Top 9 Gaming Laptop MISTAKES (And How To Avoid)! 

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1.not cleaning 2.laptop placement 3.gaming on battery 4.not opening with care 5.not updating 6.not using dual channel memory 7.gaming with optimus (integrated gpu) 8.buying new too often 9.performance tuning 10. uhhhh

Mistake 11: Not buying a gaming laptop with RGB Keyboards

Number 10 is a fantastic tip. I also found that rigorously shaking the laptop helps as well when the download appears to stall. Just like a salt shaker when it gets clogged. Works a treat.

I experienced this a lot on my laptops before and the laptop I have now. Sometimes updating your gpu drivers can affect performance. I've had issues like sudden fps drops down to 10-20fps from time to time. I didn't seem to experience any of this before updating the graphics drivers

Mistake #11: Not utilizing the rgb rainbow puke lighting to increase fps.

Me : So this is why I can't run AAA games on my laptop! My 4 year old laptop with iGPU : No, it's not.

Tip 10 was definitely the most useful, thank you so much!

Thank you SO MUCH for that overclock tip. I made some small tweaks and now almost all lag when playing VR games off of my laptop is practically gone! Still not perfect but it’s a hell of a lot better.

I cant stress how important it is to clean your laptop. Take your time to learn how to slowly open to back of it to get the dust out. Then slowly again take your time to learn how to remove/replace fans and clean them. And again slowly learn how to change your thermal paste. It's not as hard as you think you just need the right tools to unscrew a few screws here and there.

The 10th Tip is the BEST i have to say! xD

11. Check the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU every 2 years or so. I'd probably do this first before I tried undervolting to resolve heat issues.

I found your tips very useful. Thank you! Especially no.10, how did I not think of that!?

Warning : Don't drink water while watching 10th tip !

"..Putting a long screw in a small hole" Love your humor, Jarrod 😂

The troubleshoot of the 10th mistake changed my life! Thank you so much for these binge-worthy advices.

Thank you for this video and helping out the people who have gaming laptops

*TIMESTAMPS* . 00:08 MISTAKE #1 - NOT CLEANING 00:33 MISTAKE #2 - LAPTOP PLACEMENT 00:56 MISTAKE #3 - GAMING ON BATTERY 01:31 MISTAKE #4 - NOT OPENIN WITH CARE 02:00 MISTAKE #5 - NOT UPDATING 03:01 MISTAKE #6 - NOT USING DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY 03:41 MISTAKE #7 - GAMING WITH OPTIMUS 04:40 MSITAKE #8 - BUYING NEW TOO OFTEN 05:43 EXTRA MISTAKE #8.5 06:09 MISTAKE #9 - PERFORMANCE TUNING 06:46 - MISTAKE #10 - BONUS

This was my first time i got a gaming laptop, and I took so much care of it that when i took it to the repair person to give it a check up, he was shocked. It was super clean, didn't heat at all, and even having the latest updates installed.

Thanks for the bonus tip Jarrod! Made my day :D

woooow thank you so much i tried out that bonus tip and it work like a charm ! been using it since last year and it never lets me down 🙂

6:57 Newton just got out of his grave😆

OMG #10 was life changing, how did i not think of it sooner! Thanks Jarrod🙏🏻

These are quite useful thank you!

That last tip was so helpful! Thanks Jarrod my download speed is so much faster now on my laptop.

5:50 Definitely still a family friendly channel :)

5:50 killed me😂😂😂😂😂

I wouldn't entirely recommend updating the BIOS on a laptop. The reason is that laptop OEM's tend to discard support for the laptop in question after the first 6 months, so, even if there are major BIOS updates for a given chipset/platform on a desktop that could uplift performance, eliminate bugs and make the hw running better overall, you can frequently forget getting that for the laptop. Additionally, even if the laptop OEM releases BIOS updates for the laptop you bought, updating the laptop BIOS is precarious at best. There are no safety features in place to protect against a bad BIOS flash for example. Take Acer for example. I have had good success with their laptops in general in terms of performance and cost... however, their BIOS support is lackluster to say the least. I currently use a PH517-61 with desktop grade Ryzen 2700 (replacable) and Vega 56 (which was soldered to the motherboard). The cooling in the machine is amazing (with ridiculously quiet fans as well), and the motherboard is a B450 one which has the ability to support Zen 2 and Zen 3 CPUs... but Acer stopped support for this unit 6 months after releasing it... meaning they also never released new crucial BIOS updates with relevant AGESA versions that would have fixed performance problems, solved bugs and patched various security issues that AMD published to date... and of course, this also prevented users of this machine like myself from upgrading the Ryzen 2700 to say Zen 3 (5900x or 5950x - the cooling in this unit can EASILY handle 105W TDP cpu... so installing these, and even running them in ECO modes would have been amazing and added to the overal lifespan of the laptop and of course, it would have improved efficiency too). Plus, on the second occasion I tried updating the BIOS... it killed the laptop... basically the bios update failed and it turned my laptop into a massive/expensive paper weight. This was eventually solved by replacing the machine, but it was a major oversight on behalf of Acer for not installing proper protections in place to allow the user to recover from a bad bios flash. There are of course methods that would allow a person to re-install a BIOS update themselves, but it requires a proper BIOS chip reader for a laptop, and knowledge to push it through. Its doable, and can be done relatively fast (so I don't understand why it takes Acer IT service over a month to do it themselves). Plus, some laptop units have ENCRYPTED BIOS-es... meaning that even if you try TOUCHING the thing (aka making say a backup of it with a bios chip reader for laptops), you could end up breaking it. This is unacceptable as far as laptop standards are concerned.

