tip for new laptop owners: Make sure to check for any offers etc. on free games and Xbox passes that might come with your laptop, but you might not have paid attention while purchasing.
@nakedsnake_ It does on low-end stuff, because for example mid-tier Intel mobile CPUs essentially "emulate" core isolation, by simply 'double-checking' that processes aren't accessing restricted memory after reads are executed. It results in pipeline stalling whilst side-channel mitigations are run against instructions that have already executed. Whereas higher end, newer, and I think all AMD Ryzen do this on-access directly in the silicon logic itself.
Great guide Jarrod! I personally recommend enabling the "Hibernate" option in the power menu, as "Sleep" on Windows has been very inconsistent in keeping the machine asleep in my experience!
Thanks! Good point, we do that too and turn off fast start up + change the other power settings like how long the screen stays on, should have included it.
@JarrodsTech if we used hibernate day by day, does it harm the ssd? It’s so annoying to turn on the laptop and have to open a lot of files end apps when i used shutdown. Sorry if i said it confusing
I am extremely happy to say that today I got myself Legion 5 Pro with RTX3070Ti (thanks to this channel I was pretty confident with my purchase). And of course the first thing I did was turning on this super useful video. Thanks a lot Jarrod!
@JoseHerrera-ph1ns it is amazing piece of hardware, I am very glad with my purchase! On idle fans are barely audible, screen is bright, responsive and sharp, reading or watching high quality videos on it is a pleasure and of course when it comes to performance 5 Pro is a beast that can run cyberpunk 2077 with everything cranked up and ray tracing turned on ultra at around 40-45 frames inside the city (that's with DLSS balanced, if you choose Performance you get even more) and 50+ frames outside the city. Games like Control and God of War run stable 60 and you can run eSports titles it while getting full advantage of 165Hz screen. Cant say about new released games because they crap in terms of optimization so didn't even bother trying them.
Absolutely brilliant laptop line, I snagged a 2023 7i Pro model at a nice discount and it’s an absolute beast with a 13900HX CPU and an RTX 4080 GPU. The only con is short battery life, but that’s par for the course with all gaming laptops with these specs
Jus found this channel this last week, has helped me choose a gaming laptop and has provided excellent information in detail and with comparison, this guy is amazing
Would also like to add: Get a family member to video you unboxing the laptop, examining it and then turning it on. This way no retailer can object to any damage by saying it was caused by you the customer.
Not to mention it helps sell faster. If you both have the same quality used product for the same price, but one had a box, everyone would buy that one.
The reason is because if you have the box, it kinda shows that you were its actual owner, and not someone trying to sell stolen goods. Purchase bills can easily be faked. Plus it shows you were responsible enough to store the box.
I’m a software engineer myself and I do the exact same steps mentioned in your video. You’ve actually motivated me to start creating my own laptop reviews on RUclips. Benchmarking new hardware always been a passion of mine. You do a great job of going through all important information that be helpful to the possible consumer. Any recommendations on starting RUclips reviews? Also, what do you use for temp monitoring. A lot of apps out there. I’ve been using HWMonitor but doesn’t always detect AMD cpu temps. Thanks Jarrod!
We use hwinfo for temp monitoring. Good luck on the channel and understand that first 100 videos might suck but keep going anyway, its all practice and experience.
I followed his instructions as I got my new laptop and updated my intel graphics driver but while installing my screen turned black and it’s stuck on black screen I don’t know what to do :(
@saalarkai4302 a virus would be better for your laptop than Northon or McAfee 😂 on a real note tho windows defender is better and enough for your laptop
Checking the temperatures is a must. The one I bought came with a manufacturing defect, the CPU would take so much longer to cool down even after I've exited from the game, perhaps they forgot to apply thermal paste or something. Anyhoo, it's a must. Nice video.
@Arif-nv9ukSorry for the late reply, you can check temperatures with HWiNFO64. Laptops tend to run hotter than desktops, but if your temperarutes are a bit higher than in reviews or CPU or GPU even thermal throttle under full load the temps are too high (let's say +95°C). Also, you can hear if the fan is just a little noisy or faulty, hard to describe but you will notice it.
The core isolation tip is the best thanks alot , im cpu bottlenecked on my asus tuff dash f15 2021 with the 3070 . In call of duty mw2 i gained a huge fps gain by turning this off my 1% lows are 20fps higher and so is my average fps . I was even able to get an even bigger boost using dlss where as before it made no differance
Bro do u have CPU drawing more than 50 watt power while gaming. I am facing this problem in my Acer Nitro 5....i5 11400H....GTX 1650.......can u help me
Bought my first gaming laptop ever 2 months back and now I just came across this video. Done most of the things listed in this video, but it's always nice to know why it's better to do them. Thank you so much for the informative video!
Hi Jarrod Been meaning to thank you for your productive reviews! You condense your information & go “just deep enough” to grasp a reasonable understanding. Appreciate that Got myself the ‘22 Asus G14 a couple months back, and I found myself coming back to your reviews on multiple occasions when exploring options Keep up the good work!
hi, does your G14 trackpad have slight wiggle when slightly tapping/pressing (not clicking) on lower portion of it? or is it completely stiff and firm?
Just got a new laptop, and as LTT has been annoying me for quite a while now, I'll be relying on your channel for things like this video. Honestly, I wish I'd found your channel sooner - you provide way more information in a good, digestable format. Easy to follow and understand, and not a bunch of "entertainment" bloat in the video. We're here for the information, so props!
Thank you so much for this video! I didn’t consider any of this and I’ve learned a lot. Me and my 9 year old Daughter are new to pc gaming she got her first gaming laptop this Christmas. She doesn’t know yet but I plan on doing all of this for her after she opens the box.
Hey, i would recommend doing all of this before and resealing it as best you can. There's nothing more magical than being able to instantly enjoy the Christmas present. And it will save about 3 hours over Christmas day if she wants it set up. The installs are getting more and more
I also actually recommend immediately doing a full PC reset (located in the computer settings)to wipe the computer and reinstall the OS. The last 2 gaming laptops I’ve bought needed a wipe before steam games would launch properly. No idea why, I tried many different things to fix that issue but a PC reset always worked. Takes about an extra 30 minutes to set up like that but it’s very worth it imo.
Just bought a new gaming laptop today spent all day trying to figure out why my steam games won’t get past 5mins of game time. I’m only now trying to get it to fully reset and reinstall windows hopefully it works
Just bought my first gaming laptop (Legion 5i Pro) and have been watching a lot of your videos both in helping me pick the right one and how to set it up properly. Thanks for good guidance on both parts Jarrod!
