It was a bit warm when it was doing nothing. So if the sales said it gets hot, perhaps other reasons.
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It was a bit warm when it was doing nothing. So if the sales said it gets hot, perhaps other reasons.
It's all totally relational to the load on the notebook and how effective it's cooling system. You just want to establish how loud the notebook gets and that it does not suffer excessive throttling.
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Ideally I'd like to push the system to maximum, with much depending on the stores policy. A flash drive with Prime95, OCCT, HWinfo64 can go a long way, if the store is ok with you running the Aps. I don't install anything which I think helps, I also briefly explain why I want to test the notebook and outline my usage, this can help too. Generally at this point I've already made my mind up, subject to performance meeting expectations.
If the notebook is gaming orientated, likely there will be games to demo, so load it up with something demanding. Although frivolous modern games can push both CPU & GPU hard stressing the cooling system. If looking at common notebook there will also be a plethora of reviews, with the better covering all aspects of performance.
All notebooks are compromises, so it's all about what matters to you and also what you can do to tailor the experience. I know I want hex core CPU, GTX 1070 level GPU, 32Gb RAM, duel storage drives, equally I know such spec is never going to have a great battery runtime, nor it going to be cool & quiet under full load, as the laws of physics are against it
What I have now is a notebook that under basic use is near silent, under maximum load it's noisy, equally it's holding as much as 3.6 GHz on all cores. For day to day stuff I just leave the notebook in silent mode, getting things done switch up to balanced or absolute maximum performance with lowest thermals it can over boost GPU & fans.
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Ideally I'd like to push the system to maximum, with much depending on the stores policy. A flash drive with Prime95, OCCT, HWinfo64 can go a long way, if the store is ok with you running the Aps. I don't install anything which I think helps, I also briefly explain why I want to test the notebook and outline my usage, this can help too. Generally at this point I've already made my mind up, subject to performance meeting expectations.
If the notebook is gaming orientated, likely there will be games to demo, so load it up with something demanding. Although frivolous modern games can push both CPU & GPU hard stressing the cooling system. If looking at common notebook there will also be a plethora of reviews, with the better covering all aspects of performance.
All notebooks are compromises, so it's all about what matters to you and also what you can do to tailor the experience. I know I want hex core CPU, GTX 1070 level GPU, 32Gb RAM, duel storage drives, equally I know such spec is never going to have a great battery runtime, nor it going to be cool & quiet under full load, as the laws of physics are against it
What I have now is a notebook that under basic use is near silent, under maximum load it's noisy, equally it's holding as much as 3.6 GHz on all cores. For day to day stuff I just leave the notebook in silent mode, getting things done switch up to balanced or absolute maximum performance with lowest thermals it can over boost GPU & fans.
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Stores try to limit the number of things people could do with the floor models. MS Store even blocks access to youtube.
True, equally it depends on the relationship. I find the store reps are far more flexible if they know your a serious buyer. I make it clear that I will purchase, equally the hardware has to meet the expectation set by the provider...
Not play testing here, I know what I want, homework's done. I just want to verify the commercial hardware hits the right numbers as per the independent reviews. Tremendous customer service by the local Asus ROG Store; booted the notebook and verified functionality, before the card was swiped, confidence in the product and confidence in the customer, goes a long way. 3 years warranty, any concerns doors always open, done deal...
Latest BIOS update helping to get the most out of Intel's 8750H hex core CPU, happy to see Asus is not "sleeping at the wheel" with it's performance focused notebooks...
FWIW Windows 10 Pro 1803, fully up, not stripped down...
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Usually those sales people just say you can always return it if you try and do not like it. Do they get commission selling? It seems that they would rather people buy and get a refund. For example, I saw a MS keyboard in a store. I asked the sales to take it out to let me try if it is comfortable to type or not. It was such a simple request. All she said was she could not take it out for me to try but I could buy it and return it later.
If that's how it is in your local, buy and return, if the notebook fails to meet your expectations return it, equally expectations need to be realistic...
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