Dell G3 - A Great Budget Gaming Laptop?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- The Dell G3 budget gaming laptop comes in under the G5 and G7, so what do you actually get for the money? This detailed review will cover everything you need to know and help you decide if it's worth buying.
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Best G3 test on TH-cam thanks ! 👍🏻
Thank you!
Awesome! This is a great laptop for budget gamers, definitely recommend it.
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In typing this on mine rn. Although it gets a little hot sometimes its pretty fricken sweet.
@@peterhenze4440 Nice!
I got mine for $500 off of eBay with the i7 8750h 1050ti no complaints
The 15” model panel can have the more common LG panel or the less common AUO. The latter overclocks to 100hz via CRU.
Both are in the 60%sRGB range and clearly inferior to this panel on the 17” unit.
That’s typical but rarely covered.
Thanks for the thorough review here! Ive been wanting to know more about the 17 inch model :-)
Cheers! I thought that may be the case as it was with G5/G7, but wasn't sure, just the LG panel for me :(
replacing the screen would help a lot, but for someone who's not willing to shell out another $100 like me, try doing a windows calibrate display color, it helped improved it somewhat.
Chaos We still calibrate the panels and even the higher end ones tend to lean heavily on the “cool” side.
Good information to know!
Makes no sense why they would put such an inferior screen panel in the 15" model. I'm sure we'd all happily pay the $40 or so extra to get a more decent screen.
jarrod should have like a million subs come on ppl these reviews are great!!
Thanks, maybe one day with support like that 😁
Agree
I've had this laptop for almost 3 years now. It's definitely a great budget option and the performance is great, although there were some fixes I needed to make to help with certain games
Is it still around? The laptop?
Dude I love your channel's content, the production is incredible and your reviews are outstanding. I'd really like to see you review the Acer Nitro 5 if possible, I want to be sure I make the right decision this black friday. Keep up the great content and best of luck!
Thanks! I'm literally working on the review of the Acer Nitro 5 right now haha, so that's lucky. It's the AMD/Radeon config rather than the Intel/Nvidia one though, so hopefully still useful!
@@JarrodsTech Dude that's great! Yeah there's no problem with the specs as I've already researched all about them on TH-cam (I'll be getting the core i5 8th gen with the gtx 1050ti and a 256gb ssd) I simply just wanted to know more about the laptop itself. Thank you so much!
Cool then the rest of it should still be helpful 😁
@@JarrodsTech For sure, once again big thanks.
@Isabella Miller overall the G3 was better than Nitro 5
Great review. I got the identical model to the one you reviewed for $1,699 CDN (on sale) which converts to about $1,280 USD. Very happy with its performance.
Thanks! Great to hear it's going well for you 😃
I love your Backlight Bleed pics… All other reviewers should take a note on that because I am still pissed off my OMEN 17 has some backlight bleed on the low left corner, Its not noticeable under normal circumstances but when watching moviews/Netflix at night you can easily spot the bleed on black images.
Can u pls suggest me a laptop under 1000-1100 us$ i'm GONAN purchase one and need openion.... And purchasing in texas usa....
@@sankulaatchuth4077 The HP OMEN 15 is a solid choice but I would wait until the black friday deals on HP.com you can get a sweet deal on their website..
@@skirmich but omen in my budget range only has 60hz display will it effect any...... Can u pls tell me the best customization for omen15t pls 😓😍 budget from 1000-1100$😥 i have got not much saving though 😫 and black friday offers are revealed and its coming for 800 but i need some customizations under 1100
@@sankulaatchuth4077
I would still wait until black friday… The promoted deals are just the hype, You can get better deals on the actual weekend.
I would go for the VERY LEAST a GTX1060 the 144hz display is overkill for it though as the 1060 is good for 70-80fps... If you want the full capabilities of 144hz you need at least a 1070 which is beyond your budget.
If you can get the Late 2017 Chassis on SALE go for it! you lose RGB but you can get a sweet spec system by going for the older chassis which IMO looks pretty good anyway.
@@skirmich thanks buddy.... It's so helpful to me... can i know u r instagram id pls 😀
One of the best reviews I've seen of a laptop in a very long time. Thanks a lot man. Keep the videos coming.
Cheers!
Lovin all of ur reviews, and can u plz do the MSI GF63?😭🔥
Thanks! I've asked MSI for that model, just waiting for them to have a review unit available for me to borrow.
The go-to guy for laptop reviews 🙌🙌🙌
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Could you do a video on how to Undervolt Gaming Laptops? and Risks and things to know? I'm struggling with that
cant really underclock, just under volt
@@bradhaines3142 thanks i actually meant undervolt
I want to cover undervolting in a future video, it's on the to do list, just other more important priorities unfortunately as new laptops come in I've got to do them first to send back as I'm time limited with them.
@@JarrodsTech you ever not in a time crunch on those? lol
Haha pretty much always, the problem is I've always got 1-3 laptops going at once, and I almost never have 0, so everything else goes to the back of the queue. There are a few times if I've just got one laptop and I'm doing something like a battery test or built in game benchmarks where I don't need to pay full attention so I can work on some other things, otherwise all spare time is already working on some kind of video 😛
Thank you for your thorough reviews. I'm laptop hunting at the moment and figured I could give you a couple of tips to be even more thorough lol
1) the "male" end of the power cord is important to me as I prefer the 90 degree angle ones.
