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Why does this comment say 30 mins ago while the video is up just a min ago???
@@phanipavan6809 video was probably unlisted
i think my laptop is too old which is why the bonus tip is not working :P
Tip 8.5 is the best advice🤣🤣🤣
Only 10th tip was helpful. Kappa
1.not cleaning 2.laptop placement 3.gaming on battery 4.not opening with care 5.not updating 6.not using dual channel memory 7.gaming with optimus (integrated gpu) 8.buying new too often 9.performance tuning 10. uhhhh
*bruhhhh
11th. Remember that rgb keyboard increases your laptop speed.
@@unknown0158 thanks...
Can u explain 7? How do I know if my laptop is affected by this Optimus thing
just kidding
Mistake 11: Not buying a gaming laptop with RGB Keyboards
Can confirm. Bought a laptop with just a white backlight. My days are empty and joyless.
@@CosmicAeon i like the aesthetic tho
External mechanical keyboard is the way to play games on laptops anyway.
@@Excelsior_Espio you can do aesthetics with colour tho
Me who is too poor to buy a laptop: I don't have such weaknesses ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Number 10 is a fantastic tip. I also found that rigorously shaking the laptop helps as well when the download appears to stall. Just like a salt shaker when it gets clogged. Works a treat.
It's a fake tip, it doesn't really work. What you actually need to do is click and drag the loading bar with your mouse while yelling obscenities at the screen.
@@DrMcFly28 i think it’s only the screaming that actually helps
SSD laptop: 😊 HDD laptop:💀
this practice originated in the 90s when you have to whack your CRT tvs to be able to keep the show running.
All of these are fake, you need to shake your laptop WHILE you drag the loading bar and scream obcenities at it.
Tip 10 was definitely the most useful, thank you so much!
Me : So this is why I can't run AAA games on my laptop! My 4 year old laptop with iGPU : No, it's not.
Me: wondering why I can’t run AAA games My computer from 1999: 0_0
@@Edgyblock My wondering why my laptop is getting hot: ???? Me after watching this video: ohh thats why
Me whose laptop is 8 years old: hah, pathetic.
Damn, Intel HD graphics?
My old laptop has a funky looking amd radeon lol
Mistake #11: Not utilizing the rgb rainbow puke lighting to increase fps.
This is what pisses me off. For example in some desktop fans there is only a rainbow effect enabled. You can even set the color of your choice
he already state it in other video tips😂😂😂
One of the biggest mistakes
I knew it! My whole life is a lie....
I actually like RGB when done right.
Thank you SO MUCH for that overclock tip. I made some small tweaks and now almost all lag when playing VR games off of my laptop is practically gone! Still not perfect but it’s a hell of a lot better.
I experienced this a lot on my laptops before and the laptop I have now. Sometimes updating your gpu drivers can affect performance. I've had issues like sudden fps drops down to 10-20fps from time to time. I didn't seem to experience any of this before updating the graphics drivers
Same here
The 10th Tip is the BEST i have to say! xD
xD
I’m new to gaming laptops and I definitely see that tenth tip as pure bs
Yeah, I always turn my laptop to the other side and get bad results 🙃
😐
Yep. Let gravity help. 👌
I cant stress how important it is to clean your laptop. Take your time to learn how to slowly open to back of it to get the dust out. Then slowly again take your time to learn how to remove/replace fans and clean them. And again slowly learn how to change your thermal paste. It's not as hard as you think you just need the right tools to unscrew a few screws here and there.
When is the right time to change thermal paste? Like every several months or something?
@@Jaldot id say you shouldn’t worry about repasting for every 3 ish years, im no professional though
@@lilbroomstick7032 oohh so it's a long time thing, okay thanks
Yeah, i would if my parents would let me, but they are scared i will break something
Yes, opening it up to clean the inside while not being an expert is quite challenging... has never been my cup of tea though... Fortunately so far so good...😊
I found your tips very useful. Thank you! Especially no.10, how did I not think of that!?
The troubleshoot of the 10th mistake changed my life! Thank you so much for these binge-worthy advices.
"..Putting a long screw in a small hole" Love your humor, Jarrod 😂
I lost it there 😂😂
The wink made it even funnier😂😂😂
At that point Literally LOL'd
🤣
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Warning : Don't drink water while watching 10th tip !
Happened to me a couple years ago bear went touched the keyboard
lol
@@truthinlifewoken6698 a bear?
This sounds like an 11th tip
@@JarrodsTech more like pre-10th
Thanks for the bonus tip Jarrod! Made my day :D
thanks for the help dude!
