Lenovo Y50 Owners and Information Thread

Depends what you will be using it for.
If you want to do some graphics or game extensively then I would go for i7. Also more VRAM helps a lot in new games.
If not, then i5 will suffice.

 

If you're going for cheap, and not asking for much, go for cheaper i5. My friend has it, it works really well. My friend has one. If you are looking for more power, and being able to play some games without always being plugged in, go for i7 with more vram. But since you said you are plugged in 99% of the time, might as well just go for the i5, unless you are playing more graphic intensive games.

Update: i might keep my laptop. Its just so darn good looking and awesome.

 

Keep in mind that the i5 is also a dual core processor vs the i7 and its quad core. This may not matter to you, but if you do lots of photo/video editing then this will make a large difference.

 

I know the difference between i7 and i5... had my 1st laptop back in 2005. my current one is i7. the thing is, i do not do graphic editing etc. just daily surfing the web, and some gaming.

for example, even on 860m games like gta v runs smooth on high at 40+. I play hitman series, splinter cell, sometimes nba 2k, and once in a while big time games (gta 5, assasins creed, watch dogs blah blah). read quite few articles that i5 and i7 runs on same par in gaming, in some instances i7 runs worse than i5. not that many games are optimized for quads. Even i3 sometimes runs better than i7 in games.

http://www.techspot.com/review/972-intel-core-i3-vs-i5-vs-i7/page6.html

 

Well, both those cpu in that test are quadcore, it's just that the i7 has hyperthreading. But in the laptop, it's dualcore vs quadcore, so a much much bigger difference! Don't mix up mobile cpu with stationary ones!

Also, more and more games support more than two cores now, and even more will in the future, so the difference between the laptop cpus will become bigger.

 

Aww you beat me to it! Its worth mentioning that even with a modern desktop pentium and a GTX 980 desktop card, almost any game will run quite well, that card is a beast and that video has almost no relevance to the processors in notebooks and notebook graphics cards. This reminds me of how people get confused about CPU's and I really can't stand when people who buy U series CPU's must shell out the extra money for the i7 when its only 5-9% better than the i5, that would be a wasteful purchase and I would advise against that. Very off topic, but it grinds my gears.

Back on track... Here are benchmarks for the 2 chips found in the current Y50

Benchmarks
i5-4210H - 4618
i7-4720HQ - 8189

These were taken from passmark, but as you can see... they are very different numbers. I agree that most games rely more on the GPU power vs the CPU power, but if you are getting this to last more than 2 years, I always suggest going with the best you can afford... provided its a worthwhile difference (brings me back to spending 150 more on an i7u.... No clue why people do that).

 

Sorry to double post, but I just got my Y50 4k and I noticed that when watching youtube videos they studder really badly. Is this because the video I am watching is at 60fps and the display is stuck at 48hz? This was in google chrome with very few extensions running.

 

A bit hotter outside and 95 degres on CPU plaing Witcher 3.. with underwolting and cooling pad...

 

I think its an optimization issue. I feel that the y50 is not well optimized with chrome. I have a normal y50 and it stutters sometimes. Have you tried internet explorer? That browser seems to have the best optimization.

 

Its funny you mention that, it works fine in IE. Then again, chrome works fine for 4k videos on my desktop (also a 4k screen). It is rather annoying that I have to swap to ie that plays ads in youtube.

 

Yall guys wrong, there been test for mobile i5 vs i7.... and the max advantage i7 had was 81 fps vs i5 73 fps in alien:isolation. the rest of the games literally i7 either has 1-3fps edge over i5 or its even or in some games i5 has few fps edge. There was one game were i3 had better results than i7.

with 960m, it will be first to be bound in big title games... then cpu. honestly for next 1-2 years i5 will be the best option for those who do not do video editing, graphics and so on. Literally at a moment, difference between mobile i5 vs i7 are insignificant in gaming. So for those who willing to save money, and needs laptop for gaming and usual surfing i5 is way to go.

this one especially is worth to take a look at: http://www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/i5-vs-i7-midrange-gaming-performance-test-gt-850m/

http://www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/i5-vs-i7-dual-vs-quad-core-with-the-gtx-970m/

http://www.gaminglaptopsjunky.com/acer-v-15-nitro-black-edition-review/#Summarizedgamingperformance

 

So im guessing you are going for the i5? It seems you are have done your own research and are convinced there are little difference. And As i said earlier, its good. My friend has one and it runs well. He really likes it.

