Lenovo Legion Y540 Review - Best Value GTX 1660Ti Laptop?
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- The Lenovo Legion Y540 is available in both 15.6" and 17.3" models starting at $930 with an i5 9300h and GTX 1660Ti. That is a deal !
My 15" review unit retails for $1200 and has:
i7 9750h
GTX 1660Ti
2 x 8GB RAM
1 TB NVME SSD
144 Hz IPS panel.
In this review I show you all the features of the laptop, it's cooling and how hit the chassis gets as well as gaming benchmarks and tips on how to keep the Y540 cool.
Available either from www.lenovo.com or Amazon:
15" i7 9750h/ GTX 1660Ti amzn.to/30jVTlr
17" i7 9750h/ GTX 1660Ti amzn.to/32Kpo1n
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As a student , I'm using it for text editing, and in this usage I'm reaching 7h15 battery.
(Hybrid GPU+undervolt, turbo disable+reduced brightness and backlit disable.)
This Pc is perfect for myself !
@Oscar Rivers about what ? You just put hybrid mode on, you undervolt the most possible (mine is stable at -130mv) , I recommend you to put speed shift to "255" , then you do nothing but text editing and the CPU is running very low and you got 7h of battery life . Just be careful your backlit is disable and your brightness low :)
Switch it off, then... Your battery will last much longer 😂
@@prashanths4033 lol Infinite battery life
How do you disable the turbo?
@@Sevapcici you check have to check the box "disable turbo" in the main ThrottleStop panel
I love my y540!! Lenovo had an amazing deal during the intel gaming days promo week and bough it for $960 with my upgrades. Great review!!
I had to choose between the Razer blade stealth, Dell G5 and Y540. Ultimately went with this because of the specs and design.
hey dude i bought for 1000$ what upgrades did u get?
@@dharmang i5-9350h, 1660ti, 144 hz, 1tb hdd and 250 gb ssd.
Apparently with the latest bios they removed the max fan feature so its having thermal issue. Is that true?
@@chaoseus not on mine lol. I recently updated it and it's still able to do so with Function + Q.
Thanks for all your reviews! Ended up picking up the y540, and am very happy with it thus far.
Awesome! Thanks for your support Michael 👍
Hey how do you find the build quality and the quality of the screen? Does the laptop feel cheap?
Ruben Niemann recently picked up one, its definitely worth the money
Finally a full review! Thanks Stephen! BTW how do you change the power limits of the Cpu?
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@@juicymemer7702 f x2 lol
Got this beaut with a 1660ti for just 850 bucks! Upgraded the Display, SSD and NVME SSD and RAM! Installed the 144Hz IPS option display with ease! And placed a 2.5 inch 1TB SSD removed the stock 256GB m2 ssd and installed a 1TB NVMe m.2 ssd and another 8GB 2666mhz ddr4 stick! In total with including the upgrades. It is a wonderfull piece of machinery for the price!
Wow..That's a lot of work. Excellent review.
Great to hear the audio latency test. Would you recommend this or the Y740 instead? Is there anything out there great for audio production?
That video was absolutely helpful to me, I had been looking for some review that shows the quality of the screen. Your video really help me to choose which laptop that I should buy.
Glad I could help!
@@OWNORDISOWN I have a question, my battery only lasts two hours and I just bought my laptop yesterday. how long do you charge your battery for the very first time?
Can you make a video how to undervolt lenovo legion y540 using throttlestop?
All I did in my settings was on the first page set Speedshift EPP to 1, disable BDPROCHOT. In the FIVR tab set multipliers to 35 and undervolted the core to -168mv, I think the core I left around -145mv, but the main benefit is from the reduced multipliers anyway. Next page I set the turbo tone limit to 96 and long term power max to 60 and shoet term power max to 90.
@@OWNORDISOWN will this exact same settings work for the RTX 2060 version?
@@shubhajitchattopadhyay1465 I just looked at my Throttlestop and I ended up settling on a -150mv on both the core and cache, you may have to adjust slightly. The 2060 will probably overclock something similar, start with say +160mhz on the core
@@OWNORDISOWN ok. So just dowbload throttlestop, do these few adjustments, check for stability, and U get lower temps, better battery? Do tyese settings Apply every time U turn om the computer?
I might be slows but could not figure this out... A proper guide would be highly appreciated:)
Thanks for the review, Will definitely try your throttlestop uv settings and see what my performance is like :D I had no idea how to change the power limits on throttlestop, so I was using really conservative levels of Speed Shift EPP to get around the same performance as you were, can I ask what the advantage of changing the TPL limits directly are compared to changing EPP to control heat?
Awesome review Stephen!
My comment about this machine:
1. Hot like hell! Even with undervolt and limiting power and settings 3.5ghz on a 4.5gh machine this toaster reach to 90C
2. This is the worst 9750h machine. The msi, helios, hp. Etc can gaming at 3.988ghz with modera te undervolt! So this machine only can playing at 3.4ghz.
