Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition 2021 Gaming Laptop One Week Later Problems Fixes and M.2 SSD Install
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- A follow up review where I tried to answer most of the questions left in the comments from the initial review. This one is bit long winded, but I've included timestamps to help find the part you might be interested in.
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This link should be the real bracket, but I haven't tested it:
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The Samsung 980 is the m.2 drive I used:
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This model specs:
AMD Ryzen 5800h
Nvidia RTX 3060
16GB Ram
512GB SSD
FHD 165hz screen.
Spoiler Alert: The Dell G15 Ryzen Edition is a great laptop especially for its price!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Chassis flex
01:15 Weight
01:46 Bios
02:40 Trackpad and Keyboard
04:00 Alienware Command Center
05:43 ACC Thermal/Fan Settings
07:23 ACC Power Management
09:35 Mechwarrior 5 Test
15:10 COD Warzone Test
18:54 M.2 Mount and SSD Install
22:03 What is Optimus and Mux Switch
24:50 VR Oculus Link Problem
27:16 Temperature Rant
30:09 Battery Life Rant/Tips
31:24 Closing Remarks
Thanks again for watching! 
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good vid bro! I just got mine and still enjoy seeing everyone's reviews. I'm in love with this thing. Super quiet like you said fans rarely need to kick on unless gaming. Nice and quiet lots of battery life too
what is the tgp? u have intel o ryzen?
Is you have ryzen machine, is there any heat issue ?
Hey bro I really really want to buy the dell g15 ryzen version can u tell me how’s your experience especially performance and battery when normal usage?
Im getting mine this week!
Awesome review - received my G15 Ryzen a few days ago with 165Hz screen and 115 W GPU - so far so good! Played some No Man's Sky last night on all Ultra + DLSS, got 90 to 110+ FPS. I was impressed by the pitch of the fan, even a full blast it wasn't not whiny or unpleasant. I did try NVIDIA's Whisper Mode, but I think that borked the settings for NMS, in the end I fixed it by restoring the Windows factory image! Thanks for the insights!
Yeah the fans are fairly quiet for the amount of air I feel it pushing out. I did a clean install anyways after the reviews and maybe it’s placebo but I feel like it runs a bit faster and cooler.
What about heat ???
It’s still set to a max of 100 on the CPU so you’ll see that occasionally. There’s been a few bios updates that fixed the default fan curve though so it’ll turn on earlier. If you’re talking about the chassis it doesn’t get hot.
@@Loaded0
Well brother 🥲🥲 .. I am from Egypt. I want to buy a laptop in the range of $1600, what do you suggest for me??
I don’t know how laptop prices are in Egypt, but if you’re worried about the hot weather there are cooler running laptops. Lenovo Legion models are supposed to be good. Asus zephyrus line uses liquid metal so those might be good too although they’re made more for portability.
Perfect timing, just bought the laptop this morning! About to check your video to see if it was a good purchase!
I noticed it just went on sale again right after I made this video. It is a good purchase. Enjoy it.
@@Loaded0 its super good if you look at the price
We like asked dell to reduce the prices of the high end gaming laptop and with this laptop they said yes
@@rainbowstar1238 heavy in the game
Got one a few days ago. It’s on its way!
Good Job Bro!..Waiting for my Dell G15.....your video definitely aided me..Thanks!
Thanks! It’s a great machine. Definitely a good deal.
Thank you so much for the video!
Great review!!!
Very informative vid.
Don't apologize for the "rambling" as it came off as very personable.
Thanks the compliment!
Great video, we were under the impression that you don't need a bracket for the second M2 port. I don't understand Dell, they make a decent laptop with good upgrade options but if you want to upgrade it - you'll need to purchase extra parts for Amazon - or to contact them to teach you what to do...
Yeah, it probably comes from their deeply rooted business sales side. They want to sell those support plans or think big businesses already have their own hardware support people with parts. Out of touch with their general consumers for sure.
It's because the average person buying a 850$ laptop does not need a *second* SSD, they need actual storage (yes yes I know high capacity SSDs exist, they cost too much for anyone buying a 850$ laptop). But there's no SATA ports, so you'd need an external hard drive or something.
RAID 0 sucks.
@@Loaded0 I've been using Dell laptops for 15 days and that's it. It is a scandal that you need to buy a bracket for the second M2 port . Not only is it not included in the set, but Dell does not sell this part at all !!!!!!!!!! I dont fu*king belive!!!!! They don't sell the part needed to connect a second SSD. Are they stupid? In Poland i have to order it from China!!!!! Never ever ever ever i will buy anything from you again. FYOU DELL
Hey bro I really really want to buy the dell g15 ryzen version can u tell me how’s your experience especially performance and battery when normal usage?
Hi Loaded0! Thanks for the detailed review. Really liked your style :D
I have a somewhat unusual question though. I'll be starting my Master's in Data Science soon in the US, and I need to purchase a new laptop before September 2021. Are "gaming" laptops such as Dell's G15 and Lenovo's Legion 5 acceptable in a more professional work environment? I'll be carrying the laptop to all my classes and I'll definitely do a lot of coding on it as well. But I also want the option to play some fun AAA titles when I take a break from work/studies. Just a bit unsure about whether the design aesthetic will come across as too childish/unprofessional haha. I obviously intend to disable all RGB and only consider laptops with a more muted design aesthetic. Your thoughts?
Yeah I think a lot of gaming laptops will be fine professionally. This G15 does have an interesting color scheme though that you might not want and the legion 5 has a pretty big logo but both can be covered up with skins if you want.
I think the biggest issue would be portability and battery life. Most of these machine are big and heavy and will probably look odd compared to all the MacBooks and sleek business laptops. Battery life could be bad unless you know what setting you need to change. Out of the box most gaming laptops are set for performance and not battery saving.
You might want to look into the Asus Zephyrus or Razer laptops which are specifically made for portability and longer battery life. They’ll be a bit more expensive and have less TDP for the GPU but are still very good for any games.
Thank you for the very sufficient review! I just wonder that has every model G5515 4 zone backlight keyboard? Or depends on the details of the model?
Depends on the model. Most of them seem to have orange backlighting only. I’ve also heard some have white only.
Thanks this was very insightful. I had one concern. I'm planning to buy
a XPG Gammix P21 1TB SSD but I just noticed that it comes with a pre-built heatsink lol (which I don't think will fit in the laptop?)
