GIGABYTEAORUS 15P XD - 15.6" FHD IPS Anti-Glare 240Hz, Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU 8GB GDDR6, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Win11 Home, Gaming Laptop (73US224SO)

Reviewing the RTX 3070 / i7-11800H / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD model after about 6 months, purchased for roughly $1200USD.Fantastic value for the specs. Handles pretty much any game I throw at it without issue, with the performance you would expect from the given specs. As with any gaming laptop, the fans can get loud when working hard, so monitor the temperatures closely and consider wearing headphones. After 6 months, I have had no significant issues playing games or running typical software, and the temperatures are acceptable when under load.As other reviews have mentioned, the included Aorus Control Center software can be buggy. I haven't had any catastrophic issues, but it sometimes changes my fan or keyboard settings at random, especially when unplugging or plugging in the charger. You can probably remove it if you have issues, but mine have not been severe enough to warrant it.Very satisfied with the purchase so far. My only issue with the hardware is that the webcam is bottom mounted and of a poor quality; I would recommend using an aftermarket webcam if this is something you intend to use often.

This laptop contains everything as advertised in the product description. My version does contain an Intel I7 11th Gen 8-core processor, NVidia 3060 6GB video card and Thunderbolt. I use the creator video drivers and they work well with the applications I use.I can't say much on how the OS as shipped was since I clean-installed Windows 11 Home on a WD Black 1TB drive and upgraded memory to 32GB. I used Crucial Scanner to find compatible memory and purchased 32GB (model CT2K16G4SFRA32) from Amazon.The laptop has enough USB connections for most users and Thunderbolt. I utilize the HDMI and run off an external monitor while at home. It works as designed and expected. This system runs Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer smooth and fast, similar to the desktop that I am replacing this laptop with.There are no issues with the laptop screen such as light bleed or any dead pixels. The keyboard types well for a general use while traveling but I use a wireless keyboard and mouse while at home.Updates are easy to to check via the Gigabyte Control Center.That is pretty much it. I really like this laptop and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable content creator laptop.

I buy this laptop for work and play games on a Samsung g9 monitor, by replacing my old, hot, and broken Lenovo Y740. This is the laptop with RTX 3080 (laptop) with 16gb gddr ram at 130W power for a reasonable price. But there are many problems with the driver and hardware. The laptop cant stable output 240Hz on the ufo-test, window interface shows lag, which also affects gaming preferments, fps show normal but are lag and unstable motion in gaming. I also occur serval times reboot when gaming on a high graphic setting. The 15p-yd laptop bios interface is almost totally locked, you can only change a few things. The sleep mode also has problems, you can only wake the computer up by pressing the power button on the laptop (open the lid every time to do so), or set the laptop to WOL (wake from wifi with android WOL app). And the laptop automatically wakes at night when the laptop and I sleeping. Dp1.4 keeps disconnecting to the external monitor after reboot, this may happen if you got your NE driver updated. Servals windows system restore is needed to make the external monitor work out normally. A dp1.4 switcher is needed to make the system work normally if the external monitor screen doesn't show up at some games or system changes or reboots. Reboot Restores Rx Pro is a must if you want to keep your laptop runs stable in windows10 at 240hz. Upgrade to Win11 will just make things worst. Also using a Wifi remote power switch to force the laptop on battery mode to automatically put the laptop sleep in a setting of 3 mins, this can also force sleep back the laptop if its wake from sleep at night. The fan is very loud when Turbo mods are on, but it keeps the system at a very low temperature when gaming, which is outstanding compared to any other 3080 laptops from the market. Geekbench 5 Score for my unit is much lower than others on the internet, don't know if I tested it wrong or I just got a bad unit. After wasting a month's time tuning, the laptop is now all working and very useful. That sticker on the laptop is a joke. As there are no Thunderbolt 4 on the device, really don't know why they stick a sticker like this on it. Since I do not own any HDMI 2.1 monitor, I can't check the HDMI 2.1 port is real or not. Do not recommend buying this laptop if you want to use it gaming on an external monitor. Do not recommend buying this laptop if you want a stable gaming laptop focused on gaming. It even failed the ufo test on its own 240hz monitor too (show only 60hz, and it's not a driver problem that can be easily solved). Also have to mention the stupid UI of Gigabyte Control Center is like 16 years ago. It keeps blocking the visions of your desktop and even during gaming when changing volume/switching Control modes (by itself or manual). Overall this is an unstable gaming laptop you will want to return to amazon if you have it. Unless you have so much time and patience to solve all the problems it comes with. It took me a month to finally solve all problems it has. Including struggle to return it to Amazon or not. Gaming is now finally like a 3080 laptop expected to be. Great job gigabyte. Will never buy a gigabyte laptop again. Recommend to pay a little more to buy another brand. ( Do not recommend Lenovo and Gigabyte)