Check out my full review of Acer's Helios 300 here for all the details: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9OCnKWU2OCplmw.html
@doggoboi79772 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@icantsee02 жыл бұрын
How soon are we talking 🤔
@epiclydying67132 жыл бұрын
Can you please review the Acer triton 500 se? I'm choosing between that and the legion 5 pro
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
@@icantsee0 Might be a couple weeks instead of next week, lots of 12th gen coming!
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
@@epiclydying6713 Still haven't been able to get that one from Acer.
@kaleb22942 жыл бұрын
Ain't nothing worse when you buy a laptop and a KZfaqr drops a video like this
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
Hey as long as it works well for you (and it certainly can) then all good, I just think there are some things worth noting that aren't present elsewhere.
@kaleb22942 жыл бұрын
@@JarrodsTech I was trying to find reviews but couldn't find any good ones I should have taken the hint and just not buy it.🤷♂️
@SlenderHime2 жыл бұрын
I guess you need an external monitor
@allenwalker99282 жыл бұрын
@@kaleb2294 return it, many websites have return policies.
@marwansasol55982 жыл бұрын
@@kaleb2294 ITS STILL NOT BAD
@cyclicwarrior25702 жыл бұрын
I remember when predator helios was the go to for gaming laptops in that range. It's sad
@bobnorman30942 жыл бұрын
It never was though, it was just over hyped.
@cyclicwarrior25702 жыл бұрын
@@bobnorman3094 it wasn't really overhyped tho
@grossly8202 жыл бұрын
@@cyclicwarrior2570 It was always overhyped actually, bad cooling, rgb garbage, bad screen and absolutely garbage performance for the price. It was never good. Edit: The screen is actually 98% srgb, so it's good
@benchmarkslab20052 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I got predator 11th gen with rtx 3060. With single channel I never been satisfied. After upgrading to dual channel it performs soo good. Trust me. Or check my channel
@mrducky1792 жыл бұрын
@@TheFalseShepphard what's wrong with the 1660
@ChodaBoyUSA2 жыл бұрын
Based on the glowing recommendations from many reviewers, I purchased a Helios 300 (2019) and have been very happy with it. Needless to say, processors and GPUs offer much more now. It is sad to see the 2021 version of the Helios 300 performing so poorly out of the box.
@Naspisous2 жыл бұрын
What are your specs?
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was a good one back in 2019
@ChodaBoyUSA2 жыл бұрын
@@Naspisous Device name Helios300 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
@marshalsdas2 жыл бұрын
I have the 2021 version but mine is i7 10870h with RTX 3060(80-100w). I didn't bother with bios update that can bring the 3060 to 105w due to thermal constraints. In my tests, GPU always boosts to 100w(2100mhz). I was jealous of the 11th gen variants till I saw Jarod's video on it :P .
@Naspisous2 жыл бұрын
@@marshalsdas how's the performance I'm planing to get the exact same spec at probably mid Jan 2022
@avggamer7102 жыл бұрын
I was going to buy this laptop, but I ended up buying the legion 5 due to your recommendation. After seeing this video, I'm thankful I didn't. Your reviews are the best laptop reviews on KZfaq.
@poweren3oo8272 жыл бұрын
You should buy the Msi gp76 or gp66
@ipeeeky2 жыл бұрын
@@poweren3oo827 He already bought the legion 5
@ucduypham45922 жыл бұрын
@@poweren3oo827 bruh, he bought legion 5
@harshvardhan95142 жыл бұрын
I think its time you change your username to "AVG GAMER 3060" lol. Yeah ok I'll stop now...
@Smileyy2K2 жыл бұрын
@@harshvardhan9514 lol
@masx48132 жыл бұрын
I admit, with your objectivity you're the best laptop review ever no one else better than you are
@ohmanhotham88232 жыл бұрын
Except dave2d obviously
@masx48132 жыл бұрын
@@ohmanhotham8823 for me it's not
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@Navinkumar-hn3nd2 жыл бұрын
@@ohmanhotham8823 Nope, you are wrong. He doesn't do in depth reviews like Jarrod does.
@junaidgaming332 жыл бұрын
You should have reviewed RTX 3060 variant because most of us would be looking for that one in budget.
@ty84732 жыл бұрын
It’s a great laptop I’m not sure how much of a difference there can be from one up but the rtx 3060 version is pure great runs most games with dlss on ultra settings 60 fps and every other games that can’t on ultra can do high settings fps 80+ . The guy in the video seems to be talking out of his ass unless they did something wrong with it.
@junaidgaming332 жыл бұрын
@@ty8473 I personally own this laptop with 3060 and it’s a beast like you said. I was kind of disappointed after watching his review because I had already bought it. But I didn’t came across any issues and I still consider it a great bang for buck laptop of 2021.