I have to agree about the stress test to measure temps. You honestly aren't going to see the same temps while you're gaming. I personally do it for fun, but I definitely agree it's not needed.
Bro do u have CPU drawing more than 50 watt power while gaming these days so it cause high Temps. I am facing this problem in my Acer Nitro 5....i5 11400H....GTX 1650.......can u help me
@punitarora8664 It's a low tier gaming laptop with a low tier cooling solution, only thing you can do is look up the internet for solutions and making sure you understand each and every part of the process before applying them. What do u mean by high temps tho ? A cpu/gpu is made to work perfectly up to 100C (up to 115C in some cases) so if it doesn't throttle there is not much you can do (nothing)
4:00 please google system updates (especially bios updates) before doing anything. Sometimes you’ll just get stuck with something awful and have no easy way to downgrade.
Another great review! Kudos for vouching for Windows Defender - as a "not so ordinary user" I completely agree that it became pretty good in the last few years (especially if one's playing fair and doesn't try to get f.e. games "for free" on torrents). As to the setup itself - I wish it would be that easy process for software developers :) It can easily take at least few days until everything is set up as it should be in our realm :) BTW I've used Chrome on my previous machine, but on my brand-new Lenovo Legion 7i I've decided to give Edge a try - now I know that technically it's pretty much the same browser under the hood since it's built upon Chromium engine, yet it does include some interesting features like putting unused tabs into a "sleep mode" when they don't really consume a lot of CPU and RAM (if at all) - after a month of using Edge in Windows 11 I don't have a need nor desire to install Chrome (mind you, I was using it for like 14 years or so).
This wave of videos have been INCREDIBLE HELPFUL , you not only do dedicate reviews but do tierlist , comparison , your tops , advices and even give us a webpage with great discounts putting together all the online stores in usa BUT in top of that you give us now a guide in how to setup the laptop that we most likely got after reviews, comparisons and discounts in november to have everything ready to just "press start" . Thank you so much , i can't stress enough how helpful you have been , with all these things in honest and personal videos. Mad Props! 💪😁
This video came at the right time! I just watched your video on best laptops and choosing thenright one and I went with the Legion 5 Pro speced with Ryzen 7 5800h + RTX 3070. Your videos are a big help! Thank you Jarrod!
One more tip is before you actually connect to the internet and update the drivers, you might want to save the system image file using a software called macrium reflect and store it safely on a drive. I had watched videos and read on forums that if your laptop starts to feel slower to you after years, because of newer drivers which slow down the system you can reverse back your laptop to the exact state it was in to factory default, this is better than just regular factory reset of windows on your laptop ✨
This is a great comprehensive list of valuable steps to take with practically any new laptop... I follow a very similar set of steps when I set up new devices for my clients. Keep up the great work!
One thing you forgot to do, is to get a flash drive and back up everything before doing everything else (just in case something happens and you can boot up back to factory settings incase resetting doesn't work )
I have been watching your videos for the past 4 years or so and I finally put this knowledge to work choosing the right gaming laptop for a friend. I have done all of the things you have mentioned in this video but still I am concerned about battery. To get the most performance you want the laptop to be plugged in but at the same time keeping the battery at 100% for too long may reduce its life in the long term. Any suggestion about that? I read about software to limit the charge but ultimately I just left it as it was. Anyway, the laptop is an HP Victus with a 5800H, 16Gb of ram, 1 Tb SSD, RTX 3060 and a 144hz 100% sRGB 300 nits screen. Got it for €1099 after a long time of searching for the best bang for the buck. I must thank you because I have learned a lot from your videos and the amount of detailed information you put in every review is super useful. Great job.
Some laptops like Lenovo/ASUS let you set the max charge level to 70-80% or so, not sure of a way to do that in Windows though. I ran a work laptop on 24/7 at 100% and after 3.5 years the battery was still fine, though this is of course anecdotal and just one instance.
I got my Lenovo LOQ and it is absolutely incredible, I am not one of those guys who needs 240 FPS on every single game I play. The games I do play I set it to ultra and get 144 FPS on this beast and it is perfect.
Hi. How is the Lenovo LOQ now? Is still working fine? I heard this line from Lenovo has issues with GPU..? Looking forward for your answer...I was searching for 2-3 weeks to choose a laptop but couldn't decide 😩😔
@sleepyhead7694 sure, my one is Lenovo loq 16 APH 8, it has the 4060 with amds ryzen 7 7840HS, 16 GB ram. 1tb SSD, I added another tb SSD. I'm not sure where you are but there are sales on 4070 laptops. Walmart had a sale on a loq with a 4070. Good luck
You do NOT need an internet connection to setup Windows 11 and, regarding creating a local account instead of being forced to create an online Microsoft account, there are two methods that aren't terribly hard that work currently (Microsoft hasn't countered them yet). This also is important if you want to save a completely clean system image prior to connecting to the internet and doing any updates, such that you have the ability to restore the laptop to true factory state or if you want to use the laptop without internet. I'm going to detail these methods below and will be overly-detailed to help those not as familiar with PC processes/menu systems. Both methods begin with the same initial steps: 1. During the initial Windows 11 setup where it wants to connect you to the internet and the screen you are on says "Let's connect you to a network", press Shift+F10 to bring up the command prompt. 2. Use your mouse to click inside the command prompt on the command so that you can type. (This didn't used to be the case, but it is now.) 3. Choose one of the two methods from here: Method One (a) 4a. In the command prompt type: taskmgr 5a. Press enter to bring up the restricted task manager window. 6a. At the bottom-left of this window click on "More Details" which will bring up the full task manager window. 7a. Scroll down to find "Network Connection Flow", click on it to highlight it, then click on "End Task" on the bottom-right of the task manager window. 8a. You'll see things happening in the background and the "Let's Connect You To The Internet" screen will change to the "Who's Going To Use This Device?" screen. 9a. Close the task manager window and the command prompt window by clicking the "x" on the top-right of their windows. 10a. Continue setup by making a local account on the computer. Method Two (b): 4b. In the command prompt type: oobe\bypassnro 5b. Press enter. The computer will restart and bring you back to the beginning of WIndows 11 Setup with "Is this the right country or region". 6b. Continue setup normally until you again reach the "Let's connect you to a network" screen but this time at the bottom-right you will see the option "I don't have internet". 7b. Click on "I don't have internet", which will take you to a screen that says "Connect now to quickly get started on your device" at the top and on the bottom-right you will see "continue with limited setup". 8b. Click on "continue with limited setup", which will take you to the "Who's going to use this device" screen. 9b. Continue setup by making a local account on the computer. Now, you can create a system image of the true factory state. I do this by connecting an external storage drive that has the install file for the free version of Macrium Reflect on it, transferring the install file to the new computer and installing it, then running it to create the system image on the external storage drive. Then you can connect to the internet, update Windows/drivers/etc. and create system images as desired during the update process. There are tutorials out there on youtube for Macrium Reflect use, so I am not going to go through those here. Jarrod, the above process could be good video content for you, as well as how to use Macrium Reflect to make backups. I hope this is helpful to someone!
