Dell G15 5520 - i7 12700H/RTX 3070 Ti - Nuclear Review
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Third time's a disappointment.
Timestamps/chapters:
00:00 - Introduction, specifications, pricing
01:23 - What's in the box, ports/connectors
02:09 - External impressions, trackpad, keyboard
03:39 - Display measurements
04:26 - Advanced Optimus & G-Sync
05:13 - Battery life
05:54 - DPC latency
06:08 - Broken software, power profiles, poor reliability
08:16 - Fan noise
09:11 - External/case temperatures
09:48 - Temperatures: laptop stand vs flat-on-desk
10:20 - Power/thermal throttling tests
11:30 - Benchmarks
15:06 - Teardown
20:21 - Conclusion & thank you
Performance & cooling data for all tested laptops is gathered in 20-21 degree ambient temperature with the laptops sitting on a passive (fanless) cooling pad. Your results will vary based on ambient temperatures, the surface the laptop is placed on, and BIOS/firmware updates over time.
Disclaimers & important information:
All products shown on this channel were purchased through normal retail channels with my own money for the purpose of bringing you an unbiased and objective review.
No potentially tampered-with or cherry-picked "review units" have been provided by any manufacturer.
No third party has had any influence on the content of this nor any future videos. All opinions & performance data contained within are my own. I do not watch or read any other channel or website's reviews before completing my own unless I find an unusual or suspicious performance, quality or battery life result. Double-check all performance data and measurements with other review outlets before making a purchasing decision.
Any pricing, availability, or performance information shown was accurate at the time of filming. Please check for any updated information & pricing before making any decisions based on the contents of this video.
For my fellow nerds:
Filmed on Olympus OM-D E-M5 III, iPhone 12 Mini and Galaxy S22 Ultra, thermal imagery captured with FLIR ONE Pro LT, audio recorded on Audio-Technica AT-2020USB+, edited with Adobe Premiere Pro using a mid-2021 Razer Blade 17. - Наука та технологія
A couple of corrections courtesy of eagle-eyed viewers:
1) The original SSD is in fact PCIE 3.0 (not 4.0) - this unit was originally specified to contain a PCIE 4.0 drive and I neglected to double-check the spec of the installed drive. The advertising/promotional material has since been corrected.
2) 09:48 - the included snippet of the screen capture for "flat-on-desk" does not show the 86 degree GPU temperature referenced in the video & the CPU is still running at 55W (vs. the 45w steady-state/PL1 shown in the "elevated" footage) - the CPU does eventually settle to 45w & the GPU will gradually rise to ~86 and remain there indefinitely.
If you spot any other errors please let me know and I'll pin them here :)
What was the resolution of games that were tested?
Fewer ppl talk about the bad sides. This review was a 200% complete review covering the good and the bads. Thankyou soo much for your effort on making such an unbiased review. Keep up the good work.
I'm daily driving this exact spec for work and gaming, and am surprised to see these results. My experience so far has been very solid, as I went in with no expectations of low fan noise or long battery life. The software issues don't bother me and the 'G' key works perfectly fine enabling and disabling the performance fan profile during gaming.
I've made an effort not to tweak or benchmark the device too much as I don't want to add any bias during these first few months, but I haven't 'noticed' any major throttling whatsoever. I have seen very high temps so I can only assume some thermal management is going on, but don't notice any game performance loss.
FWIW regarding fan noise, I never hear the fans during work use - the cooling is borrowed from Alienware, does the job well under normal load.
I just bought mine arriving nexr week tuesday, i am worried i am not going to like it. It was this laptop vs A15 6800H 3070ti, but i wanted alder lake. I am at least hopeful since you love yours.
I'm very surprised about the G key's behaviour on this one, I have two 2021 G15s and even with the latest software updates it works fine on those. Bizarre!
@@NuclearNotebook To be clear I don't dispute any point of your review and appreciate the effort and level of detail - just adding my contrasting take for anyone interested 😊
@@c9k I always appreciate people jumping in with their own experiences! I've only ever got the one unit to form an opinion on so it's hard to accurately gauge what's common and what isn't without some crowdsourced input.