Can you recommend any SSD in case that doesn't fit?
I’ve read good things about most Samsung SSDs and SK Hynix SSDs particularly for temperature and power consumption which is helpful for laptops.
nice reivew ...well done
Thanks!
Great video! I bought the g15 after your initial review and am looking forward to receiving it even more after this one. One question I have is about the second SSD. I saw the bracket you ordered, but did you install any thermal shield or heat distributor for the second SSD?
I was thinking about getting one for it, but after reading up on recent m.2 drives it seems it's not necessary. That's especially true if it's the secondary drive. Just like thoughts on CPU temps, SSD temp worries are just a relic of the past. If you plan on doing large file transfers for extended periods of time a heatsink may help, but the beauty of these super fast SSDs are that file transfers are fast so heat doesn't accumulate for long.
Also a funny tidbit and tip is not to remove the labels on the m.2 drive. According to the product page for the one I got here:
www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/980/
That flimsy looking label is actually a heat spreader.
@@Loaded0 I wanted to ask about SSD compatibility. How should I look for compatible drives for the ryzen version? Crucial has a system advisor, and it shows compatibile drives only for the intel version. Ryzen version shows blank.
Thanks for your time.
@@akashkakati2860 Any m.2 pcie drive will work. To get the best speeds get a gen3. The gen4 will work too but you won't be able to get the top speeds anyways and they cost more. Samsung and SK hynix are considered some of the best and prices are comparable.
Thanks for this. Waiting for my unit to arrive. I was not able to catch though if you mentioned the battery charge options? Wherein you allow up to a certain % of charge? Does it have that option? Thanks again!
I think is saw something like that in the Dell Power Manager. It might not let you set the percentage manually but one of the modes limits it from charging fully all the time.
@@Loaded0 Thanks man. Appreciate the reply
You can set percentage through power manager software. Go to customize
Do you need a heat shield or did the m.2 come with one? I read on some forums that along with the mounting bracket they bought a heat shield as well for the ssd expansion. Is it needed?
Not needed but recommended. If it heats up too much you’ll get slower speed on the SSD. I’ve had no problems without a heat shield using my SSD as a second drive just for games.
Amazing video ! Does the same model laptop support gen4 m2 ssd ? Will the Samsung 980 pro ( with heat sink) fit in this laptop?
It will support the gen 4 but at gen 3 speeds. The official heat sink that comes with the 980 pro will probably not fit though.
Interesting review. I am intend to get laptop for data analytics and video editing purpose. I have shortlisted Ryzen edition laptops for robustness to pull intensive data works. With your experience using Dell G15, would you recommend Dell G15 Ryzen for my needs ? Will it heat up faster ? Thanks
It will heat up to it’s max of 100c, but it won’t affect performance much. I use this to edit videos in Davinci Resolve and it works great.
@@Loaded0 much appreciate your prompt response. I will strongly consider this laptop subject to availability in my location. Thanks :)
You can also control temps pretty well with vsync or an fps limiter. This way is doesn't work hard unless the gpu struggles to deliver 60fps. Both gpu and cpu will be much cooler if you target only 60fps. Going from solid 60 to fluctuating 80-140 fps won't really make you a better gamer unless you're extremely skilled and able to take advantage of the miniscule latency difference otherwise just turn on "low latency mode" in the Nvidia control panel and forget about it. Enjoy the idea that your pc is not pegged to 100% throttle constantly and instead only flexes when it needs to 💪Use the extra rendering power for better graphics instead of more fps.
I agree with that. Most games I play are fine at 60. I do try to get higher frames for multiplayer games though mostly because they often can have sudden frame dips. The higher fps along with freesync will be like a buffer to keep the gameplay smooth.
Yeah this is pretty accurate, I do set a frame limiter to 144FPS specifically when I'm playing Valorant though. Since I play on a 165Hz monitor, but HDMI only supports up to 144Hz
i thought that vsync only shows 60fps but the gpu renders max frames, i ddint know it would reduce temps
Undervolting is also a nice way to reduce temps on CPU and GPU, Dell has its bios locked so you need to mod teñhe bios to unlock undervolting but there are pretty nice tutorials to follow and they are not that complex, I managed to do it myself and it does improve temps and performance
hai, just wanna ask im having trouble choosing between lenovo ideapad slim 5i and this laptop, im the freshmen taking mechanical engineering and gonna run solid work. min share your thoughts? thanks!
Sure this should be an easy decision for you depending on what your needs are going to be. The Slim 5i isn’t really a gaming laptop, but should be good for work and school type applications. It’s made for portability.
The Dell G15 is a gaming laptop which means it’s powerful and can handle everything the Slim 5i can and more, but with the trade off of not being as portable (weight and size) and very power hungry. If your application uses the gpu the G15 will also have less battery life. It looks “gamer-y” and the fans can get loud so not really great in a professional setting.
Hi, thanks for your work.
What do you think about the i7 version ?
I’ve heard that the 10th gen Intel models are not as good as the 11th gen Intel models or this Ryzen model due to lower TGP of the GPU. Besides the performance difference it might also have less battery life for the same size battery during non gaming uses.
It is a really nice review I want to buy one myself , but I was wondering about the color accuracy and the brightness of the screen I think I'll go for the i7 11th gen with 165hz . What do you think about it ?
I believe the specs for the 165hz screen is 100% sRGB and brightness is 300 nits. Good color and enough brightness for indoor conditions.
If the screen is important to you stay away from the 120hz model though. All reviews say it’s bad.
@@Loaded0 thank you very much
Thanks for the Ray-Tracing comment at 10:23. I'm considering getting the G15 model with the RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 instead of 3060, so it would be a lower benchmark. I saw your points at 31:24, but do you or anyone have any information on what I'd lose if I don't buy the RTX 3060 model?
There’s a pretty big gap in performance from a 3050 to a 3060. Realistically you should be able to play all game out there but just lower settings. Think medium or even low for some newer games to get at least 60 FPS on a 3050. If that’s ok with you or if you have a hard cap on what you want to spend then there’s no problem getting the 3050 model.
One thing to note though. Last gen laptops should start getting cheaper and older 2070 laptops might do better than the 3050 in a lot of cases.
