How would you compare this laptop to the Legion 9i 9gen 4090 2024 model? Im on the ropes between the 2, I currently have the g16 4090 2024 model and also have the Legion 9i 9gen 2024 4090 model on order..Im loving the g16 but I'm a bit worried about it playing AAA high demanding games since it's not using the 4090 to its full capacity and I know the Legion 9i will. Your reply and feedback will be greatly appreciated. PS Are you from Guyana? I hear an accent. Im from Grenada
Do a gaming video where you test gaming on silent or efficiency modes while playing popular titles like fortnite Gta rd2 … thx for the video great job clarifying the vapor chamber pros
thanks for the comparison - it was super informative. I am currently looking at the new lenovo yoga pro 9i and was wondering whether in your opinion it would be as suitable for gaming as the 4070 g14 or whether I should reconsider? Keep up the good work!
@@alekc156 what spec do you have? 4060 or 4070, and write few words about thermal on the body / keyboard and fan noise, and how it is in gaming overall?
I just received the 4070 16gb ram asus rog strix Gen16 its 14th generation intel. Just want to know how good will it perform with 16gb ram as I will be only using it for gaming nothing else. Should I extend the ram to 32gb
I ordered the 4080 at Best Buy, 2699$, and I am looking forward to it. I couldn't order the 4070 since it only had 16 gigs of ram and no Vapor Chamber. This seems to be the perfect blend of performance, efficiency, and portability. I agree you tubers who are primarily Apple users think this should run the same as their MacBook. I think these are more flexible as it can do what a Mac does as well as game 🎮.
I'll say you probably wanna return that and order it some where else, that is little over priced I think. Macbooks are also over priced trashed. I was looking at the m3 15 inch with 36 gigs of ram and only 512 gigs of space will cost you about 2600 bucks which is ridiculous because m3 worse than m2 you can't upgrade and you can get like 10 other windows laptops at half the price twice the specs and you can always upgrade it and they share the same exact battery life and portability. Anybody who says macbooks are actually good usually doesn't have a clue about any other laptop and probably just have to much money to waste. They are okay laptops but def not worth the price
For those who are struggling with loud fan during idle, make sure you've unistalled Asus and Windows bloatware. Then, uninstall Armoury Crate and install G Helper. In G Helper, you can control the fan during Silent mode. Use that to change your fan profile. If temp still rise during Silent still, try to undervolt between -5 to -15.
One quick question: I’d like to get either the g14 or the g16 (both with the 4070, 32GB RAM). I have to travel quite a bit, but I’d prefer the bigger screen for work. Is the g16 portable or should I just get the g14 for my use case?
I have that model. 4070 with 32gb ram. This guy is loud when it shouldn't be because of that third fan. Returning it. Not worth it. Better to wait until they all have vapour chamber
I think the biggest complaint about fans is not while gaming, but rather most people are saying that it's not even quiet on idle or light loads, which many other performance laptops, including gaming laptops, are able to achieve. Did you get a lucky unit that was quiet on non-intensive tasks?
@@houssamalucad753 I have written a comment here about my 4090 version. The 4090 version is quiet in silent mode. But only at super light tasks. My audio interface drops out at silent mode. And becomes unusable. Also some applications start to lag. So silent mode really is only good for light browser surfing. Atleast on my unit.
I have the 4070 model with 32 gigs of ram and intel ultra 7 and mine is quiet and the thermals are stable in normal conditions. On battery, the fans run only around 1500-2000rpm on idle, which is silent and does not bother me at all, and the thermals are around 40-55 degrees Celsius, depending on what I am doing. I repeat, on SILENT mode. The battery is great and I can run about 9-12 hours on it. All in all, I am very happy with it. I came from a G14 2022 with R7 6800HS and Radeon RX 6800S which was a great laptop too. The only thing that I am not happy with is the armoury crate which glitches all the time, but G Helper should help with that, too.
Great video mate! I got the rtx 4080 variant, and i got a question for you. When I play a high demanding game like baldurs gate 3 or dragons dogma 2, I cannot put the laptop on my lap because it BURNS really bad, more rhan other gaming laptops i used to own.. Did you encounter same thing with ur model? Also im amazed how u can game when on battery… how the gpu and cpu giving minimal performance loss. Is there a way to make the laptop make less heat when pluged in to the charger ?
Please read my comment that I wrote here under the video. What you are experiencing with the heat is apparently "normal" for ASUS. My 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 consistently overheats. It's just the CPU. Unfortunately, the waste heat cannot be dissipated by the chassis and its fan. Therefore, the heat remains in the chassis and the cooling solution is unfortunately incompetent despite the Vapour Chamber. I am constantly above 94c.
you are using it wrong , gaming laptops shouldn't be used on lap, especially while gaming, the chassis will carry the heat from components. I would say run it on balanced or limit wattage of cpu( performance will drop but atleast temps will be under control), sadly this cpu can't be undervolted
If money is no cost would you go with this or the blade 16 4090 Oled? I currently have a blade 14 and love their design but I’m torn on which one to get…
I have both but would say the G16 is better as a laptop because of the form factor, battery life, and temperatures. But the Blade 16 is better as a desktop replacement because of its performance.
The intel HX chips drink battery for breakfast, lunch and dinner but if you just use it at your des and don't plan to travel/take it to uni then you're fine.
Hi, I'm from Indonesia, good video... I have a question, does that mean the g16 with 16 gigs isn't worth buying at all? Like for usage in the next 2-3 years?
