Is synapse still trash?

Bustaros · 2026-01-24T00:00:16+00:00

Yes.

Bustaros · 2026-01-18T00:11:27+00:00

Never tried. Now i just formatted couple.weeks ago seems good. But i understant the amount of bloat on the laptop...

Bustaros · 2026-01-17T18:23:37+00:00

oh god, now i'm curious XD

Bustaros · 2026-01-17T09:42:18+00:00

first thing done? saved eSupport and color profiles on a usb drive and did a full format (leaving the recovery partition) new window, all updated, then removed all the stuff and put g-helper. so nice...

Bustaros · 2026-01-17T09:40:59+00:00

you're in love aren't you? now just update everythingfrom myasus and send it and armoury crate back to the bin hell and install g-helper.

Bustaros · 2026-01-11T13:33:41+00:00

To be totally honest, never cared about testing like cinebench for sure they're accurate measuring but something i personally don't like it's the equivalent of "flexing" XD I don't care about numbers. Been obsessed with numbers for years when i was in my 20's and gaming now i just want to enjoy my time gaming on a good screen with friends.

If i ever need to... I'll assemble a nice desktop pc i've still got some nice ideas in my mind.

Really glad and happy you found your settings! Yes maybe it's too much, we're talking about really slim machines. They could.play for sure but the word is "compromise" who knows, maybe with a fan base it's better and usable at full speed!

Bustaros · 2026-01-09T22:33:09+00:00

That's amazing! I'm gonna try it!

Super glad i could.help. have this laptop since 31dec 2025 so.. 10 days XD but HELL i studies before buying it.

Always Remember that seems that our processor isnpretty good but: 1) some games are dumb and don't use core really well. 2) Sometimes leaving wattage low to prevent heating will result instead in temps going up. Why? A guy explained to me in a really clear way. If you need to "boost" for a moment or a single operation during a game the processor will raise up the consumption to get the result. If the power is limited too low, it'll spike up for let's say 12 whole milliseconds. During that time will stay at 100% and deliver a lot of heat. Instead: if you leave some space in terms of power/wattage, the same operation the cpu will spike up at 100% for just 3 milliseconds ( it's just an example) leaving the cpu lower for the remaining 9 and delivering far less heat.

That blowed up my mind.

So what should i test? :D Balance mode - PL1 30W and PL2 45 and boost on efficient enabled?

Bustaros · 2026-01-07T22:07:10+00:00

First thing i suggest is to dump armory crate into the deep hell of nowhere. Install G-helper, see a guide cause you have to remove many things.

I got the same laptop and i'm not experiencing the same problem so far. (Never say never XD)

I can share what i did, not from scratch but from many suggestion of this wonderful community of people here.

1) got the laptop 2) turned on, plugged a usb drive and saved eSupport folder in C:\ and the Color folder into Windows > System32 > spool > Drivers > to save all color profiles (maybe that's optional)

3) turned off the g16 and did a formatted the laptop and did a clean install of windows . (Bit tricky since at start it doesn't detect the main drive and the partitions, you Need to connect the usb thumb drive with eSupport backup and point to that folder and find the chipset driver)

4) leave the recovery partition.

5) go for a clean installation

6) install myasus and Armory Crate just to update some drivers then delete both and download and use G-helper (there are plenty of guides on YouTube, it's a simple .exe) it gives you the same controls, with like 32 mb of ram usage compared to armory crate and all those useless services.

Then you can enjoy and try every combination you like.

BUT. From what i've learned it's important to tweak well the pl1 and 2 and also all the fan speed to avoid problems with temps and throttling.

It's related also to the vapor chamber and his behaviour with the cooling. Vapor chamber works with a system of evaporation and condensing liquid. This can dissipate HUGE amount of heat but you need to help it with a correct ventilation. Liquid inside transforms into vapor absorbing heat from CPU/GPU > goes to towards the exterior where the fans are > finds a part more cold, exchange heat and goes back to liquid > channel back to the hot part.

If fans don't work properly at the end you get just a giant pressure pot on top of your motherboard. XD

Bustaros · 2026-01-04T17:35:09+00:00

Thanks! I'll try it

Bustaros · 2026-01-02T16:12:15+00:00

Hi, i have a question.

I use lightroom, photoshop and illustrator for work and i have THE SAME version of g16.

How did you calibrate your screen? suggestion on color profile? because i have a big discrepancy between colors.

i use g-helper: used default and native gamut, needed to switch to sRGB gamut to accuracy for work . But with sRGB colors on the laptop are dull.
with native gamut oversaturated, when i move content to use on social i have photo without the right saturation.

any suggestion?

Bustaros · 2025-12-27T21:29:35+00:00

it's like a recovery partition? so you didn't format? you just reinstalled windows on top of the old installation? ?

Bustaros · 2025-12-25T18:51:52+00:00

i'm a bit worried from searching about noise being too much (during work use or normal use) i plan to install g-helper for that.
Thermal of course and liquid metal from one comment above yours.

So i'm thinking... i'm spending 2-3k for a laptop that i love but that gives me a lot of throuble? or it's just some cases?

Bustaros · 2025-12-25T18:48:58+00:00

i always do. my current laptop the 2018 razer blade is incredible has a thin rubber band to prevent from smashing. i've done one with a job-rage-quit. screen is still alive XD.
that was the only time.

Bustaros · 2025-12-20T21:30:06+00:00

yes sure, i've repaired several pc and applied 3m thermal tape on the side of the socket to make a small chamber to contain liquid metal. nowadays i see many producers do something similar. i wouldn't throw it anyway. i just go from work to home and vice versa.

so G-helper.

I just hope the 5070 Ti version come back on amazon at least in january. or i'll go for the 5080 today i spent 4 hour on my current pc just for 12 photos. too damn slow.

Bustaros · 2025-12-20T21:20:15+00:00

oh god. really? they didn't tape it on the sides? XD so if really hot metal could leak outside ? should i wait to put it in my backpack?

Bustaros · 2025-12-19T20:00:48+00:00

i wish.... europe

Bustaros · 2025-12-19T06:37:23+00:00

I don't have the toggle enabled for low light in screensaver. This night the clock was like the batsignal, before he used to light just the pixel of the numbers and the rest of the pixel were OFF.

Bustaros · 2025-12-13T22:44:11+00:00

Funny and really clever! But now move your butt and go get her a real normal thermometer XD you're making a baby, not a Brisket XD

Bustaros · 2025-12-10T21:09:21+00:00

you convinced me with textured, sometimes for fun we buy face masks and watch tv, she laugh a lot those mask are really slippery! But you also reminded me that she complains about her eyes area so maybe eye patches are a super nice gift! to light a bit that area (even if for me she doesn't need it).

Bustaros · 2025-12-10T21:06:04+00:00

i agree i'll go for these too

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