Sensei! Thank you for that, I really appreciate the effort for it! Lenovo suck and prolonged my delivery for January but Im starting to prepare for arrival of my baby :D
I always buy used for the low low price of $200. My first gaming laptop is the MSI GV62 8RD i5-8300H, GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD. I able to play Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord on the highest setting. I capped fps at 30. I just upload my mount archer video. It run smooth. The most important thing for me is heat. Since I don't know how to open up the laptop case to change thermal paste, I simply purchased the IETS GT500, a cooling pad with an industry turbine fan that completely seal the air inside for better circulation. It help dropped my temperature from 95c to 65c under heavy load.
This guide is absolutely on time .. My full AMD Legion 5 just arrived and i am having a blast with the Rx 6600 .. I was wondering about the Lenovo software if you have any tips to customize this laptop ... Also is there any way I can get more options for screen refresh rate as my only 2 options are 60 and 165hrz ... I would've liked to get a sweet spot option of 120hrz to match the frames in my games also it matches the screen actual response time
Wait, what? You do realize that this makes no sense, right? There's no such thing as a "sweet spot" when it comes to setting your screen's refresh rate lower than it's rated for. Are you trying to haul dirt with a Ferrari too? If you're trying to limit your screen (Ferrari) to accommodate for the speed of the game (dirt), that's effectively what you're asking for. Aside from some slight overshoot of the colors in having a faster monitor, there's no downside to having that overhead. And if removing that overshoot is the goal, I still wouldn't suggest lowering it "to the speed of your games". 144hrz, at least.
I'm not sure if you already reviewed this yet, I know you did a piece on cooling pads for gaming laptops, but I've been using the IETS GT500 and well, it's a beast. My Lenovo Legion 5 17.3 inch already has a good heat displacement system. Games like Elden Ring on all max settings on a normal cheap pad run between 68-73C according to MSI Afterburner monitoring, which is very respectable. However, with this pad, which runs up to 5,000 RPMs at about 40% power drops my thermals to about 56-62C. It also includes a cleanable dust filter which drastically reduces the need to open the panel for cleaning. The downside is it can be a bit loud, running up to 55db at max power but I never needed anything close to that. I feel as though this pad, although a bit pricy at $70, can make a substantial difference in the life span of gaming laptops and I'd be very interested in your thoughts on this device, as I know you are a supporter of cooling systems. There are also some models that include additional USB ports and RGB lightning, and as we all know by now from your reviews, RGB has a major impact on performance.
CPUs and GPUs are made to work perfectly at temps up to 100°C (115 in some cases), they litterally could run at those temperatures 24/7 and it wouldn't make a difference, but even then manufacturers are really conservative with the temps they allow (it's been criticized in a lot of occasions) because the one thing they absolutely don't want is for your computer to melt on your lap or to spark under normal usage. That's why thermal throttling exists. The only valid reason to worry about temps is if you overclock the heck out of the components, or game with the laptop on your lap, then I would advise to buy a 70bucks desk instead of a cooling pad that will effectively make your experience worse by being another thing to carry around. Anyway, temperatures have not been a concern for many years now, 73C is plenty of headroom, you just don't need a cooling add-on except if you are really concerned about noise, in this case a better solution would be to buy a 70bucks headset. This is really not something to worry about
@THEDARKILLERS46 cooling pad helps (IETs ones) with the laptop lifespan especially if you live in a tropical country like me (I don't have air conditioning) because cleaning and repasting even with good thermal paste could only get you so far my old gaming laptop dedicated gpu died way too early than it should have because I don't use a cooling pad before. I learnt that the hard way
@JarrodsTech but trust me its real helpful I have hp pavilion 15 and I didn't used any screen guard and now my screen is dirty (even after cleaning) it had some permanent stains
0:19 Keep the cloth that was on top of the keyboard and put it back every time you close the lid. It is there to prevent display getting scratched by the keys.
@ACE112ACE112 that never happened in 15 years with any of my laptops i had and even for my friends. It shouldn't happen, might be some manufacturing defect.
It shouldn’t and wouldn’t happen because there’s no way manufacturers would purposely make it like that in modern times like 2022 - 2023 and the future. I have a gaming laptop and I have had it for a few weeks and this hasn’t happened
Here's a quick tip from me if anyone has a Acer Nitro 5 laptop (specifically one with an 5800H AMD CPU): you'll want to turn off boost clock for when your not gaming by activating the option in windows. This makes it way quieter, and barely affects performance outside of games. My fan speeds went from 2500 rpm at idle to 1500. It's way more tolerable this way.
Bro do u have seen CPU drawing more than 50 watt power while gaming these days so it cause high Temps. I am facing this problem in my Acer Nitro 5....i5 11400H....GTX 1650.......can u help me
@punitarora8664 I'm not sure but if you look up your processor and "under clock" or "undervolt" you may be able to find some ways to reduce power draw and heat
Just got a legion 7 pro by watching your videos and waited a month for it. Now I'm setting it up and watching this video to optimize windows. Appreciate your videos and a big thanks 🙏
It's not a good idea to automatically skip BIOS updates. At times they will include a security update. It's best to read what is included in the update, before deciding to skip the install.
Not all companies actually list a proper changelog so you have no idea what they are doing in some cases. But yeah, honestly I think you underestimate how many people comment on my videos each day who are super paranoid and scared and paying "professionals" to update the BIOS for them, and as I say for most people I don't think it's worth the stress. The security updates in most cases are for local attacks anyway, often lower priority vs software security updates IMO.
I always re-install the OS and install the vendor-specific apps like their support utility and gaming control panel. I do keep MalwareBytes around as it is pretty lightweight and non-intrusive. It may also be not such a bad idea to stay in Win10. More games, including older ones, are tested and patched for it.
Not to mention with every major update Microsoft has shit the bed with Win11. There's always tons of bugs, performance issues, and other various issues.