@ty84732 жыл бұрын
@@junaidgaming33 yeah right now I have a 1660 ti msi gf65 but even my 7th gen predator Helios was extremely good and lasted longer than I ever thought bought in 2018 had it until last month and this 1660 ti is something for now until I wait for another predator Helios I thought it was that well made… my only regret with the 7th gen was not undervolting the cpu earlier bc maybe I’d have gotten more years out of it besides just repasting. I don’t know how much undervolting cpu on the newer ones are really needed the cpu I have now is still a i7 10750h which isn’t terrible but it’s a lot stronger than my gpu so def undervolting would make more sense I feel like but I still continue to learn with every pc. The 3060 is great and with the amount of adjustments any laptop can make I wouldn’t listen to these types of videos too hard at all
@sewagensetsurabaya12 жыл бұрын
just bought this laptop 2 weeks ago, Helios 300 i7-11800H with RTX-3060 in my opinion: this laptop is the cheapest & best in its class
@Prinz52 жыл бұрын
Best laptop at the price right? I plan to take this too
@greatbeast-lm4jy2 жыл бұрын
That’s the reason I bought it as well. Cheapest laptop with a rtx 3060
@AD4K69-a2 жыл бұрын
Planing on buying it. I don’t care what people think. I just want a descent laptop that can run games atleast at 30 fps or more. I’m not planning on playing very realistic games anyway.
@ty84732 жыл бұрын
@@AD4K69-a it’ll be WAY above 30 fps lmao. I played most games on my 7th gen pred Helios with the 1060 with 60 fps many games including high settings on Witcher 3 and others since I bought it in 18’ In my opinion this dude is talking out of his ass because I know damn well it’s a crazy good laptop for the price.
@andreszyca17412 жыл бұрын
For the ph315-54 owners, just add a dual channel stick and send to hell the 110w vbios, look for the 80-100 old one, toast it back, and this system is a beast. The "new" 110w vbios throws 9200-9400 timespy scores whereas the old 80-100 one just delivers over 10500 points. ¿The trade? Hover around 55° instead of 60-62 for the 80-100 one. Yes, i cannot explain it myself but thats the story. Its like acer shooting at their own foot, nice that ficimg is easy. Ps: you can toast a 140w vbios too, you will get around 11500 timespy gpu score but cpu will be somewhat noticeably cut off, i guess its because of the 230w brick provided will limit performance. Geez.
@bfish97002 жыл бұрын
Wow, they've come full circle in two years: Best laptop for the $$ to worst laptop for the $$, that's impressive in a negative way.
@gamerrn80152 жыл бұрын
They have capped the Max GPU Temp to 85° so when the GPU reaches 85° it bottlenecks the TGP of the GPU. Try keeping the temps below 84° and observe the TGP.
@pr0ztv875 Жыл бұрын
the tips is get a cooling pad then to improve the temps good
@divibs5371 Жыл бұрын
@@pr0ztv875 another option is to change power battery plan Change maximum processor to 99% both plugin and battery. It will decrease fps by 1% with exchange of -20C°
@karthikb89022 жыл бұрын
Can you review the msi gf65 thin, in case you get your hands on it? Its supposed to be one of the cheapest rtx 3060 laptop.
@WessauR2 жыл бұрын
Up up
@dipanpathak2 жыл бұрын
yes want that review
@IOblivionl2 жыл бұрын
Yes, please do this review.
@bradillingworth86602 жыл бұрын
Yes thank jarrod have really been looking forward to this one. Your my favourite youtuber when it comes to covering gaming laptops.
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@brandonconner86842 жыл бұрын
Very true.
@vncube12 жыл бұрын
ASUS is treating their TUF A15 with more care and respect than Acer is with the Helios 300 🤡
@ImranPangilinan2 жыл бұрын
the TUF laptops have shit cooling
@ktldon2 жыл бұрын
@@ImranPangilinan tuf 2021 version isn't suck, since the hardware unboxed channel did the diy honeycomb. Asus did open more vents like hardware unboxed did
@ImranPangilinan2 жыл бұрын
@@ktldon GOOD. But in no way was it "with care". Took hardware unboxe's criticism to make them realize
@vncube12 жыл бұрын
@@ImranPangilinan that's the TUF's only real problem. Helios 300 has several 🤡
@ImranPangilinan2 жыл бұрын
@@vncube1 the Helios has MANY variants so does Laptop GPUs which is why Nvidia's naming scheme is confusing. MAX-Q and the removal thereof will mislead customers. That is why videos like this are important to inform buyers. Buying a gaming laptop in the high end anyway is expected to perform worse than the desktop counterpart. Never expect 100% performance on a laptop. ASUS fanboi
@samratmitra12 жыл бұрын
2019 Helios 300: Best in it's category 2020 Helios 300: Fall from grace 2021 Helios 300: Worst in it's category
@rajeshbedi2 жыл бұрын
@海 斗 legion 5 rtx 3060
@bennickclayton64682 жыл бұрын
covid syndrome, no regulation so lets make things worst and use the power of marketing
@MohammadAli-rd5sp2 жыл бұрын
Is there any freaking laptop worth to buy cuz all laptops are the worst to you. Also i have noticed something some youtubers say for any laptop "this laptop is good and its worth buying" others might say "its bad and not recommended". WTF I AM CONFUSED. it seems everyone assume different things.
@Steven.Cartwright2 жыл бұрын
UPDATE...New bios version 1.08 is out now can you do some tests and tell us if anything has changed? Thanks
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I no longer have it to test on.
@b_102_satyabratakhag42 жыл бұрын
I got the rtx 3060 model with 1tb ssd and it works perfectly, I got no problems
@ksmfg43262 жыл бұрын
Bro at what price did u bought?
