Acer Aspire V15 Nitro BE VN7-593G (7700HQ, GTX 1060) Laptop Review

[Redaktion]

Difficult heritage. The new Nitro has to connect to the success of its Skylake predecessor. Although it has more gaming power for this, it is not enough for a Very Good. Where is the errorshortcoming?

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-Aspire-V15-Nitro-BE-VN7-593G-7700HQ-GTX-1060-Laptop-Review.207344.0.html

[arok]

This laptop is now on my radar but I am wondering why most laptops get the full prime95 furmark test here and this one does not?  I get the point that if its loud in Witcher3 then it will only get worse, but previously you guys have been very good about showing all reviewed gaming laptops under the worst of possible scenarios and i truly appreciate that type of testing. I need to know what things sound like at full load after 30+ min, this is why i can't say enough about your usual sound testing and why leaving prime+furmark out is not acceptable for me.

[henkhilti]

There is definitely something fishy about the performance/throttling here.

That Cinebench R15 score is way too low for a i7-7700HQ.
In a decent gaming laptop this CPU runs between 3.4 and 3.8GHz (not 2.8-3.8GHz) in Cinebench R15 and it will reach a score of ~730 (not 673 like a i7-6700HQ).
You say it is not throttling (can be matter of "definition") but the cpu performance isn't normal either.
2.8GHz is usually the first level it drops down to when it is overheating or underpowered. (looking at the HWinfo64 screenshots of the stresstest the cpu is set to thermal throttle the cpu at 95Celsius, whihc could also be the case in CB15).

Also the game performance seem to be lower than others with i7-7700HQ and GTX 1060, maybe you can check the CPU & GPU clock speeds to see why performance differ between notebook models.

[Ahmad Shumayal]

Hi,

I got my VN7-592G last year with 16GB DDR4 RAM, i7-6700hq and 4GB GTX 960m. I see the Graphics card is a massive upgrade.

I should have waited a year? I got mine for $1180 in local currency. I hope the VN7-593G is more expensive. I am in love with this series of value for money laptops. :)

[JennyCarelli]

As usual you go very soft on Acer laptops. New nitros clearly struggle with the 1060 and temperatures are all but comfortable.

[Lionel Alanguilan]

Just one question, does the Thunderbolt 3 port use 4 PCIe lanes? I will be using it with an eGPU for future proofing

[Ben_G]

I got the V15 593G 71LQ 2 days ago with the same config but instead of 1TB, mine has 256 ssd instead. Im newbie, how many ram slots does this have again? And can i install pcie ssd on my empty hdd bay?

[Rasmus]

Is there PWM or not? Video says "PWM detected", but review on says "Screen flickering / PWM not detected" (both German and English translation).

[Fiona1212]

The fans are never quiet during idle with my model.  I don't know why they are with yours, and a quiet laptop is what I was looking for.

The fans do indeed accelerate or "rev" up every few seconds and it is quite annoying.  They're never at a steady speed: they go from very quiet to moderately quiet, then rev up, then die back down and the cycle starts all over again.  This is when it's not under load (a few Chrome tabs open and nothing else.)

It's quite annoying.  Other than that, this laptop would be perfect for my needs.

[dasheddisc]

I suspect the HDD clacking is due to heads parking. Does it clack regularly few seconds after disc activity ended? This may be dangerous for HDD  lifespan. Do anyone know how many Load/ Unload count (SMART attribute) are HDD's rated for?
It might be disabled with hdparm/smartcl/Crystaldisk info/wdidle. But unparked heads may be dangerous when  vibrations or shock occur.

[radar23]

I've been putting my acer aspire nitro v15 vn7... 593g-73CP through some rigorous testing.

But first to answer some of the questions asked by readers.

I can confirm that thunderbolt 3 port is 4x and should support eGPU. although I have not tested.
I have on a side note.. successful connected a legacy firewire 400 audio device via an Apple TB3 to TH2 via a TB2 to FW800 to FW400 daisy chain.. and the presonus firestudio project works a treat..
But I digress....

This Acer laptop does indeed get hot!

using Asus real bench with stock configuration.. the temperatures hit 100c very quickly under full load.

I have since reduced the Vcore but 140mV and the temps stay below 90 most of the time.. I use throttle stop to tweak the Voltages down.

Next... using Afterburner.. with a core frequency to voltage curve.. managed to lower the GPU voltage to 1015mV and still clock the gpu at a stable 1700MHz..

the fans sound like a jump jet on full throttle! but under OTT benchmark conditions the ACER handles It all.

in summary.. I picked up this neat looking, well specified laptop in a Jbhifi sale for $1600 Australian.. and with an Intel NVME 2280 SSD... and 8GB ram.. with the GTX 1060...it's a screamers.. literally deal..
I have since added 2x8GB Corsair DDR4 1200 ram.. and a Seagate hybrid 1T SATA HDD.. and I'm happily playing every game released on steam... since they just had a huge sale haha.. tonight I will run 3D future mark and see If I can beat this reviews score.
thx. Radar

[AndyShay]

Hey guys,

quick question is the 4K display with the gtx1060 as reliable as the Full HD version while gaming? Because in some other reviews it says that gaming on the 4k Display reduces overall graphic performance.

Thanks

Andy

[piotr]

What is the difference in pwm screen - for this LP156WF6-SPB6
Visit http://laptopmedia.com/top-laptop-pwm-ranking-rated-by-negative-impact-on-eyesight/
Was pwm found?
Why are there different data?

[abc]

Anyone knows which ssd is used in the VN7-593G-70U4 model? It comes with 512gb ssd.

[Albertpisshead]

You haven't listed a price for this laptop.     >:D