 

Yeah, kinda dumb how the other browsers are not well optimized. Like for chrome or firefox, i have to disable dpi scaling to make texts clearer. I also have to do that for other programs. :/

 

Can some one PLEASE HELP! Im desperate. Wifi is extremely slow but when i cannot to lan wire I get full speed. Please help

 

We are missing key information here. What wifi card? What OS? What is your current driver version?

 

Windows 8.1, broadcom 802.11n network adapter, How to exactly check which driver im using? anyway - i download this from the lenovo website:
CyberTan (Broadcom): 6.35.223.5, 7.12.39.13, Programs & Features: 1.00.0251, Driver:2013.11.1031.2014

 

Broadcom?! I didn't even know Y50 is offered with that, I was expecting Intel or Realtek, or even Atheros..

In W8 search box type Device Manager, run it, find Network Adapters, find the Wireless device - it should show the hardware model - double click on it then go to Driver to see what version is it. Both both the model and driver version.

I'm a bit at loss here, I was going to suggest you use newest legacy drivers but not sure if there any available for Broadcom. Maybe you could try connecting to a wired internet connection, uninstall the current wifi driver and use Windows to find the newest generic driver

 

Problem with old games on my Lenovo Y5070

Hello,

I have a Lenovo Y5070 laptop, with the specifications such as: Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB 6500 rpm Hard Drive, GeForce GTX 860m with 4 GB of DDR5 memory, Windows 8.1, and Full HD (1920x1080) screen.

Whenever I try to play old games like Call of Duty 2 or Call of Duty 4 (Modern Warfare), I get terrible lagging. I always notice to run my games by using the GeForce, not by Intel integrated graphic card.

I also used to play these games on an ASUS N550JK laptop with almost the same hardware specifics, except for the RAM which was 8 GB, and the graphic card which was GeForce GTX 850m with 4 GB of DDR3 memory. But I never had lagging problems with old games on this laptop.

So I would like to ask that why this lagging happens on the Lenovo, but not on the ASUS?

Thanks a lot

 

have you updated the drivers.

 

Yes I have installed all of the updates, but I can't understand the reason. Have you ever had the same problem with Y5070?

 

Hi, I have Lenovo Y50.Is it possible to replace of wireless lan card with M2. NGGFF SSD?

 

What settings are your games at? Have you tried lowering the settings to see if it runs smoother at lower settings (low/med - 1366x768). If it runs smooth at lower settings then we can rule out some hardware issues.

 

No, we are not wrong. It do matter, and it can matter quite a lot depending on the game, and it will matter even more in the future.

Sure, you can get great gaming performance put of a dual core i5, but a quad core i7 will always win.

How much is usually dependant on the age of the game and how much crap you got installed in your machine.

In some games, like Tomb Raider, you will hardly notice any difference, but in others, like Battlefield 4, you will. But an i5 will never be the optimal choice, unless you are very short on cash and can't wait until you can afford a better cpu. But then it's your only choice, not the optimal one...

 

I have already tried to run the games at higher and lower resolutions and settings, but the problem still exists.

Actually, I don't think that there's something wrong with my graphic card itself. Because my laptop have no problem with running the latest 2015 games with high settings. I also have no problems with running the 2008 games such as Battlefield Bad Company 2 or GTA IV. My own guess is that the games older than 2007 have issues with laptops which have two graphic cards. But as I mentioned, I used to play the 2007 games with ASUS which also had two graphic cards, but there was no problem at all. Or maybe, the problem is the structural difference between GeForce GTX 850m of ASUS, and GeForce GTX 860m of Lenovo since ASUS uses DDR3 memory, but Lenovo uses GDDR5 memory. I guess that maybe this effects the old games.

Is there anything special I should do to make the game more compatible? Or should I do some changes to my graphic card with the nVidia control panel?

One other thing. I just updated my BIOS version to 2.02 yesterday, and I have noticed that a new option has added to my Bios settings called nVidia GPS (GPU Performance Scale), which has enable and disable options. I don't know anything about this option at all. Do you know that what this option is?

 

^^ On COD MW try to disable the "Sync Every Frame" option. Not sure if COD2 has that option though..

 

I have tried this option already. Both of the games have this option, but it doesn't make any difference.

Is there anything special I should do to make the game more compatible? Or should I do some changes to my graphic card with the nVidia control panel? Don't you have the same problem with old games?