@@Loaded0 Thanks for the advice. I went with the 3050 because Dell Canada had 31% off with sale and coupon on some select models (Ships in a month so I can still change my mind or find an older 2070 like you suggested). Additionally, not every model that was on sale in the States was on in Canada (U.S. had a 3060 for $850ish). Specifically, 3050 was $858 Canadian and 3050Ti models were around $1,079 - 1,169 Canadian. The only 3060 model on sale was $1349 Canadian (31% off with Sale and Coupon). Great deals on high-end graphics card laptops, but outside of my price range. Considering my last laptop was an i3-4030U dual-core, this AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H 6-core with RTX 3050 will be a significant jump for me. My video editing and low-end gaming requirements are met. High-end gaming can wait till a PS5 materializes or while I'm working through my PS4 game backlog. Thanks again. Stay safe.
@@unknown123455 How is it for you so far? Thinking of buying but I'm worried about its massive size and weight, also how's battery life doing normal tasks
@@samuelehimah2514 Hey. Thanks for the reply. I'll try to keep it brief:
Pros:
•Backlit keyboard is only red but has 3 settings. Fades naturally after not using it for awhile. Can be adjusted
•Well-designed keyboard with easy to type keys and plenty of space for my wrists
•Dedicated High Performance Button with adjustable settings.
•Screen is clear, crisp and bright. Refresh rate can go between 120hz to 165hz at highest settings but its locked at 1080p. I haven't tested if it can output 4K to an external monitor but I didn't see it listed in the display settings.
•Laptop weighs 2.81 kg (6.19 lb). A little bulky but easy enough to move around. I got a carrying case from Dell, so I recommend one.
•In terms of gaming I stuck to Ryzen 5 because very few games require Ryzen 7. I tried Vanquish and Thronebreaker and Chrono Trigger. All 3 were at 60fps or higher. Haven't tried high end games like Elden Ring, but it should run stable.
•Check Specifics on Dell Technologies Website.
Cons
•Storage: The Dell G15 5515 supports two M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive. The M.2 drive is the primary drive of your Dell G15 5515. I only got a 256GB and most of the current ones available are sold out or not M.2s due to supply shortages. Plus the PS5 and Xbox Series use the same SSD models. I recommend a 1TB or higher model with your initial purchase. As shown in the review if you need to modify it later, it's easier.
•No SD card reader. You'll need a USB adapter.
•Too many programs to manage settings. One by Dell. One by Alienware. One by NVidia Be prepared to look up menus and jump through hoops for some settings.
•This might be specific to me, but when my laptop turns on it connects to the Wi-Fi instantly, then disconnects and reconnects in less than a minute. It's probably just the User login interrupting it or the wireless card and my router don't mesh, but it still runs beautifully.
•All Dell laptops come with Dell Support Services for a year and a Mcafee Virus protection for a year. Use them. After the first year, they are separate services that need to be renewed seperately. Also the Mcafee VPN disconnected regularly. Still works but its occasionally intermittent. Also while connected to VPN, I couldn't type RUclips comments because your account is locked to the country you're in. As long as you're aware of that, you can get use out of it.
Hope that all helps. Once again, check specifics for the G15 model through Dell Technologies Website.
Thank you so much for the video. I’m considering buying this one. Can it be charged with usb c?
No, unfortunately no USB C charging.
I'm planning to get the Ryzen 5 5600H and 3050 version. what about the audio driver? will it be able to drive my cans which has 250ohm? or i have to get an amplifier for that? I'm planning to use it for audio editing, podcasting, and game streaming.
I don’t know much about audio, but I can tell you the headset port has pretty bad audio recording. I tried with a mini shotgun mic and it was not good. Playback through headphones is fine, but it’s a bit weird that it’s so loud. I keep mine on volume level 6 out of 100 in Windows. I probably have to mess with the audio setting in Alienware Command Center. It’s also only one jack so an amplifier is probably a good idea.
Do you recommend a 1080p or upgrading to a 1440p monitor for gaming? thanks great vid
I personally feel like on a 15 inch screen 1080p is great. I also like to use Windows at 100% scale so 1440p will make things too tiny. A 3060 can handle pretty much anything at 1080p, but you might want a 3070 or 3080 for high settings 1440p gaming.
so... is it really necessary that copper heatshield for the ssd? my g15 5510 didn't come with the mounting bracket or the heatshield... i was just wondering if i can just mount the M.2 suing only the bracket but not the heatshield, will it affect performance somehow?
It can affect performance if it throttles the speed due to heat. This usually only occurs while writing or reading large amounts of data at once for a long period of time which isn’t common usage. Usually a heat shield will just allow it to go at full speed for longer in this case.
Normal use; playing games, work stuff, or browsing, etc you won’t have performance problems without a heat shield.
Great video, but I have a question, if I want to upgrade the ssd to 2tb ( I see the manual supports at 2tb pcle .4), I will need to buy 2SSD of 1tb? Or once of 2tb?
You can do it either way. It’s 2TB per m.2 slot so you can actually have up to 4TB total.
i want to add a second ssd on my dell g15 5515, in particular the samsung 980 pro, and allocate on it only the games and leave all the rest (OS,drivers...) on my primary ssd. Do you think is it a good idea, and colud it works properly?
Sorry for the late reply, but yes that's exactly what I did and it works well.
Hi there, just wanted to ask a question this since some time has passed since the vid. How have the temps of your SSD been without the heatsink? I am currently looking into getting the mounting parts for the second M.2 so wanted to know.
While I don’t really monitor the temps all the time I haven’t noticed any performance issues. It’ll depend on the SSD (this Samsung doesn’t get too hot according to reviews), but worst case is that it’ll throttle itself and speeds will drop dramatically until it cools down. Writing to drives causes the most heat. I use it as my game drive which is mostly reading so no issues there.
Ah I see. I've looked up temps on the crucial ssd just now, they seem quite similar to the samsung's.
I'll be going with the no heatsink option for now.
Thanks!
Yeah I would recommend using a heat sink if it’s your main Windows drive, but if it’s a secondary drive it should be fine.
I know this is late but if you get the Dell mounting kit form Dell or the Bay, it comes with the heat sink.
Will dell power manager works on this laptop? Curious for battery conservation like it possible to do with Asus and lenovo laptops.
Yes, it’s preinstalled. It’ll let you choose a few different modes to help extend the life of the battery like not charging to 100% every time.
