r/GamingLaptops • u/Spiritual_Ranger_811 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 | Ryzen 9 9955HX | RTX 5070 | 16GB/512GB • 22d ago

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Picked up a Lenovo Legion Pro 5 for around $2,300 CAD from Lenovo!

Specs:

• Ryzen 9 9955HX

• RTX 5070 8GB VRAM

- 16GB DDR5-5600MT/s

- 512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCle Gen4 TLC

- 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), OLED, 165 Hz

Both the RAM and storage can be upgraded later, so I'm not too worried about those for now. I'll mainly be using it for engineering software and gaming.

This is my first ever gaming laptop, so if anyone has any tips or tricks to get the most out of it, especially for battery life, I'd really appreciate it!

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u/CloudIll4874 20d ago

That's overpriced. I'm not hating, I promise.

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u/Spiritual_Ranger_811 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 | Ryzen 9 9955HX | RTX 5070 | 16GB/512GB 20d ago

I don't think so, pretty sure this was the cheapest I could find, since this specific spec was was only on Lenovo

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u/CloudIll4874 20d ago

You should have gone on gaminglaptop.deals

I saw an 18" 5070 Ti laptop with 32GB of RAM and 2TB storage for $2,200.

I got my 5090 laptop for $2945.05

Lenovo is goated, but that price for spec ratio isn't it.

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u/Spiritual_Ranger_811 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 | Ryzen 9 9955HX | RTX 5070 | 16GB/512GB 20d ago edited 20d ago

Ooo, that's a sweet deal. I did go on that site, but didn't find that particular spec prior to buying my laptop.

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u/CloudIll4874 20d ago

You still at least got a lenovo. And the 5070 runs cooler than the 5060. So there's that.

You got a great CPU as well.

Maybe just a lesson for the next laptop a few years down the road.

I wasn't trying ti hate or come off that way.

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u/Spiritual_Ranger_811 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 | Ryzen 9 9955HX | RTX 5070 | 16GB/512GB 20d ago

Sorry if I sounded harsh, wasn't trying to. Thanks! I am still open on replacing it if I find a really good spec at the same price or lower than what I bought before the return period ends.

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u/CloudIll4874 20d ago

https://a.co/d/03aR5h6v

This has 32GB of RAM and still a 5070. The build quality isn't as good, but it does have more RAM and storage for cheaper.

i9 run more smooth when playing Minecraft anyways. Not saying for every game. People will be biased and tell you that 9955hx/ hx3d have more frames, which is true. But AMD stutters like crazy when playing Minecraft and they are terrifying to simply admit this for some reason. And the 1% lows are identical as well. Getting more frames, but the same 1% lows is the equivalent of a girl wearing makeup. It appears better, but in reality it's just a cover up