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.
@@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 ?
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
@@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
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
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.
[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!
@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).
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
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.
I still think the Acer Nitro 15 is hard to beat for a lower-end gaming laptop, considering it has a MUX switch and a higher GPU power limit, as well as a better port selection. Sure, the Nitro 15 loses performance on battery, but that isn't enough of a win for the Gigabyte G5.
I remember they have a model called gigabyte g5 KD that have similar built with legion 5i 2021 with 11400h and 3060 for like $850-899 back then but I was hesitant about their thermal and customer support.
I have the g5 with an 11400h and 3060. I think it is a better laptop than the one in the video, it has 16 gb of ram, GPU goes to 105 wats, and it has Displayport on the usb-c. I am using it now with an external 1440p 144hz monitor hooked up, and the performance is great, cpu does not thermal throttle during gaming (around 80-90°) and the gpu stays cool as well (around 72-78°) depending on the game of course.
I Already Bought Lenovo LOQ with RTX4050 95 Watt, it's run faster than my previous Laptop which is GT940mx, run Microsoft Flight Simulator pretty smooth at 100 fps in medium-high settings with dlss 3 and worth for the budget because I don't want spend too much for legion Slim and saving for build my own PC desktop soon
Its quite a budget friendly laptop with rtx4060. Atleast it can play games with above 60fps. Possible that the 2023 rtx 40 series can still perform ok under lower wattage.
Bravo 15 are on sale in Newegg at that 899$ too. Considering it have Ryzen 7 - 7735HS already, DDR5, around 90W-105W 4060, that seems more tempting than this performance wise.
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!
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.
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?
you should have tested it with dual channel ddr4 ram too...ddr4 is very cheap now anyone buying this laptop would absolutely spend $20-30 dollars more for 15-20% more performance, since anyone buying this laptop is preferring performance over build and screen quality.
IMO, the 40 series absolutely crushes the 30 series as it has Frame Generation where I can max out AAA titles with butter smooth play. The keyboard on my G5 doesn't flex like in this video. They released a bios update that fixes the mini display port. The speakers are very low end but some creative pebbles for 30$ 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.
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
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.
I bought it upgrade to 24gb ram buy 1tb storage now its a goat for gaming and 3d work, also window 11 are generally make thing smarter in term of ecosystem , this laptop become my private cloud my game hardware and study hardware
This is the cheapest 4060 laptop that I can find in my country and it costs 980 USD, the next cheapest costs around 1280 USD. So is it worth it despite its flaws?
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?
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.
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?
I am looking for a budget laptop that has good display screen and 100% color range, not having a crappy keyboard and speakers are a close second, though bad speakers are the easiest to circumvent. I am also only interested in video cards that are 6 GB or above (3060 or 4050 RTX)
in my country there is a local brand named AXIOO that have gaming laptops product name AXIOO PONGO, the specs if amazing, 19 13th and RTX 4060, the price under $1400.
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?
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
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
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.
Right now at the moment in Australia the Acer Nitro 5 is about $600 to $700 more expensive, even thought it has the less 4050. With that much of a price difference, would you still say it was the better choice over the G5 with the 4060? Its for my niece to use at uni but also so she can do some gaming as well.
I have just bought the Gigabyte G5 KF laptop in Spain (16Gb RAM). Paid 910 euros with an extra 1T SSD. This is my initial impression of it: • The keyboard is fairly compact and keys such the shift key is way too small and too close to the up arrow. Making it kind of hard to use it easily. I guess it is only a question of some time to get used to it though. • The mouse pad is not in the middle at the bottom of the keyboard. It is shifted to the left (I assume this is because the NumPad is not “part” of the keyboard according to Gibagyte). This is all good, but your left hand is not resting properly on the keyboard and this makes it uncomfortable to write for longer periods. • The speakers….god….the speakers. I have never listened to speakers of such low quality. They could have just not included them. I am serious. The quality is so bad that listening to anything makes me wonder what they were thinking when they agreed on using such speakers and I immediately switch to my earphones. You cant really do that when you want other people to listen to your music or video, can you? • The SSD. Gosh..a gaming laptop with 512Gb? I immediately bought a 1T SSD in order to have more storage. It is not a terrible laptop, but I am returning it. There is no way I would keep it.