I just bought the same spec model last week. Works really well for me. Although I might upgrade the ssd to a full length.
That's what i call full review. Great job man!
Would love to see a review of the new helios 300 .
Damn you are really good, please keep up with this production quality. No gimmick and straight to the point. Goodjob! I hope in the future you can review mobile workstation.
Omg this review is so good and accurate. Hidden gem of this profound review of the laptop. Always appreciate a brutal honest review, but so accurate!!
Glad you appreciated it
Wow man, this really was detailed! Great job 😍
you are REALLY good at this.. I wish you had more videos! thank you so much :)
That was a very helpful and detailed Review... Thank You 😇 🙏
The best detailed review that I have seen so far....Perfect .
Thanks a lot for such a great review ☺️
Great great content! Complete and well explained, thank you! +1 sub
Thanx the Detailed Review 👍
You content is great. Disappointed u don't have more Company support. Cause your clearly good at making videos.
Keep it up.
6:08 Couldn't agree more, the Dell software needs to be re-written entirely from scratch. I had a bunch of other issues with software, not counting 30+ blue screens during testing.
Seriously, how long has this been an issue for and they just keep persisting with it?! Chuck it in the bin already...
i returned my dell g15 5521 special edition because of the sleep issue. but it is having an AMAAAZING qhd 2kscreen :(
u are the guru for me (NUCLEAR TOO) for buying laptop rn .
thanks a lot guys.
I have a dell Alienware M15 R7 3070ti 12700H..which is also having the same issue of going into recovery mode while waking up from sleep... I kind of waited for you to put a review on your channel and then buy it, but I had to buy it coz of the need for a such machine 🙂
very useful video! Thanks a lot
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
I received mine on Friday, a bit earlier than expected. Haven't found the time to push it & test everything. But this laptop definitely runs hot, you were right. F
The weird thing is that it is also so loud. I think the laptop is given more power than is necessary all the time.
Yeah, it seems to be. Mine gets warm just sitting doing nothing even on battery power. I'm reasonably confident that could be fixed with BIOS/software updates but that's up to Dell.
Great vid with some good tips!
Thank you!
thanks for your very professional work , and I had just paid $2309 with 277 cashback for this laptop. the 2230 M.2 will be definitely a pain ,but it may be used in steamdeck to replace the awkard 64GB MMC(if you have booked a budget version from US). As I had viewed quite a bit test videos, yours are the best which unassembly the whole machine (Most of the test reviews dont even try to touch the fans).
However, the fan noise and temp bad feeling may be just personal. Most of the tests from the others are providing positive feedbacks comparing to other gaming laptops for these. So, it may not be an issue for me, but your point about the up-side-down motherboard is definitely pain my ass for cleaning the dust.
Anyway, thanks for everything and I have subscribed your channel, and expecting your other videos in future.
Very detailed video. Thanks.
@NuclearNotebook Great review, I was looking to buy G15, but with the 2nd SSD issues, I changed my mind now. Can you suggest a good laptop, with specs, such as i7 12700h, 3070ti, 32Gb ram(seen most laptop with this configuration having a default 16gb ram), plus storage of 1tb or 512 gb. My use would be something I would be gaming on it 30 to 40% of the time, while other usage would be related heavy internet usage, plus sim software like Matlab. Budget would be near to 2500 to 2000 usd
I have 2021 Dell G15 with RTX 3060 (130W) and my experience so far has been great.
thanks for the review. found this after i had bought my laptop and was looking for a tear down of the laptop. i appreciate that. this is the first laptop where the head pipes aren't on the bottom of the laptop and it looks to be a pain to get to them. i was going remove the thermal paste and add arctic MX4 since i heard that dell cheaps out on the thermal pastes. did you notice any thermal differences after reassembling vs before? currently when i run the cpu at max 100% in power options and on a easy title i get where its bumping up to the 98C temperature ranges and 60c idle ranges. which seem hot to me.
