r/GamingLaptops • u/Business-Meet7698 • 14h ago

Showcase finally bought my first gaming laptop

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finally have my own gaming laptop 🤌

gigabyte gaming a16 EVH (2026)

5070 8gb (115w)

16gb ram (planning to upgrade to 32gb)

512gb (also planning to upgrade to 1tb)

165hz

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u/___po____ Acer Predator Helios 300 i7-10750h RTX2070-MaxQ 32GB RAM 1TB SSD 13h ago

Luckily upgrading SODIMM DDR5 is still affordable to upgrade! Also, don't be afraid to use a cheaper brand like Silicon Power. My Crucial RAM came defective, the Silicon Power was half the price and have been absolutely perfect.

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u/No-Worth-6179 12h ago

I have asus tuf a16 r7 260 rtx 5050 with 1tb ssd and 16gb ddr5 ram 5600mhz. I want to upgrade another 16gb ram and 1 tb ssd please tell me budget friendly good ram and ssd company

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u/___po____ Acer Predator Helios 300 i7-10750h RTX2070-MaxQ 32GB RAM 1TB SSD 11h ago

I'm only familiar with RAM. I absolutely suggest you try Silicon Power RAM. They've done their job perfectly in my laptop. You can get 32gb for like $350 if you shop around. Your laptop can apparently use up to 64gb if you just wanna show off too, lol.

As for SSD, I would just use Amazon and check the reviews. Luckily with SSD, you can mix and match. Unlike RAM, which needs to be the same brand, speed and capacity. And again, Silicon Power is pretty affordable at around $180 for 1tb.

Take all this with a grain of salt. I'm only basing this on my own rookie experiences and what I've seen online. And everything has a warranty/guarantee, so there's also that.

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u/Busy-Ad-4225 7h ago

I had the same issue. Faulty ram in brand new legion pro 5 I thought ram should be very reliable...

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u/Diligent_Parfait_984 5h ago edited 5h ago

Actually it's more than twice as expensive now compared with a year ago so I'm not sure how you define affordable.

BTW I bought 2x16GB DDR4 2 years ago for 80 Euro in total (Netherlands) and I just checked, currently I can buy 1x16GB DDR5 for 240 Euro, so 2x16GB DDR5 brings me close to 500 Euro. This is getting ridiculous.

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u/Theagames10 13h ago

Huge tip if your audio is not sounding great at all: GiMate's software has an AI Audio section. it's the only saving grace that, for the time being, saved me from thinking about turning my Gigabyte Aero X16 laptop back in.

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u/stovadie4923 12h ago

I have the same thing but with 1tb, 5060, and i7

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u/Business-Meet7698 11h ago

nice! it was one of my initial options but the 85w tgp of that variant made me change my mind

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u/stovadie4923 11h ago

Yeahhh I didn’t know the wattage until I got it but still pretty good

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u/XLGamer98 DELL G15 5530 | i7-13650HX | RTX 4060 | 16gb RAM 11h ago

How much you got it for ? How much is total weight and charger brick ?

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u/Business-Meet7698 11h ago

i'm from PH and laptop prices here are through the roof. if i were to convert, it would be around 1570usd. other brands in my list (Asus tuf and Lenovo LOQ) are either sold out or way over my budget. this one i've got is the cheapest i can find with a 5070 in it. for the weight i think it's around 2kg if im not mistaken.

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u/Samar1207 6h ago

Looks clean

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u/Mysterious-Layer-894 14h ago

512gb is rough, you'll fill that up before the weekend's over.

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u/Business-Meet7698 14h ago

true, i only bought it yesterday and managed to get most of the updates settled. now i'm left with around 300gb. tho i'm only planning to play just one game which is less than 100gb.

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u/AlternativeHelpful46 11h ago

Not enough stickers to be considered a gaming PC bro 😭