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 ILLEGEAR Onyx Discussion Thread V1, Illegear's first Bazel-less Notebook

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post Mar 4 2019, 01:14 PM

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Is GTX1060 available for Onyx Lite i5 variant?
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post Mar 27 2019, 03:35 PM

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QUOTE(wadthehellz @ Mar 27 2019, 03:15 PM)
Hi there, was looking for onyx lite disassembly photo or video but too bad did not have any luck finding it bangwall.gif  , just curious about the heatsink and heatpipe
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alternatively you can look for Eluktronics Mech-15 G2, Overpowered 15, XMG Neo 15, Recoil II
all are the same chassis as Onyx
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post Jul 2 2019, 09:30 AM

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does the onyx board support asynchronous dual channel?
right now i have factory 16gb 2666mhz, wanted to add in another 4gb 2666mhz to make it dual channel, wondering will it make any difference like increasing the speed, performance and such?

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post Sep 25 2020, 11:42 AM

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May I know what is the price for replacement charger/adapter for Onyx GTX1060?
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post Feb 21 2021, 11:19 PM

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QUOTE(Asgaard @ Feb 14 2021, 04:09 PM)
U can dream of refund or swap. U see those negative review in google and facebook then u will know about it.

Henge broken causing the laptop cannot open the panel or close
Keyboard spoilt cannot type anything
Motherboard spoilt cannot on laptop
HDD stop working, once remove ok. have to claim warranty myself
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is it the model with mechanical keyboard?
many users with this chassis having keyboard problem too,
it can be fixed by replacing the keyboard flex cable, but need to access the bottom of motherboard.

also yea, the battery sucks, mine also swollen a little bit just after a year

look up in this forum for more information about this chassis
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/to...gk5cp0z.815943/

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post Feb 21 2021, 11:29 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IatljKTU_Y&t=16s
here's a demonstration on what keyboard problem i'm having,
just replaced the flex cable by myself and it's all working again.

tbh barebone laptop made by Tongfang is pretty fragile,
there's pretty lot of problem reported from other brands using Tongfang's barebones.

Used to be excited with Illegear, now not, you will discover the major problems after using it
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post Feb 22 2021, 07:49 PM

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QUOTE(teamjoker @ Feb 22 2021, 02:59 PM)
how long is your illegear? many illegear users not active here and no feedback so hard for me to get info especially on Ionic model.
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2 years,
Ionic i think is Tongfang PF4WN2F,
you gotta look for the chassis name and search for other brands using the same chassis.
for my Onyx, it's Tongfang Gk5cn6z, other brand rebrand it as Eluktronik Mech G2, Overpowered 15, XMG Neo 15 etc

Illegear mostly use Tongfang chassis and rebrand them,
some other brand i know using Tongfang chassis are: Mechrevo(机械革命), XMG, Overpowered, Eluktronik, Pcspecialist

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post Feb 23 2021, 01:42 PM

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QUOTE(Eiraku @ Feb 23 2021, 10:04 AM)
https://rentry.org/tongfang

(Almost) Complete TF chassis infobin.

As for me, my OG (CFL/1060) Onyx is actually still around but it's on backup duties now. Currently main-ing a QC7/MAG15/"New" Onyx (CFL-R/2070MQ) so yeaaaa.
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Cool! Never know there's a site recording all the Tongfang reseller and models
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post Mar 6 2021, 12:15 PM

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Anyone know the specification of the CMOS battery for Onyx GTX1060?
Having difficulty to boot up during cold boot, and realize the time is not synced in bios
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post May 1 2021, 05:25 PM

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QUOTE(Tokio_Hot @ Apr 25 2021, 06:52 PM)
Yeah, I hate to say this but I would like to join this train too.

Still has 1st gen Onyx. Every year, there's always a problem, from keyboard to battery to BIOS. It's like every year I need to go to Damansara and get it checked up.

Recently, handed in this laptop before my warranty expired, already told them problems like constant BSOD (even though its not the KB5001330 update, or I put it wrong) and upon turning on without charging, the laptop would switch on but the screen is not light up for a few seconds....then shut itself down before re-start itself properly. The only way I can avoid the 'switch on problem' is by keeping it charging at all times even when I'm not using it.

