Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 - A Bit Too Budget!
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Review of the 2022 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptop. Budget gaming at a budget price!
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Would you buy this for $599? Also, if you missed it I reviewed the best laptops of 2022 which you can find here - ruclips.net/video/O1_aB6Y-dDE/видео.html
I did, in Sweden. Swapped the single 8GB RAM stick for two eight Rx8 sticks. So it's a loooot more responsive now.
I wanted to buy a few when it dropped to 550 for black Friday. thanks for this review ill check it out.
no
Just bought this for 600, by far the best priced gaming laptop for this range.
@@grumpywolfgaming what games have tried?
I grew up on playing low settings cause I care about performance than I care about the look of the game.
I agreed. Not all of us can buy a good laptop, let alone buy a laptop. Getting a low end specs laptop allowed me to grow more patience and become grateful with what I have
The more you play on high settings, the more you damage ur pc
@@tiguidadiaby8860 that doesnt make any sense at all
@@Toysourboy ive did that on my 1200$ laptop
@@tiguidadiaby8860 ok thats a laptop, not a desktop
Honestly you get what you paid for. Not expecting to be miracles. The most important thing is to game on it. That's it. I don't think people will complain about it whether it's just semi decent screen, or build. $600 for a playable experience is acceptable. I don't think people who buy this will complain.
Agreed
Yup I bought this as my first gaming laptop. Happy with it so far. The keyboard does feels clunky at times but I'm able to try out a lot of games that I couldn't with my old laptop.
@@DaEpicKiller what games have you tried?
@@whentho6303cyberpunk medium setting, vsync 60fps
Yea, I have last years version of this laptop and no complains whatsoever so far, love the minimal design of my laptop, the blue backlit keyboard and clicky keys, it's everything I could ask for in a laptop, on a budget.
I bought 1 of these 5600h, RTX 3050ti versions for $599 from Best buy. For $80 more I doubled the ram and added a NVME 1tb M.2 for storage.. I have it hooked into a DELL 24" monitor Most of the time and would say I am very satisfied.
The version with 5600h and rtx 3050ti is better than the version with 6600h and rtx 3050?
Can I ask how did you upgrade the RAM without voiding the Warranty for 3yrs?
@@mitchlaurensantillan58 if you need to return under warranty just put it back to the factory RAM
I have this laptop but the the 3050 ti. It's not my main pc, I bought it because i do a lot of travel down to my folks during the holidays. Having already had to use it once at thanksgiving I'd say assuming you feel good enough to open it up and slot a stick of ram and the extra drive in, it's defiantly a great buy especially as a secondary pc or for a younger kid who is just getting into pc gaming.
Should I buy ddr4 or ddr5 ram for it?
@@wank200 it should be the same as the one stick you already have installed. Also you'll want a stick that matches in capacity and is at least as fast or faster than your current stick. It varies depending on the exact version of the laptop you have.
what is the difference between rtx 3050 and 3050 ti?@@Grimsace
@@ReysenNReymondiffrence of tgp
I think the more interesting choice would be the IdeaPad Gaming 3 16 model, released this year. That has a 16" 1920x1200 165Hz screen with 100% sRGB, same panel you see in the base model of Legion Slim 7/7i model.
how much does this retail for ?
The difference is one, Legion series display supports G Sync. And the ideapad isnt, atleast the ideapad supports adaptive sync/free sync from the igpu.
@@okeomanwosu703 1299.99
It's double the price though
@@John-mf6ky like someone else on here said, you get what you pay for.
Thank you, you answered my question on how viable it is for video rendering, graphic design and software development. Probably gonna invest into something more solid
With this price the screen is fine. I just wish it comes with a bigger battery. The new nitro 5 has a 57wh battery and acer still able to cram in the drive bay
@Matthew Moniz I have this the 3i version freaking love this keyboard wish there is Bluetooth version with same mechanical feeling of this keyboard ?? and is there other Lenovo upgradable laptops with same keyboard ??
I currently have this laptop right now, it's a steal for 599! I use it with an extra monitor
I got a fury renegade nvme and two 16 gb gaming rams and this laptop works great
It is quite cheap but going cheaper not always is the best idea.
