$1000 is not cheap nowadays, laptops are more expensive than ever, I remember I could buy a brand new laptop gtx970 for a $1000 around 10 years ago the top one , now $1000 I will buy the shit one and the good ones are $5000. everyone should stop buying them , the price need to reduce for 70%. The market is just crazy because people buy that shit for a big money. No way
Good laptops starts from 1500$ at USA market. I understand, that's you want all top-benchmarks, but for work and casual gaming - rtx 4060 and 12700 more then enough for 3-5 years.
1:55:16 You can check the max wattage in Nvidia control panel > system information, any chance you could let me know what it says for maximum graphics power? I can't find it documented anywhere :(
The nvidia control panel says 140W, but obviously never saw close to that level of wattage in real world testing. Weird the driver would claim that high and then never deliver close to that level of wattage pull.
Something notable in the video is the nitro 5 matched the fps of the zephyrus g16 in dead space and used between 5-10 less watts in the same spot. And has lower temps. That will mean more over clocking of GPU would lead to more fps and more usable power.
Thanks a lot for this timely update/review. In India, Acer has recenly launched Predator Helios 16 and Predator Helios 16 NEO. I have purchased the NEO Edition, with I7-13700HX + RTX4050. Having gone ahead with this Predator NEO launch, now I dont think Acer will be launching Nitro Series(with Intel Variants) here in India, though having launched Predator NEOs in the price range of Nitros is a great thing. I've taken this up for my Data Science Needs(presently using a 11th Gen i7U Series HP Envy) but I am not sure, whether RTX 4050 was the best decision or I should've put in more at taken atleast a 4060 one instead. I am still studying the differences. Though, the good part is that RAM is DDR4 and SSDs are Gen4, and the display will be 16:10 Aspect Ratio. This a positive departure from alsmot anything which was availabe with 12th Gen Intel Machines, here in India. Once I get it I will post my own short video on it. Thanks for your views brother. Keep up the good work.
Watched your video, bought it. The only issue I had was that audio suddenly stopped working, had to reset my pc but it went back to normal. Really loud fans imo but they do their job really good, will update in some months or years
@@Budgetreworks upgraded my RAM to 64gb and started to get random freezes, I dont know if the ram was installed badly or the system doesnt support 64gb. The laptop power cable disconnects randomly, the cable is intact, in good condition and connected well, it just stops charging randomly. Atm the only problems I have are the random freezes (will check if I have faulty RAMs) and charger disconnects.
@@jsteve_15 Freezes stopped happening, I guess it was an OS thing that got patched, i never had audio issues. My only problem ATM is the power cable that randomly disconects, happens less frequently but still happens. Some people complains about the pc getting too hot but it doesnt happen to me
Have a Nitro 5 from five years ago. The thing fell off the roof of my car onto the side of the highway in the included laptop sleeve and survived (after display swap). Those things are tanks and definitely good bang for buck.
i have the 165hz version with i712650h, and rtx 4060 with 16gbs of ram, ddr5 4800mhz, 512 plus 1tb of storage for just $1200 here in the Philipppines. i could say that this laptop is one of the best there is for this budget! i just turned off turbo boost to take care of the temps and now i run games like valorant at 200-300 fps with my cpu temps at just 50-60C!
Best deal I've seen is the Lenovo LOQ that was $849 and is now $699, I would definitely get it over this. With an I-5 13400F, 3050 6GB GPU (slightly less than this), 16gb DDR5 memory, 512 GB of storage. Why? Because it's rated as the best gaming laptop you can buy, for aesthetics, great cooling, MUCH MORE QUIET than this thing, and it's a Lenovo. So the reliability will be a LOT better. Though I don't even game on laptops, never will. For productivity, video, audio editing is what I do. Acer just have far to many problems, I'm surprised you didn't do a review on the Lenovo. It's awesome. But I think you'll only get it at the price at Wally World. I use to love Acer, but I tried this one and didn't find it that impressive, and the speakers crackle at high volumes too. Awful battery life as well.
I just scored one of these off Amazon Vine making my effective cost like $200. I think the model I'm getting only comes with 8gigs ram in which case I'll be upgrading that to 16. Otherwise, this will be a wonderful laptop. I do most of my gaming on a desktop so probably won't put much of a load on this in that area.