Can you recommend a laptop can play heavy 3d fighting games while batching photos at the same time without throwing 100% on the cpu while play the game
There is a same laptop but with different processor i7-12650H, is i7-12650H better or this i5-12500H better since their cache, p-core and e-core are different
In Germany, you can buy a G5, brand new, for only 699,99€ (754,26$) with the RTX 4050. Considering its drawbacks, is it worth the money? The G5 with the 4060 costs 899,99€ (969,76$)
@@McLovin16x29 Habe ich mir tatsächlich nicht gekauft. Aber soweit ich gelesen habe: Der Laptop wird natürlich sehr warm, jedoch nicht um die WASD Tasten herum, was ziemlich gut ist. Jedoch sollen die Lüfter ziemlich laut sein unter volllast, und dabei kann der Lüfter nicht mal die CPU richtig kühlen, da die CPU fast immer Thermisch drosseln muss unter volllast. Klar kannst du trotzdem damit zocken, keine Frage, und für ein Gaming Laptop für (manchmal) 699,99€ geht das eigentlich voll klar. Wenn du aber ehr Qualität willst, kannst dir auch ein Thinkpad P50 kaufen. Fast 10 Jahre alt, Quadro Karte drinne, kostet mindestens 300€ bis 400€, dafür bekommst du aber Qualität und manchmal sogar ein 4K Display. Ist ansichtssache.
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.
I was about to buy this since this is really cheap (for my budget) but then saw that acer predator helios 16 is available for a bit more (not neo, regular helios version) and decided to go for it instead since I saw reviews about the G5 with bad speakers and shut down iaaues and I am definitely glad I went with that choice although had some issues at first as its my first ever acer product so still getting the grasp of its drivers performance and how to function with it but Overall though I would definitely recommend avoiding the G5
Bought it on Amazon 6 months ago while it was on sale for 800 Euro with 16 GB RAM already inside. Screen, graphics, relative silence in silent mode and overall handling is good. Sound is bad without headset or external speakers. With entertainment mode ON ( heavy gaming ) It turns into jumbo jet - big no-no. If you are a casual gamer dont buy - wait for 3rd or 4rth RDNA generation silent budget laptops. For example Guild Wars 2 or Dying Light runs smooth and silent in native resolution on Mendocino AMD Athlon Gold 7220U with integrated 610m RDNA 2 ( with only 15 WATT usage ! ) with 8GB DDR5 RAM. IMHO it would even run Horizon West - the intro plays smooth but then game crashes. Newer APUs like AMD Ryzen 7-7840HS would handle even that.
I'm not sure but I have the older version G5 KE, it have the same Chassis, but mine have 12th gen 12500H with RTX 3060 115W. the keyboard on mine is very sturdy, the type C on the right side is Thunderbolt 4 40gbps. and the HDMI is 2.1. the screen is also 240Hz. mine also have MUX Switch. the audio is also good for me. I did not find any issue with mine with everything you mentioned, maybe they cheap out on the newer 40 series. the only issue I have is the charger gets hot while gaming or stressing it.
@Winter_Wyvern1 It should come with 1080p 144hz, but mine came with 240hz. I'm not sure why, but it's a good upgrade. The Thunderbolt 4 type c on the right side doesn't support charging the laptop over usb, nor the USB C on the back.
I have that laptop. My unit is quite warm with light games and heats up really bad like up to 85-93 degrees. It's an easy fix though, just undervolt it and buy a cooling pad and walah! Problem fixed. Oh and the track pad on g5 are crap. Mine lags like half a second and its horrible so i suggest you use a mouse.
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 $200+ more for a tier below grafics card?
Seems like we mostly came to the same conclusions. Weird they really sell that with 8GB outside the EU. That's just wrong. Though yours had 2 M. 2 Slots 🤔 and obviously a slightly different (but even worse color wise) screen despite having a slightly higher brightness. It really sucks they are so different on different continents 🙄 Had to laugh on your review of the speakers though. Right? They're so bad, it's ridiculous 😂
Yeah. Regional differences are pretty annoying for review purposes. Thanks for mention of the Premiere results, you're right. The graph is correct but what I said isn't.
Honestly at this price point, id just save a bit longer and get something with a higher TGP and better build quality, if youve already saved 900 bucks why not save a tad more and get better quality.