2) you could do a bit more editing and put a medium size tag on the top corner of the video labling the thing you are evaluating for us people who need to scroll quickly through stuff we are not interested about.
Cool thanks
How would he possibly know that you prefer the 90 degree angle male ends? What is a medium size tag? The labling thing? Dude you want one tip? Stop trying to give people advice, you are not good at it at all.
I know the point of G3 isn't to look like a flashy gaming laptop unlike G5 or G7, but the black looks generic and meh. The alpine white version is just
Yeah I personally prefer the G5 or G7 in terms of looks, but I get that you have to cut costs some places to offer a cheaper option, would have been great to check the white one though!
it costed around $30 more for a different color but it was worth it imo. Reminded me of my old Nexus 5 white phone, like an oreo or panda.
Yeah it does look nicer, although I'd be interested in how it holds up long term, given a lot of white devices seem to start showing dirt pretty quickly and even over time even with regular cleaning.
Greatest review so far, keep it up
Thanks Sendy!
With black friday and cyber monday around the corner could you do a comparison of budget gaming laptops?
Maybe Dell G5/G7, Lenovo legion y530, HP Omen and Acer Helios 300 to name a few?
Love your in depth reviews btw, keep up the good work
To be honest probably not, because I haven't got any experience with Lenovo or HP models (both companies have never replied to me regarding review units), so I could really only talk about what I have used, which on the lower end is a little limited so not sure how useful that would be 😢
>both companies have never replied to me regarding review units
Well that sucks, but I see your point about limited entrants
Subscribed bro!!! You are helping budget gaming laptop hunter like me more information before making a purchase. Just a quick question, Its been around 14 days since you uploaded the video but would you kindly tell me how the laptop is working in terms of overheat? Is it worth buying for long term use (At least 3 Years)? And last question, based on your experience, do you think the battery will last long for at least 1.5 years (Considering if the laptop overheats)?
Thanks, and welcome to the channel! Unfortunately I've already sent the laptop back after the review, I only get to keep them for 2-3 weeks to make the videos, so I can't do long term testing, but I can't see why there would be any difference after just a few weeks. I can't see why it wouldn't last years, both in terms of battery and general use. Overheating isn't that big of an issue anyway, it will just throttle back if there are serious problems, and I didn't notice any thermal throttling at all here.
@@JarrodsTech thanks Buddy. Also I see a better deal online for G3 heres a link "www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/dell-g3-15-gaming-laptop/8thnj2tttgfc/3c02?cid=msft_web_collection&activetab=pivot:overviewtab" it comes with 1050ti VR Ready, 8GB Ram. I am hearing a lot of overheat concerns but I just wanted your opinion on it as well. If I purchase it and play games on mid to low settings would I be able to last on this laptop for 2 years? and can you suggest any overheat solutions on this laptop?
I didn't have any serious thermal issues, I have a few minutes covering that in the video though, the temperatures seem alright for me, no hotter than pretty much any other 8750H laptop - it's just a hot CPU by nature, but improvements can be made as shown, solutions would include undervolting. I would expect it to be perfectly fine for a few years easily, of course depends what you're using it for, eg AAA gaming you might want a 1060 or above.
@@JarrodsTech You are awesome man!! You respond to your subscribers as soon as possible. I hope you hit a million subscribers soon you deserve it man :)
The panel on this laptop overclocks to 90 hz. The picture quality loses sharpness buy you get to play games at 90 fps.
Thanks man great description
Cheers!
You should do a review on the Lenovo IdeaPad 720s 15". completely underrated and underreviewed laptop
I really want to review their stuff, I've been reaching out to them for months with different methods, unfortunately no luck so far as no one has gotten back to me regarding borrowing a review unit, I'll keep trying but for now I just have no way of getting a laptop from them.
@@JarrodsTech darn. I wish you luck with them. I'm between the IdeaPad 720s 15 (i7 7700hq, 8gb ram, 1050 ti) and the Dell g3 15 (i7 8750 h, 8gb ram, 1060 Max q). It's a really tough decision
Thanks, I hope so too! Based purely on those specs the G3 would be a fair bit better 👍 I've got videos comparing the 1050 Ti with 1060 Max-Q and a 7700HQ vs 8750H coming soon too, so that should show you the differences.
@@JarrodsTech yeah but I have to take it to school so the better build quality and lighter weight is what's good on that one. Would go with the xps15 but it's way too expensive
jordan1500000 looks similar to the Lenovo Legion Y530
Ordering it today (the 15 inch version) ;)
So far of all reviews I've seen pretty much none complain about any serious flaws in it
Cool! Let me know how you find it 😃
will do ;) should arrive in a week or so
@@TabalugaDragon well how did you find it?
@@grendo45 sorry I forgot to comment.
it's decent for the price
1 decent screen, my previous laptop at this price segment had a terrible TN panel
2 Decent cooling, undervolted CPU+GPU never throttle in games
3 good speakers sound
4 good battery life considering the small battery size
5 Not too loud at maximum load
My main complaints are
1 there is no larger battery option
2 would prefer it to be a little lighter considering the competition, also screen bezels are huge
3 I'd prefer the HDMI port to work via Intel HD graphics, because it working via Nvidia causes lots of problems when you connect external screen while the laptop is on
4 extremely poor fan control, the fans can be loud even at light loads on CPU is in the lower 50-s which is 100% safe, and should be a little faster during maximum loads, the cooling profiles in Dell Power manager do nothing but change the power limits.
overall good laptop, probably the best you could get in 2018 for that money
thanks this was very helpful
No problem, good to hear!
great review and not a bad buy on a budget, many thanks Jarrod
Cheers Martin!