Hi! Ive been having this problem for hours and I have no clue how to get my Alienware Command Centre to work! I dont have the Home or Fx tab and i am wondering if yours came preinstalled with those options working already or did you have to download something else or troubleshoot it? So far, I have restarted my computer, downloaded the most recent driver and repaired the app twice. Genuinely curious please help!
Sounds like you tried all the steps I would have. I’m not sure about the Home tab, but the FX tab won’t show unless you have an RGB keyboard or another Alienware device like a mouse.
good job
Hi Loaded0, u do know what is the maximum supported storage on a single SSD slot in the Dell G15? Is installing a whole 1TB SSD drive on one of the SSD slots possible?
According to Dell documentation it’s 2TB per slot. You can have a total of 4TB.
@@Loaded0 Thanks a lot for the reply!!!
Any update on oculus link? Did it start working or are you still using virtual desktop?
I haven’t tried it for a while, but I did get it to work. It wasn’t stable though and would crash/disconnect occasionally. It might be my cheap generic cable, but the same cable worked on my desktop fine. Still has the banner in The Oculus app saying the specs might not be supported too.
I should give it another try since we can turn off hybrid graphics now, but virtual desktop has always worked either way.
Will a NVMe 1.3 SSD like the 970 evo plus work with this laptop? My laptop supposed with a WD SN 530 which is a NVMe 1.4. So I'm not sure if a 970 evo plus work with this laptop. Google search didn't provide with an answer
I think both those models are gen 3 which this laptop supports. Even if one of gen 4 though it’ll work since they’re backwards compatible.
Hey bro I really really want to buy the dell g15 ryzen version can u tell me how’s your experience especially performance and battery when normal usage?
I have a series of videos on how the g15 runs and that pretty much hasn’t changed. It’s a great machine if most important to you is high performance and battery. It lacks a lot in other areas like port selection, charging features, and software features. Also for the time being Nvidia’s driver breaks the brightness controls in Windows 11 when using hybrid graphics.
What is the battery backup of your dell g15 ryzen Edition gaming laptop
And how much time it takes for full charging ?
It’s an 86whr battery that take 4 hours to fully charge with the laptop off from empty.
In my opinion this is the best value laptop. It is plastic but it looks like some really sturdy plastic.
Hopefully there will be a full AMD version.
It is sturdy. All AMD would be great. Might even hit less than $1000 mark for an all AMD config on sale.
heyy, could i ask when u got ur laptop for sale? was it a 4th of july sale?
I did get it on sale, but it was in June. When it s available it goes on sale pretty often.
Do they all come without the m.2 bracket or was it just your unit? Also can I just glue the drive in place instead ?
Yeah sounds like they are all coming without one. Glue might work but with the heat ssd drives make it will loosen over time.
@@Loaded0 ok thanks
how do u get the alieanware fx thing i have the same laptop as u dell g15 5515 ryzen edition but when i tried downloading fx it said its not computable???
You might have a model with one color keyboard backlight. The FX only works with the 4 zone RGB keyboard.
something I couldn't find anywhere online. does it support double sided m.2sata, or only single sided data? don't want to spend 100$ and it not fit
It’ll support double sided. As you can see in the video there’s really nothing around the slot except for the brackets which is nice for cooling and leaves plenty of space. Might not be able to fit a heat sink on both sides though without it touching the back cover.
Hey Loaded, do you need a thermal shield for that NVME or just the mount is fine? since dell doesn't provide you with one?
It works fine without one. Could depend on your brand/model though. Reviews on the Samsung 980 says general usage it doesn’t heat up or throttle the speed. Writing large amounts of data at once is really the only thing that creates a lot of heat.
@@Loaded0 I bought the same laptop as yours c: I will be getting it next month though... just want to get the ram/nvme upgrades ready and kinda worried about the thermal shield as I'm planning to make that nvme my work/gaming drive . and ambient temps here are around 35 c , so you think I will be fine without one ? also thank you for the quick reply! much appreciated
I’m sure it’ll be fine without one unless your work requires you to copy large files often. Gaming will be fine because it’s usually reading mostly and even then not large amounts of data at once.
@@Loaded0 Okay thanks!
Very new to computers in general but I have the same laptop and I tried to adding a second ssd (same one you use but 1TB) but it isn't showing up for me to use, any help would be much appreciated
A brand new ssd won’t be partitioned for use so you’ll have to do it manually. Use the Windows Disk Management app to create a partition and assign a drive letter for your new ssd.
@@Loaded0 thank you I'll try that out
can you change the theme (color) of the keyboard in laptop dell g15 5510 geforce gtx i5? I entered in alienware center but I didn't find the option where you can do it
If you have the orange backlighting it’s probably not the RGB keyboard and you won’t see the FX tab.
Hi...loved your video but I have a question...would you recommend this laptop for some 4k video editing?
Yes. The Ryzen CPUs are great for that. Some people might find the 1080p screen a bit limiting, but you can always output to a 4K external monitor.
One thing I noticed while using Davinci Resolve is that the fans don’t kick up fast enough when final encoding so it’ll throttle a bit in the beginning. Now I just turn the fans on manually before I do it.
@@Loaded0 Do you think is better than an omen 15? I read the Dell g15 laptop gets pretty hot so that's what's holding me from buying it (I do my editing on premiere pro)
The laptop itself doesn’t really get hot. The CPU does though. A bit more than other Ryzen laptops.
As for the Omen. I really like their design, but last time I checked they only came with the Ryzen CPU below this one. 5600h maybe? I think that has less cores and threads. In the end they’ll both handle 4K, but rendering times will be longer with the slower CPU. They might have new configurations available now though.
Would a heatshield or thermal paste be necessary for a secondary ssd on this?? I want to make sure I get everything I need.
I don’t think it’s necessary for a secondary drive unless you get a drive that’s known to overheat. I don’t use one and I use the secondary drive to install games. Works fine.
Will be using this with a quest 2. Is the issue youre having exclusive to the usb c display port? Hoping that my usb C to usb A link cable will work
I eventually got it to work, but not well. I still get the message saying the laptop isn’t capable of VR, but once in the game it works fine. Then occasionally the connection will drop out and it’ll crash the headset and game. I am using a usbA to usbC cable like you that worked for my desktop PC perfectly before. Also it only works on the back port. The side ports say it’s too slow for some reason. Could be my cheap cable. I played Asgard’s Wrath wired and wireless through Virtual Desktop. The G15 can handle high settings in the game, 90FPS.
