Razer Blade 15.6" (GTX 1060/1070, 2018 edition) Owner's Lounge

I feel i might be the only owner who's happy with the 1070 card!

 

I'm also really happy so far. I can play BFV on a ultra/high mix and I stay below 88°C without V-Sync.

 

I play without lowering anything, ultra 1080p hitting 100fps on some areas on internal Blade screen, some cpu cores may hitting 90ish but average mid 80ish.

No I’m joining you, 2070 maxq performance gain only 20% over 1070 maxq according nvidia to this. It may be lower, I smell huge performance gap between rtx mobile and desktop, m version gpu come back.

 

Do you play on balanced or gaming mode? My external screen has a 2560x1080 resolution that's why my fps are between 60-90 most of the time.

 

I'm totes fine with what it provides. It's not a 144Hz display gaming GPU by any means, but I'd be in for alternate VBIOS to lift the power limit a bit. Unfortunately there's none that I know of.

 

I just got a BSOD - "SGX is Disabled at AESM Service startup" now I enabled it in the BIOS, hopefully it's fixed now

 

So guys returned my razer blade base, waiting for RTX models and some reviews. I heard somewhere that the vapor champer on the new 15 has been improved but I'm not sure if that's confirmed or not.

 

Balanced of course, never use gaming mode on latest AAA titles, they’re usually cpu demanding, gaming mode is OC mode the gpu and put cpu on normal 45 watt tdp or more. Without limiting core clock and Turbo Boost (i prefer so), 8750H would especially spike to 90ish it or maybe even 100. On external 1440p screen I got around same as your FPS btw.

 

Coming from a 960mx, for me, the 1070 maxQ was like an epiphany. Every - even AAA - game title playable with settings cranked out and most of the times over 60 fps, so 144 Hz panel makes itself felt.
Yes, temperatures are indeed high, but still bearable, especially for such a thin but powerful device. I am very happy!
Only downer compared to the revised model: No Microsoft Hello available...loved that on my previous AiO.

 

Haha! I went from:

i7 4710HQ 2.5 (3.5ghz turbo), 16gb DDR3 1600mhz RAM, 3GB Nvidia GTX870M
to
i7 8750H 2.2 (4.1ghz turbo), 16gb DDR4 2666mhz, 8GB Nvidia GTX 1070 Max-Q

Its like night and day! An incredible machine thats epically fast witha 970 evo 1tb SSD!

I've never had windows hello so happy with a pin number at the moment!

 

I got you there my move to the (ex) Razer Blade 15 1070maxq was from a N270 atom


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alright guys i might have something interesting for you but first .. lets make it a game LUL notice anything weird ?

 

I’m not laptop prophet but is that fingerprint slot? Maybe master here like @Papusan @hmscott or @Vistar Shook can explain what is that

 

you are right the power button connector is labled Fingerprint , the cable attatched uses 10 pins, but only 2 of those pins are actually traces on the ribbon, going to the button my guess is that there is either a fingerprint reader button combo that actually fits and can be used, ( maybe using the usb protocol over that slot ) or that razer wanted to add one, but lost contract with the company who makes those .. and they had to scrap that idea and thats why it is still there with all the pins im currently searching the web for a fingerprint module that might fit, ( size and connector whise ) maybe someone else here, has an idea what module would fit or could, or maybe even can find out what the pinout is here

 

Did I get any prizes for that it was a game right
Yes they don’t need that company any more since now using windows hallo.

 

yea right , but still, im wondering if there is actually a model that would fit and work on the blade 15, you get a virtual cookie ( maybe ) Kappa

 

alright judging from the shape and size, the Xiaomi Mi Notebook has a fingerprint reader that actually looks alot like the power button on the blade, and it might actually be the correct size ( still searching )

 

I had that one, with MX150, damn already sold it.

 

Finally my blade has been shipped back my direction. 20 minute repair (replace fans) took 7 days, while razer claims 3-5 day turn around. What sucks is I was never contacted by anyone at razer regarding the repair. I sure hope my speaker grill was replaced, I notated it in the RMA letter I wrote in the box, would have paid to have it fixed too. Tech notes only mentioned replace fans. I swear, this experience reminds me why razer is so risky to own, you have to dedicate 3 weeks worth of shipping and repairs to fix it, and you cant just buy the dang parts yourself. So out of warranty repairs cost you whatever the hell they want to charge. Its like owning a Tacoma but toyota refuses to sell you parts.

I may end up letting this nearly perfect machine go and get something I can order parts for, maybe the new zephyrus 17 (if asus has good parts sales. Anyone know?)

 

So you didn’t void the guarantee by liquid metaling the Blade?

 

They didn't remove my heatsink, at least to my knowledge. My complaint and instructions were that my fans off balance, replace them. I didn't receive any flak so should be A-OK.

 

About Zephyrus parts, i think i saw online Parts seles here on Asus EU you can google that if it’s also in US? I suppose.

 

Before I had Windows Hello I hadn't missed it as well, but now it's a bummer.
Do you really feel the 970 evo? I have the "standard" 512GB and it is pretty fast.