3. The body its dust friendly... A nightmare to clean.
If heeat and noise its your concern... This is not the ideal machine for you.
Ty for your honest review!
Thanks mate ! Yeah, that thermal image says it all. The "hot" air coming out the back was like 31 Deg C. Nothing coming out the sides at all. I think at $930 its fine, but it does get dirty quick I 100% agree !
I have this laptop since june 2020, no major issues so far. I've played Witcher 3 and Assassin's Creed Discovery Tours, in W3 on ultra settings laptop was very loud. Currently, I am using geforce now to play games, even those which y540 would handle.
must say this is a very informative and well made review! thank you
I see quiet moce, I play quiet mode. Happy cooling cpu c:
Great review thanks! In my unit Lenovo did a very bad job with the thermal compound. There has been some kind of bubble right on the CPU wich resulted in heavily thermal throttling even though an i5 populates my unit. After repasting with kryonaut and tinkering with the UV it never hits 90°C while gaming.
1TB SSD !!!!! that's a great value really
Amazing video sir, keep up the good work
Thanks, appreciate it mate !
Great review as always!
Great video as always
Amazing video!
Nice review!
Thanks, glad you liked it. Appreciate you stopping by 👍
Really nice review !
Though I'm still quite confused, is it better to go for quite mod + UV@3500 or perfmod + UV@3500 ?
And in your opinion, Is the noise difference worth the low fps difference between both mods ?
Thanks ! You still get decent fps in quiet mode, and if you overclock the GPU that closes the gap some. I do think that is good option for gaming but for any encoding or work requiring a faster CPU then performance at 3500 mhz is the way to go.
I wish the webcam is above the screen... that's all 😫everything else is amazing, quiet mode, the ports mostly on the back, the design, specs, price
Yes, that is a shame, but I would probably use my 1080p external webcam anyway for streaming
Is the quiet mode actually quiet? Also during gaming? I play WoW, om my 540, and the PC is about to lift off... Fans on full speed, really distubing sound, cannot hear game properly lol.
Excellent review
So let me get this straight: with Quiet Mode and GPU OC, you get decent performance (with only a minor FPS hit) with great temps and fan noise under 40 dB???? Sound too good to be true.
Cpu intensive games like guild wars 2 where high cpu core frequency is key, I play in performance mode always @3.9-4.0ghz and no thermal throttling whatsoever (in this particular game cpu temps are also very good, 75-85 degrees). In games like overwatch, which is not cpu intensive, I don't even notice a difference in fps, overwatch epic settings is almost a 100 percent of the time at a constant 119-121 fps (it almost never changed more than 2-4 fps to the point that i thought I had capped it lol, I guess the game is just very well optimized) having run both performance and quiet, except my cpu runs cooler thus having my fans run quieter:). I think it really comes down to what type of games you're playing, but for gpu intensive games the quiet mode is really good:)
@@speedylordinc.3748 Thanks for the info! I honestly don't know which games are CPU intensive and which games aren't. This year, I played Metro Exodus and Anthem (for a while), now I'm playing Borderlands 3. After I finish that, I plan to play The Outer Worlds, Control, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Red Dead Redemption II and next year, Cyberpunk 2077.
Ordered the 17 inch version and also some extra ram (2x16gb cl16 2666mhz) will be nice to have a good laptop thats actually decent to use. But very nice review and subscribed! :)
I just ordered the 17" too! How are you liking it?
@@MetalMike56 went with the 15 inch after all cause found good deal and really like it it. good quality for the money dont know how it will hold long term. love the little bit that sticks out on the back gives you something nice to hold on too when running around with it. You made a good choice. Lenovo is now my favorite "budget" pick and dell if you have the money to spend extra for a bit less specs.
Hey Steven, thanks for this great review! How do you get the Y540 as quiet as possible with best performance? Do you do it with undervolting or do you prefer using the quiet mode with OC? How do you set it up and which values do you use? I have a i5 9300. Thanks!
Can you compare the i7 version with the i5 version, both with 1660 ti ? There should be a big difference ? Thanks ! Btw, You're doing a great job! GL
Thanks ! I might see if I can get the 17" to try..
@@OWNORDISOWN there's a diffrence if it is the 15" or 17" ?
great review
Thanks, appreciate it !
Great stuff champ ;)
Hey, could you review the Eluktronics N970TF with the i7-9700 ? I haven't seen enough reviews on it and your approach is my favorite by far.
Hi mate, I wouldn't mind checking it out. Bob Of all Trades gave it a good look over, but it could well be my next Eluktronics laptop 😀
Thank you for testing the audio latency.
Need this with a 4K screen
My thermals are great. Don’t know exactly how much load it’s under, but I played borderlands 3 on high graphics at 90 FPS for several hours and on balanced performance with cpu UV and gpu OC. Throttlestop reported my cpu temp at just 66C
That is awesome! Perhaps my unit just had a bad repaste job, although other people have mentioned that theirs goes into the 90s too. I am jealous!
