In Poland, ASUS TUF Gaming ASUS TUF Gaming A16 R9-HX370 AI/32GB/1TB RTX4060/4070 165Hz AI, video only, 9 hours 40 minutes of battery life, silent mode without eco gpu, which is available. I will immediately point out that the panel has 408 nits, shines too brightly, at night I use 5-10% brightness which is shocking, too bright screen. You also did not mention the most important disadvantage, look at these Tufs, they have no keyboard brightness markings, without backlight the keyboard is barely visible, it's mainly about the printout.
Have you experienced laptops with metal chassis crack and popp when they heat up a little while gaming, probably expansion and contraction of metal but it jump scared me
i just got a TUF A15 (r9 8945H + rtx4070), a great jump from my old nitro 5 which has rtx3050ti. The battery is outstanding, lasting over 9hr for me (eco mode, 60% brightness). Decision made after consulting Jarrod's videos. Thank you with much appreciation
14th gen just a rebrand of 13th gen just a rebrand of 12th gen. The main component to consider is the GPU which unfortunately due to NVIDIA's extreme monopoly decides the price segment of the whole product. Would choose a 12700H with 4060 any day over a 14900HX with a 4050, even better would be seeing a 4080 paired with an older i7 CPU but such products either don't exist or are in "unattainable" price category.
@@cameronbosch1213 don't buy laptops with those GPUs anyways. A 4070 desktop will outperform a 4080 laptop. 4080 and 4090 laptops cost so much money that you could buy a full 4070 gaming PC and a decent battery life laptop and still have money left for the monitor. Lol
I had an A15 for a week, and I was noticing too many flaws especially with the BIOS system. None of the troubleshooting worked so i swapped it for a legion 7i which was $850 extra but gave me more of a safe feeling knowing it would be less sketchy.
I genuinely believe that the AMD gpus should be checked again, with the implementation of AFMF 2, cards like the 7600S, 7700S and 7600mXT could offer other things compared to the 4050 and 4060. Even the 6800m of years ago feels like a great alternative against the Nvidia competition, the only downside of these is the lack of presence in the market and an older cpu, but I could guess that the price could justify it?
The rx 7600m xt seems like a good deal as it is litteraly the same exact gpu as the desktop version which is a very good competitor to the 4060, sadly however it is litteraly completely unavailable in laptops, atleast in my country.
My Asus Rog Strix GL502V from 2017 still alive but struggling with 1060 6gb VRAM but Nvidia giving only 8gb for the 60 and 70 series on the laptop market is ridiculous so I will keep my old laptop
I sold my dell g7 with an 8th gen i7 and 1060 6gb. I loved that laptop and never gave me any issues only thing I didn't like was the screen and 60hz. 1060 may struggle for new NEW games but I played r6 siege, apex, battlefield 2042 etc etc and it ran just fine. Still a capable machine
@@jponz85 Yup, mine is 7th gen i7 and still going strong but all my gaming is done on my new rig with a 4080. My laptop is for studies only now, with 8 threads I can set up 3 VMs and that's enough for now hahaha
I got a TUF F16 (i7 13650HX / RTX 4060), overall, the laptop is an excellent choice. The battery is surprisingly great, the keyboard, the build quality, performance, temperature are also doing great. I've been using it for a month now. The brightness isn't a problem for me as I only use it when I'm at school and my house. The problem that I actually have is the sound quality, it sounds bad ( the same feeling as you turn on music on a very cheap mobile phone).
@@lorenzoarras2751 Can get "Very loud" If you maximum the fan, but you probably won't do that. The sound is decent in my opinion and you can turn on silent mode which is pretty quiet. The highest temperature for me is 95C and it never went above 95C. Also no laggy issue or whatever.
same, i owned f16 2024 too and the only bad thing is just the fact that the speaker is kinda trash. It's not a problem when it comes to listening to music, but when it comes to gaming for some reason the volume tuned down (I played gta v from epic games) and it gets worse when you set the fan to turbo 😹. although u could just use headsets when gaming
My problem with this laptop (I bought it over a month ago) that if your integrated GPU is active, the screen flickers. You can solve this problem by disabling iGPU and rely on the dedicated GPU, but that will affect battery life.
@@andyH_England Actually, it's not cheap at all. Of course, if we compare it to a legion 7, it is cheaper. But for this price, I would expect a properly functioning device with limited performance. But not issues with iGPU. I worked hard for the money I spent on this device and I bought this because that is what I can afford right now, not because I am a cheap person.
@@zenpy_ Do you use external monitors? If yes, maybe your monitor's refresh rate is not in sync with the iGPU's refresh rate. You should enable G-Sync or FreeSync or whatever sync your system has. I set my laptop on enhanced mode, and I use the dedicated GPU as default, all screen issues disappeared.
How impactful it is on the battery life ? , because i am running the dedicated rtx4060 and i have a terrible battery life even on 60hz and all setting on eco mode. Plus if you wanna game you need the gpu to be set on ultimate so the cpu don't overheat, and that requires a restart everytime!
“Here are the 3Dmark results.” - Love it. The TUF A16 Advantage Edition with RX 7700S was $700 recently and would be a far better value than this. I expect it to fall around that level during the holidays.
@@cameronbosch1213 well even a 3070ti and the rx 6800m beat the new Gen so is clearly evident that this Gen was more intended to reduce temps and increase efficiency.
The noise level difference between Silent and Performance mode in the stress tests is very similar yet turbo mode is much louder, surely Asus could have gotten a better balance with performance mode in regards to CPU/GPU wattages and fan noise.
