both provides decent performance (comparing same core/thread count), however Ryzen 4000 has better IPC (thus good multi core performance) and much better power efficiency (decent performance at low power budget)

Ryzen also has its own disadvantages (eg CCX latency, no Quicksync support, questionable drivers etc), but overall I would prefer Ryzen

Any thoughts on the new Asus Tuf A15?

same old cooling - poor thermals

I'm looking for a laptop for light gaming (i.e Hearthstone/Indie Games) while surfing at the same time.

I was considering https://shopee.com.my/MSI-GF65-9SD-009MY-GA...9688.5808962850 or https://shopee.com.my/Acer-Laptop-Nitro-5-A...9653.4426268819, but honestly I have close to zero knowledge about laptops other than CPU, RAM, & GPU.

Budget around RM4k. Any recommendations?

This post has been edited by ps3roxor: May 18 2020, 11:31 PM

What about the new Lenovo 5i and 7i? Read that it's going to launch in Malaysia by end of month.

Avoid MSI GF

Able to wait longer or need the laptop now?
According to early reviews, 5Pi / 5i / 5 has upgraded cooling, as well as fixed many issues (eg keyboard layout), recommended. 7i is still new and without reviews

No urgency, want to get the best value for money

Suggest u go try Legion 5i in the shop before buying. While overall no complaints with Lenovo (I use thinkpad for work), I find Legion to be overpriced and seriously subpar display.

For example, originally I thought Lenovo was value-for-money when comparing specs, but when I checked out 540 display, its seriously below average, I would say the 60Hz display, 250 nits that comes with the 1660Ti model is very poor in fact.

Its even worse than comparable "budget" offerings from Asus and MSI Alpha 15 (IMHO).

So my advice is always look at the laptop in person if you can, otherwise you may regret if it has something you can't live with.

need to get good discounts

there are optional 300 nits high sRGB 60Hz and 144Hz options, my old Y530 have 144Hz high sRGB option even with 1050Ti

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: May 19 2020, 04:59 PM

I just checked their website, and found out that their customize options are not provide the 144hz screen option, weird.

There is, but you need to scroll for the >RM5k options.

For that price, you may as well wait for the new Zephyrus G15 with AMD 4000 and 1660Ti. Much better than the outdated Legion 540 IMHO.

Ya I just found that the only model that provide 144hz screen in customization are LEGION Y740-15IRHG.

I am still waiting for Lenovo and Acer new laptop. The Asus laptop I remember I had saw review on not so good cooling so I will skip that laptop.

Edit: I saw review from here: https://www.ultrabookreview.com/37011-asus-...rus-g15-review/

This post has been edited by okw1: May 19 2020, 05:10 PM

Serious question: I see lots of weight placed on thermal (here and also elsewhere) but isn't it just so much cheaper and convenient to buy cooling pad for your laptop? A good one can lower your CPU and GPU temp by between 5-10 degrees.

You can buy a decent coolermaster fan pad with aluminium surface and turbo 1800rpm fan for less than RM150 on Lazada.

For me, isn't value for money and decent display (you can't change or add on display easily - even if you buy second screen its neither simple nor light to carry, plus its expensive!) more important than thermals?

How much did it cost you (at the time)?
Quite rare to find what is relatively lower-spec legion with such a good screen. Normally, those screens are reserved for the 1070++ options and cost $$$$. You customized yourself?

Where can i get zegphyrus g14, long time haven't seen a gaming laptop 14 inch and under

The thermal system inside works to remove the heat directly from CPU and GPU as many as possible, the cooler you mentioned should be work as an addition to the thermal system, not as the main. Unless you take out the back cover of your laptop and build your custom cooling system, or the laptop should have the thermal system inside by default.

Well Acer Triton 300 retailed just at RM3699 (can get lower in Lazada), come with 144hz, 72%NTSC and 300nits. I wonder if its a good display. Don't have a opportunity to view in real life.

The rest of the spec is i5-9300H, GTX1650, 4GB Ram, 512GB SSD.

Cons: Thermal is not that good.

i5-9300H + GTX1650 (non Max-P) would probably not need very good thermal anyway. Its not like you're cramming RTX2070 Max-P inside with i7.
With this setup you wont be able to play high/ultra-settings for AAA games anyway (which is normally what taxes your laptop heavily) although maybe very high-res video editing can be problematic too.

I would say main drawback is 4GB Ram only. On Lazada, Kingston SODIMM 2666Mhz 8GB RAM is ~ RM180. Multiply by 2 and you will need to add about RM400 (shipping cost blah blah) all in and take your cost to RM4.1k.

Lenovo US had finally announce the price for its new laptop series....
But, its AMD version doesn't have option higher than GTX1650ti.... Same like the one in China.... Let see will Lenovo Malaysia do the same thing or not...

AMD version with 1660Ti / 2060 will be available July / August