Hey Gizmo, do you have any plans at review new Asus Tuf with AMD videocard? Especially interesting to see what 7600s and 7700s can do. Thanks for amazing and very useful channel. Greetings from Belarus!
Hi Gizmo i hope you are doing great i ordered this laptop for AED 3150/- equivalent to 860$ i ordered on your recommendation over gigabyte g5 and msi cyborg which are more expensive in country in my country nitro with i7 12650h rtx 4060 almost 300$ dollars expensive which i don't think worth it i am guy only play games 1 day a week one more advantage this laptop has upgradability extra 1 ssd slot and 2.5' hdd slot and comes with 16gb ddr5 ram which is enough thanks for your review love from Dubai United Arab Emirates ❤
Hi GismoSlipTech. Finally a complete review of a laptops. Great!! :) I would really watch your review of a Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 - Type 82SB - Model 82SB00LPCK if you could get one. Especially in glacier white. Its been said it has great cooling and a 6G 4050 80W. IT could be good to see how if compares to other laptops.
Question - I am getting into my first PC gaming experience and need advice on what to do. I can get one of these exact Acer Nitro's for $699 right now, would I get better performance with this or by building a PC with the $700 instead? Thank You to anyone who can help.
@@sachinupreti8874 I did get it and it’s very good. It is running most games at max graphics 60fps plus but obviously a few extremely heavy games like watch dogs legion it struggles with
What's the difference between nitro 5 and nitro 16 Why they not inform anything about nitro 5 release date on my country only nitro 16 and 17 with several acer swift version
Also compare the rtx 4070 mobile on the zephyrus g14 because that also is TDP LIMITED to 120 watts so it's necessary to know if there's any difference between the rtx 4060 and 4070 at 120 watts given the bandwidth limited 128 bit bus also add the Radeon 7700s to that
you didn't work with this laptop at all, put it in your backpack, and after about a week you can clearly see deep scratches on the screen which appeared because of the keyboard keys while the laptop was closed, the motherboard is super weak for long hours use and very low in component quality. Guy don't let those RGBs fool you. The Acer gaming laptops stop working all of a sudden. And the Acer Warranty has nothing to offer you but to tell you that they are sorry that you lost your laptop to quality issues.
Yep, these are NOT reliable, especially the power button being built into the keyboard, they fail a lot. And black screens of death are very common. I'd just get a gaming desktop if you want a better bang for your buck. And then get a steam deck, which is a lot more fun. And is just a mini PC.
I bought this and it performs really well but the cpu temp rises up to 90-95 °C after 20-30 minutes of gaming. Should I be concerned or is this normal? Even if it is, pls share some tips on lowering it down to at least 80 °C. I saw that in your laptop, the average is around 80
Me meanwhile disabling turbo boost an my acer nitro an515-58 with core i7 12650h to keep temperatures around 70 ° C . U can keep that performance i dont need it , no no thanks.
Legion is much better, build, screen, speakers. Lenovo build some of the best computers ever. No I'm not exaggerating. Acer are cheap, use to be better years ago, now they fail and just won't turn on, or the screens burn out fast. Trust me I've owned a few of their laptops.
Nope, get a gaming desktop, no you can't carry it, but who cares. Upgradable in every way, runs cooler, and better performance. Also get a Steam Deck which is a portable PC and a lot more fun. With lower framerates and resolution. Still awesome.
Can please someone answer me what is Acer doing with this? They are practically releasing A 2022 model with rtx 4000 series graphics and installed ddr5 RAM memory instead of ddr4 installed?
Bad thing about Acers is they have power button issues that make it so when you turn the laptop on, it shorts out. And you can't turn it back on. Not sure if it's because it's part of the keyboard buttons or what. And they have black screens of death issues, sound but no picture. They just aren't reliable. I used their desktops for 27 years, and they were good. But never the laptops. Gaming laptops only last about 3 years. No matter what the model, 5 if you're lucky.
Dude keeps opening up apps while running Cinebench, doing that makes the results inaccurate, ESPECIALLY task manager. You need to have everything closed and don't mess with anything, the Task manager along uses upwards of 15% CPU
Has anyone tested the Nitro 5's battery life? I was never able to get to the advisetised 5 hours (not even half) with Power Efficient mode enabled and no intensive programs running.