@b_102_satyabratakhag42 жыл бұрын
@@ksmfg4326 1.3 lakhs
@geoffsnow82062 жыл бұрын
From what I'm seeing yeah the 3060 is the better machine over the 3070 one....wierd lol
@husamkhalid4692 жыл бұрын
same here , it works perfectly
@awesomefan9352 жыл бұрын
@@husamkhalid469 good to hear because I’m trying to find a good laptop but I can’t go over 1350 and I don’t want some disgusting nitro 5
@whee65062 жыл бұрын
I’m really thankful I went for the Legion 5 instead of having regrets on this one. This was my very first choice for my first gaming laptop. I guess me liking the Legion 5 more because of the design and battery life was a blessing in disguise in almost every aspect as well.
@whitewalker6082 жыл бұрын
Zephyrus G15 is really good as well.
@djbiscuit18182 жыл бұрын
The difference from 2 years ago when I bought a Helios 300 as the most outstanding performer in your reviews...wow, what a fall.
@TrendCraft212 жыл бұрын
Pls include Acer Predator Helios 300 with i7 10870h and rtx 3060. Humble Request
@yazeedalateeq95552 жыл бұрын
I was expecting the 3060 version review but that will do, i hope we can see a 3060 model review and maybe the problems are fixed then, thanks ❤️
@kshitijchauhan97642 жыл бұрын
I have this laptop with 2k screen , Rtx 3060 and Dual channel Ram. I tested the Wattage output. For games like FIFA 22 max wattage output is 85W. For TEKKEN 7 it's 95W and for Heavy games like RDD2 it's 105W. All games tested on Turbo mode. So I don't think wattage is capped at 75-80W as 3070.
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
Can you run AAA games without turbo mode without getting more heat ?
@kshitijchauhan97642 жыл бұрын
@@ahmedabdulmunem6817 by editing processor performance from 100 to 99. But eventually it will get heat after an hour or so.
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
@@kshitijchauhan9764 thank you very much
@grizzii21492 жыл бұрын
Hey, can u please guide me, I am planning to buy this laptop. But confused between msi gf65, acer nitro. My budget is 1lac
@kshitijchauhan97642 жыл бұрын
@@grizzii2149 go for omen around 1L
@shrrryas Жыл бұрын
i have the exact same laptop the only issue is the gppu clock speed not exceeding 1290 mhz but other than that it works super well great cooling never exceeds 70 plus degrees max like 75 for my cpu. my gpu runs 50 constantly .Many laptops suffer with cooling issues the turbo button works well .only issue is u cant undervolt cpu and the gpu clock speed cannot go above 1290 mhz
@albertnoble27272 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to take the moment to say that you are incredible, Jarrod.
@ernestciunio2 жыл бұрын
I have this laptop(i7 11800H, RTX3060, 32GM RAM, 1 TB SSD -nvme). And what I need to say, i never had worse laptop in my life. Laptop freezes on 1-2s -Acer serwis say its normal, despite on the web people have the same problem. Screen has yellow stains. At the begining my laptop had low temperature but after 2 mounth temperature increase to 80-90 degrees of celsius. (176 °F). High price, expensive than MSI with the same parameters (about 500$). I never buy this shit again.
@johntownsend99562 жыл бұрын
I own the 3060 variant of this laptop and it performs similarly or better than most of these tests. Mine came with 16gb dual channel for reference.
@pmpalihena2 жыл бұрын
Did it came with 1x16GB card or 2x8GB ram cards?
@hachiko99292 жыл бұрын
@@pmpalihena he just wrote dual man and u asking him wtf
@pmpalihena2 жыл бұрын
@@hachiko9929 LOL. My bad. I didn't see the dual channel part. 🤣🤣
@tramonte Жыл бұрын
I have a 2020 Predator 300 and about a month ago updated it with an extra 2gb SSD and I will updated the ram to a double 64gb 2933 that should be supported according to my processor specs. So far no problems except that every now and then when my windows auto updates, I completely lose the sound from both speakers and headset jack so I need to remove the installation of all these sound drivers and reinstall an older one.
@lolerpal2 жыл бұрын
This video also works as kind of a guide of all the small upgrades you can do to a laptop to boost performance. Awesome video!
@parsashirali89572 жыл бұрын
It aint a legion 5 thats for sure
@zan78382 жыл бұрын
is there no competition for it yet?
@parsashirali89572 жыл бұрын
@@zan7838 doesnt seem like it.
@Rene1303132 жыл бұрын
I have the 3060 version and runs like a champ the gpu always runs 105 wats no problem in games I think this problems it's only for the 3070 version
@strider0292 жыл бұрын
Need confirmation if this is true. ACER is currently selling the 3060 Predators with a $200 discount at the moment. I'm not sure if I will regret missing the discount or if I will regret buying this thing.
@Rene1303132 жыл бұрын
@@strider029 go for it, I buy my on Amazon at 1299 and no regrets, the only thing I have to say it's that the screen have some light bleeding
@sharansamson44152 жыл бұрын
@Rene Carrasco, I have the same one, how check if it's running at 105w? Thanks.
@scheupeier74212 жыл бұрын
@@strider029 can confirm i have the i5-11400h rtx 3060
@jlgroovetek2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure this is 100% the case here, but if it's similar to the Nitro 5, the lift to the GPU power limit is a two-part firmware update. Firstly there's the nvidia VBIOS itself which will typically be v1.0x, and then there's the system bios which impacts the boosting request which is typically a v2.0x file. Both contribute to the lifted power limit.
