Brands effectiveness at cooling

A bit random I toting between Lenovo, Asus and MSI. But I just want to check these brands are good enough to handle gaming in thermals. I've done so much research and have read some horror stories about certain brands.

 

@deanovip you should check specific models, not just brands.

 

Sorry, I was looking at the Lenovo Y520 Legion, that had an i5 and 1050ti.

Asus ROG FX502VM i5 and 1060.

NAI GE62 7RE i7 and a 1050ti.

 

Those are different classes of devices with different intentions. The Y520 is a barebones and does a decent job at cooling its components assuming you don't mind the noise. The FX502VM runs warm because it has a focus on lower fan noise and a slimmer profile. If you undervolt and repaste, it runs decently cool as well as being quieter than the Y520. The screen, however, is awful. Any laptop with a TN screen (in 99% of cases) should be avoided. The GE62 has good thermals at at the cost of fan noise and battery life. It has a very small battery because the majority of the back of the machine is taken up by heatpipes.

 

Thanks... I really appreciate your help and struggling with the right choice. The Lenovo is £900 for the i5 7300hq and the 1050ti. Where as the msi is £1000 more but has the i7 7700hq. You have ruled out the Asus for me, the only reason i considered that was the 1060.

 

Sorry to throw in the mix MIS GP62 MVR Leopard Pro is an i5 with a 1060. Maybe that would be a sweet spot. I'm having trouble finding battery life and screen info for that.

 

Avoid the GP/GL series. Also, check out the GL502 - that's the same model as the FX502 but with a high-end IPS screen

 

The storage is quite low on that can I add another hard drive?

This is the one if your be kind enough to check. https://www.scan.co.uk/products/156...1060-12gb-ddr4-ram-256gb-ssd-dvdrw-windows-10

 

Yes. It has a M.2 slot for an SSD and a 2.5" drive bay for a HDD (I know because I have the VT model of that chassis in a 250GB + 1TB config)

 

Lastly done out of the 3, Lenovo y520, msi ge62 or the Asus? Which would you buy?

I just want to say a big thank you as you have really helped me out.

 

I wouldn't consider the Y520 honestly. It's an 800$ machine being compared to two 1100$ machines. It's just no in the same ballpark. As for GE62 vs GL502VM - the GE62 will run cooler but the 1060 is about 40% faster so it's your call whether you want lower thermals or better performance. I've already made that choice a year ago

 

Asus it is!!!!!

 

The only thing I would recommend is that you download Intel XTU and undervolt the CPU. That will reduce thermals by several degrees. (It's basically a good thing to do on any modern laptop since Intel CPUs are overvolted by default). As for thermals, keep the CPU under 90*C and the GPU under 86-87*C and you're good.

 

I presume just undervolt then prime95 to stress test it?

 

Aida64 CPU + FPU stress test if you ask me. P95 is a torture test.