Oh 899$ on sale? Maybe in europe someone will sell it for 1500€ then. edit: bruh 1200 from a nobody 2 star rated store and it has a 12th gen i5...garbage
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?
@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.
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All laptops should have the largest removable battery possible that runs from one side of the laptop to the other.
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.
@@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 ?
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.
Can you please review the asus tuf a15 4060 r7
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.
like howw much 60 fps high cyberpunk?
I got it from amazon too, it was $610 in november last year
@@cynicalcomedian4428 get a 4070ti super, 4060 not for AAA
what did the paste upgrading look like?
@@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.
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.
It would be ok if not for this abysmal screen if we can even call it that. Worse than some 15 year old screens
@@dolan_plz said the guy with a gprox superlight
@@re4796 yeah, the best and lightest gaming mouse in the world 🙂(to my knowledge)
@@dolan_plz you have no idea what youre talking about
@@re4796 ok, what is your evidence that this is a bad mouse?
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.
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.
Well you're not going to get the performance of a 4060 that draws 100w no matter how much ram there is
I got G5 KS haven't paied as little as its here ,cuz im not in US, but im satisfied with my laptop.
Jarrod is acting like everything is bad
Is the screen really that bad?
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.
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 :)
@@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.
Yeah Right I bought mine to with 4060 1Tb and 16gb ram
actually that good i think@@TarekAltannari
I am also considering buying it for gaming and 3d modelling would you recommend it after using it for 7months
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.
give review pls and also the tgp of 4060 isnt mentioned in the website do u know anything about it?
Thermals?
this is definitely one of those no matter how cheap it might be is just not worth the disadvantages imo
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I think that describes every gigabyte laptop
@@samgoff5289every gigabyte product*
@samgoff5289 every gigabyte product I've used has been amazing to the point I'm leaning this way for my nxt lappy
@@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
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
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.
Best Buy is selling it now for 799 with 16gb ram and the i7
is i7-12650h better than i5-12500h ? Since the cache, p-core and e-core are different
@@wanandrew2719yes
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[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!
Thanks for your summary and timestamps of the most important topics in this review.
@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).
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.
Definitely not regretting getting the Legion 5 with the 3060 after this one.
When did you buy the legion 5 and would you still recommend it? the 2021 model I mean
@@deadfox5489i got legion 5 2021 model with 5800h and 3070 and i am reeeaaalllly happy with it, highly recommend
@@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.
@@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.
@@nickinthelead7904 The 120Hz screen really is terrible. You get that screen in the Asian markets too when you go with the Ryzen 5.
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
I found one for $500 should I buy it?
@@Revrrb If you going to tweak and repaste I dont think its a bad deal
Jarrod, thanks man, I was looking for this exactly comparison, your channel is so usefull. Keep pushing!
I still cannot afford that
Then work.
@@joelconolly5574 bro different currency and its a lot more than USD i gotta make like 3k/2k to buy that laptop
@@joelconolly5574not everyone have the same paycheck
@@sukuna00025 Then buy used gaming laptops.
@@ttkttk7463agree, used/slightly used with warranty is a very good deal
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.
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!
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.
the RTX 4060 on Gigabyte G5, is obviously a RTX 4050 "8GB" Laptop Gpu
Hi. Can the battery on the G5 be replaced? In case it dies out after a couple years. TIA.
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.
Yo
Between 2 of those
Which has better cooling system and can last more than 5 years
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 :)
my aorus 15p had the same issue and it just crushed a month ago
GIGABYTE sucks
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
@@yonislav_9821how do you change the thermals as you've said
@@rin_blank5830 it must be done by someone who understands.
This laptop is sold only with Dual Channel RAM config in Europe, so you should put this config results together with Single Channel results.
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.
Oh
Wow, talk about copy paste fail. I updated it to i5 in my spreadsheet for future videos. Which timestamp needs fixing?
@@JarrodsTechI'm sorry that was my mistake I hadn't noticed the upgraded ram comparisons sorry for that.
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.
Do u have issues with the fan?been seeing some people complain about the fans 😅
@@McLovin16x29 i honestly don’t remember anymore but I do remember about the thermal paste issue but thats it😂
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.
Room temp?
I still think the Acer Nitro 15 is hard to beat for a lower-end gaming laptop, considering it has a MUX switch and a higher GPU power limit, as well as a better port selection. Sure, the Nitro 15 loses performance on battery, but that isn't enough of a win for the Gigabyte G5.