@Mossycak2 жыл бұрын
I owe this laptop since 3 months ago. The price is affordable compared to other RTX3060 laptop. Its thermal dissipation and gaming performance are good and beyond my expectation. Although it is heavy and noisy fan, it can runs most games in ultra setting smoothly. I like it very much.
@Blackoutzzzzzz2 жыл бұрын
I have it too and tbh it’s not that bad,it’s probably on how u get it like I got a 3060 and it goes smoothly
@Antony26182 жыл бұрын
How is the response time, any ghosting and is the color quality bad in the units you got?
@seanmarney76052 жыл бұрын
i bought the 3060 version a week ago with none of these issues; dual chnnel , gsync, 105w all day, it's awsome. played alyx (vr) on medium set. boarderlands 3 with high temps of 72C and around 80 fps on high. the cons are the 512gb drive and cl22 mem, I think the drive might be gen 4 though, which would be a pro
@strider0292 жыл бұрын
Is it QHD variant and what's the processor?
@dmariscaldc2 жыл бұрын
G-Sync? As long as I know, none version of Predator Helios 300 has G-Synv or FreeSync since they all use basic Optimus (screen is tied to the integrated graphics).
@SSADO-2 жыл бұрын
Im thinking of getting it. How is it now, 4 months later?
@husamkhalid4692 жыл бұрын
i bought the 3060 version ,a week ago , and it’s working perfectly, i have no problem with it, i got hight temps for cpu 70C and for the gpu 60-65C , it’s very good gaming laptop for the price range , i highly recommend this laptop.
@slayer70032 жыл бұрын
no issues what so ever with the 2020 model and i7-10750H and the 3060!
@ApocalypticFart2 жыл бұрын
Really, i have the gpu fan making noise and sometimes on lunch the fan doesn't work and i have to restart the laptop once or twice for it to work. I have the rtx 2060 2020 model though
@helios33092 жыл бұрын
Except for the warranty void sticker
@sekerica60812 жыл бұрын
@@ApocalypticFart I started getting that same issue like a week ago. Now I'm waiting for acer to deliver new fan to replace it
@itayalroy59302 жыл бұрын
Dynamic boost is trash. Why not just give us the opportunity to limit tdp however we want via software? There's no reason that gpu can't run on 110w while the cpu withdraws 35w. Why do companies keep using this stupid method?
@OverLord1152 жыл бұрын
You finally did it mate! I was looking forward to buying this laptop last month, but I ended up getting a Gigabyte Aorus 15P KD which has an i7-11800, rtx 3060 100-115W, 16gb ram dual channel and 512gb ssd nvme pcie 4.0. And I have to say that I'm very very pleased with this laptop and glad I didn't end up with Acer.
@Chris-eq6jb2 жыл бұрын
This is why I am a PROUD owner of the 2019 Helios. Still going strong!
@metalicequation11182 жыл бұрын
Is that the acer predator rtx 3060?
@Chris-eq6jb2 жыл бұрын
No gtx 1660 ti
@justinbird56142 жыл бұрын
I have this laptop i would recommend this laptop to anyone who is looking for a good gaming laptop and the RTX and ram and storage can be upgraded but its all around a really good laptop and i have no problems with it
@sherifrayan2 жыл бұрын
I Purchased my Helios 300 version 2021 and it's working just fine, my GPU is RTX3060 and Playing Call of Duty, God Of War, Destiny II and so like others with Ultra Settings which gives me FPS: 135 ~ 144 was an Excellent approach to test my Graphics Card, and regarding the Slot Channel for RAM I received my Laptop with 16GB RAM in both Slots Occupied, it is strange to find a Video in KZfaq giving this reputation for one of the best Laptops in the Market compared to its price beside other Laptops... !
@nhuffy94152 жыл бұрын
I have the Triton 500SE. Outside of it running hot I'm pretty happy with it. I will say having the Predator Sense software running to monitor performance will raise the CPU temps substantially. After downloading MSI Afterburner and using that instead of Predator Sense my average CPU temps while gaming dropped from 95 degrees to about 80 degrees (with cooling pad)
@thommo3422 жыл бұрын
As always an awesome review! Keep them coming :) I have this exact laptop. Bought when Harveys had a big sale on all Acer products. First thing i changed was the RAM. Unfortuantly all i had was 2 x 16gb 2666mhz sticks. But even with that i found it was faster then the stock 1 x 16gb 3200mhz stick. I only use this laptop with external monitors(triple monitors 1 x 165hz and 2 x 75hz). with the monitors i get solid 180fps in Fortnite. Its not a bad laptop and for the price was a good deal.
@Cat-nv6fd2 жыл бұрын
These problems don't apply to the 3060 variant, the slight overclock in turbo mode more than makes up for the power deficit, outperforms strix with the 5900, cpu hasn't crossed 86° in anything except new world very high 2k(not the greatest descision I've made). The battery life sucks, just upgrade to dual channel ram and you will be good to go. Edit: I've also plugged it to a external monitor so that might affect my descision. Also ps: I get 160+ fps on apex low at 2k resolution on a 3060 just to show you the difference to the given benchmarks
@EGStudios992 жыл бұрын
I think 3060 varaints of predator dont have nvidia optimus. They get more fps than 3070 variants. They murdered RTX 3070 on this one freakin acer their engineer is dumb.
@trustfulsole75922 жыл бұрын
hey what about the 3050 ti one?...that's the only helios 300 laptop available in my country lol...