@rangerjoe126 truth cus my gaming laptop is from the year 2019 and i did install windows 11 once and it destroyed battery life. It went from 8 hours to just 3 for college work so went back to windows 10 asap inbthe 10 day period.
Picked up my first gaming laptop and it arrived today. MSI - 15.6" 165 Hz - Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900H (2.50GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU - 32 GB DDR5 - 1 TB NVMe SSD SSD - Windows 11 Home - Gaming Laptop (Vector GP66 12UHSO-673 ) Been a console gamer most of my life so your video is very helpful. Thanks!
@xrerabesque it is not necessary to unplug your gaming laptop immediately when it reaches 80%. However, for long-term battery health, you can unplug it when it reaches 80% or use battery health management features if available.
@RidingIsLove_01 thank you man i really appreciate it 🙁 but what abt in the first part of the vid in 0:30 seconds i saw that he plugged the charger cable before turning it on, is it necessary to do this when buying a new laptop?
@xrerabesque sometimes when you buy a new laptop The company give you like only starting Battery then after this you have to setup you need more battery to do that. That's why he plugged the charger to do setup
UPDATE - Newer 2025 guide here: ruclips.net/video/3-1-ARhvDXw/video.html
hi
Is and 12 gen i5 good enough for gaming Jarrod?
@daejuanobrien1399 Yes
@miknai. Hello
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tip for new laptop owners: Make sure to check for any offers etc. on free games and Xbox passes that might come with your laptop, but you might not have paid attention while purchasing.
Where would one see these free games
@yeah8620 microsoft store app
@russ254 already figured it out but thx anyways! I got minecraft :)
@yeah8620 how?
@axlesgame3366 x-box gamepass ultimate for 3 monthd
Step 1: Get a gaming laptop
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Step 1 done 😂
Bro easily offended 75% of the viewers😂
Step 1 complete ✅
Step 1.0 : Get the money for a gaming laptop
Just got a new laptop exactly the video I wanted. are you watching me jarrod? 🤔
Same here!
Yes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@JarrodsTech Jarrod is in everyone's wall?
Same!
Same 😂
Legends are those who didn't even have a gaming laptop but still watching this😂
We're here mate 😂
you read my mind lol
I have just ordered one
@kiratsidhu10 nobody asked
Kinda like wishing it into exisistance 😂
That "disable core isolation" tip at 12:13 alone makes this one of the most useful videos of the year for laptop gamers. Well done, Jarrod!
it really doesn't affect performance at all
I'm still not sure about that one, for me because I'm using this laptop for work too, it's safer to leave it on.
@kilntran3969 basically protecting important window processor's
explain this to me? im new to laptops@kilntran3969
@nakedsnake_ It does on low-end stuff, because for example mid-tier Intel mobile CPUs essentially "emulate" core isolation, by simply 'double-checking' that processes aren't accessing restricted memory after reads are executed. It results in pipeline stalling whilst side-channel mitigations are run against instructions that have already executed.
Whereas higher end, newer, and I think all AMD Ryzen do this on-access directly in the silicon logic itself.
"New lappy wat do?" 😂😂😂
Great guide Jarrod! I personally recommend enabling the "Hibernate" option in the power menu, as "Sleep" on Windows has been very inconsistent in keeping the machine asleep in my experience!
Ah yes, Microsoft’s absolutely garbage Windows Modern Standby.
Been suffering lot coz of that. For some reason windows goes to the "failed to load windows" screen after trying to sleep
Thanks! Good point, we do that too and turn off fast start up + change the other power settings like how long the screen stays on, should have included it.
@JarrodsTech if we used hibernate day by day, does it harm the ssd? It’s so annoying to turn on the laptop and have to open a lot of files end apps when i used shutdown. Sorry if i said it confusing
and I personally recommend disabling both!!
I am extremely happy to say that today I got myself Legion 5 Pro with RTX3070Ti (thanks to this channel I was pretty confident with my purchase). And of course the first thing I did was turning on this super useful video. Thanks a lot Jarrod!
How's your experience so far? I just bought a refurbished one from Amazon. Can't wait to try it out!
@JoseHerrera-ph1ns it is amazing piece of hardware, I am very glad with my purchase! On idle fans are barely audible, screen is bright, responsive and sharp, reading or watching high quality videos on it is a pleasure and of course when it comes to performance 5 Pro is a beast that can run cyberpunk 2077 with everything cranked up and ray tracing turned on ultra at around 40-45 frames inside the city (that's with DLSS balanced, if you choose Performance you get even more) and 50+ frames outside the city. Games like Control and God of War run stable 60 and you can run eSports titles it while getting full advantage of 165Hz screen. Cant say about new released games because they crap in terms of optimization so didn't even bother trying them.
@aksn.9199 How long would you say the battery lasts just for general use (word/emails/browsing)? Thank you man!! :)
Absolutely brilliant laptop line, I snagged a 2023 7i Pro model at a nice discount and it’s an absolute beast with a 13900HX CPU and an RTX 4080 GPU. The only con is short battery life, but that’s par for the course with all gaming laptops with these specs
@little_fluffy_cloudswhere did you get it? I am planning on getting a 7i pro as well
Just got a Legion Pro 7i, using this in 2025. Thanks!
Jus found this channel this last week, has helped me choose a gaming laptop and has provided excellent information in detail and with comparison, this guy is amazing
Would also like to add:
Get a family member to video you unboxing the laptop, examining it and then turning it on. This way no retailer can object to any damage by saying it was caused by you the customer.
What if broke first and then do video
@jussikankinen9409 dawg, before opening the package start recording not after unboxing the whole ass thing 😂
Before
thank you very much for the subtitles, i'm from Brazil and i'm still learning how to understand English, so this help me a lot to watch your videos
Another good reason to keep the original box and materials is because it helps a surprising amount with resale value down the road.
Not to mention it helps sell faster. If you both have the same quality used product for the same price, but one had a box, everyone would buy that one.
I wrote on my instructions :(
The reason is because if you have the box, it kinda shows that you were its actual owner, and not someone trying to sell stolen goods. Purchase bills can easily be faked. Plus it shows you were responsible enough to store the box.
I do this with prettu much all hardware.
I have mouse, keyboard, monitor,TV, headphone, console and GPU boxes stored in a cupboard.
I’m a software engineer myself and I do the exact same steps mentioned in your video. You’ve actually motivated me to start creating my own laptop reviews on RUclips. Benchmarking new hardware always been a passion of mine. You do a great job of going through all important information that be helpful to the possible consumer. Any recommendations on starting RUclips reviews? Also, what do you use for temp monitoring. A lot of apps out there. I’ve been using HWMonitor but doesn’t always detect AMD cpu temps. Thanks Jarrod!