I applied honeywell 7950 to mine and I do indeed see idle temps in the mid 50's and peak load temps exceeding 100 degrees on this laptop. The gpu on the other hand now hovers around 72 degrees under full load at just under 140 watts, which I consider a very healthy temperature.
Subbed to the channel
Perfect review 👌
Thank you!
Plugged this into a gsync monitor tying both hdmi, and displayport over usb-c, neither would present me with gysnc options in the nvidia control panel. Any way to enable this or not possible?
I've been wondering, given the wide array of configurations between both the Ryzen and the Intel editions, would it be possible to replace the motherboard with an RTX 3050 for the RTX 3070? I've been doing some research and it seems to be the same board (physically) and the only visible difference is the additional components on the GPU side.
Heyy! Planning to buy laptop having i7 12th gen and 3060.
Was planning to buy this but now im confused.
What do you think of new predator helios 300, is that better. Or can you suggest me something?
I am thinking about changing the thermal paste on this laptop but not really sure if temperatures will dip
I still bought this laptop as it was the best for what I need it for. The 512GB SSD wasn't that big of a deal for me but I can understand why some people could find this as an issue If you just want a fast laptop with good specs tbjs is the best you'll find for the price imo
How after effects is working
Hello! Can you pls suggest the best between Dell G15 5520 3060 Gfx(2022)/ Asus F17 3060 (2022) / Legion Pro My purpose is for video production & MUX switch is my priority.
Hi, I'm from Brazil and I ended up buying a Dell G15 I5 12500H 5520 notebook, can you tell me which brand of ram I can put in the non-dell spare slot, and that is dual channel?
The software issues you've mentioned reminds me of my old Latitude E6540, and no those were not happy memories.
The most infuriating has to be the latency issues with the audio, which is unfortunate since Dell does offer some interesting hardware for the money.
It's prime day $1189 for the regular $1399 G15 on Dell's site. I had two of these in the shopping cart. My spouse and I were going to upgrade our 5-year-old Inspiron i7-6700HQ Laptops. After watching your in-depth review, we decided to pass because I absolutely want two separate hard drives, not to mention the other things you pointed out. Thanks, Great Review!!
Informed decisions are the best decisions - glad I could help!
I was suppose to buy today , but this review saved my day. Any update as what did you purchased as a replacement for this?
@@8ksmiff502 this guy is a pc snob
that's a fucking great awesome review. i wish luck and sucess for your channel.
Thank you!
Great review
Thank you!
do you know if soldering a second SSD M.2 socket will work?
great review
So should i wait for lenovo legion 2022 or buy older tried and tested legion 5 ?
I have G15 5510 - G Key not working after updating to Windows 11, any solution ?
would you have the model number for the RGB keyboard? Thanks.
What do you usually do to remove a stubborn screw without stripping it?
thank you for your review.
Awesome review 👍
Thank you!
Hey again, out of curiosity (as i have this exact spec'd laptop) would it be wise to liquid metal cool the CPU + GPU on this?
Basing this off your teardown, seems liquid metal could work on this as its mostly all copper and cant see any aluminium
From memory you can't remove the fans on these to clean dust from behind the heatsink fins without taking the entire cooler off the board, for that reason alone I probably wouldn't want to use LM on one. Would be interesting to see the results though.
@@NuclearNotebook Thats what i was thinking too, seems a bit too cumbersome
Hello,
I am thinking to buy this laptop, because it ´s only with sale around 1500eur. Is it really bad laptop or now its updated and its really good?
thank you
Thankyou for this, stopped me wasting money!
Nuclear indeed! Keep it up!
