I present to you Firebat's Blade 15! (144hz/i7-8750H)
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Hey everyone i'm happy to announce I received my Blade today! I will do my best to answer questions about it. Hopefully this thread gets some traction so we can use is as an information thread/comparison thread. Post pictures when you get your Blade etc. Let the games begin!
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Ran 'Forest' (horror/survival game) and it hit mid 90s - 99/100C even on low settings.
What is considered 'long term' usage lol.
What is considered 'long term' usage lol.
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TimDogg
Ran 'Forest' (horror/survival game) and it hit mid 90s - 99/100C even on low settings.
What is considered 'long term' usage lol.
Playing on low setting won’t help cpu temperature down it’ll maybe even increase it because the FPS will be more and cpu have to rendering things more. Especially on such open world games. Limiting performance like disabling turbo boost or limiting FPS will help better. Or you can’t just go back to under 100ish FPS;) It’ll be better for lifespan your laptop imo, unless you have that 4 years MS store super protection plan, in that case you can play all maxed and heat the cpu everyday lol;)
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TimDogg
Can I RMA it and have razer repaste the thermal? I never re-pasted only applied it to a new CPU and motherboard.
Im very afraid to take it off and I don't want to void the warranty even though its one year since im hitting such high temps
I tested D3 for you.. was usually sitting in the 70s sometimes low 80s for CPU temps. I feel like you just got a bad paste job there's no reason for your temps to be this high. Reach out to support and they should take care of you. Some games WILL hit 90+ and that's ok. But if you are getting super high temps all the time then something is wrong.
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I’m proud finally see Razer laptop on top 1070 and 8570H Firestrike benchmark :big_grin_::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye_::cool_::rolleyes:
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Joikansai
I’m proud finally see Razer laptop on top 1070 and 8570H Firestrike benchmark :big_grin_::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye_::cool_::rolleyes:
Hey hey it's cheating if you are using the core! Haha
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Firebat246
Hey hey it's cheating if you are using the core! Haha
Just giving a hope to rb6freak on 32rd place to get to to higher place, he took also his setting review on egpu.io somehow...and also quite boring seeing MSI laptops on top;) I’m still seeing improvement possibilities since graphics score should at least 20K, hope this could be addressed with software update, like windows or intel update.
Guys how's the Blade 15 temp when just doing light work load like coding after like 4-5 hours straight ? Is it easy to get warm even when not gaming ?
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KillStealzzz
Guys how's the Blade 15 temp when just doing light work load like coding after like 4-5 hours straight ? Is it easy to get warm even when not gaming ?
Android dev here.
Temps are okay? Haven't been of concern. Of course, it depends on what you're doing. I just put the Blade into regular mode/not performance mode when coding so my fans don't spin up when building.
I still think gradle secretly mines bitcoin when "building".
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KillStealzzz
Guys how's the Blade 15 temp when just doing light work load like coding after like 4-5 hours straight ? Is it easy to get warm even when not gaming ?
Mine is typically mid 40s to low 50s with low end work. I don't code, but if I'm web browsing, working on a Word doc, Excel sheet etc.
mrvortep
Mine is typically mid 40s to low 50s with low end work. I don't code, but if I'm web browsing, working on a Word doc, Excel sheet etc.
That's what I'm seeing as well.
Hmm. I’m concerned with how hot these things are running. What’s the product life of a laptop running in the high 90s if you game on them regularly?
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Stalkyre
Hmm. I’m concerned with how hot these things are running. What’s the product life of a laptop running in the high 90s if you game on them regularly?
My old blade 14 2017 sometimes hitting 90 on gaming (AC Origins, FFXV) but never had hardware issues after over a year usage. My Blade 15 now runs in similar cpu temperatures with Blade 14, low 80ish with disabling turbo boost and undervolting it. Performance in real usage isn’t so different with max setting and ultraboost enable, it’s out of box, no repasting. I can make it hitting mid 90 on gaming by maxing all default settings on Far Cry 5 but FPS difference isn’t huge, prefer cooler on high and turbo boost disable, still butter smooth hitting 90ish FPS.
Give me one!
The 13.3" 2k stealth i don't know haha, i want a blade because i'm a Windows Student BUT i haven't money for a second laptop.
I precise that i only have an 2015 Acer with a 960m 4gb
The 13.3" 2k stealth i don't know haha, i want a blade because i'm a Windows Student BUT i haven't money for a second laptop.
I precise that i only have an 2015 Acer with a 960m 4gb
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Stalkyre
Hmm. I’m concerned with how hot these things are running. What’s the product life of a laptop running in the high 90s if you game on them regularly?
These CPU's are very good at withstanding high temps. Unless you are pegged at 100c most of the time you will be fine.
Firebat246
These CPU's are very good at withstanding high temps. Unless you are pegged at 100c most of the time you will be fine.