I really need your help i am a reviwer also of Hifi audio gear and i been using my phone for videos reviews and it sucks ! You think i could edit 4k videos wirh this labtop ? Nitro 5 4050 16g of ram please help me i am lost in this world
why would you want a sata ssd or hdd, the price of nvme ssd is literally already down nicely and even cheaper than sata ssd, and the hdd slot on Nitro literally sacrificed the battery on the laptop
@@sishirshrestha1783sure, but many users still have left over 2.5” drives so they don’t have to pay anything extra at all, which is nice if they are in a budget
hello gizmo, I follow you for a while, I need your help, I bought the same laptop but I made the mistake of doing a clean install of windows and now I have many problems with drivers, black screens and other strange things, are not solved even if I download them from the page of acer, could you help me with the factory iso image of your system, please, you can do it from acer care center, I would appreciate it eternally.
PS5 will be better in fresh games,4050 laptop better in games that released before 2021. If you want familiar experience, you need something like 3070ti, 4060 or 4070 and 1440p display.
PS5, much better (higher resolutions) ease of use, 4K graphics on many games, 30, 60 and a few 120fps games as well. Hell the Xbox One X does 4K (get one used for $200), something THIS will never do. Laptop tops are for productivity, not gaming. They fail after like a year or 3 at the most.
Anybody know any legit means I can make some decent money online and get myself a new budget gaming laptop. I need it for gaming, graphics design, programming and heavy video editing. It's pity I still have to borrow or hire laptops at this stage. Too wretched to get myself anything.
$1000 is not cheap nowadays, laptops are more expensive than ever, I remember I could buy a brand new laptop gtx970 for a $1000 around 10 years ago the top one , now $1000 I will buy the shit one and the good ones are $5000. everyone should stop buying them , the price need to reduce for 70%. The market is just crazy because people buy that shit for a big money. No way
Good laptops starts from 1500$ at USA market. I understand, that's you want all top-benchmarks, but for work and casual gaming - rtx 4060 and 12700 more then enough for 3-5 years.
You finally learned what's the meaning and the effects of inflation
1:55:16 You can check the max wattage in Nvidia control panel > system information, any chance you could let me know what it says for maximum graphics power? I can't find it documented anywhere :(
Did he tell you?
@@Pashaev.. I haven't heard yet, but I'll find out eventually because I bought one from Newegg in the US to Australia 👀
The nvidia control panel says 140W, but obviously never saw close to that level of wattage in real world testing. Weird the driver would claim that high and then never deliver close to that level of wattage pull.
@@GizmoSlipTech Thanks brother. Can I ask you a question? Will legion 5 rtx3060 laptop prices decrease or stay like this?
Thank you so much for your effort
Your channel is underrated buddy
You deserve the best, keep it up 👍🏻
We need a 4060 version 😣. Good video btw!
Just a 10/15% increase in performance
Something notable in the video is the nitro 5 matched the fps of the zephyrus g16 in dead space and used between 5-10 less watts in the same spot. And has lower temps. That will mean more over clocking of GPU would lead to more fps and more usable power.
Thanks a lot for this timely update/review.
In India, Acer has recenly launched Predator Helios 16 and Predator Helios 16 NEO. I have purchased the NEO Edition, with I7-13700HX + RTX4050.
Having gone ahead with this Predator NEO launch, now I dont think Acer will be launching Nitro Series(with Intel Variants) here in India, though having launched Predator NEOs in the price range of Nitros is a great thing.
I've taken this up for my Data Science Needs(presently using a 11th Gen i7U Series HP Envy) but I am not sure, whether RTX 4050 was the best decision or I should've put in more at taken atleast a 4060 one instead. I am still studying the differences.
Though, the good part is that RAM is DDR4 and SSDs are Gen4, and the display will be 16:10 Aspect Ratio. This a positive departure from alsmot anything which was availabe with 12th Gen Intel Machines, here in India.
Once I get it I will post my own short video on it.
Thanks for your views brother. Keep up the good work.
