NEW Gigabyte P34 V2

I've recognized the same slight warp on the touchpad button - at the exact same location. Seems like it's typical for this model. It doesn't impact functionality at all and is barely noticeable.

In general, I'm very happy with this laptop: To be more portable (and to have a more permanent set up at home), I've purchased a second AC adapter (Innergie mCube Slim 95).

 

After looking quite a bit online for power supplies, I've noticed that there are not many that actually output 19.5V @ 6.15A/7.7A (120W, 150W) with a 5.5/2.5mm barrel/tip. Most of the knockoffs and even branded ones output 19V @ 120W with that tip. I have an adapter with the same 19V,120W,tip specs (previous laptop is a Toshiba w/ same tip and at the time I happened to find an Anker brand adapter w/ those specs at a good price) and it seems to charge the P34G V2 just fine as I can tell, but I will have to assess it under load conditions to see if it performs acceptably. It should, considering this laptop shouldn't come close to drawing 120W. Given the variation in voltage is minimal (<3%) I don't expect any issues, but will update with more later on.

If anyone figures out the model/part number/pictures of that 61.25Wh battery it would be helpful to see if it's something that's available online somewhere.

Edit: I had a voltmeter and most of the universal/OEM power bricks I've been using for a while and I decided to see what they output (no load, all 5.5x2.5mm tips)

Basically, except for the OEM brick included with the P34G V2 (claim 19.5V, actual ~19.9V) the rest that claimed to be 19V were +/- 0.03 V around 19.25V or 19.5V.

 

Hi,

Probably been answered, but roughly how many hours are you getting out of battery? I've got a P15F v2, and I may switch to this purely for battery life.

 

I was wondering why Prime95 was only using about 20W at full load running at 1.2 GHz when I had the fan profile set to stealth... now I get it, setting it to auto doesn't throttle the CPU. Makes perfect sense. That being said, I find it interesting that for a small time as I start Prime95, it actually uses a turbo multiplier (28-29) and runs at 2.8 GHz for a bit at 99-100% load (58W, wow!) before settling back at 2.4-2.5 GHz (~46.9 W, 25-26 multiplier) closer to the true TDP of this processor.

 

Has anyone here played the Arena Commander module of Star Citizen on the p34g v2?

Curious to know how well it runs - assuming low/medium settings.

 

@Sebi: Don't wanna seem impatient, but WHERE ARE YOUR NEW OC VIDEOS??
Can't wait for them any longer...

Another question to all owners so far:
How would you describe the colors and picture quality on your P34G v2 notebooks?
Super wide viewing angles are nice, but not soo important to me. To me much more important is a vivid screen, clear and saturated colors, good contrast and so on.
I know, in most cases that's a weakness of matte displays, but coming from a very vivid, brilliant color glare macbook screen, i don't wanna loose too much screen quality in this regard...

 

Yes, I have actually, and it is fantastic. Runs really smooth on high settings and 1080p. I haven't tried very high. Keep in mind that this is in the vandal swarm basic map, so probably going to be harder to run on other maps. I need to install a Frames per second monitor so I can get a more precise number. But I am guessing 60 for on high with dips and stutters occasionally.

 

Thank you, you have just sold it to me 100%.

I know that say a couple of years down the line once the Persistent Universe is out I would likely upgrade to run SC nicely, but as long as the p34g can play all the modules and SQ42 as they are released at decent quality and high framerate then I'll be satisfied.

Now just need to find out what battery capacity will be in the models OcUK will have and wait until they come in stock.

 

So there's no way to get the 61.25 wh battery version if you live in the US?

 

Pretty sure all UK/EU models have the larger 61wh battery (therefore ocuk will have larger battery).

 

From what I've seen, your only option would be to import the laptop. I've read somewhere replacement batteries from gigabyte are very hard to come by. Aftermarket replacement would be an option, though not sure if you'd want to chance that? Maybe let someone else take the plunge first

 

Picked mine up two days ago. So far, so good!
I'm pretty new to the whole gaming/high performance laptop world and I'm a little confused on the maximum CPU temperatures. Hopefully some of you guys will be able to help out.

I've done a bit of reading, and it seems the maximum safe temperature for an i7 laptop CPU is 100c, some others were saying it's more like 90c. Under load, I'm getting temperatures right on 90c. Would it be worth going ahead a reapplying new, higher quality thermal paste to my CPU & GPU (which hovers around 75-80c under load). I'm not too sure it the temperature drops would be all that noticeable? I've never done it before, but the few video tutorials I've watched look very straight forward.

