Dell G3 17 3779 - G3779

Dell G3 17 3779 / G3779 Inexpensive 17.3″ Gaming Laptop

Dell G3 17 3779 - G3779
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The Dell G3 17 3779 / G3779 is among the cheapest 17.3-inch gaming laptops. Starting at around $700, the 3779 / G3779 features a Full HD IPS screen and excellent upper-mid-tier video card options – the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB and GTX 1060 (Max Q) 6GB, and the 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8300H quad-core or i7-8750H six core processor. The Dell G3 17 3779 / G3779 has two RAM slots. The laptop is offered with up to 16GB of RAM capacity and features dual storage devices. Customers can choose a solid state drive, a hard drive or combination of both. Maximal SSD and HDD capacities are 256GB and 2TB, respectively. Overall, these components ensure comfortable 3D gaming and everyday computing, but the laptop lacks extreme graphics power of the Nvidia GTX 1070 and 1080 video cards. Furthermore, the notebook provides a 4-cell battery with 56 WHr capacity, which isn’t great considering the power-consuming internal parts and large 17.3″ screen. Keyboard backlight is optional on this laptop model. Thunderbolt 3.0 connectivity is also optional.

If this 17.3″ 7.2-pound laptop is too bulky for you, Dell also offers a smaller and lighter version – the 15.6-inch Dell 15 G3 G3579.

Specifications

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Screen Size
Screen Resolution
Touchscreen
Other Display Specs


Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-8300H 8th Gen (decent for heavier tasks, besides enabling effortless daily computing)
Intel Core i7-8750H 8th Gen (decent for heavier tasks, besides enabling effortless daily computing)
Graphics (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 dedicated video card (able to run all games, but may not be smooth on high detail settings in heavy games)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB dedicated video card (able to run all games, but may not be smooth on high detail settings in heavy games)
System Memory (RAM) Size


Data Storage






DVD Optical Drive
Keyboard & Input




Speakers & Audio Stereo speakers
Combo microphone and headphones audio jack
Camera Front-facing web camera
Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11AC
Ethernet Network Port Yes
Bluetooth Yes
USB Ports 3 x USB 3.1
Video Output Ports 1 x HDMI
Media Card Reader SD card reader
Other Features Thunderbolt 3.0 (optional)
Battery 56 WHr capacity
Weight 7.3 pounds
Height 1"
Width 16.4"
Depth 11"
Windows Version


Warranty 1-year

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Published on July 15, 2018

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  1. Cody wilson –

    Dell g3 3779. I am not familiar with computers so bare with me. I have this 3779 and was wanting to upgrade the hdd. It has no ssd at the time. My thought was upgrade the ram and put in a 1tb ssd and do away with the hdd. Can I do that? Also upgrade the ram, I found compatible crucial ram. I read over 16 is over kill. The computer comes with 8gb already. Do I just buy 1 GB stick as the pc has one already, or do I need two identical 8gb sticks. Many thanks!

    • Cody wilson –

      Danijez Z. Please help

    • Danijel Z –

      Hi, according to official specs of the G3 3779, the laptop has one M.2 NVMe slot for SSDs, besides the standard 2.5″ bay where your hard drive resides. So, you can keep your existing hard drive and add a compatible M.2 NVMe SSD. Or you can remove your 2.5″ HDD and put a 2.5″ SSD instead.

      As for RAM, you can just add a compatible DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM module with 8GB capacity in the second slot, since the laptop has two RAM slots. So you will have 2 x 8GB = 16GB. This is assuming you currently have 1 x 8GB inside, not 2 x 4GB. According to the specs, the RAM speed is 2666MHz in this case, so it would be good to use a second RAM module with the same 2666MHz speed for maximal performance.

      Link: https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/g-series-17-3779-laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf

    • Marian Schendel –

      I’ll start it from today! 🙂

  2. Derrick –

    Storage is confusing. If i use a ssd i cant use one larger than 256 gigs? If i use a hdd i cant use one larger than 2 terabytes? Where does optane fit into this equation? Is there a size limit on that?

    • Danijel Z –

      Hi, when configuring the Dell G3 17 3779 on Dell’s official store, there are 4 storage options currently:

      1. 1000GB (1TB) HDD
      2. 1000GB (1TB) HDD + 128GB SSD
      3. 1000GB (1TB) HDD + 256GB SSD
      4. 2000GB (2TB) HDD + 256GB SSD

      (The previously listed 256GB SSD only option is no longer available).

      Now, the setup & specs guide for this model, also lists a 512GB solid state drive and a 1-Terabyte hybrid HDD/SSD drive options, but they are not available for purchase (at least not for now). Link: https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/g-series-17-3779-laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf

      2TB is the maximum hard drive capacity available for this laptop model. It is offered only in combination with a 256GB SSD.

      The guide also mentions two Intel Optane memory options: 16GB and 32GB. However, Optane isn’t available on this model at the time of this comment. So, I removed it from the specs. Sorry if that confused you, it shouldn’t be listed on this page if it isn’t available. According to the guide, Optane uses the available M.2 SSD slot. Even if it becomes available, you won’t be able to have Optane and SSD, but only HDD + Optane or HDD + SSD. That’s because there’s only one M.2 slot for either SSD or Optane.

      I hope this helps.

    • ChicagoCub –

      Right. So Optane Memory just improves the speed of your HDD basically mimicking an SSD. Obviously you’d rather have an actual SSD instead of Optane but its more expensive. Similarly there’s no need for Optane if your rig already has an SSD. Even a 128 SSD is better than a 32 Optane.

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