[Dell] Dell G7 15 Gaming Laptop /w 9th Gen i7 and GTX 1660 Ti $1649.99

May 20th, 2019 2:03 pm

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Thundercloud [OP]: Deal Addict; Apr 17, 2005; 4427 posts; 1118 upvotes; Kitchener

May 20th, 2019 2:03 pm

[Dell] Dell G7 15 Gaming Laptop /w 9th Gen i7 and GTX 1660 Ti $1649.99

Expiry:: May 24, 2019
Retailer:: Dell

Aluminum body
Just released 9th gen 6-core i7 cpu
Also just released GTX 1660ti that's almost as fast as an RTX 2060
IPS display (no g-sync) - 144hz unconfirmed
8gb dual channel ram (no empty slot)
128gb nvme + 1tb 5400rpm

Additional Discounts:
Take an additional 10% ($165) off if you have a Unidays coupon, making it $1484.99. If not, there's a $50 off $1000 ebates coupon.
8% ebates that you may or may not get if you use the unidays coupon.
3% back in Dell Advantage reward on a future Dell purchase (has expiry date)

Review:

Vs Y740

Main Competitor:
The Lenovo Y740 is around the same price range, runs cooler, and has a G-Sync screen. Lenovo laptops take forever to ship though.

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May 20th, 2019 2:07 pm

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chrischris84: Deal Addict; May 1, 2011; 1178 posts; 533 upvotes; Near GTA

May 20th, 2019 2:07 pm

Was excited until 8gb ram...too bad. Still a good deal

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May 20th, 2019 2:10 pm

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chatbox: Deal Fanatic; Apr 17, 2003; 8427 posts; 3993 upvotes; MVRD

May 20th, 2019 2:10 pm

The G7 is such a bulky laptop with incapable cooling for 2019. The Lenovo Legion Y740 is the way to go.

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May 20th, 2019 2:14 pm

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Thundercloud [OP]: Deal Addict; Apr 17, 2005; 4427 posts; 1118 upvotes; Kitchener

May 20th, 2019 2:14 pm

The G5 deal looks attractive too.

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May 20th, 2019 2:16 pm

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mobbie: Member; Apr 21, 2012; 303 posts; 307 upvotes; Ontario

May 20th, 2019 2:16 pm

Thanks for the post op.

I'm going to wait to see the pricing for the 9th gen y740 and y540 before I make a decision.

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May 20th, 2019 3:39 pm

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Superjester: Member; Jul 22, 2015; 418 posts; 664 upvotes; Toronto, ON

May 20th, 2019 3:39 pm

chrischris84 wrote: ↑ Was excited until 8gb ram...too bad. Still a good deal

Seriously, Whats with that? only8GB of ram with no free slot?

May 20th, 2019 3:42 pm

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rugerty100: Deal Addict; Sep 22, 2012; 3442 posts; 2749 upvotes; Richmond Hill

May 20th, 2019 3:42 pm

Also if you have Amex, check out Amex Offers to see if you have anything for Dell.

There's offers for $100 cashback on $750 purchase, and 1 Point per dollar spent.

(You'd only see one or the other, not both)

May 20th, 2019 4:12 pm

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slayerwulf: Deal Addict; Feb 13, 2005; 1313 posts; 1054 upvotes

May 20th, 2019 4:12 pm

chatbox wrote: ↑ The G7 is such a bulky laptop with incapable cooling for 2019. The Lenovo Legion Y740 is the way to go.

Did they improve the cooling from the Y730 as that was the worst of 2018

HEATWARE

May 20th, 2019 7:46 pm

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ManboH740907: Member; Feb 2, 2016; 263 posts; 155 upvotes

May 20th, 2019 7:46 pm

i got.the g5 i7 2060 8g, i would say it is the woste laptop that i ever buy. fans is loud all the time with droping frames on playing overwatch. rtx2060 man! the temp gets hot even the fans loud all the time. i called dell to return the g5, they tells me to update the driver and give me 70 dollars. i updated and seems getting better so decide to keep it.

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May 20th, 2019 11:17 pm

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User391016: Newbie; Jan 24, 2018; 29 posts; 35 upvotes

May 20th, 2019 11:17 pm

How do you know that you're getting the 144hz display on the G7? My configurations are only showing one monitor and it does not specify.

Thanks for any reply

May 21st, 2019 3:34 pm

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l4rate: Jr. Member; Jul 9, 2017; 133 posts; 77 upvotes

May 21st, 2019 3:34 pm

chrischris84 wrote: ↑ Was excited until 8gb ram...too bad. Still a good deal

People who want more than 8GB ram for gaming don't understand how ram is used for gaming. 8GB system ram is enough. In fact, there have been tests showing that 12GB ram performs with lower fps than an identical system with 8GB. The RTX 2060 comes with 6GB GDDR6 ram itself too. Focus on the ram speed not the amount as long as it's a least 8GB.

A genuinely crappy spec of this system is the 1tb 5400rpm. Tear that shit out and put a decent SSD in there.

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May 31st, 2019 8:34 am

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KevinC268: Banned; Nov 14, 2013; 1701 posts; 766 upvotes; Moncton

May 31st, 2019 8:34 am

l4rate wrote: ↑ People who want more than 8GB ram for gaming don't understand how ram is used for gaming. 8GB system ram is enough. In fact, there have been tests showing that 12GB ram performs with lower fps than an identical system with 8GB. The RTX 2060 comes with 6GB GDDR6 ram itself too. Focus on the ram speed not the amount as long as it's a least 8GB.

A genuinely crappy spec of this system is the 1tb 5400rpm. Tear that shit out and put a decent SSD in there.

That’s because 12 gb ram makes no sense since it wouldn’t be dual channel. 8gb ram isn’t good enough for a gaming laptop in 2019, some games use 6+ gb by themselves.
I’m aware most games are ok with 8 gb today, but an increasing number are not so it would seem important to go with 16gb if you want to play upcoming games.
Here is the difference in battlefield v between 8 vs 16

Edit: you can use odd numbers of ram sticks in flex mode in the right situations, ymmv.

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May 31st, 2019 11:03 am

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Mwazam82: Member; Oct 18, 2016; 362 posts; 202 upvotes

May 31st, 2019 11:03 am

HOT and HEAVY. Enough said. Price is right though. I suspect once 10 series laptop stocks are depleted these will be normal prices around holiday season this year.

May 31st, 2019 11:15 am

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chrischris84: Deal Addict; May 1, 2011; 1178 posts; 533 upvotes; Near GTA

May 31st, 2019 11:15 am

@l4rate you’re just flat out wrong. Not in 2019 and never again will 8GB be good enough for a high end gaming laptop

@KevinC268 good backed up response, thx

May 31st, 2019 1:40 pm

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dicecube: Deal Addict; Oct 2, 2011; 1038 posts; 788 upvotes; Vancouver

May 31st, 2019 1:40 pm

Cancel y540 for this since someone in the other thread said the g5 is better? So g7 is a no brainer!

smackioio wrote: ↑ No it does not, another reason to go G5. IMHO, the G5 has much better battery life , has Thunderbolt 3.x and contrary to what some people were saying on this thread, the G5 runs cooler than the Lenovo. I am talking about the G5 with i5 9th Gen CPU and 1650 GTX. The 17" would obviously eat more battery than a 15" and hence the reason Lenovo has a bigger sale on the 17" screens. Usually Lenovo has good cooling but in some cases G5/G7 (new generations just out like the SE one) have slightly better cooling (more cooling pipes)
With an RTX 2060 you'll really see the not so cool Lenovo for sure. 99C CPU will be there for sure in Ultra Games.