@@Loaded0 wow 90 fps on AG is impressive for a laptop. Happy to hear its capable. Hopefully oculus will fix the error msg and crashing. Will be testing this laptop soon with a 3rd party link cable. I'll let you know how it goes
When i connect it to an external monitor using a type c to display port 1.4 it uses the integrated graphics instead of the nvidia dedicated card, is there a way to solve that?
That’s odd. How do you know it’s using the integrated vs the dedicated?
Hi bro, i m getting 96-98C on CPU and its working at 37% playing games like Star wars battlefront 2 with G mode, u know if i have to activate something manually on bios to get better performance ?the graphic card 3060 its on 98% gpu and 86C but the CPU at 95-100C its to much and its using the 37-40%
Do you mean you want the CPU to work harder than 37%? Battlefront 2 probably doesn't work the CPU much so 37% might be all it needs. If you're worried about the temp that's kind of how this laptop runs sometimes and if you're not getting dropped frames or stuttering it's probably at max performance. I do have a couple of suggestions though. Try it without G mode as it tends to allocate a lot of power to the CPU even if you're not using it much which means higher temps. Also I've heard Ryzen Controller is a good utility to disable the CPU boost function and that'll lower temperatures.
My alienware command centre is so stripped down compared to yours the only options I have on it are library and fusion. Any idea why this might be?
Yeah the FX tab only shows if there’s hardware that supports it. I have the RGB keyboard and also the Alienware mouse so it’ll show up.
Do you have to remove mother board to re-paste the CPU and GPU?
Yes
Do you know if the M2 (WDS100T3G0C) need a copper thermal sink in this laptop? Nice Video
It’s not needed but it can help keep the drive speeds faster for longer and bigger transfers. If you copy big files a lot definitely get one.
Were you using a cooling stand while you tasting games for the video? And why you have problems with oculus? isn't the type C DisplayPort alt-mode directly connected to Nvidia?
No cooling stand for this video. Oculus Link doesn’t use DisplayPort to output to the headset. It’s just a data connection that sends compressed video to the headset and receives the movement data back through the same cable. The problem is it isn’t able to utilize the discrete graphics. It shows a blue bar in the Oculus app saying the PC isn’t VR capable.
@@Loaded0 I see. How much difference does the stand make? does it also decrease the noise?
It’s noisier because you’re adding the cooling stand noise on top of the laptop fan. I’m not sure it actually does anything since the CPU and GPU will still hit it’s temperature ceiling for intense games. I feel like it’ll keep the overall laptop cooler and maybe prevent any throttling issues for long play sessions.
@@Loaded0 You can tweak max temperature and TDP with Ryzen Control Center to reduce heat while maintaining the fps mostly. Look at this ruclips.net/video/ZUv0C_FWQHU/видео.html
Yup I recommended Ryzen Controller to someone in the comments from the previous video. I’m just going to assume Alienware/Dell knows what they’re doing. Otherwise they’ll be getting a lot of warranty claims later.
Hey! Have you experienced motion blur/smearing/ghosting when Night Light is turned on?
My issue -
When I have Night Light turned on, and I scroll up/down a webpage that has black text against a white background, I experience motion blur/ghosting on the black text. Can you see if you’re experiencing the same issue with Night Light turned on? If I turn off NL, I don’t see this issue anymore.
I’ve updated all the bios and drivers so I’m not sure what’s happening. TIA!
Yeah, it does do that. Weird. I don't use Night Light so I never noticed. It makes the text look green for a second if I scroll quickly. I found that it stops doing that if you change the screen refresh rate to 60 Hz in the Windows Advanced display settings though.
@@Loaded0 thanks for looking into it! The same exact thing happens to me. Since it’s happening to the both of us, that leads me to think that this is a common issue. Do you have an idea as to why this may be happening? I read on Reddit that the displays are actually “improved” TN displays and not IPS. I’m not knowledgeable with display types, but maybe that could have something to do with it?
Yeah, Dell calls them WVA (wide viewing angle) panels instead so probably not a real IPS screen. After a google search this sounds like it’s a common issue for certain monitors. Most tech support just says update drivers, but the only fix I found was changing the refresh rate.
Hi everybody, I realized from a comment that I forgot to talk about the “G” key or Game Shift mode.
Basically it puts fans on max. Interesting thing I noticed though is that the fan speed on Game Shift is actually faster than the normal 100% fan speed. Of course that means you’ll get more noise but if you were getting 100C temps and were worried it seems to be able to bring it down a few degrees with Game Shift on.
For me the the cpu and gpu doesn't throttle, but the middle of the laptop - especially on the underside - feels super hot. So I was worried how the second ssd would perform. Have you checked the temps on the 2nd ssd while gaming? Could you report the results if you have. Thank you.
I have noticed the underside get hot too but it seems to be concentrated near the middle and where the intakes are which makes sense. Since the SSDs are near the outer edges and also aren’t directly attached to motherboard I don’t think you’ll have a problem. Also reading for gaming doesn’t make the SSD very hot anyways.
I did a writing stress test on my Samsung 980 in the second drive just to make sure it’s working well and it went up to 70 but that’s not while gaming.
I store all my games on that drive and loading hasn’t been an issue so I don’t worry about temps there.
I've got 10th gen i7 with 3060, and never seem to need game shift mode. Temps never creep past 70 degrees for me
@@SuperJazzPotato Yeah, I've used intel in all my laptops till now, and now that I'm using ryzen I see that intel processors have better adaptive frequency response - so runs at very low frequency at idle and light tasks - but ryzen has trouble switching to low frequencies and runs hotter in general.
@@Loaded0 I bought WD sn550 blue for the second drive. I got a laptop cooler just for peace of mind but it works really well. The underside stays cool now and there shouldn't be any problem I think.
Would you re-buy this laptop model if you'd received two faulty G15s? I exchanged my first G15 for a second one. The replacement was defective right out of the box. Dell's customer service is pretty good, but the thought of receiving yet another defective G15 kind of worries me.