It looks like a good budget desktop replacement laptop. I wouldn't use that monitor to type an email, but as a desktop replacement connected to an external monitor, when this is all you can afford, not bad. Obviously sooner than later you better upgrade that SSD and RAM.
why wouldn't you use the monitor to write an email?
@@emilioramirez-guanche2595 I don't remember any other reason, but my guess is because I would be using an external monitor.
Da fuq@@Trusteft
I got it for $550 on black friday 6600h. I got another 8gb of DDR5 on sale black friday bumping it up to 16gb ddr5. and another entire full sized ssd black friday samsung to add to what it came with. at then end of the day, it plays games wonderfully for a laptop for what I paid. I see everyone complaining about the screen but it looks good to me.. For what I paid its honestly a great purchase. Repair and upgradeability is awesome with these. The cooling has been great, Im happy to have the big "butt" on it for gaming. Added a razer mouse and mousepad on sale for black friday as well.. I paid under 700 for everything and I'm beyond happy. Budget gaming laptops have finally become a thing.
Coming back now years later. I still have yet to come across a game that I really want to play that it doesn't play. It has performed so well. Getting it on black Friday and adding the extra ssd and ddr5 for pennies on the dollar the same day and upgrading it very easily as a newbie was the best decision I ever made. The screen is absolutely fine. Especially for what I get for what I paid. When I upgrade in a few years (since that's how long it's going to take before games actually cause this any issues) I'm going to do the same thing.. wait for black friday. This was the best purchase I've ever made.
Thank you! I was wondering whether or not this is a good laptop to use for video editing
I have this very model. Got it for 550 on black Friday. I'd say for the price, it is a steal. RTX 3060 laptops are like 300-400 more expensive and I'm not sure the performance difference is worth it for someone like me that's on a budget. I ordered an extra ram and SSD to upgrade it. Asides the awful screen like you said, I'm comfortable with the performance so far. I see myself using this for at least the next 2-3 years.
Hey man I know it's 1 year late how's the laptop been? How's the battery life?
Battery life has been crap since day one, I've consistently been averaging 1-1:30 hours of battery life since I got it. Asides the battery life and the low screen brightness, it's been a decent laptop. I do some programming, data analysis and occasional gaming on it and it has been serving me well. Go for it if you find it for a cheap price.@@naaresu
A great review by a great reviewer 👍🏼
Thank you 💕
I have this laptop with the same GPU but Ryzen 7 6800H, 16 GB of dual-channel RAM, and 512 GB SSD. As something for the kiddo to play Roblox on and eventually grow into other games, it's been working really well. The 120 Hz screen is quite terrible, but most of the time the laptop is docked to an external TV or monitor so it's a huge deal.
You are a good father letting your kiddo grow up enjoying games too ,my father would beat the shit out of me with a belt if I tried playing games Pst: I'm asian
dang thats a lucky kid
@@normaldude6699 sheesh
@@normaldude6699 same and I am asian too ;-;
@saturnotaku did you buy it from the lenovo website?
Always watch Matthew’s video for the sticker placement analysis 💀💀
Sir i have this and its honestly really good.
I would suggest reviewing the 16inch model (IdeaPad Gaming 3)
I'm not sure if it is released yet but it's been there on Lenovo Product Specifications Reference
I threw in a pair of RipJaw 3200 32GB ram + a 1 TB ssd and this thing runs like a Beast. 1 Year already I'm pretty surprised how good it is for the price. I do everything from gaming, video editing, and more down to the arranging music on fl studio with it. I got to say it's a BANG FOR BUCK. Just doesn't get cheaper than this for RTX loaded LapTop that's pretty portable. I've had bigger LapTops before that just sucked & weighed a ton.
Bro does it have fan control?
But i thout ryzen 6000 series only use ddr5
@@pitma1734 yes it has DDR5 this model, im about to buy a 16gb ddr5 extra
can i put 2TB on the slot? cuz i read from my seller the description says up to 1TB.