thanks for the help dude!

for tip 2, I would say: put your laptop on a vertical stand. It reduces temps on cpu/gpu for 5+ degrees

Thanks for the info

This video really helps. Thank you

I can confirm tip #10 works on desktop PCs as well, tho it usually is a bit trickier to pull off and requires more user interaction, but it's overall worth it

The 10th tip is insane! I managed to complete my steam library in minutes!

Thank you useful video!

The last one helped me a lot, woukd have never think of that. Thanks. 😂😅

I knew I wasn't doing sth right. #10 is definitely what I wanna do. So life-changing for me. Thanks Jarod.

Thumbnail is really useful, red paint for your walls makes the pc feel angry and that only makes it hotter, but using green makes it feel a little more chilled out and will help with cooling

Thanks for the video, Now I know what to do next!

Thank you very much, I haven't owned a gaming pc/laptop for years and just got one recently, so this video together with other videos keeps me up to date. I appricate the help and effort you put into making this video and you definitly earned yourself a new subscriber, keep it cool ^^

1. Not cleaning 0:08 2. Laptop placement 0:34 3. Gaming on battery 0:56 4. Not opening with care 1:31 5. Not updating 2:01 6. Not using dual channel memory 3:01 7. Gaming with optimus (MUX switch offed if you have) 3:42 8. Buying new too often 4:39 8.5. BONUS 5:43 9. Performance tuning 6:09 10. PC Hack to boost loading 6:48

dr.jarrod with his angelic laptop advise

Great videos mate! Im looking to switch to a laptop for gaming and 3D modelling and rendering, still working through your videos to find the best laptop in 2022 🙂

Thank u so much. Now my downloads finish faster. More people need to know that gravity trick.

Never thought about changing my background from red to green, gave me 5x extra performance - you're the goat.

One thing i would of suggested to have for a gaming laptop no matter the environment is using a cooling pad as that would help out a little more on the temps for the system as well as elevating it upwards if the person is using a dedicated keyboard and mouse.

Love your reviews man, keep it up with this fantastic job

Mistake number 10 helped, thank you mate.

Jarrod's laughing face after both "important" advices is the best thing

I'll be honest, I've never cleaned my laptops' fans even once in 20 years

thankyou for the very useful information sir!

The gravity bar,love it.

Jarrod, I love the channel and content. I just got my first ever gaming laptop and I got the Legion 5 pro with Ryzen 7 5800, RTX3070 because of your channel and I absolutely love it! Thank you for all your hard work and giving us your knowledge on what you learn about each device. I wanted the intel version of the Legion but I bought mine new from Walmart for $1300 so I couldn’t pass it up. Thanks Again Sir🙏🏻✌🏻

0:07 #1 - Not Cleaning 0:32 #2 - Laptop Placement 0:55 #3 - Gaming on Battery 1:30 #4 - Not Opening With Care 2:00 #5 - Not Updating 3:00 #6 - Not Using Dual Channel Memory 3:41 #7 - Gaming With Optimus 4:39 #8 - Buying New Too Often 5:48 #8.5 Hunky Screw OBLITERATES Tiny Hole! (ZAMN!) 😱 6:08 #9 - Performance Tuning 6:45 #10 - Bonus Mistake

I will have to open up my laptop and clean it out thanks for the tip.

Very helpful!

Tip #10 is amazing, such wow. Reversing the polarity of the power going into the laptop and then crossing the energy streams will give you an even faster overclock that you cannot possibly imagine! XD

You mentioned we need to clean the laptop. But to do that wouldn't I need to remove the heat pipes ? I hear that you should NOT clean the laptop fans with compressed air. So all this is quite scary to me. I find it hard to even open the back cover and don't want to mess anything up

1:40 this is a really good tip, gaming laptops tend to break their hinges if you're too rough with the lid, just open it slowly and you won't have any issues.

Great tips, especially #10 :D Guys be careful with BIOS upgrades though. For example, Lenovo recently released an update which, if updated without resetting the BIOS first, will not let GPUs output picture on screen. So just stay on current BIOS unless absolutely necessary.

#10 - Expecting desktop level GPU performance despite having the same model naming. #11 - Never budget enough to buy a good headphone to avoid the annoying loud fan noise from a gaming laptop.

Great tips, thankfully knew most of them, except #10 wow why didn't I ever think of that?!

thank you for the suggestion

#10 actually works because more airflow means more performance.

I've had my gaming laptop for a bit over 4 years now and it is slowly starting to show it's age, but it does still run modern games really well.

