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On 9/10/2022 at 5:24 PM, danjayh said:

Hi all, considering upgrading my laptop and I'm wondering if anyone knows whether their are any particularly light 3050 based 15 or (preferably) 16" (16:10) laptops out? I'm aware of the ROG g14 as an option, but really want a bigger display. Seems like everything I can find is in the ~4lbs range, and I'm dreaming of something more in the upper ~2lbs to lower ~3lbs range. 1080 or 1200P is fine, soldered RAM is undesirable but acceptable, and I'm note hugely concerned with TGP. If there are any designs that magically jam a 3060 or 3070 into a light-ish laptop, please feel free to include them in consideration too. Ideally I'd like to stay under ~$1500, so I realize that higher tier GPUs will likely be inaccessible.

Hi. Did you manage to find a laptop that would fit the described criteria? I've been looking for a similar hardware setup with a 16-17" screen and, therefore, a bit heavier. So far haven't had much luck with the search, though.

I figured the size of the screen could be the limiting factor when it comes to the weight of the machine. I used to have Asus ROG GL502 - a 15.6" laptop with 1060 that was slight over 2kg. Its dimensions, however, were almost identical to the 17" model. Yet I could never find a 17" model that would be below 2.8kg. I am searching for a replacement now, but it looks like the technology hasn't improved much over the last 5 years. Perhaps it is best going with the i-GPU after all, the only option we have right now for a 15.6-16" laptop below 1.8kg. Shall see how the upcoming AMD RDNA3.0 i-GPU performs, could be powerful enough for modest gaming needs.

On 6/28/2022 at 5:58 PM, kagetsu said:

Is there a newer version that works with the current windows 10 feature updates? Mine never shows temp, been using the manual functions. Sorry for rezzing an old thread. I still use my Y510 everyday...

 

*EDIT* Openhardware 0.96 is working with ideaFan v2.0. Just copy the files from the unzip into the same directory as ideaFan before you run it. Shows temperatures for all cores. Latest version of Windows 10 fully updated with all Feature updates.

While Open Hardware Monitor is easy to find, the IdeaFan 2.0 program is a different story. The latest version of IdeaFan in this thread is 1.9 and that one didn't work for me. Could you please tell where the 2.0 version can be downloaded?

On 12/28/2022 at 7:56 PM, wan said:

Is changing heatsink on old laptop will give any difference in terms of temp and perfomance?

Highly unlikely, unless it's a completely different architecture with a more efficient radiator that still fits the chassis (so hypothetically - yes, in reality - no)

On 2/20/2014 at 11:07 PM, KesLongwood said:

I'm sorry I hate to disagree with ya, but HP is THE best brand out there by far. I've got an old Pavilion DV8000 P4 laptop that is STILL running strong to this day. Yes it's hinges have snapped in 2, yes there are keys missing, yes it's scuffed to hell. But. it. still. works! Name me a Toshiba that can do that stuff.

Ironically, I have two different HP Pavilion dv6 models from 2010 and 2012 and Toshiba Satellite U400 from 2008, all of them still rocking with Win10 on board. The HP's BIOS whitelist is the worst, though. Could really use a better Network card with 5Gz channels support.