I've had one for about 6 months. Dropped 1T of M.2 memory and 2 Corsair 8gig sticks of 3200 x8 into it and this thing plays anything I want. I also got a $15 cooling pad and it doesn't get over 72 C. I am playing Mount and Blade, Witcher 3 and Star Citizen with no issues. The speakers are terrible and it has to be plugged in to get any performance. The screen took a crap on it I sent it back to Acer and I got it back in two weeks. They even paid for shipping.
I bought one for each of my kids last year. They're still going strong their able to play Apex, Ark, Dead by Daylight, and Red Dead Online. Of course more but that's what the currently play
@@aayushx1610 they're both still using it. I added an extra stick of ram and more storage. Haven't had any issues with them. The youngest actually dropped hers off the top bunk of her bed and I thought it was done for, she's still on it.
I just bought one, for $650, im sure that means its the most basic of the 11th gen nitro 5s, but hopefully good enough to play starcraft 2 at max, you're reviee was outstanding, better than most reviewers
Fun fact, the i5 actually has a 1650ti in it. They just don't advertise it as that. I researched it for about a month before I bought it and found multiple sources that said that.
@@middlefoot6636 I use my laptop for video editing, so it was basically essential for me to do it. I never even tried to use the laptop with 8 GB. I was able to edit video in Davinci Resolve with no problem. However, once I started editing in 4K, it crashed a lot. And sometimes it just froze. But I was still able to edit 4K video. I’m actually getting a new laptop with a Ryzen 7 processor and I’m going to upgrade it to 64 GB of RAM! If you’re using this for gaming, 16 GB is plenty.
I primarily play Roblox and nothing really else. I wasn't looking for anything too mad since Im under a budget, and anything too powerful would simply be overkill. This is one I've been looking into, and it seems to do the job. Good review 👍🏾 Note: Most computers can run roblox well enough, but in order to maximise your performance in more intense games, you're gonna need something like this
If you're recording live instruments, you don't need much more than a strong CPU and 1080p screen, which this has. If you're looking for something for your techno-whatever, you'll still want to use an external audio interface instead of the built-in audio device.
have it for 3 years now and im pretty happy with it but the laptop is over heating and the fans are pretty loud but the fist 2 years were fine do u have a solution? W video btw
Love this very geeky review, actually brought up some interesting viewpoints I wouldn't have thought of! And I've subscripted because of your quirkiness
i disagree tho im picking up the acer nitro 5 equipped with same specs as the hp pavilion i5 10300h i think the performance of this laptop is insanely good for the price i dont see quirks to it honestly im really excited but i should say this comes from someone whos never owned a gaming comp so i guess its different for me
ended up buying one of these bad boys for $400.00, upgraded the ram to 24GB an added a 128GB SSD with win on it so the 512GB SSD could be used for games
There’s two m.2 slots and one 2.5 inch slot, by default one of the m.2 slots is populated, so you can add one extra m.2 nvme SSD and one 2.5 inch hard drive or 2.5 inch SSD. Gen 3 SSDs as there is no pcie 4.0 so no gen 4 SSDs but in real world usage gen 3 SSDs load stuff just as fast
If you have a 8gb 3200mhz stick of ram in ur computer and you put in a 8gb stick of 2400mhz ram it downclocks the 3200mhz stick of ram to match the lower speced 2400mhz of ram so the ram now runs at 2400mhz for both sticks
I'm just getting into PC gaming but I'm looking for a gaming laptop. I'm really looking to buying this one but if anyone can help me with an answer because I haven't found anything saying a solid yes or no. Can this laptop run total war warhammer 3?? If anyone knows please lmk I'd appreciate it.
LMAO@ "There are plenty of other machines you could use to keep up with instagram so that you know when the 7th booster shot has become available." O.O LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Officially a fan hahaha by the way, I have this same exact laptop in the i5-10300H flavor. I'm sort of in a bind right now. I'm thinking of buying a new gaming latop out of fear of rising prices. I bought my current Acer Nitro 5 as a way to game and work at home due to COVID. I realize now, that I really love gaming laptops now (even more than my old custom-built gaming rig). I guess there's just no constraints to when and where I can game due to having the mobility that comes with a laptop. Anywho, I find myself being stuck and out of options as I just Do NOT like the asthetics that come with the Legion 5, I hear teh Asus Tuf runs really hot, and I don't want to buy a gaming laptop with a monster gpu tdp as I use my laptop for work and don't want it dying within the hour when unplugged. I can't seem to find anything that beats the balance that comes with my current Nitro 5. My current Nitro 5 runs all my games on medium to high settings at a solid 60+ FPS. The TDP is not high so it runs cool, and it can run up anywhere between 4-6 hours on battery. Do you know of any other gaming laptop out there with a more premium build that can offer the same thing as the Acer Nitro 5? (enough power to run all my games, but not too much where it would run hot and drain my battery in one hour). I love my acer Nitro 5 but it doesnt look very professional. Several of my clients have seen my laptop and automatically figure out that I'm a gamer. I even feel as though some might take me less seriously because of this. People in my line of work automatically drop the seriousness and professionalism once they see my Nitro 5 and begin acting more chummy. Sorry for rambling, great video. What do you think? PS: I dont play triple AAA titles, I mainly play MMOs and racing games.
