longbow122
Member
Hi everyone, recently bought the Optimus Pro Elite 15, and the day after I opened it up and downloaded everything I needed, I've immediately noticed a few things. Firstly, fan noises seem to be very strange. When plugged in, they tend to go full throttle, which is slightly understandable, considering it would want full power. But when running on battery, it also seems to be doing the exact same thing, just very inconsistently. It'll be very quiet or just completely off, and then it'll rev up to full throttle for a good five minutes making me worry that there's something potentially wrong with the computer. It will do this when simply typing a document on battery which is odd. Also tried to launch World of Tanks while on power, and the laptop went full throttle, which again was expected, but if anyone knew any good ways of decreasing the noise of this since that much fan power is simply not needed, that would help a ton. Secondly, I've also noticed that the battery life on this is abysmal. I was expecting a not-so-good battery life, and I was also expecting it to be below what PCS claimed it to be (Up to 4 hours), however, I'm finding that on a full charge, the computer will only every report a one and a half hour to two-hour battery life, and it will tend to lean towards that 1.5-hour side, which is just not on. I was expecting at least 3 hours or even 2.5 at the worst. I understand that while gaming a battery like that will drain a lot, however, I was planning on doing a lot of work with IDEs such as IntelliJ and simply typing word documents and browsing the web while on battery. Anything else I'll be doing will probably be with a mains power supply. So is there any way I could get any form of help on this matter?
TL;DR: Battery life is pretty rubbish and definitely not what was reported at the "Typical Battery Life" for this laptop. When browsing the web and/or typing the word document, I was expecting 3 to 2.5 hours on the battery to be reported (RGB keyboard off, brightness set to minimum), but this was not the case. The laptop reported 1 -2 hours of battery life, and it didn't even end up lasting the whole two hours. Fan noises were also going crazy when running a game that was supposedly not so taxing on any computer, however, this was on a power supply so it was forgivable. Any help with battery life/the fan noise?
Laptop Configuration:
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 120Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 Eight Core Processor 4800H (2.9GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Optimus Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS PRO SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GK5NR0O (6GB RTX-2060, R7-4800H, 120Hz, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: £1,199.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-pro-15/H6Q0jtSWkz/
TL;DR: Battery life is pretty rubbish and definitely not what was reported at the "Typical Battery Life" for this laptop. When browsing the web and/or typing the word document, I was expecting 3 to 2.5 hours on the battery to be reported (RGB keyboard off, brightness set to minimum), but this was not the case. The laptop reported 1 -2 hours of battery life, and it didn't even end up lasting the whole two hours. Fan noises were also going crazy when running a game that was supposedly not so taxing on any computer, however, this was on a power supply so it was forgivable. Any help with battery life/the fan noise?
Laptop Configuration:
Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 120Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 Eight Core Processor 4800H (2.9GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 32GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Optimus Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS PRO SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GK5NR0O (6GB RTX-2060, R7-4800H, 120Hz, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: £1,199.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-pro-15/H6Q0jtSWkz/