@Cat-nv6fd2 жыл бұрын
@@trustfulsole7592 3050ti is totally not worth it, you could go for the legion 3060 if you have it, but 3050ti as a gpu is trash, 60% of 3060s performance for 80-90% the price.
@Cat-nv6fd2 жыл бұрын
@@EGStudios99 they actually do have Optimus, I tested using an external 2k monitor as playing on a 1080p monitor with a 3060 would be a waste, what's actually a dumb descision is setting a single channel ram on an 8 core cpu, waste of performance
@EGStudios992 жыл бұрын
@@Cat-nv6fd So it means Rtx 3060 variant is faster? Or Rtx 3070 just dont do well on optimus?
@andreasgegios56502 жыл бұрын
I own a 2019 model Predator Helios 300 - 9750h gtx1660ti 16gb of ram and I'm very happy with it. It's really sad to see how now Acer makes a not so good laptop compare with others. Hope to become again the quality manufacturer we used to know before...
@wojo97322 жыл бұрын
This guy is splitting hairs, no ones gives a shit about most of the insignificant "problems" you mention, infact most if not all gamers have no idea what your even saying.
@anudeepreddy302 жыл бұрын
I still have the older GTX 1660 from 2 years ago. It still kicks ass! But how it seems to have fallen in this model 😔😔
@joaobarbosa99892 жыл бұрын
I have mine with rtx 2060 and undervolt on graphics it's a beast in today standarts. helios 300 line up went from amazing to shit in 2 generations. sad
@Smurdle4502 жыл бұрын
I also have a 2019 1660 version, when the Helios was the best value on the market. Love the thing. Shame they've lost their way.
@mh199262 жыл бұрын
Yeah im sorry , I've been following you for the longest time , and after receiving your reply i decided to do my own bench test 110 is the voltage , straight out of the box , either there is something wrong with your laptop or you are doing something wrong , ussually your reviews are impecable but i feel like you dropped the ball on this one , mind you im using the 3060 variant. Edit: Im not discrediting you , you are one of the best reviewers out there , im just saying that the 3060 is just much better ,weirdly enough . Keep up the good work and i hope you reach 1mil subs soon.
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
What are you testing? If it's a GPU only test, then yeah sure that's normal and mine was hitting 115W in a GPU only test (AFTER the BIOS update, the one I updated to initially 1.06 was definitely broken). If the CPU+GPU are under heavy load and you're seeing 110W constantly, then for whatever reason they are limiting the 3070 lower which doesn't make much sense. I'd be willing to bet that you see lower GPU power limit in this scenario however. I think I did caveat that there will be differences to the 3060 model, which I could not get because Acer didn't send it. For reference I use Heaven GPU benchmark and Aida64 stress test to do this.
@benchmarkslab20052 жыл бұрын
Yeah u r right Jarrod. Even I don't I got an single channel and I'm just not satisfied with it. I'm getting only 50 fps. After upgrading I got easily 100 fps and acer thinks their customers are shit. After upgrading it just performs better than omen. I own an rtx 3060 and I own 1440p display. It doesn't have any backlight bleed. If u planning to buy a rtx 3060 varient and going to upgrade ram. Trust me it's a beast. If u can't trust. Just check my channel
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
How about the heat ? Do you use turbo mode in the games in the channel?
@benchmarkslab20052 жыл бұрын
@@ahmedabdulmunem6817 I use turbo mode for best performance and thermal. I'll get around 85c on cpu and 80c on gpu
@---Vi---2 жыл бұрын
Sorry didn't watch the whole thing, but obviously somebody paid this guy to do it. Bought this laptop a few days ago to change my HP Omen, and it's a great machine for the money! The screen is wonderful, very bright, clear, sharp and colorful. All games not just run, they fly! No overheating or anything like that. Also it's very quiet when performing regular tasks like browsing, and not so loud when gaming. I was surprised to find the last generation m2 ssd inside of it which gives you around 6k reading speed and kingston ddr4 memory, 2 planks 8gb each, 3200khz! The laptop by itself looks very solid and nice, with all the modern design and rgb ligtining. Maybe there are better laptops but I cannot say anything bad about this one.
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
Why would someone pay me to give their product a poor review?
@---Vi---2 жыл бұрын
@@JarrodsTech This laptop became very popular due to the price and good specs. Ofcourse competitors have a reason to worry and play dirty games with paid bad reviews.
@ddarkd3vil6742 жыл бұрын
I thought buying it at first , but now im down to 2 options . MSI GP76 rtx 3070 i7 11800h or Aorus 17G rtx 3070 i7 11800h . Any thoughts on those 2??
@ricardolmendes2 жыл бұрын
Damn... Acer should be embarrassed for creating this laptop. Thanks for the awesome "review" as always :)
@EGStudios992 жыл бұрын
They probably are. I ranted on their official forum. All this time I thought my laptop was faulty, it was just designed that way all along and was overpriced.
@davidweber94452 жыл бұрын
I learned exactly this about the helios 300 - the hard way. The not existing mux switch kills it all.
@kevinddkhuynh46222 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, got the RTX 3060 16GB RAM dual channel version and QHD 165hz 3ms screen, for me the screen is decent, just has a little bit of backlight blead at the corner. And my GPU power reached 105Watt and gaming is good. I play witcher 3 ultra setting on 1080p average around 130 to 160fps depends on some areas. Kena game is around 90FPS on ultra setting.😂😊
@yugeshb2 жыл бұрын
You didn't face any problems like he said?
