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That’s awesome! I hope you enjoy it!

Like a friggin dream, my dude 😊

90-95 is honestly in normal operating zones and you shouldn't really need to. If they're in the high 90's or touching the 100's, I'd definitely use Afterburner to drop the vram hz.

@@ktbpylon Will replacing thermal pads help?

Absolutely - aside from some performance gains from Nvidia driver updates and a BIOS update, not much has changed. The only thing I haven't tried again is flashing the M16 or Scar VBIOS onto this thing.

I hear ya. The 2024 is a beautiful premium machine, and I do think that form factor is ideal for the 4060 and 4070. And obviously OLED is gorgeous. However, I never had an issue with the 2023 build quality or screen. My humble opinion is that it is far and away the best g14 generation ever.

@@ktbpylon I'm happy with this laptop so far. But got once driver issue and cause the error code 43. Solve by my own, but I feels bad since this happened like 6 hours after opening the box and turn on the laptop. Maybe I have to go their service center and make sure it can still work fine.

@@BelieveInPartyError 43 always worries me. Run an intensive game at max settings like Cyberpunk or Starfield. Do it for extended time, like 30 minutes. Do that a few times. If you keep getting the error, getting for service because the last time I had a 43 error, it was a hardware issue with the gpu :-(

@@ktbpylon Got a new one today, except a relatively worese screen light bleeding, everything is fine this time. I think I would accept it. Error code 43 just shock me at that time. Fortunately, I can work on my new G14 for the performance settings this time!

@@spacebarwasd9782 I can take a crack at that, sure :-)

@@ktbpylon thanks bro

In synthetic benchmarks like Timespy, yes. But in practical game performance, very little. Even with the m16 vbios or the scar one, the drivers don’t seem to be able to utilize the additional wattage. Plus, you get the negatives of the usb4 port no longer connecting DisplayPort directly to the Nvidia card. If it was just an increase in power, that would be awesome. But because the vbios is across models, you get weird quirks that really don’t make it worthwhile.

@@ktbpylon so the vbios did boost them but temp throttled?

@@spacebarwasd9782​​⁠the temps honestly didn’t jump by more than a few degrees. There is something wonky with the g14 that prevents it from utilizing the additional wattage, even with a 150 or 175w vbios. There is a workaround with custom drivers and disabling certain Nvidia features, but again, the increase in timespy scores didn’t translate into game fps increases. The juice is absolutely not worth the squeeze.

@@ktbpylon not sure why some owners on the internet claim that it worked... Would've been cool

@@spacebarwasd9782 it can and does work - it just takes a lot more than just updating the vbios. Mind you, I’ve never held a soldering pen in my life, so I’m not the most technical person alive. And who know, things may have changed since I tried? I just know that I tried the m16 and strix scar vbioses and while Nvidia control panel showed 150 and 175w, games never took advantage of it regardless of asus or Nvidia drivers. There are additional things you have to do, and it just wasn’t worth it to me.

I’m honestly chalking it up to poor Liquid Metal application. Thats the only explanation that makes sense. I’ve spoken to people who have this exact predator 18 model, and their temps are all over the place as well. If you’re still under warranty, you can absolutely send it in for RMA and have them properly apply the Liquid Metal - or you can do it yourself if you’re feeling brave. I’m not saying this is right - you should NEVER have to do surgery on a new $2k laptop to make it useable…but it will probably make a big difference.

I believe so? The cpu is a smidge gimped in the g14, just because of the chassis size. But I typically limit my cpu to 35w because it’s diminishing returns above that in most cases.

I find that coil whine is like a random drawing of straws. Mine, thankfully, doesn’t have any, and if you’re hearing some even on silent and you’re able to return it, I would. I’d still get another one, but you shouldn’t have to put up with it if you don’t have to!

@@ktbpylon ok yeah I guess I'll just return it since it is indeed bothering me. Thanks for the reply!

@@samt7603 no worries, my friend. I’ve had laptops with coil whine in the past, and even if it’s a bit during heavy load, it’s distracting to me. Get yourself a unit that doesn’t have it so you can enjoy it stress free :-)

I actually love coil whine lol

I don’t think I could ever find enough words to express “YES” properly. The 2024 is great. It’s got a gorgeous body, nice screen, and looks fantastic. By the 2023 also has a very well built body, a gorgeous 500 nit screen, and a 4080. Yes, it’s a lower wattage 4080, but it’s still a 4080 with 12gb of memory. Add to that 9-10hrs battery life… Honestly, you can’t go wrong with either. I just feel like the 2023 is more compelling and has a LOT of awesomeness going for it.

