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Recently picked this up myself for around 700$ (i5-10300h and rtx 3050, then spent another 100$ for 16gb RAM and a TB SSD). Mostly wanted a laptop for college work but being able to take my steam library on the go made me settle for a gaming laptop. Definitely got what I wanted out of this piece of tech, all the games I play run buttery smooth. Only downsides are the battery seems to die within an hour of gaming roughly 3 hours for other stuff (writing, youtube, etc.) mine came with Windows 11 instead of 10 (personally just prefer 10 in all aspects) and the 15.6in screen is definitely a huge change for my eyes coming from a 27in monitor. Even with all these downsides, I still love this thing and highly recommend grabbing it if its on sale and you wanna take your games on the go.
@@realtoastybros bro who TF are you scamming lmao ?
@@littlefishie743 lol he thinks he’s slick
I had to log in to like the video. I had a handful of questions about this laptop and after diving into youtube through tens of videos this is the only one that had the answers that I needed. TY
i love how cheap these gaming laptops are getting and they are so packed with tech. yea its a 3050 laptop but to a lot of people that $700 price tag and you can still upgrade ram and memory is amazing. not to mention comes with a 144hz monitor thats awesome.
too bad Americas inflation makes everything over cost this $770 would have been around 500 in late 2019 early 2020
@@Curdii. 3050 didnt exist during that time period, but the 1650 version would be around the same price
I5 10300h is bad, i5 12500h is much better
@@Curdii. Your math is pretty weak. 500 dollars in 2019 is 579 dollars today.
@@qwkimball don't correct me Mr. "kendon"
I had a preused Nitro 5 with a 1650, and sold it to a friend, and I kind of miss it. It was a great laptop with good battery life and felt so nice to type on.
@ireid not the best. It's a 1650 along with mobile parts. I remember a friend having to play on 900p or lowering the render scale at low settings for a stable 60 to 70ish. Then again, warzone isn't exactly the most optimized.
@ireid I have the 1650 version of the nitro 5, currently with single 8gb stick of ram and I can get a solid 60fps at 1080p when on the ground
@@Trevorwyatt18 rly? is that on low settings? I have a 1650 Aspire 7 rn.
same here. bought a ryzen 7 4800h with gtx 1650 ti last year and sold it. Now I kinda missed it. Time to save a ton money to really give myself a treat once in awhile.
I have the 3060 version and the battey life is the only down side. 2 hours its done.
I got the same laptop at BJs wholesale club for $800 on sale. The model I got has most of the same specs as this one except it has 16 gigs of ram in dual channel and a 512gb SSD. It also came in a package deal with a free gaming headset and mouse. I was surprised at how well it handles most games. I am able to play most games on medium to max settings. I would definitely recommend it. I did the same thing you guys did. When I first got it I thought it was DOA. The power cable really does feel like it snaps into place, but then you have to push even more to get it to click again. I wouldn't buy this exact model unless it was on sale. It's a little out of date. Newer versions have an 11th Gen i5 and rgb keyboard instead of just red and are basically in the same price range.
I have that exact laptop... kind of. Mine is the 10300h and a 3050ti... and it came with 16gb ram in dual channel. It was $899. I bought it a year ago and it works absolutely fantastic. I love it and it plays all my games wonderfully. Love your guys content. Keep it up!
Does it overheat?
@@sparkgames7258 not at all... a little loud and warm sometimes but ive never had an issue. Even playing AAA games. Runs perfect
have you ever had any issues with the build quality?
4 cores isnt quiet enough for a 3050 or 3050 ti
I got my 3060 version 1 year ago for 899 euros ;) with 8gb ram though, I already had a extra 16gb ram at home so now i have 24gb and 1tb of ssd. absoilute beast for a extremly low price
I am looking forward to getting this, I think I am getting it for my birthday. Overall, seeing this review makes me want it more and more sure that this laptop supports a lot of games so me and my friends can play together.