Its the other components that I worry about, one review I saw, mentioned high temps with the SSD. I'm looking at ways to ensure the entire system doesnt't go into the red, so to speak
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DarthVader0
Its the other components that I worry about, one review I saw, mentioned high temps with the SSD. I'm looking at ways to ensure the entire system doesnt't go into the red, so to speak
There’s a pretty detailed guide on how to cool your SSD in this laptop on reddit.
DarthVader0
Its the other components that I worry about, one review I saw, mentioned high temps with the SSD. I'm looking at ways to ensure the entire system doesnt't go into the red, so to speak
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W2FZ592/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
How good are the temps if turbo boost is disabled?
My 7700HQ model never peaks over 76 in very intensive tasks with undervolt+turbo boost disabled, no repaste
My 7700HQ model never peaks over 76 in very intensive tasks with undervolt+turbo boost disabled, no repaste
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Badgertista
How good are the temps if turbo boost is disabled?
My 7700HQ model never peaks over 76 in very intensive tasks with undervolt+turbo boost disabled, no repaste
Your is better in terms temperature. Playing games like far cry and AC Origins hours i get around 77 average but sometimes some core (random) hit low to mid 90ish no throttle and performance drops though. It’s similar actually with 7700HQ on my old Blade playing those games over an hour, only now feels butter smooth on high setting, with AC Origins 70~ and far cry 5 90~FPS which I couldn’t do with my previous Blade, and the Fans are quiter on gaming.
Joikansai
Your is better in terms temperature. Playing games like far cry and AC Origins hours i get around 77 average but sometimes some core (random) hit low to mid 90ish no throttle and performance drops though. It’s similar actually with 7700HQ on my old Blade playing those games over an hour, only now feels butter smooth on high setting, with AC Origins 70~ and far cry 5 90~FPS which I couldn’t do with my previous Blade, and the Fans are quiter on gaming.
Is the BIOS the same as the last Blade 14 model? I.E. : easy to mod and reflash to be able to undervolt from the BIOS?
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Badgertista
Is the BIOS the same as the last Blade 14 model? I.E. : easy to mod and reflash to be able to undervolt from the BIOS?
Not yet checked, still on stress test...playing the rest AC Origins DLC;). If it uses american megatrends with no security signature the procedure for flashing the unlocked Bios might be the same. It could solve power limit throttling but not thermal throttling if there’s any, limiting turbo boost save my temperature similar with 7700HQ, but some core is Bad ash and could get red value alone, but no thermal throttling so far. I’ve enough performance only have to know the cores characters better on my games.
Joikansai
Not yet checked, still on stress test...playing the rest AC Origins DLC;). If it uses american megatrends with no security signature the procedure for flashing the unlocked Bios might be the same. It could solve power limit throttling but not thermal throttling if there’s any, limiting turbo boost save my temperature similar with 7700HQ, but some core is Bad ash and could get red value alone, but no thermal throttling so far. I’ve enough performance only have to know the cores characters better on my games.
Is there a huge difference in real-life performance between the 1070 Max Q VS when using your 1080ti with the Core?
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Badgertista
Is there a huge difference in real-life performance between the 1070 Max Q VS when using your 1080ti with the Core?
Only on 4K or maybe 1440p. Games that already reach 100fps won’t take advantage on eGPU setting, due TB3 bandwidth high FPS is lame in this setting. Like Far Cry 5 1080p, I got on high setting sometimes 80ish fps on 1070, but with 1080ti only 70ish. But when I switch to 4K 1070 will struggle but 1080ti very smooth (Fraps is error somehow didn’t know how high but since it’s not 4K HDR 144Hz Monitor;), i think around 50ish minimal high 40ish), with 1070 of course struggle...30fps?
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DarthVader0
That's what I'm seeing as well.
My Blade 15 has been spiking very shortly while doing light work. I'm not sure if its normal or not but its still recorded as the max temp on the monitoring softwares.
I'm not sure if this is normal, but as firebat suggested I'm going to send my unit as it seems like I'm the only one on here hitting high temps.
Thank you,
Timmy
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TimDogg
My Blade 15 has been spiking very shortly while doing light work. I'm not sure if its normal or not but its still recorded as the max temp on the monitoring softwares.
I'm not sure if this is normal, but as firebat suggested I'm going to send my unit as it seems like I'm the only one on here hitting high temps.
Thank you,
Timmy
What kind of light works? Here’s my temperature idle,40~50, browsing and light task 50~60, Overwatch and light games 70, CPU demand games AC Origins 80~rarely low 90 randomly on some core, I don’t see lag/FPS drops from thermal throttling. Poeple on Enthusiast forum talking about PKG, tdp 35 or 45 Watt things, i don’t care too much as long my games and temperature are fine. I do only software tweak like undervolting and managing power options, and play on balance mode, it’s way quiter than Blade 14, a week testing it I’m good, I have only minimum BLB compared to my old 14 that has no at all, if I have to send it back it’s maybe because of that, but since it’s 144Hz panel, I think other brands will have also similar issue, and I’m not sure RMA will bring perfect machine as mine atm imo.
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