WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.080 The Lenovo Legion 5, depending on your configuration, it's anywhere from an 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:13.520 absolute balls-to-the-wall mobile gaming machine to, well, just a reasonable, 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:18.080 nice little value config. And we're going to be looking at just that in both 00:00:15.840 --> 00:00:23.120 Intel and AMD variations today, and this video is 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:27.080 sponsored by Lenovo. But first, a bit of background on the Lenovo Legion 5 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:31.880 laptop. They made it for gamers out there who want something that performs, 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:33.480 but without the flash. So, like a more 00:00:31.880 --> 00:00:38.280 minimalistic design for someone who wants to carry it around with them during the day for everyday tasks, but 00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:41.880 also use it for late-night gaming sessions. It's cooled with their 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:45.080 Coldfront 2.0 technology to prevent it from overheating and avoid thermal 00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:50.560 throttling, and we'll talk more about that later. Why don't we start with the 00:00:48.120 --> 00:00:55.600 Intel one. So, let's get this unboxing on the road. This is the Intel one, 00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:58.200 right? Oh, yeah. Intel inside. So, this 00:00:55.600 --> 00:01:02.520 is a pretty moderate spec machine. 8 gigs of RAM, 512 gig SSD, a terabyte of 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:06.960 hard drive space. I mean, you pretty much need that for a lot of the modern 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:14.160 games these days. And we're rocking a GTX 1660 Ti. So, no real-time ray 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:19.000 tracing or anything like that, but for eSports titles like Rainbow Six Siege, 00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:22.160 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you're going to be having a pretty good 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:25.840 experience. And that is Wait, is this how you are intended to 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:30.120 unbox it? That's trippy. 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:35.520 It like lifts the laptop up for you. Mhm, let's see what we've got in here in 00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:35.520 terms of accessories real quick first. 00:01:36.440 --> 00:01:43.520 Got a beefy power brick right here, as well as the wall plug that goes into it. 00:01:41.160 --> 00:01:47.360 So, that's a standard like PC-style wall plug, same kind that would go into your 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:52.120 desktop, actually. So, it'll do up to 230 watts. I guess that makes sense, 00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:58.560 given that you can configure this bad boy with up to an RTX 2060. Let's Let's 00:01:55.240 --> 00:02:01.240 this puppy opened up. Oh, there we go. 00:01:58.560 --> 00:02:04.920 One of the standout features last time around when we were just looking at the 00:02:03.080 --> 00:02:09.840 Intel version of this machine was, of course, the cooling. So, no matter how 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:13.120 long we ran our game for, it never thermal throttled, and that's pretty 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:18.040 impressive when you consider that it's not crazy thick like the gaming laptops 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:22.760 of yore. Running Windows 10, obviously, cuz what 00:02:20.760 --> 00:02:28.600 else would you run on a gaming laptop? USB type-A, headphone jack, ventilation, 00:02:26.040 --> 00:02:32.640 ventilation. Actually kind of love the rear IO, especially for something like a 00:02:31.080 --> 00:02:35.800 gaming machine, so you don't have all of your ports like along the right where 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:41.040 you're trying to move your mouse. Two more USB type-As, USB-C, dedicated 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:46.000 network port, love to see that, HDMI, and of course Lenovo's power plug, more 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:50.480 ventilation, more ventilation, and one more USB type-A. So, it's loaded for 00:02:48.320 --> 00:02:56.280 bear as far as IO goes. For the screen, you can get up to a 240 00:02:53.320 --> 00:03:01.200 Hz DisplayHDR 400 certified display. It's apparently Dolby Vision capable, 00:02:58.320 --> 00:03:05.959 but since it's DisplayHDR 400 only, I would temper your expectations. The 00:03:02.920 --> 00:03:07.440 content will display correctly, but 00:03:05.959 --> 00:03:12.480 you're not necessarily going to see the same kind of uh range that you would on 00:03:10.440 --> 00:03:17.080 something like a thousand nit peak brightness