Nice vid keep it up watching u all the time👍👍👏👏. After big search i decided to buy Asus gx502gw rtx 2070 I think it's one of the best gaming laptop in that price. I wanted to ask u is it right to repaste and undervolt new laptop mine will arrive in 2 day I need your advice on it.
That's a great laptop ! I suggest you stress it first and see where it's at. If a simple undervolt will solve any heat issues that's the easiest way. I'm sure the fans go quite hard on that laptop so a repaste would help. If the fan speed isnt too great then that will be the bottleneck so changing paste may not help too much. Let me know how you get on 👍
@@OWNORDISOWN Thanks for reply sure I will let u know.
Great review !
Please do a showdown between 1660ti laptops, since 1660ti made gaming laptop cheaper and much better bang for the bucks.
for instance the Dell G3 is very similar to this and might be better ? comes in 1660ti configuration. You also have the acer nitro and helios, Asus tuf....etc
Yes indeed , the only missing one is probably the G3. I keep on him to send me one. I will try again !
@@OWNORDISOWN Thanks for the quick reply
Was looking and found a great one as well from HP
HP Gaming Pavilion - 17-cd0030nr
from other reviews it seems like a very decent laptop, though I've always hated HP
@@hussainalqadhi1198 I think that one should be good 👍 I think HP have improved a bit. I was quite impressed with how their support team rang me the following day when I had an issue.
@@OWNORDISOWN You can probably skip out on the G3, probably better to use the G5 or G7 because the G3 model uses a max-q variant from what I've seen, which is significantly slower.
Hello! First of all, great vid! Happy to see this review, I own this laptop and it's really nice:)!! Can you make a guide for tweaking this machine in detail? I'm not that good with tuning, the only thing I was confident enough for on my own was UV'ing the cpu via xtu... also a question, if you change modes (performance quiet and balanced) do custom tweakings like OC and UV get reset like on the helios 300? This isn't the case, right?
Hi mate, thanks for watching ! Not sure how much time I have left with it as I am also working on the Y740 vs Y540, Asus GL531 and MAG 15. I can see if I can knock out a tutorial :) The GPU OC will always load up when you open that profile on afterburner, the power profile Performance, balance and quiet adjust the CPU clock speed (via changing its watts) - so yeah, I expect trying to force 60w in quiet probably won't happen.
@@OWNORDISOWN no problem, Don't overwork yourself:D!! Thx for thinking about a possible tutorial tho, as I'm not that savvy in terms of UV, OC, power limits and stuff!
Ty! So I will have to enable the profile for the gpu, but will the cpu UV stay when switching between modes?
@@speedylordinc.3748 hi ! Yes, the CPU undervolt will remain in place 👍. In Throttlestop you will have to load the program up for the undervolt to take effect.
I wanted to know which deal is better... A new y540 with i7 9th gen gtx 1650 for $850 or a refurbished Helios 300 with i5 9th gen gtx 1660ti for $899...
Excellent review. I bought this exact laptop yesterday evening for a killer price of around 1100 dollars. The early black Friday deal was about as good as you're gonna get so I could not pass it it up. Mine has the i7 9750h and an rtx 2060. Could you explain what were your FIVR settings on throttlestop for undervolting? I'm planning to undervolt mine exactly as yours as temperatures looked tolerable. Thanks!
Hey, where did you find this deal? Can you please tell me fast I don't want to miss it lol
@@ahmedsallam4989 B&H. New York only store I believe
I myself run my cpu -150mv on both core and cache, also have power limits set to 65 and 70, sometimes I use my gpu overclock settings but I haven't really noticed a difference tbh:
1) the OC scanner in msi afterburner scan gave me a +132 mhz core clock speed boost
2) Sometimes I run +100mhz on the core, + 300 mhz on the memory
3) There's a great guide on reddit called ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE y540 and he has a gpu uv/oc curve but I find that fiddling with the curve was a bit complicated for me so yeah
I never experience cpu throttling in the games I play, and sure temperatures can hit 90 degrees but for now I'm alright with it, I myself didn't need the underclock to 3500mhz on cpu, but I'm sure it will run quite a bit cooler doin' that:)!
Hope this helped!
Is the i5 9300H gtx 1660ti 256ssd+1tb ((16GB RAM)) running on Dual channel also?
I have thr i7 RTX 2060 version of this laptop with 2x8gb ram and 1tb NvMe SSD as well and I only paid 1250 ish for it on b&h. It's the best value RTX as well
Nice !
What is b&h?
@@nusretkaya5920 it is a photo and video gear website here in the US
Just got this for $789 for video editing....15” i7 9750h/GTX 1650, 512gb NVME SSD, 1TB Hdd, 8gb ram, 60Hz ips at Microsoft store
how is it now?