I'd recommend trying number 10. It really improved the loading of games

I love the way he is genuinely recommending

"Yeah not falling for the bonus 10th tip"- my brain screaming while I'm eagerly waiting for the 10th tip

I love straightforward and simple your tips and solutions are in the video without saying anything useless !!

Excellent life saving advice

Damn I was waiting patiently for tip 10! Never knew this!

Tried tip 10, instantly loaded the bar when I dropped the laptop off the nearest skyscraper! Saved about 10 seconds of loading, really worth it. Thanks Jarrod!

0:14 Don't scare me bro! Halloween is long over!

Great video and awesome tips!

the last one helped a lot, thanks jarrod!

Side-note: buy an actual kit for taking your laptop apart. Get one with different screw sizes, a magnetic pad (for dropping screws on) and a wrist strap. Or buy all of these separately. Regardless, actually get proper tools to open up and upgrade your laptop before trying it.

Optimization and tuning is key with gaming laptops. There really is so many little things you can do to improve performance like disabling steam overlay(CPU went from 95-88 degrees), making sure all the different power settings in windows are set to performance, grab a laptop cooler for better airflow, and last but not least overclock you’re GPU because now adays GPU temps are much much lower in gaming laptops. I no joke went from 55-65 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn with a consistent 96 degrees on my CPU to 85-100 FPS and a max CPU temp now of like 88 degrees. Lower temps means you’re boost clocks can be maintained better from what I’ve noticed

I actually flipped you off on the the bonus tip, lmao! Helpful vid, 5 stars!

Downloading tip helped me a lot!!! 😆

I can't agree more with mistake #8! My MSI GE73 Raider is now at least 3 years old, but I'm still playing the latest game decently. GTX1070 & i7 8750h with undervolt for both, repaste over the year, work like a charm. If u give your laptop some love and care, u can keep it for some years.

I'm watching this on a Legion 5 I bought last April after listening to your advice. It's a significant upgrade compared to the laptop I've been using since 2014.

I recently bought my Alienware m15 r4 from a friend and I'm thoroughly impressed at how well it runs newer games, I just discovered this channel and will definitely be checking out more videos as I'm new to owning a pc.

What a nice video! That helped me to finaly blovk this chanel. Thanks man.

Hey Jarood, Loooong time lurker!. I recently got an Legion 5 with the same spec as your. Hoping to keep it for 3to4 years. This video was perfect.

regarding updates (although not common) some updates do mess things up whether it be windows or gpu drivers etc, hence why i keep them disabled, i update after making sure they are stable and good updates without any side affects. (p.s for people with slow internet it would really such if you're playing a competitive game and updates happen ruin your ping and result in you raging)

Jarrod is very well trying to control his laugh after showing the 10th bonus mistake 😂

great video and long screw in a small hole was wild💀keep up the good work much love from Australia

I like the new editing style Jarrod, keep it up!

Fantastic video! You mentioned all the points and elaborated them in a great manner.

I have watched this video several times now and I still find it (informative) amusing and interesting. 🤔

Number 10 saved me many hours, thank you

8.5 was a bitter reminder for me. Since I didn't know how to open and upgrade mine, I had to go to a store for someone to do it (I also bought an SSD and Ram Stick while at it) and unfortunately, the guy who screwed either forgot the sizes or didn't bother to measure the screws. Now I have 4 bumps on my laptop. Such fun.

I literally helped a friend purchase a laptop a few days ago, he's completely new to PC gaming, this is the perfect vid for him. Thanks.

I use an IETS GT 500 cooling pad with a 5000 RPM cooling fan with an air filter and a Levoit Hepa air filter in my office. I get nearly no dust buildup and my temps never go above 65C on my 17.3 inch Legion. That takes care of cleaning and thermal performance. The MUX switch gives me great performance as well.

number 10 helped me out alot thank you!

I do actually keep my laptop plugged in regularly when I use it and have an extension cord I carry around with the plug when I need to be on the go. I’m also surprised I don’t make nearly as many of these mistakes given I’m new to having a gaming laptop - only been a few months now.

Watch out for new graphic drivers update as I downloaded the latest version and had massive problems. I actually had to go back and install older versions and it is working perfectly now.

Funny thing is I actually like to hear my laptop fan at full speed, so what I did with my old laptops is I opened it because it was getting hot and the fan was clean as a whistle. The fan was just not speeding up even though it was plugged straight into the wall so what I did was I cut the fan speed wire so it would run at full speed all the time, and that was the best because it never got hot and boy was it ever popping out of a lot of warm air and it kept the performance up because I would always have it on high performance and sometimes enable razor cortex boost so yeah

Wow, loaded cyberpunk for around 1min with this upload trick! Thank you for sharing.

Tweaking for performance is definitely worth it. Oddly in my case I tuned mine down on the Medion Deputy P10 as the Intel Core series will automatically overclock then the CPU is at 100% & this caused thernals to constantly run at 100 celcius; simply by reducing the max CPU to 99% in power management prevented the overclocking and kept thermals to 75-80 celcius which will greatly increase lifespan & made no noticeable difference to game performance.