There was less or non existing review for this specific Gigabyte A5 X1 Gaming Laptop when I was looking for a powerful laptop that will last 3 to 5 years before I'll be looking to buy again. Then I bought this laptop since this is the laptop that I've been looking for, it's not perfect but it can still be upgraded the SDD and memory since this only 16GB. I've taken a video recordings of resource hungry games for you to check out. What I like so far: Laptop performance in both games and applications. What I don't like, although minor: SDD space, smudge magnet and keyboard is not that responsive when gaming. Sometimes, when the laptop sleep, when you try to work on the laptop it won't give you a display that I have to force shutdown and restart which is kind of annoying. If you are looking for more value in performance but doesn't care about the looks I think this is the laptop for you. For a 3070P graphics and Ryzen 9 processor this is a great deal for its tag price comparing it to ROG equivalent specifications. (This review is currently open will be updated if there any issues or problems encountered). [12-29-2021 Updates:] Updated video clips to include Civilization VI and Star Wars: Battleground 2. Will update again after I'm done checking the Control game. [1-19-2022 Updates:] I'm able to upgrade to Windows 11, it's working as for now, I just had to update the sounds driver from the Gigabyte website. [1-21-2022 Updates:] I've rollback my OS back to Windows 10 due to my games hanging up when playing, especially Civilization VI. [1-23-2022 Updates:] Still having crashes on Civilization VI maybe its just the leader I've been using. I've upgraded back to Windows 11, so far so good. [4-5-2022 Updates:] It turns out it just a bug on steam launcher, I've followed the instructions on how to fix in my other article "Civilization VI fix for Steam", check it out!.

Gigabyte A5 X1 Gaming Laptop Review - 2021

Sunday, 12 December 2021
By TonyTony  


Gigabyte A5 X1 Gaming Laptop Review - 2021

There was less or non existing review for this specific Gigabyte A5 X1 Gaming Laptop when I was looking for a powerful laptop that will last 3 to 5 years before I'll be looking to buy again. Then I bought this laptop since this is the laptop that I've been looking for, it's not perfect but it can still be upgraded the SDD and memory since this only 16GB. I've taken a video recordings of resource hungry games for you to check out.

What I like so far: Laptop performance in both games and applications.
What I don't like, although minor: SDD space, smudge magnet and keyboard is not that responsive when gaming. Sometimes, when the laptop sleep, when you try to work on the laptop it won't give you a display that I have to force shutdown and restart which is kind of annoying.

If you are looking for more value in performance but doesn't care about the looks I think this is the laptop for you. For a 3070P graphics and Ryzen 9 processor this is a great deal for its tag price comparing it to ROG equivalent specifications.

(This review is currently open will be updated if there any issues or problems encountered).

[12-29-2021 Updates:] Updated video clips to include Civilization VI and Star Wars: Battleground 2. Will update again after I'm done checking the Control game.

[1-19-2022 Updates:] I'm able to upgrade to Windows 11, it's working as for now, I just had to update the sounds driver from the Gigabyte website.

[1-21-2022 Updates:] I've rollback my OS back to Windows 10 due to my games hanging up when playing, especially Civilization VI.

[1-23-2022 Updates:] Still having crashes on Civilization VI maybe its just the leader I've been using. I've upgraded back to Windows 11, so far so good.

[4-5-2022 Updates:] It turns out it just a bug on steam launcher, I've followed the instructions on how to fix in my other article "Civilization VI fix for Steam", check it out!.



Gigabyte A5 X1 Laptop powered by Ryzen 9 CPU 5900HX and GeForce RTX 3070P. Overall the laptop experience is very good and smooth especially on games and video content creation. As for all the laptops I've touched I had to use a mechanical keyboard for use. In this picture I've used Keychron K4 mechanical keyboard.

Gigabyte A5 X1 Laptop powered by Ryzen 9 CPU 5900HX and GeForce RTX 3070P. Overall the laptop experience is very good and smooth especially on games and video content creation. As for all the laptops I've touched I had to use a mechanical keyboard for use. In this picture I've used Keychron K4 mechanical keyboard.


A5X1 Adaptor rated 250 watts.

A5X1 Adaptor rated 250 watts.


I've found my Gigabyte A5 X1 Manual copy in my C: drive. Just a note, the manual will take a while to load in your screen.



Unexpectedly, this laptop can handle content creation load, high graphics gaming and development.
I've found the laptop I've been looking for. The laptop has pros and cons, but weighing the advantages I've immediately purchased this beast. So far, I'm not regretting it.
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