Do you guys have Keyboard rollover issues? My G15 5515 does not allow pressing more than 3 keys simultaneosly 😐
Fair point on the battery life and noise levels, but I experienced no issues with the g key, putting the laptop to sleep and waking it (except for the horrible s3 sleep bullshit ms/dell decided to leave in the worst possible state on this laptop). I took mine to bits when I got it to apply a better thermal compound (honeywell 7950) which game me a handsome bump in performance and took the temps down a notch. Sadly I was too eager to do the swap and didn't do pre-repasting measurements. I also didn't find any glaring issues with overtightened screws, unpeeled adhesive etc. during my disassembly, though it is a very painful laptop to change thermal paste on for sure.
Overall a high quality review, however I feel like you should've RMAd your laptop, considering the sleep issues. Not sure how prudent it is to review a (seemingly) faulty unit.
Alienware control center is very clunky, but does indeed work for me, however I must say that I did a clean install of windows 11 education to remove all the preloaded crap that comes with the laptop. I also did encounter the issue you had with it not exposing the thermal controls a few times, however the first time it happened was when I didn't fully plug in one of the RGB cables during reassembly and the subsequent times were all fixed by rebooting the computer. I haven't had this issue for months now, assuming it might've been fixed in one of the several updates the control center received in that time.
Oh yes, and the speakers on this laptop are absolute garbage. Not sure if something got messed up with the reinstall, but I pretty much gave up on them entirely, opting for a bluetooth speaker I bought instead. Thankfully, I got this laptop largely as a portable desktop, since I travel often, and for that I'd say it is a good option, but it's definitely trash for use on the go.
this review is out of planet earth, well done!
just received my G15 5520 two days ago after being assured by their support that this version have extra slot for SSD, but i see in comments that it doesn't have one or it does have its space but with no connector or whatsoever! can someone confirm this for me please, and if its true did you contact dell about it? thanks in advance :)
I can confirm that no variants of the 5520 have the second connector for the SSD. It's been deleted across the board this year. You'd need to return it and move to the Alienware M15 to get a similar (nearly identical) machine with two drive slots. Dell have good documentation on the Support website, you can have a look at the "Setup & Specifications" document for any given laptop to see available slots etc. Relevant one for the G15 5520 here: www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-au/g-series-15-5520-laptop/dell-g15-5520-setup-and-specifications/internal-slots?guid=guid-647a9bd6-0be5-4b27-9df1-31e3c269abed&lang=en-us
@@NuclearNotebook thank you so much, appreciate the effort
@@NuclearNotebook Does the 5515 3060 have an extra connector? Its the ryzen edition
Received mine at the start of June, had a hot pixel smack bang in the middle of the screen. Dell said they would only replace if there were 6 or more dead/hot/stuck pixels.
I kicked up a fuss and threatend to take them to the ACCC (Australian consumer watchdog) and low and behold at the end of June, im on the replacement system.
Going down from Windows 11 > 10 is a headache with this and upgrading the 512GB Gen3 SSD to a Gen4 2TB NVME is very much recommended.
Good work getting them to sort it out. Dead pixels & "dead pixel policies" trigger me to no end!
100% mate, just finished watching your video, great video and delivery on your content, keep it up! Subbed
Hopefully Dell can take on your feedback on future iterations
@@oLEMONPLEDGEo Received mine 2 days ago, do you know if Dell warranty covers thermal paste replacement? One of the commenters pointed out that thermal paste replacement is necessary & was wondering if it is possible to get a Dell technician to replace my thermal paste with a superior compound under my warranty.
@@Dani-kq6qq I wouldnt say thermal paste replacement is warranted, this reviewers unit was fine, a cooling pad will be much more effective than a re-paste and you will only know about a poor paste application if you opened it up.
Cooling pad from Kmart (Aus) reduced my in-game temps for CPU/GPU by 10 degrees
So what 3070 do you recommend? I’m in the uk and budget is £1800
Hi there, I was about to buy the version i7/3060 or i7/3070Ti but I came across so many bad reviews (mainly problems about overheating etc) I will mainly use it for video editing and gaming and I really don't care about 2nd slot. I am mostly anxious about thermals as they reduce laptops overall life, but if I repaste with a premium paste wouldn't it be ok? I would like your opinion or another recommendation around the same money
Did you buy this laptop? If you bought this laptop, can you share your experiences with me? Because I think the same as you.