Watched your video, bought it. The only issue I had was that audio suddenly stopped working, had to reset my pc but it went back to normal. Really loud fans imo but they do their job really good, will update in some months or years
Hey can u give an update?
@@Budgetreworks upgraded my RAM to 64gb and started to get random freezes, I dont know if the ram was installed badly or the system doesnt support 64gb. The laptop power cable disconnects randomly, the cable is intact, in good condition and connected well, it just stops charging randomly. Atm the only problems I have are the random freezes (will check if I have faulty RAMs) and charger disconnects.
any update now?
@@jsteve_15 Freezes stopped happening, I guess it was an OS thing that got patched, i never had audio issues. My only problem ATM is the power cable that randomly disconects, happens less frequently but still happens. Some people complains about the pc getting too hot but it doesnt happen to me
is it worth buying im planning on to
managed to convince my parents to get this for college
Have a Nitro 5 from five years ago. The thing fell off the roof of my car onto the side of the highway in the included laptop sleeve and survived (after display swap). Those things are tanks and definitely good bang for buck.
All my years of touching pcs and their components, never had an issue.
i have the 165hz version with i712650h, and rtx 4060 with 16gbs of ram, ddr5 4800mhz, 512 plus 1tb of storage for just $1200 here in the Philipppines. i could say that this laptop is one of the best there is for this budget! i just turned off turbo boost to take care of the temps and now i run games like valorant at 200-300 fps with my cpu temps at just 50-60C!
Best deal I've seen is the Lenovo LOQ that was $849 and is now $699, I would definitely get it over this. With an I-5 13400F, 3050 6GB GPU (slightly less than this), 16gb DDR5 memory, 512 GB of storage. Why? Because it's rated as the best gaming laptop you can buy, for aesthetics, great cooling, MUCH MORE QUIET than this thing, and it's a Lenovo. So the reliability will be a LOT better. Though I don't even game on laptops, never will. For productivity, video, audio editing is what I do. Acer just have far to many problems, I'm surprised you didn't do a review on the Lenovo. It's awesome. But I think you'll only get it at the price at Wally World. I use to love Acer, but I tried this one and didn't find it that impressive, and the speakers crackle at high volumes too. Awful battery life as well.
I just scored one of these off Amazon Vine making my effective cost like $200. I think the model I'm getting only comes with 8gigs ram in which case I'll be upgrading that to 16. Otherwise, this will be a wonderful laptop. I do most of my gaming on a desktop so probably won't put much of a load on this in that area.
Good performance but the 6 GB VRAM in 2023 is concerning.
It’s alright
the 3050 had 4, this is a budget laptop, that's as good as it's going to get
@@daddyethancontroversial opinion, but in 2023, even 3GB is good enough for the majority of gamers
4gb minimum @@estebanr7877
Fully upgradable. At least the ram
@GizmoSlipTech please do version Acer Nitro 5 - 15.6" 165 Hz IPS - Intel Core i7 12th Gen 12650H (2.30GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU - 16 GB DDR5 - 512 GB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 Home 64-bit - Gaming Laptop (AN515-58-78BT )
Hey Gizmo, do you have any plans at review new Asus Tuf with AMD videocard? Especially interesting to see what 7600s and 7700s can do. Thanks for amazing and very useful channel. Greetings from Belarus!
Hi Gizmo
i hope you are doing great
i ordered this laptop for AED 3150/- equivalent to 860$ i ordered on your recommendation over gigabyte g5 and msi cyborg which are more expensive in country
in my country nitro with i7 12650h rtx 4060 almost 300$ dollars expensive which i don't think worth it i am guy only play games 1 day a week
one more advantage this laptop has upgradability extra 1 ssd slot and 2.5' hdd slot and comes with 16gb ddr5 ram which is enough
thanks for your review love from Dubai United Arab Emirates ❤
Hi GismoSlipTech. Finally a complete review of a laptops. Great!! :) I would really watch your review of a Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 - Type 82SB - Model 82SB00LPCK if you could get one. Especially in glacier white. Its been said it has great cooling and a 6G 4050 80W. IT could be good to see how if compares to other laptops.
This Video was as long as the Extended version of the first 2 Lord Of The Rings. Geez
I found it to be very informative which led me to buy the same laptop at Walmart since it was only $729.00 on Flash Sale today.
