Acer Nitro 5 (2021) - Pathetic Excused As Budget Friendly
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Acer's Nitro 5 budget gaming laptop has had costs cut so far the RTX 3060 performs worse than a GTX 1660 Ti from years ago. I've tested games to see how it compares with other gaming laptops. Check prices: geni.us/43HQLAU
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Acer Nitro 5 (2021) Game Testing Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:14 Acer Nitro 5 Laptop Specs
1:17 Screen Response Time
1:42 Memory Differences
2:36 Cyberpunk 2077
3:28 Red Dead Redemption 2
4:00 Control
4:34 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
4:58 Battlefield V
5:29 External Screen Performance Boost
6:09 Does Nitro 5 Need Memory Upgrade?
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Just to be clear on the Nitro, it CAN be good, the main issue is how poorly performance can be in some configurations that are on offer.
I don't really understand why you're so opposed to single channel memory. Imo, single channel memory is definitely less wasteful compared to dual channel memory if you're looking to upgrade your laptop's memory down the line. For example, upgrading 16 to 32GB memory in a laptop with 2 8GB sticks means throwing away 2 8GB sticks unless you have some other laptop. Compared to that, getting a single 16GB stick means you can upgrade it to 32GB without wasting a RAM stick and paying less.
I definitely don't want all manufacturers doing this, but I'd say it's nice that some are doing it.
Will you also be doing a Ryzen 9 5900HX / 5980HX vs intel i7-11900H / intel i9-11980HK ?
@@santhoshsridhar5887 Bruh its basically $50 more for a genrally over 10% increase in performance and thats not even showing esports which rise to 20-30%
Nice waiting for that and give us your opinion is this laptop worth it for casual gamer and for every day use in work with Microsoft office and browsing, thanks alot
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😅 this man play no BS
I never laugh this hard in a laptop review comment section but here I am
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Never get tired of watching jarrod. Don’t even need a new laptop he just makes good videos
These new thumbnails really doing the trick, Jarrod. I'm gonna have to take the hint.
Wdym “these” he did this for the first time
Haha 100%
I wish all reviewers are like Jarrod. Pure honesty, no bullshit.
...and super good looking, amiright?
I definitely prefer Jarrod over others for the depth of his reviews to use as a comparison but this one doesn't sit right. The title is 100% clickbait & the entire concept is quite frankly ridiculous when we're talking about a $45 upgrade in reality, not to mention the 1660 ti comparison isn't even fair considering it's running more than 8gb ram, I mean even the best 3060 laptop (Legion) would perform similar on 8gb ram.
As far as "budget friendly" I wouldn't recommend this laptop at RRP but I wouldn't recommend any laptops at RRP & certainly not the competing laptops. Though if you look at sale prices of all price categories, this laptop is probably the best value available, beating the direct competitors like the new Dell G15 & Asus A15 in not just price but features (slightly better screen, thermals, i5 model, energy efficiency).
Even comparing it to the best sales on the best 3060 model (Legion) the only upgrades are a larger battery, 30watts on the 3060 which equates to an extra 1fps in nearly all games (more gpu draw means less power for cpu) though some very specific games can see a 5-10fps increase & a better screen though you could arguably just buy a far better & larger external monitor to use when gaming & still save a bundle of cash.
Imo this laptop sits well within it's price category & incredibly well within it's sale price category, c ertainly not a "Pathetic Excused As Budget Friendly".... I really hope Jarrod doesn't continue clickbaiting & cherry picking.
@@Josh_Grounded absolutely, this laptop is amazing for its price point and the title is 100% clickbait. A $50 to $75 upgrade fixes every single problem you could have. Clickbait at its finest
@@Hardwareunboxed Didn't expect you here
@@MrCharly780 yeah, I am here and scratching my head why the title and the content doesnt really correlate
We all love good budget machines.
The important part is "good"
Jarrod I want to thank you so much for posting these videos, it really helps when searching for a new laptop. I got myself HP Omen R7 3060 after the Omen Vs Legion 5 Pro. Yes i know Legion would have been a better choice but the design aesthetic of Omen felt more subtle to me, also I don’t need all the power available from a laptop like Legion so Omen will be pretty good
Beside the power limit, the display output is only rely on single HDMI, the Type-C didn't have DisplayPort output. That's why I skipped Nitro 5 and bought HP Omen 15 with 5600H+RTX3060 which is have triple display and lots of ports. Sorry for the bad English.