They're using the same cooling system from 2021 (or maybe with some changes for the worse to cut cost?) to cater more powerful processors. That's why the GPU temperature is basically stable and the processor's temperature's peaking all the time. Last time they have solved this issue with BIOS updates.
Isnt dpc latency an os problem? I reduce it by using atlas os and some tweaks.
Watched this after buying said laptop, thankfully the things you said about it that were drawbacks don't apply to my use case but still I hope mine doesnt ship with as many hardware and software issues as yours
Me too, i just bought mine, and i just saw this review now, I wish he released this review a week ago. PANIC MODE ACTIVATED.
Definitely check it over thoroughly when you receive it. I've had Dell products show up in much worse shape than this one in the past but it's still annoying having to effectively finish the job for them. Software issues tend to come and go so you'll have to just see if it all behaves for you, hope you have good luck with it!
Contemplating Between 3060 version of this and Asus Tuf f15.I dont really care about second ssd slot as im just a casual user/gamer not a video editor...The temps and the issues really concerns me ....Any help will be great!...
Hey if you still have this, can you check something? Wondering if this can connect to an external monitor and use g sync on it via the USB C port...
My Alienware m15 R7 is basically a slightly better version of this and Dell stupidly made the TB/USB C port passthrough integrated graphics on my model...
Can't use any g sync monitor unless it's HDMI 2.1, which is useless since most monitors are 2.0 and all 2.1 monitor are 4k and expensive as hell.
Did you solve this? I am going through the same thing, tried hdmi, and displayport over usb-c. Neither gave gsync options
@@jg85 Yeah most likely because your monitor is only HDMI 2.0 and the TB4/USB C goes through the iGPU, making G sync unable to be used in the Nvidia control panel when using displayport.
You have 2 options basically, one being free and the other being expensive. The expensive option is to buy an HDMI 2.1 monitor but then you'll only have 4k 144hz options but no 1440p.
The second is to enable adaptive sync via Intel graphics command center/windows 11. You'll still take a performance hit because you'll be using Optimus, but Intel now has adaptive sync available for iGPUs if your monitor is free sync/ gsync compatible. That's the method I'm doing now and so far it's worked well.
www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/q3jcqd/lets_talk_about_adaptive_sync_on_xmg_neo_with/?
That post explains what you need to do basically to enable it.
what do you think about the Dell G15 5530 , is it any better or worst then the 5520 ?
11:36 can we get the link of your TED talk ?
Thanks for the amazing review, I was planning to buy this model in India during the festive season sale, and because of this review and comments from other users I got to know that there is no secondary storage slot. This was a big deal breaker for me because I like keeping my homework, studies, and coding files in the main drive and games and other multimedia in another one. So when I went to buy a laptop I still went for Dell but the 2021 model (both 2021 and 2022 models are on sale in India). The dude in the Dell shop was trying hard to sell me the 2022 model and came up with a solution that they will upgrade my SSD to a 2TB drive for a relatively cheaper price and make partitions in the drive according to my needs but I couldn't say yes to the offer because just knowing the fact that there is literally a mark in the board for the feature but that has been willingly stripped down by Dell didn't feel good. Also, I saved a lot of money going for the 2021 model and put an SSD(1TB) in the second slot and still left with some money.
Which processor u got?
11260h processor is of which generation? (2021 or 2022)
@@nikhil3417 I have 11260H 2021 model with 16GB Ram and 512GB ssd, this one is of 2021 model year.
@@kartikeysingh6081 bro at what price u got it?
Can u tell me if there is nvidia optimux feature present?
@@nikhil3417 I got it for 70K, my model doesn't have optimus (mux) only models with 3060 have optimus.
@@kartikeysingh6081 ok. Thanks. Enjoy Dell G15😀😀
I don't have that thermal control option in my dell app any help
🔴PLS HELP!!!
