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    Technical First Look: Cooling the Acer Predator 17X

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, May 5, 2016.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    While visiting Acer’s headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, we had the opportunity to get behind the scenes with their newly-announced Predator 17X flagship gaming notebook.

    Starting development of their Predator series gaming products in 2014, Acer is relatively new to the gaming market. The quality of their products would say they’ve been at it a lot longer, though; they perform at least as well as other gaming notebooks on the market. As of writing, they offer three Predator series gaming notebooks: the 15, the 17, and the 17X. The refreshed 15 and 17 have been out for a few months. The 17X is Acer’s flagship gaming notebook, and one of the fastest gaming notebooks on the market. See our initial article on the Predator 17X for an in-depth overview.

    Read the full content of this Article: http://www.notebookreview.com/feature/technical-feature-cooling-acer-predator-17x/
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 5, 2016
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    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    I would loved some inside pictures, it kinda a fetish of mine :D
     
    triturbo, May 5, 2016
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Unfortunately they didn't have any screwdrivers lying around. :)
    Charles
     
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    variable geometry blade

    what now?

    @triturbo - we have the same fetish I see
     
    Mobius 1, May 5, 2016
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    Acer Predator 17 X Review. Detailed. Gaming with GTX 1080 enters our top 10
    Performance testing starts at ~10:20
     
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    hmscott, Mar 14, 2017
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    hmscott Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Acer Predator 17X case removal. SSD, HDD. Upgrade
     
    hmscott, Mar 17, 2017
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    Papusan Jokebook's Sucks! Dont waste your $$$ on Filthy

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    Nice. Battery drain and TRIPOD. And what's the deal with offering overclocking of the processor, if you only gain throttling?

    "Intel specifies the TDP at 45 Watts and the Turbo Boost allows a maximum clock of 3.9 GHz, but Acer implements two overclocking stages (stage 1: 4.1 GHz, stage 2: 4.3 GHz). This will quickly increase the power consumption and results in thermal throttling"
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    I'd like to have one of this ;)
     
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    I'd like to have it ;)
     
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    And how look professional that coin cell firm with insulate tape on it? (0:53 min)
     
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