And hdmi doesn't support freesync btw
Your English is good bro don’t worry
@@tedarcher9120 well for freesync didn't came to my priority list as long as support multi monitor capabilities for multitasking. I'm not a hardcore gamer, just a casual for killing time when boring. btw just bought Rise of The Tomb Raider at discount price hahaha....
@@j1ggy99 thanks mate, happy to hear it...
Both my Intel and AMD models had Type-C display output, but they connect to integrated graphics so no speed boost. Not sure if it was different with older models as I only really started testing this in the last year or so.
I have a nitro 5 10300H 2060 8GB and a 10750 3060 and 16GB model. Not bad at all even under load. Just upgrade the RAM and you are set. I think this review is a bit too negative on a laptop that is the cheapest one with a 144HZ atleast its better than any 60hz laptop or screen i have had. It has room for 2 M.2 and 1 SATA drive. Very good for a laptop.
you are very very wrong
Wrong and get a 144 hz!!!
@@gaminghailabackimbackonaho572 I have a 144Hz monitor a desktop with 3080 i know what im on about moron.
Agreed
@@mikele6455 review sheeple
was glad that the RAM config is the main culprit for the low scores in games.. Luckily Acer Nitro in my country has options with dual-channel config.. looking forward for the Ryzen 5 vs Intel 11th Gen comparisons..
Well, that's expected of AMD to get more power on GPU due to their CPU being more power efficient.
MSI GV15 $200 CHEAPER and a better processor and graphics card
Wonderful videos Jarrod, just benched a ton of em' as I'm looking to buy a new laptop.
2 things.
1. Are you going to review the Blade 14 with the 3070 as that's considered the sweetspot?
2. I went into your playlists hoping there was a playlist of RTX 3070 laptops, just an idea in case you want to group some of your reviews for easier comparison!
Great review as usual and a lot of depth with the different configurations. But it is unfortunate that you no longer include a 200 watt laptop 2080.
I've got the 5600H with 3060 but with 16 GB of dual channel RAM. I don't know why manufacturers even put 8GB single stick inside, today. I'm more than satisfied with my Nitro 5. Considering the other laptops in that performance range are 200$ more expensive, I'm really happy. Not to mention it's a 17.3 inch laptop, which is my #1 setting a laptop must have.
Is the RAM rank really important? Rx8 vs Rx16. I mean theoretically they could impact, but I highly doubt the impact could be more than a couple of percent on average? I'm a physicist and not a microelectronics engineer so I don't really know the depth of such things
We have exactly the same laptop. I received it the last week and I´m really satisfied.
They are just nit picking. Does your laptop allow you to enjoy the gaming as you want ? If yes than we must not go in such depth
My nitro has 2x4 GB ddr 3200 🥲 And I have to take both of them out and buy 2x8 gb ddr4 3200
You definitely bought it to play KSP didn’t you?
@@ferny0825 KSP? I mostly use it for Wolfram Mathematica and games like Metro/Witcher/Ori and whisps
My acer has lasted me a good two years, i added ram to it, and it's still running really well on every game I play. to each their own, but I think it's a great starting laptop/budget option.
MSI GV15 $200 CHEAPER and a better processor and graphics card
@@resinfingers3896 Some of the MSI laptops are really nice also. I upgraded to an MSI it was on sale for 800 but it has a 3060 graphics card, 16GB ram (came with 8), and i5 core processor. And it has a 144hz screen; I can play Elden Ring on High settings and get 60 FPS. A lot of multiplayer games I get 144 FPS. MSI has really good options as well!
@@resinfingers3896 here (India) the MSI after sales services are Sh*t, so most people Ignore MSI
@@lemonboy21 that makes sense, thanks for the response. I am curious why this laptop doesn't get more recognition. I haven't had to use the customer service yet, so let's hope it's better in the U.S. lol
No broken hinge or anything?
Do you think changing the display to a aftermarket one will bypass the total system latency?