Can you review MSI Sword 16 next, Jarrod? Just want to know your opinion as it retail price is quite enticing combine with the spec that they offer especially B13VGKG.
Why do people buy these laptops? For that kind of money, you can find a one- to three-year-old used Zephyrus or Legion in good condition. Same or better performance, and definitely better build quality, screen, speakers etc. Thanks for the review, Jarrod. Outstanding as always.
You always do good extensive reviews. But I was surprised because I left automatic subtitles on and I could read your review in Occitan and the automatic generation was actually intelligible.
I got it for 1000€, the 450nits 1600p, 13650hx, 4060, 16gb ram version. Upgraded storage to 2x Samsung 990 pro (already had them) and the jump from the F15 2021 is gigantic, even tho i had it with cpu and ram overclocked and 130w vbios for gpu. Added my old IETS GT500 and temps are amazing. The 1600p 16" panel is really good for working. Already got the fastest 13650hx and 4060 in timespy (n°1), n°9 on timespy, 23k on cinebench r23. Pretty satisfied, especially for the price i got it. In my place, the closest 4060 laptop was 200€ more and with worse monitor and cpu. Ps: with throttlestop, i can get it use 80w on cpu and full 105w on gpu while gaming with full 4.9ghz for all p-core. Undervolt+150w power limit+tdp up+IETS GT500 and it push really hard games that runs at above 140fps
Get xtu this chip is part of desktop dies, you shouldn't overclock it until asus releases the latest microcode update otherwise you could be degreding the chip, i have a g16 and undervolted mines to - 200mv and cache undervolted to - 80mv. And have great temps and performance. You dont need to overclock if anything undervolt it to best extend ur battery life and performance can see gains.
@@gabproductions3312 Every time there is someone saying me how i need to use my laptop. I have different world record for both 11800h and 3060, you don't have to say me anything. I have already one of the fastest 4060 mobile and 13650hx. You can already apply the microcode The 13650hx don't get to dangerous voltages You can overclock and still undervolt (undervolt is different from overvolt, overvolt is different from overclock)
I have a 2020 A15 TUF laptop. The cooling of it sucks because of the chassis and the screen is low quality. Then I bought the 2022 A15 version with a very good 2560 x 1440p, 144 Hz monitor, but the chassis was even weaker and one day, after having owned it for 4 months, writing on it the laptop short circuited and died. Never ASUS again!
I have the ASUS TUF A16 laptop with 7735hs and 7700s for a few months now. I honestly have no problems with it. I set the battery to 80% limit and that lasts my whole day at school and at home too. So that’s about 8+ hours. The fans can be turned off in battery saving mode. If you are not gaming or doing intensive tasks on battery the laptop wont overheat. The screen is fine for me. I don’t use my laptop outside so the brightness isn’t an issue. Only thing I wish it had was a fingerprint sensor or Windows hello.
I would also recommend safely removing armory crate and replace it w g-helper, or if you don’t wanna remove armory crate, g-helper has a option to just stop those, which stops my asus, armory crate n stuff like that
Hey there! Have you thought about reviewing the Minisforum V3 3-in-1? It's a tablet equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and a Radeon 780M. From my perspective, it could be really interesting to see how it performs, especially considering it's a tablet with such powerful specs!
I just picked up the Asus 16 advantage with Ryzen 7 and a rx 7700s for $699 on sale, if the 7700 is comparable to a 4060, thats a great value and will probably go on sale again before Black Friday
Hey Jerrod, the A16 I am looking at has a R9 7940 HX, is that a massive step up from this CPU? I am torn between this one and a Legion 5. I will mostly be using on a external monitor anyways so keyboard and build isnt much of an issue . I am concerned with performance and quality of use.
The 3dmark time spy graphics score is quite suprising, the avg rtx 4060 laptop get's around 10.4k, meanwhile this laptop basically gets a score of 11k, infact my hp victus 15 when overclocked gets a score of 11.1k so the 4060 in the tuf f16 might have a factory overclock.
Jarrod giving that the DLSS 3 and the other DLSS goodies are getting better, and giving that I wouldn't mind compromising using DLSS 3, FSR etc. too much anymore in case the drop in quality is not that significant compared to the native, is it better to go TODAY for a gaming laptop with rtx 3070ti card, or for rtx 4060? What about 4070 (even though from what i understood rtx 4070 laptop doesn't make a huge difference compared to the 4060)? My goal would be to game at 1440p range without stutters at at least (or above) 55-60fps avg, any of these tripple a games you are presenting here at high+ or highest max graphics settings. What's your opinion?
Hi Jarrod, I was faced with dilemma when buying a new gaming laptop, here are my choices 1. Lenovo Legion 5i, i5 - 13450HX, RTX 4050, $1050 2. Asus Rog Zephyrus M16, 12700H, RTX 3060, $ 1300 Which is a better option here? I am not buying Asus TUF again because I am one of the victim of quad core TUF dash f15
So many OEMs give their gaming laptops terrible screens because they just assume they're going to be hooked up to much better desktop monitors for most of their life. OLED or 450 to 500Nit LCDs are the only acceptable screens, IMO.
I was literally searching for a review of this laptop earlier today... uncanny 😂. I'm still on Intel 8th Gen GTX1050Ti LAPTOP Asus Strix from 2018... at this point anything at all is an upgrade.