How different are mobile 4050 and 4060 anyway?
@@madcrowmaxwellNot really. I think the 4060 is the sweet spot under the 4080/4090. But this 4060 is bad.
Just if the battery was bigger
@@madcrowmaxwell I compared those GPUs here: th-cam.com/video/ZCN1WXBoS-Q/w-d-xo.html
Remember, the build quality of gigabyte is better than Acer.
I remember they have a model called gigabyte g5 KD that have similar built with legion 5i 2021 with 11400h and 3060 for like $850-899 back then but I was hesitant about their thermal and customer support.
I have the g5 with an 11400h and 3060. I think it is a better laptop than the one in the video, it has 16 gb of ram, GPU goes to 105 wats, and it has Displayport on the usb-c. I am using it now with an external 1440p 144hz monitor hooked up, and the performance is great, cpu does not thermal throttle during gaming (around 80-90°) and the gpu stays cool as well (around 72-78°) depending on the game of course.
So far, so good on my g5 kd. Office type exterior but with a gaming capabilities inside
I Already Bought Lenovo LOQ with RTX4050 95 Watt, it's run faster than my previous Laptop which is GT940mx, run Microsoft Flight Simulator pretty smooth at 100 fps in medium-high settings with dlss 3 and worth for the budget because I don't want spend too much for legion Slim and saving for build my own PC desktop soon
Now to test the bravo 15 C7 ! Just bought it few days ago ❤
I bought G5 KF few days ago and keyboard does not flex that way when you press on it. It actually almost does not bend at all.
Its quite a budget friendly laptop with rtx4060. Atleast it can play games with above 60fps. Possible that the 2023 rtx 40 series can still perform ok under lower wattage.
Its cheap. And the more cuda cores are awlays usefull and who knows one day maybe you can change the bios with 95w version
Oh thank you very much for reviewing this laptop
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Keep going man
2:33 You said 4050 instead of 4060. Maybe you were thinking the GPU has 4050-like performance.
Bravo 15 are on sale in Newegg at that 899$ too.
Considering it have Ryzen 7 - 7735HS already, DDR5, around 90W-105W 4060, that seems more tempting than this performance wise.
I have got the 4050 for 580 Euros, and it’s amazing for CSGO2.
Very light and easy to carry around.
We need gaming laptop deals for EU region please.
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!
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.
I think yes because it supports from core i 12th gens and rtx 3000 or higher so definitely yes
you can limit it in the bios btw
@@akshay-nr7xk I have search for that option in the bios, it doesn’t exist.
@@dungthd strange i have the same model i was able to use that in the bios
@@akshay-nr7xk whats the options in the bios under?
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?
woke up today to a horizontal line in my screen after owning this laptop for 1 month and 10 days....not happy at all
Not anymore, got my victus with i5 12th gen and Rtx 4060 for 699
you should have tested it with dual channel ddr4 ram too...ddr4 is very cheap now anyone buying this laptop would absolutely spend $20-30 dollars more for 15-20% more performance, since anyone buying this laptop is preferring performance over build and screen quality.
Yes and to change the thermals with aftermarket
That power bank would be GREAT for a drone enthusiast or a R/C toy fan.
Shame about the bad keyboard, it actually look very nice for a budget laptop.
3:39 yes, I just got with the same concern about that hahah. I got the G5 KE model from 2022 and it's the same.
IMO, the 40 series absolutely crushes the 30 series as it has Frame Generation where I can max out AAA titles with butter smooth play.
The keyboard on my G5 doesn't flex like in this video. They released a bios update that fixes the mini display port. The speakers are very low end but some creative pebbles for 30$ 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.
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
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.
Why buy a 4070 laptop for $2000 when the nitro 5 with the 3070ti is literally avaliable for $970? Performs the sam.e
I bought it upgrade to 24gb ram buy 1tb storage now its a goat for gaming and 3d work, also window 11 are generally make thing smarter in term of ecosystem , this laptop become my private cloud my game hardware and study hardware
This is the cheapest 4060 laptop that I can find in my country and it costs 980 USD, the next cheapest costs around 1280 USD. So is it worth it despite its flaws?
it’s now on sale in canada for $999, so around $735 usd
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?
finnally i was looking forward for this laptop tks very much
7:28 small mistake, never heard of i9 12500H lol
Yeah I fixed it in future graphs :(
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.