So with the Acer nitro 5 whether it’s the Ryzen or the Intel you can get a boost for using external monitor, whether it’s amd graphics or it’s gtx?
The only thing I can say is Insomnium is a really sick band.
Hey Jarrod ,
Would like to say your laptop reviews are just amazing. It was your review that made me decide on my Razer Blade advance 2080 max q, i7 8750h. But now I would like to know how does it hold up now? Is time to change? Is the upgrade worth the price that comes along. It would be great have your thoughts.
Cheers
generally it's time to upgrade if you feel limited, 2080 max-q generally should still do quite well for graphics compared to rtx 30 series, so depends more on whether you need cpu improvement as 8th gen is a little older now
Great content as usual! Could you use higher contrast colors on the charts when comparing two different laptops (like yellow and red)? I am colorblind and could not tell where the Intel laptop was without reading the names. Thanks man!
Thanks for the feedback James, I'll see what I can do
I love this energy Jarrod the roast energy from Davecord has passed onto you
I have a 1650ti Nitro and performance was very sketchy, upgraded the single 8gb to dual and performance was night and day.
Hi Jarrod I have a question. Are you going to review the new Ideapad Gaming 3 (AMD) with amd 5000 series? Would like to know how this would compete with nitro 5
Depends if I can get it, not in my country yet.
Thank you for the reply hahahahhaha sorry I didn't receive a notif.
I'll be waiting for that review
Great video, will you be able to review the gigabyte G5 with the rtx 3060?
I'm thinking about getting this laptop (R7 Variant) on new year. Seen a lot of issues with the temperatures, wdyt? is this laptop worth it?. (PS: Where I live this laptop is the cheapest option for R7 with RTX 3060, it has around 200$ difference with ASUS TUF and 400$ difference with lenovo legion 5)
I have an acer nitro 5 with a 1050 as it does get hot but not to the point where it doesn't perform like any other 1050 overall im quite happy with it even in 2021
Loved the thumbnail 😂
Eagerly waiting for your HP Victus video to decide whether to buy or not .If possible can you tell which of the budget laptops you reviewed has the best onboard headphone audio quality?Legion 5 or Omen 15 ?
Was actually thinking about the acer nitro 5. Thx for the heads up jarrod. Im now going for the omen 15 with a 5600h and 3060 for my engineering work and some gaming. Thanks. Ur videos are very helpful and great btw.
I was lucky enough to get a Nitro 5 with 5600H and 3060, 2x 8GB x8 Ram for about 800 euro in Romania (after some discounts). I ran a Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmark with TAA anti-aliasing on Highest Settings, and the result was 94 fps, on par with the result with upgraded memory from the review. The CPU got to 90 C and the GPU maxed at 78 C. This was the cheapest configuration with a 3060 that I could get, and it's quite good for the price that I paid. Too bad that they are selling configurations that perform so poorly out of the box. It creates a bad reputation for a product that could otherwise be quite good. It's not only this model or manufacturer that is doing this though, as I've seen even some cheaper configurations of Legion 5/5 Pro with single channel x16 memory.
Thank u for the truth, so many other reviewers recommended this and I almost got it. Just pointing out the prices for these aren’t worth it either considering they are more expensive than ASUS TUF A15. Edit: As many of you have pointed out maybe the TUF isn't the best either, I just personally think the Nitro 5 doesn't have good value especially at higher end configurations where for a little more you can get ROG or Alienware or MSI with similar specs but MUCH better user experience.
It's alright with decent memory, that's what it comes down to. Could be that in their region their review unit came with fine memory.
ASUS TUF is a bad deal, too.
Acer Tuf has bad thermals Predator helios 300 is clear of all these laptops
Acer nitro and tuf is bad deal bro
nah it's still better than the TUF
Hey Jarrod, quick question: how soon can we expect a review of the Lenovo Legion 7 but Intel (i9 11th gen + 165 Watts 3080)?
Keep up the great work, thanks for these videos :)
Alright, thanks a lot for bringing up the RAM being either x8/x16 unlisted. But I didn't get why the gaming benchmark includes 3070, 3080 and 10 series. Is it because they are on the same price range or something? This kinda confuses me since I consider buying Asus Tuf A15 3060 at slightly higher price around 100 bucks more. Besides the screen and memory issue, is this really the worst 3060 laptop at this range of price or not?