I would also like to see the Acer Nitro 16 (AMD) test before Black Friday. It seems that this model has one of the best FHD panels that fits the 4060 perfectly. P.S.I understand that undervolting is available only in Intel HX processors? Is it not available at AMD at all ?
Hey Jarrod I was looking to buy the A16 but I saw many people on forums online about issues regarding it just as the blue screen or sleep mode issues. Should I go for it or is it something to not be worried about?
Far more than one problem. Avoid HX Raptor Lake SKUs, they are still failing, and Intel has not addressed them as with the desktop, since they denied "mobile" dies were impacted early on. Asus is getting these older 13th gen chips and boards for a song, since there were so many binned dies. At least Asus dropped the Bob the Builder aesthetic typical for the TUF line.
What are your thoughts on Acer Nitro V laptop with Ryzen 7735HS and RTX 4050 (75W)? It's basically an Acer Aspire laptop with a powerful dGPU and very loud fans.
Never buy the Nitro series, the hardware quality is considered bad and will just start to fall apart in 1-2 years or even sooner if you don't actually take a good care of it
Yeah I want that too... that laptop beats the 4060 and even comes close to 4070 in some games while being cheaper.But there is very limited data on the internet sooo plz jarrod help us out.
my biggest regret is buying a intel cpu i mean it's great if you are running on the cable plucked in but it gets sometimes very loud and battery life is not that great. I have seen a listing of a Lenovo Legion slim 5 with r7 7840hs and rtx 4060 for like 1300€ so that would be a good deal. Sadly i didn't research about laptop cpus that well so I ended up buying a Legion 5i with i7 13650hx and rtx 4060 graphics.
Hi Jarrod Whats your take on intel CPUs crashing , I want to order AMD only coz I won’t be upgrading for a long time and want something that will last Do you think intel’s crashing CPUs have finally actually fixed ?
My take is Intel have said it's not an issue for laptops. Even if you don't believe them, 13th gen HX is more than 18 months old and I haven't heard about them dying, so I tend to believe them. I mean, it would be silly if there is an issue for them and they put microcode updates out for desktop and not laptop, that doesn't make sense to me.
@Jarrod, can you please review the early 2024 TUF a16 with 7940HX CPU? The 7945HX and rtx 4070 model frequently goes below 1600 USD was even available around 1300 USD.
Hayyyyu finally After a week of having my laptop busted out the 4tb sticks and 2tb spares as well as some 32gb ram just to be able to play some Fallout4 with mods wink
I ordered new Asus TUF 16, managed to login once to set up my account. After that, the only things that show is the blue screen or BIOS. It will only go back and forth on these two set up, it’s like a loophole. At the end of the day,I am unable to use it. Not even for a light work. Therefore, I decided to send it back to Asus for fixing. I am first time buyer and I am very disappointed. As for the reviewer, do not just explain the specs, please show them if they can actually use it because in my experience logging in is a pain the ass, and it’s like a loophole. At the end of the day, all I can do is turn it off. The only good thing is their costumer service. She gave me instructions on how to solve the issue, unfortunately it did not work either🤷🤷🤷
Would you recommend this laptop if I had the max budget of 80k Indian rupees. GIGABYTE AORUS Series Intel Core i5 12th Gen 12500H - (8 GB/512 GB SSD/Windows 11 Home/6 GB Graphics/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050) AORUS 15 9MF-E2IN583SH Gaming Laptop ? Any more better recommendations would be nice just inside this budget only.
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 No? I've been using ASUS ROG G15 (2022) for two years and TUF F16 for month and the build quality is amazing, hop on bus and it go with me everywhere, not even a scratch
Guys help me decide on buying my first gaming laptop, I've been stuck trying to choose between msi or asus, I'm considering, MSI Sword 17 HX 17 Intel core i7, RTX 4060 and 1TB of SSD, or the ASUS TUF F15, i7 16GB ram, 512GB SSD, RTX 4050, Which one do you guys think is great for me? I want to used it for gaming and coding at the same time.
Which one should I get LENOVO LEGION 7i CORE I9 -11980HK RTX 3080 16Gb (165w) RAM 32GB ddr4 Or Lenovo legion 5i pro Core i7 14650hx Rtx 4060 8gb (140w) Ram 16gb ddr5
Hi Jarrod, I am going to buy a laptop, but am a bit confused between Lenovo legion 7i 4070 GPU and Acer Predator helios 16 4080 GPU. Can you suggest which one shall I go with.
Hey Jarrod, can I ask how you test for backlight bleed? Do you max out the brightness then take a picture in the dark? I am really curious because I am kind of worried about the backlight bleed on my acer helios neo 16 although I don't really notice it unless the screen is displaying black colors.
brother I have a query regarding my Lenovo IdeaPad l340...I want to upgrade my RAM from 8 to 16 rn I have 16 gb ram ddr4 3200 MHz available, will it be healthy for my Mobo and performance or should I go for 2400 MHz only,in ur video I noticed you install 2666mhz. Please reply. Thankyou.
Get MSI Vector, a steal. 17 inch, i9 13900, rtx 4080 12gb, that laptop it's amazing. I have it for a week. Had Asus and if you want a good grill for your omelette, Asus is your choice.
Hey @JarrodsTech, I’d love to see you review the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608WI-QT012W. It has an AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 CPU, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, and 32GB of RAM. It is priced at 2999 AUD, but I got it at a steal deal. Please review the laptop as I would like to get your expert opinion on it as it is my very first laptop.