Like I said, I'm pretty new to the whole portable gaming world and I definitely don't want to be sending my CPU & GPU to an early grave!

 

Hi everyone, first thanks for all the valious info in this thread, I decided go with this laptop some time ago and pre-order ir on amazon uk, the release date was may 28 and to this day thay had not shipped it, today they give me a new delievery date: 19 july - 12 august!! I'm tired of waiting and now I'm considering buy it in Germany from alternate.de (I will order an english keyboard from aliexpress for like 40$).
But the only problem is that I see in the alternate.de description it says that the GeForce GTX 860M is 2GB however in amazon uk is 4GB.
Is there really two versions of this chip? Will the performance difference be significant?

Sorry for the poor english btw.

 

Try mysn - they have the 4gb version. Eta is 4th july. Plus they repaste for you!

 

I have ordered this laptop off Alternate and I've received the version with a 4 GB GTX860M: Unless something has changed between then and now, their article description is wrong.

 

The i7-4710HQ maximum safe temperature is indeed 100º C... Don't know about the GPU right now... But if you are indeed getting these at stock, I might reconsider buying this and getting a y50 instead . It only gets to these temperatures when overclocking!

And about thermal paste, I'd say it's pretty much standard on gaming laptops these days... I wouldn't live without one

 

It's say ETA JULY 10 right now

did you get the FreeDos? I will ask alternate if they make a mistake. thanks

 

Yep, the cheaper FreeDOS version.

 

Really? I just wanted to confirm charteris's question, when i read your comment. Because i have actually contacted Alternate.de regarding exactly this question a few days ago and they confirmed me, that it's the 2Gb version..
Additionally i asked about RAM (2x4 or 1x8 Gb ?) and what battery their P34g v2 is equipped with. Their answer: 2x4 Gb and the 47wh battery

Dret, do you know, whether you have 2x4 GB or 1x8 Gb RAM? Maybe their answer is wrong or they got different shipments?

But to be honest, i don't see where the 2 GB version of the 860m should be a problem at all, as charteris is afraid of.
I think the 4 Gb are a bit overkill for that GPU and more of a marketing thing. Its desktop version 750Ti has 2 Gb and even a desktop 770 comes with 2 Gb VRAM. So i can't really imagine, that 2 Gb could be a problem or bottleneck for the 860m...

CPU temps about 90-91°C seem to be normal on the P34G v2, i'm not that happy with that though. Sebi97 reports temps of 91° C under load, too.
I don't think it's critical, but i would consider to undervolt it a bit with Intel XTU tool.
Also Sebi did a repasting with IC Diamond and got a slightly drop in temps, too.
So you could consider these two procedures.

The gpu temperature seems to me quite normal though. Neither very low nor high temperatures. Just normal high temps under load IMO.
Would definitely not worry about that, but as i mentioned, repasting could help here as well.
Whiteman, do you get these GPU temps with Fan on auto or max?

@ rehv: You have the Y50? You get only 75-80°C with OCing? What OC settings do you use? Did you got or made a repasting?
I already read about the quite good cooling system on the Y50... but the display....

 

My laptop came equipped with 1x8 GB stick of RAM (switched it for a 2x8 GB kit) and the 47 Wh battery (as well as the aforementioned 4 GB of VRAM)

At this point, I'd bet on their listed specs being wrong. I've ordered (and received) this laptop off Alternate.de about two weeks ago, another shipment with differing specs is a possibility as well.

 

Five weeks ago my p34gv2 ordered at alternate.de came equipped with 1x8 GB stick of ram (transcend), ac 7260 WLAN card, 1tb hdd toshiba 5400rpm, gtx 860m 4gb ddr5, 47wh battery.

For all Europeans, take a look at the mysn.de, mysn.eu homepage:
- freedos
- 4 gb vram
- 61 wh battery
-> self configuration! retailer will check the device with all components before shipping! 6 months 48h support! 2 years warranty!
-> incentives by every win and goal your team scores at the World Cup in Brazil (ger, Switzerland, Belgium...)

 

Long story, but I accidentally repartitioned the hard drive with Windows on it and no longer have Windows 8. I have the option to get Windows 8 or Windows 7 really cheap from my college, however, which is a relief. That said, is anyone running Windows 7 on this machine? Do you know if all the drivers are compatible (or where I could find this information)?

 

Cool, at least I'm still under the max temperature.
Unfortunately they y50 wasn't an option. The y50 isn't available in Australia yet and Lenovo Australia won't provide any info regarding if it'll even be coming at all. I was in desperate need of a laptop, as my old one was dead so the Gigabyte was the best option!

I'll give repasting it a shot. Every degree counts!