Funny fact Jarrod in Latin America this laptop cost as much as an Helios 300 is not really worth (Dell G3 $1400-Helios 300 $1450).
Oh pretty close, I haven't looked too much at the differences in performance yet, might save that for my comparison video.
well Dell G3 is thinner and lighter, and max q 1060 is very close to the normal laptop 1060, so I'd say it's not overpriced at all. I carry my laptop to work every day, so size, weight and battery life mean a lot to me. G3 is also easier to open for cleaning. And has that awesome battery lifespan prolonging software Acer doesn't have.
@@TabalugaDragon I have an Helios 300 I'm very happy with the computer is really fast and the look is badass also is matter of preference for $50 bucks more you get the 1060. Also price can varie a lot depending on the country.
well, Dell G3 I ordered today is almost as fast :) and I personally prefer more efficient max q voltage regulators. Like you said, a matter of preference. For some mobility matters more, for some - raw power.
@@TabalugaDragon Very true my friend hope you enjoy your new laptop 👍
Great review as always.
At the risk of sounding nitpicky, I much prefer the "smaller arrow keys" than what other laptop makers do with them, like making the left and right keys normal size while the up and down keys are still just as small; or letting the arrow keys eat into numpad space just to keep them full size.
Dell could've placed the arrow keys lower like on the Alienware laptops, but then people complain the keyboard looks odd. At least on the G3 and other Dells, the arrow keys are uniformly small and you have a flush keyboard as a result.
Thanks! I just always find it annoying when I need them and I keep hitting the wrong one haha, and I guess with a 17" laptop I just thought it would have been possible to have full size keys.
The best laptop review I have ever seen. Thanks
No problem, cheers!
Over here watching on my windows xp laptop that can barley run TH-cam
Oof
I remember my days of those, dw i pray u get something much better :D
@@anonymouxx9261 still dreaming here
Great video thank you I just got the top G3
No problem!
Do you still recommend this as of 2024 for a student/gamer that wants a laptop that can last for 7 or even a decade?
great video!
Thanks!
the keyboard lighting can be adjusted in the UEFI BIOS (F12 at startup)
Oh really, to what? Just different colours? What options are there?
Hello Jarrod can u please tell me when the thermal test video for Asus rog scar 2 will drop next week?
Should be out in a few days, Tuesday or Wednesday coming up.
Hey Jarrod a big he question here
Should I buy the Dell g 3 or the acer nitro 5??
Btw I want it for gaming
I've loved mine the last 3 months I've had it. My only con is the screen, would like something sharper than 60hz. But I got my 15" on sale at a windows store on sale for $749. Can't beat it.
Good to hear! Yeah many gaming laptops tend to cut costs on the screen unfortunately.
Great video as always even though im late to it. Do you think this would be a good for working on 3d animations and other stuff like that on the go? Looking to buy this for school next year and it looks like it has good battery life while on the internet. Is this something you would reccomend?
Yeah I think it's decent, you can get good specs for the money, you just get the plastic build and lower end screen, but otherwise it's fine in terms of raw power.
Jarrod'sTech alright nice. Thanks
No problem!
I did a mistake buying hp
How so?
@@JarrodsTech i wasted 969 box for hp pavillion notebook..i was unknown about this laptop😢😢😢😢😭😭😭no one even told me😠😠😠😠
Aye ! Love you keep it up :3 💙.
Cheers! 💜
Please do the alienware m15 sometime soon if possible Jarrod. Would love to see your take on their new approach.
The last update I heard from Alienware was 9 days ago and they said they would send me one once they have it available, not sure when exactly that is but should be getting one to review, hopefully soon!
Hi Jarrod, I'm a proud G3 3779 i7 1060MQ owner, I use it as my main computer, for gaming in World of Tanks and doing some 3D animation for practice or the occasional freelance job. I haven't repasted it yet, but I used XTU to undervolt it at -0.135v. I noticed that under the XTU stress test I get the i7 to run at 3.88 ghz, temps of 67-74 C and TDP between 34-42 W, which I think is very good; but rendering in Maya-Arnold, I only get it to run around 3.25 ghz at 75 C and then it activates Power Limit Throttling at 45 W TDP.
Is it possible to improve this performance? I read about other 8750H notebooks that get around 3.5 ghz with Prime95, for example.
Great channel! I just suscribed :)
Hmm if you're power limit throttling under that workload undervolting the CPU would be the only thing that would help that further, but if you've already got that done with Maya running there's nothing else you can do - I don't think you can boost the power limit in XTU, but worth a try.
@@JarrodsTech I tried it before, but only gets to 45W, too bad, because with 75C, there´s plenty of temperature room... thanks for your answer!
Thanks for the review! Will you include BFV game testing any time soon?
No problem! I might add it if I get around to buying it, probably replace BF1 at some point with it.