Question - I am getting into my first PC gaming experience and need advice on what to do. I can get one of these exact Acer Nitro's for $699 right now, would I get better performance with this or by building a PC with the $700 instead? Thank You to anyone who can help.
Does this have a better display than one on msi Bravo 15 with ryzen 5 7535hs/rtx4050?
Love ur vids bro
is it better than katana 15 4060 b13v? cuz there are a lot of bad reviews on this katana. please help me later I only have 2 option laptops. please 🙏
Love the video. For some reason, I can't find this on Acer website, what's the model number??
Acer nitro 5 An515 58 CH68
It's on Walmarts site right now for $899. But there is a much better Lenovo LOQ laptop for $699.
How did you download the games? I'm about to get one of these
I Really like this raw review footage❤
I’ll stick with the 4050, spending 300$ more for a 10% increase in performance on the 4060 is not worth it imo.
don't like the design of the laptop but the good thermals make it very attractive
Is this rgb supported, like i mean the keyboard only has white colored light?
What’s the cpu this laptop had? The one I’m getting is the same but with an i5 124500 cpu so would it differ greatly from the one u tested?
Have you got it bro? I've ordered the same one
@@sachinupreti8874 I did get it and it’s very good. It is running most games at max graphics 60fps plus but obviously a few extremely heavy games like watch dogs legion it struggles with
@@sachinupreti8874 if u got any questions About it u can ask
Thank you ya earned a sub from me
What's the difference between nitro 5 and nitro 16
Why they not inform anything about nitro 5 release date on my country only nitro 16 and 17 with several acer swift version
Hi, will you review MSI KATANA B12?
Also compare the rtx 4070 mobile on the zephyrus g14 because that also is TDP LIMITED to 120 watts so it's necessary to know if there's any difference between the rtx 4060 and 4070 at 120 watts given the bandwidth limited 128 bit bus also add the Radeon 7700s to that
you didn't work with this laptop at all, put it in your backpack, and after about a week you can clearly see deep scratches on the screen which appeared because of the keyboard keys while the laptop was closed, the motherboard is super weak for long hours use and very low in component quality. Guy don't let those RGBs fool you. The Acer gaming laptops stop working all of a sudden. And the Acer Warranty has nothing to offer you but to tell you that they are sorry that you lost your laptop to quality issues.
👆😂gtx 1650 4 gb 😂👆
I work in a computer sales store and I am a technician, I can affirm that Acers are the laptops that have the least problems when purchased.
Yep, these are NOT reliable, especially the power button being built into the keyboard, they fail a lot. And black screens of death are very common. I'd just get a gaming desktop if you want a better bang for your buck. And then get a steam deck, which is a lot more fun. And is just a mini PC.
I bought this and it performs really well but the cpu temp rises up to 90-95 °C after 20-30 minutes of gaming. Should I be concerned or is this normal? Even if it is, pls share some tips on lowering it down to at least 80 °C. I saw that in your laptop, the average is around 80
You should open it up clean the fans and if that doesn’t work put new good thermal paste
Me meanwhile disabling turbo boost an my acer nitro an515-58 with core i7 12650h to keep temperatures around 70 ° C . U can keep that performance i dont need it , no no thanks.
Why do i need that performance if the cpu is throttling? Jeeezzz
This or Legion 5 pro with 3060 130w and ryzen 5 5600h? They cost the same in my country.
Legion is much better, build, screen, speakers. Lenovo build some of the best computers ever. No I'm not exaggerating. Acer are cheap, use to be better years ago, now they fail and just won't turn on, or the screens burn out fast. Trust me I've owned a few of their laptops.
should i get this laptop? my budget is ~900 and i cant get a pc since i travel alot. if not what options would be better for gaming
@deadpoilxano5965 I would get the laptop as it gives great performance for the money I am going to order the laptop in 2-5 I travel a lot to
@deadpoolxano in the USA it only $820 from Walmart
Nope, get a gaming desktop, no you can't carry it, but who cares. Upgradable in every way, runs cooler, and better performance. Also get a Steam Deck which is a portable PC and a lot more fun. With lower framerates and resolution. Still awesome.