- I thought to buy Dell g15 i5 12th gen RTX 3050 laptop. I won't use it for gaming. My main purposes are coding, MBA classes and in future I may use it for Designing. So is it worth buying? Any SUGGESTIONS? Also it is little pricy ☹
hey can you check if the thunderbolt port or any other port in it support type-c pd charging??
Doesn't charge with either of my Dell USB-C chargers (100 and 130W) so safe bet that it's not supported.
What is the actual SSD drive in this laptop? I found in mine it appeared to be a Gen 3 SSD despite the specs stating that it would be a Gen 4 PCIe SSD.
Edit - I complained to Dell and they issued a RMA for the laptop. I also see that they have now removed the reference to Gen 4 PCIe from their ordering page. My understanding is that the gen 4 ssd drives are 2280 devices rather than the 2230 device shown here.
Thanks for flagging that - you are correct, these ship with WD SN730 or Samsung PM991A in 512GB, both of which are indeed PCIE 3.0 x4, or WD SN810 for 1TB+, which is PCIE 4.0. You're also right that the easy visual difference is 2230 vs 2280 for PCIE 4 drives, I should have spotted that but got thrown right off by the original spec sheet claiming PCIE4.0 on all models. How annoying!
Even I am getting a Gen 3 in this laptop however when I bought it was Gen4 on webpage. What we can do now. Kindly suggest.
i've seen even KIOXIA 1TB 2230
This video earned a subscription from me. I love the depth. Also, I have this laptop and the same 165Hz screen, but I can't get Nvidia control panel to recognize it as a g-sync compatible monitor. Help?
Have you checked it while a game is running? If Advanced Optimus is working properly, any game running in the background should enable G-Sync, which should automatically appear in Control Panel. If it isn't, you can try a DDU uninstall + reinstall of the graphics drivers and see if that sorts it out.
8:14 this issue gets shown to me when i play certain games which piss me off sometimes, but then i clean the laptop like cleaning the dust and it seem to go smooth but need to do it more often not sure if there's a solution
Hi sir please suggest me best laptop for video editing coding graphics design and autocad heavy software latest 2022 model budget 1.5lakh
I really want to see you review the MSI Delta 15...its...well I'll just let you look into it
I have a G15 3050, I've just recently started to run into the same problem you stated where it refuses to turn back on and it goes into recovery mode.
Intel or ryzen?
I got the 12500 3050ti version and never got any blue screens. Only paid $850 on sale for mine and am happy with the performance for that price. Did have to add some ram though..no big deal there
Thank you so much for this detailed breakdown! It is absolutely perfect and exactly what i was looking for. I think i am going give the g15 a miss and go for something like the gigabyte aero 5 xe4 or gigabyte aurous 5 (i think they are basically the same but just different panels). I would recommend doing a review on one of those laptops as they seriously lack any one video review at all, that is if you are wondering what to explore next. Thanks heaps!!
Glad you appreciated it! It was actually my own very negative experience with an Aero 15 after a glowing recommendation by a certain other UA-camr that was the motivation to start this channel. I'd be quite interested to check out a new model or another Gigabyte machine so I'll definitely keep your suggestion in mind!
@@NuclearNotebook yeah, after exploring the aero and aorous laptops further I decided that even though they are discounted with the exact components that I want they just have to many annoying decisions that’s ruin them. So I think I am going to go with some that like the Lenovo legion 7 gen 6 (5800h and 3070 instead of 12700h and 3070ti in the gigabyte ones) and get something much more solid but just with last years tech instead of the updated cpu and ram. Thanks again:)
I am also now experiencing black screen all the time now and it's getting ridiculous. Dell knows about this issue with the dell g15 5520, I will be sending back to dell to have them fixed it.
So this laptop eventually made into indian market for 166K INR (delivery and GST included) or roughly 2200 USD, but with RGB 4ZONE keyboard, QHD panel, 1TB Storage, 3 years of premuim support (optional for additional 6k INR), 1 year of McAfee, Microsoft office 2019(McAfee and Office are mandatory SADLY) and G series carry Bag. Do you think i should pull the trigger?