Hey jarrod! Great video as always. I have a question tho not relevant to the video, my i5-7300hq during stress test only runs at 3.1ghz constant. I am using the stress test of intel xtu. Is it normal? Its the same ghz when i undervolt i to -110mhz. Thanks! Also planning to buy the g3 for my brother so the video is a big help!
Thanks! Yeah 3.1GHz is the all core turbo speed of the 7300HQ. Intel only list the single core turbo speeds on their website, so 3.5GHz would be the highest to expect if 1 core is doing work, 2 cores it's 3.3GHz, but for 3 or 4 cores in use it will be 3.1GHz all core turbo boost.
Jarrod'sTech ahhh! Ok thanks!
No problem!
this laptop is very nice for the price but i think the only problem is the blue keyboard backlight if it was white it will be better for eyes specially in the dark room
Yeah could be good if it had the option to change it.
If your gonna get the Model featured in the video (amzn.to/2QnTNwi) you might wanna take a look at this one
(amzn.to/2PWqZic) might be better for you.
He also did a video on it th-cam.com/video/CqSNcl6ik9Q/w-d-xo.html&t
Quite a big price difference though!
@@JarrodsTech www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07CTL2YRY/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new amazons price is 1,879.99
@@JarrodsTech Love it when amazon doesn't show the lowest price
Lower price locally and rivals the G5, now that’s a jackpot! (Am yet to get it...)
Let us know if you do!
What kind of RAM for expansion would you recommend? Will any brand do as long as ist's 2666 DDR4?
Yeah pretty much, assuming you're replacing what's there. If you're adding a second stick to the exisiting one though, try and buy same size/speed/timings, that way it may be able to run in dual channel which will increase performance rather than just overall space. I've got a video showing how much dual channel helps improve things here: th-cam.com/video/E_aPaj5QkmM/w-d-xo.html
cool review, I'm considering to buy this laptop but can you please tell me if the F buttons are set to primary keys or you need to push the Fn button in order to use them? thanks!
Thanks! To be honest I can't exactly recall, but I think the F keys can be pressed any time, and you hold the function key to use the secondary features such as turn off key lighting/screen brightness etc.
@@JarrodsTech That's true but some laptopa have those keys as default like lenovo laptops. Some of them can let you change the keys to make the F's as primary keys but some of them don't.
Yeah some do it reverse, always annoying when I try to take a screenshot on some of them and have to hold Fn too 😛
The link you gave for the 1060 model is a 1050 ti
Thanks, I'll update it later, won't be for a few days I'm afraid, traveling for work at the moment.
@jarrod's tech Hey man your videos are great and helpful you explain everything very well. Keep doing the good job . My question is i am confuse between dell g3 i5 model and asus fx 505 and asus rog gl 503 ge . Which one should i buy . Cpu heating is a bit issue for me as it affects the life of laptop. Please help me out here .
Thanks! I haven't tested the GL503 so I can't really say, I'd probably pick the FX505 over the G3, though with similar specs I'd expect similar performance. 8th gen CPUs always get hot, just how it is, the FX505 does have manual fan control though while the G3 does not.
@@JarrodsTech thanks man . I too was considering fx 505 but was bit worried about the temps as i live in india and temperature here does goes above 50 °c in Summers. Keep doing the great job and help others .
No problem, cheers!
Good review bro. Im not so good in these but wich is better, the asus fx504ge or dell inspiron g3 15? Both i7 1050ti
Thanks! I'd go the G3, the FX504 is basically the only laptop I can never recommend, it had some throttling issues on the CPU that caused problems in games, I talk about it more in my review of the FX504 if you're after the details here: th-cam.com/video/11BFyWZGDq4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks man really appreciated 👍
No problem!
on my dell g3 after a year the space enter and backspace button stopped working
Ouch
Watching this on my G3.
Nice! Hope it's going well.
I just ordered a refurbished Dell G3 15" 3579 (i5-8300H, GTX 1050 Ti, 1x8GB 2666Mhz Ram, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, IPS panel) for only $628 off Dell's outlet website. I plan on playing games like Classic WoW, WCIII Reforged, Skyrim (lightly modded), BFV, ESO, Witcher 3, KC: Deliverance. Will I be able to play most of these games on medium settings @ 60fps?
Nice! Yeah I'd think so, those are pretty decent specs.
I have a G3 15 inch with 8300H+1050ti, 8 GB ram. The ram capacity will bottleneck the performance most definitely, as adding ram to 16GB eliminates all stutters and frame drops in Battlefield 1, and I'm able to maintain 60 FPS fairly easily at 130% resolution scaling, low settings except mesh. My model has an AUO panel. The colour and contrast suck to say the least, but the ability to overclock it helps my gaming tremendously. I overclocked it to 96Hz and no issue is present. The battery lasts 6 hours for me when doing regular document-editing tasks, with battery-saving on and screen 60%~ brightness. The low profile of this laptop prevents me from having weird glances when working in libraries/schools. Overall, I would say this is a decent pick for the price. The performance is great both for gaming and studying/working, the only drawback is the screen quality. But the overclockable AUO panel actually works pretty well for my purpose, all up to you though.
It's probably the difference going from single channel to dual channel rather than the change in total RAM size. Sounds like you got lucky with the AUO panel! Good to hear it's improving things 👍
@@JarrodsTech Yeah the AUO channel is great as for refresh rates most certainly. And you are probably right about dual channel. Maybe it's luckier if anyone get a dual 4GB config instead of single 8GB.
