The notebook was also run with a pure CPU stress test, and the results were astounding for a notebook. There was no degradation in frequency over time, nor did the temperatures continue to rise past that point. Over the duration, the GPU was pretty much rock-steady at 1650-1680 MHz, with a temperature right at 81☌. As we’ve seen in past Clevo DTRs, they are designed to handle the load, and the X7C was able to cope without much difficulty. To see how the Sky X7C handles the load, the laptop was loaded up for an extended duration. The extra size of a 17.3-inch notebook also provides room for larger fans to help move air without the fan noise becoming a jet-engine like pitch. With a 1.6-inch thick notebook, there’s extra capacity for heatsinks, and although the Clevo based Eurocom Sky X7C is somewhat light for a Desktop Replacement, it’s still hefty at about 4 kg / 8.5 lbs. Luckily, Clevo has been in the DTR game for some time and their chassis have proven themselves to be up to the task. With a combined power draw that can close in on 300 Watts even at stock frequencies, that’s a lot of heat to remove so proper cooling is important. Packing a desktop CPU into a notebook computer is not for the faint of heart, and cooling this, coupled with the RTX 2080 can be a challenge. The device leverages the SoundBlaster X-Pro Gaming sound card. This is more common on the large form factor gaming laptops, where the additional audio inputs may be useful for streaming. The Sky X7C also features four 3.5 mm jacks, offering audio out, audio in, microphone in, and SPDIF. The speakers reached 80 dB(A) measured one inch over the trackpad, with no clipping or distortion even at maximum volume. Sound quality on the stereo Onkyo speakers is surprisingly good, with reasonable midrange and bass thanks to the 2.5W Subwoofer, with the caveat of course that all laptop speakers are poor compared to proper standalone models. It’s a great design for this class of laptop, where that could easily be the use case. The included speakers are smartly arranged so that they project forwards and upwards from the rear of the notebook, and the speaker grilles are visible with the notebook open or closed, meaning the audio would still be the same if the notebook was being used closed while connected to an external display and keyboard. If you have a router with 160 Mhz channel support, performance would be even higher, since the connection speed would double from the normal 867 Mbps of a typical 2x2:2 802.11ac solution to 1.73 Gbps. Performance was, as expected, excellent, and the 9260 continues to be the top wireless card of the current generation, with great performance, and a rock-solid connection. For this review, we opted for the base Intel 9260 solution.
#Clevo fan control software
Both offer similar performance, with the Killer adding in additional software features including the ability to team with the included Killer Ethernet for the Doubleshot Pro, if you want to prioritize your traffic across multiple connections. When the System Board Inlet Temperature changes, the fan speed should increase automatically.Eurocom offers the Sky X7C with your choice of either the Intel Wireless-AC 9260, or the Killer Wireless-AC 1535, which is based on the Intel offering. Select Power / Thermal in the left and Temperatures in the right panel.In the left panel expand Overview > Server.Select Fans in the left and Setup in the right panelĪfter about fifteen (15) minutes, check the temperature of the CPU.In the left panel expand Overview > Hardware.Select iDRAC Settings, then Thermal all way down the list.The thermal profile and fan speed offset can be configured via iDRAC Settings during boot or via the iDRAC Web UI. This article was written with iDRAC version 2.50.50 installed. The way to configure this setting may not be exactly the same as described below. Dell changed the iDRAC configuration menu ever so slightly with every new release of the firmware.
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