Dell G15 is clearly a great package given the cost but you are looking at some compromises in the long run (Missing 2nd SSD slot, plastic build all around, bad trackpad) and some issues with the software optimisation which impact the battery life and the G key glitches. To me, at this price point, you should be able to have some upgradable options and the glitches just ruin the experience given the fact you are spending a good amount of money. I was also interested in getting this laptop but all these issues that were pointed out in the vid made me re-evaluate my options. I'm waiting on the legion series to drop in India, then I can make a better buying decision myself.
Bit of a delayed reply, apologies! I'm going to stand my ground on this one and say I can't recommend it, in good faith, despite the price - the unreliability & bugginess really got to me while testing it. It's far too irritating and I can't imagine trying to put up with it long-term. I'm also very disappointed at the regression in the quality of assembly compared to last year's G15 and that's a major concern - someone else could easily get one with more serious defects than the minor oopsies on mine. You could look at a similar MSI Katana/Sword or Lenovo Legion however I'm hesitant to firmly recommend either of those before testing them myself.
Did u pull the trigger? I am also from india and the SE version of rtx 3060 model was listed at INR 140K on flipkart (I have placed the order),did you face any issues like bluescreen issues in other varients?
Thanks for genuine conclusion
Just brilliant. I wish I could buy you all the laptops in the world so you could review them lol.. You are just spot on, even better than Jarrod's tech (shhh, don't tell him that)!
Thank you, appreciate the positivity!
Is it worth to buy it in 2023 for 1000~1050 usd? Second hand of course.
That amd advantage edition strix is truly a killer laptop. Saw it drop to $1350 recently (sale ended on 20th june) and with a 1080p 300hz panel with a 5900hx + 6800m, it was unbeatable value. And 10hr battery life is insane.
I've been hunting for one locally with both Ryzen 6000 and Radeon 6000, would love to check one out. I'm not quite clear on whether they've actually been released anywhere in that configuration yet though.
@@NuclearNotebook I'd personally wait for ryzen 7000 and rx7000 laptops.
Have you reviewed the gigabyte aero 5? 4k oled with full power 3070ti's and 3060's sounds killer.
@@NuclearNotebook if you are in Aus, I would recommend the lenovo thinkbook 16p gen3 as your next review target. It had been released and for sale in China and other countries with very nice reputation. I believe it will be available in Aus in next couple of month.
And also, I am expecting the 6800u ultrathin laptop like Asus zenbook s 13 oled ryzen version for budget gaming/emulation laptop as 6800u had been chosen as windows handheld consoles for some Chinese brand companies, like aya, ayn,etc. I hope you can take a look at them and may provide some good videos as well.
How about the i9? I considered buying the one with i9
I just ordered the ryzen 7 version of this , I hope most of the problems are fixed. I should also add that I got a very good deal for this, it around the same as a gtx 3060 laptop.
Can you write your experience with it?
¿Sabes cual es el maximo de memoria ram que aguanta?
Saw a few of these in the Outlet for $1000 USD decided to hold off
and stick with my Triton 300 and RTX 2070 Max Q
I'm planning to purchase a laptop with simillar configuration, do you have any suggestion to go forward with? Quick note - I will be purchasing it from India.
I think of you get the ryzen 7 version of this laptop most of the problems are fixed
Mine was doing that when I first bought it but after updates from dell and Bios update. Everything is normal now. Only issue now is the Battery life, I could only get 2 hours none gaming
Good to know it's not just me getting that terrible battery life! Please let me know if you get it sorted out at some stage.
In the older ryzen edition if you Disable the turbo boost and set minimum processor usage to 1% and maximum to 1% then you will expect a lot more...also keeping the brightness at 30% is more than enough for indoor usages
For Intel try you may try to lock the clockspeeds at 1.7ghz which I found good for my ryzen version
@@NuclearNotebook after talking with Dell and having them remotely try to figure out the reason. Nothing was done. So the end result was I re-installed Windows 11 and that fixed the issue with the battery. I am now getting 9 hours! Of video playback, watching movies. Games getting just about 2 or 4 hours on it now. Windows 11 is the issue, not dell. You can't use windows 10 because the 12th gen intel cpu won't work properly with the extra cores.