Yeah that would probably be beneficial - I did a video showing the single vs dual channel memory differences in a laptop here, it was a bit more than I thought it would be! th-cam.com/video/E_aPaj5QkmM/w-d-xo.html
Yo I have a question (before watching the video)
Ok, I’m looking to buy the g3 variant with 16gb of ram, a 1TB hardrive and a 256 gb SSD with a gtx 1050 ti. Is the USB C port on that laptop Thunderbolt Three or not? Please answer thanks!
The Dell website notes: the optional Thunderbolt™ 3 (only available on systems with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060MQ video card) port
Due to tax and other excess costs in Australia, this laptop isn’t the best value for me, looking at building a pc instead. Without the price in mind dell g3 is a great product. Great vid, Jarrod
Thanks! Yeah a lot of stuff here in Australia costs more which sucks, I've found Metabox (who sell Clevo laptops here in Australia) to be best value in terms of price to performance ratio here.
As Jarrod says, metabox is really good, i have one and its 👌🏼
How would this do with Apex Legends, and does overclocking the GPU have any side effects?
I'd expect it to run fine with these specs, no not really as you can't raise voltage on laptops when overclocking it's just adjusting clock speed which basically does nothing that will cause harm.
@@JarrodsTech Thank you!
No problem!
Can anyone recommend a laptop with the same design as the old g3 but with better performance and screen?
The new G3 😅 well I hope, haven't tested it yet.
@@JarrodsTech the new G3 is available for £850 in the UK ATM with i5 and 1660 ti, just waiting on your review before pulling the trigger.
@@bubblexxberrySame, but there are no reviews to this anywhere on the Internet.
@@peterromancik8624 bit the bullet and bought a G3 with the i7 9750h and 1660ti, will let you know how it is when it arrives.
@@bubblexxberry I'm affraid of overheating, so let me know how it is
thanks
No problem!
Hello im an little bit late om commenting but does this run rust becaus mine lags and i need help
hey jarrod i want to ask which one is better, Acer Nitro 5 or Dell G3, both have same spec (i5-8300h, gtx 1050). which one do you prefer and the reason ?? thanks
Same specs would likely perform similarly, otherwise I can't really compare battery life (the Dell's is larger so may last longer)/thermals/gaming performance, as I haven't had the Intel/Nvidia Nitro 5 configuration, basically I don't think it will matter too much but I don't have the information to tell you.
@@JarrodsTech but since you have nitro 5 ryzen, which better for the build quality, screen, keyboard, and touchpad ??
Too similar to really pick one over the other, about the same quality from what I recall, maybe the Dell a little nicer, but I think screen of the Acer might have been a little brighter (you can confirm by comparing the data with my Nitro 5 review).
will this run call of duty and Halo on medium settings? Maybe a little skyrim and fallout? I'm looking for a good casual business style gaming laptop that doesent look like a christmas tree...So far the Dell G3, G5 and Lenovo L340 are the only 3 that really strike me... Will the thermal issues with the G3 be a problem when I only game moderately and mostly just surf youtube and watch streams? What else can someone recommend? My budget is 800 max
Never tested most of those games, but with these specs I'd expect most games to be ok at lower settings worst case - this is the old G3 though not the current one, nitro 5 might be worth considering too. L340 has single channel memory and low CPU power limit so will perform worse. Nitro 5 with same specs will probably do best.
Não tenho idéia da temperatura que meu anterior ficava mas não incomodava espero , comprei esse, espero que não dê para sentir que ele está fervendo
I don't think it was that hot, at least compared to many other laptops with the same specs.
should I choose this or an Acer Nitro 5? mainly using it for Photoshop and Illustrator
Nitro 5 has higher CPU power limit so will probably perform better, plus better fan control, depends if you can get past the red gamer theme. This still does ok though.
Great VIDEO but i have an question what is test that have been in the min 3:15
Backlight bleed. Some panels with bad bleed mean you can see the light from behind the screen and it doesn't look good, I try to show how it does here.
You would get better battery with the 15 inch model with i5 and 1050 because they all share the same 56wh battery for some reason
Yeah lower specs would use less power.
Jarrod, please I'd really like your personal preference between the dell g7 and acer predator helios 300. I've been unable to decide between the two. Please reply with which one you personally prefer, maybe that'll help me. Anyone else is also welcome to reply
The G7 is very similar to the G5, and I've got a video comparing the G5 with the Helios 500 here: th-cam.com/video/taJA-h4jC_A/w-d-xo.html
Personally I prefer the G5/G7, nicer build quality, less gamer looking, thunderbolt 3 port, and better battery life. In terms of raw gaming performance though, the Helios 300 is slightly better as the graphics aren't Max-Q.
The look is exactly why I'm even considering the g7 but I heard it has a pretty bad keyboard and I intend to use my laptop for coding and game on the side
@@israelaire4896 It's definitely personal preference, but I had no problems using it, seemed fine to me. Nothing special but not bad.
Is this display good for graphic design and creation content?