I feel the same, when people said it was hot and loud I thought they were exaggerating a bit. Guess they weren't. I'll have a look into undervolting and I'll give it a shot with a repaste. Hopefully that helps out a bit.

Yeah, from my reading I figured those GPU temps were pretty normal. But it's good to get conformation.

All these temps are with the fan on auto.

 

This laptop is fully Windows 7 compatible, drivers can be found on this page: GIGABYTE - Notebook & Netbook - Notebook & Netbook - P series - P34G v2

I own the FreeDOS version, so I can't verify this: If the Windows 8.1 key is embedded in the laptop's BIOS (as is customary), you are going to be able to extract it using RWEverything How To Retrieve Windows 8 OEM Product Key From BIOS | Next of Windows

After that, just get your hands on a Windows 8.1 disc/image corresponding to the one that came pre-installed (Core or Pro) and install away!

 

No, I don't own the Y50... But I'm planning a laptop purchase for september, and I'm struggling to decide between the Y50 and the P34Gv2! I've read everything about them, and so far the reviews said the Y50 has HUGE OC'ing capabilities... like running stock on 50ºC~ish max (stock thermal paste also). The cons would be lack of drive slots and POOR display!

 

I have access to a Windows 7 disc and product key--couldn't I just install this directly without going back to Windows 8? I do have the OEM product key, I just don't understand how it'd help (not to familiar with this stuff)

 

I'm in the same boat like you
I'm also in the decision between the Gigabyte and the lenovo. The lenovo is quite a bit cheaper in its base config here in germany, what worries me a bit about the Y50's build quality though.

If i would decide to go for the Y50, i definitely would replace the screen, what shall be relatively easy. Still waiting for some guys to confirm that here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ideapad-essential/755626-y50-replacement-displays-compendium.html

Temps in the 50s under load isn't true, i think. On idle or low load maybe, but not under gaming for sure. Normal temps under load (gaming) are mid 70s to low 80s. So if the temps would be in the range of low 70s to mid 70s that would be perfectly fine for me as i would want to OC the 860m as well.

As far as i have read in review so far the Gigabyte has almost the same GPU temps (maybe slightly worse) but significantly higher CPU temps. Don't like that, but i think with a slightly undervolt (Intel XTU) and maybe additionally a repasting, this issue should be correctable...
Unfortunately Sebi97 doesn't seem to continue with his videos about OCing his P34g v2. Would have been very interesting to see, what temps and performance he get...

 

I was in a hurry before, and actually DID make a mess about the temps, sorry. But the 60-70 ºC OC is quite true as per this review:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ide...-8gb-ddr3-1tb-wd-hybrid-hdd-intel-7260-a.html

Firestrike STOCK @ 59ºC
Firestrike OC + Undervolt @ 60ºC
BF4 OC @ 66ºC

Granted BF4 is more CPU bound than GPU... but it's quite something ! I have yet to see more general reviews... I'm kinda out of spare time to check youtube, and generally my workstations have it blocked

 

I am also torn between the Lenovo y50 and P34g V2. I do not like the red accent and lighting of the Lenovo, but getting 16gb of system ram, a slightly larger (even if inferior) screen, and much lower operating is very, very enticing. I think the P34g V2 is about $100 overpriced right now. Still though, I love the simplistic look and slimmer / lighter design of the gigabyte.

 

Can the XTU tool undervolt mobile CPU's????

 

Sorry for the delay with the videos; I've been having some problems with Sony Vegas Pro but they will be up soon

I SERIOUSLY doubt that UNDER LOAD the Y50 GPU temperature is under 60 degrees. On that thin chassis; I just find it hard to believe....
Keep in mind the Y50 does NOT include any ssd (which makes a HUGE difference in boot time, games, programs). It is also plastic and lacking that "premium" feeling. As a personal opinion, I also strongly dilike the red color of the keyboard; red is blinding at night in my opionon. As for the RAM, you could always upgrade it but to be honest you most likely wont need to unless doing HEAVY multi-tasking

 

For the price of the p34g v2, you can actually buy the 512gb ssd version which I personally would opt for instead of 1tb + 120 GB msata since I like to store my games on fast storage. The biggest problem, and it has been this way since the beginning, is the Y50 screen. The FHD version TN panel is simply terrible, with terrible viewing angles and washed out colors. The 4k version had a very high quality IPS panel, surpassing the quality of the p34g v2 panel, but it had a big problem of being locked into 48hz refresh rate. A reseller rep on this forum has informed lenovo of this issue and we are waiting for a response, but if the 4k panel stays at 48 hz, that is also a big problem. A driver update could potentially alleviate that.

