Question comparing heating when gaming between dell precision 7720 and 7730 workstations

[oliveria]

hello members, I'm planning to buy dell precision 7730 that has core i7 8850H , quadro P4200 and 512gb SSD, currently I'm having precision 7720 that has core i7 7820hq, quadro P3000 and 512GB ssd, one sensitive area that worries me is the heating since I haven't used a precision 7730, upon reading quadro p4200 details inside 7730, I see its has a tdp of 115 watts, this is even higher than 100 watts for the older P4000, the quadro P3000 I'm using has tdp of 75 watts, could it be that during gaming in precision 7730 I'll be experiencing higher temperatures than I'm encountering now in my precision 7720, I know the heat generated is also proportional to the gaming experience but is it really worth going for a laptop that has higher tpd graphics card, I'm also concerned about the internal components that will be exposed to the continuous heating, or should I just be contented with the precision 7720 having P3000 that I'm currently using, thanks in advance for your responses

 

[Aeacus]

If you are concerned about temperatures, go with desktop PC. Laptop PC will always have issues with temperatures due to the components being cramped in and little, if any, airflow to cool said components.

E.g, with desktop PC (e.g Core i5 CPU and RTX 4060 GPU) with proper cooling, it would be normal to see idle temps at ~30C and gaming temps ~60C.
But with (same spec) laptop, idle temps would be ~60C and load temps ~80C.

Also, Quadro GPU isn't designed for gaming. It is designed for workstation use. For gaming, better look at GTX/RTX or Radeon GPU.

But to answer your question, the higher TDP components you have - the better cooling said components also should have. Else-ways, you'll be seeing higher temps.

 

[Aeacus]

That's not what OP is asking.

OP's main concern is temperature. When it comes to laptops, one can't get low temps with laptops. That's the rule of thumb with laptops.

OP would need to spend a whole lot more money than buying an old workstation laptop on liquidation.

Completely depends on the hardware specs. Core i9 + RTX 4090 build is for sure more expensive than Core i5 + RTX 4060 build.

But the best part with desktop PCs (other than them running much cooler than laptops), is upgrade-ability. With laptop, you're stuck with hardware it comes with. But with desktop, you can replace/upgrade each and individual component. Not to mention the ability to customize the appearance to one's likening.

Only thing where laptop is better than desktop is portability. In ALL other aspects, desktop PC is better. And if you also consider mini-PC part of the desktop PC group, then on portability, mini-PC is also better than laptop.