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As stated in the title, I want to know if a Lenovo Thinkpad E15 G3 15,6" AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is a good deal for around 400€. If not, can you point me to specific laptop models (it doesn't have to be a ThinkPad) or APUs that are good for that price range (bought second-hand)?

I'm looking for a general-use 400€ second-hand laptop. To give you a better idea, I want to play some games from around 2015-2016 with mid-to-high graphics (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, for example), but gaming is not my main goal with it. I guess that a nice AMD APU is the way to go here, so I can keep the budget low without sacrificing the GPU too much.

Thanks.

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me figure out this nightmare of a problem. Before I explain the actual problem keep in mind that I’m no expert, I built my pc alone and it was all perfe fine before all this.

I was trying to play subnautica 2 but the official patch-notes said that I had to downgrade my amd drivers from 2.26 I believe to 2.23~ ish I don’t remember the exact number at the moment but it was the version before the latest one. I install it as the and site tells me and the pc restarts automatically as it would with any other update /et all fine.

I suddenly hear it turn off and boom, dead. I try turning it back on and ever lights up with the exception of my motherboard now having a red dot on the “cpu” and a yellow one on the “fan” symbols.

I tried literally everything, unplugged fans, external devices, doing a bios uodate with a usb stick, tried with just one ram, without the gpu, replaced the thermal paste (yeah, I’m really despe and have no idea what is going on), tried doing the reset of the motherboard by detatching the little battery for 15 min and then tried again, EVERYTHING. I’m going crazy at this point. I did one last try without plugging anything, the pc actually turns on except from when I plug in the Cpu 4+4 cables.

If any kind soul have actually some kind of explanation to all this mess I’d be so grateful, I just want to know what to replace and what to buy to fix this…Thank you!

Specs:

amd 9070 sapphire gpu

Msi b650 plus wifi motherboard

amd ryzen 7X3D

asus 850 gold psu

I have Lenovo 5 (82B500BHIN) AMD Hexa Core Ryzen 4600H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. And its running quite slow lately. I checked the ram usage and its around 90%. Currently I only have 8gb of ram and was thinking of adding another 8gb, but not sure what type of ram or what company should I go for. Please suggest me a ram for this model that I can order online in India.

This one: Notebook Lenovo V15 G4 Abp 15.6 Fhd Ryzen 7 7730u 8 núcleos 8 Gb Ddr4 256 Gb SSD Nvme Radeon Graphics Windows 11 Negro 83cr001wus

Or: Notebook Acer Aspire Go 15 Intel Core i5 1334U 8GB RAM DDR5 256GB SSD Pantalla 15.3" Full HD 60Hz Windows 11 Home

I really don´t know anything about notebooks. I need one for work and study, i´m always seeing prices, photos, answering messanges or having meetings. And with heavy pdf because of the university.

Thanks!

The HP ProBook 635 Aero G7 is a marvel of engineering—weighing under 1kg with a powerful Ryzen 5 4500U. However, its ultra-light magnesium chassis and thin profile often lead to high temperatures (90°C+) during heavy tasks like video rendering.

This guide outlines a Dual-Stage Optimization (Hardware + Software) to stabilize temperatures and extend the lifespan of the device.

1. The Strategy: Why this Mod Works

Most users place thermal pads directly behind the CPU. However, in the Aero G7, the CPU is located near the air vents where contact with the chassis is inconsistent.

The Innovation: We move the thermal pad to the Copper Heat Pipe near the hinges. This pulls heat directly from the "thermal highway" and transfers it to the most rigid part of the magnesium chassis, turning the entire bottom cover into a massive passive heatsink.

2. Hardware Modification (The Thermal Pad)

• Material: 1.0mm High-Performance Thermal Pad.
• Placement: Directly onto the copper heat pipe, positioned "upward" toward the hinges and away from the main air intake.
• Safety Tip: Ensure the pad is only thick enough to touch the magnesium cover without causing it to bulge. 1.0mm is the "sweet spot" for this chassis.

3. Software Optimization (The "Quiet" Limit)

To prevent the CPU from aggressively spiking to 95°C for minor tasks, we implement a power limit.

• Setting: Windows Power Options > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management.
• Action: Set "Maximum processor state" to 99%.
• Result: This disables AMD Turbo Boost. The CPU will stay at its efficient base clock (approx. 2.3GHz), drastically reducing heat output while remaining perfectly capable for 1080p editing and design.

4. Results & Data Comparison

Tested in a 26°C ambient room.

Metric	Factory Stock	Optimized (Mod + 99% Limit)
Idle Temperature	50°C – 55°C	45°C
FHD Rendering (Max)	95°C+ (Thermal Throttling)	82°C – 86°C (Stable)
Chassis Behavior	Bottom stays cool, CPU stays hot.	Bottom feels warm (Heatsink effect).
Fan Noise	High-pitched, frequent spikes.	Low, consistent, or silent.