We use hwinfo for temp monitoring. Good luck on the channel and understand that first 100 videos might suck but keep going anyway, its all practice and experience.
@JarrodsTech that's so awesome!
Make the videos
I followed his instructions as I got my new laptop and updated my intel graphics driver but while installing my screen turned black and it’s stuck on black screen I don’t know what to do :(
@sophiescosco did you fix it yet?
lol by coincidence the laptop he open is the same as mine 😂
Step one: Delete McAfee
Basically. Discussed at 9:43
Why?
@saalarkai4302eat alot of resources, like to cause false negatives and a bunch of bad stuff
@saalarkai4302 a virus would be better for your laptop than Northon or McAfee 😂 on a real note tho windows defender is better and enough for your laptop
@puppetchu_unless ur a 80 yr old grandma using windows there’s no need for an antivirus, windows defender is good enough.
Checking the temperatures is a must. The one I bought came with a manufacturing defect, the CPU would take so much longer to cool down even after I've exited from the game, perhaps they forgot to apply thermal paste or something. Anyhoo, it's a must. Nice video.
I'm sorry newbie here, how to check the temperature? And what is the indication if there are manufacturing defect? Thank you
@Arif-nv9ukyou can use MSI afterburner to monitor temps while gaming
@Arif-nv9ukSorry for the late reply, you can check temperatures with HWiNFO64. Laptops tend to run hotter than desktops, but if your temperarutes are a bit higher than in reviews or CPU or GPU even thermal throttle under full load the temps are too high (let's say +95°C).
Also, you can hear if the fan is just a little noisy or faulty, hard to describe but you will notice it.
The core isolation tip is the best thanks alot , im cpu bottlenecked on my asus tuff dash f15 2021 with the 3070 . In call of duty mw2 i gained a huge fps gain by turning this off my 1% lows are 20fps higher and so is my average fps . I was even able to get an even bigger boost using dlss where as before it made no differance
Even though I can't afford it, I will still watch the video.
i dont have display setting in my nvidia appp
I would perform most of them. But I was unaware of Core Isolation. Learnt something new today. Thanks Jarrod 😊
Bro do u have CPU drawing more than 50 watt power while gaming. I am facing this problem in my Acer Nitro 5....i5 11400H....GTX 1650.......can u help me
Me to didn't know of that one. I've switched to win10 though.
@punitarora8664 it's not a problem it is designed to do that. Plus your laptop should have enough cooling to keep it cool
@sphage thnx bro....Now I got to know.......but when I was watching gaming test in RUclips videos there only 20-25 watt power was drawing
Facts about Jarrod's Tech Tips 101: Jarrod used to be a Penetration tester before becoming a RUclipsr
Fact confirmed. I was also doing it while making videos, until I was able to go full time with content creation.
I had no idea Jarrod used to work in pen testing! That's really cool. Usually I am just here for reviews but would love a good story time someday.
"A penetration tester", nice!
Bro, you have the best shirts. Love all those bands!
Bought my first gaming laptop ever 2 months back and now I just came across this video. Done most of the things listed in this video, but it's always nice to know why it's better to do them. Thank you so much for the informative video!
What laptop do you have
@BrobieeAcemagic
One year on, hope the PC is going well! ^-^
This is exactly what i need. Just picked up an Acer helios neo 16, rtx4070 and an i7. This vid will come in handy.
Bought mine 2 weeks ago and seen your vlog. Indeed a great help for me as a beginner owned for a gaming laptop. Thanks for this bro. Kudos!
Ok i bought a laptop that I liked and wanted to set up and find the exact same laptop from being set up lol
I like how he said charger like "chacha"
Hi Jarrod
Been meaning to thank you for your productive reviews! You condense your information & go “just deep enough” to grasp a reasonable understanding. Appreciate that
Got myself the ‘22 Asus G14 a couple months back, and I found myself coming back to your reviews on multiple occasions when exploring options
Keep up the good work!
hi, does your G14 trackpad have slight wiggle when slightly tapping/pressing (not clicking) on lower portion of it? or is it completely stiff and firm?
@squirtleblaster Mine is firm, no wobble under normal use, and it doesn’t wobble if I press harder either
Yes
Just got a new laptop, and as LTT has been annoying me for quite a while now, I'll be relying on your channel for things like this video. Honestly, I wish I'd found your channel sooner - you provide way more information in a good, digestable format. Easy to follow and understand, and not a bunch of "entertainment" bloat in the video. We're here for the information, so props!
Welcome to the club. Stopped watching LTT a decade ago. He was already bad back then, I can't imagine right now.
Ltt isnt that bad 😂😂😂
LTT is not impartial
Linus is cringe and acts like a baby. Plus his "excitement" looks fake as heck.,
I just bought my first gaming laptop and your videos have been great. Very practical and easy-to-understand advice for a newbie like me.
I admire people that are this good with computers 😮
Just got my first gaming laptop earlier today! 🥳
You’ve single handedly helped make all my decisions for my first gaming laptop, thanks for the advice!
Same! While it's not my first gaming laptop, he definitely helped me decide on what laptop to get.
@ShineHatfield what did you get ? im looking for a good laptop too.
@rashedsaif4759 the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro. I did some upgrading, though. It comes in on Monday, and I'm so stoked!
@ShineHatfield Gratz
@ShineHatfield you play games?
1:52 Semi false, you can do it in the windows 11 installation process with the command prompt. No need to install and the reinstall after.
1:40 unless you bypass it using a command :)
What's the code though?
@Kendakji shift + F10, oobe\bypassnro
Thanks👍 @DogeCoinz
My hero bro you really helped me with this video I solved a blue screen error and other issues with win11pro
Thank you so much for this video! I didn’t consider any of this and I’ve learned a lot. Me and my 9 year old Daughter are new to pc gaming she got her first gaming laptop this Christmas. She doesn’t know yet but I plan on doing all of this for her after she opens the box.
Hey, i would recommend doing all of this before and resealing it as best you can. There's nothing more magical than being able to instantly enjoy the Christmas present. And it will save about 3 hours over Christmas day if she wants it set up. The installs are getting more and more
@TheRezzurect I would second this I'm doing this for my son now so he can just plug and play
I also actually recommend immediately doing a full PC reset (located in the computer settings)to wipe the computer and reinstall the OS. The last 2 gaming laptops I’ve bought needed a wipe before steam games would launch properly. No idea why, I tried many different things to fix that issue but a PC reset always worked. Takes about an extra 30 minutes to set up like that but it’s very worth it imo.