Guys dont buy TUF series ive TUF FX505DT...thermal performance is really bad. After 5 years now in 2024 i face constant gpu crashing even in cpu heavy games like valorant, cs2. Ive changed the thermal compound just a few days back, ive bought a cooling pad but its still the same. It sucks ass
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you are in deapth analysor
Between
Acer helios neo 18:
i9 14th gen, 32gb ram, 4060rtx, 165hz refresh rate.
And
Lenovo legion 5i:
i9 14th gen, 32gb ram, 4060rtx, 240hz refresh rate.
Which is better?
@@MikoNazir intels are very very hot,,,fuuuk battery soon ,all intel give bluescreen in games ! buy this ASUS TUF A16 FA608 (give 14 hour battery)
In Poland, ASUS TUF Gaming ASUS TUF Gaming A16 R9-HX370 AI/32GB/1TB RTX4060/4070 165Hz AI, video only, 9 hours 40 minutes of battery life, silent mode without eco gpu, which is available.
I will immediately point out that the panel has 408 nits, shines too brightly, at night I use 5-10% brightness which is shocking, too bright screen.
You also did not mention the most important disadvantage, look at these Tufs, they have no keyboard brightness markings, without backlight the keyboard is barely visible, it's mainly about the printout.
Have you experienced laptops with metal chassis crack and popp when they heat up a little while gaming, probably expansion and contraction of metal but it jump scared me
i just got a TUF A15 (r9 8945H + rtx4070), a great jump from my old nitro 5 which has rtx3050ti. The battery is outstanding, lasting over 9hr for me (eco mode, 60% brightness). Decision made after consulting Jarrod's videos. Thank you with much appreciation
How much was that ryzen version I can't find that anywhere online
What's your screen resolution?
@@muhammadshaffkhilji1574 im in Australia, i paid A$2399 for 32gb version
@@johnsonlye8889 only screen option in Australia is 1080p
hey dude I was looking to buy that laptop. Does it have any issues??
14th gen just a rebrand of 13th gen just a rebrand of 12th gen.
The main component to consider is the GPU which unfortunately due to NVIDIA's extreme monopoly decides the price segment of the whole product.
Would choose a 12700H with 4060 any day over a 14900HX with a 4050, even better would be seeing a 4080 paired with an older i7 CPU but such products either don't exist or are in "unattainable" price category.
ohk mate
Not to mention how few RTX 4080/4090 laptops exist in a decent battery life laptop.
@@cameronbosch1213 don't buy laptops with those GPUs anyways. A 4070 desktop will outperform a 4080 laptop. 4080 and 4090 laptops cost so much money that you could buy a full 4070 gaming PC and a decent battery life laptop and still have money left for the monitor. Lol
Bought a used alienware r4 m17 with a 10th gen i7 10850h, 3070 rtx, 32gb ram, 1tb 980 pro ssd for $500. Yall think I got a good deal?
@jponz85 yes.
I had an A15 for a week, and I was noticing too many flaws especially with the BIOS system. None of the troubleshooting worked so i swapped it for a legion 7i which was $850 extra but gave me more of a safe feeling knowing it would be less sketchy.
I clicked on the notification way too quickly assuming this was the Strix Point TUF A16. I forgot that Asus still makes the TUF F laptops 🙃
F is for f u 😂 . Only A's are good.
F for Fail
I genuinely believe that the AMD gpus should be checked again, with the implementation of AFMF 2, cards like the 7600S, 7700S and 7600mXT could offer other things compared to the 4050 and 4060.
Even the 6800m of years ago feels like a great alternative against the Nvidia competition, the only downside of these is the lack of presence in the market and an older cpu, but I could guess that the price could justify it?
That could be interesting. He could bring out the framework or something
The rx 7600m xt seems like a good deal as it is litteraly the same exact gpu as the desktop version which is a very good competitor to the 4060, sadly however it is litteraly completely unavailable in laptops, atleast in my country.
meh, no companies even care about AMD GPUs in laptops, unless it's either Asus or Framework.
my 6700m of my msi delta 15, can fight too
@@davitdavid7165 Yeah i´m boring of the same intel+Nvidia combo
it's nice to see a numpad on the keyboard.
You are Legend! 😎🔥
I have an Asus TUF F17 and you have exactly said all the pros and cons as they actually are.
My Asus Rog Strix GL502V from 2017 still alive but struggling with 1060 6gb VRAM but Nvidia giving only 8gb for the 60 and 70 series on the laptop market is ridiculous so I will keep my old laptop
I sold my dell g7 with an 8th gen i7 and 1060 6gb. I loved that laptop and never gave me any issues only thing I didn't like was the screen and 60hz. 1060 may struggle for new NEW games but I played r6 siege, apex, battlefield 2042 etc etc and it ran just fine. Still a capable machine
@@jponz85 Yup, mine is 7th gen i7 and still going strong but all my gaming is done on my new rig with a 4080. My laptop is for studies only now, with 8 threads I can set up 3 VMs and that's enough for now hahaha
Now this is a real proper review. Great job! I like the timestamps, helps a lot.
I got a TUF F16 (i7 13650HX / RTX 4060), overall, the laptop is an excellent choice. The battery is surprisingly great, the keyboard, the build quality, performance, temperature are also doing great. I've been using it for a month now. The brightness isn't a problem for me as I only use it when I'm at school and my house. The problem that I actually have is the sound quality, it sounds bad ( the same feeling as you turn on music on a very cheap mobile phone).
Like the quality of the speakers or the quality of the sound when listening through headphones?