Dude I love your black sweater❤️
I got one of ryzen 7 3060 version of the nitro 5 last year. Best thing I’ve bought
getting my first desktop pc for christmass cant wait
I have the same version as you and I love it. Decket it out with 24gb of ram and a hdd and I got it for 750 and spent around 70 on upgrades and about 250 on my setup so I got a amazing setup that's pretty portable for 1 grand. Cus I'm a teen it took a few Christmases and birthdays to get it all lol
Ayy love your videos keep it up:)
Love u guys❤
I just picked up one of these and immediately thought I had to return it because I didn't realize the cable needed to be pushed in hard as well. I took a hard look at it and eventually realized what you did. 😅
Wassup Jack and Matt, I suggest you guys make a vid for another budget laptop named the Msi gf63
Keep up the good work
I got this 2 months ago this thing is beastly ❤
Hey can you come out with another full setup vid I plan on getting a set up
I had this laptop on test, nice device, good value for the price 👍
Would you please share games fps with this labtop?
@@sushantijam4098 i have the 3060 version and can run any game on high graphics. its a beast bro
I have the 11400h + 3060 version of this laptop. Plays games beautifully when connected to an external 144hz monitor. Slight undervolt and lock turbo boost at 3.4-3.6 and it maintains the clock speeds, allowing for sub 80C CPU and 70C max GPU temps. Very happy with it.
can you share your limitations and settings for preformance?
Yes Discord Gang !! I'm also rocking the Nitro 5, it is very surprising especially the AMD version, it outperforms the Intel because of how efficient the chip is. -battery last longer -better performance on battery -optimized igpu
Couldnt get it, ended up with an MSI GS63VR Stealth with a 1060 >;c. At the time AND laptops were hard to get.
Great video!
this laptop was great when i got one, then i switched to a chronos mini from skytech
Hey can you guys do the HP OMEN 16.1 QHD laptop from best buy
I got the 3050ti model on sale for $700. It's an absolute beast and more than worth the price. It can play any game I throw at it with at least 60fps, esports titles at a smooth 144+fps, and can edit 1080p projects like a hot knife cutting through butter. My desktop is still the preferred and better option by a longshot, but at least I know I can be productive and game elsewhere without being handicapped.
Cant wait to get this laptop for my bday
I picked myself up an msi gf65 thin 10ue with a 10500h and a 3060 about a year ago for $850. It came with a single 8gb stick of ram rated for 3200mhz and a 512 gb m.2 ssd. I put in another 8gb stick of ram from my old laptop cause I felt cheap and that stick is rated for 2666mhz. Runs every game super well but the cpu gets up to 95c while gaming cause it's only got 2 heat pipes. It's a solid 144hz experience on high to very high settings. Keyboard feels nice, but the thing sounds like it's about to take off when it starts to get warm. I mainly use it for school because I don't want to kill the cpu in games when I just bought a 3070 for my desktop anyways. If you read this far, you have gone through the mind of a tech nerd with adhd.
Well you arent alone, i suffer with adhd too and I am a tech nerd
Tip for the temperature buy a cooler and change fan speeds on dragon center after doing these my gpu runs at high 60s or low 70s and my cpu at low 70s
i have one and i love it, trying to save some money to upgrade the ram and buy a 1TB ssd
I love acer, was my first computer. Laptop too dang have laptops come a long way lol I had an i3 2100 with 4gb ram 😅
i have this exact laptop, and i havent lagged once playing apex on high, escape from tarkov and dayz. it runs smoothly, and i still havemt upgraded it to dual stick
Didi you have any problems?
Bro in my town there are bunch of stores selling the same laptop at the same price and another Acer nitro 5 i5 11th rtx 3050 16gb single channel 500gb ssd at the same price range.. so it would be better buying the 11th gen right or does it have some problems??
please test other games like gta 5, cyberpunk 2077, spider man with this labtop. I have this labtop coming in december and I want to see how other games do with this spec
a other really good video from you guys the only thing i would like to see is if you can test some other games thats not apex fortnite halo maybe some monster hunter rise metro exodus borderlands 3 elden ring horzon zero dawn that spiderman game. it would just be nice to see a test video that is not showing games just about everyone is going to know will run on a laptop
I had this laptop and it was very nice but the fans get rather loud
I got the nitro 5 last month, but with a GTX 1650, 10th gen i5, 8GB single stick RAM and I gotta say that 3050 isn't much better from my 1650, at least in apex, I'm getting just a bit lower FPS on Gun Run
Rtx 3050 mobile is 65% better than Gtx 1650 mobile And rtx 3050 mobile with DLSS better than Gtx 1650 mobile in 89%
the keyboard is actually rgb (on my one at least) if you go into the nitro software and then i think click in the top right it comes up with options
not this one, theres a red keyboard or rbg
Is the Acer nitro 5 better than the Lenovo idea pad gaming 3?