I have it and runs games extremely well, I am playing apex on high settings with 100-111 FPS. I am very happy with the laptop I am not massively into gaming but it holds very well.
Can you review the eluktronics MAX-15? The configuration options have been updated to include 3070 recently.
yeah same for max 17, very interested in it, one of the most universal laptops ever made
Notebookcheck has a review on the 2021 Max-15 and 17 chassis i think, amazing thin/light gaming laptops but bad keyboard design seems to be the general consensus
Jarrod, can you do a comparison video between Legion 5 pro and Asus Strix Advantage Edition since both are around the same price point. So wanted to see how Asus overcame with their model. Or a video on all the best laptops released so far.
Hey Jarrod great vid as always, Ive recently been trying to search for a new gaming laptop and an Acer nitro 5 ryzen 7 5800h rtx 3060 16 gb of ram single channel has caught my eye, the problem is, ive not had the best experiences with my past 3 acers and I really dont trust the brand anymore and instead I saw an msi gf65 thin with an i7 10750h rtx 3060. Whats your opinion should I go for the msi or the acer?
Msi has a similar problem, their service kinda sucks , and I have also caught an eye for that configuration and for the price nitro offers , but yk it’s really hard to choose between companies , in my region the specs nitro 5 gives , isn’t there in legion , so I can’t buy the legion rn but hp does offer it too but it’s kinda more costly than the nitro
With your experience on gaming, do you feel like the slow response time of this monitor will affect gaming much, or its just noticeable when you pay really attention on it? wanted to get the i5 11th gen 3060 option but the only thing i worried about is the screen is making things worse, I'm just an average gamer, sometimes video editing and photo editing and stream sometimes so will you say its a fair laptop at that price? Or do you recommend anything at that price point?
I have this laptop btw my 144hz acer nitro monitor feels like lagging when I'm on 100 fps sometimes
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Ok from what I got I only need $50 to upgrade to dual RAM and then it performs great for its price? That sounds like a good deal considering I got the ryzen config for $1.1k
Yep
i was looking for your review for the 2021 model review yesterday and can't find any. guess i didn't even have to ask for it! nice
Hello, love your reviews, but could you please specify the exact model index of the laptop you're reviewing? For example, I'm looking at Acer Nitro 5 AN517(-55-75H9), and I don't understand if it's the same 2021 model you have or not.
And here i'm, in Brazil, that only gets outdated models as "news" with extremally high prices, and bought a acer nitro 1650ti few months ago... i'm going to cry n the corner now
Yo same here, got 1650ti a couple of months ago, then yeah... You know what just released. It sucks, but its still a good gpu tho. Its better than nothing
I'm glad taking nitro 5 with ryzen 7 5800h rtx 3060, already upgradded memory to 32GB 3200mhz, which is good for performance to price ratio in my country i think.
Im looking into buying it. Can you give me your review of it? How are the thermals specially? and which one is the better buy between this and 2021 asus TUF dash F15 since they are at same price for me
@@vedprakashsahu4697 the nitro is better than that tuf dash f15
@@vedprakashsahu4697 imo, acer nitro 5. The reason why i dont buy the tuf is the heat problems. My cpu & GPU temp while playing AAA Games such as cyberpunk 2077, NFS heat stable at 70-75 which is good while my room doesnt have an AC. And you can tweak the cpu which is can lowering the temp even more (Disabling turbo boost)
Hi Jarrod. Will you be getting any more AMD Advantage laptops in for review? Maybe the Strix G17?
I have the Nitro 5 AN515-52-79P7 with 500GB SSD NVME and 1TB SSD 2,5" and also 32GB RAM DDR4. Upgrades on the Nitro 5 are almost mandatory, doing that you'll get a good performance. I always upgrade my laptops to the max. (sorry for bad english, I'm not native). Good video, greetings from Portugal!
I almost picked up one of these, but I saved a little more for an ASUS TUF A15 instead (2021 model, not the older one with bad thermals)... definitely the better choice. The A15 might not be the top of the line, but I haven't had any reason to complain yet.
