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is 35w even worth it?
is 35w even worth it
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matt_schwartz
•
1/11/24, 1:50 AM
No
M
matt_schwartz
•
1/11/24, 1:50 AM
I just stuck with 30w
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:50 AM
I gained like 5FPS with 35w
A
Alex&Indie
my current intel hardware is all 10th gen, my next laptop/desktop/deck upgrade w...
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:51 AM
Oof
, 10th and 11th gen were terrible
, everything went uphill when 12th gen was launched
J
Jorge
is 35w even worth it?
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:51 AM
imo anything above 15w aint worth it
, unless you are a heavy desktop user with your handheld
M
matt_schwartz
•
1/11/24, 1:51 AM
I
’m basing all this off my experience in like September
/October
. There have been many changes to the Ally on Linux since then so it could be different now
.
M
matt_schwartz
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
All this is at your own risk
M
matt_schwartz
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
don
’t come to me asking what
’s good or not good anymore
. just trying to save you the trouble
.
A
Alex&Indie
imo anything above 15w aint worth it, unless you are a heavy desktop user with y...
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
for the ally definitely not
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
it gains serious performance buffs from 15 to 30
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
i don
't know exactly when there
's diminishing returns on the z1e
, but i
'm assuming there
's minimal gain after something like 22w
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
and its designed to run at 30 at that
J
Jorge
@matt_schwartz temps went up to like 90-93
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:52 AM
Well if
@indigo
's ally explodes
, at least we have
@Xe
´s ally to test
C
CharlieBros
Oof, 10th and 11th gen were terrible, everything went uphill when 12th gen was l...
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:53 AM
no not really
, the performance difference its not even 20
%
, i want to upgrade to amd for the better price
/quality
/linux
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:53 AM
intel
's been terrible if we
're talking battery life or iGPU
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:53 AM
which is what makes me skeptical about the claw
A
Alex&Indie
no not really, the performance difference its not even 20%, i want to upgrade to...
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
The 5700X has been dirt cheap for a while
, I almost got it for a new PC
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
the minimum tdp is 15w btw
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
that should tell you something already
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
intel doing the usual
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
then a friend came with a 10400F and a 1650 for less than 200 USD and I couldn
't resist
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
which I then sold because I never used the darn thing lmao
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:54 AM
there
's a reason why GPD dropped intel
; it sold really poorly
A
Alex&Indie
the minimum tdp is 15w btw
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
on what
?
J
Jorge
on what?
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
claw
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
msi claw
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
thats literally a lie
J
Jorge
on what?
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
The MSI Claw
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
they have a 10w endurance mode advertised
J
Jorge
thats literally a lie
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
sorry bro
, its not
C
CharlieBros
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
but it also has a 53 Wh battery
, so
.
.
.
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
oh
, they must
've added that then
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
and it can probably go lower with linux or something like handheld companion
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
watch linus video
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
at CES they tried it
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
its 15w
A
Alex&Indie
at CES they tried it
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
its not even out its probably a bug
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
with a max of 38w i think
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:55 AM
msi wouldn
't lie
A
Alex&Indie
with a max of 38w i think
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
on battery it can go to 35w
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
trust no company when it comes to them selling a product
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
and plugged in I think 50
+
J
Jorge
msi wouldn't lie
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
oh
, you innocent child
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
not sure on the exact numbers
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
but its definitely a deck killer
A
Aru
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
A
Alex&Indie
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
totally
J
Jorge
OP
•
1/11/24, 1:56 AM
its battery should outperform the deck at the same TDP
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