This was my first time i got a gaming laptop, and I took so much care of it that when i took it to the repair person to give it a check up, he was shocked. It was super clean, didn't heat at all, and even having the latest updates installed.
That's good for you :)
If you took so much care of it, then why did you take it to the repair person?
@@ariesleo7396 as he stated he just went for a checkup, to make sure that everything is okay!
Lucky u mate my laptop collects dust from another dimension....no matter where I keep it I open it the next day and the dust of the underworld flies out
@@friendlyyakuza2373 buy an air purifier, the small portable one is useful too if u have tight budget
5:50 killed me😂😂😂😂😂
Love your reviews man, keep it up with this fantastic job
thankyou for the very useful information sir!
for tip 2, I would say: put your laptop on a vertical stand. It reduces temps on cpu/gpu for 5+ degrees
Yeah a stand can certainly help.
since using a laptop stand, my neck doesn't hurt from looking down at the screen anymore, since it's higher
Just lifting it up with some things is amazing.. i don't have a stand and can't get one anytime soon as not available , so i put a wood box at the back of the laptop and some small rubber flat pieces to help with grip, then i put a fridge grill on top of both and it made a perfect stand ! I was actually surprised and the temps or amazing omg
@Makoto Plays books dictionary or Bible or yellow pages
@@Terahydron with holy performance boost, a regular laptop will perform better than the 3090
5:50 Definitely still a family friendly channel :)
Ngl that was hilarious, caught me off guard
I did this to my laptop. It's an Msi GV62 8RE. Screwed passed the motherboard and into the keyboard. The Laptop survived and still works.
XD
The last one helped me a lot, woukd have never think of that. Thanks. 😂😅
You're welcome! ;)
Great videos mate! Im looking to switch to a laptop for gaming and 3D modelling and rendering, still working through your videos to find the best laptop in 2022 🙂
*TIMESTAMPS* . 00:08 MISTAKE #1 - NOT CLEANING 00:33 MISTAKE #2 - LAPTOP PLACEMENT 00:56 MISTAKE #3 - GAMING ON BATTERY 01:31 MISTAKE #4 - NOT OPENIN WITH CARE 02:00 MISTAKE #5 - NOT UPDATING 03:01 MISTAKE #6 - NOT USING DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY 03:41 MISTAKE #7 - GAMING WITH OPTIMUS 04:40 MSITAKE #8 - BUYING NEW TOO OFTEN 05:43 EXTRA MISTAKE #8.5 06:09 MISTAKE #9 - PERFORMANCE TUNING 06:46 - MISTAKE #10 - BONUS
What is the wall power cord called my laptop didn’t come with one?
#10 Don't update windows check others then update
@@kywo0o169 it's just the charger mate
Thanks
@@theo5437 And what is a charger mate?
I can confirm tip #10 works on desktop PCs as well, tho it usually is a bit trickier to pull off and requires more user interaction, but it's overall worth it
I agree, the performance gains justify the effort.
There is a faster way but you will need two people. If the desktop PC is elevated at a highest possible distance you can go by hand, and then turn it upside down, it can boost the speed up to 75.8%. Next you'll want your friend to turn the monitor sideways while elevating it the same way like you did the PC, you should then see it gives you another 45% speed increase. And that's how you can boost your download 123.8% faster by utilizing the power of gravity. It works guaranteed.
Yeah it does I tried with my 20 year old crt monitor.
No
@@arneshpal7702 r/woosh
woooow thank you so much i tried out that bonus tip and it work like a charm ! been using it since last year and it never lets me down 🙂
That last tip was so helpful! Thanks Jarrod my download speed is so much faster now on my laptop.
OMG #10 was life changing, how did i not think of it sooner! Thanks Jarrod🙏🏻
It truly is life changing. I also like the new format. #8.5 hahaha
Time saver also
yeah, I didn't know that
Could have really used this when I was downloading Forza Horizon 5. Awww shucks
bruh
6:57 Newton just got out of his grave😆
bruh😂👌
lmao
Thank you very much, I haven't owned a gaming pc/laptop for years and just got one recently, so this video together with other videos keeps me up to date. I appricate the help and effort you put into making this video and you definitly earned yourself a new subscriber, keep it cool ^^
can you explain to me the wall power part do i need to remove the battery from the lap and branch it with the charger and play is that what he wanted to mean with wall power
11. Check the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU every 2 years or so. I'd probably do this first before I tried undervolting to resolve heat issues.
