Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6 FHD IPS w/ 144Hz Refresh, Intel i7-8750H, GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Aeroblade Metal Fans PH315-51-78NP

Yes, this model has overheating issues, when gaming at 120FPS. That said, I define overheating issues as getting close to the safe working temps defined by Intel (100 °C in the case of this laptop) minus a padding zone of 30 °C, this means reaching 70 °C for long periods of time. Which you will definitely notice since the keyboards starts getting hot in the 65 °C neighborhood. If you create a Gaming battery profile in which you limit the CPU to 99% usage, then you drop the frequency to 2.1 GHz on all cores but never go over 65 °C while only losing a couple of frames (I go from 90FPS consistently to 83-87FPS consistently in BO4 max settings). Another solution (tho a less effective one) is undervolting the CPU, but I found my specific laptop only dropped a few degrees, that is while barely giving away any performance. The keyboard is incredibly comfortable to use for the price point and the screen is great (again, given the price point). Battery life is what you might expect from a gaming laptop, tho again, a battery profile is always useful. In terms of power, it is more than I need then I let it run free, I can easily have a Linux VM using half the threads doing something intensive and have both the host OS and the VM show no signs of lag. The SSD is a bit small but has a great performance (FOR THE PRICE POINT [that seems to be the important thing to remember here]) and adding another drive was extremely easy. All this said, I am still considering repasting the CPU (since ACER is known for cheapening out on the application process and the thermal paste quality) and if I do Ill update the overheating issues.

Great gaming laptop. This laptop has a great processor and graphics card that supports extreme graphics workloads and extremely fast FPS. The only downside is the laptop pretty hot extremely fast. I’ve tried different thermal paste’s and adding laptop fans to keep the temperatures low however they have yet to do so. After an hour or so of gaming my laptop heat throttles at 96 degrees which is too hot and can damage the components. Great specs but this mode gets too hot.

Wonderful laptop, I use it to play Apex, R6 and Ark and it seems to do really well. The battery life is almost nonexistent though, but that is to be expected. Wouldnt suggest having it in your lap as it can get extremely hot. Other than that though, its great!

(Update: been three weeks since I got this laptop and Im still having no issues. Predator sense sometimes bugs or, but thats a software issue and I found out how to fix it whenever it does. I also found a solution to the battery problem. There are portable laptop chargers that are about $100 that can keep the laptop charged and running for and extra 6-8 hours depending on the chargers MaH.)

Ive owned this pc for a few months, I can finally provide a decent review.

Very good laptop, good price, and fast. Just needs more storage, I add a 1Tb HDD and now it is working perfectly for me.

I will admit that Acer is not typically the brand that you think of for high performance -- gaming or not. After using this for a few days, I am completely tickled impressed!

Love this thing. My wife got cheated on in a past relationship so she wants to know where Im at at all times, this affords me to stay at home and play AAA games. She doesnt care if i play video games the whole day as long as she knows where Im at. Jackpot.

This really is an okay laptop. The price was great but the price really shows. The USB ports are disappointing, there is only one USB 3.0 port. If you are expecting to be able to play demanding video games in long sessions, this is not the laptop for you. The AC Adapter is woefully under powered and the laptop often exceeds the power that is able to be delivered to it making long gaming sessions impossible. Its boggles the mind why they make gaming laptops with underpowered adapters ones that are this thin. They are gaming laptops, not mainstream laptops. If they are truly meant to be portable desktop replacements. They need to be able to properly cool themselves, have adequate power supply, have a good USB ports, and have a microphone and headphone jack. For a supposed gaming laptop. It doesnt seem to target gamer very well. Until it can be figured out, gaming laptops have no business being ultra thin, or this thin. Cooling solutions simply can not handle it. The rating I gave this is at my view generous as it is. So to conclude a plea to Acer. Either make thicker laptops so they are able to properly cool themselves and so they can take advantage of their full power. Or not be considered by serious customers.

Hi. there was no plug core whit my laptop is it right like that let me know pls thanks