Intel-TongFang QC7 (Element/Fusion 15/MAG-15/Vapor 15 Pro)

You can get the new version from eluktronics, just right click on the download link in chrome, inspect element and change the version number to the new version and you'll download it. They just haven't updated their site yet

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Ty for this

 

When installing the updated CC and the newest drivers, I accidentally installed Geforce Experience. After reboot I had high power draw. However after uninstalling Geforce Experience I no longer had that issue. Everything seems to work fine now.

 

Is the new control center working fine with Throttlestop or intel xtu and not causing higher power usage with these apps

 

I haven't used it for long updated it only a few hours ago. Through a couple hours of gaming tests everything is the same with throttle stop and msi afterburner. My only issue with the laptop is games running well on full screen vs windowed full screen, which was a problem before.

 

@XMG is ANSI keyboard possible after all? Do you have a stencil for russian layout?

 

What’s the reason behind this:

I was using Google Chrome for work then suddenly received a Blue Screen error, then it rebooted itself and said that it cannot detect a bootable device.

A hard restart fixed the problem, but that scared the **** out of me and I don’t want to see that problem again.

1. What caused it?
2. Does that damage my laptop in any way?

 

This is correct. The Control Center is programmed in a rather monolithic way. The fact that the visual feedback of rapidly pressing Fn buttons is relatively slow has already been reported to Intel and this is clearly related to the bursts of CPU usage.

Language can be changed at the top-right little cogwheel in the Control Center.

They reproduced that external screen has stutter when (and ONLY when) internal screen is disconnected. I believe this will be fixed in a future BIOS update.

This is new to me. I gotta dig into this topic later.

Generally, yes. Every laptop based on Intel QC71.

No plans for ANSI from us. Russian Layout on ISO keyboard is here.

1. Sound like maybe a damaged SSD. What SSD are you using? Any special RAID/IRST/Optane options?
2. No. A bluescreen does not damage your laptop. It's pretty much the same as cutting the power to your PC or any other appliance. Worst case: loss of currently unsaved data.

// Tom

 

@XMG, Tom usually how long does it take to ship a laptop after payment?

 

I appreciate your feedback Tom, thank you. I don't know if it came with any special options (whatever those are), but I personally did not do anything to the laptop.

Has any Aftershock Vapor 15 owners opened their laptop? I purchased the " 512GB M.2 NVME ULTRA FAST SSD (R: 3200 Mb/s | W: 2150 Mb/s)" option and was wondering if anyone has the same SSD and knows what brand it is.

 

Just use hwinfo to see the device name.

 

Doesn't that program have a recurring issue with this system?

 

Nope, I'm running it constantly, so that I can see my power draw in task bar.

 

Hello there,
Thanks for your help Tom. I have some question.

1) After plugging external monitor with HDMI via thunderbolt, all applications works with my 2070 max-q. It also can be seen in nvidia control panel. Is Intel aware of this problem? Is there any way to solve this problem?

2) Is there any possibility that future updates may not work with new control center? have they told you something about that?

3) I know, it is not designed work other operating systems but I already installed Ubuntu on different partition. But there are really high power drain. Is there anyway to solve this? It last like 1.30 hours

 

Something I've noticed just now after the issue occurred, I've noticed that the light bar doesn't turn on anymore upon booting. It used to light up when booting.

Another thing, with the recent update to the Control Center, is it now safe to update NVIDIA Drivers as users please?

 

It's usually a Phison E12+Toshiba 3D TLC like Aftershock/Level51 often use. Quite high end

 

Thank you for this. How will I be able to tell if my SSD is defective or not? Is there a test I can perform?

 

When i get home tomorrow i am going to try using a wired xbox controller vs wireless. I saw someone in this thread had an issue where the wireless controller was causing a fps problems.

 

I use my Nintendo Switch Pro Controller wireless to play Dark Souls 3, and I did not come across any issues. I did have to tweak some NVIDIA Control Panel settings for the game, but it does run smoothly now.

 

NVIDIA Driver 441.66 is out. Has anyone tried this out to see if it's compatible with the current version of the Control Center?

 

What did you have to tweak for dark souls 3? Interested since I do want to start playing that game soon

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having same problem here and the blue screen error is critical process died. and i notice that it will happen when i open google chrome and AFK too long in power saving mode with power plug-in
-Level51 by aftershock vapor15 pro
-ssd using corsair mp510 960gb

btw after install xmg cc version 0.19 my battery consumption still 20w-30w (from hwinfo) but after i open intel graphic cc it back to normal ..