 

Usually top ssd configuration comes with better model, I think it’s pm981 on 512 and 256gb model is pm961, since all nvme and same from Samsung you won’t really see the difference on real usage, maybe on benchmarking or slightly faster rendering videos.

 

I got the 1tb 970 evo to replace the 256gb SSD. it feels as fast if not a touch faster than the standard drive. So to be fair you should probably only change if you're looking for more space!

 

I ended up swapping out with a 1tb sata Samsung drive. I'm totally satisfied with sata SSD speeds lol

 

Does anyone know anything about bios 1.07 change notes?

 

Maybe fix some pch connection this may increase egpu performance, can’t confirm yet waiting the result. Seemly it came only from them like new units or one that comes from repair, not from website even 1.06.

 

I'm on my third blade 15 4k. I have it as a backup after my ****ty experience with the power adapter that I detailed on here and reddit. I'm returning this and going with Alienware or anything else. Their QC is absolutely ridiculous. I think one of my fans are messed up? video below They gave me a 14-21 day estimate for when I'd get it back after repairs if I sent it in. Thank god I'm still in my Amazon return period

 

Yes amazon has great return policy, I could even exchange with other products after 6 months, it was a monitor though. My Blade anyway still rocking solid 7 months, the one that dead is rtx cards already 2 on my Blade 15, thanks I’ve 1070 that always there if I need it. And I think @Datus enjoying making YouTube tutorials video with his 4K Model

 

Sorry to hear you had some bad experiences with Razer. I know the frustration that comes with dealing with them after you buy their products. I returned the New Razer Blade stealth nearly a month ago and am still waiting on a refund on it. They have confirmed they got it and everytime I ask about it I get told 2-3 days I'll get my refund. And that's been going on for weeks now. I raised a complaint with paypal so I can get my money back. Should've waited and bought it through amazon.

 

I feel secure with the 2 year warranty with HIDevolution

 

Unfortunately, I am listing my Razer 2018 - 144Hz, 16gb, 500gb Samsung 970 and 1070q. Decided to put the funds towards a Fuji 50R and some lenses. Wife says I have too many expensive hobbies...lol

 

I appreciate it. It's really is unfortunate. That estimate and lack of customer service finally pushed me over the edge. You couldn't have known it would be this bad. Not your fault

 

I'm pretty active on the Razer forums. And I have a love hate relationship with them. On the one hand I love their products. Very clean, eye catching, and well performing considering the size. But, customer service has always brought me back to reality. They are hard to get ahold of and they ghost you when you try to get updates. All those youtubers that have quick turn arounds are cherry picked so they get good service.

I don't know if you saw but Linus did an undercover $1500 pc phone purchase through several companies. They used one of their new hires so they had no idea who they were. The end result was pretty disgusting. You should check it out. And I hope linus does another one of those videos with laptops and includes razer.

If they had good customer service I would more readily suggest them. But, as of today I'd make sure to buy them through someone else. Especially Hidevolution. Atleast then you can have a good product and good customer service.

 

Exactly! It's the perfect laptop if you get "lucky" I could never recommend this laptop at this point. This is my third blade 15!! I've also gone through 6 power adapters. They all eventually have ungodly coil whine. The customer service is still ****, and I have the email/phone number of CS Raphael in their escalation department!! It takes days and multiple reach outs before hearing anything every time. After I posted multiple articles on reddit with my power adapter situation and thousands of views I figured they'd be on top of it. I guess not. That was the best estimate he could give me. That sounds like my kind of video!! I love Linus. That's absurd. I've always figured as much with the cherry picking.

 

What, 6!! Damn feel bad man... I would be angry too if I were you.
Anyway since both of you shared here CS experience, here’s mine.
Bought Blade stealth in 2017, because of FedEx Systems failure from Netherlands warehouse it comes to France Frankfurt and back again to Netherlands...was happy saw it came to Frankfurt (near my home), expected to be delivered at that day. I complained to both FedEx and Razer, finally after 2 weeks waiting got my stealth. As compensation Razer gave me €50 store voucher and neoprene sleeve free, FedEx nothing but I’m good.
Last year before I sold Blade 14, I want it to be sold on great condition for new owner who I know well. Wanted to send it for diagnosis so I tried to show cs that it runs hot, so I put core voltage offset back to 0, speed shift to 0, max processors power state on ac adapter 100%. Increase a bit gpu core clock , dang on Firestrike all cores red in HWinfo64 and on game of course ...and got instantly the ticket. I wanted also to try if it’s really true that EU Blade has 2 years guarantee. Sent on Monday, I was expecting minimum 2 weeks maybe more because of a lot horror story I saw. Same week on Friday UPS came with box, I thought my wife ordered something online...Damn it’s my Blade, i thought the replaced with new unit, since fans grills area and body was clean (I left a lot finger print and didn’t dusting grills area), opened it no windows start up like new machine, it was my original windows all files and programs still there (I wrote letter in German and slip on the Blade that I want not to be factory restored), same serial number. And shipping, diagnosis and replacement parts (fans and some PSU parts apparently) are free, it stated because under guarantee (it was in 14th month) all paid by Razer l. Sold it pretty well to him and got his student discount code for Blade 15
Since last summer big electronics store here in Germany and I think in EU as well Mediamarkt (Media-Saturn), seemly become Blade reseller, they put advertisements for gaming laptop section beside Omen and Asus, they used to have also Alienware but now is rarely to be windows display. Now we can here like microsoft store there adding extra Guarantee for Blade for €250 (until €2500 worth Laptops I believe), 1 year Razer and 3 years mediamarkt total 4 years which is great since their extra guarantee, Razer care essentials only for US, and Razer store only offers 2 years for Blade in EU.

