I end up picking selenite, mainly due to its 17 inch with a close to 15inch footprint, along with rtx 2060, 2tb hdd, others are all standard I guess (e.g. Intel i7, 512Gb ssd, mech keyboard.. Etc)

This post has been edited by l2k: Mar 2 2019, 05:16 PM

True , now i need to scout an eGPU - but i think the 1050Ti should be still okay for light gaming

Good choice

My thought initially is to raise up the laptop and at the same time help abit on the cooling department. Watched a few youtube videos, a quality cooler like CM notepal x3 seems like able to reduce GPU temp by few degrees, not so much for CPU somehow.

Found one interesting which is Deepcool m6, a cooler with speaker However, it seems like it is not sold here.

This post has been edited by l2k: Mar 2 2019, 06:43 PM

Actually for the NVME SSD I rather they use 970 Evo than PM981 since 970 Evo is almost the same price listed in Illegear website benchmark wise 970 Evo is faster than PM981 although just 12% we won't notice any difference as NVME already very speedy but greedy me


PM981 vs 970 Evo

Hmm, for my Selenite config, I just opted for the default 512GB nvme SSD, I do not really know which brand is it. Another option is 256GB Samsung PM981 M.2 PCIe NVMe without increasing price. So naturally I favor bigger SSD than a speedier one.

This post has been edited by l2k: Mar 2 2019, 08:15 PM

yeah i did the same but that time they said have compatibility issues so have to charge to samsung one.

If for me i will use xpg 8200 pro the performance is better than PM981 but 34% cheaper than PM981

Yeah, you are right. The xpg 8200 pro is currently one of the best value to performance NVME SSD. Actually in my planned ITX build, I picked this model. Samsung is kinda overpriced IMO.

HELLO.I need to go where to find Driver(Raven) and Raven control centre softwave?

just wondering which model does the Illegear Raven based on, for example Onyx is based on TONGFANG GK5CN6Z

tongfang gi5cn5e

You have dell 17inch inspiron 7000 laptop? Spec?

bro hows the CPU temp when playing dota 2.
I'm getting 90-95C.

For Raven coffee users gtx1050, do you have grizzly applied? And what's your temp when gaming? Any underclocking in MSI Afterburner?

This post has been edited by pluginbaby: Mar 6 2019, 02:24 PM

Hi Omega5777, may I know when was the last time that you have applied the thermal paste for your laptop? Furthermore, may I know if your power option is set to 'Balanced' or 'High Performance'?

Hi pluginbaby, the performance of the stock thermal compound for RAVEN is quite close to Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut actually, that's why we didn't offer for the upgrade option. But you can re-apply the thermal paste with the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut option, perhaps after ±1 year, after the stock thermal paste has dried up.

However in regards to the temperature levels achieved, I will let the RAVEN users to chime in

Yeah i do, you can find the spec in dell website. But mine is older generation not the new one.

90-95? that's hot!! don't remember i see that high during the game play let me test again coming weekends will screen capture the result.

This is the link to the model in TongFang website if you can read Chinese.

Tongfang GK5CN67

This post has been edited by mcloudteo: Mar 6 2019, 10:17 PM

Hi Azim,
I set the power option to High Performance.
Just pick up the laptop last week so thermal paste should still be ok.
Not sure if its game related or not as CPU stays around 75% when playing Apex & Battlefield.

Hi Omega5777, thank you very much for the details provided

Since the laptop newly received, I believe the issue is rooted to the CPU speed instead. I would recommend to set the power plan to 'Balanced' regardless if the laptop is powered by charger/battery: https://www.howtogeek.com/240840/should-you...lan-on-windows/

This is because the High Performance mode will activate the TurboBoost at all times and this could be causing excess temperature compounded while the laptop is running on idle, hope this clarifies.