![]() ![]() The cooling uses two fans grouped together and a set of three heatpipes that run on top of the CPU/GPU. We ran into some serious cooling issues with the Helios 300 sample we tested last year, but this 2018 edition did a lot better. Emissions (noise, heat), Connectivity and speakers On top of that, keep in mind that the CPU and GPU are crippled while the computer runs on battery, so if you’re looking to run demanding tasks away from the wall, the Helios 300 won’t do, at least based on our experience with this review sample. We did notice some slight hiccups with the CPU dropping to stock frequencies in some situations, but these don’t have a major impact on actual day to day use and like I already mentioned earlier, can be tweaked with undervolting and even repasting the CPU. ![]() In conclusion, this 2018 version of the Helios 300 performed very well in our tests while plugged in, regardless if it ran daily chores, games or software that put the hardware to serious work. Normally, the CPU shouldn’t have a major impact on gaming performance, so the differences below are mostly due to our faulty sample at that point. We ran a few of our test games on this sample and compared the results with those of the Helios 300 tested last year, with the i7-7700HQ processor and GTX 1060 graphics. Gaming performance was pretty solid as well, with no issues on the GPU side, however the CPU oftenly drops to its stock speeds with the more demanding titles, as you can see below. But even in this case there’s room for improvement with undervolting. With Cinebench R15 in a loop we noticed a slight drop in scores to about 1000 points after several runs, as the CPU clocked down faster from its maximum Turbo Boost speeds as the internals built heat.
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