Well, you’d have to be pretty unlucky to get a second defective unit. I guess it depends on how much you want a new laptop. Gaming laptops are in pretty short supply everywhere. I wanted to get a legion 5 pro but the price and wait time was too much. I settled on the G15 without knowing anything about it but was pleasantly surprised at what it could do.
Well, by my side, I received two faulty Legions 5i and now i'm going with G15 but only just the Legion has an RTX 2060 and G15 has an 3060 by the same price. But it's really sad and anoying when this occurs. In my case two minor screen problems (a defective pixel and backlight bleeding) but this things aren't cheap and if we can see some problems i can't imagine about what we can't see inside them.
Yeah any company can have defective units. Sounds like Lenovo doesn’t have a good display panel supplier. Both of these companies luckily have decent support.
Thanks alot for the video .I have requesting dell for the additional bracket and they dont seem to bothered or responding well with the solution.
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@@shaunsolomon1496 thanks man
I found great deal on 3060 version cca 700 USD is it recommended or to avoid it?
That’s a good price. Still a great performance laptop and the 3060 model is the best version.
Hi im trying to ingress in the BIOS advanced setup of these laptop ....maybe you can help me with the keyboard steps to do . thanks .
Sure, right when you power on the laptop press F2 repeatedly and rapidly until the bios loads.
Hi there, this might be a stupid question but can you add extra RAM in this laptop?
Not really a stupid question because a lot of laptops are not upgradeable. This one has two slots that you can change out for more ram. I have a newer video changing the ram out too.
Hi, I'm just about to order this laptot, but I'm wondering if you could give me advice on which to chose. I am able to buy the ryzen edition (G15 5515 with RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 120 Hz and 200 nits display plus the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H) or the intel edition (G15 5510 with the same specs, but 165Hz and 300 nits display plus Intel Core i7 10870H Comet Lake). The only difference between these two, beside the display, is that the base frequence of the ryzen is 3,2 GHz (4,4 GHz in core boost), where as the intel has 2,2 GHz (5 GHz in core boost). Is the higher base frequence worth sacrificing the better display? Am i even going to notice it?
That’s a tough choice. The CPUs actually don’t matter that much between the two except you’ll probably get a bit less battery life with Intel.
The decision will be between the screen (I heard the 120hz is not good), and the 5510 Intel has a lower TGP for the 3060. Basically the Intel will have better screen, but about 10% less performance for GPU heavy games. It’s really what you think is more important for you. I haven’t seen the 120hz screen, but the 165hz is very good.
@@Loaded0 thanks for the response! I found some people on reddit saying that they spoke to Dell sales rep and they said that Even the i7 comes with 115W after some bios update. So I’m looking for some more info about that
Oh that’s great! If it is definitely get the intel model. Just to make sure though, the 11th gen intel always had high TGP. It was the 10th gen intel models that had lower TGP in case the Reddit post didn’t specify.
Is the battery upgradable in this, does anyone know?
Like if I get the 63 Wh version, can I upgrade the battery to the 80Wh one down the line?
They offer a 56wh and an 86wh. I haven't seen anybody open up a model with the smaller battery, but as long as the chassis looks the same on both it should be an easy upgrade. Looks like a couple of screws and the ribbon cable.
Hi there. What’s the model for RAM and SSD? Are they dell branded?
Both Samsung in mine.
BTW did you confirm that Optimus can be bypassed by connecting to an external display for sure?
Yeah, the Radeon GPU isn’t used when outputting to an external monitor.
@@Loaded0 Perfect thank you so much! Ordered mine too. Can't wait to get it.
Don't you need heat shield above the secondary SSD? Is it okay without that?
Yeah, it works fine without one. Downloading and running games off of it doesn’t cause too much heat. It’s good to have one though if you copy a lot of data to it fast and often or if it’s a drive known to get hot.
Just received this unit and noticed some excessive backlight when viewing in certain angles. Is this noticeable on your screen as well because I'm not sure if it's just mine?
Its definitely noticeable when testing a full black screen.
I haven't noticed anything bad. How much of an angle? It's not as good as an IPS screen. Dell calls it a "wide viewing angle" screen, but not sure what type of panel that is. Is it the 165hz screen too? I heard the 120hz one is pretty bad. Also does pressing the edge of the screen lightly help? If it does it's probably a manufacturing issue with your laptop.
@@Loaded0 its relatively noticeable on a full black screen. Touching the edges or tilting the screen shows off some of the backlight bleed on my end. Should I try to get a replacement or get it fixed or is this normal? Yes its the 165hz screen
Hmm. I feel like it's normal to be that way. What other screen are you comparing it to (or what type of device)? Even on a black screen the screen is on so if your brightness is set high it'll show a lot of light. Is it uniform over most of the screen?
@@Loaded0 just an older laptop with 144hz ips display doesn't have as much backlight bleed as this. Its not the worst but in comparison its just very noticeable on deep blacks and different viewing angles.
I just had a chance to check mine. I turned on a RUclips video full screen that’s just a black screen. Turned up the brightness. As I move my head right there’s a little bit of light of left side and it’s the same when I check the other way. Nothing I would call excessive. You might want to get it replaced. At my usual 50% brightness I can’t tell the screen is on in a normally lit room.
im confused...should i open games from alienware or geforce or amd app or directly for better performance?
Where you open it doesn’t matter. They all offer features like Alienware can change your lighting settings and the geforce app can try to optimize the game’s settings when you start games through their respective apps. You can set all of those manually though.
Thank you for the video i have a question please i have a dell g15 Ryzen edition RTX 3060 and i tried ton dowload aliewnar fx but it doesnt work i need some advice
It should show automatically with Alienware Command Center installed if you have the RGB keyboard. If you have the orange light keyboard it won’t show.
If you do have the RGB you should get the latest version of ACC from the Dell Support website (there should be two files) and once you install them check the Windows App Store for updates as there are some components that it downloads from there.
Has anyone tried streaming gameplay with OBS? How would the G15 handle it?
The gameplay i recorded in my bios update video used OBS. I had to strip all the audio and shorten everything in production because I screwed up, but it originally had two audio sources and the FPS overlay. It did fine in the test for the two games recording the 1080p screen.
In my Alien command center I don’t have the “FX” tab. Any idea why?? I have the exact laptop. Thanks!
Do you have the orange backlighting version? That one doesn’t have RGB so it doesn’t use the FX feature.
