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BLADE 15 RTX 30 SERIES | Still the Best Gaming Laptop

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Sye_The-Vie
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Saving money sure is getting harder!! :mad_::mad_::mad_:
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Kenserky
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Maybe not this one, but I know that I'll buy a Blade to my children when they'll start studying away from home.
So they can keep on playing and working with style.
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Finally got RTX30
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This will change the gaiming laptop industry!
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Compact beast! pre order now!
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Placed my order for the 15" QHD RTX 3080 build. I expect this to be the best Blade yet at hitting the sweet spot on gaming and productivity (in my case, software development). Really looking forward to the high refresh, high resolution, improved battery life, great GPU.

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I think this will be something like my 7th Blade :smile_:
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Based on what I'm seeing for benchmarks on another thin gaming laptop with the 3080 (Gigabyte Aero https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gigabyte-Aero-17-HDR-YC-Laptop-in-review-Debut-for-Nvidia-Ampere.517066.0.html) , it seems to me when even compared to the Razer 17 Pro 2070 Super Maxq, it's not a leap above in performance. The mobile 3080 is heavily modded from the desktop version and when running at the lower power needed for a laptop, it just doesn't seem that great. I'll be interested to see when they test the Razer 3080, but I'm tempering my expectations.
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rjkrejci
Based on what I'm seeing for benchmarks on another thin gaming laptop with the 3080 (Gigabyte Aero https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gigabyte-Aero-17-HDR-YC-Laptop-in-review-Debut-for-Nvidia-Ampere.517066.0.html) , it seems to me when even compared to the Razer 17 Pro 2070 Super Maxq, it's not a leap above in performance. The mobile 3080 is heavily modded from the desktop version and when running at the lower power needed for a laptop, it just doesn't seem that great. I'll be interested to see when they test the Razer 3080, but I'm tempering my expectations.

It’s actually not quite thin, 17 inch is blade pro class. However it depends also thermal solution and OEM setting gpu power target that might make it looks not great compared to last gen mobile GPUs. Keep in mind that 17 blade pro has bigger cooling room and higher gpu tgp compared to other maxq laptops that put 2070maxq equals to some 2080maxq (this had tech reviewer, Jarrod tech also mentioned in one his blade pro review) with lower tgp and maybe worse cooling solution, that’s how mobile gpu performs.
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Joikansai
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rjkrejci
Like I said, I'll wait to see when they get their hands on one. Since there will be no max q or other designation anymore with the 3x series, you are at the mercy of the reviewers to let you know the tgp. So we're going to see benchmarks all over the place, even more than the 2x series

There’s review from 15 base here. So you can compare how powerful is 3070 probably 80/90 watt (old naming code maxq). But keep in mind the future driver update like from nvidia or bios update from oem might also make the result different, I think it’ll be better considering from past new mobile GPUs launch.


rjkrejci
Interesting article on the complexities of inferring 30xx base laptop performance from the name (3080, 3070, 3060). I'm sure Razer will do well, but it's a wait and see what design decisions on tgp they made
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Buyer-beware-Nvidia-has-at-least-28-variants-prepared-for-the-mobile-RTX-3000-GPU-stack.517112.0.html

Yeah Media likes to make loud news, that’s how they get the money. If looking from turing there was also dozens different tgp configuration, for example only on 2060 that has no maxq design it’s three different configuration, 65 watt, 80 watt and 90 watt, with later come refresh that bump 15 watt tdp. Not mentioned 2070/80 maxq/maxP that has different tgp configuration base on cooling room on the laptop plus unique tgp like on blade pro 17 (maxq but can spike to 140 watt), and OEM bios tweak like on some Clevo and Eluktronics with their eluktroboost that fools power target resulting higher tgp (Kind bios tweak).
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Reaper-IWP
Tomorrow I will be getting my new Blade 15 the RTX 3070, with 144Hz QHD display. I am at the point where time feels like it’s slowing down as It gets closer.
I thought a lot about waiting to get one of the Advanced Blades but I have already got a full size Chroma Keyboard, Naga Trinity Mouse, & Tartarus Pro from Razer so it wasn’t as big of a loss. I also decided to price out maxing the RAM to 64GB & getting two 1TB SSD, which I had the expectation of being a lot more expensive than it turned out.

All in All, the only thing I was considering as a possible missed element was the Intel Gen 11 CPU’s that where recently announced. I want to see one in action more than had to have it now though. Now I just want to get the concept super chair with roll out display! 1st time I saw it, a lifetime of dreaming as a gamer became a reality, along with the reality I wouldn’t ever be able to afford it!
2021 Razer Blade 15- RTX 3070, I7 upgrade gen 10 32gb ram 1.5TB SSD Naga Trinity, Cynosa keyboard tourney edition, Tartarus Pro, Kraken Tourney edition. Used to have much more individual chroma layouts, but as I move toward more streaming I've been trying out chroma setup for that.
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steang
Saw your post and i found that what you have mentioned is true and almost similar to me.