@@LandonHosey-h7g Quality of the speakers, sounds great with headphone and stuffs, just the speaker of TUF F16 is poor
Quanto scalda e quanto rumore fa?
@@lorenzoarras2751 Can get "Very loud" If you maximum the fan, but you probably won't do that. The sound is decent in my opinion and you can turn on silent mode which is pretty quiet. The highest temperature for me is 95C and it never went above 95C. Also no laggy issue or whatever.
same, i owned f16 2024 too and the only bad thing is just the fact that the speaker is kinda trash. It's not a problem when it comes to listening to music, but when it comes to gaming for some reason the volume tuned down (I played gta v from epic games) and it gets worse when you set the fan to turbo 😹. although u could just use headsets when gaming
My problem with this laptop (I bought it over a month ago) that if your integrated GPU is active, the screen flickers. You can solve this problem by disabling iGPU and rely on the dedicated GPU, but that will affect battery life.
It is a cheaper laptop and you have to expect it to be less reliable and lower quality than gaming laptops that cost a lot more.
@@andyH_England Actually, it's not cheap at all. Of course, if we compare it to a legion 7, it is cheaper. But for this price, I would expect a properly functioning device with limited performance. But not issues with iGPU. I worked hard for the money I spent on this device and I bought this because that is what I can afford right now, not because I am a cheap person.
Mine actually has screen tearing on RUclips videos when set on igpu mode. Any fix for that?
@@zenpy_ Do you use external monitors? If yes, maybe your monitor's refresh rate is not in sync with the iGPU's refresh rate. You should enable G-Sync or FreeSync or whatever sync your system has. I set my laptop on enhanced mode, and I use the dedicated GPU as default, all screen issues disappeared.
How impactful it is on the battery life ? , because i am running the dedicated rtx4060 and i have a terrible battery life even on 60hz and all setting on eco mode. Plus if you wanna game you need the gpu to be set on ultimate so the cpu don't overheat, and that requires a restart everytime!
“Here are the 3Dmark results.” - Love it. The TUF A16 Advantage Edition with RX 7700S was $700 recently and would be a far better value than this. I expect it to fall around that level during the holidays.
Heck, even a used RTX 3080 Ti laptop from 2022 can beat it! WTF!?
@@cameronbosch1213 well even a 3070ti and the rx 6800m beat the new Gen so is clearly evident that this Gen was more intended to reduce temps and increase efficiency.
Speaking of, how well is that laptop? I want to buy it but haven’t seen any reviews for it
ah nice. new metal band to check out
legion 5 slim on the way can't wait!
The noise level difference between Silent and Performance mode in the stress tests is very similar yet turbo mode is much louder, surely Asus could have gotten a better balance with performance mode in regards to CPU/GPU wattages and fan noise.
how did you comment 2 weeks ago?
It's called Turbo for a reason.
Are you a time traveler?
Great Scott!
Surely you have a Delorean?
@@gab06xRUclips channel member perks. :)
Can you review MSI Sword 16 next, Jarrod? Just want to know your opinion as it retail price is quite enticing combine with the spec that they offer especially B13VGKG.
I've only just started watching your videos, great content and very helpful. Secondly, your music taste is phenomenal, big ups for the Kalmah shirt!
Thanks, and welcome! 🤘
Great review, Jarrod! Looking forward to your take on the Asus TUF A14 and A16 with the Ryzen Ai 9. Still waiting on those!
Why do people buy these laptops? For that kind of money, you can find a one- to three-year-old used Zephyrus or Legion in good condition. Same or better performance, and definitely better build quality, screen, speakers etc.
Thanks for the review, Jarrod. Outstanding as always.
You always do good extensive reviews.
But I was surprised because I left automatic subtitles on and I could read your review in Occitan and the automatic generation was actually intelligible.
I provide RUclips with perfect manually written subtitles, so in theory they should be able to translate it perfectly too :)
I got it for 1000€, the 450nits 1600p, 13650hx, 4060, 16gb ram version. Upgraded storage to 2x Samsung 990 pro (already had them) and the jump from the F15 2021 is gigantic, even tho i had it with cpu and ram overclocked and 130w vbios for gpu.
Added my old IETS GT500 and temps are amazing. The 1600p 16" panel is really good for working.
Already got the fastest 13650hx and 4060 in timespy (n°1), n°9 on timespy, 23k on cinebench r23. Pretty satisfied, especially for the price i got it. In my place, the closest 4060 laptop was 200€ more and with worse monitor and cpu.
Ps: with throttlestop, i can get it use 80w on cpu and full 105w on gpu while gaming with full 4.9ghz for all p-core. Undervolt+150w power limit+tdp up+IETS GT500 and it push really hard games that runs at above 140fps
Get xtu this chip is part of desktop dies, you shouldn't overclock it until asus releases the latest microcode update otherwise you could be degreding the chip, i have a g16 and undervolted mines to - 200mv and cache undervolted to - 80mv. And have great temps and performance. You dont need to overclock if anything undervolt it to best extend ur battery life and performance can see gains.
@@gabproductions3312 Every time there is someone saying me how i need to use my laptop.
I have different world record for both 11800h and 3060, you don't have to say me anything. I have already one of the fastest 4060 mobile and 13650hx.
You can already apply the microcode
The 13650hx don't get to dangerous voltages
You can overclock and still undervolt (undervolt is different from overvolt, overvolt is different from overclock)
I have a 2020 A15 TUF laptop. The cooling of it sucks because of the chassis and the screen is low quality.