![ACER Nitro 5 2021 Tutorial - How to Upgrade SSD & RAM [ENG]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/lfMvCmyH9yY/mqdefault.jpg)
Dude your reviews are unbelievably good, I was really surprised when you didn't have tens of thousands of views
Its a trend nowadays. People only view those famous TH-camrs.. sad truth
Just bought one of these last week. Impressed with it! 🙂
What games you playing on it?
I've had one for about 6 months. Dropped 1T of M.2 memory and 2 Corsair 8gig sticks of 3200 x8 into it and this thing plays anything I want. I also got a $15 cooling pad and it doesn't get over 72 C. I am playing Mount and Blade, Witcher 3 and Star Citizen with no issues.
The speakers are terrible and it has to be plugged in to get any performance. The screen took a crap on it I sent it back to Acer and I got it back in two weeks. They even paid for shipping.
Thank you for the review. I am seriously looking at one of these laptops. Appreciated your rounded take on this machine.
I bought one for each of my kids last year. They're still going strong their able to play Apex, Ark, Dead by Daylight, and Red Dead Online. Of course more but that's what the currently play
@@parasiticpupp3t is it good overall for longevity..
@@aayushx1610 they're both still using it. I added an extra stick of ram and more storage. Haven't had any issues with them. The youngest actually dropped hers off the top bunk of her bed and I thought it was done for, she's still on it.
How are you not having a 100k views. Love your review style and analysis.
Hope you'll reach 10k very soon. Thanks dude.
I just bought one, for $650, im sure that means its the most basic of the 11th gen nitro 5s, but hopefully good enough to play starcraft 2 at max, you're reviee was outstanding, better than most reviewers
I also got mine for $650 threw another stick of 8gb of ram in it bringing it up to 16gbs and added a 2tb hdd
@@parasiticpupp3t which 8gb ram should i add to it
@@Super-wy1lv a 3200 mhz one
I'm always excited to see a LAN port👍😁
Great review, Just ordered the i7 16gb model of these last week.
How is it holding out?
How did you get on with the 16gb model ?
Fun fact, the i5 actually has a 1650ti in it. They just don't advertise it as that. I researched it for about a month before I bought it and found multiple sources that said that.
That’s awesome. I have the i5 11400-H so that makes me happy. Mine came with 8 GB RAM so I upgraded it to 16.
@@pennsylvaniapatriot22how much did the 8gb ram upgrade increase performance? I’m also doing the same
@@middlefoot6636 I use my laptop for video editing, so it was basically essential for me to do it. I never even tried to use the laptop with 8 GB. I was able to edit video in Davinci Resolve with no problem. However, once I started editing in 4K, it crashed a lot. And sometimes it just froze. But I was still able to edit 4K video.
I’m actually getting a new laptop with a Ryzen 7 processor and I’m going to upgrade it to 64 GB of RAM!
If you’re using this for gaming, 16 GB is plenty.
I primarily play Roblox and nothing really else. I wasn't looking for anything too mad since Im under a budget, and anything too powerful would simply be overkill. This is one I've been looking into, and it seems to do the job. Good review 👍🏾
Note: Most computers can run roblox well enough, but in order to maximise your performance in more intense games, you're gonna need something like this
I see you have a guitar. Would you recomend this laptop for music production? Good for a DAW?
If you're recording live instruments, you don't need much more than a strong CPU and 1080p screen, which this has.
If you're looking for something for your techno-whatever, you'll still want to use an external audio interface instead of the built-in audio device.
Just got one for 350$ w 32ram n 1tb wasn’t sure ab it till I saw this review thanks man
Thanks man, Those battery settings helped alot tbh
Just got it today for $629.99. Great deal for a budget gaming laptop.
Where
@@carlosencines8952 best buy on black friday
Amazon has it refurbished for that price too
@@manicsithnick i only buy new. :)
Lol
have it for 3 years now and im pretty happy with it but the laptop is over heating and the fans are pretty loud but the fist 2 years were fine do u have a solution? W video btw
Love your videos , kepp'em coming !
Great review, good to see you back reviewing stuff after that brief hiatus.
Which one is worth it lenovo IdeaPad gaming 3 or Acer Nitro 5 gtx 1650 one
Acer
Love this very geeky review, actually brought up some interesting viewpoints I wouldn't have thought of! And I've subscripted because of your quirkiness
is this 2 ssd slot + 1 hdd slot??