The p34g v2 really is the epitome of portability for a gaming laptop though. All the whole having very good performance. If portability is at the top of your list, look no further than this.

 

Anyone who owned this laptop, how many gb of ssd left when u first start this laptop? Considering you get 128gb ssd as the boot drive

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I just pulled the trigger on this and I'm looking for a small case that this will fit in.

specifically something with either a hard cover or atleast hard edges so that I can put it inside a larger bag without worrying that something is going to bash into it.

 

Funny that you say that. iBUYPOWER has the P34Gv2 on sale for $200 off (starting at $1399 now). I'm not sure when the sale end though, so if price is the only thing holding you back right now, then they might have solved that problem for you.

 

That 200 off is a lie it is only 1499 normally from places like xoticpc and when you add in stuff the standard 1499 model has like Intel ac 7260 WiFi card, 120 GB msata, it surpasses the 1499 standard cost

 

The model in question is actually different than other builders are able to get. You'll notice that they don't list a CF model number for the offering. So it's actually a different model entirely than you see elsewhere which is why you see different pricing.

 

In addition you are loosing 500gb of storage AND the SSD for 200$ of saving? No thanks...

 

Alright guys, so I need your opinion. I have a question; something to influence all my future videos

What do you guys prefer? Should I record with my phone or shadowplay?
By using my phone, you get an exact idea of the FPS YOU would get if playing however the quality is pretty bad. By using shadowplay, quality is increased dramatically HOWEVER the FPS drops by 5-10 frames. This means if you see 50-55fps you can assume non-recording you can expect 60fps.

I created a survey to make it easier. Please vote here.

Thanks, survey will close on July 9.

 

Hey Derek,

Having bought my last laptop from you guys, and since you give a 3% discount with cash purchases, if you were to get this particular version that would be pretty sweet. I'm guessing that ibuypower is jacking the price up by $50 or so, and if that's true, then xotic could be selling it for close to $1300. Like someone said a few posts above, I'd rather just opt for a 512gb SSD and not run with a dual drive setup, and I certainly don't want to pay the premium that gigabyte is charging to ship with an SSD, seeing how SSD prices have fallen quite a bit lately.

 

No kidding that ssd prices have dropped
230$ for 512gb was unheard of a year ago... I remember when I paid $120 for a 64gb Crucial M4 ssd.... O well, such is tech.
Here is that ssd I am talking about; excellent performance/price.

 

Can't really speak as to what's included in their setup as we don't exactly buy our machines from them to find out

I doubt the hardware itself differs in configuration options, just the default specs that it comes with that are different. The more minimal build works for some and not for others. If you aren't in need of the higher end hardware then you're just as well off not paying for it. Like it was mentioned though definitely a nice incentive to get the machine that comes with that hardware.

We are working with Gigabyte to bring these more minimal builds in ourselves but it's still a deal in the works and not quite finalized yet.

 

What is the build quality like? Battery life on the larger model? Color accuracy?

Considering this laptop but the matte screen (=not as vibrant colors usually), weak battery life and reports of flimsy build quality are putting me off.

 

What is the build quality like? Battery life on the larger model? Color accuracy?

Considering this laptop but the matte screen (=not as vibrant colors usually), weak battery life and reports of flimsy build quality are putting me off.

 

Yeah, get a one with smaller CPU, without SSD and HDD and we have deal:thumbsup:

 

I'm pretty sure the CPU is soldered onto the motherboard, which is indicated in the 'HQ' part of i7 4710HQ. So sadly you won't get a "smaller" CPU out of any configuration of this laptop unless gigabyte actually sells it (and I highly doubt they will).

 

Hey guys, any news of the 61.25Wh battery coming to america? : (

 

Anyone buy from mysn.de and can confirm that it comes with the larger battery? And can anyone with the larger battery version give us an idea of it's battery life with light/moderate usage?

 

Yes it can......I use it and it works very well.

 

Mysn is advertising with the bigger battery, in a German online forum (notebookscheck/notebookchat) mysn staff tries to give answers to all questions. Therefore you can expect the larger battery for sure. This question had been answered for a thousand times I guess

Battery life (47wh) - WLAN off, keyboard led off, display brightness very low, windows energy saving mode: about 4hours to 4hours 15minutes
Battery life (47wh) - WLAN on, keyboard led off, display brightness low, windows energy saving mode, mozilla or Microsoft word: about 3 hours

Battery life (61/63wh) - add 1/3 of battery life, therefore expect 5h 30min for example 1 and about 4 hours for webbrowsing under moderate settings for example 2.