Just bought a new gaming laptop today spent all day trying to figure out why my steam games won’t get past 5mins of game time. I’m only now trying to get it to fully reset and reinstall windows hopefully it works
@connorforbes2870 Did it work? 👀
Just bought my first gaming laptop (Legion 5i Pro) and have been watching a lot of your videos both in helping me pick the right one and how to set it up properly. Thanks for good guidance on both parts Jarrod!
where did u bought it bro for how much
@tryfergoodra552 i sell you one
@SpiderMan4327 umm umm i dont think any1 wud buy an expensive laptop from a random person on youtube comments bruh. y u selling
@hyphexplayz8718 why, i'm not a theft, it's the same thing you buy from amazon and ebay
I am planning to buy it as well. Are you happy with that so far?
Thanx, man! Mine arrived two weeks ago and I walked around it and looked at it, not knowing what to do next.
This was so well structured.
I have to agree about the stress test to measure temps. You honestly aren't going to see the same temps while you're gaming. I personally do it for fun, but I definitely agree it's not needed.
Bro do u have CPU drawing more than 50 watt power while gaming these days so it cause high Temps. I am facing this problem in my Acer Nitro 5....i5 11400H....GTX 1650.......can u help me
@punitarora8664 It's a low tier gaming laptop with a low tier cooling solution, only thing you can do is look up the internet for solutions and making sure you understand each and every part of the process before applying them. What do u mean by high temps tho ? A cpu/gpu is made to work perfectly up to 100C (up to 115C in some cases) so if it doesn't throttle there is not much you can do (nothing)
i have the same laptop🎉
4:00 please google system updates (especially bios updates) before doing anything. Sometimes you’ll just get stuck with something awful and have no easy way to downgrade.
I like how you completely forgot the EC Firmware Update.
Another great review! Kudos for vouching for Windows Defender - as a "not so ordinary user" I completely agree that it became pretty good in the last few years (especially if one's playing fair and doesn't try to get f.e. games "for free" on torrents). As to the setup itself - I wish it would be that easy process for software developers :) It can easily take at least few days until everything is set up as it should be in our realm :) BTW I've used Chrome on my previous machine, but on my brand-new Lenovo Legion 7i I've decided to give Edge a try - now I know that technically it's pretty much the same browser under the hood since it's built upon Chromium engine, yet it does include some interesting features like putting unused tabs into a "sleep mode" when they don't really consume a lot of CPU and RAM (if at all) - after a month of using Edge in Windows 11 I don't have a need nor desire to install Chrome (mind you, I was using it for like 14 years or so).
This wave of videos have been INCREDIBLE HELPFUL , you not only do dedicate reviews but do tierlist , comparison , your tops , advices and even give us a webpage with great discounts putting together all the online stores in usa BUT in top of that you give us now a guide in how to setup the laptop that we most likely got after reviews, comparisons and discounts in november to have everything ready to just "press start" . Thank you so much , i can't stress enough how helpful you have been , with all these things in honest and personal videos. Mad Props! 💪😁
This laptop on the thumbnail is the laptop i just bought
This video came at the right time! I just watched your video on best laptops and choosing thenright one and I went with the Legion 5 Pro speced with Ryzen 7 5800h + RTX 3070. Your videos are a big help! Thank you Jarrod!
Nice choice 😌👍
Good job I went for the xflow 13 paired with the egpu
Lucky bastard 💪😭... Mine's a humble RTX 3050
@samuelehimah2514 still better then integrated gpu lol
Nice choice if everything in it works. I bought a legion 5 with ur same cpu paired with rtx 3060, there are defects
i got the lapto 3 years ago and watching this video now lol
Bro when I heard get the laptop out of the box I put on the most stupidest face ever lmao 😂😂😂😂 that was funny oh my 😂
One more tip is before you actually connect to the internet and update the drivers, you might want to save the system image file using a software called macrium reflect and store it safely on a drive. I had watched videos and read on forums that if your laptop starts to feel slower to you after years, because of newer drivers which slow down the system you can reverse back your laptop to the exact state it was in to factory default, this is better than just regular factory reset of windows on your laptop ✨
System image backup in the Windows does the same thing if i am not wrong.
You are absolutely right, I'm glad people like yu inform others of such crucial information
7:30 gpu driver update
10:57 apps that load at startup
12:20 core isolation
This is a great comprehensive list of valuable steps to take with practically any new laptop... I follow a very similar set of steps when I set up new devices for my clients. Keep up the great work!
how to get start up show app on my acer laptop sports gamer laptop
Get my msi thin tomorrow, good to know these things
One thing you forgot to do, is to get a flash drive and back up everything before doing everything else (just in case something happens and you can boot up back to factory settings incase resetting doesn't work )
whats the recommended gb for the flash drive?
@Dark Ace Usually 32gb. You won't use all of that, probably not even close, but it's best to have more than what you need.
I have been watching your videos for the past 4 years or so and I finally put this knowledge to work choosing the right gaming laptop for a friend. I have done all of the things you have mentioned in this video but still I am concerned about battery. To get the most performance you want the laptop to be plugged in but at the same time keeping the battery at 100% for too long may reduce its life in the long term. Any suggestion about that? I read about software to limit the charge but ultimately I just left it as it was. Anyway, the laptop is an HP Victus with a 5800H, 16Gb of ram, 1 Tb SSD, RTX 3060 and a 144hz 100% sRGB 300 nits screen. Got it for €1099 after a long time of searching for the best bang for the buck. I must thank you because I have learned a lot from your videos and the amount of detailed information you put in every review is super useful. Great job.
Some laptops like Lenovo/ASUS let you set the max charge level to 70-80% or so, not sure of a way to do that in Windows though. I ran a work laptop on 24/7 at 100% and after 3.5 years the battery was still fine, though this is of course anecdotal and just one instance.
Bro did you get any solution to that Even i have the same Hp victus laptop.Please reply if you found the solution to limit the battery
@JarrodsTech thank you
@prakashreddy773 not yet
@TheDeathstar2000 Okay bro
I got my Lenovo LOQ and it is absolutely incredible, I am not one of those guys who needs 240 FPS on every single game I play. The games I do play I set it to ultra and get 144 FPS on this beast and it is perfect.