TV, for example. Mobile 00:03:14.880 --> 00:03:20.360 devices still have a ways to go as far as HDR is concerned. Now, let's have a 00:03:18.880 --> 00:03:24.480 look at which display option we got. That does not appear to be the 240 Hz 00:03:22.600 --> 00:03:29.239 option. That's okay, this is a more budget-oriented build. Yes, this is the 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:34.280 60 Hz version, so it's unlikely that it also has the same 1 ms response time of 00:03:31.920 --> 00:03:39.160 the 240 Hz display. That is the one that I would definitely go to if you're going 00:03:36.040 --> 00:03:41.200 RTX 2060 or over and you're playing 00:03:39.160 --> 00:03:46.440 competitive games. Another key feature from last time is the TrueStrike 00:03:43.200 --> 00:03:48.640 keyboard. So, it has 1.3 mm of travel, 00:03:46.440 --> 00:03:53.360 so that's pretty darn long travel for a laptop keyboard. It's got a really nice 00:03:50.920 --> 00:03:57.240 not just sound, but also like kind of a bottoming out feel to it. It's It's 00:03:55.040 --> 00:04:00.920 quite cushiony. Lenovo also made the decision while working with the Dolby 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:04.040 team and placed the speaker at the bottom of the keyboard instead of the 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:08.959 top. So, this allowed them to make the trackpad larger without sacrificing 00:04:06.200 --> 00:04:12.480 sound quality. Of course, 00:04:10.680 --> 00:04:16.400 that's Intel. You guys want to see the AMD version, 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:23.000 don't you? Yeah, you do. I want to see the AMD version. 00:04:19.200 --> 00:04:23.000 Here we go, L's and G's. 00:04:23.280 --> 00:04:28.040 All right. I'm assuming it's the same power 00:04:26.840 --> 00:04:33.040 adapter. Wait. It's not. 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:38.400 Because of its more pedestrian graphics configuration, the AMD version, at least 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:45.680 the one we got, comes with only a 170 W brick. So, this probably also 00:04:42.880 --> 00:04:50.600 implicit praise for AMD's excellent power efficiency with their Ryzen 4000 00:04:48.280 --> 00:04:56.640 series processors. It can be configured with up to a Ryzen 4800H, which is a 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:59.600 pretty smoking little beast. This is 00:04:56.640 --> 00:05:05.280 such a game-changing time right now. Like, the fact that you can not only 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:08.160 get, and, you know, a Ryzen laptop from 00:05:05.280 --> 00:05:13.360 a tier-one OEM like Lenovo, not just that, but the fact that the it gets the 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:15.560 same quality of chassis and like build 00:05:13.360 --> 00:05:19.760 materials as the Intel version. Like, guys, 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:25.360 that was not a thing not that long ago. Like, this is exactly the same keyboard. 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:29.560 Like, ah! It's freaking awesome. Now, our config 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:34.720 is a little bit lower on this one. It's a 1650 instead of a 1660 Ti, but that 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:39.800 doesn't mean that it's not gaming capable. Actually, this looks like a smoother 00:05:37.840 --> 00:05:45.880 display as well. So, this seems to be kind of like an e-sports config. 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:46.440 120 Hz, yep. Oh, cool. It's got a little 00:05:45.880 --> 00:05:51.160 um camera cover-y slider doodad. Oh, I 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:57.160 didn't even check exactly what CPU we're running on this config. 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:59.400 4800H with Radeon graphics. Eight core 00:05:57.160 --> 00:06:02.760 freaking 16 thread processor in a laptop. 00:06:01.320 --> 00:06:08.920 Love it. All right, we're gaming, we're recording 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:12.040 actually using the NVENC encoder on the 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:13.680 GTX graphics card and this is like match 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:18.840 made in heaven here. We're running anywhere from 100 to 130 FPS. Hold on a 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:22.960 second, I'm going to take over one of my bots here and this is on a 120 Hz 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:26.919 display. And remember, this is while recording. Oh my goodness, did I just 00:06:24.760 --> 00:06:31.000 get killed by easy bots twice? Enough. This is what happens I try to 00:06:28.800 --> 00:06:34.919 host a video while I'm trying to headshot 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:39.720 noob bots. Come try and get your precious bomb, losers. To be clear, this 00:06:37.440 --> 00:06:43.440 is just This is the unboxing first impressions experience. It's not a full 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:47.200 review by any stretch of the imagination, but I still am curious if 00:06:45.640 --> 00:06:50.160 we're going to see it like really ramp up and get loud. 