I think vram is seeming to be more and more important for gaming than the regular ram. In some demanding games, 8 gen of vram isn’t enough if you want to play on high settings. But the RAM being 16gb isn’t showing signs of becoming outdated in a few years
@@consumertechwarehouse Got it. Because in the city where I live, there's only the G16 with an core 9 ultra, 8GB VRAM 4060, and 16GB RAM. Thanks for the insight!
i curious how rog m16 would hold up in next year, the 2023 ver already fixed the thermal throttling significantly. It just needs a vapor chamber and efficient cpu
It’s hard to say. But intel and NVIDIA are due for an architecture change next year that should have better efficiency and performance. The core ultra series is a good first step, but can’t keep up with the i9 hex series. And NVIDIA is due for a refresh since they didn’t update their GPUs this year.
@@consumertechwarehouse ye based on leaks cpu names are gonna get really messy too, hopefully Intel works on efficiency since at present meteor lake chips seem to be efficient only in specific workload and lose all efficiency gains above 30w.
G14 4070 32gb here. Maybe i got lucky, but when on battery for low intensity tasks, i have mine on silent mode, and it stays very cool (never passed 40C). Mind you, it got to 40C fans completely off after about 2 hrs of consistent use while on my bed (meaning no ventilation space under). I previously purchased and returned the 2023 model g14 due to MASSIVE overheating while doing absolutely nothing. Again, I'm not sure if i got lucky, but my 2024 g14 has been excellent in every single regard so far.
Florida actually. Low intesity tasks such as web browsing or watching netflix should not generate much heat unless your cooling system is fked or you have some virus using up your resources. I did mention but didnt elaborate i have a very aggressive undervolt (-30mv) and aggresive cpu power limits (20w max)
Should I get the asus g16 with 4070 , or the transcend 14 with 4060, or the hp spectre 16 worth 32gb ram and 4050? I'll mainly watch videos and sometimes maybe play warzone and fortnite. And maybe other games but mostly cod and fortnite. Which one should I get?
They’re both on sale right now for the same price and fantastic value. I haven’t checked out the transcend yet. If I had to choose one, I’d choose the asus g16 easily. It’s one of my favorite laptops this year if you don’t mind the chassis getting warm when doing intense gaming sessions
I don’t test that game. But if you’re playing in low settings I think you can max out the screen in either. In competitive shooters I’m usually playing on the lowest settings anyway to maximize frames and decrease latency
@consumertechwarehouse thanks. I'm coming from a desktop 4080 so just worried I will be disappointed in performance with g16 4090 but I will give it a try. Thanks for the reply
It is. And that's a concern for some. The ram they use is meant to last longer than the removable ram in most gaming laptops. Only time will tell though
Yes you can in ARMOURY crate. But as the reply stated, the laptop won’t turn on the dGPU unless it needs to once you’re in the standard profile in ARMOURY crate
The fact that you had to address the loud fan, even on a gaming laptop, is telling. I've owned a few now and I will say most gaming laptops running on silent mode will be mostly silent. The G16 (4070 version) is annoyingly loud. I almost bought it at BestBuy and ended up getting the Legion 7i Gen 9. The OLED screen is very nice to look at. I liked your video. Thank you for your time making this video.
If you disable the dgpu and run off of the igpu you can probably get a few hours. The Nvidia gpus aren't meant to be ran on battery though so that would maybe be an hour or 2
Also gaming laptops like you said get loud of course but thats only when gaming during normal use they dont make any type of loud or annoying sound even back to the older gaming laptops like my y700 it never was loud during normal use just large. Macbook tried to do the same exact task with in 2 minutes it would cut off or kill itself or seriously burn you trying to do any thing a gaming laptop could do. I prefer louder fans while gaming vs a laptop that burning itself from the inside out that i spent 4k on 1tb with lol
I bought the 4090 variant and had to return it, unfortunately It's not a terrible product by any means, it's just it's meant for a specific group of people who want a laptop to do some productivity, and then do light gaming at the end of the day It's not meant for hardcore gaming sessions like running Cyberpunk 2077 on Path Tracing or playing MW3 MP for long game sessions because the fans and heat do turn up noticeably, even with a laptop cooler The OLED screen is absolutely gorgeous, there's no denying that, and it's buttery smooth. Again, for gaming, don't expect to do long gaming sessions and NOT hear the fan.
I definitely agree if you’re buying a laptop for 90% gaming you may be served with something else. The scar 16 for example if you want to stick with Asus is a better dedicated gaming machine. It’s thicker and heavier but it’s meant to handle more
There’s not a single gaming laptop that doesn’t have the fans going during long gaming sessions, especially when getting full power from the gpu. Seems like you need a desktop and not a laptop.
ASUS laptops are sadly cheap laptops with lots of software and firmware malfunction. There are multiple people like me with failing 2024 Zephyrus devices. I went through 2024 G16 RTX 4090 laptops and they are always failing/overheating/throttling and come with quality control issues. ASUS paid a lot of influencers to hype that laptop up. Settled with this years Razer Blade 16. Couldn't be happier!
Personally, I moved from x16 2022 to g16 2024 and I like everything so far. Oled > miniled, thickness and weight are considerably better too as well as metal body. In terms of performance g16 is obviosly faster but it's on par with x16 2023 (if we talk about 4070 vs 4070).
You can let the GPU use more than 100w. That is just the default setting from the factory. Using manual mode in Armory Crate allows up to 125w. It’s also supported in G-Helper. Go check out the review from “Josh Craves Tech” to see more. He also has a video about swapping the vbios on the g16 4090 to unlock the entire 150-175w potential of the 4090
I'm a big fan of his channel. For my reviews, I think of the average consumer. The person who is just going to buy this, mess with some settings in in armoury crate and game.
Theory: G14 with 4080/4090 is overheating a lot at certain games and throttles/reduces TGP rather quickly. It was too much for such a small chassis that’s why I sold mine with the 4090 last year. Too hot and performance was good for a short Time Spy run, but degraded fast after longer use.
