Gigabyte P37X
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Average of 11 scores (from 14 reviews)
Reviews for the Gigabyte P37X
Thin is in. How thin of a laptop can you fit a GTX 980M? The Gigabyte P37 is the thinnest 17.3-inch notebook with the Nvidia GPU and we find out if there are any performance consequences that may entail.
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
If performance is your be all and end all then the Gigabyte P37X is the laptop for you. Its top-end Nvidia GPU, wealth of storage upgrade options and stellar display make it a great gaming machine. The Gigabyte P37X is a powerhouse gaming machine ideal for high-performance fanatics.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/19/2015
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 90% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 60% emissions: 60%
Source: Digital Versus Archive.org version
What Gigabyte is offering here is an uber-thin portable gaming device, but this compactness comes at the price of excessive overheating, leading to lots of whirring fans and a noise like a hairdryer. The laptop performs excellently and can deal with any game, but this is not enough to overcome slight flaws in design.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/26/2015
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 100% display: 80% mobility: 80%
Source: Gadgets Now Archive.org version
If you're after a slick, thin, large and powerful gaming laptop that's not too over the top in the looks department, Gigabyte's P37X is the machine for you, even though it's pretty pricey and chomps through battery life faster than you'll be able to finish your games. Still, with plenty of firepower, you'll be conquering your favourite games as long as there's a power plug handy.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/06/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The Gigabyte P37X promises a system that can play demanding PC games on the go, and mostly delivers. While I was reviewing the P37X, I had to grapple with a lot of small irritants: an off-center keyboard, unimpressive speakers, a monitor that should have been colorful and a noisy fan. However, this system delivers excellent frame rates and performance, and ultimately, these are more important factors.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/05/2015
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
Overall, if you're willing to make the sacrifices in portability that using a 17-inch laptop entails, there's a whole lot to like about the P37X. The screen is superb for gaming and multimedia editing alike, and its size makes all of those tasks more enjoyable. The keyboard is comfortable, the processor and GPU can handle the most demanding apps and games, and the battery life is better than it should be for a gaming laptop.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/26/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Stuff TV Archive.org version
The Gigabyte P37X is a super-powered gaming laptop that’s a lot slimmer and a bit lighter than the rest, while still offering the same grade specs as much larger machines. It doesn’t have the juvenile style of the brasher gaming laptops, so if that’s your bag, step right up.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/29/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Authority Archive.org version
The P37X is simultaneously massive yet tiny. In terms of the length and width, it’s a whopper thanks to the large 17.3 inch display, yet it measures a tiny 22.5mm deep. Most gaming laptops with a screen of this size tip the scales well in excess of three or four kilograms, but Gigabyte has trimmed the fat to lower the weight to just 2.7kg (add another hundred grams if you included the optical drive). This makes it surprisingly portable for such a behemoth, proving that road warriors needn’t totally compromise mobility for performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/27/2015
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Gigabyte P37X is built for gaming speed, based on a large 17-inch display chassis but in a thinner than traditional case. With the help of the best single-chip mobile graphics processor currently on the market it can play any game you want, up to very high rendering quality. It may not stand out in style but it gets the job done, albeit at a high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/13/2015
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 70% features: 80% workmanship: 70%
Source: Hexus Archive.org version
The P37X is Gigabyte's most ambitious gaming laptop to date. Cramming a quad-core Intel processor and Nvidia's fastest mobile GPU into a chassis that's less than 23mm thick is no small feat, yet Gigabyte has still found room for 16GB of memory, two SSDs, a hard disk and an optical drive. An impressive array of hardware for a thin gaming laptop, but inevitable compromises have been made.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/31/2015
Source: Hardwareheaven Archive.org version
Starting with the build quality of the P37X we have a system which immediately feels well built as we unbox it. The metal chassis feels solid and we like the minimal branding and curved edges. The parts used by Gigabyte for the key components are all from quality brands and little touches like adding in an ambient light sensor for the keyboard LEDs help elevate this aspect to a higher level.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/28/2015
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
The fiddly-feeling mousepad is about the only disappointment to note. Well, that and the predictably limited battery life. Otherwise the Gigabyte P37X V3 delivers serious gaming performance and power without any of the extra weight or potentially embarrassing styling you get on some laptops that fly the gaming banner proudly.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/05/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Without the kind of powerful, high-end components that come with a high-end gaming laptop like the P37X, you won't be able to play at full resolution or enjoy most up-to-date gaming titles with a constant 60 fps frame rate. It's these high-end components that quickly suck a laptop battery dry, plus they output considerable heat that requires heavy-duty cooling, not to mention driving up the cost.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/25/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: HardwareLuxx DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/21/2015
Source: Cowcotland FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good material; good IPS Screen; good finish; powerful hardware. Negative: Noisy; hot under load.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/14/2015
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Model: The Gigabyte P37X prides on being the thinnest and lightest 17.3 inch gaming laptop at the time of this article. Design is kept simple and clean despite the gaming machine tag with the entire chassis finished in matte black. At the first glance, the Gigabyte P37X looks more like an everyday workstation and even though it could serve that purpose, it is catered to hardcore gamers. The Windows 8.1 device comes with a 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4720HQ quad-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz, a maximum of 16 GB of DDR3L 1600Hz RAM, a powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M GPU with 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM and various storage options ranging from a combination of HDDs to SSDs.
Display on the Gigabyte P37X is a 17.3 inch Full HD IPS LCD panel with good colors and brightness. On-board is a full-sized backlit keyboard with individual macro keys and comfortable touchpad. Other features include either a Blu-ray or DVD drive, two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI out, a D-sub, a mini-Displayport and card reader. Audio is provided by two 1.5 watt speakers powered by Dolby Digital Plus Home Theatre technology. The Gigabyte P37X weighs around 2.8 kg with the included Lithium-Polymer battery rated at 75.81 Wh.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M:
Fast high-end graphics card based on the Maxwell GM204 chip from the GeForce GTX 900M series.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
4720HQ: Haswell-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.30": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.95 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
Gigabyte: Gigabyte Technology is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer founded in 1986, best known for its motherboards and graphics cards. Gigabyte offers a wide range of products including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, monitors, systems and components. Gigabyte's laptops offer gaming and creative features on the go. Gigabyte monitors offer 4K Pro Gaming.
78.64%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
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