HP ZBook Fury G9/G10/G11 (16") General Thread

[Easa]

On 7/28/2024 at 3:49 PM, win32asmguy said:

 

I have a P16 G2 configured with 13950HX and 4090 mobile. It is pretty quiet running in the default balanced mode under load where the fans max out at 45dB and more importantly have no high pitched whine to them or fan duty pulsing. It can also benefit from replacing the paste on the CPU and GPU with PTM7950.

 

I will also note that with the P16 G2 if you want a heatsink with a CPU side vapor chamber you have to choose atleast an Ada3500 GPU.

 

How did you configure the P16 with RTX 4090? It is not even mentioned in the PSREF, and I have no such option here 😞 What was the cost difference vs. the ADA 5000? 

[win32asmguy]

3 hours ago, Easa said:

How did you configure the P16 with RTX 4090? It is not even mentioned in the PSREF, and I have no such option here 😞 What was the cost difference vs. the ADA 5000? 

 

It was a refurbished model from Lenovo Outlet:

 

https://www.lenovo.com/us/outletus/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/thinkpad-p16-gen-2-16-inch-intel/21fbx03500

 

It was not actively marketed as an option available as I think Lenovo (or Nvidia) wanted to steer purchasers to the Legion series. Same situation as the Precision 7680/7780. If you contact a sales rep they could probably setup a CTO quote with it. Pricing is likely around what they charge for the Ada4000 option.

[azulazul]

Thank you as well Easa. The "bigger chassis = bigger fans" is not something I had considered. After having gone through the TP fan control rabbit hole & ordering the P1G6, G7s again, I found that neither has a "quiet" fan level. I can switch both' fans off, but both are at their lowest, active level near 2400 +-100rpm which is audible + some high pitched noise in the G7. I have ordered a P16v Gen 1 as my last laptop to try & I will keep the most silent of the 3.

[fp23]

Hey Easa,

 

Thanks for this thorough review!

 

Sadly, as expected, the new Fury G11 chassis design (fans/venting) is the real culprit here. I can't understand why they keep making these mistakes, especially on a workstation that, by design, needs to have a proper cooling system.

 

It's a no-go for me, too, just because of this bad design.

 

On the other hand, as you mentioned, the P16 G2 has a good design but lacks a proper ethernet port (more acceptable to me than constantly buzzing fans).

[azulazul]

For anyone's interest. The P16v Gen 1 AMD is indeed a lot more silent & silent enough vs. the P1 G6/7. Thank you very much @win32asmguyfor recommending it. It is also roughly the size of the P1s, so overall a great replacement. The fans still spin at around 2300, but the fan itself is a lot less noisy. The fans also have a slightly different rib structure. While I still hear it, it is the closest to silent among the almost-always-on-fans I have tried & good enough. TP fan control does not appear to work any more though, which is a pity, as it doesn't recognize the fans.