Yeah it's ok
Good looking notebook
Dell g3 17 or Alienware 13 r3? One I can save some money. The other , quality build and beautiful OLED. I need somewhat color accurate display (graphic design) and obviously game a bit (WoW, MMORPGs in general mostly). I've had the 13 before, I liked it. Beautiful screen but little on the small size. The G3 17 looks like a normal laptop (which I kinda like), seems to run on the warm size but could undervolt and liquid metal (as shown by bobofalltrades). I guess a weird comparison to be deciding on?
They are pretty different machines in terms of price 😛 the G3 has newer 8th gen CPUs, even the i5-8300h is around 10% better than the 7700hq in the alienware 13. The alienware definitely had nicer build quality and screen though, it's a pretty big laptop for a 13 inch screen. Don't forget you can always plug into a larger screen while at home anyway.
@@JarrodsTech I can get a Alienware 13r3, i7, 16gb ram, 256 gb ssd, 1060 for $1,479.99 brand new or can get it cheaper refurbished. Dell g3 15 or 17 can get with a 1060 new for anywhere around $900-$1200. Did your g3 17 thermal throttle much or was it ok in general?
I was about to buy this with the 1060 version but the 1Tb. Really annoyed to discover it is 60 Hz though... any similar laptops with higher Hz?
Yeah that's a limitations of Dell's 2018 G series unfortunately, the new 2019 models do at least seem to have 144Hz as an option now, though so far only G5 and G7 have been refreshed, not the G3 until lower end Nvidia GPUs come out (makes sense given the 2060, the lowest available with G5/G7 is similar to a 1070). Anyway, MSI laptops are generally priced well and usually have 120Hz screens, however at this price point they're usually TN, so not a major issue you just have to look front on due to changing viewing angles (probably how you'd use the laptop anyway!)
Hey jarod what should i buy g3 or acer nitro 5? Which one have better cooling system? Since both of them have same spec (i5-8300h, 8GB ram but dell g3 have 4GB ram though and gtx 1050) i hope you can help me because i want to buy laptop this week i dont mind if g3 have 4GB ram if the cooling system is much better than the other rest entry level gaming laptop
I can't really directly compare them because my nitro 5 was the AMD version so it ran cooler just because the hardware wasn't as powerful. My guess would be the nitro 5 though because at least you get user customisable fan control speed, that is not an option with the g3
@@JarrodsTech i see acer nitro then i heard good review about this laptop thanks for your suggestion good thing u always reply to your fans i hope you keep it that way
@@TheSusanagi No problem, I'll do my best!
@@JarrodsTech hey jarrod after a lot of searching im buying lenovo Ideapad 330-36ID (i5-8300H+16GB Optane, 4GB RAM DDR4, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 4GB) i hope you can review it someday
Hey Jarrod great video I was looking at this laptop a while ago but I'm going with the hp omen 15 with 1070 and I am also getting the hp omen keyboard mouse headset and mousepad
Thanks! Cool, let me know how you find it! I haven't been able to test any HP stuff out just yet because I haven't been able to get in contact with them to borrow any review units.
@@JarrodsTech sure is there anything specific you'd like to know about it I'm picking it up about 4:30 tomorrow
@@alexthomas6602 I guess just good to hear your overall thoughts on what you think about it, build quality, any issues, etc. 😁
@@JarrodsTech my only worry is temps because you need to update the bios to get a new fan profile which should be an experience but I'll let you know
@@JarrodsTech if you'd like and you're in NSW you could borrow mine to do a review if you're in need of a review unit
how do you think it is worth to buy MSI Ge73 8re now, is it better to wait and buy something else?
I'd have no issue buying an 8th gen laptop today, which is why I went ahead and got the Aero 15x the other week.
Jarrod'sTech thanks for the quick answer, I am surprised that you only have 36k subscribers being so professional
No problem!
Wait... So, the display in the 17 inch model is much better than the 15 inch model? I heard that the 15 inch model is less color accurate and the brightness is only around 250 nits...
I haven't tested the 15 inch so can't comment personally, but yeah it's a completely different display so could be a fair bit different depending on what they use.
@@JarrodsTech thanks for the fast reply! I was planning to get either the 15 inch G3 or the 15 inch G7, haha, I'll see which one has a better price on Black Friday :p
No problem! Cool hope you can get a good deal 👍
My brother is looking for a budget laptop with an okay card. I was between g3 and nitro 5 for black friday deals. In bestbuy i already scouted that the nitro with 1050ti, 256 gb ssd and i5 8300h will be 600 usd. Think if this goes on sale it'd be better pick?
Hmm, I have a Nitro 5 here at the moment but it's the AMD config, and I think the 8300H/1050Ti one is better value for the money so hard for me to say. Both are honestly pretty close in terms of build quality and both screens aren't great, the G3 has the advantage of Thunderbolt and a better battery though.
@@JarrodsTech how would you say the quality of the laptop itself is compared both? you think acer one is better built or dell's ?
@@unrealfeedzz I'd say build quality is around equal, both were fine for plastic laptops.
How is the palmrest quality? Thanks!
It was solid plastic, only moved a little while pushing very hard, seemed fine during normal use.
Do not be fooled, this computer reaches 95 degrees celcius and you always have to play with the computer disconnected so it does not get hot.