Then I bought the 2022 A15 version with a very good 2560 x 1440p, 144 Hz monitor, but the chassis was even weaker and one day, after having owned it for 4 months, writing on it the laptop short circuited and died.
Never ASUS again!
I have the ASUS TUF A16 laptop with 7735hs and 7700s for a few months now. I honestly have no problems with it. I set the battery to 80% limit and that lasts my whole day at school and at home too. So that’s about 8+ hours. The fans can be turned off in battery saving mode. If you are not gaming or doing intensive tasks on battery the laptop wont overheat. The screen is fine for me. I don’t use my laptop outside so the brightness isn’t an issue. Only thing I wish it had was a fingerprint sensor or Windows hello.
@@shockboss4287 Do you have any screen issues? Flickering, blinking, etc.?
And what integrated GPU do you have?
@@kissebb no issues, i have the 165 hz 1920x1200 p screen. I would've preferred the 2560x1600 p screen, but you get what you pay for.
@@kissebb the 7735hs has the 680m
I would also recommend safely removing armory crate and replace it w g-helper, or if you don’t wanna remove armory crate, g-helper has a option to just stop those, which stops my asus, armory crate n stuff like that
@@alarmedbbg3339 Excellent recommendation, G-helper is a fantastic alternative to armoury crate and other asus bloatware. Thanks for mentioning!
It's called the F16. Of course the fans are loud
Kalmah!!!!
Jarrod with the best shirts in the game (and music taste)!
Age of Empires II runs smoothly on it. Excellent game! I really enjoyed playing it on this laptop.
All of my left handed friends use mouse on their right hand. I have never seen a person who uses mouse on his/her left hand
Was thinking the same. Being a leftie, I have always, ALWAYS, used right hand for mouse. How tf would I otherwise use WASD? 🐙
Yeah, I'm also Left handed, however, I always use my right hand for mouse.
Hey there! Have you thought about reviewing the Minisforum V3 3-in-1? It's a tablet equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and a Radeon 780M. From my perspective, it could be really interesting to see how it performs, especially considering it's a tablet with such powerful specs!
Came for the review. I stayed for the shirt!!
Pretty deep review, thx!
I just picked up the Asus 16 advantage with Ryzen 7 and a rx 7700s for $699 on sale, if the 7700 is comparable to a 4060, thats a great value and will probably go on sale again before Black Friday
It looks exactly the same as the one from 2022 it’s quite interesting tbh, basically the layout is exactly the same I have the 2022 one btw
yeah, just some minor changes like the awsd keys are black transparant now and the best one is that the display's bezel is a lot thinner
It's insane how after all these years, Jarrod is still one of the best channels for laptops
Will you also be reviewing the asus TUF A16? Please..
@@YoorCanfly everything's different from the designs to the components (except for the dGPU, it's still RTX powered)
@@YoorCanfly fuck amd
Hi Jarrod. What do you think of MSI Bravo 15 (C7VE-273PH) Gaming Laptop | Ryzen 5 7535HS | 8GB DRR5 | 512GB SSD | RTX 4050 6GB for $900?
Hey Jerrod, the A16 I am looking at has a R9 7940 HX, is that a massive step up from this CPU? I am torn between this one and a Legion 5. I will mostly be using on a external monitor anyways so keyboard and build isnt much of an issue . I am concerned with performance and quality of use.
Very detailed, very impressive
The 3dmark time spy graphics score is quite suprising, the avg rtx 4060 laptop get's around 10.4k, meanwhile this laptop basically gets a score of 11k, infact my hp victus 15 when overclocked gets a score of 11.1k so the 4060 in the tuf f16 might have a factory overclock.
Jarrod giving that the DLSS 3 and the other DLSS goodies are getting better, and giving that I wouldn't mind compromising using DLSS 3, FSR etc. too much anymore in case the drop in quality is not that significant compared to the native, is it better to go TODAY for a gaming laptop with rtx 3070ti card, or for rtx 4060? What about 4070 (even though from what i understood rtx 4070 laptop doesn't make a huge difference compared to the 4060)? My goal would be to game at 1440p range without stutters at at least (or above) 55-60fps avg, any of these tripple a games you are presenting here at high+ or highest max graphics settings. What's your opinion?
Hi Jarrod, I was faced with dilemma when buying a new gaming laptop, here are my choices
1. Lenovo Legion 5i, i5 - 13450HX, RTX 4050, $1050
2. Asus Rog Zephyrus M16, 12700H, RTX 3060, $ 1300
Which is a better option here? I am not buying Asus TUF again because I am one of the victim of quad core TUF dash f15
@@koidchongkai6121 Lenovo Ofc, but get the 4060 one
So many OEMs give their gaming laptops terrible screens because they just assume they're going to be hooked up to much better desktop monitors for most of their life.
OLED or 450 to 500Nit LCDs are the only acceptable screens, IMO.
Good day Jarrod, please make a video on tuf a14
As a metal fan I appreciate the F out of the shirts. 🤘👊
TUF A14 makes more sense to me. light, small but big enough, powerful enough, normal looking and don't over heat.
It doesn't overheat because the power is more restricted, thus less performance.
You should include temps for gaming as well.
@@King_of_hell_three_sword_style It never surpasses 95, I'd say it runs around 80-90
I just bought Gigabyte Aorus 17H with rtx4080 and it's great! But it's loud and all important ports are at the right side. But still, cool laptop.