@@fauxhound5061 I returned it for the EVOO gaming laptop
I'm an architect student and I'm considering buying it
It should serve you well Monica 😀 Thanks for watching!
The battery life on the y740 with a 1660ti should be around the same right? Also, surely the 1660ti on a 740 would lead to better battery life than a 2060/2070 y740? Need to make a decision but battery life is essential. Lastly, the y740 should be good for music production as well right?
Please make a video on hp omen core i5 9th gen gtx 1650 .
Thanks in advance, Sir .
I don't understand why do the company don't release an i3 chip + gtx/Rx graphics card models ,this will bring the price down a lot & many people will be happy too
because i3 is useless for gaming and will start bottle necking the RTX GPU.
its like running a Lamborghini with a Tractor engine.
@@m-w-y7325 I'm not talking about rtx I'm saying for 1050ti & below, for them i3 is sufficient specially the current gen ones
@@normaldude6699 there are laptops out there then with similar specs but instead of i3 you will still get an i7 u Processor (u is for Ultra Low Power) with a GTX card.
Razer's 13 inch (2019 version) packs the same stuff, go look on amazon and you will find tons of options.
For price they will be around 1000$ to 1400$ at most which is very very cheap for a gaming grade laptop.
@@m-w-y7325 that's why I said i3 you have to consider cost factor too,not everyone is as rich as you to plunge into a $1000 laptop without thinking & after so much you get a U processor that is the most shitty in the line for the price
@@normaldude6699 www.amazon.com/Acer-Gaming-i5-7300HQ-GeForce-AN515-51-55WL/dp/B074Q54GSR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=1050ti+laptop&qid=1568739702&s=gateway&sr=8-1
a 670$ laptop with an i7 HQ processor and 1050 ti card.
Lenovo Legion y540 vs Asus Rog Strix G.. which one you will choose..?
Same question 😄
The Strix G without a doubt. If the Y540 had Gsync I may be swayed but for now the Asus for the WIN :)
@@OWNORDISOWN i am planning for the 1Tb+256ssd (1660 ti) version, good or bad? And thank you for the coment sir.
Between this and hp pavillion 15 with similar features, which one is better?
Let me help answer this
So i have hp pavilion 15 dk0043tx with 1660ti price 1200$ but its panel is 60hz and 8gb of RAM
And this y540 have 1660ti with 16gb ram and 144hz panel on my opinion its better than hp pavilion
@@sabranfauzan2158 My budget allows me for around $1000, hence 15-dk0045tx is the model I want to compare it with Y540 of $1000 variant. Except size of graphics card and hinge, all features are the same. So I want to know whether the hinge won't be a problem for future in 15-dk0045tx and higher graphics in Y540 won't result in higher battery consumption as that of hp pavillion 15-dk0045tx.
@@harshbarnwal6136 higher panel ips lead to higher battery consumption but it doesn't affect u too much if dont focus on gaming
In my case i buy dk0043tx because i just use it for programming
@@harshbarnwal6136 also u need to look on thermal issues on y540 and its keyboard before buy it i hope this can help you to choose
@@sabranfauzan2158 What about heat on 15-dk0043tx ?
Great review !! Have you tested latency using LatencyMon on the Helios 300?
I'd also like to know that. I want to try my hand at music production and really don't want to spend £1000+ only to find there is an audio latency issue.
Jarrod's tech tested latency Mon of both this and the Helios 300 in his comparison video if I remember right. From what I remember the Helios 300 had some latency issues
@@lemon777r That's a shame. Thanks for the info.
@@jaysmith2858 The y540 tested just fine so you have options. It's usually cheaper than the Helios 300. If you wanted to stretch your budget I suggest getting the y740 for better build quality, screen, acoustics, audio, cooling and battery for a few hundred more off the Lenovo website with the TSM10 coupon. I believe there was 9% ebates somewhere or something as well. Students/teachers get an additional 5%. Vets get 7%.
@@lemon777r I need to become a veterinary student. I still wouldn't be sure that I'd be able to justify the outlay. It seems that the Y740 would be my only option out of the two (If I can stretch my budget that far) as I'd like a T3 port to future proof my investment a bit.
Do you have any experience about the 17 inch version? Which one is quieter? thank you :)
Hi Steven, I was wondering if it will be possible to upgrade the AC-9560 wifi card for a AX200NGW or AX201NGW. Have you tested these cards before and will it work in the Y540 9750H?
fn + l turns off logo
I have just undervolted to -160 with the turbo limits set to 80/65 with nether thermal or power throttling. Really made a difference and was very straight forward, thank you! I just have one question, does Intel XTU override the Vantage software or will it change back to the default settings if I select quiet/balanced/performance?
The undervolt should stay there regardless of the power mode, but the PL 1 and PL2 vales will probably change. Glad you got some good results !
OWNorDisown thank you! I noticed you’d increased the turbo boost time limit to 128 from 28 after undervolting and adjusting power limits. Did you increase this until you hit thermal throttling?