Hoping to get a hold of one, but haven't had the opportunity yet.
Guys 3070 or rtx 4060 which one should I buy for video editing and games.
Should I buy the 4050 version? Because it has a better price tag than the Nitro 5 4050
i am getting it for 999 CAD(725 USD), is it a good deal?
The negatives outweigh the positives imo, would spend extra couple of hundreds for a better one
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?
which currency is rp 16 million 😮
@@Hehehe-hf7rqWell given he said he is in Indonesia, and the currency is Rupiah there, it's already obvious.
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.
I am looking for a budget laptop that has good display screen and 100% color range, not having a crappy keyboard and speakers are a close second, though bad speakers are the easiest to circumvent. I am also only interested in video cards that are 6 GB or above (3060 or 4050 RTX)
in my country there is a local brand named AXIOO that have gaming laptops product name AXIOO PONGO, the specs if amazing, 19 13th and RTX 4060, the price under $1400.
Thank you for adding Ally to the comparison.
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?
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
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
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.
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.
At that price difference I'd probably go with the G5.
Are i5 CPUs enough to play games and render 3d models?
I have just bought the Gigabyte G5 KF laptop in Spain (16Gb RAM). Paid 910 euros with an extra 1T SSD.
This is my initial impression of it:
• The keyboard is fairly compact and keys such the shift key is way too small and too close to the up arrow. Making it kind of hard to use it easily. I guess it is only a question of some time to get used to it though.
• The mouse pad is not in the middle at the bottom of the keyboard. It is shifted to the left (I assume this is because the NumPad is not “part” of the keyboard according to Gibagyte). This is all good, but your left hand is not resting properly on the keyboard and this makes it uncomfortable to write for longer periods.
• The speakers….god….the speakers. I have never listened to speakers of such low quality. They could have just not included them. I am serious. The quality is so bad that listening to anything makes me wonder what they were thinking when they agreed on using such speakers and I immediately switch to my earphones. You cant really do that when you want other people to listen to your music or video, can you?
• The SSD. Gosh..a gaming laptop with 512Gb? I immediately bought a 1T SSD in order to have more storage.
It is not a terrible laptop, but I am returning it. There is no way I would keep it.
Yes! pay another 300 euros for a laptop with slightly better sound (but still far from perfect)
found a really good deal on this one today. thinking of copping it
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
Its good a laptop buy it if you want a future proof budget budget laptop
why is it limited to only 75w though? no wonder it's worse than 4050 in some cases
Awesome T-Shirts man!
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
the control center does not work ! it is just an empty black space with no icon or what so ever
In Germany, you can buy a G5, brand new, for only 699,99€ (754,26$) with the RTX 4050.
Considering its drawbacks, is it worth the money?
The G5 with the 4060 costs 899,99€ (969,76$)
@@McLovin16x29 Hat sich mittlerweile erledigt.
War halt Rabatt gewesen.
Aber der ist ziemlich oft im Angebot
@@McLovin16x29 Notebooksbilliger, Cyberport etc
@@McLovin16x29 Habe ich mir tatsächlich nicht gekauft.
Aber soweit ich gelesen habe:
Der Laptop wird natürlich sehr warm, jedoch nicht um die WASD Tasten herum, was ziemlich gut ist.
Jedoch sollen die Lüfter ziemlich laut sein unter volllast, und dabei kann der Lüfter nicht mal die CPU richtig kühlen, da die CPU fast immer Thermisch drosseln muss unter volllast.
Klar kannst du trotzdem damit zocken, keine Frage, und für ein Gaming Laptop für (manchmal) 699,99€ geht das eigentlich voll klar.
Wenn du aber ehr Qualität willst, kannst dir auch ein Thinkpad P50 kaufen.
Fast 10 Jahre alt, Quadro Karte drinne, kostet mindestens 300€ bis 400€, dafür bekommst du aber Qualität und manchmal sogar ein 4K Display.
Ist ansichtssache.
that's wild. it's too heavy for your school bag and it's too loud for the classroom... :(
i bougth Aorus 7(2023) with 4060 max 105 watts, hope to see your review of it too.
Thanks for such great video review.
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.
You can see the battery life testing of all laptops I've tested here: jarrods.tech/list-of-laptop-battery-life/
@@JarrodsTechOh nice. Thanks!