@kevinddkhuynh46222 жыл бұрын
@@yugeshb No not at all, my RTX 3060 was running at full wattage 105Watt as advertised. I got x8 bank dual channel RAM too. so its very decent.
@yugeshb2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinddkhuynh4622 cool man. But in mine the turbo fan is too noisy.
@kevinddkhuynh46222 жыл бұрын
@@yugeshb I think its Jarrod unit problem with the 3070 variant locked at 75Watt of the GPU and his laptop shipped with single channel RAM :(
@yugeshb2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinddkhuynh4622 yeah.
@deanj67222 жыл бұрын
Hey Jarrod! Question :a normal PC with 3070 and a laptop with 3070 with external monitor..which will perform better?
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
I compared exactly this just a week ago or so here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grJjlrWksNKogmw.html
@deanj67222 жыл бұрын
@@JarrodsTech thank you..
@siyzerix2 жыл бұрын
The desktop will be about 20% faster
@dimaz32 жыл бұрын
Used to own the RTX2060 helios 300..it was one of the best in that range. How it has fallen sigh
@JarrodsTech2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the 1660 Ti / 2060 models were basically some of the best for the money at the time.
@ApocalypticFart2 жыл бұрын
I got the 2020 model and honestly it worked flawlessly for 4 months and then i had some gpu fan noise and it only gotten worse, sometimes the fan doesn't work on lunch and i have to restart the laptop once or twice, and when i use it in default mode for studies the fans drop to 0 rpm (i think this is normal i guess) hope it is.
@shamikaweerasinghegoogle2 жыл бұрын
I just bought this laptop with upgraded ram to 32gb dual channel rtx3070. seems everything running very smooth and I still not found any issue during 4K gaming with max settings. I think the issue with the bios updates cz acer released bios updates 11/2021. So once you update your bios correctly no issue mate.
@xDrezi2 жыл бұрын
I’ve finally stopped buying high end gaming laptops and just bought a desktop instead. I used to travel a lot but don’t do it anymore and I want more performance for less. I still have my Helios 300 with a gtx 1660ti which is more than enough if I do have to go somewhere.
@ashwinchauhan23052 жыл бұрын
Hey jarod, I bought the rtx3060, i7-11th gen helios 300 2 months ago It has bios version 1.07 and i tested the power consumption of the gpu while playing cyberpunk 2077 and it was going upto the full 105 watts I can provide proof if you want.
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
So do you recommend it ? Is it the same laptop he provided its link from Amazon in the description?
@richricks782 жыл бұрын
?? I hope it is lol.. i just order one should be coming next week
@technoklutz2 жыл бұрын
I just returned my Helios 300 i7-11800H/RTX3060 due to screen bleeding and opted for Legion 5 R7 5800H/RTX3060. Best decision I have ever made. 😅
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
So do you recommend Lenovo over acer ?
@technoklutz2 жыл бұрын
@@ahmedabdulmunem6817 I have owned Acer and Lenovo (non-gaminh) laptops before. They both died 2yrs after. I just switched over again from desktop to laptop after 2yrs. I had a bad first impression with Predator. So I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who asked.
@technoklutz2 жыл бұрын
@@ahmedabdulmunem6817 plus the thermals high even when idle.not sure if it's just a problem with my unit. Non-A/C room, elevated using Nextand K2, room temp is between 24-26°C
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
@@technoklutz Thank you very much
@abhinavpandey30722 жыл бұрын
I purchased 2019 Predator 315-52, with i7 9750H, RTX 2060, dual channel 16 GB RAM based on your recommendation. It has been nearly two years, its performance is excellent, no issues with stock CPU undervolt or GPU overclocking, thermals are good and screen is decent. It is also easy to undervolt with throttlestop. It was the only RTX 2060 laptop within my budget at that time. However, if I had to buy a laptop today, I would go for Legion 5 Pro.
@Smurdle4502 жыл бұрын
Yep, this is me. I bought a 2019 Helios based on his recommendation. Very happy with it. It's a true shame to see Acer has fallen from grace with the new models.
@abhinavpandey30722 жыл бұрын
@@Smurdle450 Yups, true shame indeed.
@lahiruwijesinghe11462 жыл бұрын
I got the the 2020 version Just as yours only difference is 10th gen cpu
@INerd20247 ай бұрын
another problem is the keyboard's sharp corners. just put that laptop in your backpack and carry it for a trip (in a little tight space) and you will see the trace of the keys and scratches on the screen
@ryankeeling24062 жыл бұрын
I've got this laptop and it does what it needs to do it's practical and can play games if you want super extreme just get a desktop
@ecologiadederecha48442 жыл бұрын
I bougt the 2021 model, i7 11 gen. 3060. 16gb ram, and have no complains, the best laptop I've ever had, so powerful, great performance and design, the screen has stunning colors and brightness. Predator forever.
@helios33092 жыл бұрын
Another problem with this laptop is, my unit has a warranty void sticker above one screw so i cant even upgrade ram and storage
@MrCilleman2 жыл бұрын
It's annoying that there are so many variants of same laptop, that u can't get full picture with one single review. I just bought yesterday predator 300 and haven't yet tested it, but it's PH315-53-720R variant.
@MrCilleman2 жыл бұрын
100fps in shadow of the tomb raider (highest settings) without any editing.