Hi. How is the Lenovo LOQ now? Is still working fine? I heard this line from Lenovo has issues with GPU..? Looking forward for your answer...I was searching for 2-3 weeks to choose a laptop but couldn't decide 😩😔
@sleepyhead7694 it works like it was new, play games on it every single day, hooked up to an external monitor, no issues at all
@the13thfox46 could you please share which LOQ have you got? CPU/GPU, model. Thank you so much for your feedback 🙏😊
@sleepyhead7694 sure, my one is Lenovo loq 16 APH 8, it has the 4060 with amds ryzen 7 7840HS, 16 GB ram. 1tb SSD, I added another tb SSD. I'm not sure where you are but there are sales on 4070 laptops. Walmart had a sale on a loq with a 4070. Good luck
@the13thfox46 thank you so much for info, you chose a laptop with great specs 👏i will look into it. I'm not from the States :) thanks once again 🙏
Cant wait to come back to this video when i get a gaming laptop😥
Lol , I have the exact laptop you're using in this video
Would you say that 120 fps for my Lenovo gaming pc laptop is good?
I think so
You do NOT need an internet connection to setup Windows 11 and, regarding creating a local account instead of being forced to create an online Microsoft account, there are two methods that aren't terribly hard that work currently (Microsoft hasn't countered them yet). This also is important if you want to save a completely clean system image prior to connecting to the internet and doing any updates, such that you have the ability to restore the laptop to true factory state or if you want to use the laptop without internet. I'm going to detail these methods below and will be overly-detailed to help those not as familiar with PC processes/menu systems. Both methods begin with the same initial steps:
1. During the initial Windows 11 setup where it wants to connect you to the internet and the screen you are on says "Let's connect you to a network", press Shift+F10 to bring up the command prompt.
2. Use your mouse to click inside the command prompt on the command so that you can type. (This didn't used to be the case, but it is now.)
3. Choose one of the two methods from here:
Method One (a)
4a. In the command prompt type: taskmgr
5a. Press enter to bring up the restricted task manager window.
6a. At the bottom-left of this window click on "More Details" which will bring up the full task manager window.
7a. Scroll down to find "Network Connection Flow", click on it to highlight it, then click on "End Task" on the bottom-right of the task manager window.
8a. You'll see things happening in the background and the "Let's Connect You To The Internet" screen will change to the "Who's Going To Use This Device?" screen.
9a. Close the task manager window and the command prompt window by clicking the "x" on the top-right of their windows.
10a. Continue setup by making a local account on the computer.
Method Two (b):
4b. In the command prompt type: oobe\bypassnro
5b. Press enter. The computer will restart and bring you back to the beginning of WIndows 11 Setup with "Is this the right country or region".
6b. Continue setup normally until you again reach the "Let's connect you to a network" screen but this time at the bottom-right you will see the option "I don't have internet".
7b. Click on "I don't have internet", which will take you to a screen that says "Connect now to quickly get started on your device" at the top and on the bottom-right you will see "continue with limited setup".
8b. Click on "continue with limited setup", which will take you to the "Who's going to use this device" screen.
9b. Continue setup by making a local account on the computer.
Now, you can create a system image of the true factory state. I do this by connecting an external storage drive that has the install file for the free version of Macrium Reflect on it, transferring the install file to the new computer and installing it, then running it to create the system image on the external storage drive. Then you can connect to the internet, update Windows/drivers/etc. and create system images as desired during the update process. There are tutorials out there on youtube for Macrium Reflect use, so I am not going to go through those here.
Jarrod, the above process could be good video content for you, as well as how to use Macrium Reflect to make backups.
I hope this is helpful to someone!
Sensei! Thank you for that, I really appreciate the effort for it! Lenovo suck and prolonged my delivery for January but Im starting to prepare for arrival of my baby :D
HOLY
I always buy used for the low low price of $200.
My first gaming laptop is the MSI GV62 8RD i5-8300H, GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD.
I able to play Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord on the highest setting. I capped fps at 30. I just upload my mount archer video. It run smooth.
The most important thing for me is heat. Since I don't know how to open up the laptop case to change thermal paste, I simply purchased the IETS GT500, a cooling pad with an industry turbine fan that completely seal the air inside for better circulation.
It help dropped my temperature from 95c to 65c under heavy load.
getting the laptop at the first place is the hardest
Buying a new one in a month, saving this!
"The first thing you want to do is get the laptop out of the box" Are you sure about that?
it helps
This guide is absolutely on time .. My full AMD Legion 5 just arrived and i am having a blast with the Rx 6600 .. I was wondering about the Lenovo software if you have any tips to customize this laptop ... Also is there any way I can get more options for screen refresh rate as my only 2 options are 60 and 165hrz ... I would've liked to get a sweet spot option of 120hrz to match the frames in my games also it matches the screen actual response time
Wait, what? You do realize that this makes no sense, right? There's no such thing as a "sweet spot" when it comes to setting your screen's refresh rate lower than it's rated for. Are you trying to haul dirt with a Ferrari too? If you're trying to limit your screen (Ferrari) to accommodate for the speed of the game (dirt), that's effectively what you're asking for. Aside from some slight overshoot of the colors in having a faster monitor, there's no downside to having that overhead. And if removing that overshoot is the goal, I still wouldn't suggest lowering it "to the speed of your games". 144hrz, at least.
@RAW_Reality Thanks!
@zer0sy51
Hopefully that clears some things up for you... Glad I could be of help.
I'm not sure if you already reviewed this yet, I know you did a piece on cooling pads for gaming laptops, but I've been using the IETS GT500 and well, it's a beast. My Lenovo Legion 5 17.3 inch already has a good heat displacement system. Games like Elden Ring on all max settings on a normal cheap pad run between 68-73C according to MSI Afterburner monitoring, which is very respectable. However, with this pad, which runs up to 5,000 RPMs at about 40% power drops my thermals to about 56-62C. It also includes a cleanable dust filter which drastically reduces the need to open the panel for cleaning. The downside is it can be a bit loud, running up to 55db at max power but I never needed anything close to that. I feel as though this pad, although a bit pricy at $70, can make a substantial difference in the life span of gaming laptops and I'd be very interested in your thoughts on this device, as I know you are a supporter of cooling systems. There are also some models that include additional USB ports and RGB lightning, and as we all know by now from your reviews, RGB has a major impact on performance.