That wasn't my experience, what is your ambient room temp? I'm guessing you're in a warmer environment than me, for every 1c increase to room temp, expect the same to the internals. I'm also reporting averages, are you looking at maximum?
yes xD mine goes 100 degree lol :
In the Philippines the price of this G3(1050)is around 1k USD so yeah not so much budget laptop here
Ouch :(
Between this laptop and msi gf63 (consider both with core i5-8300H and GTX1050), which do you think would be better?
Given the same specs they should perform similarly in theory, they both also have pretty good batteries, I'd have a hard timing picking, maybe the MSI because it has the metal lid and also thinner bezels but those are just cosmetic things.
@@JarrodsTech did not expect a fast response, thumbs up for that... How about the durability and thermals?
Durability seemed similar with both, I couldn't really pick one, I can't really speak in terms of long term usage as I send them back after a couple of weeks. I've got detailed thermal testing with both though:
GF63: th-cam.com/video/O2_04_RnRvk/w-d-xo.html
G3: th-cam.com/video/z6HfbCE0mas/w-d-xo.html
The same testing was done so results should be somewhat comparable, aside from changes in ambient room temp.
@@JarrodsTech so it all comes down to which do I prefer.. Thank you sir, you've been a great help! Now I really think that you should have a lot more subscribers, more power to your channel!
No problem at all, cheers!
Hey!
Is it worth to buy (i5+gtx 1060 max q) version of this laptop now for 750$ ?
Sounds ok for the price, those specs would still work pretty well today.
Any better choise at this price range?
Hi, I bought it like a month ago. But whenever I turn it on it switches off automatically in few seconds. Idk if I'm the only one having this problem but I'm sure that I shouldn't be getting to this point after 1 month of usage.
No idea why that would be the case, is it plugged in when you do this? Maybe the battery is dead. Best bet is probably to contact Dell support and see what they say.
@@JarrodsTech it happens when it's plugged in and when it's not.
Think I'll do that.
Thanks anyway ❤
What is the maximum hours of gaming that is safe? Like it does not throttle
It should be fine indefinitely, after 20-30 mins of load you'll hit full heat saturation, at that point all the metal will be as hot as it will get so any extra time won't make a difference. Just play your games and enjoy them, if it gets too hot it will throttle back performance as needed.
Nitro 5 or g3 I need some help deciding?
I haven't tested the Intel/Nvidia Nitro 5, only the Ryzen one, so hard for me to compare, but I think I prefer the G3.
>>>> PLEASE share screen specs.....great specs but how many NITS is the screen and ADOBE RGP spectrum.....
I talk about all of this information for more than a minute between 2:23 and 3:31
I have a Dell G3 15 with I5 8300H, 8GB Ram, 1TB Hybrid HDD and a GTX 1050TI from the Microsoft Store. Got it for 650$ USD on sale. Need help with lowering down thermals. Undervolting to -0.150V reduces CPU temps from 100 Degree to 90 Degrees only. Disabling Turbo Boost Drops the temps to 80 Degrees. Disabling Turbo Boost + undervolting reduces CPU Temps to 70-75 Degrees but looses on performance. I dont wish to reapply thermal paste or try liquid cooling as it's a brand new laptop. Turbo Boost on this laptop only throttles at reaching 100 Degree C. I feel 90-100 degrees temps continuous are bad for hardware life. The keyboard gets very hot. Hopefully someone here has the same rig and can help me out. Note: The laptop crashed at -0.170V undervolt.
I'd have no issues running at 90c, sounds like a decent improvement. If you don't want to look into changing the paste, the only other thing you can try is raising the laptop up off the flat surface, like with a cooling pad + fan, or otherwise lowering the room temperature somehow (eg air conditioning).
the I5 1050 version of this is 950usd here in the Philippines..the I5 1050ti is 1100usd
Hmm a fair difference, to me personally I'd need the 1050Ti at a minimum for what I do, but depends on the games you play and whether you think a 1050 would be enough to last you for years.
@@JarrodsTech the bad part is it only has 4gb of ram .
Oof, though I guess you could at least upgrade that in the future if you want, whereas you can't upgrade the graphics so usually best to get the best you can.
Can you use this G3 for 4k film editing ???
Probably, the 8750H is pretty capable as long as you have a good SSD, could always just export to lower res proxy files in Premiere first if it does have issues. I use similar specs for video editing while travelling like right now with my Aero 15x, fast SSD, dual channel memory, 8750H, 1070 Max-Q though that's not required for the editing process, and lower is still ok for exporting.
I have the 1050ti model but my keys are white backlit can I change the color of the white back lit keys on the keyboard ?
No, there's no RGB lighting with the current 2018 G series laptops (the new RTX models coming in a few days have this though)
Jarrod'sTech I bough a dell g3 3579 just yesterday 😢😢😢
There is no G3 if that helps, only the G5 and G7 are being refreshed on the 29th.
how many nvme and sata slots has this laptop to put storage in?
You can see at 6:23, one M.2 NVMe drive and one 2.5" SATA drive.
Is it worth it to pick up the 2019 model with the 1660 ti and i5 9300h for 880 USD? The screen is a 144hz panel and the laptop comes with 8gb of ram running in dual channel.
Hasnain Ali I just picked one up, yes it's worth it.
Does it overheat, or is the thermal performance pretty sound?
I am getting one to review soon, haven't used it yet so can't answer at this time.