If you look at 4k, it does better than the 4070, but the loss occurs at qhd and 1080p when the CPU is being used more. It’s either thermal throttling, Intel has a performance edge in this game, or dynamic boost is pushing more watts to the GPU.
While it can definitely be viewed as upsetting that Asus left a lot of watts on the table with the 4090 when compared to other 4090 laptops like the Razer Blade & MSI Titan, it could also be seen with the contrasting positive that a similar build of the Razer Blade is 25% more expensive. I would also hope that stressing the 4090 less means greater longevity of the hardware as well; so you'd have a top-spec laptop for the next year+ and a very functional laptop when it gets longer in the tooth 4+ years from now. Most Razers I've encountered have a significantly shorter lifespans when they are used and abused as a daily driver & gamer: I don't mean that as a knock on Razers at all, but rather a statement of when you run something at redline constantly it will obviously break down sooner. Plus the G16 just looks beautiful as well.
I lov ethis laptop. I have the 4090, but I must admit, the laptop gets hot as sh*t when the 4090 is going. Battery life is great when on Optimus or integrated GPU mode.
I've always thought it's so silly how people complain about how loud a PC/laptop is. My boy. In Winter of 2016 I was using the dust-insulated jet engine of an Xbox 360 to heat my house when we were too poor to afford a working AC. xD And these days? We're always wearing noise cancelling headphones anyways? You're never going to hear it anyways?? My only thing is fearing whether it's actually being cooled or not. So I got myself one of those external intake fans. Improves GPU temps by like, 10-degrees on my current laptop. I'm upgrading from a GTX1050 that someone had given to me for free. It just can't run anything modern.. and the mousepad is busted. And I wanna have a laptop with better specs than my PC - just because laptops don't perform as well. My PC has a 3070 with an i7-17700K CPU? And I'm gonna grab the G16 4070 version used on Amazon for $1500. :3 I'll also be getting a cheap Windows Tablet, so I can have a dual monitor setup on the go! Coding Major & someone that likes to game on the road.
I have the 4070 variant, i9 985h. It gets so fucking hot I could probably cook eggs in the surface below the screen. Welp, I just accepted it and moved on. I don't know how long does this laptop will last. Unacceptable.
Could you review the 2024 vector 16x with i9 14900hx rtx 4080? With the new display? Maybe compare it to the unvaxed 2023 ghetto 144hz display variant?
I cannot agree with your assessment of the screen wobble. I find it to be very noticeable and, compared to the 2024 Razer Blade 16, the G16's build quality is significantly worse. It feels like I only have to look at the G16 and the screen wobbles. This effect is amplified when using the G16 on an arm, which is a realistic scenario for me. Additionally, my trackpad has a significant amount of rattling. I can understand your observations about the GPU's performance in Cyberpunk, but not the CPU's! My Intel Core 9 Ultra underperforms. You also show 35W, but my CPU thermal throttles and is constantly above 94°C at that wattage, no matter what I do. I have tried everything. Furthermore, I would not consider 5000 RPM fans that are thin to be quiet at all. I find them to be painfully loud. The 2024 Razer Blade 16 with RTX 4090 is significantly quieter, as you know yourself. Additionally, the tonality of the fans in the 2024 G16 is worse than in the 2024 Razer Blade. In my opinion, the 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is not at all mature. You can't cheat physics. It's too thin. This thinness has also given ASUS an excuse to no longer include more than 32GB of RAM. Additionally, ASUS laptops come with a lot of bloatware. Armoury Crate looks hideous and is overloaded. Only GHelper can help. There are so many ASUS processes running in the background that they cause micro-interrupts. Overall, the 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is a flawed and disappointing laptop. Also I saw a girl in the ASUS discord complaining about the exact same thing. She just got mocked and clowned at. Really nice community, ASUS. But it looks like I am not the only one. I never ever had a laptop this bad.
This entire post is a joke. As someone that actually owns the G16 the screen wobble isn't noticeable at all. This blows away the razer. Good luck with that buddy.
So base on you, reviewers should not mention and comparing Noise lvl, heat, etc with other laptops just because is normal to hear max out fan noise? That's ridiculous, you reviewers should always push companies to truly cut edges all the times and not just accept it. The only reason I don't get a gaming laptop is because of the noise, most of us hate fan noise!
Then check out the Alienware m16 r2. It’s a lot heavier and thicker but has better cooling components to keep it quiet. There’s trade offs to everything. Especially when it comes to gaming laptops.
I really wanted to love the G16 4090 (2024) but unfortunately the GPU is not even close to the e.g. Razer Blade 16 OLED with 4090 GPU. The Razer really shows how important the wattage on the GPU is. They should have gone with at least 130-140W. If you have the choice I would go with the Razer. Sidenote: The speakers on the G16 are just incredible good. What I have seen the Razer can push maximum wattage for combined workloads 205-220W and the G16 only 130 - 140W. This is a very huge differnce and you will notice that when the system is unter load (CPU and GPU)
Blade 16 is a mirror destroying all fun if it’s not dark. Too reflective. You can enable 125W with G-Helper even in Performance mode. Then it will extremely close to your targeted 130W.
@@tinybit780 90% you don't notice the mirror screen. Only when you look for it or staring at a very black screen. My money goes to the much more expensive blade now. It really is that much better and more worth it. The G16 has not been a good experience so far. Its buggy too.
@@Neekzu I had the Blade 16 and returned it only because of that because I noticed it a lot. I really tried hard until the last day of being able to return it. There are more comments like mine on reddit, Discord etc. Of course, if you'll use it to drive an external monitor or only play in a completely dark room, then you'll not notice it. In such a situation I'd highly recommend the Blade 16!