@@SamBaconUK I just increase it as a matter of course so it will boost longer.
Well, it's expectable that Lenovo speaker would be good and it's a bit weird that regular cooling pad didn't have any effect, since their bottom vent is big...
At least it's bigger than my laptop bottom vent, yet my laptop get about 5-7 celsius degree cooler using my cooling pad...
For the price it seems decent if we didn't mind tweaking with it a bit, also did lenovo comes with their accidental damage protection warranty too this year?
Yeah, I was surprised that the pad didn't help, perhaps its because its just not expelling the hot air well enough ? Not sure about their accidental warranty, sorry !
Second. The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a better laptop + cheaper & better performance
I agree it is better but not cheaper if you factor in the i5/GTX 1660Ti at $930...I know its only a 60hz panel but that is a good price, no denying it.
@@OWNORDISOWN doesn't helios 300 have thermal issues or is it the nitro 5 one? Sorry for bad english
@@sabranfauzan2158 helios 300 has the best thermals of all, factory undervolted and has an awesome cooling system
@@kavinsuresh5468 i see thank you
Where I'm from the helios 300 is 50% more expensive...
You can turn the logo light by fn+L not Ctrl+L
I have an HP Omen 15 1660ti variant. I undervolted it and the temps never goes above 80c. In my country, it is much cheaper than a Y540 and a Helios 300.
How to undervolt sir?
@@sabranfauzan2158 download Throttlestop or Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
Would the cheapest one with a i5 9300 and GTX 1660ti still be good for gaming ? For instance to play rainbow six ?
Great video, thank you for the audio latency information...greetings from Poland, come and visit e.g. Lodz Manufactura, Krakow, Warsaw or Wroclaw:)
Thanks, appreciate it ! I would love to visit sometime :)
@@OWNORDISOWN omen 15 or lenovo?
You are my favourite
Great review, sense yesterday I have this laptop i5,1660ti,8gb,1t HDD,128ssd,144hz but the buting of Windows is 15sek?way?
Lenovo uses different models for SSDs for different sizes and different regions, it is entirely possible that a they have slightly different boot speeds as a result.
@@SuperDanielHUN thx
@@kadar23300 probably the single channel of the ram as you have only 8gb, you need dual channel for it to work faster
Thank you
Hi, is it normal to Lenovo or the other manufacturers put subpar display panels in their mid level budget laptops ?
I wish Lenovo give us the option to buy a variant of the Y540 or the Y530 without the numpad.
I'm digging the overall design but I hate the numpad on my laptop. Just my preference.
I hate how they fucked up the lay out of the numpad. they couldn't put in a regular looking one.
What's better?
MSI GL 75 with i5 9300H, gtx 1650, 120hz display
or
Legion 540-17 with i7 9750H, gtx 1660ti, 60hz display
The lenovo one is much more powerful, but you must buy the 144hz screen version or else you dont get the most of the gpu and cpu.
Rog g731gt vs legion y750 at a price of $1000 which one do u prefer in terms of durability heating pls reply asap
slightly irrelevant, but...
I've got a 9750h 2070mq Y740 (500 nit 15") and the temps regularly reach into the 90C range while running at 60w CPU 90w GPU. Have you ran Aida + Heaven at the same time and looked at your wattages and temps? I'm not sure what's up (if my unit is an anomaly or if thats just how this sku is)
Heatsink QC isn't that good in Y540/Y530. Some got good thermals while some got bad thermals
@@genexis_x9040 y740
If i get the y540 with rtx 2060 and 16gb ram...
Beside gaming, is it smooth to work cad and solidworks on it?
Will i have any issues?
Help🙂
Yes, it should work OK for you.
@@OWNORDISOWN can you please recommend me a very good laptop for solidworks and cad and little gaming for maximum price 1400-1500$?
Thank you for your time
Can you tell me how to lock CPU freq ? Thank you.
Nguyễn Khánh Duy Huỳnh disable the intel turbo boost option in the bio.
You've reviewed so many laptops with a GTX 1660Ti in them! Could you give me your top 2 or 3 out of the bunch? I'm in the market for one... Again. Refunded my Dell G7 7590. Weird software issues : ( Flickering mouse that wouldn't stop, unless I ran the laptop in safe boot mode. What felt like micro stuttering also.
Yes, I think I will do that after I have finished with the Asus ROG Strix GL531
@@OWNORDISOWN The look and feel of that Asus ROG Strix GL531 is my favorite so far. I'm thinking I'll downgrade from my i7 9750H, to the i5 9300H, So I can get the 120Hz screen, instead of having a 60HZ screen like I had on my Dell G7 7590. Pretty much gaming and video watching anyway.
What other similar performance laptops (gtx1660 or better) do you suggest with a decent battery life? 2 hours on dedicated GPU is unacceptable.
