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Will the cpu bottleneck the GPU on this laptop? It’s only 4 core and now clocks.
FX516PR bottleneck?
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Caporegime
Yeah thats not an ideal CPU. Are you particularly looking for a thin solution?
The Legion 5 Pro 16 can be had for similar money but is bulkier. Upside is a far better CPU and the higher TDP 3070 version.
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Yeah I saw that but it’s sold out, I think it works out about £200 more expensive
Caporegime
You can get 10% off with the newsletter discount and configure the spec to save a bit too. Dropping one of the two nvme drives cuts £130 off the price.
It was in stock at the start of the week so shouldn't be unavailable for long.
Regardless of that though I wouldn't want a 4c8t CPU at that price. That will bottle neck in current games let alone future titles.
It was in stock at the start of the week so shouldn't be unavailable for long.
Regardless of that though I wouldn't want a 4c8t CPU at that price. That will bottle neck in current games let alone future titles.
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Thanks that’s really cool!
I love the Lenovo laptops too with the rear ports
and I heard they have good cooling!
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I don't think the CPU will bottleneck. The GPU is only 85 Watts.
Depends what resolution you're hoping to game, but I wouldn't be going for such a low wattage GPU, unless you want one or more of the following:
1) a cheap(ish) option.
2) a low power / better-battery option.
3) a low(er) noise option (due to the low power GPU).
4) Possibly ETH mining, since that's more about memory clocks than GPU.
When I buy laptops for gaming, I basically look for the most GPU performance for my money.
If you can wait, that's the Legion 5 Pro.
If you can't, I'd go for the GE66 (full power mobile 3070, albeit more expensive) or a higher-powered alternative.
My GE66 should be arriving tomorrrow. Will be interesting to compare with my 115 W 2060 (85 W from factory but, er, modified...)
Depends what resolution you're hoping to game, but I wouldn't be going for such a low wattage GPU, unless you want one or more of the following:
1) a cheap(ish) option.
2) a low power / better-battery option.
3) a low(er) noise option (due to the low power GPU).
4) Possibly ETH mining, since that's more about memory clocks than GPU.
When I buy laptops for gaming, I basically look for the most GPU performance for my money.
If you can wait, that's the Legion 5 Pro.
If you can't, I'd go for the GE66 (full power mobile 3070, albeit more expensive) or a higher-powered alternative.
My GE66 should be arriving tomorrrow. Will be interesting to compare with my 115 W 2060 (85 W from factory but, er, modified...
)