I'm planning to buy the i9 rtx 3060 version is it good?
what is the ram called that u inserted id like to purchase one
Is the Acer Predator Orion 3000 a good pc
i got the alienware m15r5 for $950 its got the ryzen 7 5800h and 16 gigs of ram 165 hz bad deal or good deal?
Would it be smart to wait for black friday to buy it then?
Bought a used acer nitro 5 on ebay for £450 bottom line cost including shipping etc 5 months ago to use at work and when not at home. I7 9750H, gtx1660ti, 16gb dual channel Ram, 256gb m.2 ssd. Absolute bargain at the time with lowest spec new rtx3050 variants going for £700 and absolutely obsurd asking prices on used hardware people wanting near new pricing alot of people with no concept of what they have. Eventually added a sn570 1tb m.2 as it supports dual m.2 for £70.
Hey guys, I have a similarly spec'd nitro 5. I was wondering if yours has a glitched windows 11 install menu or if its just mine. Thanks!
I have a problem with mine, the brand's different it's the aorus 5 kb. The problem with mine is the gpu usage while playing games hovers around 40-50s area especially in apex and in all of my games, playing warzone and the fps hovers around 30-60 with dlss on. Is there a solution for this problem?
how you get that on the top left
I have a acer nitro 5 ryzen 5 5600h and rtx 3050 adding 8gb ram as dual channel improved its fps a lot.for fortnite i was getting around 110 fps in performance mode but with the upgrade i had less stutter and around 230 fps in performance mode.
To get better fps turn off background apps and uninstall all the useless apps
What ram and did you use??
Can u do the best laptop for five m rolplay budget
GREAT VIDEO
i have this laptop and when i got it i didnt know you had to push the charging cable in and press again and i got so upset as it is my first gaming laptop and i probably had to send it back to amazon but thankfully i but it further and it worked .
i have the i5 (12500 h) with a rtx 3050ti and with a cooling pad i can run most AAA games on ultra np
I have the 1050ti version and love it
Can you check out the msi gf63 thin gaming laptop please
I got a Nitro with a RTX 3080 it kicks ass!!!!!
Which ram did he use?
This is probably the perfect laptop for me because it has so much storage options (2 SSD slots + HDD expansion). Currently have a Dell Latitude 3590, 500GB SSD + 1TB HDD + 12GB RAM. Would just put everything in this laptop, perfect.
I’d recommend getting a 3060 laptop minimum it’s soo much better
@@ghost_trapz5932 I wanted to get this exact one or the i7-11800H, RTX 3050Ti variant
@@PixelatedClipz If you can wait there's a ton of new releases coming soon (not to mention black Friday and backlogged stock ect) so you'll be able to get one or better for cheaper and preferably at least a 3060.
@@Mm-vr9mt Yeah you're right but I kinda need it asap because my current laptop is on it's last limb from battery problems, hinge problems, monitor discoloration because of the stiffness in the hinge, etc lol.
@@PixelatedClipz Those are actually really easy fixes generally assuming the battery isn't soldered but what's you're budget and needs as there's probably better atm and coming (not that it's a bad pick if you can get it cheap but 3050 mobile is....)
I got a 3050 laptop its pretty good for 1440p and some 4k games on low with DLSS set to ultra performance.
@@realtoastybros cool thanks will do👍👍
@@michaelhart5087 it's scam bruh
Can yall do the asis tuf f15 gtx 1650 please?
Could this play Call of Duty on low settings?
did they forget to change the power plan to performance?
I HAVE THAT EXACT SAME ONE :D (3050 TI btw)
Very Good value
Whats the exact ram that you guys bought?
What do y'all think of the cheaper ROG Strix G15 models?
I did the exact same thing when I plugged mine in, I was like huh?
What ram did the use in the video to upgrade? Can we get the link to it if possible.