I was literally searching for a review of this laptop earlier today... uncanny 😂. I'm still on Intel 8th Gen GTX1050Ti LAPTOP Asus Strix from 2018... at this point anything at all is an upgrade.
I think it would have been more uncanny if you had been figuratively searching.
I would also like to see the Acer Nitro 16 (AMD) test before Black Friday. It seems that this model has one of the best FHD panels that fits the 4060 perfectly.
P.S.I understand that undervolting is available only in Intel HX processors? Is it not available at AMD at all ?
Slava Russia ❤
It is not a bad option. I hate when companies make terrible versions of their laptops though. A discounted m16 2023 is a better value
Wait...... No sponsor??
i found this same laptop at 1k, should i buy it or wait for black friday sales?
Hey Jarrod I was looking to buy the A16 but I saw many people on forums online about issues regarding it just as the blue screen or sleep mode issues. Should I go for it or is it something to not be worried about?
I have no informations about that but I have left my review on F16 here, you can find it on comment section. So maybe you might consider the F16
The big problem is it has intel, a company that is morally & ethically corrupt.
Get the LOQ with the RGB and 1440P screen. Much better deal. Or the ROG strix G16 (2024)
Far more than one problem. Avoid HX Raptor Lake SKUs, they are still failing, and Intel has not addressed them as with the desktop, since they denied "mobile" dies were impacted early on. Asus is getting these older 13th gen chips and boards for a song, since there were so many binned dies. At least Asus dropped the Bob the Builder aesthetic typical for the TUF line.
What are your thoughts on Acer Nitro V laptop with Ryzen 7735HS and RTX 4050 (75W)? It's basically an Acer Aspire laptop with a powerful dGPU and very loud fans.
@@skelebro9999 My friend's using Nitro 5 and the build quality is so bad that it's starting to fall apart
Never buy the Nitro series, the hardware quality is considered bad and will just start to fall apart in 1-2 years or even sooner if you don't actually take a good care of it
What would you suggest as the best gaming laptops around the 1k mark !
We recently made a video on best laptops at different price ranges here: ruclips.net/video/mt99vFUtnfA/видео.html
@ thanks mate ! Greta channel too. Keeping it easy to understand !
Watching this on my 1 week old tuf f16...
Jarrod, could you do the analysis of the Asus tuf with Rx7700s? Please
Yeah I want that too... that laptop beats the 4060 and even comes close to 4070 in some games while being cheaper.But there is very limited data on the internet sooo plz jarrod help us out.
F17 test coming bro ? 😊
my biggest regret is buying asus tuf, it suck
oof
why?
same i feeel ur pain explain tho
the intake ventilation is stupidly too small compared to other brand
I run my laptop.... Bottomless
non full size arrow keys.
I don't understand. This is like 30% of the reason to buy a gaming laptop lmao.
my biggest regret is buying a intel cpu i mean it's great if you are running on the cable plucked in but it gets sometimes very loud and battery life is not that great. I have seen a listing of a Lenovo Legion slim 5 with r7 7840hs and rtx 4060 for like 1300€ so that would be a good deal. Sadly i didn't research about laptop cpus that well so I ended up buying a Legion 5i with i7 13650hx and rtx 4060 graphics.
@@felixleuthner2186 TUF F16 lasts so long tho
Why didn't you test the now prev gen omen 17? You did the victus 16. Why not the omen 16 or 17?
Hi Jarrod
Whats your take on intel CPUs crashing , I want to order AMD only coz I won’t be upgrading for a long time and want something that will last
Do you think intel’s crashing CPUs have finally actually fixed ?
My take is Intel have said it's not an issue for laptops. Even if you don't believe them, 13th gen HX is more than 18 months old and I haven't heard about them dying, so I tend to believe them. I mean, it would be silly if there is an issue for them and they put microcode updates out for desktop and not laptop, that doesn't make sense to me.
@Jarrod, can you please review the early 2024 TUF a16 with 7940HX CPU? The 7945HX and rtx 4070 model frequently goes below 1600 USD was even available around 1300 USD.
Can you review the G6 2024 KF? I have this laptop and I wanna see how good it is in your video
opinions on the a16?
Hey jarrod, please rank these laptop gpus from lowest to highest, 3070, 3080, 4060, 4070
4060 offers best perfomance to price
Hayyyyu finally
After a week of having my laptop busted out the 4tb sticks and 2tb spares as well as some 32gb ram just to be able to play some Fallout4 with mods wink
I ordered new Asus TUF 16, managed to login once to set up my account. After that, the only things that show is the blue screen or BIOS. It will only go back and forth on these two set up, it’s like a loophole. At the end of the day,I am unable to use it. Not even for a light work. Therefore, I decided to send it back to Asus for fixing. I am first time buyer and I am very disappointed. As for the reviewer, do not just explain the specs, please show them if they can actually use it because in my experience logging in is a pain the ass, and it’s like a loophole. At the end of the day, all I can do is turn it off. The only good thing is their costumer service. She gave me instructions on how to solve the issue, unfortunately it did not work either🤷🤷🤷
ey Jarrod, could you please test ASUS TUF 17? RTX4070?
There's a brand new asus tuf a16 with ryzen ai 9 out there. Would you mind to review that one?
Would you recommend this laptop if I had the max budget of 80k Indian rupees. GIGABYTE AORUS Series Intel Core i5 12th Gen 12500H - (8 GB/512 GB SSD/Windows 11 Home/6 GB Graphics/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050) AORUS 15 9MF-E2IN583SH Gaming Laptop ?