Complains about the 4070 model being hot and loud compared to the 4090 vapor chamber model, then rants about "other" youtubers complaining that the same laptop is hot and loud 🤣. Can't keep on invoking physics to treat all gaming laptops the same. It sounds very unintelligent. There's more than one way to cool a laptop. It's not a static line of size versus power. A lot goes in the design, and bigger does not mean better, nor louder equals cooler. I'm glad the mainstream reviewers are doing these "amateur" reviews. It popularizes gaming laptops so we have more choice. But most importantly, it pushes gaming laptop manufacturers out of their comfort zone by introducing more scrutiny. For the longest time, they have indulged in bad habits and stagnation. Garbage tier speakers, plastic trackpads, creaky cheap cases, dull lifeless screens, potato cams, poop battery, etc. And people have similarly been justifying these deficiencies for years, because it's a "gaming laptop" and something something physics. Acer is literally releasing 18" behemoth laptops with trash speakers and a thick profile even though 30% of the internal volume is empty space, because all they did was extend their 16" version, the height of laziness and low effort. MSI has a similar track record of wastefulness. There's no good reason a Windows gaming laptop shouldn't run like a MacBook outside of gaming. If Apple ever becomes serious with gaming compatibility using their ARM based SoCs, the whole gaming laptop market will be threatened. The efficiency of their chips is just so much better in comparison. Sorry we don't need a jet engine to power everything.
There’s some good points here. But you can’t compare the g16 to the MacBook even outside of gaming. The MacBook has a total thermal output of 80 watts which will generate way less heat than the g16 which pushes the GPU up to 125 watts alone and another 45 watts to the CPU. Intel and Nvidia are on a 7 nm process while Mac is on a 3. Once they start to catch up, then we’ll get much more efficient machines. And the manufacturers want to do more and make the best laptops but they’re waiting on the chip makers and windows to catch up.
I def agree you really have to be careful with alot of reviewers they literally dont know shit and will overhype any laptops they can get their hands on like even a 4060 they will act like its great to play tripple a games on at ultra settings its def alot of genz honestly. Hell they will even try to justify the over priced macbooks. It doesn't stop there either other stuff like earbuds and other tech its the same story too. They test everything on and iphone and act like thats giving earbuds a fair advantage when iphone only supports shitty codec and no high res audio but the best earbuds needs high res if you paying all that money.
@@consumertechwarehouse Should I get the asus g16 with 4070 , or the transcend 14 with 4060, or the hp spectre 16 worth 32gb ram and 4050? I'll mainly watch videos and sometimes maybe play warzone and fortnite. And maybe other games but mostly cod and fortnite. Which one should I get?
Do a fresh install of Windows if you buy any ROG laptop and use G Helper, DONT install Armory Crate. I have the 4070 version and have no issues with the noise from the fans
How much do you like the Alienware M16 compared to the G16 Asus? Did you try the X16 as well?
How would you compare this laptop to the Legion 9i 9gen 4090 2024 model? Im on the ropes between the 2, I currently have the g16 4090 2024 model and also have the Legion 9i 9gen 2024 4090 model on order..Im loving the g16 but I'm a bit worried about it playing AAA high demanding games since it's not using the 4090 to its full capacity and I know the Legion 9i will. Your reply and feedback will be greatly appreciated.
PS Are you from Guyana? I hear an accent. Im from Grenada
what’s the comparison between this laptop and let’s say the ROG Strix G16 240hz i9 4070?
Which is better, this or the Lenovo Legion equivalent?
Excelent information, you got a new sub!
Do a gaming video where you test gaming on silent or efficiency modes while playing popular titles like fortnite Gta rd2 … thx for the video great job clarifying the vapor chamber pros
i really dont know whether to choose this or the G14, it would be at the 4070 spec i just dont know which is better
thanks for the comparison - it was super informative. I am currently looking at the new lenovo yoga pro 9i and was wondering whether in your opinion it would be as suitable for gaming as the 4070 g14 or whether I should reconsider? Keep up the good work!
interested in this too) but looks like brother dont answer in comments
@@Promikes I ended up getting the yoga pro 9i 2 months ago and am very happy with it so far.
@@alekc156 what spec do you have? 4060 or 4070, and write few words about thermal on the body / keyboard and fan noise, and how it is in gaming overall?
I just received the 4070 16gb ram asus rog strix Gen16 its 14th generation intel. Just want to know how good will it perform with 16gb ram as I will be only using it for gaming nothing else. Should I extend the ram to 32gb
Pls make a review of the yoga pro 9i with 185h and rtx 4070❤
I ordered the 4080 at Best Buy, 2699$, and I am looking forward to it. I couldn't order the 4070 since it only had 16 gigs of ram and no Vapor Chamber. This seems to be the perfect blend of performance, efficiency, and portability. I agree you tubers who are primarily Apple users think this should run the same as their MacBook. I think these are more flexible as it can do what a Mac does as well as game 🎮.
does it include tax
I'll say you probably wanna return that and order it some where else, that is little over priced I think. Macbooks are also over priced trashed. I was looking at the m3 15 inch with 36 gigs of ram and only 512 gigs of space will cost you about 2600 bucks which is ridiculous because m3 worse than m2 you can't upgrade and you can get like 10 other windows laptops at half the price twice the specs and you can always upgrade it and they share the same exact battery life and portability. Anybody who says macbooks are actually good usually doesn't have a clue about any other laptop and probably just have to much money to waste. They are okay laptops but def not worth the price
@@kakaDDsai2926 dollars including tax. Woth the extra due ton32 gigs ram and Vapor Chamber cooling more powerful gpu.
@leonardwise5807 cool good to know, thanks dude 👍
Congrats but I just don’t think I could deal with the fan noise. I’d rather get the Alienware x16 or the yoga pro 9i
For those who are struggling with loud fan during idle, make sure you've unistalled Asus and Windows bloatware. Then, uninstall Armoury Crate and install G Helper. In G Helper, you can control the fan during Silent mode. Use that to change your fan profile. If temp still rise during Silent still, try to undervolt between -5 to -15.