@racistpandagod2 жыл бұрын
I have the helios 300 with a 10th gen proc and besides the fact that they put a single stick of 16 gigs in I'm satisfied with it (of course after correcting their mistake). It's not bulky and has great Temps (I did add liq metal) and is quiet while doing non intensive stuff. Mux switch woulda been good but I've got a dp monitor so it's fine. I also missed out on tb support but the newer ones did come 6 months after I bought mine so it's cool ig.
@marshalsdas2 жыл бұрын
Yeah same here.
@TheFunnyDictator Жыл бұрын
Hey, remember this video?! Please reply to me!
@MahbuburRahman-uc7np2 жыл бұрын
I have the 3060 variant w 10500h. GPU runs up to 90W, generally in the 80-87W range during warzone.
@xipxean69452 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about it?? Is it worth buying if I don't find other laptops in same price range in my country??
@kasjamm2 жыл бұрын
@@xipxean6945 I have the 3060 with the 11800. It has been great for me and most other people agree it's the best price/performance laptop
@xipxean69452 жыл бұрын
@@kasjamm Umm do you think this is better than hp omen 15(ryzen 7 4800h + 1660ti) in terms of gaming and 3d animation??
@MahbuburRahman-uc7np2 жыл бұрын
@@xipxean6945 legion 5 is a better choice. However in my country acer is much cheaper than legion, thats why I went for it. Its not a bad machine by any means. It will be about 5% slower than legion but cost is 20% less.
@saritmukherjee43472 жыл бұрын
I have Acer Predator Helios 300 i7 10870h and 3060 (105) watts. The only problem in it is single channel RAM. The gpu can boost upto 105 Watts
@ahmedabdulmunem68172 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked, thank you for this great work , so do you recommend the RTX 3060 you provided in the description with MUX switch ?
@joelconolly55742 жыл бұрын
This was Acer's best midrange laptop. But these compromises are very worth nitpicking considering the price you have to pay for this. Even in MY the price are so steep that Asus Strix series are way more competitively priced with specs far better than the Predator Helios could match. How the mighty have fallen indeed.
@peytondooley20312 жыл бұрын
Do prometheus Mech-15 please haha
@sahilrawat56212 жыл бұрын
Acer what happened? Who hurt you?
@bud3842 жыл бұрын
This honesty is the reason why i subscribed to your channel while other channels are just mumbling and hiding things up
@oheeibnhamid2 жыл бұрын
The design looks so outdated.
@yuyunoharu2 жыл бұрын
I like how in my country, the Legion 5 with a 5600H and RTX 3060 combo is cheaper than the 2021 Predator with an 11400H and RTX 3060 like what was Acer thinking pricing it higher where the competition had all around better specs than theirs?
@gabrielto49902 жыл бұрын
Do you think I should just wait for the 2022 model or should I just buy the 2021 version? I mainly do editing and 3d render on AutoCad. Also do you have any recommendations for a good balance laptop?
@maihar9042 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for your 2022 helios 300 reveiw before buying
@tankconnors73232 жыл бұрын
This would have been cool to compare it to the 2019 model... I know you gave the 2019 a great review..and even said it was one of the best laptops of the year...(which is why i bought it) I wonder how it would stack up in 2021...
@Butters39822 жыл бұрын
When you watch this three days after getting the dam laptop!!
@AyBee97252 жыл бұрын
This is actually disheartening because the predator Helios 300 used to be the king of the mid range gaming laptop scene not too long ago….
@glaringcross8442 жыл бұрын
Im actually really bummed now, I looked online as much as I could, I thought this was THE laptop for me. After watching this is fucking sad, I ordered it about 2 weeks back and unfortunately because of my situation i can't get a refund, or change laptops. Shipping will take maybe 1 month to 2, so I will be stuck with this 😔 3060 version
@Richardlucky2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if this helps, but I got the 3060 version, been playing with it for around a month and none of the issues Jarod mentioned are present on my laptop. The GPU reach 105w and never goes below 95w, the screen is 3ms, fast as hell, way faster than my previous omen 15 laptop and the turbo mode is working even if I don't open sense. I love Jarod's videos but either most of this problems are just on the 3070 version or he got a faulty unit.
@glaringcross8442 жыл бұрын
@@Richardlucky gonna hope that's just the case, appreciate your response alot. Enjoy your Day/ evening further. Wherever you may be Brother.
@adityasakalekar51752 жыл бұрын
In India, you get quad hd panel 165hz with 3060. And I have just bought it, so no complaints and I have not experienced any of the bugs yet. Works like heaven. And yeah, you get dual channel ram
@avs_ytb2 жыл бұрын
No we don't get dual channel dude. I got 16 GB single channel.
@scheupeier74212 жыл бұрын
i have the same one and it is 16gb single channel still run fast so its okay for me for now
@sumedhpradhan2 жыл бұрын
Cost? Did tou got from Flipkart or official site?
@adityasakalekar51752 жыл бұрын
@@avs_ytb yeah, but it runs in dual channel mode
@antonybr12 жыл бұрын
Very disappointed on Acer. The quality is declining and their marketing is getting very weird. I got very hyped when they announced Helios 500 in May and started saving money for it. It's November and nobody seen Helios 500 yet. It's almost like it doesn’t exist. Got an Elutroniks instead. way better.
@onurguzel162 жыл бұрын
I don't want to justify 2021's Helios 300 but just wondering. Why are still almost all the gaming laptop manufacturers insisting on putting Optimus based system to their laptops? Can't they eliminate Optimus forever?