 

Wow, after reading you guys horror experiences with Razer’s hardware failures and customer support, it looks like I need to re-think my “candidates”! I’m considering to buy the new Razer Blade 15 with NVIDIA RTX GPU.

I’m MacBook Pro 15 user and seriously thinking to abandon the Apple’s ship. I’m know MBP is overpriced and sometimes their QC is questionable but from my experience, their customer support is superb!

I live in Japan and I don’t think Razer Japan can even provides at least the same level of customer support as Razer in US. In Japan, Razer laptops only come with 1-year warranty

 

Yes you should at least having 2 years guarantee buying an expensive gaming laptop. I bought Vaio Z and Qosmio for gaming when I was there both refurbished from sofmap and toshiba refurbished store but it was around €1K so I was fine with a year guarantee and both still can run well even due software, they’re already slow, both made in Japan with great QC I believe. But nowadays QC isn’t as great as before imo even Apple (have also 2012 MacBook Pro still hold well). And softwares and games are more demanding now, so you’ll need good backup. I think there’s one local store in Akihabara that sell Blade, Tsukomo in underground if it’s still exist, try ask them if they could provide extra guarantee.

 

Only the EU gets mandatory 2 year warranty, it is also only 1 year in the US unless you buy third party extension or Razer's own extended warranty

 

Razer’s build quality is highly overrated especially when people start comparing them to MacBooks. MacBook build quality is head and shoulders above Razer, it’s not even close, especially the internals.

The noisy fans are a perfect example of this. The fans in the RB15 are about as cheap as the most generic low quality PC fans you can get. Machined aluminum body blah blah blah, Razer definitely cheaped out on certain components in the unit. Don’t be fooled by the hype.

I have my own noisy fans issue with my RB15 but I’m going to wait to see how things work out with Razer before I comment on how good or bad their Support is. One thing’s for sure though this is my first and only Razer notebook. Fool me once...

 

I’m not protecting Razer but, look at other similar categories, GS65, Aero 15X, Alienware m15 (not including zephyrus because it has other thermal solution, open bottom lid which is not same with other three) they’re all noisy under load. MacBook nowaday throttle a lot, for example (idk now if there’s Update), MacBook Pro 15 i9 physicall performance is still under Razer Blade and other 8750H windows laptop. So in this term MacBook is overrated and overpriced as well.
This is one comparison between i9 on MacBook and Blade 8750 in same 2080ti egpu setting, take a look at physical (cpu score), Graphics macbook is better btw because on egpu setting TB3 MacBook connected directly to cpu (another story).
https://m.imgur.com/lrK0LGb
https://www.3dmark.com/spy/4541020

 

Core i9 throttling is not limited to only the MacBook Pro. Fortunately, the 8750H is an option for it and most everything else that has the 8950HK as an option.

 

I see, but damn that physical score wasting the money
How about this, still underpower, should be better than my physical score, same MacBook model only different cpu not i9, i7 higher clock 8850H.
https://egpu.io/wp-content/uploads/wpforo/attachments/12263/6471-TimeSpyRTX1440p.png

 

Maybe I am one of the lucky ones but I have no fan issues, no whining, no rattle. (knocking on wood)

 

My Blade didn't have those problems either. The system still ran too hot for my liking with too great a variance in individual CPU core temperatures. Not to mention how daft the placement of the arrow cluster is in relation to the right shift key.

 

I don’t like as well playing on high cpu temperature. Fortunately I’ve egpu setting for my ultrabook and sometimes use it with Blade 15 in open world that doesn’t need 100 fps. I’m using it and playing on higher resolution that 1070 can’t handle it. This is 5120x1440p medium setting with same long session game that on dgpu unplayable and way high cpu temp.

Save repasting opening heat sink adjusting pad etc time, and run on Synapse gaming mode with adding manually max gpu OC Value, mostly run over 2GHz compared to default boost 1,6Ghz

 

Tsukumo shop is still exist. I will ask the shop guy about the extended warranty if available.

Yeah, old cMBP was built like a tank!

 

I’m not an Apple fanboy but yes, MBP (even the current one) chassis built quality is still the best in the business. And MBPs have really good speakers.

When exposed to this solidly built chassis of MBP, it is really hard to switch to alternative Windows laptops.

I’m also thinking about MSI GS65 but the chassis is so flimsy and flexy!

 

I love the fact Min Liang Tan likes my tweets!