Nah, I'm pretty happy with the 2023. The 2024 is VERY sexy with all metal body and OLED, but it definitely takes a step back towards content vs gaming. Jarrod did a review video, and the 90w 4070 is close to last place in everything. Which is fine - if you're looking for a gorgeous and thin all metal laptop with an insane oled screen and 11 hours battery life, but can also get by in a game, it's a great choice. I guess that's my problem, though. The 4080 version isn't big - it's still a 14" laptop I get 9 hours of battery from, but also has a 4080. I think it's a definite sweet spot between portability and power. If you really want an OLED that is less bright than the 2023 and a lot less powerful, the 2024 is it.

As an addition to this, my 2023 screen is still just over 500 nits. It’s bright and beautiful, and I don’t think I’d get much extra happiness out of a 400 nit oled.

@@ktbpylon fair point my man I actually have the 2023 4090 version and I'm loving it

@@edwincuret2289 I mean…it’s a bit thicker than the 2024, and the magnesium alloy doesn’t feel quite as premium as all metal…but you have a 14” laptop with a 4080/4090 in it, and a gorgeous bright qhd panel. Pretty darn hard to beat!

Yup! Again, my biggest surprise was the lack of impact disabling cpu boost had on the games I played, aside from dropping temps 20 degrees.

Which wallpaper - the orange/purple desktop one?

The purple/ blue one

It really depends on how important portability is to you. The legion is a beast and I adore them, and you’ll get a full 4080 experience with it. That being said, having a slightly underpowered 4080 in a gorgeous little 14” machine? Yes. A thousand times yes.

@@ktbpylon what do you think of the new g14/g16? i still ordered the 2023 g14 4080 for now

@@RAIIYNMeh. I don’t say that to disparage the new model or anyone who likes it, because it’s a gorgeous new laptop - all metal, very subtle and business like…and honestly, I think the 4070 limit makes a lot of sense for the form factor - you’re still getting a gpu that nips at a 3080ti while only using 100w. However, I still like the 2023 model more. I like the feel of the magnesium alloy chassis, I love the white gamer vibe, I love the anime matrix, and yeah…I love the underpowered 4080. Because it has extra vram and kicks the poop out of the 4070, even at reduced wattage. Besides, the 8th gen ryzen in the 2024 model is the exact same chip as the 7th, just with more AI crap. It’s ultimately going to be about what you want from a 14” laptop. The 2024 model is definitely sexy and hits a component sweet spot. But I still like the 2023 model because it’s a 14” gaming laptop that walks into a party and proudly says “I’m going to mess some crap up. Hold my beer.”

If you follow my steps in ghelper, you should be doing fine without any stuttering! Can you run hwinfo and see what the temps are during playing? I’ve noticed that all 40 series laptops have insanely high vram temps that hit 110 and throttle - I think hwinfo calls it video memory junction. If those are crazy high, that might be the issue, and I can help you with MSI afterburner to fix that!

@@ktbpylon well I'm not very tech savvy at all so I have no idea how to check temps while playing also I have the 4090 variant not the 4080 like the one you have, another RUclipsr asked me if my laptop is thermal throttling but to be honest I have no idea if it is or not I would really appreciate if you guided me on how to optimize my laptop to have it running smoothly.

Yikes :-( What game are you playing?

@@ktbpylon cyber punk

The 4090 will obviously perform better, but as much as I love the g14, anything over a 4070 is a bit of a waste. The 125w 4080 usually hovers around 110-115, and you leave a LOT of performance on the table considering the cost. Between the 4080 and 4090, I honestly think the 4080 makes more sense.

@@ktbpylon thanks so much for the reply ✨ One last question however: will the 12gb vram and 16gb vram difference be noticeable?

Being someone who has four different gaming laptops in their house right now, I am severely impressed by the 4060 and 4070. While I obviously love the 4080 in the g14, I do think the 4060 model makes more sense - the 60 and 70 max out at 100w effective, and a 14” thin and light is a great place for that. This is just anecdotal, but both the 4060 in the legion pro 5 and the 4070 in the slim 7i feel like they perform about the same, if not slightly less, than the 4080 g14. My only guess is that a 125w 4080 (usually 115w) leaves a ton of potential on the table. Again, I love the 4080 g14 and have zero regrets. But I am telling you that saving money and grabbing the 4060 version will make you incredibly happy. It’s a very capable gpu.