If I had the cash I'd most likely have ended up with a Lenovo Legion... those are some pretty awesome machines. But I do like TUF devices.
tuf 2021 sucks too
@@hoven-lh8wq Which laptop do u recommend for a little gaming with good battery for some normal use?
@@alenjaison4681 depends which games
It's very difficult find and affordable & great performance laptop under $900 USD. I have this model with i5-10300h, RTX 3050, storage 1TB Nvme (factory with 256 GB) and 24 GB RAM (factory with 8 GB). Of course, you won't expect (and you either can't) the best perform in an existing wide catalogue of games mainly, because vRAM is limited to 4GB. However and under my experience, this is a great budget gaming laptop option if you are not willing to spend more than $900 USD. I performed some hardware, maintenance upgrades and laptop's performance has been significative increased; adding more ram memory, upgrading Nvme storage and replacing old thermal paste makes my laptop faster, works with lower temperatures and fans works more silent. If your budget is above $1.200 USD, probably you will find better options.
so i just recently bought the acer nitro 5 AN515-56 , is there any way to increase the fps?
Love the review, but would really like to see DLSS performance too. Also, what do you think about the 2022 3060/6800h/ddr5 update?
Besides that -- Solid as always Jarrod!
Hey Jarrod can you make a video comparing all the laptops this year till date?
Yes.
@@JarrodsTech You'll rob so many people of the joy of going through each review in painstaking detail. That is like half the fun of buying a laptop :P
@@soumen08 It isn't fun. I've been doing myself and going thru 5 spec sheets for the same model but then not finding anyone of those in retail is a pain in the ass. I'll be forever grateful when this vid comes out d:
@@JarrodsTech And in that maybe you could suggest us the best laptop in categories like value for money, performance, build quality, thermals, etc.
@@lucaschinder3875 Why not do it in reverse? Choose from among your options which are available? What's your budget, where do you live? Let's see if we can't have some fun choosing you a laptop.
I'm using the ryzen 7 config and for me it's running smooth and as expected for its price range
Yea I got intel I7 and it runs everything I play with amazingly and never gets too warm, maybe 78 if I’m playing a larger game
Will this be the same with the GTX 1650 version , I literally just ordered mine this morning , Jarrod pls😢!
Hey Jarrod, loving your channel! Can you do a review on the Asus Rog Strix G17 (2021)?
I'll be waiting for your review on the HP victus laptop, since I'm trying to decide to buy it.
Me too i wonder about the cpu and gpu temperature atleast in gaming
I heard that HP is misleading people by saying the refresh rate on the screen is 165hz. Yet, the reviews are saying that it's only 120hz
@@fang2114 maybe hp have aeveral screen option
Just got victus 3060 version today and the build quality is good and screen wobble is not a problem
I don't mind the seen wobble, besides I use an external monitor
Cheap it may be, but $1200 for a Ryzen 7 5800H 8 core cpu and an RTX 2060 6gb you really can't beat it, it would take at least $500 more for the next viable brand option.
the legion is cheaper rn
Jarrod please suggest best budget friendly 3060 laptops with best thermal and i still waiting for 3060 vs 2060 video
Just bought the legion 5 2021 after seeing your video. Super happy about it :)
Thanks Jarrod for turning me on to Insomnium, amazing melodic metal 😎🤟🏾
Given its price nitro 5 is totally acceptable
Planning to purchase my first gaming laptop. Out of the budget gaming laptops (900-1100$ price range with ryzen 5/intel i5 and rtx 3050/1650ti), what would you recommend?
Jarrod my man, it would be amazing if you could do a review of the HP Victus that comes with a r7 5800 and an rtx 3060. Would appreciate it immensely.
I was between the nitro 5 r5 5600h + rtx 3060 and the legion 7 5800h+rtx 3060. The nitro 5 had enough for what I wanted (6 cores rtx 3060 with 6gb vram 2x8gb ram ddr4) and there was a 150 dollars gap with the legion 5, so I went for the nitro 5. There were always be more expensive and better options even for the Legion 5, if I had gone for the legion why not better spend other 150 dollars more for a legion 5 pro or an rtx 3070 laptop? I believe that 6gb vram and 6 cores is enough for the next years and there is no point on getting 8 cores with 6gb vram when in the future maybe 8gb vram will be the minimum :v
Well the 3060 in the Lenovo is the 130 watt version.