I would favor a Ryzen laptop for better battery life.
what's with the battery life on this laptop? The only reason I'd never buy it. If they can't put in a larger battery though could at least make some optimizations to power settings while unplugged like many other laptop OEMs do. Also they shoould really start offering options with a larger battery instead of having a hdd. The new Helios 300 and new Nitro 5 both have 2 M2 NVME slots for ssd-s, which have gotten much more affordable over the last few years, which means putting a bigger battery shouldn't be much of a problem anymore.
It's weird though cause Jarrod got 6 hours from this laptop in the hybrid mode, while other reviewer, like you only got 4 hours. So I think most people can count on 4 hours, which is terrible for a new laptop. Also not being able to limit charge to 80%, and only yo 60... you get the idea.
It's a gaming laptop, not a lot of them hit past 4 hours of battery life, faster components require more power
@@speedylordinc.3748 you don't know how this works, do you? There are tons of gaming laptops with same hardware that have like 25-30% better battery life with the same battery size. Heck, my Dell G3 can play videos from 5 to 6 hours with an average battery, same goes for the new Acer helios 300 and many Asus TUF laptops. The new Asus Zephirus with a decently powered Ryzen CPU gets around 7 hours of battery life, there are too many exampels to name. Today I saw a review for a laptop with an i7 9750h and a relatively small 56 watt hour battery from Dell that holds around 6-7 hours. So trust me, it mostly depends on laptop manufacturers rather than laws of physics. The manufacturers that make laptops with bad battery life either don't try hard enough\don't care or specifically increase power consumption so people would buy their more expensive laptops with larger batteries in them
hellooo..
which is better y540 1660ti or omen 15 2019 1660 ti ? which is reliable?
Hmm. If u enable hybrid mode will it use the onboard GFX whenever u are not playing games? And how big is the difference between i5 and i7 with the 1660 ti on this laptop?
If you enable Hybrid mode then it will only use the dGPU in programs as directed by the global settings in the Nvidia control center - typically gaming, GPU acceleration. Quicksync will still be handled by Intel. I have only tested the i5 with a GTX 1650 GPU but I don't expect a huge difference in FPS , other than some games that like more threads like BF V multiplayer.
How much difference do you think would there be between i5-9300h+gtx 1660 ti and i7-9750h+gtx 1660 ti, both in quiet modes? TDP is limited by a lot - down to 25W, so isn't it that i7's capability would just be cut more, but the performance in the end would be quite similar for both configurations?
If so, then assuming a hypothetical situation that I'd only ever use quiet mode, is there any good reason to go for i7?
Have a look to this guy videos.
czcams.com/users/Ionutzinho
I5-9300h + RTX 2060
I would expect the same performance in quiet mode between the i7 and i5 indeed unless the game is more threaded, then that may help a bit
find the laptop fully good
Now this may sound a little dumb, but is the windows 10 os downloaded to the onboard ssd out of the box? I just bought my Y540 with the 144hz panel, i7, 8gb of ram, and 1660ti that is said to come with a 250gb SSD. I'm just worried because my previous gaming laptop 5 years ago only had the HDD and migrating the os was a pain and a half.
I got the y540 with a 256gb nvme ssd and a 1 tb 7200rpm hard drive and I can confirm the Windows 10 OS is installed out of the box on the ssd. Some drivers are stored in a "drivers" folder on your hdd but that's all! (I think it's because hdd's are more reliable/easy to recover? Idk)
plz review the mag 15 because im really interested in buying one for university
my cousin bought the y740 aluminium and let me tell you that this laptop is so good and very beautiful.However they should have swapped the hdd to an ssd to put a bigger battery
I did a first look video on the MAG 15, am waiting for a patch on the software before testing. Here is my first look video czcams.com/video/FRCJffWlOxA/video.html
@@OWNORDISOWN dude i saw the video and you even replied.thx
My fans are running at max speed while gaming even on Quiet mode. It gets quite loud. Any way I can handle this? My temperatures don't shoot up but fans still run at max
Hello, what do you think is this laptop good for 3D modeling and rendering ?
Yes, it should be fine
Compare it with rog strix g
Which is better Lenovo legion Y540 RTX 2060 or acer predator helios 300 Rtx 2060?
The acer predator is sure the better laptop in this comparison, with a better thermal and build quality. I own a lenovo legion y540, but the biggest reason was because of the price, if u do contact with Lenovo's sales assistant, they will give u a student discount which is like 15% off, atleast in my country
@@Mitch32punk thanks mate for the info
@@Mitch32punk Hey can you tell me how to claim student discount in USA....and what is the best option to buy...online or from the store itself??
@@alish9720 im not sure about the US, but u could try to access to their website and do a live chat with em, tell them that you're interested in the Y540 and ask if there's a possible chance for a student discount, they will give u a code. Well i will always recommend getting it in stores, cuz i have bad experiences with shippings before, and the shipping from lenovo takes like 2 weeks with some delays and has an irresponsible tracking system that doesn't update every move haha. But you're able to get it for a cheaper price through online. So it all depends on ur budget :)
Can anybody help me choose between HP pavilion gaming 15 and legion Y-540. I am getting HP at lower price than Y-540 for similar specs.