Thinking of getting this for my dad. He just does office work and plays strategy games from time to time. I think this is more than enough
did you buy this
Matthew - "256GB in 2022 is kinda getting inexcusable".
Apple - * puts that same amount of storage in their brand new $1299 Macbook Air *
Yup and it’s ridiculous
@@MatthewMoniz Yep and their upgrade prices are highway robbery. There is no technical advantage to building the NAND into the board like there is for the RAM so they are just doing that to be greedy.
@@Watchandlearn91 Why are you trolling Apple when the SP9 (ARM) at £1300 only has 128GB? I suspect you just hate Apple. Instead use other OEMs so your bias does not show. You are correct re the upgrade prices, and that also applies to MS, and as MS is also a Windows machine, like this Lenovo, that would be a better example, and mean you do not sound like you are just posting to troll Apple.
@@andyH_England apple is rubbish
@@andyH_England Lol I have an iPhone 13 Pro, an iPad Mini (latest gen), an iPad Pro 11 (m1), a macbook air m1 (16gb/1tb), and a macbook pro 16 (m1 max, 32gb / 1tb) so you can say i'm familiar with Apple and prefer their products. I use these products because i believe they are the absolute best in their category (phone, tablet, thin and light laptop, and desktop replacement laptop).
I hate it when people get so defensive over Apple like it is their own personal company. I do not "hate" Apple but Apple is not perfect and they have many flaws. One is that they are actively gouging customers over their base storage tier as I pointed out and having the upgrade prices be so high especially when NAND flash chips are so cheap. Them not allowing users to upgrade the storage in their laptops is just another way to gouge customers. Have I paid these upgrade prices and am I happy with my devices? Yes and yes. That still does not mean that it shouldn't be otherwise.
I am using the much older version of this, overall it does what it does :D
And what does it do? Crash? Overheat? Disappoint?
This is what a good review feels like ❤
To anyone who has this specific laptop!
When you connect it via HDMI or DP via USB-C, does it connect to the integrated graphics or to the discrete GPU?
Update 19/12/22 - Update! Got the answers to both of my questions! (sorta)
Both drives indeed do work in Gen4 speeds, and the HDMI port connects directly to the discrete GPU! I haven’t tested DP Alt Mode yet but I’ll get to it sometime soon!
Got it as part of the Amazon Black Friday deals that were going on, and bought some RAM and two PCIe Gen 4 SSDs (the M.2 2242 drive in there was not cheap) so I can upgrade the laptop!
Another question really is if I'm gonna take advantage of both drives running at 4.0 speeds, or one running at 3.0 while the main drive runs at 4.0. I'm wondering that because, while I read the specsheet and it says that it has two Gen4 slots, Lenovo hasn't actually tested it with Gen4 drives. So I'm wondering if I could've saved some money by going for a cheaper SSD. 😅
Did IdeaPad gaming 3 get a new design?
I wanna get one for music production and obviously gaming, on the music part would you recommend this one to deliver?
For only 600€ I was able to find a great deal in my country. Basically a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15ACH6 with RTX 3050 Ti, Ryzen 7 5800H, 500gb nvme SSD, 16gb dual channel 3200mhz ram and the 165hz FHD IPS screen with 100% sRGB and 300 nits of brightness. All of that for only 600€! Something similar in my country costs around 800-900€. I love it, it's my first laptop and the performance is incredible
In Switzerland the model with rtx 3060 512 SSD 16 GB dual and the 2k Displays with 500 nits and 165 Hz
I pay 600 Euros.
@@saschamuller955it's cheaper in your country because you have lower income than the rest of Europe. Seems logic.
DCI-p3 is the new sRGB that should be standard these days.
i got this laptop yesterday and for me is AWESOME for 550 US , this run faster and play all my games really nice
with taxes?
@@youssefchahid868 if i bought it on amazon for christmas
For £799 (includes UK 20% VAT/sales tax) I got the 16i model of this. It has a 165Hz 2560x1600 16" display, i7-12700H CPU, RTX3050Ti, 16Gb RAM (2x8Gb), 512Gb M2 storage
I really like the display, it is super bright and clear. I also like the keyboard, I don't find it spongy at all. Is it the "best" gaming laptop - of course not! But you will have to pay around £2000 to get something better. edit: the battery is 71Wh.
