Merion erazer beast x25
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Soldato
It's pretty fast for a laptop, I'm still running stock CPU (no PBO or negative curve etc) and the 5800H hits 4.4Ghz all day long. I've got a modified laptop cooling thing with two 120mm 240v fans attached and other than benchmarking, I've never to use the fans at all.
I'm using a 4k Samsung QLED TV as my monitor and even at 4k the noise when gaming isn't "that" loud, but it is noticeable when the fans ramp up during gaming. For everyday use, web browsing etc there are no noticeable issues I can find, the fans almost never ramp up so it's very quiet and I'm still extremely happy with it.
Speakers aren't great but they are adequate and go quite loud, battery life is about 7hrs of web browsing etc, much shorter when gaming (like <2hrs) which is to be expected with a 8C 16T CPU and 165W GPU in a fairly thin chassis.
Anyone able to comment on the 3070?
It's advertised as full fat, its cheaper than my A15 RTX3070 and looks to offer more power.
My girl is curious but not up on tech and I can't find anything but reviews on the 3080.
Any info greatly appreciated.
It's advertised as full fat, its cheaper than my A15 RTX3070 and looks to offer more power.
My girl is curious but not up on tech and I can't find anything but reviews on the 3080.
Any info greatly appreciated.
Soldato
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I've had a Medion Erazer previously (GTX-1070) and found it pretty good until it blew a GPU component a few months after warranty.
Bought Nov 2018.
Dead Sep 2020.
18 month warranty I think. I had hoped it was 2 years, but no.
Medion were very good in collecting it and attempting repair, but they said the motherboard was no longer available and therefore nothing they could do.
It just powered off while gaming once and I smelled a faint burning smell. Opened it to see a component near the GPU had melted.
Now I like to buy 36 month warranties on laptops, so fingers crossed!
Bought Nov 2018.
Dead Sep 2020.
18 month warranty I think. I had hoped it was 2 years, but no.
Medion were very good in collecting it and attempting repair, but they said the motherboard was no longer available and therefore nothing they could do.
It just powered off while gaming once and I smelled a faint burning smell. Opened it to see a component near the GPU had melted.
Now I like to buy 36 month warranties on laptops, so fingers crossed!
Same here - I can't justify the price increase of almost £500-600 for the 3080 model when the 3070 model doesn't look that far behind on paper.. Would be great to see some results from soneone owning a 3070 model, particularly 3D Mark..
Can anyone confirm that the display screen for the Erazer X25 actually supports G-SYNC? It is mentioned in the Overclockers product information but I can't find confirmation within Medion's website.
Also, any comments on backlight bleed would be welcome.
Also, any comments on backlight bleed would be welcome.
Soldato
It's mentioned on a few other sellers websites too but having had a look at mine, as the primary display "card" is the AMD APU and I don't have a second display on hand to use, I can't force the Nvidia Control Panel to display the extra display options where G-Sync would normally be displayed (as the APU is still the primary card) leaving me with just a basic menu, so I can't tell unfortunately.
I know the top of the range version of the X25, with it's R9 5800HX CPU and 240hz display, definitely doesn't have it as reported by several testing sites.
It's adequate, not amazing, certainly not bad, just OK.
Soldato
Yeap, had to go into the BIOS and select dGPU only operation to get the CP to work correctly, even a second monitor wouldn't work unless it's a G-Sync one.
Now checked after getting the Nvidia stuff working and there is NO G-Sync options available using the latest 471.96 drivers with this 1440p 165Hz screen. So I'd suggest yet another "miscommunication" between seller and store just like the "165W TGP of the 3080 GPU" from factory when in fact it isn't etc.
Thanks for the confirmation on the backlight bleed
Thank you again for confirming the G-SYNC situation. I find it strange how few models within the gaming laptop sector support G-SYNC for their display screens. The only laptop manufacturers I've seen that utilise G-SYNC for laptops released in 2021 are Lenovo, Dell and Acer.
Soldato
HP have traditionally been quite good on Gsync in thier upper Omen ranges, not sure on 2021 models though, last I looked they hadn't come out yet.
It's mentioned on a few other sellers websites too but having had a look at mine, as the primary display "card" is the AMD APU and I don't have a second display on hand to use, I can't force the Nvidia Control Panel to display the extra display options where G-Sync would normally be displayed (as the APU is still the primary card) leaving me with just a basic menu, so I can't tell unfortunately.
I know the top of the range version of the X25, with it's R9 5800HX CPU and 240hz display, definitely doesn't have it as reported by several testing sites.
It's adequate, not amazing, certainly not bad, just OK.
Any luck enabling GSync with the new drivers?
Soldato
Nope, no G-Sync yet on 472.12.
If I had to guess I'd say it will never get G-Sync either, just because that'd be my luck
Nope, no G-Sync yet on 472.12.
If I had to guess I'd say it will never get G-Sync either, just because that'd be my luck
Do you have the 3070 or 3080 model? 3080 model did have a BIOS update so possibly it was unlocked there?
Soldato
I've got the 3080 model with the latest BIOS - Nothing unlocked for G-Sync.
Shame, hope its unlocked soon! Don't need it too much though with the specs the beast has!
How much did you get the pro for?
https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptop...n-5-series/Legion-5-Pro-16ACH6H/p/WMD00000468
Came to £1389 with 10% off newsletter code and upgrade to 2 years on-site warranty!