The 3060 in this Acer is the 95 watt version.
Plus the Lenovo has better cooling than the Acer .
Never had a single issue with my Nitro 5, plays everything i bought it for perfectly and has never presented an issue
Same bro
Same.. works like charm
does the screen feel slow? Like delayed at all?
same, been using it for a year and still solid AF
Same, mine also came with a bonus 16gb, so total of 32gb ram. Worthy purchase man
Does that mean that I am good with the decision of buying an acer nitro 5 rtx 3060 amd variant? Or can anyone suggest a laptop with similar specs in the same price range?
I am looking for a laptop for portability purposes, and I'm currently leaning towards gaming laptops. I want that RTX 3060. I've been looking at your videos, and I'm glad that I found this video. You got a sub man, keep up the good work.
I'm leaning towards the Lenovo legion 5 or the Aus Zephyrus, as you've recommended it in a different video.
I think that this year Acer improved the cooling system and ramped the GPU TDP up to 140W.
Jarrod can u recommend me a laptop as I will be starting university soon.
I'm not Jarrod, but what do you need in a uni laptop?
I recommend any Legion5 that fits your budget
Not sure if you want a gaming laptop for that, that's mostly what I focus on these days!
$899 MacBook Air.
Dave2D has made a video on this topic recently,u could check it out.
Sorry I’ve got to ask where do you guys find these laptops with only one stick of Ram in them???? Maybe this is because I’m from Canada but I have never seen a laptop so by any major retailer with a single stick of RAM in it. I can’t get a manufacturer here girl HP or Asus Canada to send out a laptop with just a single stick of RAM. Are you guys using a different kind of supply chain or am I just missing something.
How do we determine if the ram we have in our laptop is 1RX8 or 1RX16? I have F4-3200C22S-8GRS ram in my laptop. it's a tongfang chassis with a rtx 3060 and an intel i7 11800H.
still waiting for new ideapad gaming 3, if it'll ever come out..
There is one with a 5600h and a gtx 1650 120 hz ips on Amazon for only 699, now I regret getting the 4600h 1650 for 714 😔.
@@user-bk7ys5cv6b i was hoping the GPU get update aswell
@@viainablee it ll probably be a 3050 with or without the ti, like the acer nitro 5 with a 5600h and 3050ti
Knowing Lenovo's Ideapad series? They will never actually release it and if they do only sell in China and a few other Asian countries.
They should have made it under the gaming branding and call it "Lenovo Legion 3". Legion's global availability is terrible, but still much better than their Ideapad/Yoga cousins.
Nitro is still better than TUF. The only problem is when you choose higher end spec, which the nitro can't give the full performance of the spec because of the memory. So upgrading to better one is definitely good
Jarrod i am eagerly waiting for you HP Victus review....please be quick about it
When is hp victus review coming. Waiting for your review before I decide to purchase.
Great video. This is the first time I've seen this channel. It might have been a better idea to stick to one single memory stick, either the 8 or 16GB. It would make it a more fair comparison. It probably wouldn't have been a hardship, since you could run the benchmarks with the dual channel in one laptop and the single in another at the same time, then swap them over. Either that or test the single stick in both laptops, but that would add a third to the time it took to benchmark.
Personally I've always been hooked to the Metabox Prime X for personal preference but that's far from budget friendly 💀
Yeah kind of on the opposite side of the scale!
@@JarrodsTech yes exactly. I'm thinking saving up to 6 grand to get one. Because it's perfect for my specific lifestyle. It'd be good to get some more arm workouts in since it's a chunky boi 🤣
@@scarred_au the problem with the prime x for me is the 60hz screen. I ended up going the blade pro 17 as it has a 4K 120hz screen and most games run at 70+ on ultra 4K. I didn’t want the screen tearing of the 60hz from metabox
@@thrxlls5498 thats why ill go for 1080p at 300hz. I personally don't need the 4k 120hz+ unless I buy an external monitor
@@scarred_au yeah that’s fair enough. I personally went with the 4K built as for the price didn’t want to just play at 1080p. Prime x is a beast though thicc boi
Acer Nitro 5 -
i7 11800H
RTX 3060
16 GB RAM
Thoughts on this? And do you know if the max TDP comes as a stock or must u update manually because I do not see the firmware update in the Acer Support page
Question and not related to the topic...