Excellent video bro, I found it really useful
I just have some doubts. I read in the laptop specifications that you can’t uprgade the ram nowhere above 16gb, so even if I install two 16 gb ram cards, will it not even work?
Thanks again for the video
I’m not sure where you read that, but their setup and specs documentation says it’ll take up to 32gb via two 16gb ram sticks.
My friend is planning to buy this laptop. In his list, he has this dell g15 and hp pavilion gaming 15. Which should he go with?
G15 is better than the Pavilion. HP has the Victus and Omen lines that are more comparable to the G15.
I’ve been getting constant blue screen of death crashes and I’m not sure what to do, it happens about every 45 mins no matter what I’m doing, any help?
The only BSODs I got was when I updated the AMD and NVIDIA drivers to the latest from their website. It’s a bit counterintuitive if you’re used to desktop PCs, but I guess these newer laptops might have special tweaks so you should stick with Dell’s driver offerings. It even says so on the official AMD driver download to use the laptop manufacturer drivers.
If it’s not the drivers usually a reset of Windows will fix it.
do you think the 165hz model is worth a buy at 1077
Yes. Best price of any laptop so far if these are the specs you’re looking for.
i have an issue that may not be an issue lol. I notice on the display it says Internal Monitor :AMD Graphics yet i cant change it to Nvidia 3050 ti! Yet when i use the laptop to my TV ( hdmi out ) it can see the Nvidia 3050 ti. Why is that ? .. I thought the Ryzen 7 wouldnt ttake over the GPU portion if there was ne AMD dedicated GPU ( i,e Intel processor /AMD) yet one would think that the DEll system sees the mobile Nvidia chipset as the dedicatted GPU or at the very least have options to change it !
It’s operating normally. Laptops with an integrated gpu and dedicated gpu will normally use the integrated gpu for extended battery life. The 3050 will still be used when it’s needed at a slight performance cost since it has to also talk to the Radeon graphics. The HDMI on the this laptop is connected directly to the 3050 though so it’ll be able to run at its best performance using an external monitor.
The 3060 model of this laptop (the one I have) does a mux switch feature which completely disables the integrated graphics so it’ll run on dedicated graphics on the laptop screen with no performance hit.
I have the Dell G15 6600H will the bracket work with it too?
I’m not sure it will work, but it’s a good chance it will since they have a similar build. Also check if you have an extra SSD slot too. I have read from some comments saying the newer models are only able to have a single SSD.
One question I don't have the library and fx fuctions, how can I change that?
You might have the model with only orange lighting which doesn’t have the fx option. I didn’t know they didn’t have the library either but maybe that’s the reason.
Are the temps considered high for a ryzen AMD? I ordered this lap top few days ago. Hopefully it doesnt burn out on me in the first year lol
Higher than most Ryzen laptops, but only a few degrees and probably because Dell/Alienware sets their max higher. Giving out within a year would be good actually since you’ll have a warranty.
@@Loaded0 it is still controllable on a low power setting r?
What do you mean by controllable and low power setting?
@@Loaded0 i mean, if i can reduce the slider to more battery life in the windows settings, will i get lower temps?
It might if it lowers the power available to the CPU, but I haven’t tried anything intensive while on battery. Temps are not high when you’re just idle or browsing. The high temps are only when gaming or other intensive stuff.
So I cannot access alienware command centre ‘fx’ it does not show on mine, is there a reason why?
If you have the version with orange backlighting that’s the only color it supports so no RGB or FX settings.
Dell. It's always a love/hate feeling. Sometimes, a hate/hate. This model will utilize 64Gb of DDR4 3200 at 22cas.
I heard that the slot of the first 2230 ssd is Gen 4.0, so I can put a Gen 4 SSD like Samsung 980 Pro, and the 2230 SSD I put it in the second slot, I have the Intel Version
Gen 4 is backwards compatible with gen 3 so yes you can. You won’t get the full speed of it though.
Dell released a BIOS update, it improves the thermal aspects of 5515 quite nicely.
Nice. Thanks for letting me know. I’m going to play with it and see what it might have changed.
@@Loaded0 yeah I just got this laptop last week, and when I saw the temp @92-96 c, I was like holy shit this thing smokes.
@@Davidpapa111 how high are the temps now?
@@LAM_G80085 like 80 - 85c (edit: I think they made more bios updates so maybe less that 80)
@@symkoi Same temps I've been getting on a I7 11800. Right around 80 while gaming. 3060 rarely goes over 70c, though.
I am planning to buy dell g15 but i am bit confused either i go for Asus tuff a15 or this one?????
G15 is better than the Tuff A15 for performance. Otherwise they are about the same market segment and price so are pretty comparable.
Do you recommend this laptop for pcvr gaming on my quest 2? I’m not sure how virtual desktop work, but I’ll figure it out Only if it works for all vr games.
Virtual desktop works well, but the oculus app still has problems. A 3060 is good enough for most games, but will struggle with games like Half Life Alyx so might be better to look for a 3070 or 3080 laptop for the highest end VR games.
@@Loaded0 ok thanks, I’m getting the 3060 version, I mostly plan on using this for college work and some gaming.
If I lower the settings for higher games would that help it or do it still struggle?
( if I get a laptop might as well get one that support my quest)
Yeah, you can still lower graphical settings to make the games work better. I’ve played Asgard’s Wrath and it felt smooth enough with medium settings.
when I stop using my laptop for awhile and open it up my rgb won’t work even if I restart it, it only works again when I shut down my laptop, any suggestions?
Someone mentioned that to me before. At the time it didn’t do that to me, but like a week later it did happen.
I couldn’t find a fix for it, but since then there’s been a few updates (bios and Alienware Command Center). Now it hasn’t happened for a while so maybe one of the updates fixed it. Check the Dell Update app or the support website and make sure you’re updated.
Does it only have one ssd port ? or can you install 2 ssds ?
It has two slots.
Is it possible to install the ssd without the mounting bracket?! 🤔
It's not easy for me to get this bracket as I'm not finding it on any one of the online stores in my country and on Amazon I'll have to pay 25$ for shipping and deposit 😭
And
Does the RAM really run on 1600mHz only and can't run on 3200mHz or enable XMP?!
(I have the Intel version)
I wouldn’t recommend not using a bracket. If you’re getting a larger SSD than the one it came with you can just replace the original one and use that mount. You’ll have to clone the drive or reinstall windows onto the new drive though.