The 10th tip is insane! I managed to complete my steam library in minutes!
Lol I thought it was joke until I tried and it actually worked 💪 awesome tip
@ALL HANDS ON STEAM DECK capital letters because?
NO, you have to turn it THE OTHER WAY for steam updates! NOOOOOB!
I thought this was a joke but damn it actually worked!!
also go to bigger planet to get extra gravity pull while downloading
Thumbnail is really useful, red paint for your walls makes the pc feel angry and that only makes it hotter, but using green makes it feel a little more chilled out and will help with cooling
No you need to get a hanging sign the use a marker to choose your fps
These are quite useful thank you!
Thanks for the info
I knew I wasn't doing sth right. #10 is definitely what I wanna do. So life-changing for me. Thanks Jarod.
Tip #10 is amazing, such wow. Reversing the polarity of the power going into the laptop and then crossing the energy streams will give you an even faster overclock that you cannot possibly imagine! XD
Careful. That's how I lost my best friend. RIP Stay Puft.
While I get this is a joke, that would cause an instant short and likely a fire or explosion XD
thank you for the bonus thing very usefull
Thanks for the video, Now I know what to do next!
One thing i would of suggested to have for a gaming laptop no matter the environment is using a cooling pad as that would help out a little more on the temps for the system as well as elevating it upwards if the person is using a dedicated keyboard and mouse.
When someone is using a laptop in their home at all times it is best to keep it plugged in and also you're using a TUF laptop which isn't really one of the best quality type of gaming laptops.
@@EcksGamer that's what I said, most people keep it plugged in but allow it to charge to 100% which is not good for the battery. What's wrong with my laptop tho? I only mentioned my model as an example to where this option can be find. Also, for £500, the RTX 3050 does its job
@@david_gnu The thing is with laptops though is the performance because while it is plugged in you can use the system to its max performance while on battery mode you're sacrificing the performance for better battery life and if you boost the performance on battery you're killing on how long it would be on for. For most people as mentioned if they are just using it in one place only there is no point to ever unplug the system as for most people they want their performance over what you're suggesting.
On some laptops cooling pad messes their whole airflow, it screwed my Legion 5 Pro over, so i switched to laptop stand and never got past 75 degrees
@@Aecrim1 Well if you cheap out on a cooling pad and it is bad then that is all on you.
Never thought about changing my background from red to green, gave me 5x extra performance - you're the goat.
Red goes faster!
I had an issue a while ago where my background would change every minute causing the windows theme to change, lagging my pc every minute
This video really helps. Thank you
dr.jarrod with his angelic laptop advise
Yea mostly number 10
1. Not cleaning 0:08 2. Laptop placement 0:34 3. Gaming on battery 0:56 4. Not opening with care 1:31 5. Not updating 2:01 6. Not using dual channel memory 3:01 7. Gaming with optimus (MUX switch offed if you have) 3:42 8. Buying new too often 4:39 8.5. BONUS 5:43 9. Performance tuning 6:09 10. PC Hack to boost loading 6:48
lol the timestamps only exist for tips 10
@@kenzie_abqarys what do you mean?
What a nice video! That helped me to finaly blovk this chanel. Thanks man.
number 10 helped me out alot thank you!
Jarrod's laughing face after both "important" advices is the best thing
Trying to keep it serious and failing
Great tips, especially #10 :D Guys be careful with BIOS upgrades though. For example, Lenovo recently released an update which, if updated without resetting the BIOS first, will not let GPUs output picture on screen. So just stay on current BIOS unless absolutely necessary.
Yeah big more danger there, it's why I suggested checking manufacturer doco because usually they try scare you out of it anyway by noting the risks
oh no i update it and screen gone black how to fix ??
@@PIXELORBIT1 google for this issue. You need to blindly go to BIOS and switch the graphics. After that it should work
@@JarrodsTech i mean if the bios got corrupted or something you can easily just reflash it with a bios reprogrammer. you have probably seen ones where u have to desolder the bios chip but now they have one where it just clips onto the chip so no desoldering required. u do need another computer tho to reflash it
@@JarrodsTech one question. Should I update gpu and mainboard driver seperatly even if windows does it on its own ? I always thought If I check for windows update windows always install the latest driver for gpu ezc
Thank you for this video and helping out the people who have gaming laptops
Very helpful!
