{"id":16,"date":"2020-05-09T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T21:00:38","slug":"are-lenovo-legion-gaming-computers-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upgrades-and-options.com\/2020\/05\/are-lenovo-legion-gaming-computers-good.html","title":{"rendered":"Are Lenovo Legion Gaming Computers Good? (with Specs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been a fan of Lenovo laptops for a long time, they’ve shown to be reliable and have a good build quality.   I wanted to know how the Lenovo Legion<\/a> line of gaming computers, both laptops, and desktops, stacked up in the demanding arena of gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I’ve said, they have a reputation for quality, but can they produce a computer packing enough punch for serious gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenovo has studied the gaming market and incorporated what it learned into it’s Legion Gaming PCs.
They actually ran a study, asking participants a series of questions to learn the most important needs and wants in a gaming computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s where the Legion Gaming computers come in, Lenovo took what they learned and built the Legion line by drawing on that information.<\/strong> “Cooler thermals, extended battery life, TrueStrike keyboard upgrades, and more immersive displays supercharge play-ability and performance across the latest Lenovo Legion\u2122 lineup<\/em>” -from Lenovo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So What Are Gamers Looking For According To Their Study?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You kick back in a good gaming chair<\/a> to play a game and you want a good experience. It’s no surprise that good graphics are at the top of the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can further break this down into a powerful graphics card, or GPU, a good screen resolution, as well as a high refresh rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this was better processors and additional memory. Gamers in the study also placed emphasis on the keyboard and lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority, or about 85%, said they had spent time improving how their gaming computer was set up.   The chart below shows what features gamers wanted to add to their existing setup to have a better game experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which Lenovo Legion Is Best For Gaming?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lenovo Legion gaming computers come in both laptop and desktop models. I’ll look at both of these separately.   Let’s look at the models:   Legion Y Series<\/a> is available in either a 15″ or 17″ display. The image below shows the specifications of a 17″ model available in the U.S. Notice the graphics are NVIDIA RTX 2080.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These two below are the new Lenovo Legion 7 models. As of this writing, they are not yet available in the U.S. Both of these are 15″ laptops and both use the Intel 10 Gen. H-series core processor.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is the new Lenovo Legion 5 laptop. Check out the processor on this model. It runs the AMD Ryzen 4000 series processor, and also the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB graphics. Check out all the specs and how to upgrade a Legion 5<\/a> as well as the Legion 7<\/a> laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The image below shows the Lenovo Legion Cube C730. It is a pretty cool desktop design and powerful too.  I’m not sure Lenovo is continuing to sell these in the future, as they do not appear in any upcoming announcements on the Legion line of computers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll try to keep up on the news of these to find out for sure. The C730 specifications include the 9th gen. Intel processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 graphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also to note is Lenovo is changing the Legion line-up naming convention.<\/strong> To make things simpler, the Legion product names going forward will be 3, 5, and 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is to help identify the entry to high-end products. So essentially, the current Y740 will become the new 7i model, and the current Y540 will turn into a 5i. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Legion 5 and 7 models both will get the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards. The Legion 5i will have up to the GeForce RTX 2060. The Legion 7i up to GeForce RTX 2080 Super GPU with Max-Q.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as shown in the specs, both are offered with the latest Intel 10th Gen. H-Series processor, as well as the NVIDIA Advance Optimus to help preserve battery life. Don’t overlook these features in the new Legion laptops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n