If I have an extra ram slot in my laptop and not sure how I should go with ram gb. It has 1 stock 8gb and i5 11gen H core. Should I add another 8gb or should I go higher?
Considering I do multitasking with ram and processor eating apps a lot maybe some of you might help me here. Not in a rush on deciding but I can afford at least a 32gb ram if I should.
Thanks in advance!
I have the 5800H and 3060 of the Nitro 5 for $1099. I have a different 144hz screen (the sticker says 144hz and 3ms) the same one as in the Helios 300 year and the ram has better timings and in dual channel so it was a very good buy for me IMO. What do you think
That's a great price for RTX 3060 graphics, I'd just check if the memory needs an upgrade :)
Yeah I mighy upgrade it in the future it has better timings than stock but still x16 :(
At this rate, they should just give us a barebones unit and we can install our own Ram and Storage!
Where would the OS live?
@@soumen08 on your usb stick
Can someone explain what the issue is? Seems like it's the lower CPU model that is the issue. But if you got the i7 11800h and 3060 model it would perform up to par?
I hope someone helps.
Should we always prefer 1rx8 for gaming than 1rx16 or is it something to do with amd or intel cpu?
I bought my acer nitro 5 with ryzen 7 5800H and rtx 3060 for 1000€ and i can’t complain (it came with 16gb ram)
Hi. Is your nitro 5 still running?
still good>
Hey Jarrod, can you please make a Back to School laptop buying guide?
Will be really helpful.
I rarely play games but I do some video editing and other content creation works, which laptop should I get 3050ti or 1660ti?
You almost broke my heart. This is my first gaming laptop.
I own the Nitro 5 5600H+3060 with 1x8 16Gb Ram.
It's fine. The problem is with intel Model with 1x16 8Gb Ram.
x2, it´s decent.
I too have the same laptop
Really good review but the only gripe I had was that literally only the Intel 8gb x16 model was worse than the 1660ti laptops, so this is pretty misleading since I clicked on this thinking there was some other variant of the Nitro 5 that was way worse performing than Ive seen elsewhere, so it would be helpful if the title had it mentioned that the Intel model was worse since that some people wouldn't go too far into the video and realise that it was only the Intel 8gb model that was performing badly
Lol true.
He is click baiting
I mean, that's a configuration you can buy it with, so hardly misleading. Fact is anyone buying this is being misled by Acer in thinking they are getting 3060 performance. It needs to be called out. I cannot understand why people are defending this. Coincidentally, it mostly seems to be people that bought a Nitro, so totally comes off as people trying to justify their purchases rather than help others.
@@JarrodsTech the dude's point still stands tho. Oh well this is 5 months ol'
The video itself is misleading. The only problem is single slot ram, and only in the Intel model. Once upgrade to dual channel then its an amazing product for its price and nowhere "below 1660ti" as the clickbait title wants you to believe.
Is there a major difference between the Ryzen 5 5600H model and Ryzen 7 5800H model? I recently bought the Ryzen 7 RTX3060 model for €1376
@ Jarrod's Tech
I have acer nitro 5 i7 9th gen with 1650.
The laptop runs too hot while gaming and even in normal tasks.
I don't know why but when I use, it runs super slow. I can't even download an image from Google .it takes so much loading time even in opening screenshots.
However if I restart, it runs fine and again if I plug it to charger, it becomes super slow. I can't even compile small program in codeblocks. I have so many problems with this thing. Even It's trackpad pad have some quality control issues, it's bowvelling
The 3060 nitro laptop is like $1350 USD in India lol
And? What is the context? How much do other laptops cost? Saying just a currency conversion while ignoring import fees and taxes is useless
@@dustojnikhummer the legion 5 pro with ryzen 7 and 3060 (which is much better in every aspect tbf) is about $1900
But that's the Ryzen model.
3000 series is being sold as a super premium card in third world countries even if 3060 costs about $200 for Acer.
@@dustojnikhummer the context is shit prices in third world countries.