Hey was wondering what is the brand of the yellow cable that u used? Looks sick!
It's a company called sharge
The company sent this to me. It’s kind of expensive for what it is though. But good build quality and really sturdy. amzn.to/3UzlAOf
One quick question: I’d like to get either the g14 or the g16 (both with the 4070, 32GB RAM). I have to travel quite a bit, but I’d prefer the bigger screen for work. Is the g16 portable or should I just get the g14 for my use case?
I have that model. 4070 with 32gb ram. This guy is loud when it shouldn't be because of that third fan. Returning it. Not worth it. Better to wait until they all have vapour chamber
When you filtered the novice gaming reviewers and enthusiasts reviewers that was a much needed line….Subd 😊
I think the biggest complaint about fans is not while gaming, but rather most people are saying that it's not even quiet on idle or light loads, which many other performance laptops, including gaming laptops, are able to achieve. Did you get a lucky unit that was quiet on non-intensive tasks?
Our G16 with a 4090 was quiet as well
He said the 4080/90 don't have that problem unlike the 4070 and lower models
@@houssamalucad753 I have written a comment here about my 4090 version. The 4090 version is quiet in silent mode. But only at super light tasks. My audio interface drops out at silent mode. And becomes unusable. Also some applications start to lag. So silent mode really is only good for light browser surfing. Atleast on my unit.
I have the 4070 model with 32 gigs of ram and intel ultra 7 and mine is quiet and the thermals are stable in normal conditions. On battery, the fans run only around 1500-2000rpm on idle, which is silent and does not bother me at all, and the thermals are around 40-55 degrees Celsius, depending on what I am doing. I repeat, on SILENT mode. The battery is great and I can run about 9-12 hours on it. All in all, I am very happy with it. I came from a G14 2022 with R7 6800HS and Radeon RX 6800S which was a great laptop too. The only thing that I am not happy with is the armoury crate which glitches all the time, but G Helper should help with that, too.
what about screen wobbling guys? Is it an issue, I am using laptop on couch frequently
Great video mate!
I got the rtx 4080 variant, and i got a question for you.
When I play a high demanding game like baldurs gate 3 or dragons dogma 2, I cannot put the laptop on my lap because it BURNS really bad, more rhan other gaming laptops i used to own..
Did you encounter same thing with ur model?
Also im amazed how u can game when on battery… how the gpu and cpu giving minimal performance loss.
Is there a way to make the laptop make less heat when pluged in to the charger ?
Raising the baxk should help, other than that any thin aluminum laptop with such powerful components will heat up considerably.
Please read my comment that I wrote here under the video. What you are experiencing with the heat is apparently "normal" for ASUS. My 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 consistently overheats. It's just the CPU. Unfortunately, the waste heat cannot be dissipated by the chassis and its fan. Therefore, the heat remains in the chassis and the cooling solution is unfortunately incompetent despite the Vapour Chamber. I am constantly above 94c.
Being in the mid 90s on the cpu is normal for a gaming laptop. Especially thin and light ones.
you are using it wrong , gaming laptops shouldn't be used on lap, especially while gaming, the chassis will carry the heat from components. I would say run it on balanced or limit wattage of cpu( performance will drop but atleast temps will be under control), sadly this cpu can't be undervolted
This is a shit tier laptop for thermal regulation
What sad is the MSI Stealth 18 has a 4090 at 150w. Yes its bigger but is in the same ballpark as slim. Cmon Asus why not that as a compromise?
If money is no cost would you go with this or the blade 16 4090 Oled? I currently have a blade 14 and love their design but I’m torn on which one to get…
I have both but would say the G16 is better as a laptop because of the form factor, battery life, and temperatures. But the Blade 16 is better as a desktop replacement because of its performance.
The intel HX chips drink battery for breakfast, lunch and dinner but if you just use it at your des and don't plan to travel/take it to uni then you're fine.
Razer is way thicker
What would the battery life be like for light to medium web browsing and office work?
Really looong
Hi, I'm from Indonesia, good video... I have a question, does that mean the g16 with 16 gigs isn't worth buying at all? Like for usage in the next 2-3 years?
I think vram is seeming to be more and more important for gaming than the regular ram. In some demanding games, 8 gen of vram isn’t enough if you want to play on high settings. But the RAM being 16gb isn’t showing signs of becoming outdated in a few years
@@consumertechwarehouse
Got it. Because in the city where I live, there's only the G16 with an core 9 ultra, 8GB VRAM 4060, and 16GB RAM. Thanks for the insight!
If you set the vsync at 60fps, would 4090 still run at max power and create heat with fan noise?
Nope it won’t. The gpu only uses what it needs
i curious how rog m16 would hold up in next year, the 2023 ver already fixed the thermal throttling significantly. It just needs a vapor chamber and efficient cpu
It’s hard to say. But intel and NVIDIA are due for an architecture change next year that should have better efficiency and performance. The core ultra series is a good first step, but can’t keep up with the i9 hex series. And NVIDIA is due for a refresh since they didn’t update their GPUs this year.
@@consumertechwarehouse ye based on leaks cpu names are gonna get really messy too, hopefully Intel works on efficiency since at present meteor lake chips seem to be efficient only in specific workload and lose all efficiency gains above 30w.
G14 4070 32gb here. Maybe i got lucky, but when on battery for low intensity tasks, i have mine on silent mode, and it stays very cool (never passed 40C). Mind you, it got to 40C fans completely off after about 2 hrs of consistent use while on my bed (meaning no ventilation space under).
I previously purchased and returned the 2023 model g14 due to MASSIVE overheating while doing absolutely nothing.