I bought a Dell G15 5520 15.6" Gaming Laptop (i7-12700H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 3060) for 1200$
gaming so far is good, battery is ok but it gets warm very quickly
Should I exchange it for a better laptop or keep it, pls let me know
i got the dell g15 5521 SE for $1399 on sale new at micro center. all the software issues you had were fixed as of 12/20/2022. specs 12900h, 3070 ti, QHD 1440p 240hhz, 32 gb of ddr5, 1 tb still only one slot😒. I put a gen 4 7,000 read and 5,800 write nvme. you have to get a copper heat sink from amazon for 7.99 but a steal.....get the 3 year plan for sure. performs better the my desktop pc.
Hey brother! After watching your perfect review I skipped this laptop... please suggest some other laptop with the same budget. Regards
Is the 5521 different?
Ohhhh great thanks for comparing build with 2021
9:55 I doubt that difference is not majorly because of elevation.... It's mainly because of CPU TDP,clockspeeds
Well spotted - I included a poorly-chosen clip from the "flat on desk" screen capture. Ultimately it settles at around 45W on the CPU with the GPU at 86 degrees after steadily creeping up for a few minutes.,
Wht does 1% low mean here??
Agree with Battery life or as you said lack of lol. Probably software updates can improve it. Bought the 3060 version
Considering buying the 3060 version myself, how's your experience so far?
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Just got SE Qhd screen 3060 graphics can’t wait
Battery life is wack and I am disappointed I got the 3050 version
@@eurekaelement833 i also placed order for the rtx 3060 SE (G15 5521 SE) version online, can you please tell me if you are facing any issues (like bluescreen issues in other models).
Does this notebook support charge via c-type??
No
Did Dell maybe just send you a broken laptop? I just find it weird because i have this pc and it works flawlessly under heavy load. Weird..
I’m happy with it. It looks nice, and it’s a lot more powerful than my Ryzen 5 with gtx 1050ti desktop. And it’s obviously portable 😂
Replacing a Dell laptop screen isn't as simple as you make it sound, can be very difficult to align perfectly by hand, unless you find a screen with the mounting strips preattached (more expensive.)
Totally agree with this review. I had the exact same spec'ed laptop, but returned it. Of the all downgrades that Dell applied on this generation of G15 I could not live with the missing 2nd ssd connector the most. The laptop & its power supply are heavy and bulky enough. I don't want to carry an external storage on top . This is a shame because otherwise the performance was pretty solid.
The performance sure is great but yeah, the total package just doesn't add up to a great experience. I wish Dell would at least replace the huge charger with a smaller GaN unit like they provide with Alienwares.
You can buy the mount off of Amazon to use the secondary M.2 space but that's just a hassle. Idk if I should return mine but this laptop is all I have a budget for atm.
@@razermaximyt1672 should I buy it? It’s on sale for australia atm
So what’s laptop you’re using now?
@@thedersstudio a very old high school laptop toshiba
good to see dpc latency has never been fixed sense the g7 7588, 5 years ago
Hey nuclear notebook im gonna use this for editing software and coding wish me luck
In what resolution were the games tested
1080p, apologies for failing to mention that in the video!
I bought the RTX3060 6GB variant from their official refurbished for £750 which is almost 35% of the original price. So far I am happy with it. It is able run light machine learning models which I can deploy on a HPC cluster later. I played GTA 5, Cyberpunk, Hitman 2,3, COD MW3, RDR2 etc same time streaming.
Do you have any issues with CPU running 100% on light games?
@@devosaiditsfire3445 no. the cpu is 20 cores.
Might just be bios or optimization for me
r cpu is hot like on this review? 100 Celcius?