Gaming Laptop Question

[garyc]

I am thinking of getting a gaming laptop (Clevo) to use as a mobile workstation. Can anyone share their experience on this class of laptops on how the thermals are and if they tend to suffer in hot environments? In this usage case it is likely that all cores will be loaded.

A small bit of back story. I am sometimes using Dell business type laptops for field work. These can overheat under those conditions. The mitigation for these problems can sometimes make lugging around a desktop system easier. A laptop with good cooling would be even better.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Cpu's is most gaming laptop run pretty hot under load, could easily run 80c+! The cpu will adjust it speeds according so that you can continue to work.

I suggest a nice laptop stand to increase the airflow, then everything should be fine.

 

[garyc]

Cpu's is most gaming laptop run pretty hot under load, could easily run 80c+! The cpu will adjust it speeds according so that you can continue to work.

I suggest a nice laptop stand to increase the airflow, then everything should be fine.

Thanks, that will probably help. The rival concept is a small and light desktop build that is easily transportable.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Thanks, that will probably help. The rival concept is a small and light desktop build that is easily transportable.

Gigabyte is normally nice and slim, clevo normally a little bit bigger but better cooling!

 

[crysis]

Thickness is key. These super thin laptops are useless for cooling. Avoid something that is designed to offer form over function.

 

[RedViking]

They run pretty hot. Mine runs between 80-95 when gaming. Don't get one that is thin, I would say. Make sure the fans blow to the back. Side fans will blow the heat onto your hands. Gaming notebooks can also be heavy, I prefer 17" but that's why some go for the 15".

 

[HavocXphere]

In this usage case it is likely that all cores will be loaded.

They just hit the thermal throttling limits continuously.

You can download intel's XTU app to see what it's up to. And yeah with all cores running it'll get hot asap

 

[Polymathic]

I am thinking of getting a gaming laptop (Clevo) to use as a mobile workstation. Can anyone share their experience on this class of laptops on how the thermals are and if they tend to suffer in hot environments? In this usage case it is likely that all cores will be loaded.

A small bit of back story. I am sometimes using Dell business type laptops for field work. These can overheat under those conditions. The mitigation for these problems can sometimes make lugging around a desktop system easier. A laptop with good cooling would be even better.

Personally I'm waiting for laptops with Nvidia MaxQ GPUs those thin and light .

 

[HavocXphere]

Personally I'm waiting for laptops with Nvidia MaxQ GPUs those thin and light .

Slower than their non MaxQ versions though

 

[Polymathic]

Slower than their non MaxQ versions though

Personally I'd take that tradeoff for portability's sake

 

[mr_norris]

Personally I'd take that tradeoff for portability's sake

I have seen a lot of people say this. I'm rocking a 17" Gigabyte (one of those thin ones) with an old school 980M. It's not that bad to carry around. Even if it was, I'm one of those that would rather have more power

 

[Johnatan56]

Personally I'm waiting for laptops with Nvidia MaxQ GPUs those thin and light .

MaxQ is stupid, it's basically just throttling.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/6m7bx7/opinion_nvidia_maxqmaximum_efficiency_minimum/
It's Nvidia's attempted counter to AMD's Chill, which it isn't. Nvidia runs cooler at higher performance, if they would implement something like Chill properly as well it would be amazing, especially the impact it would have on battery life, it's the only reason I contemplated an AMD card in my next laptop.