Acer Nitro 5 I5 9th Gen Gtx 1660 Ti

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Unlikethe Nitros of the past, this update is a little different, with a more compact and sturdier build, a slightly cleaner design and the features buyers would expect in a capable 2019 gaming device, even when shopping on a budget: a 144 Hz IPS screen, the latest hardware specs, with a 9th gen Core i7 processor and the Turing GTX 1660 Ti GPU on our test model, as well as a larger battery than on the previous generation.

As of 2019, Acer offers both a Nitro 5 and a Nitro 7 series. The former is the base-level version in the lineup, with a plastic case, while the latter is the upgraded variant with a complete metallic build and cleaner aesthetics, with fewer flashy red elements.

The design still leaves a sharp front edge and pointy corners though, just like on the Nitro 5, which can bite into your wrists when using the laptop on a cramped desk, without ample arm support. That aside, this laptop is practical and smartly put together.

These are fairly low frequencies and scores for the 45W TDP, and Power Limit Throttling is the limiting factor, but the behavior can be further addressed with undervolting, and our test unit ended up stable in benchmarks and real-use at -150 mV.

Next, we also ran some of the tests on what we call a Tweaked profile, with the CPU undervolted at -150 mV and the GPU overclocked at + 200 MHz Core, + 1000 MHz memory in the Asus GPU tweak II utility.

The HWinfo logs below show the CPU and GPU speeds and temperatures in Farcry 5, Battlefield V and Witcher 3 on the Default profile, with the fans on Auto, which keeps them running at 6000+ rpm and noise levels of 52-53 dB at head level on our review unit.

The competition includes devices like the affordable Asus TUF FX705 series, with an AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU, the MSI GL73 (17-inch version of the GL63 reviewed here) and the newer GF73, as well as the Lenovo Legion 540 17 or the HP Pavilion Gaming 17, each with their pros and cons. These are more expensive than the Nitro 5 at the time of this review, but you should check them out carefully at the time of your purchase, in order to get the best value product for your needs and budget.

Hey! Thanks for the in depth review! I'm really curios of this Acer 5 nitros display and the reponse time, because some other site says that it's reponse time is really bad. I'm between this and a Lenovo y540 and what I know Lenovo has a good reponse time, which I would need because I play primarily CS GO

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