Lenovo! Legion Y540. Its a beast. Plus better specs. I'm getting it at best buy for Black Friday. Right now it's selling for $1,350. For those specs AND 1 TB SSD it's a no brainer.
You should go for the Y540. I got mine with an Intel Core i7-9750H, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB Graphics Card, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD for about $1000 at Walmart. It’s easily one of the best budget gaming laptops on the market right now.
@@kozmnavt5158 yo, i bought a hp pavilion with a 1660ti max-Q but i´m sending it back because i saw the y540 with the normal 1660ti. But is the normal 1660ti inside of the y540 or also an max-Q Version?
Eric Schwarzkopf Mine is just a regular 1660 Ti. I belive they only come with the 1660 Ti. I haven’t seen any with a Max-Q version.
@@kozmnavt5158 alright thanks =)
just wanna know if i5 9300h is any good ?
Yes. Totally enough for gaming.
how would you rate the display of the y740?
i have y540 i7 9750h 1660ti version and i think your test laptop has problems, i didnt have that high cpu temperatures with low clock speed.But i just tested battlefield 1,pubg,gta 5
I have had many people say their Y540 gets into the 90s with both balanced and performance modes. Hopefully you got lucky :)
1 TB nvme ssd seems nice
I agree, it is for this price level.
Noob question: running at 90º average isn't harmful to the CPU?
@Mounis Bhat What temperature should I target when gaming on a laptop?
I try to keep mine below 80º but depending on the settings some games run at 85º on average.
Thxs.
For a 60Hz panel, the i5 9300H with 1650 is a better choice right?
I mean, will the i5 processor bottleneck if you pair it with a 1660Ti? What's the point in paying for a 144Hz panel if you don't get such high frame rates?
yes the i5 will bottleneck, specially with Battlefield games, and will be frustrating on 2020-2021 games
@@sam9758 So basically it comes down to this.
If you have the money then go for a 144Hz - i7 - 1660Ti version. (Also, at this point, Acer Predator Helios 300 2019 will be a good choice too.)
Or go for the 60Hz - i5 - 1650 version and use the extra money to get a faster & a higher capacity SDD, run dual channel memory and call it a day! 😂
I recently bought the Y540 with the i5-9350h, 144Hz panel and 1660 Ti. I haven't experienced a bottle neck nor have I experienced any thermal throttling. I'm not trying to sound like a fanboy and if you can afford the upgrades by all means, do it!
I'm currently playing wow classic on ultra and apex legends on high settings.
Also play Forza Horizon 4 on Ultra and the 144 hz panel definitely makes a HUGE difference in game play and experience.
it's all subjective but do you man!
The i5 will not bottleneck the 1660ti, it's still a very very good processor for gaming, and is not significantly slower in games, it's a very small percentage. If you get the 1650 60hz makes more sense like you said, no point in 144hz without a fast GPU. Otherwise 9300h, 1660ti and 144hz is a very good combo for gaming.
hey Stephen, im sorry to annoy you everytime but you helped find the perfect laptop pick few months ago and now it is time for the new monitor :D if i can abuse your professional opinion once more :D would be really greatful. Basically im lost between 2 monitors, i want 27'' but i dont know whether to get 2k or full HD. everyone is saying that 2k is the way to go on 27'' since the screen resolution is no good with full hd on such size (also i have alot of work on the computer and not only playing, i write alot ) so i am confused. not sure what to pick especially since there is a 100 $ gap between those 2 options. thank you in advance
Hey Charbel,
I'm not a monitor expert by any means but I do find it useful having the extra real estate that larger monitors brings. I quite like Ultra Wide ones, LG has some good software to split the screen into various smaller screens which is great for multitasking. There maybe third part apps to do the same on other monitors. Either way, I think a 2k panel is a good option, you can always game at 1080p should you wish. Naturally, for gaming you want one with a decent fast refresh rate if possible and either Freesync or Gsync.
@@OWNORDISOWN thank you again for the fast reply ! Well i do want this 2k panel with 27''' although i am also worried that my 1060 GTX on my asus rog strix scar II will not able to handle a 2k resolution. what do you think ? and what is the point of a 144 hz rate monitor if i cannot reach that kind of FPS, that is what i was thinking but i also would like your opinion. And yes i know you can switch to 1080p but many said that you will be able to see pixels at 1080p on a 27'' screen and that texts and characters are illegile. Honeslty I do not care much about working on 2k panel but rather gaming on it, that's why i was thinking if it was worth getting the 27'' 1080p or going 24'' 1080p and saving a whole bunch of money until i get a proper desktop that can handle 2k. But again your opinion matters so i cannot wait for your input on this. thanks one more time !