Again, I'm not sure if i got lucky, but my 2024 g14 has been excellent in every single regard so far.
i read somewhere g14 doesnt face the same issue as the g16 on this, eitherways, nice device you got there
Never went over 40C 🤔Where do you live in the Antarctica?
Florida actually. Low intesity tasks such as web browsing or watching netflix should not generate much heat unless your cooling system is fked or you have some virus using up your resources. I did mention but didnt elaborate i have a very aggressive undervolt (-30mv) and aggresive cpu power limits (20w max)
I think you got lucky. Cherish that thing.
Should I get the asus g16 with 4070 , or the transcend 14 with 4060, or the hp spectre 16 worth 32gb ram and 4050? I'll mainly watch videos and sometimes maybe play warzone and fortnite. And maybe other games but mostly cod and fortnite. Which one should I get?
They’re both on sale right now for the same price and fantastic value. I haven’t checked out the transcend yet. If I had to choose one, I’d choose the asus g16 easily. It’s one of my favorite laptops this year if you don’t mind the chassis getting warm when doing intense gaming sessions
Is the 4070 worth it
Are the fans to bad
@sadboykratos5137 yeah. If you’re in the US $1699 for the 4070 at Best Buy is an excellent deal. I really think you’ll be happy with it.
@@consumertechwarehouse ok thank you
Can you test cyberpunk on the rtx 4090 at 4k resolution, dlss performance, frame generation, ultra settings, path tracing, and turbo mode?
I don't have it anymore but if I had to guess you'll get over 40 fps with frame gen. I test with Dlss ultra and overdrive.
@@consumertechwarehouse thanks 😊
Bro youve always given some of the best reviews out there
Question for you. If I only cared about performance for cod and fortnite. Should I take a rog g16 4090 or a razor blade 16 4080?
I don’t test that game. But if you’re playing in low settings I think you can max out the screen in either. In competitive shooters I’m usually playing on the lowest settings anyway to maximize frames and decrease latency
@consumertechwarehouse thanks. I'm coming from a desktop 4080 so just worried I will be disappointed in performance with g16 4090 but I will give it a try. Thanks for the reply
@MiromaTube oh you definitely won't get the same performance. It'll be like 30% less maybe more. But still more than playable
I hear the ram is soldered? Is that correct? What happens if it breaks?
It is. And that's a concern for some. The ram they use is meant to last longer than the removable ram in most gaming laptops. Only time will tell though
can this g16 disable the discreet graphic card so as to have the battery last longer?
Most gaming laptops use the iGPU unless you're plugged in or specifically launch an app in the dedicated gpu mode
Yes you can in ARMOURY crate. But as the reply stated, the laptop won’t turn on the dGPU unless it needs to once you’re in the standard profile in ARMOURY crate
The fact that you had to address the loud fan, even on a gaming laptop, is telling. I've owned a few now and I will say most gaming laptops running on silent mode will be mostly silent. The G16 (4070 version) is annoyingly loud. I almost bought it at BestBuy and ended up getting the Legion 7i Gen 9. The OLED screen is very nice to look at. I liked your video. Thank you for your time making this video.
Sir, how long does it last when gaming with battery?
If you disable the dgpu and run off of the igpu you can probably get a few hours. The Nvidia gpus aren't meant to be ran on battery though so that would maybe be an hour or 2
You do notice the weight difference... its 135 g (.3 lbs) and the charger is heavier, but its fine for its class and the power it brings.
Also gaming laptops like you said get loud of course but thats only when gaming during normal use they dont make any type of loud or annoying sound even back to the older gaming laptops like my y700 it never was loud during normal use just large. Macbook tried to do the same exact task with in 2 minutes it would cut off or kill itself or seriously burn you trying to do any thing a gaming laptop could do. I prefer louder fans while gaming vs a laptop that burning itself from the inside out that i spent 4k on 1tb with lol
Does the rubber foot nearest to the bottom vents creak for you when pressed? I just got this same laptop and it's been bothering me.
I didn’t notice that on mine
Pls which of the site did you buy this laptop??
Best Buy in USA
I'm currently in Nigeria, I checked most of the sites, but can only see the white color of the laptop.... I'd love to order the black one
Great review!! What is this sniper game? Seems to be the best combination between performance and noise....Thx!
With much power comes much responsibility
Why no Ram Upgrade :(
Do they take 15% from you when you return them?
Not if it's unopened/defective
I bought the 4090 variant and had to return it, unfortunately
It's not a terrible product by any means, it's just it's meant for a specific group of people who want a laptop to do some productivity, and then do light gaming at the end of the day
It's not meant for hardcore gaming sessions like running Cyberpunk 2077 on Path Tracing or playing MW3 MP for long game sessions because the fans and heat do turn up noticeably, even with a laptop cooler
The OLED screen is absolutely gorgeous, there's no denying that, and it's buttery smooth.
Again, for gaming, don't expect to do long gaming sessions and NOT hear the fan.
What would you recommend for gaming ?
I definitely agree if you’re buying a laptop for 90% gaming you may be served with something else. The scar 16 for example if you want to stick with Asus is a better dedicated gaming machine. It’s thicker and heavier but it’s meant to handle more
There’s not a single gaming laptop that doesn’t have the fans going during long gaming sessions, especially when getting full power from the gpu. Seems like you need a desktop and not a laptop.
Just returned mine due to fans and thermals terrible gaming laptop
You are amazing
My 4070 variant crapped out already :\
What happened?
rly, what happened?
ASUS laptops are sadly cheap laptops with lots of software and firmware malfunction. There are multiple people like me with failing 2024 Zephyrus devices. I went through 2024 G16 RTX 4090 laptops and they are always failing/overheating/throttling and come with quality control issues. ASUS paid a lot of influencers to hype that laptop up. Settled with this years Razer Blade 16. Couldn't be happier!