CPUs and GPUs are made to work perfectly at temps up to 100°C (115 in some cases), they litterally could run at those temperatures 24/7 and it wouldn't make a difference, but even then manufacturers are really conservative with the temps they allow (it's been criticized in a lot of occasions) because the one thing they absolutely don't want is for your computer to melt on your lap or to spark under normal usage. That's why thermal throttling exists. The only valid reason to worry about temps is if you overclock the heck out of the components, or game with the laptop on your lap, then I would advise to buy a 70bucks desk instead of a cooling pad that will effectively make your experience worse by being another thing to carry around. Anyway, temperatures have not been a concern for many years now, 73C is plenty of headroom, you just don't need a cooling add-on except if you are really concerned about noise, in this case a better solution would be to buy a 70bucks headset. This is really not something to worry about
I wonder why that is, that RBG lighting improves performance.
@THEDARKILLERS46 cool
@tomlocke3674 oh yeah big time. Check out Jarrod's video where he reviews cooling pads. No doubt a huge performance boost. I mean really big.
@THEDARKILLERS46 cooling pad helps (IETs ones) with the laptop lifespan especially if you live in a tropical country like me (I don't have air conditioning) because cleaning and repasting even with good thermal paste could only get you so far my old gaming laptop dedicated gpu died way too early than it should have because I don't use a cooling pad before. I learnt that the hard way
Got my new gaming laptop today so this video comes in handy
Clean installation graphics driver is something that I never did, thanks for enlightened me for this.
You didn't tell how its good to get laptop screen guard
Because it's not, never heard of such a thing in 10 years of reviewing laptops :|
@JarrodsTech but trust me its real helpful I have hp pavilion 15 and I didn't used any screen guard and now my screen is dirty (even after cleaning) it had some permanent stains
0:19 Keep the cloth that was on top of the keyboard and put it back every time you close the lid. It is there to prevent display getting scratched by the keys.
that can happen?
@ACE112ACE112 that never happened in 15 years with any of my laptops i had and even for my friends. It shouldn't happen, might be some manufacturing defect.
It shouldn’t and wouldn’t happen because there’s no way manufacturers would purposely make it like that in modern times like 2022 - 2023 and the future. I have a gaming laptop and I have had it for a few weeks and this hasn’t happened
Yeah, my cousin has an hp laptop that got scratched that way... I learned from his mistakes and I always use that cloth
@VSR007No it does happen to some laptops... The quite unfortunate ones i.e. my cousin
Here's a quick tip from me if anyone has a Acer Nitro 5 laptop (specifically one with an 5800H AMD CPU): you'll want to turn off boost clock for when your not gaming by activating the option in windows. This makes it way quieter, and barely affects performance outside of games. My fan speeds went from 2500 rpm at idle to 1500. It's way more tolerable this way.
I have 5600h…can i do it too?
How bro???
Bro do u have seen CPU drawing more than 50 watt power while gaming these days so it cause high Temps. I am facing this problem in my Acer Nitro 5....i5 11400H....GTX 1650.......can u help me
@punitarora8664 I'm not sure but if you look up your processor and "under clock" or "undervolt" you may be able to find some ways to reduce power draw and heat
Yoy are a legend, thank you for all your content
Me who doesn't even have a gaming laptop.
Me: Proceeds to watch it
Just got a legion 7 pro by watching your videos and waited a month for it. Now I'm setting it up and watching this video to optimize windows. Appreciate your videos and a big thanks 🙏
Thanks for the support! Glad I could help, hope you enjoy the laptop :)
The company bought me a Lenovo LOQ 15, Core i7 13th Gen, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD with NVIDIA RTX 4060. I feel appreciated 🥺
It's not a good idea to automatically skip BIOS updates. At times they will include a security update. It's best to read what is included in the update, before deciding to skip the install.
Сильно шариш в ноутах? треба порада
Not all companies actually list a proper changelog so you have no idea what they are doing in some cases. But yeah, honestly I think you underestimate how many people comment on my videos each day who are super paranoid and scared and paying "professionals" to update the BIOS for them, and as I say for most people I don't think it's worth the stress. The security updates in most cases are for local attacks anyway, often lower priority vs software security updates IMO.
Excellent guide and well explained - like all of your vids - many thanks! Also love the t-shirt man - rock on 🤘😎🤘
i have a stand that it stand on that has fans that blow into the air intake since the intake sits at the bottom
I always re-install the OS and install the vendor-specific apps like their support utility and gaming control panel. I do keep MalwareBytes around as it is pretty lightweight and non-intrusive.
It may also be not such a bad idea to stay in Win10. More games, including older ones, are tested and patched for it.
Not to mention with every major update Microsoft has shit the bed with Win11. There's always tons of bugs, performance issues, and other various issues.
also win 10 is much lighter hardware wise if you have a pc older than 2020
@rangerjoe126 truth cus my gaming laptop is from the year 2019 and i did install windows 11 once and it destroyed battery life. It went from 8 hours to just 3 for college work so went back to windows 10 asap inbthe 10 day period.
Picked up my first gaming laptop and it arrived today.
MSI - 15.6" 165 Hz - Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900H (2.50GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU - 32 GB DDR5 - 1 TB NVMe SSD SSD - Windows 11 Home - Gaming Laptop (Vector GP66 12UHSO-673 )
Been a console gamer most of my life so your video is very helpful. Thanks!
0:30 is it necessary to do this once you got a new gaming laptop? and also should i unplug it immediately once it reaches 80% after charging?
No
@RidingIsLove_01 how so
@xrerabesque it is not necessary to unplug your gaming laptop immediately when it reaches 80%. However, for long-term battery health, you can unplug it when it reaches 80% or use battery health management features if available.
@RidingIsLove_01 thank you man i really appreciate it 🙁 but what abt in the first part of the vid in 0:30 seconds i saw that he plugged the charger cable before turning it on, is it necessary to do this when buying a new laptop?
@xrerabesque sometimes when you buy a new laptop The company give you like only starting Battery then after this you have to setup you need more battery to do that. That's why he plugged the charger to do setup
Thank you sir! Helped set up my son's laptop!
Can u make a vid of setting up the acer nitro v15
I don’t know much about modern computers. The last computer I ever touched was running Windows XP.
How are you watching youtube right now then?
@pcpulcherphones arent computers bud
best video for setting up a gaming laptop👍🏼👍🏼
First thing i always do disable windows update
This was sooooo helpful!
2:03 the charging thing is only for the old nickel cadmium technology
Literally perfect timing to see this, just unboxed my new laptop maybe two hours ago
Thank you this is all I need 👍
I just got laptop and your video popped up wow 😅
thanks really helped fix all the fps drops and freezing i was getting
I am watching this video without a laptop
finally, i got my lenovo Legion 5. Thanks for all the precious knowledge you share with us.