Jarrod, I love the channel and content. I just got my first ever gaming laptop and I got the Legion 5 pro with Ryzen 7 5800, RTX3070 because of your channel and I absolutely love it! Thank you for all your hard work and giving us your knowledge on what you learn about each device. I wanted the intel version of the Legion but I bought mine new from Walmart for $1300 so I couldn’t pass it up. Thanks Again Sir🙏🏻✌🏻
I have lenovo ideapad gaming 3 with ryzen 7 5800 and rtx 3050
It'd be nice to have that, in my country that's 2000+usd
Lol I still have my old dell 15 gtx 960 does the job tho
Hey. How's your laptop going meaning heating wise and gaming performance wise? Feedback will be nice
@Hassaan Huda Abbasi it's perfect still, I did change the ram soon as I bought it but it's great.
Tried tip 10, instantly loaded the bar when I dropped the laptop off the nearest skyscraper! Saved about 10 seconds of loading, really worth it. Thanks Jarrod!
This video was useful, thanks. Also, kudos for the Insomnium shirt, I see you are a man of culture aswell
thank you for the suggestion
I can't agree more with mistake #8! My MSI GE73 Raider is now at least 3 years old, but I'm still playing the latest game decently. GTX1070 & i7 8750h with undervolt for both, repaste over the year, work like a charm. If u give your laptop some love and care, u can keep it for some years.
"Yeah not falling for the bonus 10th tip"- my brain screaming while I'm eagerly waiting for the 10th tip
Great video! Thanks! I will also give the last trick (Mistake #10 bonus) a try
Nice video! I wanted to ask about that wallpaper from your laptop
You mentioned we need to clean the laptop. But to do that wouldn't I need to remove the heat pipes ? I hear that you should NOT clean the laptop fans with compressed air. So all this is quite scary to me. I find it hard to even open the back cover and don't want to mess anything up
Compressed air is fine, VACCUM is not. That creates static electricity. And he's talking about cleaning the fans etc, you don't need to remove the heatpipes for that in most laptops.
I cleaned 9 times with compressed air , great way to clean inside out your laptop. Air might be too cold even freeze the parts sometimes, don't worry tho, just keep the battery out all times
The hardest choices require the strongest will
I'll be honest, I've never cleaned my laptops' fans even once in 20 years
ah yes i also remember my 2001 gaming laptop
@@agumon1605 🤣
99% of 2001 laptops didn't have active cooling, how did you even clean the fans?
@@hashhacker2130 should have knocked that year back by a few
Lets be honest if u don't own a can of air duster or a air compressor with all the electronics u have these days then u r a moron Also not every place is same hotter humid climates u must clean more times 2 or 3 if u have animals carpet fold lots of laundry by etc etc etc Another reason to buy miners cards they baby them vs some kid etc abusing by not setting fan curves and not ever cleaning this goes for console gamers etc
Thanks bro, My downloads were stuck @ 99% Turned laptop on the side and it finished.. You are a life saver!
Great tips, thankfully knew most of them, except #10 wow why didn't I ever think of that?!
I like the new editing style Jarrod, keep it up!
0:14 Don't scare me bro! Halloween is long over!
Point #8 really helped me, I was thinking over and over again about whether to buy one of the most recent laptops so as not to have a problem in my case, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, but I was not convinced so now I think about buying the Lenovo Legion 5 i5 11va Rtx 3050ti, I don't mind playing with the graphics settings medium-low I just want to play and enjoy
Wow, loaded cyberpunk for around 1min with this upload trick! Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic video! You mentioned all the points and elaborated them in a great manner.
I love straightforward and simple your tips and solutions are in the video without saying anything useless !!
I actually flipped you off on the the bonus tip, lmao! Helpful vid, 5 stars!
God dang, I was not prepared for bonus tip #10 😂😂
Hey Jarood, Loooong time lurker!. I recently got an Legion 5 with the same spec as your. Hoping to keep it for 3to4 years. This video was perfect.
I've had my gaming laptop for a bit over 4 years now and it is slowly starting to show it's age, but it does still run modern games really well.
Thank u so much. Now my downloads finish faster. More people need to know that gravity trick.
LOL ABSOLUTELY loved #10 does that come with a coffie cup holder and ID10T error as well🤣
#10 - Expecting desktop level GPU performance despite having the same model naming. #11 - Never budget enough to buy a good headphone to avoid the annoying loud fan noise from a gaming laptop.
Side-note: buy an actual kit for taking your laptop apart. Get one with different screw sizes, a magnetic pad (for dropping screws on) and a wrist strap. Or buy all of these separately. Regardless, actually get proper tools to open up and upgrade your laptop before trying it.
the last one helped a lot, thanks jarrod!
no problems!