Can it Run GTA five and GTA five RP servers
i disagree tho im picking up the acer nitro 5 equipped with same specs as the hp pavilion i5 10300h i think the performance of this laptop is insanely good for the price i dont see quirks to it honestly im really excited but i should say this comes from someone whos never owned a gaming comp so i guess its different for me
ended up buying one of these bad boys for $400.00, upgraded the ram to 24GB an added a 128GB SSD with win on it so the 512GB SSD could be used for games
How’s the performance now. I am planning to get one
@@Raju-rl1bc still pretty solid, for the right price its worth it
What is the colour gamut of screen?
Bro can we run acer nitro 5 AN515-56 ON AC main supply without consuming battery as it affect battery for heavy gaming
Should i buy this on 2023
How would this for long term?
How does it perform in long term?
Can this run company heros 2 and total rome 2 ??????
Hi, do you know how streamlabs/OBS copes streaming games on this one? Thanks
What SSD is compatible with this laptop and did you say there was an extra space to add a second drive while leaving the original?
There’s two m.2 slots and one 2.5 inch slot, by default one of the m.2 slots is populated, so you can add one extra m.2 nvme SSD and one 2.5 inch hard drive or 2.5 inch SSD. Gen 3 SSDs as there is no pcie 4.0 so no gen 4 SSDs but in real world usage gen 3 SSDs load stuff just as fast
When did this laptop come out
as well the extra stick?
Trying to get the updated BIOS for this and it's not even found on the Acer support site yet.
How long did it take for yours to turn on after you got it, mine just got delivered today and it won’t turn on even while the charger is plugged in :/
Is the charger really plugged in?
Maybe you should press on it a little more. It tends to stop a bit short and needs a little extra nudge. 😉
@@Slap_Tech it’s become funny to me the amount of people who have complained about this charger issue
I like your voice. 😍
How does rainbow 6 go on this laptop
What do you mean slower because of the other stick? 2 ram sticks dont make a computer slower
If you have a 8gb 3200mhz stick of ram in ur computer and you put in a 8gb stick of 2400mhz ram it downclocks the 3200mhz stick of ram to match the lower speced 2400mhz of ram so the ram now runs at 2400mhz for both sticks
@@SaikuTenkai Yeah
Will this thing run gta5
Obviously
Isn't keyboard rgb?
Yes!! it is
@@RATHWAROXXNope.
I'm just getting into PC gaming but I'm looking for a gaming laptop. I'm really looking to buying this one but if anyone can help me with an answer because I haven't found anything saying a solid yes or no. Can this laptop run total war warhammer 3?? If anyone knows please lmk I'd appreciate it.
Yes
Not bad of a laptop
Im gonna buy it
Can you play mw2
are you forced to use windows 11?
Maybe now you are. When I bought this unit, it came with Windows 10 and offered to upgrade to 11.
@@Slap_Techis the laptop better on windows 10?
👏👏👏
and yes... I hate the stupid fucking red fucking keyboard.
why
@@SquareBoxHead you know... ive never really thought about it..
thats a damn good question.
@@SquareBoxHead CAUSE IT'S RED MAYBE 🤔.
LMAO@ "There are plenty of other machines you could use to keep up with instagram so that you know when the 7th booster shot has become available." O.O LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Officially a fan hahaha
by the way, I have this same exact laptop in the i5-10300H flavor. I'm sort of in a bind right now. I'm thinking of buying a new gaming latop out of fear of rising prices. I bought my current Acer Nitro 5 as a way to game and work at home due to COVID. I realize now, that I really love gaming laptops now (even more than my old custom-built gaming rig). I guess there's just no constraints to when and where I can game due to having the mobility that comes with a laptop.
Anywho, I find myself being stuck and out of options as I just Do NOT like the asthetics that come with the Legion 5, I hear teh Asus Tuf runs really hot, and I don't want to buy a gaming laptop with a monster gpu tdp as I use my laptop for work and don't want it dying within the hour when unplugged.
I can't seem to find anything that beats the balance that comes with my current Nitro 5. My current Nitro 5 runs all my games on medium to high settings at a solid 60+ FPS. The TDP is not high so it runs cool, and it can run up anywhere between 4-6 hours on battery.
Do you know of any other gaming laptop out there with a more premium build that can offer the same thing as the Acer Nitro 5? (enough power to run all my games, but not too much where it would run hot and drain my battery in one hour). I love my acer Nitro 5 but it doesnt look very professional. Several of my clients have seen my laptop and automatically figure out that I'm a gamer. I even feel as though some might take me less seriously because of this. People in my line of work automatically drop the seriousness and professionalism once they see my Nitro 5 and begin acting more chummy.
Sorry for rambling, great video. What do you think?
PS: I dont play triple AAA titles, I mainly play MMOs and racing games.
i think your co-workers are ass hats for judging you based on a laptop
Just bought this last week :)) but mines gpu was rtx 3050 ti.. bottleneck 😅