 

Perhaps this is a sign to show me that I have to give up on old games!

 

I haven't played old COD games on my Y50 so no idea. As for compatibility you could try playing with Windows compatibility option an try to run the game with Windows XP compatibility or something.

 

I will definitely try this later, maybe it will work. Thanks for the help!

 

Have you even read the articles i posted....? There is real life examples of the tests performed, which clearly indicates that i7 has insignificant edge, on average probably 1-2 fps more. With all due respect, but you probably been brainwashed like most of people that the bigger the number (i7 etc) the better. And its always the talk of FUTURE PROOF... another gimmick. When i bought y470 over 4 years ago, been told i need 8gb of ram and i7, because in a year or two, games will use it all... guess what... 4 years later, games still use 3-4GB ram at most, and i7 edge is insignificant. Not saying same thing will be with i7 in upcoming years, but pretty sure for at least next year i5 will perform almost at same level of i7. Now i7 wins by 1-2 fps, in one year it will be like 2-4 fps at MAX. Also it depends on games and what not, but just estimate average.
However i already ordered y50 with i7 and 960m 4gbvram because it was only 160usd more (930 usd) than i5 with 960m 2gb vram (770usd). When i was planning to buy i5 version... i7 version was 1176 usd. Was not willing to pay 406 usd extra for i7 and 960m 4gb vram.

 

Honestly, I don't think he's brainwashed, I agree with him. A mobile Core i5 is closer in performance to a desktop i3 ( both dual cores ) while a mobile Core i7 can even match a desktop Core i7, if overclocked. On the ram usage part, mine hit 7GB while playing GTA V, so 8GB is needed nowadays. I'd certainly choose an i7 over an i5 any day when buying a notebook.

 

IMO in gaming i5 performs almost the same as i7 because the heavy lifting is done by the GPU. There are exceptions of course, for CPU-demanding games like Starcraft for example the i7 should make a difference and maybe future games will be more CPU demanding. Beyond gaming if you do some video encoding or photography and such i7 obviously have the edge.

This topic was widely discussed in the past here on NBR, for example this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/quad-core-i7-vs-dual-core-i5-for-gaming.608369/

 

GPUs matter more than CPUs, sure, but an 860m/960m is not powerful enough to nullify the differences In mobile CPUs. Anyone saying a general dualcore vs quadcore doesn't matter do not really understand what he is talking about or how computers work.

In specific cases, sure, the difference can be small, but in others it can be huge.

Just like how 8GB vs 4GB is a HUGE difference, and it's more than doubling your memory, but most don't understand that...

Most people lack the actual knowledge about how computers really work, especially on a hardware level. I am not brainwashed and I do have that knowledge and I have been working with computers as a professional since early 80s.

 

Has anyone downloaded Windows 10 on their Y50 yet?

 

Waiting for the official release, might wait couple of weeks before installing it, it will be pretty buggy.

 

We are talking about gaming i5 vs i7 and not the other things such as video editing and so on. In that department of course i7 has huge edge. What bothers me the most is some users here not want to improve their knowledge... i mean i posted STRAIGHT FACTS, real life science examples, and people here still argues SCIENCE and TEST that have been done... which CLEARLY SHOWS I5 basically = i7.... in gaming. Should of been end of discussion right there...

Even if you been around when 1st computer was introduced, it might not mean anything regarding your knowledge if you been sleeping most of that time. Real life example of barbers, 1. been barber for 30 years, yet never attended improvement courses. 2. Barber has only 10 years of experience but every year goes to improvement courses. Pretty sure barber #2 is way better at its craft.
Had 1st pc in 96, y50 will be my 4th laptop, plus plenty of families laptops, plus laptops and computers i had hands on while working at IT department. Build few pc boxes myself, and i do not call myself a pc guru. I would always read articles, constantly improve my knowledge baggage... instead of releasing most likely false info of what my friend told me.. blah blah blah. You know story that came from ones mouth, after its been passed by another 3... its all different story lol.

We have a case were people think they know everything. I feel pretty good about this discussion because i posted scientific facts/tests... while others just posted their opinions of what they heard, or what friends told etc.

As of July 15th, 2015: In 95% of the games, mobile i5 and mobile i7 basically is almost... literally on the same par.... and people who are really into laptops/pc gaming, and who really has knowledge... knows this.

What awaits in the future...? future will show. End of discussion, at least for me... i'm onto my vacation, have a great upcoming weekend

 

wasnt official release july 29th?

