TheUndiagnosable]

Do you plan on reviewing the 2023 HP Omen 17? it seems to be one of the more affordable 4080 options.

[@JarrodsTech]

I have the Omen Transcend 16 coming up next week.

[@MrRobaloAmigo]

@@JarrodsTech unfortunately Omen Transcend has not much to do with normal Omen because of limited TGP which matters in 4080/90 configuration as we know. It would be nice if You will also have opportunity to test normal Omen with 4080.

[@mnemonics724]

First time I heard about your partner but I like the extra opinion from their view point on the laptop, nice review overall. 👍

[@JarrodsTech]

She has been working on the channel doing testing for about 2.5 years now.