And in case of India it's even better as we are sort of consider a developing country. But nothing hits here in terms of the us prices here. Even EU prices are better than India sometimes.
Brazil and other south American brethrens and India gets fucked hard.
I got myself a Nitro 5 with higher specs and it runs great. Ryzen 7 5800h and RTX3070 version, the 3070 is running stable at 100w during gaming.
Mine does come with 1 stick of 16gb ram but I bought another 16gb to make it dual channel. The original ram is the same as the one Jarrod used in benchmarking video(Amd vs Intel 8 core) which is the Samsung 2r x8 one.
Not to mention I also got the better LG panel instead of AU optronics panel. No visible backlight bleed at all.
I got it with 1200 usd only during sale so I guess it is still a very low price(actually almost same price with 3060 version)
That's a great deal! So jealous 👏🏻
@@rishabhdsf Yeah in my country Acer always provide the best deal when compared with other brands. In the same price, it's better to get Acer with high specs than other brands with lower specs at my country.
@@zhengkitwong964 I'm myself planning to get the nitro 5 this week but I'm confused between nitro and hp victus which was recently released. M
@@rishabhdsf If you are going for higher specs Nitro 5 will be more valuable, lower specs ones not that much cuz Acer cuts quite a lot of performance for the price.
@@zhengkitwong964 I'm getting the 3050 variant.. Is that bad?
Thank you for always giving honest reviews and being straight to the point
I'm looking to buy nitro 5 ryzen 7 5800h, rtx 3060 and 16gb ram all for 950 GBP, will these benchmarks will vary a lot based on better processor? And is it worth it
Hate all you want, but I think the Nitro 5 RTX 3060 is a beast of a machine. I went from having a high end gaming PC custom build to the nitro 5. To be honest, I prefer the laptop 🤟🏾
No hate only measurements and facts
@@bealotcoolerifyoudid7217 each to their own I guess
Build quality issues gonna leave you bawling 2+ years later
Amazing review. Acer’s gaming products have seriously been degrading over the past 2-3 years. Lets see if they show any improvements in the upcoming helios 500 line.
Only recent product I have found great from them is my fanless Acer Swift 1 which is, as expected, not powerful, but really well built and capable for a fanless "cheap" PC.
I had a Acer Predator Triton 500 w/ 2060 from a few years ago as my last laptop and I loved it
@Meta Data Agreed. People just go on and own about any laptop without even owning one !! This video should be a word of caution before getting an Acer Nitro Intel. That's all. People talking as if it's picked from a dumpyard. Also Jarrod never mentioned which 1660Ti he's talking about? What was the TGP? Did it have a mux switch? What was the CPU? What was it's price? These details were skipped to conclude a 3060 performs more poorly than a 1660Ti.
@@SF-li9kh you can read the charts can’t you? You can see which 1660ti laptops there are can’t you?
@@SF-li9kh Cool, are you going to get one with a 1660Ti and a 3060 and do a comparison for us? Thank you! I will def keep an eye out for that!
Thanks for your exellent review we waiting for the msi z16 review and also a comparaison of this laptop who look really great
Hey Jarrod, is the review for the Acer Triton 500 SE coming? interested to see how it's gonna compare to the Zephyrus M16 and G15
I think Zephyrus worth its price if your budget is limited
Finally someone showing Acer its place when it comes to the prices of their devices. People praise it so much. It's ACER FFS! A. C. E. R. They do everything they can do to cut down the prices yet they are as expensive as other brands lol.
Know your place, Acer
what would you say is better for the same price then? legion 5? ideapad gaming 3(for the lower specced models)? TUF even?
euh... have you understood that the problem was the stock memory?? not the laptop
I feel like i cant even blame acer, like if everything wasnt going on right now, I feel that the product would be way different.
Yeah perhaps, regardless 3060 doing worse than a 1660 Ti is a huge nope from me.
May I know what is the best budget gaming laptop with 3060? Was looking for different laptops but still have no idea which to get 🥲
I am searching for 17.3 i7 rtx 3060/3070 with thunderbolt and dual ssd with + one hdd model of Acer Nitro or Acer Predator. Can someone help, have been searching internet but can not find for now