After much thoughts and comparisons I finally placed my order on Razer Store for my Blade 15 (Base), RTX 3070, QHD to replace my battle-worn blade 15 970m (Since 2015). My old blade has served me well..

Yes true that i am going to miss out on intel 11 gen. or the new AMD series. truth is, i do not see razer allowing a ryzen cpu on the blade due to the thunderbolt certification any time soon.

3070 should do the trick for the foreseeable future.. Can't wait!

Reaper-IWP
Tomorrow I will be getting my new Blade 15 the RTX 3070, with 144Hz QHD display. I am at the point where time feels like it’s slowing down as It gets closer.
I thought a lot about waiting to get one of the Advanced Blades but I have already got a full size Chroma Keyboard, Naga Trinity Mouse, & Tartarus Pro from Razer so it wasn’t as big of a loss. I also decided to price out maxing the RAM to 64GB & getting two 1TB SSD, which I had the expectation of being a lot more expensive than it turned out.

All in All, the only thing I was considering as a possible missed element was the Intel Gen 11 CPU’s that where recently announced. I want to see one in action more than had to have it now though. Now I just want to get the concept super chair with roll out display! 1st time I saw it, a lifetime of dreaming as a gamer became a reality, along with the reality I wouldn’t ever be able to afford it!
Current: Razer Blade 14 (2015) i7-4720HQ, GTX 970M Coming: Razer Blade 15 Base (Early 2021), i7-10750H, RTX 3070, QHD 165HZ
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easytruckBeauBlue589
IGN posted a review of the MSI GS66 Stealth (https://www.ign.com/articles/msi-gs66-stealth-review). Their unit had the QHD 240hz screen wth G-Sync and Advanced Optimus. The same one the new Razer Blade 15 Advanced is using. They mentioned some issues which concern me:

“It’s a good system for enhancing battery life, but it’s not without its hiccups. With integrated graphics, you’re limited to a 60Hz refresh rate, which is a noticeable drop in fluidity even when moving the mouse. I often opted to use the RTX 3080 when running on battery, but this had its own issue: if I left it on “Nvidia GPU Only” the laptop’s display would often not turn on following a reboot, forcing me to restart it a second time.”

Can anyone confirm if this is true? With Advanced Optimus you only get 60hz running on iGPU? And if you change to dGPU only the display intermittently doesn’t come on? This would be a show stopper for me and I was considering the new Blade


The reply I got from razer support:

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To set your expectations, when the GPU Mode is in NVIDIA Optimus, the screen refresh rate cannot be adjusted. In order to change the screen refresh rate, you need to change the GPU Mode to “Dedicated GPU only”.
Try to change the GPU Mode from the Synapse program to “Dedicated GPU Only” and reboot the laptop after."

However. I am experiencing the issue of the laptop screen not powering on after switching optimus off. And with it On, in game settings still only show 60hz lock on the screen. I certainly think this is a bug. Still waiting for a better reply from the higher support team.

I suspect is the panel issue rather than optimus fault. In Windows settings it doesn't even show that my panel is capable of anything other than 60hz
Current: Razer Blade 14 (2015) i7-4720HQ, GTX 970M Coming: Razer Blade 15 Base (Early 2021), i7-10750H, RTX 3070, QHD 165HZ
steang
easytruckBeauBlue589
Great thank you. Which driver version is working correctly?



Driver 457.63
Current: Razer Blade 14 (2015) i7-4720HQ, GTX 970M Coming: Razer Blade 15 Base (Early 2021), i7-10750H, RTX 3070, QHD 165HZ
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Dekades


Still a beast. Still the best. The all-new Razer Blade 15 now sports the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics to take on the most demanding games. Our flagship gaming laptop boasts a buttery-smooth 360Hz FHD display (with 240Hz QHD G-SYNC option available) in the smallest 15" RTX gaming laptop body out there. Available for pre-order at Razer.com and RazerStores near you: https://www.razer.com/gaming-laptops/razer-blade

one Day this baby is gona be mine
neaty_34
Thanks Razer for making your laptops expensive like Apple!
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Mine just slipped 2 weeks. 15 advanced QHD 3080.
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XrayNorthWest
Mine just slipped 2 weeks. 15 advanced QHD 3080.

That's my config as well but order page still shows 3/3. I bet mine will get delayed though.
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RobinFear
I wish, it’s the 3070 QHD base edition while I was wanting the advanced edition.

Shipping shows delivery for 03/05! Can’t wait to reject the shipment and order the right one when they have stock :slightly_sad:

A word of caution. Be VERY careful rejecting shipments. I did that with my previous Blade because Best Buy had gotten it in stock first. The problem is that FedEx tracking doesn't reflect this properly. When the rejected package got back to Razer it showed as "delivered" to my address. Consequently Razer support was unwilling to issue a refund - even though THEY had the laptop.

