Not guaranteeing you will not have problems but the system is more stable now on the software side. Hardware is your usual luck

Tried an external HDD and a USB stick on the right side and no problems.

Is there a noticeable decrease in temperatures by using these coolers?
I'm currently only using bottle caps

Thanks for the reply.

I also can have a temperature drop of a few degrees by using bottle caps. I guess most of the temperature reduction comes from actually elevating the laptop higher so that there is better airflow, and there may be diminishing returns from using a cooler compared to bottle caps, but every little bit helps. Or maybe I'm just stingy

Now I disable turbo boost with ThrottleStop and it helps reduce temperatures especially on the CPU, before this I can reach almost 100C on the 8750H with certain games but now I reach mid 80s and low 90 at max.

Nice thermals you got there.

I wonder if my Kryonaut has dried prematurely then.


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Recently collected my laptop from Illegear for RMA regarding the battery issue and changing the keyboard to the Cap 2/XMG caps + brown switches. Have done a fair bit of typing and would like to share some thoughts.

Firstly, the brown keyboard for me is much better than the blue original keyboard. Changed to the brown keyboard mainly to have a silent keyboard, as the blue switches are annoying anyone near me when I'm typing with their loud 'clicky' sounds. The brown switches sound similar to a membrane keyboard.

The new key caps don't wobble as much as the Cap 1 keycaps, therefore giving an improved typing experience. Keys feel more stable and the feel is better. Previously with the old keyboard I will have instances where the inputs will be registered even if not pressing the keys until the 'click' registers, or sometimes double registering inputs when typing, lending to typos. Currently no such issue.

You do lose that tactile feel with the blue switches, but I vastly prefer the new brown switches with the new caps. With the deep travel it kinda feels like a ThinkPad keyboard, which I consider to be one of the best keyboards available in a laptop. I make noticeably less typos now.

Regarding the battery, I still have the issue of the 99% charging even though Illegear said they managed to replicate the issue during RMA and replaced a new battery. Guess I'll have to return for another RMA in the future. Has anyone else encounter this issue?

I thought their service was pleasant and relatively helpful, in particular Azim. Didn't encounter any lost chargers or damage to my laptop during RMA.

The touchpad is awful IMHO, get an external mouse if possible. You might end up turning off the touchpad anyway when typing because palm rejection when typing is bad, at least for me.

Yeah the fan noise under load may be loud but if you are using headphones you would not notice it. May be distracting to other people around you though.
The top part can be hot when under load but that is where the heatpipes are, which helps to keep the keyboard area cool. Just have to keep that in mind when you reach for the fan boost button in the middle of gaming

The Cap 1 keys are a bit wobbly, my Cap 2s are more stable.

Brown Cap 2

The staff will help you change the keyboard

It should be a whole piece of keyboard with brown switches already on it

Anyone have the latest link for the Onyx Command Center?

Thanks for the link Azim.

I would like to ask is the yellow colour option missing from 'User Mode' when choosing keyboard backlit color a bug?

This post has been edited by jrlogger: Dec 28 2018, 04:06 PM

My Onyx's touchpad was bulging, took the cover off and it seems like the battery is swollen and hence pushing the touchpad. Removed the battery as a precaution.

How much does a new battery cost and can Illegear fix it in a single visit?

Hi, I have an Onyx 8th Gen GTX 1060.

My laptop is having problems booting up, when i press the power button without charger attached, the charging LED on the laptop will blink orange and nothing will appear in screen. The power LED is not lit

If I attach charger and press the power button, the power LED will be green and the charger LED will be orange, the screen will show until the ILLEGEAR screen and then the laptop will turn off with a soft pop sound. Any help?

This post has been edited by jrlogger: May 5 2020, 02:35 PM