Can please someone answer me what is Acer doing with this? They are practically releasing A 2022 model with rtx 4000 series graphics and installed ddr5 RAM memory instead of ddr4 installed?
They have this laptop at Walmart for $899 now, in for a laptop it's still better than the Asus Rog Ally
On Walmart Flash Sale for $729.00 on 4/22/24
Bad thing about Acers is they have power button issues that make it so when you turn the laptop on, it shorts out. And you can't turn it back on. Not sure if it's because it's part of the keyboard buttons or what. And they have black screens of death issues, sound but no picture. They just aren't reliable. I used their desktops for 27 years, and they were good. But never the laptops. Gaming laptops only last about 3 years. No matter what the model, 5 if you're lucky.
Dude keeps opening up apps while running Cinebench, doing that makes the results inaccurate, ESPECIALLY task manager. You need to have everything closed and don't mess with anything, the Task manager along uses upwards of 15% CPU
A 3 hours review ?
Whats CPU model?
Is IP 3 ryzen 5 rtx 4050 better than legion i7 rtx 3060?
Has anyone tested the Nitro 5's battery life? I was never able to get to the advisetised 5 hours (not even half) with Power Efficient mode enabled and no intensive programs running.
Ayo bro u think the gygabyte g5,nitro 5 or cyborg 15 is good for casual gaming? I don't care about display
I would get the Nitro 5
Gp 66 next plz
Sorry, I have this laptop and my degree is 100 in performance mode with 100% using. I think it is not normal. What am i gonna do.
In my region this would cost $1700 😢
I really need your help i am a reviwer also of Hifi audio gear and i been using my phone for videos reviews and it sucks ! You think i could edit 4k videos wirh this labtop ? Nitro 5 4050 16g of ram please help me i am lost in this world
Wait, a new rtx4080 version? I thought its only goes up to rtx3050?
I mean rtx4050
Nitri V and Nitro 16 are same right (in terms of chassi, internals)? just spec wise different
nitro V can upgrade to two M.2, and 2.5" SSD
That hdd slot... i.still need that for cheap expension
why would you want a sata ssd or hdd, the price of nvme ssd is literally already down nicely and even cheaper than sata ssd, and the hdd slot on Nitro literally sacrificed the battery on the laptop
@@Eleganttf2 for example, he can have on old sata 2TB ssd. Just put it inside and use space for films\projects, etc!
bro these days you can easily get like 1tb nvme ssd for only 50 dollars, almost the same price as hdds
@@sishirshrestha1783sure, but many users still have left over 2.5” drives so they don’t have to pay anything extra at all, which is nice if they are in a budget
hello gizmo, I follow you for a while, I need your help, I bought the same laptop but I made the mistake of doing a clean install of windows and now I have many problems with drivers, black screens and other strange things, are not solved even if I download them from the page of acer, could you help me with the factory iso image of your system, please, you can do it from acer care center, I would appreciate it eternally.
What will perform better, this laptop or a PS5 for 500 bucks?
PS5, laptop graphics are scam
Game only choose ps5 otherwise choose laptop for gaming + productivity
PS5 will be better in fresh games,4050 laptop better in games that released before 2021. If you want familiar experience, you need something like 3070ti, 4060 or 4070 and 1440p display.
@@HCDMbarti don’t agree
PS5, much better (higher resolutions) ease of use, 4K graphics on many games, 30, 60 and a few 120fps games as well. Hell the Xbox One X does 4K (get one used for $200), something THIS will never do. Laptop tops are for productivity, not gaming. They fail after like a year or 3 at the most.
Anybody know any legit means I can make some decent money online and get myself a new budget gaming laptop. I need it for gaming, graphics design, programming and heavy video editing. It's pity I still have to borrow or hire laptops at this stage. Too wretched to get myself anything.
Выключаете турбодуст в питании , ставиое тихий режим производительность не теряется вообще . По температуре 65 70 градусов и очень тихо что хорошо .
How would this play AC Valhalla
Probably in the 40's, open world games like those are very demanding on PC's overall.
hola
asus advantage edition is better rx 6800m 12gb vram
Is the rtx 4050 better than the rtx 3060? There are people saying yes and people saying no.
We will need to test ot side by side, but I would buy 4050 over 3060 if all other factors are thr same
M9😅