Octane VI 15.6

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geoiva

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Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i9 Eight Core Processor i9-9900K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 3000MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Battery
Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS, 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS, 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM

I've had this toy for a couple of days now and I can say it's an extremely fast beast that's reasonably loud under heavy usage but actually quite under normal use with temps staying around 45 -55 C for most of the time.

Build quality seems reasonable, but for a 2k+ system I'm slightly disappointed by the amount of backlight (edge) bleeding on the LCD screen (screenshot attached), which otherwise seems descent.

Any ideas on the backlight bleeding. Does this look reasonable/normal?
 

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debiruman665

debiruman665

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geoiva said:
Around 80-85C when gaming
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this is cpu or the gpu?

My gpu will be around the 80-85 and the cpu would be hitting 100C if I didn't underclock it.

we have the same proc and gpu yet I got the 17" model and i'm trying to see what the cooling difference is
 
Oussebon

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
Regarding the edge bleed, sometimes this happens on laptops if the bezel is tighter than ideal. You could call PCS to discuss and they could potentially talk you through a little DIY to see if it sorts it.
 
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geoiva

Member
More gaming in the last day and I've noticed CPU temperatures around 80-90C for the CPU.
Bear in mind that the laptop sits on top of an Enermax cooler
 
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geoiva

Member
4.5 years later the laptop will be put to rest with an unrepairable (& no spare parts) motherboard, after spending the last (almost) 2 months with pc-specialist support.

What a disappointment :-(
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
If you go down the performance laptop route again just be mindful that you will need to service and clean it internally to help prevent internal overheating.

I've got a similar laptop only a much older model that I've maintained 6 monthly without any issues.

Not saying this is the cause, you may have just been unlucky... but electronic gremlins tend to show inside 6 months. 4+ years suggests maintenence to me, something has degraded very slowly in this instance.

For continuity

Octane VI 15.6 bootloop

Chassis & Display Octane Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i9 Eight Core Processor i9-9900K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair 3000MHz SODIMM DDR4 (4 x 8GB) Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 - 8.0GB GDDR6...
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geoiva

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I did have it regularly cleaned inside, so fans + vents were always clean from any dust. Plus it was always on top of a cooling stand with a decent fan.
Hadn't repasted CPU/GPU or anything else though.
I would have generally expected the GPU or the CPU to be the first to go from overheating and not the motherboard but there you go...
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
In a PC that's typically the case, but with a laptop the CPU/GPU overheating can soak into the close knit components and cause issues outside of them.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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geoiva said:
I did have it regularly cleaned inside, so fans + vents were always clean from any dust. Plus it was always on top of a cooling stand with a decent fan.
Hadn't repasted CPU/GPU or anything else though.
I would have generally expected the GPU or the CPU to be the first to go from overheating and not the motherboard but there you go...
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They need repasting once a year really to prevent overheating. Once overheating is reached, it's just a matter of time to some kind of failure

And CPU and GPU are not like on desktops, they're part of the board, so board damage is far more common on a laptop.
 
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geoiva

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I don't think the CPU (i9-9900K) or the GPU (2080RTX) are integrated on the motherboard but yeah - I mean it can be anything due to overheating as these desktop component do get really hot
 
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