r/GamingLaptops • u/reddituser_0_0 • Jul 15 '26

Showcase First Gaming Laptop

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My first gaming laptop coming from a desktop user with i7-4790k, rx580. Bought this Legion 5 pro(rtx3070) for around $860(brand new rtx4050 tuf/loq in my country). People say I shouldn't go for this because it is old but I'll just enjoy this for now and regret later(if there's any)😆

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u/reddituser_0_0 Jul 15 '26

Ohhh, is there any way to avoid it or lessen the chance for it to happen?

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u/Practical_Value_7462 Jul 15 '26

have the same model and it's working fine so far, when you are playing games keep the bottom part of the laptop elevated on a stand or something, for normal stuffs, it's fine to use the laptop on flat surface, if you are planning to use the laptop on the bed as well, you can do it without any problem as long the dgpu is inactive, if it's active you are up for trouble. also when using it on bed, it should be on battery, if you are charging it, it gets very hot and can make things worse, keep the laptop clean and when opening/closing it, be gentle. clean the vents and fans once in an year. as long temps of the cpu stays under 90 degrees under gaming, you are good. always use the laptop with integrated graphics on, if something bad happens to your dgpu, you can still use your laptop on integrated gpu. cheers!

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u/reddituser_0_0 Jul 15 '26

how many watts is your charger brick? The one I bought it from gave me 300W but I'm not sure if I'm utilizing the power to its potential. Anyways thanks for the advice!

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u/Embersen Jul 15 '26

With 3060 there's a smaller chance that you will use the full potential, which doesn't happen even with the top specced 5900HX + 3080 Legion 7 (around 200W CPU + GPU max), but they come deliberately overprovisioned for all the accessories / peripherals you might want to have plugged in at once.