Mac is unbeatable when it comes to battery
msi bravo 15 rtx 4060 105w r7 7735hs in newegg for 899usd
I was about to buy this since this is really cheap (for my budget) but then saw that acer predator helios 16 is available for a bit more (not neo, regular helios version) and decided to go for it instead since I saw reviews about the G5 with bad speakers and shut down iaaues and I am definitely glad I went with that choice although had some issues at first as its my first ever acer product so still getting the grasp of its drivers performance and how to function with it but Overall though I would definitely recommend avoiding the G5
Bought it on Amazon 6 months ago while it was on sale for 800 Euro with 16 GB RAM already inside. Screen, graphics, relative silence in silent mode and overall handling is good. Sound is bad without headset or external speakers. With entertainment mode ON ( heavy gaming ) It turns into jumbo jet - big no-no. If you are a casual gamer dont buy - wait for 3rd or 4rth RDNA generation silent budget laptops. For example Guild Wars 2 or Dying Light runs smooth and silent in native resolution on Mendocino AMD Athlon Gold 7220U with integrated 610m RDNA 2 ( with only 15 WATT usage ! ) with 8GB DDR5 RAM. IMHO it would even run Horizon West - the intro plays smooth but then game crashes. Newer APUs like AMD Ryzen 7-7840HS would handle even that.
7:40 why does now the gigabyte G5 has I9?
Sorry, that was a typo.
I'm not sure but I have the older version G5 KE, it have the same Chassis, but mine have 12th gen 12500H with RTX 3060 115W. the keyboard on mine is very sturdy, the type C on the right side is Thunderbolt 4 40gbps. and the HDMI is 2.1. the screen is also 240Hz. mine also have MUX Switch. the audio is also good for me. I did not find any issue with mine with everything you mentioned, maybe they cheap out on the newer 40 series. the only issue I have is the charger gets hot while gaming or stressing it.
@Winter_Wyvern1 It should come with 1080p 144hz, but mine came with 240hz. I'm not sure why, but it's a good upgrade.
The Thunderbolt 4 type c on the right side doesn't support charging the laptop over usb, nor the USB C on the back.
I mean they really didn't have the spare DDR4 laying around to make this product properly?
Can you make a G5 vs G6x video, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease😊
I have that laptop. My unit is quite warm with light games and heats up really bad like up to 85-93 degrees. It's an easy fix though, just undervolt it and buy a cooling pad and walah! Problem fixed. Oh and the track pad on g5 are crap. Mine lags like half a second and its horrible so i suggest you use a mouse.
How do you undervolt the 12th generation cpu?
Please do a comparison video of Gigabyte G5 KE RTX 3060 model with this RTX 4060 model
Love your videos mate
There is a error on some graphs. This laptop is listed with i9-12500 cpu
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 $200+ more for a tier below grafics card?
Could you please review the MSI Cyborg 15 A12VF RTX 4060 laptop? Please?
Seems like we mostly came to the same conclusions. Weird they really sell that with 8GB outside the EU. That's just wrong. Though yours had 2 M. 2 Slots 🤔 and obviously a slightly different (but even worse color wise) screen despite having a slightly higher brightness. It really sucks they are so different on different continents 🙄
Had to laugh on your review of the speakers though. Right? They're so bad, it's ridiculous 😂
P. S. Some error in the Adobe Premiere puget System section? You mentioned the Gf63 to be better when it shows a lower score? 🤔
Yeah. Regional differences are pretty annoying for review purposes. Thanks for mention of the Premiere results, you're right. The graph is correct but what I said isn't.
Honestly at this price point, id just save a bit longer and get something with a higher TGP and better build quality, if youve already saved 900 bucks why not save a tad more and get better quality.
I'm considering the 17 inch model of this one, considering my current latop is an asus vivobook the less great screen shouldn't be that mucha problem
This is on sale with stock 16 gb ddr5 ram. Think this makes it worth it more?
Oh 899$ on sale? Maybe in europe someone will sell it for 1500€ then.
edit: bruh 1200 from a nobody 2 star rated store and it has a 12th gen i5...garbage
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?
@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.
We declined it, not worth spending the week it takes testing for something so similar with a slightly bigger screen.
i have the 4050 version but its starting to thermal throttle