@@mraziz4283 I havent had any issues with it overheating, there is a performance mode where you can turn on maximum cooling with the fans. I ran Dauntless and Final Fantasy XIV for a few hours with no issues with max settings. It didn't appear to get hot or start to throttle.
@@mw9771 Nice. Thanks for the response
Could u tell me how to know undervolt in laptop, recently i baught this one.
You can use Intel XTU or throttlestop to lower the core voltage offset. I want to do a video explaining this in the future, but there are other guides available. Basically you lower the value, run stress tests to check for stability, if there are issues it may reboot / BSOD / apps may crash, then you just have to lower the value closer to 0 and try again, repeat until a stable point is found that improves performance/cooling depending on what your goal is.
@@JarrodsTech Thanks a lot...Sir
dell should not put a full keyboard on this laptop it honestly messes it up in my opinion. they should only put those in for 17 inch and tried not to make the keypad a trackpad less clicky, its really loud when typing. also the option for a different video graphic for the laptop and thunderbolt being on the lower tier model of the G3 is ridiculous
Yeah I feel like thunderbolt is more useful with the lower GPU models if you wanted to use it for egpu
Your voice is goes up and down for every sentence, almost as if a computer was reading it :( but the review is actually good and I might buy this one
Yeah I am a robot. Should I just talk monotone instead? I think what you're referring to is just part of my Australian accent.
I'm scared about reliability. I read many recent bad comments about Dell... ☹
I take negative reviews on Amazon etc with a grain of salt, mostly people who have the issues are the ones complaining online, and let's face it there are issues with every product, nothing is perfect. I think it depends more on how common they are, can't personally recall any common issues in the G3 that people have reported in the comments of this video in any case.
@@JarrodsTech Thanks for your fast reply. Anyway, I read these comments after ordering the G3 17 so.. I will see 😊
Also thanks for this great review!
Well, I returned the G3, perfs were quite good but the CPU get way too hot, Intel XTU helped just a little but It was still above 90°C (on a cooling pad).
Just want to ask , there is some issues about the thermal and before that i just mentioned the cpu with i5 and 1050 ti. Is that version had some thermals ??? And it can be solved with some ways like idk but people talk about undervolting org bla bla( i just don't know well about that haha ) . I just interesting about this laptop , specially about the i5 and 1050 ti version.
I can't see why the lower specced model would have more thermal issues than what I had here (no thermal throttling), it will of course depend on your ambient temperature, it was cool here when I tested, if it's like 30c in your home then expect different results. In general though I'd expect the i5/1050Ti version to run cooler than what I've shown here.
@@JarrodsTech yeah . I thought that the i7 had more power then the i5 series. And last question, whad do you think that you may suggest. The dell g3 or g7 ( both with the i5 and 1050 spec ) ?
The G7 has nicer build quality and (imo) design, I'd pick it.
@@JarrodsTech oke thanks before. Sorry to take your time for answer mu question. Good luck for your youtube contents.
No problem at all, and thanks!
is it better than the acer nitro 5 8th gen...........pls reply
No
Yeah many people said that but nobody explained why?
should I get this or nitro 5?
Nitro 5 has higher CPU power limit and will probably perform better.
@@JarrodsTech thanks for that appreciated it👍👍
Hey man! I’ve decided to split my budget and go with buying a gaming desktop and a laptop for school later on down the road. One problem, I have no clue how to build a pc. I have a friend who has built his, and says he’ll build mine. I have a budget of $800 USD or $1100 CAD. Can you please direct me to a good either pre built, or not? If the price difference isn’t too much for the same performance, I will just buy the pre built. But if it’s worth it, I’ll have my friend build the PC
Hmm at that price range the only pre-built I've looked at is the Dell 5675. The $849 USD one with i5-8400 and Nvidia 1060 would be pretty decent for most modern games, for instance. They sell an AMD model for the same price, but with 570 graphics and the Ryzen 5 1400, I think for the same money the Intel one will perform a little better. Depends if you want to try and save $50-100 by learning to do it yourself? Heaps of content online on PC builds :) unfortunately not much on this channel as I'm only just starting to get into more of that side of things rather than laptops only myself lately.
Jarrod'sTech I found a refurbished intel core i7 7800 gtx 1060 3gb 8gb ram, for $755 USD. Should I buy it?
Did you mean 8700? If so then yeah that's a pretty good deal, decent CPU and acceptable GPU that you could in theory upgrade in the future if needed.
Jarrod'sTech yes I meant that, thank you. I will probably get that
No problem, sounds pretty good then! Especially compared to the new price for same specs :)
Would this be good to take university for coding and play light games from time to time like overwatch?
you could get away with gettings a mx150 laptop.. but for the most part laptops around the 800+ dollar region will hold up fine in terms of quality and some performance
Yeah should be decent, but as mentioned for Overwatch in particular you could go for lower graphics, 1050 would be plenty for that game, but depends if you want to play heavier stuff too then the 1050Ti or 1060 Max-Q could be better.
Okay thank you so much liked and subbed 👍
No problem, and welcome!
Dell g3 or acer predator helios 300?
The G3 with maxed specs should perform very closely to the G5 and I have a video comparing that with the Helios here: th-cam.com/video/taJA-h4jC_A/w-d-xo.html
That's the closest video I have for now as I haven't yet compared the G3 with anything just yet