Any chance you can post a link? I can only find one with an i5 but for the same price 😅
@@xdvanced7120 on UK Lenovo site but YT deleted the link I posted. Price varies a lot, I got Black Friday deal.
Honest review with no B.S
Very helpful
I have had a problem with the changing of the rgb lights on this, i cant fimd it in tue lenovo vantage app! Please someone if you know please help! I have model 15ARH7 thank you!
I'm getting this thing pretty soon, and honestly for it's price it's really great, of course I'm not really expecting a quality build out of it, but if it works, it works
update: got it, its great!
@@amazingperson9604 im planning on getting this but i would just play minecraft lol , do u know if would be good for it??
@@heckoff450 oh heck yeah, i mean i even tried GTA V on this thing and it runs really nice on high graphics (story mode, idk about multiplayer havnt tried it yet)
@@amazingperson9604 did you have any problems with it?
Some people said that the laptop lags on RUclips and streaming services or the screen suddenly dies
@@mohammadabuf9045 have had it since december, and no problems at all, the 120 Hz screen is smooth, great, doesnt lag for me at least, its probably their rigs.
Is this a good deal for a student? I'm not going to play with it but I'm considering it for work
I have the 2020 model that comes with 16gb ram and 512 SSD . Granted it has a GTX graphics card but the keyboard seems better than this
not bad but i'd want something cheaper without the discrete nvidia gpu
is this good for live streaming on yt or twitch?
Thanks for covering this laptop
:Hi I found LENOVO IdeaPad Gaming 3 16ARH7 ,it has ryzen 5 6600h rtx 3050 and 165hz,it has 71wh battery,should I get it?
Ideapad gaming 3 is absolutely king of budget.
I find it interesting that no one has pointed out that the laptop has 2 graphics cards. That's something you don't see in any laptop.
iGPU Xe is good on it unlike 630
i have the older version of this i have the ideapad l340 15irh gaming which has a 9th gen i5 and a gtx 1650
I get your most criticize points but I feel you always mention high-end performance laptops and for the budget that is a very amazing laptop with the 3050 for me, I'm switching from HP Pevalion 15-cx0055tx to this laptop since I was using a GTX 1050 so I'm waiting for the change in performance and for a really good price.
3:29 is there a reason why not to leave it on AUTO at all times? why would I use performance or quiet mode when there is an auto option?
I have the older 5600H & 3050ti and can tell you 100% if you are not going to upgrade the Ram don’t buy these. I got an 110% FPS jump from simply swapping out to 32GB of dual channel dual rank x8 ram. I can run Cyberpunk no upscaling at medium 70fps average. If you buy one of these for this price add on 40-60 to replace the ram. You can add an SSD or M.2 for pocket change these days.
Did he say he 79? Sir!!! Share the fountain of youth with us please. ❤️
Buy this laptop for my architecture work. Hope it be fine
Should I buy this or the asus tuf f15 except the IdeaPad gaming has ddr5 and has better battery
Doesn't ddr5 basically run dual channel with one stick?
This will be awesome If someone use it as a desktop replacement, and his old ssd plus only 8 gb ram correct?
I have the old version of this laptop. So far so good
any tips about cooling pad ......do i need to buy cooling pad for it? does cooling pad actually work for it?
Wow only $600 and then there is me saving up yo $950 to get the same PC here in Morocco. 😫
In Europe this is like twice the price. Currency adjustment and shipping and all that shite it's like 2.5 times the price. Weird.
This thing can run Metro Exodus ? Holy sh*t. Not Bad.
I had this laptop in August, similar CPU but with RTX 3050 Ti, better screen than this (165 Hz, 100% sRGB), 16 GB DDR5 Ram, 512 GB Nvme, 60Wh 4 cells battery got it for 750$. it serve me greatly so far, i suggest buyer to consider the 165Hz display, it's really great unlike the entry configuration Lenovo offer
hi what brand and model is your laptop
@@ignacioballon8780 same thought
What's the laptop ?