When taking back this laptop, the guy said it has updated the BIOS, quick reset (which I kinda prefer full reset instead) and should be okay. One week later, BAM! BSOD COMES AGAIN!!
Even my 6-year old HP still stands strong.
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Hey,
is the problem of your "turning on without charging, the laptop would switch on but the screen is not light up for a few seconds" still persist?
it happen to me too, i am suspecting it's because of dead CMOS battery, try go into the bios and check the time during cold boot, my one everytime it will reset.
Haven't tried to change the CMOS battery yet, it's just my guess what's the problem causing it.

here's the boot time comparison between cold boot (first boot after not plugged in for few hours) vs hot boot
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also yea, this chassis has quite lot of problems, even tho from different vendors

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post May 5 2021, 03:10 PM

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QUOTE(cks999 @ May 4 2021, 11:19 PM)
I was thinking of getting a new Illegear Onyx pro with 11th gen this coming June. But seeing the comments here, i am thinking twice. Should i go for it?
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i am not sure about the quality of newer model now, 1st gen gtx1060 got quite a few problems
also it's hard to find spare parts and even battery in Malaysia, unless you want to spend a fortune for their first party services if it's out of warranty.

otherwise i'd recommend going to big brand like asus, acer and lenovo since the parts are easier to find, especially battery which is a consumable item
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post Jun 18 2021, 04:14 PM

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QUOTE(kimjs90 @ Jun 18 2021, 11:20 AM)
Hi guys, just asking will i void my laptop warranty if i add a new pcie ssd in the slot since one slot still avail. TQ
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nope, upgrading ram and ssd/hdd wont void your warranty

https://www.illegear.com/faq-items/what-are...sing-my-laptop/
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post Sep 6 2021, 05:10 PM

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is there anyway to disable throttling when using battery?
it started throttling at 50%

i7-8750h Onyx GTX1060
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post Sep 11 2021, 08:32 PM

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Anyone know a good and reputable laptop repair shop who does motherboard or cpu/gpu repair?

My laptop gpu is showing error code 43, did everything i could but still no chance.
Contacted illegear and they said gpu faulty, need to send back to manufacturer to repair. Would like to know if there's other place to fix, to save cost and time too. :'((
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post Sep 12 2021, 03:16 PM

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QUOTE(chittyserv @ Sep 12 2021, 02:29 PM)
buy a new laptop then resell the old one when fixed... hahaha... thats the least downtime method. i hate when my laptop dies on me, so inconvenient.
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if i had the money to do so... it's still usable but a gaming laptop without dedicated gpu has no soul and pretty much useless sad.gif also I do render videos and 3d stuffs some times
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post Nov 13 2021, 12:13 AM

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Hey, any GTX1060 Onyx user still here?
what's your max GPU temperature while heavy load or while heavy gaming?
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post Nov 28 2021, 12:08 AM

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QUOTE(munky @ Nov 27 2021, 07:47 PM)
Hi guys,

Inm thinking of upgrading to the onyx G with ryzen 7 and rtx3070.

Is illegear a good quality laptop brand? How often do u encounter issues with your laptop hardware wise?

Currently using dell inspiron from 2015 iirc, so far the laptop quAlity is superb, but nowadays sometimes encounter software instability. Other than that its been good. Wanna upgrade coz gtx1050ti cant do shit now  laugh.gif

One more thing, hows thr after sales service of illegear, like parts availability and speed ?
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Illegear or Tongfang barebones is great if you are lucky if it didn't has small and random issues here and there.

I love my Onyx GTX1060, but it has encountered faulty keyboard flex cable, swollen battery and sudden-dead GPU within 2.5 years of usage and I don't game heavily much.

Also out of warranty repair cost is super expensive from official, and it's hard to find replacement parts locally too.

Tbh there's too much risk in Illegear laptop by looking at other vendors who also sell Tongfang barebones. I rather choose a well known brand that has big user base and stable qc. Also easier to troubleshoot if you're having problems, especially getting replacement parts.
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post May 17 2022, 05:18 PM

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QUOTE(tmc @ May 17 2022, 08:05 AM)
I have a problem with usb hub that is connected to the usb type C port.

The problem is that the usb type C is always on. Even when I shutdown or hibernate or sleep. For those other usb type A ports, they are power off when I shutdown or hibernate. They are power on when in sleep mode.

I saw of posts on internet that there are PCs which have CMOS settings for it, called "usb always on". But I cannot find such settings in my pc CMOS.

I want the type C port to be off when I hibernate or shutdown.
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no setting like this in the Illegear command center?
my model is probably too old to help you, hope you find this useful.
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post May 24 2022, 02:04 PM

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QUOTE(nyunyu @ May 18 2022, 09:00 PM)
Is the battery compatible with Onyx 1060? Or does anyone know which one to get from Taobao?
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i got mine from here https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09...._u=o2ht52hba760
same Onyx Gtx1060, battery life just like stock one

 

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