Gigabyte AORUS X5 V7-KL3K3D (GTX 1070)

crazyeyesreaper · Oct 4, 2017

The AORUS X5 V7-KL3K3D is a stellar offering in terms of specifications, providing impressive performance due to an Intel Quad-Core i7-7820HK CPU, which Gigabyte paired with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. This relatively thin and light gaming notebook also comes with a 3K IPS display that supports G-Sync.

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Ferrum Master · Oct 4, 2017

How TR6 screws can be a minus... come on...

My concerns...

You should have put a 240W from the wall... ie at the best the charger runs at 80% efficency on maximum rated load... if it runs hot... and the sucker must be hot as unventilated 40W just piles up there efficency drops greatly with time ie gaming sessions.

It is a bit on the edge... it is a derp mate... 250W and a good bulky one.

If the brick doesn't get hot, the laptop consumes more than 200W and still the whole things operates out of rated specs... :confused:

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xkm1948 · Oct 4, 2017

You would really expect some thermal results. Like how hot the case got over long gaming sessions. Or noise results.

NightOfChrist · Oct 5, 2017

@crazyeyesreaper

A little correction, if you do not mind?

From page 4 - A Look Inside

Storage is handled by a standard 2.5'' 1TB Travelstar 7k1000 7200 RPM disk drive from Toshiba.

Actually it is HGST, not Toshiba.

And thank you very much for the time and effort to review the notebook.

crazyeyesreaper · Oct 5, 2017

Ferrum Master said:
How TR6 screws can be a minus... come on...

My concerns...

You should have put a 240W from the wall... ie at the best the charger runs at 80% efficency on maximum rated load... if it runs hot... and the sucker must be hot as unventilated 40W just piles up there efficency drops greatly with time ie gaming sessions.

It is a bit on the edge... it is a derp mate... 250W and a good bulky one.

If the brick doesn't get hot, the laptop consumes more than 200W and still the whole things operates out of rated specs... .

Used a bog standard Kill-A-Watt to verify power draw at the wall its not going to be 100% accurate. Its more for a general idea of its power draw. even so 200 / 240 x 100 = 83% efficiency its late im tired might have the numbers ass backwards.

As for TR6 yeah its a negative. Everyone and grandmother has Phillips screw drivers around, TR6? Not so much. I prefer TR6 they don't strip but the fact remains MSI / ASUS / Eurocom / Sager / Clevo = all bog standard Phillips. AORUS / Gigabyte so far stands alone in their usage.

xkm1948 said:
You would really expect some thermal results. Like how hot the case got over long gaming sessions. Or noise results.

40'C was the max temp of the case, Not unbearable but its warm to touch. enough so that extended periods some folks may get sweaty hands after some time. Its not bad near the track pad but obviously the upper rows of keys do get very warm. This is likely going to be an issue that carries forward due to the whole thin and light designs that are "popular".

As for thermal results they were given. CPU can throttle thats 100'C GPU sits around 70'C with exhaust temps being 60'C.

Same goes for noise levels "The system hit a maximum of just 48 dBA under intense loads at 30 cm / 1 ft away. In terms of power consumption, it pulled 240 watts from the wall."

NightOfChrist said:
@crazyeyesreaper

A little correction, if you do not mind?

From page 4 - A Look Inside

Actually it is HGST, not Toshiba.

And thank you very much for the time and effort to review the notebook.

Thank you! Mistake has been fixed. Had it right in the chart but had a brain fart during the disassembly.

Vayra86 · Oct 5, 2017

Pretty nice to see a well balanced notebook, too bad its so expensive. Still makes it a no-go to be fair

crazyeyesreaper · Oct 5, 2017

Vayra86 said:
Pretty nice to see a well balanced notebook, too bad its so expensive. Still makes it a no-go to be fair

Agreed sadly price is high due to its small form factor and light weight. Sager / Clevo models with similar specs can be had for $1600 or so. but they weight a lot more and are not thin which is currently the "In" style.

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