I ended up having to call FedEx and get the exact address where they returned it then by pure luck was able to track that address to Razer's return processing company. Further research finally turned up a local phone number and a very nice lady there stepped in to notify Razer that the laptop had indeed been returned. Had I not been able to reach this lady Razer would never have refunded my money.

So I recommend you accept the shipment then pay to ship it back and use both signature and delivery confirmation. Protect yourself!
Joikansai
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mash86
I've recently made an order for a RB 15 2021 Advanced 240hz QHD RTX 2080 32GB RAM 1TB SSD model.

As this was purchased in the UK, I wanted to ask some things which were not clear from ordering:

1. Is this just primary key backlighting or has this now been updated to also do secondary in UK? Previously it appeared you had to buy in US to get secondary key backlighting.

2. There is no mention of G-Sync or advanced Optimus on the website, but I believe the 240hz QHD model (from press/reviews) has G-Sync and advanced Optimus. Could you confirm this is the case in UK?

3. Do you use optical switches on the keyboards? No mention of this anywhere.

1. It should wait the real unit on user to confirm but from blade pro 17 2021 3080 from UK user on this video it’s still not backlighted.
2. Yes it’s stated on website click on qhd clarity on screen options you’ll see this.

https://www.razer.com/gb-en/gaming-laptops/razer-blade
3. I don’t think so, if it use it I think it’ll definitely be mentioned since it’ll be a selling point. Last optical mechanic keyboard was on 2019 advanced 15 model btw.
Razer Blade 14 2021 QHD 165Hz | Ryzen 9 5900HX| RTX 3070 100W | 16GB DDR4 3200MHz | 1TB l Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2018 FHD 144Hz | i7-8750H | GTX 1070MQ | 16GB DDR4 2666MHz | 256 GB Corev2 | RTX 3070 Zotac Twin Edge OC | Razer Book 13 2020 FHD | i7-1165g7 | Intel Xe 96EU | 16GB LPDDR4X 4266MHz | 1Tb GB Razer Core V2 | RTX3070 | Zotac TwinOC Razer | Blade Stealth 13 2019 FHD | i7-1065g7 | GTX 1650MQ | 16GB LPDDR4 3744MHz | 512 GB | | Blade 14 2017 FHD | i7-7700HQ | GTX 1060 | 16GB DDR4 2400MHz | 512 GB | Razer Blade Stealth V2 2016 12,5 QHD | i7-7500U | HD620 | 8GB DDR3 1866MHz | 128 GB | | Blade 14 2015 IGZO QHD+ | i7–4720HQ | GT970M 3GB VRAM| 16GB DDR4 2400MHz | 256 GB | Razer Edge 2013 | i5-3317U | GT 640LE | 16GB DDR3 | 128 GB | Razer Phone 2| Razer Phone L33T Edition
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XrayNorthWest
I think the RB15 QHD 3080s are starting to ship ;)


Confirmed. Mine is on a plane to me in NYC right now.
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XrayNorthWest
First go to the NVIDIA control panel and switch display mode to the discrete graphics. Then go to the advanced display settings under windows settings, select the gsync panel, then select 240hz.


I can confirm this works to get the 240hz refresh rate, however I find it hard to believe this is the intended way to deal with this issue? For one, why wouldn't the QHD laptop come configured with a 240hz refresh rate and G-SYNC enabled by default as was advertised? I'm also assuming this forgoes the automatic iGPU/dGPU display adapter switching for improved battery life? Either Advanced Optimus, G-SYNC, or the 240Hz refresh rate do not all work together in harmony right now in any possible configuration or I'm just missing something.

There are currently eight different places that deal with the refresh rate or automatic GPU switching, which makes solving this problem very non-trivial. The BIOS, the display adapter properties in the Control Panel, the Windows 10 "Advanced display settings" and new "Graphics settings" page, the Intel Graphics Command Center "Display" page, the "Manage 3D settings" and "Manage Display mode" task in NVIDIA Control Panel, and finally the "PERFORMANCE" tab in Razer Synapse -- all have poorly documented, potentially subtly different affects.

The confusion is compounded when you consider the blameless assumption that maybe it's the result of some overaggressive default power-saving settings. Mind you, power settings have just as many disorganized setting management locations littered throughout a default installation.

I just want to appreciate the "240Hz Ultra-Fast Refresh Rate" OEM sticker that's so proudly affixed on the lid. 😩
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pulseHarvestGoldleet743
Hows the screen on the QHD 240hz model ? i have the late 2019 OLED and thinking of upgrading, not sure if i could live without the OLED display.......

Definitely a downgrade from OLED. Also, keep in mind you only get 240hz when gaming. Windows desktop is locked to 60hz on the QHD model.
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