5. Long-Term Battery Health Protocol

To ensure the laptop lasts as long as a legendary Toshiba C640, we combine cooling with power management:

1. BIOS Limit: Enable "Maximize My Battery Health" in HP BIOS. This caps the charge at 80% (though Windows will report "100%" to show it has reached the new safe limit).
2. Heat Displacement: By placing the thermal pad near the hinges, we move heat away from the battery cells located in the lower half of the laptop.
3. Physical Airflow: Always lift the rear of the laptop by 1–2cm during heavy renders to allow natural convection to pull heat off the magnesium plate.

Final Verdict

The HP ProBook 635 Aero G7 doesn't have to run at 95°C. By turning the chassis into a functional part of the cooling system and disabling unnecessary Turbo spikes, we've created a laptop that is:

• Cooler for the user.
• Safer for the battery.
• Faster for sustained creative workloads.

if you need the photos ho to do this mod, ant the temp after, just comment, i will open up the chasis again for you.

https://preview.redd.it/f2nbs9nf4o0h1.png?width=916&format=png&auto=webp&s=0cb962272e4b944355b3bc30bda5177eec1f35b1

The Intel i7-640M (fitted to that laptop) supports up to 2x 8GB of DDR3 RAM at max. 1066 MT/s bus speed.

Would this CPU be able to handle DDR3L memory (2x 8GB) specified at 1600MHz?

I want to upgrade ram on my laptop. It has one empty slot. I am thinking of upgrading to one more 8gb (total 16gb ram). What I am not sure about my soldered 8gb ram specifications like channel mode (single or dual) and chip organization (x8, x16). soldered 8gb ram speed is 3200 MT/s. How do i know of this before buy a new ram (is it necessary too to know of this).
so, which ram should i go for???

HP Victus 15 AMD — BIOS Unlock + Power Limit Removal

Hi everyone,

I have an HP Victus 15 with a locked BIOS that restricts GPU and CPU performance significantly.

Specs:

• HP Victus 15 Laptop
• AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (Cezanne)
• AMD Radeon RX 6500M (Discrete/Hybrid)
• 16GB DDR4 3200 MT/s Dual Channel
• Windows 11 x64
• BIOS Version: F.24

Request:

• Unlock AMD CBS hidden menu
• Remove GPU power limit lock (currently locked at ~35-40W)
• Remove CPU TDP restrictions
• Enable memory overclocking support
• Disable HP Sure Start signature verification if possible

What I've already tried:

• MorePowerTool — no PowerPlay table found in registry
• GPU-Z BIOS read — blocked by OEM
• MSI Afterburner — locked by OEM
• AMD Adrenalin manual tuning — completely greyed out
• DDU + clean AMD driver install — no change
• RyzenAdj/UXTU — CPU side working but GPU fully locked
• Registry scan for PP_PhmSoftPowerPlayTable — not found

My old Samsung ultra book died - and I have researched up the HX 370 Chip which seems pretty awesome and the iGPU is pretty impressive.

Should I wait? I see the next line of Amd would be late 2026 / 27

I basically want a laptop- not to fancy like the Asus Vivo book S 15 w/ the Ryzen AI 9 w/ 890m graphics - to 'lightly' tread the PC gaming waters. I've always been an console player and my desktop is ancient.

The Vivobook S 15 would be work/normal use possible gaming but not intense of course. Low 1080p maybe medium. I have looked at a ton of different laptop models and ones like Asus Zenbook S have thermal issues- it's too thin. And I don't want a dedicated GPU those can have issues too and poor battery life for the everyday use stuff

Hello, I am looking for a laptop. I would want to play not so GPU heavy games like Football Manager, Factorio, Hollow Knight etc. I need to multitask with Chrome open in the background. I might use Unity for 2D game development.

These two laptops are available at similar price ranges in my country. I am in bit of a dilemma

1. CPU and cooling: MSI has Ryzen 7 250 and Lenovo has 7735HS. Though 250 has better performance, I am not sure how the TDP factors in. Ryzen 7 250 has 28W TDP and 7735HS have 35-54W TDP. I could not find which TDP is actually configured in these laptops. Does having higher TDP mean a processor will outperform another even if it has lower performance? Will MSI throttle because of low TDP?

I can sit for 7-8 hours for Football Manager (cpu heavy single core performance game). I don't know the cooling quality​ of these models.

Also I haven’t used any laptops so don't know how robust the cooling system of each laptop is. I couldn’t find any videos for these specific models.

2. RAM : I could not find the RAM configuration for MSI laptop, but I believe its 1x16 (so no dual channel) bcause all the websites say it has 16 gb ram with 2 slots and upgradable to 32gb.
   The Lenovo has 2x8 ram sticks (dual channel)

3. Igpu: 780M vs 680M. With dual channel Lenovo is the winner because of no VRam. But I don’t think for the games I play it will matter too much.

4. Display: Both IPS panels. With MSI having 250 nits while Lenovo having 300 nits. Is it much of a difference? Please enlighten me.

5. Battery: Don't care too much. I will mostly use it plugged in.

So, I am really confused which will be better for my usage?​ Mostly which one will have better cpu performance? Do Lenovo win because its supppsed higher TDP or or MSI wins because of its efficient and more powerful cpu? Also, because of its low TDP, does it mean the overall long term health of MSI laptop will be better?