As for the RAM, the laptop doesn’t support XMP so you’ll need to get ram that runs at 3200mhz without it. Look for ram that has a JEDEC profile set to 3200mhz. I’ve noticed that RAM that relies on XMP tends to be 1.35v so start by looking for 1.2v then check user reviews to make sure their laptops were able to run at 3200mhz.
@@Loaded0 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REPLYING MAN ❤. I just got the same laptop but the Intel Edition with the orange keyboard. It's great there's someone like you I can ask about this laptop 💻 . I've checked out one of the RAM models from Crucial it's 1.2v and it says on crucial website that it's supported by the laptop and I found the same model in my country, too 🤩
Two more things, please. How to change the fan speed profile because in Alienware command center when I press on the quiet mode for example it doesn't change anything as I see it return to balanced when I get out the app and enter again? The only thing I see that the Alienware command center changes is the G-Shift mode when I press the button on keyboard..
And can I change the boot drive from the BIOS or not? Because from your video I didn't see an option like this in the BIOS from the Boot tab
Thanks again for replying!
I think the Crucial one should work. I've seen other people use them. As for the fan speed, you have the set it on the "Home" tab of Alienware Command Center. It's weird, but you configure the settings in the "Fusion" tab, but you have to set it as default in the "Home" tab at the bottom. Since I have the Ryzen model the bios will probably be different, but all bios should allow to change boot drive. You can also try F12 on startup (I think it was that) which will show a mini bios that lets you change the boot drive on my laptop. Ask away if you have anymore questions. I'm probably going to make one more video on the G15 at least answering a lot of questions people had.
@@Loaded0 Thanks again, man.❤ I've pressed F12 and it showed me like a boot-special-bios?! I don't know 😕..
But I was confused what to do really..
If you could include how to change boot drive in your future video, I'll really appreciate it.
And for the fan speeds I don't have home tab in my Alienware Command Center since this is the orange keyboard model.. only Library and Fusion. I don't know Why it's like this for the non-RGB keyboards they should've just removed the FX tab. I've only seen an option to change fan speeds in the BIOS (but that BIOS that shows when pressing F2 not F12 one)
Yeah I’ll try going over it, but the bios will be different since you have the intel model.
The home section is just the first screen when you open up ACC. On mine there’s a picture of my laptop on the bottom with some buttons to the right of it where you set the modes you want.
Can you make a detailed video on its temperature,
Heating, how to reduce it
The cpu gets hot so manually adjust the cpu fan curve to provide better cooling. For gaming you can buy a cooling pad, it really helps reduce temps for this laptop.
@@akashkakati2860 how do you adjust the fan curve
@@milehighyt2097 open the alienware command center app and click on the fusion tab. Then on the left, click on the thermometer icon. You will see option for "New profile". Click on the + sign and a new profile will be created. Select it and you will see cpu and gpu temperature and fan speed information. Go to advanced tab for cpu and click on the smooth line option. There you can adjust the fan curve. Y-axis is fan speed and x-axis is temperature. Adjust however you want then click save and do the same for the gpu. Then rename the new profile. To activate the profile, go to home tab and on the bottom, click on thermal button with the thermometer and select your custom profile from there.
If through the fan curve the heat is still too intense you'll have to look for undervolting your gpu and cpu
People have said just disabling the boost on the CPU has helped a lot. Ryzen Controller software can do that.
Can this laptop run ryzen 5 5600h run all mechanical design softwares of CAD/CAM/CAE softwares without any issues??
I can’t say for sure, but if it runs on intel processors it should be fine as they’re both x86 processors. I have heard from someone that some software isn’t as optimized for Ryzen processors though.
My dell g15 5515 doesnt have fx in alienware commander. How do i get it?
If you don’t have the RGB keyboard model then the FX tab won’t show. Some models only have one color like orange.
i brought the same laptop but the intel version i7 and rtx 3060 but i dont have the fx option in the alienware command center?
Did you get a version with orange keyboard lighting? Those don’t have the fx option since there’s nothing you can change with the color.
Just wondering if you needed to do anything special to enable that extra m.2 port? Or did the drive work automatically without any issues? I would love to add an extra drive and not have to drag around an external SSD...
Nothing to enable it, but since a new drive isn’t formatted it won’t show until you use Disk Manager to partition it.
Thanks!
Also, does opening the laptop to add a 2nd SSD void the warranty? Is there a warranty sticker?
Nope, no warranty sticker. I haven’t read the warranty, but gaming PCs and laptops are usually allowed to be upgraded.
@@Loaded0 That's great! Thanks again!
I've noticed that it seems this laptop has 2 M.2 slots. Does anyone know if you could make a RAID on this laptop?
The option in the bios where you would usually set raid only allows ahci on my unit.
Hi , I have a question about G15 5510.
Can I upgrade this laptop to SAMSUNG 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB model SSD ?
Is This laptops mother board compatibility for PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 ?
Yes, 4.0 ssds are backwards compatible so it’ll work, but at the slower speed since the G15 supports up to 3.0.
@@Loaded0
Ok thank you so much
Do you consider this laptop a solid option compared to the legion 5 pro (if we take into account thats its often cheaper and on sale)
Yes, that’s the reason I picked it up. For the same price I would say the Legion 5 Pro is better, but I took into consideration the sale price, available specifications, and shipping times.
@@Loaded0 thanks for your quick answer i found one for around 1300 Canadian dollars with the exact same spec sheet, did you manage to find out if they're using the slower x8 memory here like on the legion 5 ?
Yeah they’re using the exact same ram. They’re Samsung x16. Apparently the x8 ones will work better.
@@Loaded0 thanks for your awesome review, i ended up getting the exact same pc as yours, the next step is getting a decent ssd for it, (as i have seen the samsung ssd used doesn't have really fast reading and writing speeds)
Where did you get the screw for the ssd?
It comes with the bracket that I bought from Amazon.
Does this laptop comes with a low density or a high density ram and does it support resizeable bar?
High density. You can probably get better performance if you change it out. It’s same Ram being used a lot of Ryzen laptops unfortunately.
Yes on resizable bar.
how do you open the alienware center? And what is the G button for?
There’s an Alienware Command Center app installed by default. The G button will let the laptop run on full power with maxed out fans.