Any more better recommendations would be nice just inside this budget only.
@@aashishmasih5968 Gigabyte has bad build quality and the insurance is bad too
I was also thinking about buying a new gaming laptop. Lenovo legion 5i (2024) or Asus Tuff A16 / F16 (2024). Which one would you recommend?
Lenovo. The ASUS one have really bad build quality.
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 No? I've been using ASUS ROG G15 (2022) for two years and TUF F16 for month and the build quality is amazing, hop on bus and it go with me everywhere, not even a scratch
Legion bro
Guys help me decide on buying my first gaming laptop, I've been stuck trying to choose between msi or asus, I'm considering, MSI Sword 17 HX 17 Intel core i7, RTX 4060 and 1TB of SSD, or the ASUS TUF F15, i7 16GB ram, 512GB SSD, RTX 4050, Which one do you guys think is great for me? I want to used it for gaming and coding at the same time.
obviously 4060 is better than 4050 when it comes to gaming tho, but u have to look at other aspects that might interested u
Which one should I get
LENOVO LEGION 7i
CORE I9 -11980HK
RTX 3080 16Gb (165w)
RAM 32GB ddr4
Or
Lenovo legion 5i pro
Core i7 14650hx
Rtx 4060 8gb (140w)
Ram 16gb ddr5
@@yassinmohamed3135 5i pro
A processor made in January 2023 is old now? Damn
What?
Excel graphics
Excel graphics
Excel graphics
Where's real tests, where gameplay with monitoring?
Deam!
Showing gameplay is useless - sorry! More details here: jarrods.tech/why-i-dont-show-game-play-for-benchmarks/
please review TUF A14 and A16 2024 with new Amd zen 5 Processor with RTX 4060.
Hi Jarrod, I am going to buy a laptop, but am a bit confused between Lenovo legion 7i 4070 GPU and Acer Predator helios 16 4080 GPU. Can you suggest which one shall I go with.
@@debashishjana6974 How about the other specs
Hey Jarrod, can I ask how you test for backlight bleed? Do you max out the brightness then take a picture in the dark? I am really curious because I am kind of worried about the backlight bleed on my acer helios neo 16 although I don't really notice it unless the screen is displaying black colors.
Please also test Acer Nitro series Laptop for us budget ballers
We are waiting for asus tuf a14❤
i prefer the less childish look of the hp omen 17 2024
Nice, a more expensive 2023 LOQ
Can you review the asus tuf a14 2024 please Jarrod'sTech ?
Hello will you be reviewing the Lenovo 7i pro gen 9? Thanks
i kinda confuse whether to get
lenovo loq Ryzen 5 8645hs rtx 4050 or the intel variant 13450hx rtx 4050
any suggestion jarrod?
3:00 I felt targeted SO hard
brother I have a query regarding my Lenovo IdeaPad l340...I want to upgrade my RAM from 8 to 16 rn I have 16 gb ram ddr4 3200 MHz available, will it be healthy for my Mobo and performance or should I go for 2400 MHz only,in ur video I noticed you install 2666mhz. Please reply.
Thankyou.
If your laptop is DDR4 3200MHZ then go for 3200MHZ, you don't have to lower it
Get MSI Vector, a steal. 17 inch, i9 13900, rtx 4080 12gb, that laptop it's amazing. I have it for a week.
Had Asus and if you want a good grill for your omelette, Asus is your choice.
explain more mate
I like omelette
For how much?
Between
Acer helios neo 18:
i9 14th gen, 32gb ram, 4060rtx, 165hz refresh rate.
And
Lenovo legion 5i:
i9 14th gen, 32gb ram, 4060rtx, 240hz refresh rate.
Which is better?
I have owned a couple of Acer laptops over the years as well as have repaired some. Never choose an Acer unless you absolutely have no other choice.
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 thanks
Hey @JarrodsTech, I’d love to see you review the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608WI-QT012W. It has an AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 CPU, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, and 32GB of RAM. It is priced at 2999 AUD, but I got it at a steal deal. Please review the laptop as I would like to get your expert opinion on it as it is my very first laptop.
Day 2 of asking @JarrodsTech to review ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (FA608WI-QT012W) Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 CPU, RTX 4070 and 32GB RAM.
Day 3, Hey @JarrodsTech please review this laptop
Day 4 of asking @JarrodsTech to review the laptop.
Day 5, @JarrodsTech please review the asus tuf a16 ryzen ai 9 hx 370 rtx 4070 variant
Day 6, @JarrodsTech Please review this laptop
As a person obsessed with thermal, Asus Tuf is nope. I truly wonder why for people who bought this when you had plenty options out there.
Plenty options? What, for example?
@@randy89555depends on your country. You can get a Legion 5 or R7000 with 4060, do you really think there's no other options in $1300?
I really dont care as long as the performance is good. I have the tuf f15 3070 with no problems
@@randy89555for $1300? Lenovo, LOQ, Legion 5, Acer Nitro, Helios 16, HP omen?
does tuf a14 exist in countries other than south korea? would love to see some in depth review in english as well
Guys dont buy TUF series ive TUF FX505DT...thermal performance is really bad. After 5 years now in 2024 i face constant gpu crashing even in cpu heavy games like valorant, cs2. Ive changed the thermal compound just a few days back, ive bought a cooling pad but its still the same. It sucks ass
Hey, make a video on new strix scar 16 (2024) please
I went through 6 ads just to get here lol