@@kharaf9920 I dont think the difference is huge between a 27" and 24", so gaming at 1080p I dont think the pixels will be a huge deal especially if you are not sitting too close. It's like it's my 38" ultra wide monitor.
I thi k the most important thing is that you can do some kind of video sync, like Nvidia Freesync to stop tearing.
At least then, you will have your higher monitor once you get your new GPU. I play at 2k with GTX 1080 fine, probably even a 1070 will be OK too.
@@OWNORDISOWN I guess so thanks. What do you think about the HP 27xq . It's a bang for the buck but not sure about HP monitors for gaming. There are bad and good reviews about it but no definitive conclusion. It's around 330$ at the moment
@@kharaf9920 I watched one YT video on it and he seemed to like it.
If you are worried about the resolution there are 1080p 144 hz 27" Freesync panels out there which are cheaper...
Very nice dessign legion - not gamer thanks!! but its an error puts webcam on the bottom !!! you prefer this or Aorus 5?
They were supposed to send me an Aorus 5 last week. Hasn't shown up. This Y540 did run hot and it smudges alot. The new Legion 5I will have Gsync and will have a smooth finish lid making it easier to clean and the webcam is moved to the top. I uploaded a video about it all last week, you should check it out. They come out in May.
I just got the 17 inch version and I am disappointed with its screen quality and that there doesn't seem to be a software to view and regulate the fans and temp.
You don't have the Lenovo Vantage software? Check their support page and I also think its available on the Windows store
@@OWNORDISOWN I have but that didn't help with my problem. In the Bios I could choose for switchable GPU and that fixed my issue with the display.
Will y540 have thermal issues if I just want to play the sims 3 & 4?
No gaming laptop in 2020 will have thermal issues with sims
@@gzarari Thanks, I guess I'll choose this one then.
Is gtx 1660 ti max Q sir? Or full power
I have the rtx2060 versjon, and looking for a external monitor. But should i buy gsync? Vsync? Should i stick with 1080p resolution or go for 1440p? Will play wow, ESO, and somemother rpgs like upcoming Diablo and baldurs gate.
I think 1080p will be fine and you can get some affordable Freesync monitors. I have a Dell 27" 144 Hz Freesync 1ms TN monitor and that only cost me $150 from Walmart.
@@OWNORDISOWN thanx :) just a quicky, and maybe stupid question... what connection to use betweeen a y540 and a monitor? 🤔
@@viktorstorelv personally I would use a mini display port to display port cable. That's good if you get a high refresh rate monitor/use Gsync. HDMI will work too of course.
@@OWNORDISOWN buying a 144hz screen. What is the advantage for display port over HDMI?
@@viktorstorelv if it's a Gsync monitor you will want to go with DP, otherwise HDMI will be fine. Freesync monitor works with DP and HDMI.
Here is a good article
www.tomshardware.com/news/hdmi-versus-displayport-better-for-gaming,36876.html
Is yours here the 15inch or 17inch? I keep reading that the 17s have bad back light bleed but you showed that yours has none
Mine was the 15"
Avoid it. Got wirh 9300h and its thermal throtling even with i5. Its due to lenovo removed option to max out fans . Full lenovo forum is pissed about it and they compleatly ignores their customers. Just avoid it
Sure? Just bought one this week with i5... Waiting for shipping. Is that bad of throttling?
@@lucasperico9928 yeah, it is. Avoid bios update. It might help you out. And make sure that you have ram in dual channel (2 sticks). My came with 1x 8gb added 1 more 8gb it gave like 30% fps in some games.
Lukas Orvidas I bought one with 8gb ram but I am gringo to buy 8gb more. So I stick with the standard bios?
@@lucasperico9928 People say it fucked up after updating the bios. But I cant confirm that becouse first thing when i booted i updated everything. Mine has 144hz panel so i try to push the frames i pefer more fps over better graphics quality that also increases the load on cpu. If you prefer graphics detail over frames. With standart undervolt you will be fine.
I got an i7 9750h, 1660ti and 16gb ram y540, and sure it gets hot but I haven't encountered any thermal throttling. I don't see how the i5 would be throttled down then.
Is white the only color on the backlight?
Do you have to use custom Nvidia drivers from Lenovo for the graphics switching from descrete to hybrid? Or can you use latest Nvidia drivers through geforce experience.
I just used the latest and greatest from Geforce Experience.
@@OWNORDISOWN Thanks for confirming. Im really interested in the y740 but its not available in the UK at present
@@akel135 yeah, I prefer the Y740 over the Y540. Wonder why it's not available?
@@OWNORDISOWN Well we pay more in the UK for lower spec machines unfortunately. I asked through chat support on Lenovo website about the Y740 but the useless chat agent kept giving me a link to buy the Y540 😤
Are the keyboard switches the same as in the y740? Same travel?
If I recall they are. Difficult to remember from so long ago..