Hey I'm curious, what happened?
The smack book is limited unfortunately. It's a great computer 🖥️ < is that a computer?
U think this is a better buy than the rog flow x16?
Personally, I moved from x16 2022 to g16 2024 and I like everything so far. Oled > miniled, thickness and weight are considerably better too as well as metal body.
In terms of performance g16 is obviosly faster but it's on par with x16 2023 (if we talk about 4070 vs 4070).
Yes. I would only buy an x16 if you plan on using the XG Mobile or need a touch screen
You can let the GPU use more than 100w. That is just the default setting from the factory. Using manual mode in Armory Crate allows up to 125w. It’s also supported in G-Helper. Go check out the review from “Josh Craves Tech” to see more. He also has a video about swapping the vbios on the g16 4090 to unlock the entire 150-175w potential of the 4090
I'm a big fan of his channel. For my reviews, I think of the average consumer. The person who is just going to buy this, mess with some settings in in armoury crate and game.
Is the 4070 silent on idle? Is the 4080 better?
None of them really are silent. 4070 is never silent. Vapour Chamber versions are quiet but not silent.
@Neekzu thanks a ton!
Does it wibble though?
15:00 makes no sense. how is the 4080 in the g14 performing worse than the 4070 in the g16?
Theory: G14 with 4080/4090 is overheating a lot at certain games and throttles/reduces TGP rather quickly. It was too much for such a small chassis that’s why I sold mine with the 4090 last year. Too hot and performance was good for a short Time Spy run, but degraded fast after longer use.
If you look at 4k, it does better than the 4070, but the loss occurs at qhd and 1080p when the CPU is being used more. It’s either thermal throttling, Intel has a performance edge in this game, or dynamic boost is pushing more watts to the GPU.
While it can definitely be viewed as upsetting that Asus left a lot of watts on the table with the 4090 when compared to other 4090 laptops like the Razer Blade & MSI Titan, it could also be seen with the contrasting positive that a similar build of the Razer Blade is 25% more expensive.
I would also hope that stressing the 4090 less means greater longevity of the hardware as well; so you'd have a top-spec laptop for the next year+ and a very functional laptop when it gets longer in the tooth 4+ years from now. Most Razers I've encountered have a significantly shorter lifespans when they are used and abused as a daily driver & gamer: I don't mean that as a knock on Razers at all, but rather a statement of when you run something at redline constantly it will obviously break down sooner. Plus the G16 just looks beautiful as well.
I lov ethis laptop. I have the 4090, but I must admit, the laptop gets hot as sh*t when the 4090 is going. Battery life is great when on Optimus or integrated GPU mode.
The slash light is irritating 😞
Can you review Alienware laptops ? thank you!
I've always thought it's so silly how people complain about how loud a PC/laptop is.
My boy. In Winter of 2016 I was using the dust-insulated jet engine of an Xbox 360 to heat my house when we were too poor to afford a working AC. xD And these days? We're always wearing noise cancelling headphones anyways? You're never going to hear it anyways??
My only thing is fearing whether it's actually being cooled or not. So I got myself one of those external intake fans. Improves GPU temps by like, 10-degrees on my current laptop.
I'm upgrading from a GTX1050 that someone had given to me for free. It just can't run anything modern.. and the mousepad is busted.
And I wanna have a laptop with better specs than my PC - just because laptops don't perform as well.
My PC has a 3070 with an i7-17700K CPU? And I'm gonna grab the G16 4070 version used on Amazon for $1500. :3
I'll also be getting a cheap Windows Tablet, so I can have a dual monitor setup on the go! Coding Major & someone that likes to game on the road.
can you also recommend a cooler for this laptop, that is available in india ❤
I have the 4070 variant, i9 985h. It gets so fucking hot I could probably cook eggs in the surface below the screen. Welp, I just accepted it and moved on. I don't know how long does this laptop will last. Unacceptable.
Could you review the 2024 vector 16x with i9 14900hx rtx 4080?
With the new display? Maybe compare it to the unvaxed 2023 ghetto 144hz display variant?
I cannot agree with your assessment of the screen wobble. I find it to be very noticeable and, compared to the 2024 Razer Blade 16, the G16's build quality is significantly worse. It feels like I only have to look at the G16 and the screen wobbles. This effect is amplified when using the G16 on an arm, which is a realistic scenario for me. Additionally, my trackpad has a significant amount of rattling.
I can understand your observations about the GPU's performance in Cyberpunk, but not the CPU's! My Intel Core 9 Ultra underperforms. You also show 35W, but my CPU thermal throttles and is constantly above 94°C at that wattage, no matter what I do. I have tried everything.
Furthermore, I would not consider 5000 RPM fans that are thin to be quiet at all. I find them to be painfully loud. The 2024 Razer Blade 16 with RTX 4090 is significantly quieter, as you know yourself. Additionally, the tonality of the fans in the 2024 G16 is worse than in the 2024 Razer Blade.
In my opinion, the 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is not at all mature. You can't cheat physics. It's too thin. This thinness has also given ASUS an excuse to no longer include more than 32GB of RAM.
Additionally, ASUS laptops come with a lot of bloatware. Armoury Crate looks hideous and is overloaded. Only GHelper can help. There are so many ASUS processes running in the background that they cause micro-interrupts.
Overall, the 2024 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 is a flawed and disappointing laptop.
Also I saw a girl in the ASUS discord complaining about the exact same thing. She just got mocked and clowned at. Really nice community, ASUS.
But it looks like I am not the only one. I never ever had a laptop this bad.
Thorttling at 35w, did you use hwinfo to monitor that?
Thorttling at 35w, did you use hwinfo to monitor that?
@@moken-cf7vu yea
@@Neekzu defected laptop, I would say
This entire post is a joke. As someone that actually owns the G16 the screen wobble isn't noticeable at all. This blows away the razer. Good luck with that buddy.