 

It is, yes. I meant 2 weeks after july 29th.

 

Oops, i meant June haha

 

hopefully Lenovo will fix all the scaling and optimization issues with Windows 10

 

Hey guys, I found the solution to my slow wifi >>> Bought a new router/modem which is compatible with brodcom 802.1.1 The speed has amazingly become insane. My old laptop I was about 49mbps, now on the y50 im full 54.9MBPS. Brilliant

 

I actually read somewhere of a similar issue where some older routers were not compatible with the newer wifi adapters. Glad you got to the bottom of it.

 

49 mega bits is not slow at all. 8 megabits is 1 megabyte. So around 6 megabyte is pretty good. At least for me. But if you're getting 54.9 megabytes now. Damn. Im jealous lol.

 

Lenovo already has drivers for windows 10.
I had installed windows 10 on my computer and everything is working very well

 

How do they notify you that the update is ready to download? Or does it automatically do it?

 

I believe the same windows 8 drivers work with windows 10 no?

Edit: Checked lenovos website, saw the drivers. Great job on lenovos part! Can't wait for windows 10 to come out

 

Hello everyone, I was looking for some advice from y50 experts. After 7 pretty good years from my Dell Inspiron the screen has started to fail, so I've been looking at laptops over the last few months and finally jumped on this y50 last week for $899. In case the link doesn't work it's this version:

• i7-4720HQ (2.6 GHz) Intel Quad-Core CPU
• 16GB DDR3L Memory
• 1TB + 8GB SSHD
• 15.6" IPS (1920x1080) LED Display
• 4GB GTX 960M NVIDIA GeForce Graphics

I was happy with the deal and eagerly waiting for it's arrival in a few more days. That is until I saw this version for $50 more this week:

• Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.60GHz Processor
• 16GB DDR3L Memory
• 512GB SSD
• 15.6" 1920x1080 Touchscreen Display
• 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M Graphics

Everything else appears the same but for $50 I'd get a touchscreen and 512gb ssd over the 1TB hybrid. I don't really care about the touchscreen (I avoid it and use a bluetooth mouse and kb with my Windows tablet whenever possible), but I was planning to replace the hybrid drive with a 256gb ssd as soon as I got it. To get a 512gb installed for only $50 more seems like a great deal. I see decent 512gb ssds in the $180-200 range.

The questions I have are do we know if the screen in the touchscreen version is not an IPS version? I read the newer y50s had IPS but idk about the touchscreen models. The listing on the Lenovo.com does not mention IPS, so I lean no. The reviews of the non-IPS seem iffy. The reviews of the hybrid drive also seem poor, so I will get an ssd one way or the other.

The other question is about Lenovo's return/exchange policy if I decide to switch models. Only thing I could find on the website was a 15% possible restocking fee for returned items. I'm hoping they'd wave the fee for an exchange to a more expensive model. Anyone have experience with changing models and not having to pay that fee? I probably won't even open the box if I decide to do the switch.

I appreciate you reading this. Thank you for all your help!

packlad

 

Rule 1 of buying computers, there will always be a better deal tomorrow.

 

I think the second one may not have an IPS screen. You have to be careful there, if it does not have the IPS screen then you will end up with a bad TN one. Seeing as the processor is the newer one and most of them were updated to the better screen, you are probably ok, but its safe to make sure before you order the other one. If its not an IPS display, then I'd probably stick with what you have. I had a touchscreen one and it wasn't bad, but once you go IPS its hard to look at a TN the same anymore. Call them to make sure before ordering or if you can't call, just chat with them online.

As for the SSD upgrade, yes its totally worth the extra $50 for the SSD. A cheap 512 ssd is around 150 so even if you upgrade yourself and sell the original drive, you will be out more than $50.

As for the return policy... sometimes they are pretty strict. You may want to talk to the ordering department before you actually try to return yours. Tell them that you will return it and order one through the rep right there and they will probably not make you pay the restocking fee. Just make sure that the rep sets up the RMA before you order the other one.

 

I bought a brand new Y50 the other day, (512gb ssd, 4gb vram, 16gb ram) and I absolutely loved it, but the ips was flickering right out of the box. I found many users online with the same issue and even Lenovo support said it was a known issue. I ended up shipping it in for an RMA only a couple days after I got it.

Has any one here had experience with this issue? I'm hoping that it is just my unit affected and that I will actually be able to use this laptop when it returns.