My Next Gaming Laptop

[masterviper]

Hey Everyone!

I am looking to get my next gaming laptop, but am having some difficulty choosing. I would prefer a more portable version and only plan on gaming on a full hd display if I connect to a monitor. While Cyberpunk is cool, I likely wont play that one much. I am coming from an i7 7th gen quad cpu and a max p 1070 mobile card. Price is not my main concern on these. If availability will be a problem until next year, I might go for the 3060 Zephyrus 14 but want to get feedback from all of you. Please share your thoughts and opinions. Thanks!

2021 Laptops

Brand

Model

Size

CPU

Cores

GPU

RAM

SSD

Screen

Screen Hz

Plug Location

Heatsink Paste

Max Fan Noise

Price

Asus

Zephyrus G14

14

Ryzen 9 5900HS

8

RTX 3060 6GB TGP 80

16

1TB

1920x1080

144

Left

Liquid Metal

52

$1,500

Asus

Zephyrus G15

15.6

Ryzen 9 5900HS

8

RTX 3070 8GB TGP 100

16

1TB

2560x1440

165

Left

Liquid Metal

53

$1,800

Asus

Zephyrus G15

15.6

Ryzen 9 5900HS

8

RTX 3080 8GB TGP 100

32

1TB

2560x1440

165

Left

Liquid Metal

53

$2,500

Asus

Flow X13

13.3

Ryzen 9 5900HS

8

GTX 1650 4GB + RTX 3080 8GB TGP 140

16

1TB

1920x1200

120

Left

Liquid Metal

56

$3,000

MSI

GE66 Raider

15.6

i7 10870H

8

RTX 3080 16GB TGP 155

32

1TB

1920x1080

300

Back

Thermal

52

$2,800

MSI

GS66 Stealth

15.6

i7 10870H

8

RTX 3080 8GB TGP 80

32

1TB

1920x1080

240

Back

Thermal

56

$2,700

Eluktronics

Mech-15 G3

15.6

Ryzen 9 5900HS

8

RTX 3080 16GB TGP 115

32

1TB

2560x1440

165

Back

Thermal/Liquid

55

$2,800

Eluktronics

Prometheus XVII

17.3

Ryzen 9 5900HS

8

RTX 3080 16GB TGP 115

32

1TB

2560x1440

165

Back

Thermal/Liquid

55

$2,800

Current Laptop

Eluktronics

P650HS-G

15.6"

i7 7700MQ

GTX 1070 Max-P

16

512GB

FHD

120

Back

Thermal Paste

50

$1,600

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

If it were me choosing, I'd be going with the Zepherus G15 Ryzen 5900HS/3080/32gb Ram/1TB SSD matches nicely with 165hz, and if money were no object. But of course there would be big differences in pricing depending which model you choose.

 

[geofelt]

One buys a laptop for portability.
Once you need to attach a monitor, you lose that capability and might be better served with a desktop.
And, gaming performs better when plugged in.
But, with discrete graphics cards of the 3000 class in such short supply, I can see the merits of a laptop today.

Be careful.
I see many complaints about gaming laptops not performing well.
Usually gaming while plugged in.
One common cause is thermal throttling.
Laptop coolers must, of necessity be small and light.
They are also relatively underpowered.

Look for a laptop with the most robust cooler.
You will likely need to reduce the cpu performance to keep from throttling.

 

[masterviper]

Thanks. I haven't seen any throttling complaints from the zephyrus line. The alienware does throttle and maybe the msi ones

 

[masterviper]

After Looking Further, I have it down to 4 models (I missed the Omen 15)(I am not looking at Alienware)

Asus Zephyrus G14 3060
Asus Zephyrus G15 3070
HP Omen 15 3070
MSI GE66 Raider 3080

(the 3080 version of the Zephyrus G15 isn't worth the extra amount and the 3080 GE66 isn't much more than the 3070)

Intel vs AMD does not matter to me.

Opinions?