Thanks a lot sir Jarrod:>
I literally helped a friend purchase a laptop a few days ago, he's completely new to PC gaming, this is the perfect vid for him. Thanks.
Perfect timing!
Make sure he's well aware of the 10th tip ;)
I'm watching this on a Legion 5 I bought last April after listening to your advice. It's a significant upgrade compared to the laptop I've been using since 2014.
Same, it was a no-brainer!
@wailin.flix2 no I'm pretty sure it does nothing on performance
@wailin.flix2 no lmao🤣 the whole rgb thing is just a joke bruh its a meme
I have an HP Pavillion 15 dk. It's the i5 gtx1650 version. Since I wasn't very impressed with the stock performance, I decided to clock up my cpu from a puny 2.4 ghz to 3.8 ghz. The system actually does a pretty good job of keeping it's thermals under the throttling temperature without any newer thermal paste. Of course, I felt like my gpu was a bit slow too, so I clocked it up by about 100mhz. This video was helpful, A lot of these things will be kept in mind while keeping my currently 2-3 year old laptop in check!
I will have to open up my laptop and clean it out thanks for the tip.
The 10th tip is the best of the them all. I always forget to turn my laptop sideways while downloading stuff and the loading bar starts waiting for the elections. Thanks, your a life saver man :)
0:07 #1 - Not Cleaning 0:32 #2 - Laptop Placement 0:55 #3 - Gaming on Battery 1:30 #4 - Not Opening With Care 2:00 #5 - Not Updating 3:00 #6 - Not Using Dual Channel Memory 3:41 #7 - Gaming With Optimus 4:39 #8 - Buying New Too Often 5:48 #8.5 Hunky Screw OBLITERATES Tiny Hole! (ZAMN!) 😱 6:08 #9 - Performance Tuning 6:45 #10 - Bonus Mistake
Underrated comment!
Thank you useful video!
Excellent life saving advice
This channel deserves all the credit in the world.Great work Jarrod Keep it up
Optimization and tuning is key with gaming laptops. There really is so many little things you can do to improve performance like disabling steam overlay(CPU went from 95-88 degrees), making sure all the different power settings in windows are set to performance, grab a laptop cooler for better airflow, and last but not least overclock you’re GPU because now adays GPU temps are much much lower in gaming laptops. I no joke went from 55-65 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn with a consistent 96 degrees on my CPU to 85-100 FPS and a max CPU temp now of like 88 degrees. Lower temps means you’re boost clocks can be maintained better from what I’ve noticed
got a rtx 3060m and a ryzen 5600h, overclocking the gpu won't do much for me as the cpu seems to be the bottleneck most of the time lol.
How do I change max CPU temp?
You'll kill your laptop. They are not designed to work on such temperatures long.
@@nomars4827 laptops CPUs are a lot different than desktop ones. The Ryzen 7 5800h has a max operating temperature of 105 degrees. Thermal throttling will happen well before the CPU burns itself up and my CPU doesn’t throttle even at 95 degrees.
@@braukwood925 the problem is not in CPU itself, but in other components on MB which suffer from prolongued heat. Cheap and middle class gaming laptops provide insufficient cooling and not the best components, and engineering solutions
😂 I had mine tipped other way so the download had to fight gravity. Thank you for the advice.
I use an IETS GT 500 cooling pad with a 5000 RPM cooling fan with an air filter and a Levoit Hepa air filter in my office. I get nearly no dust buildup and my temps never go above 65C on my 17.3 inch Legion. That takes care of cleaning and thermal performance. The MUX switch gives me great performance as well.
Thanks so much for this video, Jarrod. Thankfully, I've avoided all of those mistakes because, coming from Latin America, I've learned to take extra care of my equipment due to the high pricing.
😂 your humor these days are killing Jarrod 🙏keep it up brother and thanks for guiding us the all and only laptop reviewer
The gravity bar,love it.
Downloading tip helped me a lot!!! 😆
#10 actually works because more airflow means more performance.
regarding updates (although not common) some updates do mess things up whether it be windows or gpu drivers etc, hence why i keep them disabled, i update after making sure they are stable and good updates without any side affects. (p.s for people with slow internet it would really such if you're playing a competitive game and updates happen ruin your ping and result in you raging)
agree stable is great than having a lot of bugs
Oh my god, my downloads are so fast now!!! Thanks for the explanation!
You're welcome!
Mistake number 10 helped, thank you mate.
No problem 👍