 

Ok still want to order it to russia, unfortunately XMG representative told me that they need to assemble an item before i can buy it and it will be no earlier than start of Jan which is sad so i'm still thinking of ordering Mag.
I found it for $1499 on newegg site (it telling that Reseller is Eluktronics): https://www.newegg.com/matte-black-...mag_15_eluktronics-_-9SIA8S1A153169-_-Product
Guys, while im not from US, can you recommend this?
Do you think i should pay for extra service on proxy mail to check it for broken pixels and overall working?

 

Power management mode - Prefer maximum performance
Threaded optimization - On
Triple Buffering - On
(Source: https://steamcommunity.com/app/374320/discussions/0/365163686080707830/)

And then in-game, I turned off Depth of Field and Motion Blur. All other settings are at High/Max. Game looks beautiful at a constant 60 fps.

I also did tweaks to Nioh 'coz that game was unplayable before the tweaks. Now also a beautiful game at a constant 60 fps, but there were significantly more tweaks to be made. (Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1195069538)

I wasn't AFK at the time that it happened, but I was in and out of AFK. If I remember correctly, I was on Quiet profile, unplugged (not 100% on this).

 

it happen to me 4-5times in quiet profile while using chrome . so now i normally use balance profile to avoid this happen

 

Do you still have this problem even after updating to the new Control Center? The problem happened to me BEFORE updating to the new Control Center, and it only happened to me just that one time.

 

If you order from eluktronics you still have to wait as they are also sold out. The time you have to wait is something you have to ask them.

 

Hey does anyone know how much power the USB-C port can put out?

If the battery on the QC7 is basically the max allowed by the FAA, then the 17" version is going to have worse battery life because the battery size can't increase but there's now a bigger display it has to drive?

 

Install memtest on usb and then boot from it: https://www.memtest86.com/

Run some tests and check if your ram is ok. Bad ram can cause system instability.

Check your ssd for bad blocks with https://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php

 

I don't think it works like that, maybe be power draw is slightly more because there maybe are more LEDs. But should be negligible.

 

Lol, they could have just made the QC7 without these dumb cutouts. They did on the: GK5CP7Y which is the same build, but better.

 

Found a seller for the QC7 battery: https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000242217969.html

The TongFang QK5CP7Y looks to have almost exact layout as QC7.

Perhaps you could buy this with the 240hz or oled and then buy this battery. Then you got better display, better chassis without those ugly cutouts and 2060/2070 max-p However it is not a mechanical keyboard looking at specs.

 

new control center looks like no problem for now.. (mayb still need some day of using then will know)

 

All GK5s have similar internal layout

QC7 battery wouldn't fit in GK5 chassis, probably including GK5-Y

 

tested ram and ssd both no problem . thanks

 

are you sure? how come its available on newegg , telling it in stock and alows me to make an order?

 

They actually might have some, Amazon says there is 14 units in stock. But give them an email to be sure.

 

The form of battery looks exactly the same. However the other one has more capacity.

 

Does the installation sequence matter? I ask because before updating to the 2.1.0.19 version of the Control Center, I already had 26.20.100.7463 installed.

I'm noticing that the performance under the Quiet and Balanced profiles seem to be a bit underwhelming, especially when unplugged. It feels a bit "skippy" if that makes sense. Not quite like the freezing problem before, but just a bit jumpy/laggy.

 

I notice this as well,especially when watching a YouTube video. There's definite skipping or stuttering from time to time, it might even occur on Enthusiast mode, or whatever it's called, I can't remember.

 

MAG-15 owners - how is the logo applied to the lid and keyboard? Is it possible to remove? I see a lot of people complain how cheap it looks (especially on the keyboard), which I totally agree with...

 

Personally, I notice it most when typing and scrolling on Facebook via Google Chrome.

 

I don't find any lag at all while using laptop every day on silent profile for 10+ hrs mostly programming and only switch to gaming mode while gaming.

 

I get this when windows installs a security update ... go to the log and see if your machine installed a security update at that time ! My machine boots perfectly every other time.

 

@XMG is there a way to keep the keyboard lighting buttons working while not having CC on. After hibernate or sleep I need to open CC to control the keyboard lighting and the application needs to be open else the lighting turns on after some inactivity on the keyboard.

 

The short cut keys dont work on the keyboard with function?

 

yeah I am wondering the same... would be nice to remove it somehow.. without putting a skin over it because i love how it feels. definitely would be sweet rocking a brandless looking laptop haha

 

I believe it was stated it was lazer etched, so its not getting removed.

 

wait does above the keyboard have their logo also?? from looking on their website it shows no logo. I just placed an order and that would be a deal-breaker for me.

 

Yeah, unfortunately it has badly misspelled "electronics" there...