I can only find one with 45Wh
@@ignacioballon8780 sorry for the late reply, it's the same brand/model in this video, mine just diff with GPU, display and the battery capacity.
Were the benchmark results with single channel 8 gb?
There are options with better display @165Hz and 100% SRGB color gamut coverage.
This model kinda feels like a downgrade from the 2021 and 2020 models, especially with the keyboard. The blue on the back and the gray keyboard makes it looks like a kid's toy when compared with the previous models too.
The thermals are a huge upgrade
Design looks horrible
@@loowick4074 plus the wattage of GPU is higher too
Why is the screen terrible?
Its really good for a budget gaming laptop. Imo the speakers are the worst quality. I put a 1tb nvme drive and 32 gb and it runs anything I throw at it with good stable framerate.
battery sot,only surfing ?
Please does it comes with hard drive upgrade kit?
Why they are offering ddr4 in india?
The processor can support ddr5 as per Intel, so that means I can replace ddr4 with 5 ??
a worthy note is that it has no fan speed controls
Here in Poland I got this laptop with a 3050 i5 11320h 512gb SSD and 16gv ram for theequvalent of 640bucks
is lenovo legion 5i i510thgen rtx3050ti a great buy ?
damn man is 79 nice aging
wallpaper link please??
this is far better than the legion 5. the design is excellent
I'm a programmer and honestly speaking, I type faster and smoother on my ideapad gaming 3 keyboard than my royal kludge mechanical keyboard LOL.
I have this exact laptop with 128Ssd and 1tb hdd with ryzen 4600H 8gb config but it's looks nothing like this one
Does it support type c charging?
Considering the price, I don't think there is a better display
Though when it's on sale for $999, the Acer Predator Helios 300 (the 2022 model) is much better. And it was for Black Friday.
@@cameronbosch1213 it is better, but 400usd more expensive
@@cameronbosch1213 you can just pay few extra for 165hz screen tbh
@@cameronbosch1213 999$ Vs 600$, it's not even the same market.
@@nikolagvozdenovic940 True, but it is a quantum leap forward.
I just bought this gaming laptop. I have the R7 5800h with 3060 gpu and a 165hz refresh rate. I love it. I got it for $950. 😊
I have had my eye on this. How has the experience been the last week?
@@charan_d laptop is great. I already upgraded the ram. Very easy to upgrade.
The only thing i dont like is the battery life.
all gaming laptop will even mine will play less then 2 to 1 hours.... dont complain about battyer life. Gaming is result of alot of more power then eiditng and just browsing.
Just got a legion 5i pro 12gen 140watt 3060 $1200 US , so this is half the price
@@Melodie_Info3 even just by browsing using google chrome. Battery can only last like 4-5hrs at 100% screen brightness. I use 100% brightness since the screen only has 400 nits. not a bright screen even at 100%.
Good video but can u link the laptop plz
These ideapad gaming 3 laptops are pretty confusing. I have the same but with i5-12500h/3050/16gb/512gb/165hz and mine has a 1080p webcam. I find it impossible to find any good reviews on this thing because there seems to be so many variations with very different specs but identical name.
also the keyboard is rgb on mine
Yes l also try to find any review about IdeaPad gaming 3 with ryzen 5 6600h /rtx 3050.but there no reviews about this loptop
I get that in 24th dec
can you disable optimus with this?
i found one with an rtx
for only around 600
I'm assuming those gaming benchmarks are poor because of the single channel ram, there's no way that setup performs THAT bad on dual channel
Sooo you wouldnt use this for music production???
Idk why but even if i can run high graphics smoothly cus i wanna get the best performance
Got Display Bleeding Issue after 4 months and I Reached Lenovo but they said it isn't replaceable 🚶
These corporations love people like you. "Spend more! Yes that's right! More money!!! 🤪🤪🤪"
Namaste sir from INDIA, I am willing to buy a new gaming laptop of lenovo ideapad series. Specifications are:
Ryzen 5 6600h, 4gb 85w rtx3050, 16gb ddr5 ram, 512gb ssd, 4cell 60whr battery, 170w charger, office 2021, RGB backlit
Sir, is it good under $720?
