My 2018 Aero 15X 8750H Arrives Tuesday Help me Not Return it.

So I’m drooling over the new Aero 15X heck 6 Cores 8750H And Everything Else can’t be beat. I heavily considered the Zephyrus-M and GS65 it’s direct competition.

However what bothers me is that by this time next year Aero 15X buyers will get
9th Generation Intel CPUs that will be 8 Core and 16 threads and get a GSync Display. Put another Way Coffee Lake is just Kaby Lake with 2 Extra Cores, And Kaby Lake is just Overclocked Skylake all on the same nm die and Architecture. See linked page

https://www.eteknix.com/intel-prepares-cannonlake-i7-9700k-8c16t-cpu-2h-2018/

What 9th Gen Intel CPUs will bring by this time next year in addition to being 8 Core over 6 Cores. Is support for LPDDR4. And native Thunderbolt 3 Support. And a new Architecture and 10nm die Process.

So while we are loving the Aero 15X now. Next Years model will bring significant upgrades. Much beyond 2 Extra Cores.

 

thats a never ending story in this technology, just enjoy what we have available today

 

I was feeling the same way about my recent purchase of the Aorus x5v8. I rationalized it by thinking my 6700HQ is due for an upgrade and 8th gen seems like the next logical option. Even though next-gen GPUs are coming this year, this week, officially from an Intel conference call 10nm is being delayed until 2019. I'm not sure I will notice the 2 extra cores but I know I want them. Personally, I'm fine with a GTX 1070 and 8th gen CPU until the 9th gen laptops come out in 2019/2020.

I think you should keep your purchase as the "next-big thing" will always be there looming anyway so I would enjoy the moment and get the best now has to offer.

 

AGREED, on all counts. Follow me for a second.
For the last 5 plus years Intel has been stuck at 4 Core i7
Here’s comes 8th Gen finally with 6 Cores.
THIS Will only last FOR 1 Year.
Next Year 9th Gen will be available with 8 Core i7 CPUs on a New Architecture. And that 8 Core SKU will have an Equally long Run as 4 Core i7 CPUs did.

So in short 6 Core Intel CPUs will be the shortest lived generation of all.

 

I'm following what you're saying and I agree it sucks that 8th gen won't last too long. Also, I've learned that Intel is going to make a new "Whiskey Lake" chip to be released later in 2018 on the 14nm++ architecture. It's rumored to be 10% faster than coffee lake.

(I love your signature btw. I feel that way every time I go to buy electronics)

 

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Can I ask what made you to choose the Aero 15X rather than the GS65? I am making a difficult decision now.
I have read some posts saying the Aero 15x have a keyboard issue (duplicated typing, maybe it is a hardware issue), which keeps me from it. However, the GS65 doesn't have a number pad, and I do need that for 3D modeling. I know I can get an external one on Amazon for 20 dollars, but...I just don't want to carry more stuff in my backpack.

 

Two Things. The GS65 motherboard is inverted so even if you remove the bottom cover you can’t access the RAM. Or the M.2 slot I think also. Anyways to get to the RAM on the GS65 you need to remove about 5 ribbon cables, and it’s not doable by any means.
Secondly, The Aero 15X, has everything period. UHS-II slot, Two easily assccible M.2 Nvme slots, a 512GB M.2 Drive. And the Keyboard IMO is amazing.

 

Thanks for the reply.
If I buy the GS65, I will go for the 32Gb ram, so I don't need to open the back and get to the ram slot.
UHS-II slot sounds good, but I rarely use an SD card.
GS 65 has 512 GB m.2 Drive as well, which is enough for me, so no need to get to the slots.
I may open the back and clean the fan, and that is it. The accessibility to the slots can be ignored.
Do you experience any typing issues in Aero 15x?

 

I’d say keep it! You already got it, ride it out for a year or two! Your gonna love it! Coffee Lake CPU, with a Pascal GPU

There’s no possible way I’d upgrade right now either. But, I’ve already got a recently purchased X7 V7 that’s overclocked to four point seven. So, a (6) core at a lower speed is not gonna do anything for me.

Skipping a generation, or buying every other year, is easy and you still maintain top of the line performance!

You could really buy top of the line every (4) years. I’m sure there are plenty of guys with a 6700HQ and a gtx970 or gtx980 and this system is still blazing fast.

 

Yes but you can’t get to the 256GB M.2 Nvme Drive Either.

 

Is the "Yes" the answer to my question "Do you experience any typing issues in Aero 15x"? If it is, the typing issue seems a common problem in Aero 15.
I may misunderstand something here. About the drive, the one I looking for has 512 GB M.2, which is enough, so it won't be a problem. What is the 256 GB M.2 you mentioned here?

 

Absolutely no double letter key issues on v8. Stock or with latest drivers

 

Final Update I canceled the order.
Why ?
I wanted the 144hz gaming experience and the MaxQ 1070 would not cut it.
Secondly Noise and Thermal throttling Watch this review it’s unacceptable.



It’s been fun Aero 15x Team, looking forward to a redesign with Intel Icelake 8 Core CPUs at 10nm and a Mobile GTX 1170 next year which will rival a desktop 1070 Ti

Bought a Dell XPS 13
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-x...arbon-fiber-palm-rest/6221708.p?skuId=6221708

And sticking with PC Gaming at Home.

 

Those cpu’s Really throttle back under heavy load, this was another reason for me to just hold out until new cpu, and new gpu.

Seeing my (4) core 7th gen, walk past a power throttling 6 core is not very good.

But, you could resolve these issues with liquid metal I’m sure.

 

During the time I had the Aero 15X before returning it, mined had LM CPU / thermal paste GPU and I didn't experience any throttling during my testing.

 

Can you post some screenshot of your temp?
Mine suppose to be LM but only get 33-35x with CPU + GPU load

Edit: Just saw you said before returning it.

 

Sorry I wished it did take some pictures before releasing.

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Computers are like cars, they depreciate immediately and there's always something better around in next years model. Best advice is to buy only when you need to, not when you want to.

 

Hi! I see you have the Aorus X5 V7. Im looking foward to buy the new one. Can you give me your opinions about Aorus, the laptop the build quality, the thermals and all that stuff? Thank you and sorry for bothering you.

 

Hi, sure no problem. It runs hot, I had to use LM to keep the temps down, undervolt to -.115 and using a laptop cooler. Some games can run hotter than others and cause my system to reboot at max OC lvl4 in Command Center. I probably should tweak it some more for better efficiency but I'm lazy, LOL.

BQ: Pretty study, no flex that I can tell, the bezel is from 2008 (hopefully they will improve in the future) and some models can have the KB issue but I use a Razer TKL KB so I really never fully tested if my KB does funky things when pressing on multiple keys at once.

If I had to do it all over again, I've would of returned my x5v7 and stuck with the x7 DT model.

I thought of upgrading to the new x7v8 but the screen resolution is a step back from the previous versions.

Down the road I'll probably look at Aorus and Asus before looking at any other brands. I'm starting to lean on getting a laptop with 1060 and using an e-GPU connected to my G-sync monitor at my GF's place.

 

But why runs so hot? Mmm interesting. In your case is the 4k model? Probably is because of that. You made me think about it... Right know 1060 laptops have good CPUs so If you are going foward to eGPU, is not a bad idea actually. Anyway, thank you