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:54.520 Honestly, I kind of doubt it in this config especially. 00:06:52.840 --> 00:07:00.480 I just died again. Wait, it's over? Bot Walt MVP. 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:06.360 That's not bad, eh? That's a pretty low That's a pretty low whoosh for a laptop. 00:07:04.560 --> 00:07:12.919 Uh oh yeah, function Q. So, you can switch between uh quiet, auto and like 00:07:10.280 --> 00:07:16.680 redline mode. Uh there we go. All right, let's go to the redline then. 00:07:14.840 --> 00:07:20.720 Again, on this config I think this kind of cooling system's barely even working 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:25.760 at it. So, I'm not expecting to see like a big FPS jump from adding more cooling. 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:30.000 Yeah, it's about the same. Okay. It also just didn't get any louder. 00:07:28.200 --> 00:07:34.880 Let's go to quiet mode. Man, these Ryzen chips. 00:07:32.760 --> 00:07:38.800 Cool, quiet. All right, should we try something a little heavier? Yeah. Uh I 00:07:36.760 --> 00:07:44.120 don't know the controls of this game. That's not bad. 45 FPS in this game 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:45.600 actually looks pretty good. It all comes 00:07:44.120 --> 00:07:48.640 down to how well the game dev is optimized for lower frame rates and it's 00:07:47.520 --> 00:07:55.280 steady, which matters a lot. So, this is running 00:07:51.520 --> 00:07:57.920 at medium 1080, not like a resolution 00:07:55.280 --> 00:08:02.360 scaled upscaled 1080, like it's actually running at native 1080. I'm totally 00:07:59.480 --> 00:08:07.520 going the wrong way, aren't I? Okay. I made my way into a corner. 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:12.280 Well, that's fine. All I really wanted to know is how the game runs. So, you 00:08:09.520 --> 00:08:17.200 can definitely get away with medium at full 1080p with a little bit of settings 00:08:14.880 --> 00:08:21.520 tweaking if you want to hit like 50 plus 60 FPS. 00:08:18.840 --> 00:08:24.919 So, now we know. Quiet. 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:29.200 Oh, this is in quiet mode even. Was that function key right? Probably overlay is 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:32.800 not coming up for me. Oh, well. I think the light of the power button changes. 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:40.400 So, it does. Look at that. It's color-coded. All right, we're in balance mode now. I 00:08:37.760 --> 00:08:44.039 would leave this sticker on forever. That's the kind of sticker I just 00:08:42.039 --> 00:08:48.880 wouldn't remove. Now, all that remains is to have a quick look at this cooling 00:08:46.839 --> 00:08:52.680 solution that's doing such a great job here. 00:08:51.000 --> 00:08:59.160 There we go. Not bad. And that's it, hey? 00:08:56.240 --> 00:09:05.560 Got these super thin fan blades on here. Apparently, there's like 70 plus parts 00:09:02.160 --> 00:09:08.400 in this cooling system. Like very, very 00:09:05.560 --> 00:09:12.200 OP considering how again, how efficient these Ryzen 4000s are. So, what can we 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:17.120 upgrade? We've got an M.2 here. Oh, okay, 00:09:15.280 --> 00:09:21.000 interesting. So, there's we've got a hard drive here and or you can remove 00:09:19.800 --> 00:09:27.080 the hard drive and you can install an M.2 across this gap here. 00:09:23.560 --> 00:09:29.320 Then, you've got another M.2 here and it 00:09:27.080 --> 00:09:32.280 looks like that's going to be our Wi-Fi card right there. 00:09:32.520 --> 00:09:40.400 There we go. Not a ton to upgrade. In particular, you'll notice that there's 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:45.160 no sodium memory slots. So, if you don't think 8 gigs of RAM is enough, which it 00:09:42.600 --> 00:09:49.800 may very well not be, some games are actually asking for 16 gigs of RAM in 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:55.240 order to even launch them, then I would definitely advise you to order the 16 00:09:52.640 --> 00:09:59.960 gig RAM version right out of the gate. So, that's the Lenovo Legion 5 in both 00:09:57.480 --> 00:10:03.480 the AMD and Intel versions at the current specs that were sent to us, but 00:10:01.640 --> 00:10:07.680 you can configure and spec it to whatever you'd like to fit your needs at 00:10:05.560 --> 00:10:11.640 lenovo.com/legion. It's compact, minimalistic, and 00:10:09.800 --> 00:10:15.360 powerful, and you can game on it for hours without overheating thanks to its 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:19.440 cold front 2.0 cooling system. So, you'll find the link to where to check 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:23.280 out both the Intel and AMD specs in the video description. Thanks again to 00:10:21.160 --> 00:10:27.760 Lenovo for sponsoring this video, and you guys, of course, for watching.