Please suggest me.
can you upgrade the 8gb ram?
Yes. Up to 32GB. I believe it has dual slots. So 16GB x 2 would be the best for it.
i got this on black friday for 550 tax is like 590 tho
Bro I got the same thing but totally different specs like
CPU : i7 12700 hx
Gpu : rtx 3060 6gb
Ram : 16 gigs dual channel
Screen :165hz (1080p ig)
Is it good for a student like me who just uses MS office or play temple run on laptop
You dont need a gaming laptop, there's a lot cheaper options.
Just go for an ultrabook kind of laptop then . Lighter and better battery
Yeah, just go for something with a good cpu and a good battery then. This is a decent hybrid laptop for both studying and gaming but if you are not planning on gaming I dont see the point of sacrificing battery, a potentially better cpu and ssd storage for basically nothing when there are a lot of other cheaper options. It will 100% work if you are planning on doing a little gaming on the side otherwise something on the $300-$500 price range will work.
@@Scj10 Bro....is there a trick like one of the comments said that you can change from dedicated gtx/rtx graphics card to integrated one....this will increase the battery life?
Do you know how to do that?
@@Ramesh-hl4eb you can use Lenovo vantage to change It to quiet mode and hybrid mode (not sure if this is the one with better battery life) which supposedly helps, I am not sure how much because I basically just use mine plugged to the wall like 95% of the time (I use the Mode to keep the max charge of the battery at 80% so It doesnt harm It). Obviously by putting It on quiet mode you are basically crippling your laptop so It doesnt consume as many resources so battery last longer, so dont expect to play games in this mode (well, maybe you can play very light games), It is just for web browsing and other basic task like word or excel.
Also if you havent heard of Lenovo vintage then you probably got to update drivers, watch a video of how to do It (maybe Skip BIOS if you want)
Good video
Thank you!
This costs 1100usd here in my country 😢
BEND IT!!!!
Rich people might call it budget but believe me, it's the greatest laptop. You have an ssd slot + hdd slot, 8gb + 8gb option available unlike other shitshow who give 4GB soldered. Although this 8gb is soldered too i think it's better than 4gb
I got one like this with 165hz 16gb ram 512gb 3050ti for £799
Could a laptop like this run streamlabs obs good with a console ?
yes
wihout the mux switch if i plug in my 1440p 144hz will it work the optimal way?
Yes, the HDMI is connected to the Nvidia RTX GPU
I belive Fn Q will enable the onboard graphics.
The laptop have rgb lights sir 😅
Is this better or hp victus
HP victus is better but rmmemeber cheaper gameing laptop it is the bad your screen will be and this one is TN panel not IPS panel but if your okay with that then your suit.
I'm going to buy a gaming laptop for the first time ever is this good or their a better option for the same price point
Honestly, at this price point this is the best you can get in my opinion. The other laptops with similar specs are around 700+. You could argue that the 2021 version is a little better but both have their pros and cons so it is up to you (This one has better cooling and is ddr5 which is a little more expensive to upgrade but better, also a better cpu). Honestly people keep saying that they should have added a better screen or another stick of Ram or more ssd storage(in this one I kinda agree tbh) but then the laptop would have been like $100 more expensive and $600(it was $550 on black friday) for something this good is totally worth it in my opinion.
Don't listen to him this is as good as it gets its so powerful it can play any game you throw at even 200fps plus faster low lag time.
Its more powerful then Asus Rog G14, have fun with lenovo idepad 3 :)
This guy free high end laptops and is in la la land. This is fine.
@@Scj10 2021 version with a 3050ti or the version of this video, which one do you think is better?
@@3xtremeg4merbr98 Probably the 2021 has better performance when in comes to games (the difference should be small tbh), if you kinda want a hybrid between gaming and general usage this version is better (the battery last longer and it is also faster). The cooling on this one is also kinda nice. If you just want It for games then just go for the 2021 version honestly. (Idk if they fixed this but they had some issues with giving a charger that was lacking and It was giving some battery issues on the 2021 version so you should probably research about that).