@Dalziel452 жыл бұрын
Then battery life will suck. Optimus works to allow you to work for longer when you're doing less intensive stuff by switching to the less-energy-demanding shitty integrated graphics. Using the discrete graphics all the time means sucking electricity for no good reason every second of its existence, unless you're gaming (or doing other intensive video stuff) .
@onurguzel162 жыл бұрын
@@Dalziel45 Yeah, but I don't think that buyers of that "gaming" laptop don't care about battery performance as this is a gaming unit, almost desktop replacement model. So, if they care much about battery then they would rather buy kinda Ultrabook models which are available with various variants. Helios and other models (like Asus RoG) are demanded for maximum power as much as possible.
@p4ndora9392 жыл бұрын
Ah crap I already bought this laptop... But I bought it because it was the cheapest 3070 laptop that's readily available. Was going for the L5 Pro but the preorder took way too long (I'm talking like 3 months+) and I need a laptop ASAP. I upgraded the RAM to dual channel 32gb and added a second 512gb SSD. The specs are spot on with what's Jarrod's getting, but mine has QHD screen (colors are good though, just it doesn't get very bright, I think it's around 300-350 nits). I use this laptop mainly to do creative work and rendering, so the QHD display is really important. So far I've only played Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition in this laptop, and I'm getting around 60-80 FPS on ultra settings 1440p with my external display (idk if this is a good figure, hehe). I don't do a lot of gaming and benchmarks, so overall I'm pretty pleased with this laptop (since I'm coming from an crappy ass AMD FX PC that's almost 13 years old), my biggest complaints are the abysmal battery life, the buggy ass Acer software, and the bloatware. Great review Jarrod! looking forward to the full review.
@ForsakenLineage2 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video! It's unfortunate how one of the top picks from 2019 turned this way now. I noticed at 6:35 that the dual channel RAM makes a much smaller difference in the external screen test compared to the standard (Optimus) results; is there a specific reason for that?
@Loonchiper_ESP Жыл бұрын
Imagine comparing a 3070 to a 3080/90 or to a 1650 and saying 3070 is bad because it goes bad in statistics with better laptops. Makes no sense
@thaibinh65852 жыл бұрын
Hope it’s just an error of your model, in my country all helios models are shipped with 2k monitor 100%dcip3 and dual 8gb ram. I watched other channels test the 3060 and 3070 models, they all reach 100w easily
@Oldmoneydan2 жыл бұрын
Acres have always been shit. Ever since the 90s man. Had 1 Acer for school, and it always stuffed up. Never again, its a dead beat brand.
@StalkRay2 жыл бұрын
The Helios models were once top notch for gaming, older models of Helios were all good and performed well until this model, Acer really need to step up their game for Helios 300
@atomic20502 жыл бұрын
I have a Helios 300 with a rtx 2060 and a i7 I brought recently at the start of the year I didn't know there were different modles at the time just wondering if it was any good spec wise?
@danidow47902 жыл бұрын
Hey Jarrod! Thank you for a great video as always! I'm looking to upgrade my Aero 15 XA classic with RTX 2070 max q. I've been having some heating issues and got a tablet for my studies so no longer need a thin n light. Do you have any recommendations for an RTX 3070 with Ryzen under 2000 USD? Would really help to get an answer please 🙏
@udayanbaidya86962 жыл бұрын
In India we get the 11th gen i7 rtx 3060 with 3ms reponse quad hd 165 hz screen having dcip3 100%. Also the ram is 16 gb in dual channel config(8*2). During my test the 105w rated rtx 3060 never went below 95 w. Seems these problems are either with the system shipped in the location with fhd 144 hz screen or only with rtx 3070 models. Please look if you can get a hold of a qhd rtx 3060 variant.
@ksmfg43262 жыл бұрын
Bro at what price did u bought?
@Ferdians662 жыл бұрын
In my country, this helios with 3070 and legion 5i pro 3060 are being sold at exactly the same price, so which one to buy? 😅
@pondmoss59102 жыл бұрын
Of course I find this after I buy one....
@timofaust13152 жыл бұрын
10 Euro Acer will blame all on Corona component shortage while just going as cheap as possible to maximize earnings.
@ZhierOrreih2 жыл бұрын
The title should be "Acer's Helios 300 (2021 with 3070) has BIG Problems... this makes my heart jump because of knowing it. good thing all of the problem in 2021 has not been seen on 2020 3060 100w models and plus its cheap with a gaming chair that cost 1200$ and it performs very well..
@avs_ytb2 жыл бұрын
Jarrod can you do a 165Hz 1440p, rtx 3060 model review for Helios 300 with 11800H?
@bigbe3tsdrumming Жыл бұрын
I have this same model with the 3070 decided to test last night on the GPU power usage at got a max of around 122 watts. So maybe it got fixed?
@sm4sh3d2 жыл бұрын
You'd think some manufacturers learnt from the backslash last generation, and would never ship a gaming laptop with single channel memory again... But here comes Acer, saying loud and clear that they hate costumers and don't want to sell a single unit
@Trailforshow2 жыл бұрын
hi Jarrod, Do youmind to test 17"(PH317-55) model of Helios? i think it's a good topic to talk about, the spec is way too different 140W(PH317-55) vs 105W(PH315-54). The screen seems nice on 17" model as well Hope you can have a look about it.