Asus ROG Gaming Laptop

I had this laptop as far back as 2019 and it never failed me. It was great. Gameplays were fine, never too much of an issue with lag or performance except every now and then but turbo mode ALWAYS cleared those issues.If there was one thing i had to say about it though, it was the fans. Fans were NOT quiet and i had a friend who constantly made jokes about it lol. Oh and the battery. Battery was probably the worst part of the laptop. But if you want a decent gaming laptop that has little to no issues with running games and doesnt cost an arm and a leg from a celebrity than this is for you. You wont be dissappinted and the cherry on top? It has opportunity for upgrades like a slot for a solid state drive and additional ram. So im positive somehow, someway, your ... MoreI had this laptop as far back as 2019 and it never failed me. It was great. Gameplays were fine, never too much of an issue with lag or performance except every now and then but turbo mode ALWAYS cleared those issues.If there was one thing i had to say about it though, it was the fans. Fans were NOT quiet and i had a friend who constantly made jokes about it lol. Oh and the battery. Battery was probably the worst part of the laptop. But if you want a decent gaming laptop that has little to no issues with running games and doesnt cost an arm and a leg from a celebrity than this is for you. You wont be dissappinted and the cherry on top? It has opportunity for upgrades like a slot for a solid state drive and additional ram. So im positive somehow, someway, your guarnteed to get your moneys worth out of this baby.

It's a rather underwhelming experience for the price. With an overpowered cpu for its gpu there seems to be a lot to desire. When the gpu is constantly and easily hitting 99 to 100% usage the cpu is barely braking a sweat. In my opinion a bit tougher gpu paired wth a less bulky cpu could be much much better when it comes to delivering frames. For the battery life it's quite lackluster claiming 4hrs but in reality making around 2 if you don't tune the snuff out of the cpu and gpu. I achived better battery life after undervolting its cpu (I 7 10750h) by about 0.11mv saving some extra juice and temps aswell. The gpu was undervolted as well by about a general 0.09mv curve making possible cooler temperatures. Moving on to the display its mediocre brightness is meh and ... MoreIt's a rather underwhelming experience for the price. With an overpowered cpu for its gpu there seems to be a lot to desire. When the gpu is constantly and easily hitting 99 to 100% usage the cpu is barely braking a sweat. In my opinion a bit tougher gpu paired wth a less bulky cpu could be much much better when it comes to delivering frames. For the battery life it's quite lackluster claiming 4hrs but in reality making around 2 if you don't tune the snuff out of the cpu and gpu. I achived better battery life after undervolting its cpu (I 7 10750h) by about 0.11mv saving some extra juice and temps aswell. The gpu was undervolted as well by about a general 0.09mv curve making possible cooler temperatures. Moving on to the display its mediocre brightness is meh and colors are bland. The only reason I bought was becwuse of the current chip shortage and collage being on the horizon for me and wanting a rig this was the only thing I found at msrp. But I don't really recommend it. If they where to upgrade the gpu to a model wth 6gb of vram and downgrade to a 4core cpu im sure this would be a much solid experience. As for multitasking it's amazing given the 6 core I7 that turbos up to 5ghz (according to specs) but I only measured a max of 4.6ghz on single core benchmarks multicore it hovers around 4.38 to 58 for short burst. Ram is more than enough wth 16gb of it and storage if alright giving you 515gb enough for 2 or 3 modern titles. It would also be nice if the battery was bigger, would not mind the extra weight. Finally the display trading of a couple hertz for a brighter one would be cool as well. Like instead of 144 and 300 nits(I think thats it) 120 HZ or 90 HZ at 400 nits would be superb. Oh and usb pd support would be a nice to have considering it has a usb c port.

I have had this laptop for about a month now, and ill tell you In that time ive run it through its paces. As an I.T/ I.S I am extremely picky of the hardware I choose to own (For example I bought 2 other "gaming" laptops from 2 of the biggest manufacturers that were also in the high mid tier to low high tier range. I returned both as I was unsatisfied with them for multiple reasons. The ROG STRIX 512LW is a more than capable machine in a multiple use environment, Be it editing, gaming, VR, school, work, or more basic everyday use. I use mine for gaming, VR use and video/audio editing and have tested with many of the newest demanding AAA games that utilize RTX Tech such as Raytracing and DLSS (ive been playing cyberpunk 2077) and they look and feel simply stunning. ... MoreI have had this laptop for about a month now, and ill tell you In that time ive run it through its paces. As an I.T/ I.S I am extremely picky of the hardware I choose to own (For example I bought 2 other "gaming" laptops from 2 of the biggest manufacturers that were also in the high mid tier to low high tier range. I returned both as I was unsatisfied with them for multiple reasons. The ROG STRIX 512LW is a more than capable machine in a multiple use environment, Be it editing, gaming, VR, school, work, or more basic everyday use. I use mine for gaming, VR use and video/audio editing and have tested with many of the newest demanding AAA games that utilize RTX Tech such as Raytracing and DLSS (ive been playing cyberpunk 2077) and they look and feel simply stunning. Asus' choice to use liquid metal cooling was a fantastic one, I do sometimes hit CPU temps exceeding 95C-100C (still within operable parameters, for brief spikes) however that's during very extreme use situations and when ive had the cpu working very hard. That said the GPU has remained very cool and stable, even when overclocking (the turbo setting will already overclock and is more than enough if you dont want to push it any further.All in all I am very satisfied with my new Strix and will be purchasing more ASUS ROG line products going forward ! Note: If I could change one thing or if I could make one request of the awesome engineers at ASUS in regard to this particular model, it would be only for a better quality internal display panel, the one that is currently used (Panda LM156LF-2F01) Just doesn't do justice to the capabilities of the 2070 RTX, while the 144hz Refresh rate is nice but is somewhat mitigated by the slow black-white response times and shallower color reproduction, That said it's still quality in terms of what typical end-user will notice. I am personally using an external gaming monitor as my main display. I also upgraded the NVME SSD with a second 1 TB WD Black NVME SSD and the transfer rates are fantastic with this chipset. In short, if you're on the fence and you are looking for a great gaming rig that is VR capable and don't want to break the bank or deal with disappointing sub par performance, then look no further! You wont be sorry :)