They used a Crucial 8gb probably 2666 speed
@@_Sandman843 Thanks 👍
Tho months ago I got a lenovo legion 5 for 850$ with a ryzen 5 and a rtx 3060
I also tried to send it back because i didnt know that u have to push it
i have nitro 5 i5 9300h gtx 1050 3gb ram 8gb I played apex legend I got only 60-80fps is still good 👍
Hello guys can I get some help , whenever I go and try to buy a new laptop in Amazon , like the hp victus from ur link , I go and read on what’s in the box , and I find written battery or just charger, or webcam, does that mean it’s shipping u the battery only or just the webcam, idk maybe some help
Is this a good spec model of the Acer nitro for £949? I7 12650h, 16GB, RTX 3050 4GB, 1 TB SSD, 165hz,
Yea that’s pretty good
I have Nitro 5 11300H GTX1650 variants. I have been using 1 year and no problem. However, I seldom play games. I bought this for the future proof performance. For the budget user I think it is the best.
"Futureproof" GTX 1650 💀
3050 and 1650 I’ll give them both 3 yrs max of future proof
Eh, it'll do, it's been three years and my n5 is still chugging along nicely I wouldn't try an AAA modern game on it, however Good thing the Nitro 5 has a 3060 spec model, right?
beatiful laptop . ım use and BEATİFULLLLLLLLL
Lenovo ideapad gaming 3 (r5 5600H or i5gen rtx 3050) or Acer nitro 5 (i5 gen rtx 3050)?????
Im going to buy lenovo ideapad gaming 3 with amd ryzen 5 5600h rtx 3050 16gb ram for 860 dollars is it Worth it?
Were is the link to by the ram???
Why was it that the RAM was running in 2933Mhz even if you had 2x 3200Mhz sticks?
can 1 add a 16 gb ram to the 8 to make it 24 ?
Do the best affordable keyboards and best affordable mouses
When you test a PC what do you use to get the the GPU cpu and all that info in the corner?
MSI Afterburner
i got the one that already has 16gb so im very happy
Bro isn't this channel a must for 1 million subscribers?
Can i play genshin on this computer? (Does it have enough storage)
by any chance can i get that thing
How do I use steam gift card
i have the nitro5 3070, this overheats like crazy and only runs around 100 fps and its not even 4k
Step number one when purchasing a new laptop, boot from a previously created windows usb flashdrive, wipe the system and shove in a fresh install. Bloatware hell avoided. Granted.. with windows 11 a lot of crap software gets reinstalled automatically via the auto updater but there are ways to get rid of that too. However, it became quite annoying what you nowadays have to do to get a clean system as everyone seems eager to mess up your experience with junkware and obsolete software that just takes up resources for no reason.
Test fortnite on dx11 as I played on my teachers gaming laptop and it got 240 fps constant while capped and it had a rtx 2060 in it
literally just got mine last week i7 11th gen rtx 3050ti
The temp while you guys playing fortnite is freaking low. How?
Wish u linked the damn upgrades. 😅
Link to music creator
Hey, I owned a laptop just like that but returned it to Walmart and bought an iPad I’m so sad now.
I love my acer nitro i5 11400h 3050.. it performs amazing well. run a cooling pad and the fan never runs or gets hot. I 100% recommend these ...specially for the price$$$$
Got the same CPU it runs better then my 3050 tbh.
What cooling pad do you use that fits it well?
@@thisnoize7 fofotoss aluminum laptop cooler...all gray aluminum with a black fan in the middle...gets cold somehow...find it on Amazon...fits awesome $40 made well...I have a 15.6 inch laptop
@@jaynosowsky9708 thanks man
Is it better than the idea pad gaming 3?
i hate how in Nepal the affordable gaming segment laptop comes with 1650. well i couldn't add extra 15k npr for that 3050.
The first thing I would do is reinstall Windows to get rid of the bloatware.
My dad always said amazon is a scam when i showed him this he bought me a laptop and he bought a laptop to and ty toasty bro
The Nitro 3050 is not of 95w so I skipped it and picked up Dell g15 instead 🔥🔥and it's fire
hows the g15? It seems like a good deal but bad reliability/software reviews are preventing me from buying one
@@insooleedat1asiandude just perform a clean install of windows 10 if you want to stay far away from bugs etc.. you will be fine (personally I didn't do anything but still running with no issues)
i got this laptop from walmart and brought it home and it didnt turn on i got a msi GF63 thin way better for same price and the acer nitro 5 is known for just not lasting and the keyboard will cave in and eventually not work