The 4070 mobile only having 8g VRAM should be criminalized.
I agree. I think the rtx 50 series needs to fix that.
What about screen wobbling is it problem at all?
i'd rather get this instead of a mcbook pro that also as expensive
So base on you, reviewers should not mention and comparing Noise lvl, heat, etc with other laptops just because is normal to hear max out fan noise? That's ridiculous, you reviewers should always push companies to truly cut edges all the times and not just accept it.
The only reason I don't get a gaming laptop is because of the noise, most of us hate fan noise!
Then check out the Alienware m16 r2. It’s a lot heavier and thicker but has better cooling components to keep it quiet. There’s trade offs to everything. Especially when it comes to gaming laptops.
The verdict is still not reached with this super thin 😕 laptop 💻 < a laptop artist rendition?
Since when 60 days is a long term
That’s how long it’s been out. Can’t make it any longer term of a review just yet 😀
I really wanted to love the G16 4090 (2024) but unfortunately the GPU is not even close to the e.g. Razer Blade 16 OLED with 4090 GPU. The Razer really shows how important the wattage on the GPU is. They should have gone with at least 130-140W. If you have the choice I would go with the Razer. Sidenote: The speakers on the G16 are just incredible good. What I have seen the Razer can push maximum wattage for combined workloads 205-220W and the G16 only 130 - 140W. This is a very huge differnce and you will notice that when the system is unter load (CPU and GPU)
Blade 16 is a mirror destroying all fun if it’s not dark. Too reflective.
You can enable 125W with G-Helper even in Performance mode. Then it will extremely close to your targeted 130W.
@@tinybit780 90% you don't notice the mirror screen. Only when you look for it or staring at a very black screen. My money goes to the much more expensive blade now. It really is that much better and more worth it. The G16 has not been a good experience so far. Its buggy too.
@@Neekzu I had the Blade 16 and returned it only because of that because I noticed it a lot. I really tried hard until the last day of being able to return it. There are more comments like mine on reddit, Discord etc. Of course, if you'll use it to drive an external monitor or only play in a completely dark room, then you'll not notice it. In such a situation I'd highly recommend the Blade 16!
@@NeekzuI have both and the Blade 16 is 100% way too glossy. Almost unusable when I'm outside.
@@SCA84 even inside at daylight
Complains about the 4070 model being hot and loud compared to the 4090 vapor chamber model, then rants about "other" youtubers complaining that the same laptop is hot and loud 🤣.
Can't keep on invoking physics to treat all gaming laptops the same. It sounds very unintelligent. There's more than one way to cool a laptop. It's not a static line of size versus power. A lot goes in the design, and bigger does not mean better, nor louder equals cooler.
I'm glad the mainstream reviewers are doing these "amateur" reviews. It popularizes gaming laptops so we have more choice. But most importantly, it pushes gaming laptop manufacturers out of their comfort zone by introducing more scrutiny. For the longest time, they have indulged in bad habits and stagnation. Garbage tier speakers, plastic trackpads, creaky cheap cases, dull lifeless screens, potato cams, poop battery, etc. And people have similarly been justifying these deficiencies for years, because it's a "gaming laptop" and something something physics. Acer is literally releasing 18" behemoth laptops with trash speakers and a thick profile even though 30% of the internal volume is empty space, because all they did was extend their 16" version, the height of laziness and low effort. MSI has a similar track record of wastefulness.
There's no good reason a Windows gaming laptop shouldn't run like a MacBook outside of gaming. If Apple ever becomes serious with gaming compatibility using their ARM based SoCs, the whole gaming laptop market will be threatened. The efficiency of their chips is just so much better in comparison. Sorry we don't need a jet engine to power everything.
There’s some good points here. But you can’t compare the g16 to the MacBook even outside of gaming. The MacBook has a total thermal output of 80 watts which will generate way less heat than the g16 which pushes the GPU up to 125 watts alone and another 45 watts to the CPU. Intel and Nvidia are on a 7 nm process while Mac is on a 3. Once they start to catch up, then we’ll get much more efficient machines. And the manufacturers want to do more and make the best laptops but they’re waiting on the chip makers and windows to catch up.
hahaah you're actually the real one i've seen from all the youtube
There is a certain blend of bs when considering a 💻 < that's an artist's rendition of a laptop?
Long term review? How about 6 months, that is a realistic long term.
It hasn’t been out for 6 months yet.
Asus really got a lot right with the G16 this year. It would be almost perfect if it had a 140-150 watt rtx 4090. Keep up the detailed reviews.
I def agree you really have to be careful with alot of reviewers they literally dont know shit and will overhype any laptops they can get their hands on like even a 4060 they will act like its great to play tripple a games on at ultra settings its def alot of genz honestly. Hell they will even try to justify the over priced macbooks. It doesn't stop there either other stuff like earbuds and other tech its the same story too. They test everything on and iphone and act like thats giving earbuds a fair advantage when iphone only supports shitty codec and no high res audio but the best earbuds needs high res if you paying all that money.
how 2months is a long term review seriously….
At the time it was only out for 2 months.
@@consumertechwarehouse Should I get the asus g16 with 4070 , or the transcend 14 with 4060, or the hp spectre 16 worth 32gb ram and 4050? I'll mainly watch videos and sometimes maybe play warzone and fortnite. And maybe other games but mostly cod and fortnite. Which one should I get?
The M16 on battery playing games 1 hour tops...
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Ribbet ribbet 🐸
Do a fresh install of Windows if you buy any ROG laptop and use G Helper, DONT install Armory Crate. I have the 4070 version and have no issues with the noise from the fans
Does the G helper install come with issues without the armory crate?
@@humaidalzaabi969Nope