Haha yeah logically the 4060 makes sense. But the 4080 version also has that mini led screen.@@ktbpylon

what tdp does the 4080 model has? because i am thinking of buying the new g16 with rtx 4080 and tdp 115 watt but i dont know if this is good or i better go with the rtx 4070@@ktbpylon

I got the same but I'm worried cuz the heat and the ssd I would like to upgrade it with 990 pro from Sam but I think the controller side will touch the morher board 😢

I really appreciate the nice comment! I’m going to post a follow up with updated suggestions around wattage settings for each preset. I think I’ve found the sweet spot for silent which gets me around 9 hours while still having a fully functional machine.

Hey there! Thanks for the kind words! First, the balls stand. Here is a link to it on Amazon Canada. If you can't find it, you can get the general idea and look for something similar: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07NKP4MPZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 For the pac man gif (Thanks to iambored35 on reddit): drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_FsWd2CAjAK13t82ZucTlNGabuI3laWF - It's in the Gaming folder

@@ktbpylon thank you

On the pac man gif how were u abre to adjust the speed to slow down in g helper.

Thank you for the nice compliment! I haven't been gaming much - I'm actually working on a YA novel for my kids which has eaten up my time, but I'm going to do an updated Phantom Liberty/Cyberpunk 2.0 video, as well as one for Space Marine 2 when it comes out!

I'm glad my pain and stumbling was funny 🤣 Seriously, thank you!

Appreciate it! I'm old and not cut out for this, but am happy to share for any others in my situation.

@@ktbpylon I was also looking for videos on the 4080 spec and didn’t find many examples, so your tests are really valuable :)

@@Lank871 That’s the main reason I did the videos :-) I guess that’s the problem with a laptop that has such a wide variety of options - reviewers either get the more “entry” one with the 4060 or the top of the line with 4090.

It’s a beautiful beast and will serve you well!

That’s a tough one, because the Zenbook is a solid option! Honestly, as much as I love the 4080, I think a 4070 makes more sense in this smaller form factor. For the vbios, I can get you links, but you wouldn’t be able to benefit at all from it. The extra wattage isn’t used, and it messes up what ports can display video.

@@ktbpylon If you could send the vbios links that would be great I already know the risks but I'm a tinkerer so curiosity would kill me. As for deciding between the g14 and Zenbook both have heavy pros and cons with the g14 having better performance and battery life while the Zenbook has a better screen in 120hz Oled, build quality, sd card, touch. The deal breakers on the Zenbook that makes me lean towards getting the g14 is no vrr, the 8gb vram not being future proof and the Canadian version of the Zenbook not having touch. Very sneaky from Asus as the price is the same as the US msrp and you have to look on the specs list in detail to notice it. Still even with the current discounts $2999 on the g14 and $2500 on the zenbook is steep, but both would be nice upgrades on my reliable Legion 5 2060 (115W).

@@todoroki4418 I’ll get those links up at some point today or tomorrow. For what it’s worth, the g14 build quality is incredible, the non-mini-led screen is still over 500 nits and beautiful, and the 8gb vram really only matters at 4k right now, and 1440p in the future. My daughter has a legion pro 5 4060, and she’s running Starfield on all high at 1600p at 45-60 fps.

​@@todoroki4418consider the lenovo pro slim 9i too, to me it seems like a better version of the zenbook (mini LED glossy is almost as nice as OLED without burn in)

Thanks for the kind words and congrats on the purchase! I'm absolutely loving the balance of power and portability. For the magnetic ball stand: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07NKP4MPZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 When you say my screen, are you talking wallpaper?

Much appreciated! I'll be posting another video tonight, showing ideal settings and performance in Starfield, and I'll talk about this in the video, but I noticed something. The G14 can perfectly handle any game you throw at it, but Starfield brings it to its knees thermally. With settings at ultra and at 1600p, the CPU temp stays around the low 80's, even with the tweaks I mentioned in my video, while the GPU is mid-high 70's. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but I found that my G14 completely shut down mid-game twice while hovering at these temps. I don't know if it's Starfield-specific, or my particular laptop has a lower safety power off threshold. Note that this was with the optional 280w power supply and simply elevating the laptop. I picked up a used IETS GT300 to test, and with the same settings, am down to the low-mid 70's. I also switched back to the original 240w power supply, because the laptop wasn't exactly drawing additional power for the GPU with the extra space. Running the game at medium settings has the laptop as cool as a cucumber, around the mid 60's. So far, this is the only game that has caused such wild swings in temps depending on the graphics settings. I can't confirm if the different psu was the cause of my shutdowns, but I suspect that was the issue. I'm curious if any other G14 owners experienced similar issues with the game, but the radio silence on reddit leads me to believe it was my stupidity in buying a different psu.