5.0 out of 5 stars

So far so good

Just bought it and it looks good will post an update if it doesnt live up to 5 stars

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Great Laptop with Battery & Display Issues

Bought the laptop 3 months ago and out of the box it was impressive. Great build quality, easy setup and FAST! I have been a gamer for over 24 years with experience building and running desktop gaming rigs. I have only run 1 game on this device (Warframe) as I use this for daily use not gaming.It’s ASUS so it comes with the Amory Crate app to configure the device, and this is where the few gripes arise. I have had ASUS motherboards in the past, they are great. I am not loyal to any one brand hardware I like what works, gets better reviews and is priced right. That said, the app gives numerous configurations and monitoring tools for all the hardware. A few days after running the laptop I noticed that the screen would FLICKER for a second or 2. Screen would go black. Then back to normal. It was doing it every day, like multiple times an hour. Real annoying.I searched online and of course I was not the only one experiencing this issue. There were suggested fixes, I read some and after trying the one targeting a setting in Armory crate affecting GPU Performance, it worked. However it KILLS battery life. Which honestly was not that great out of the box to begin with. Keep in mind this laptop is not being used for gaming. I wanted a gaming laptop for performance. I love fast devices! ASUS rates the batter on their site as great like 8+ hours!It was suggested when using Eco Mode or Optimized in GPU Power Saving tab, it can cause the flicker issue. The writer said to switch to Ultimate mode and it fixed the glitch. After I tried this setting, the flicker has stopped and not come back. I don’t mind having ultimate anyway as it taps the full power of the dedicated graphics hardware, as opposed to the other choices which will switch from Nvidia GPU and AMD integrated GPU to save battery I guess.As of this writing, when running Ultimate mode on battery I get 90 minutes runtime before it runs down below 10% and this is with just surfing the net on a browser, email, occasional video. This is the ‘Fix’ to eliminate flickering.The other complaint is the Lighting on the keyboard. I love the backlight RGB it is bright. Problem with the lighting is it does not stay on. I have had issues where when I put to sleep or restart and it boots back up, sometimes I have the prior selected color (I like static i.e. one color no effects) working, and often it boots back dark no lights. I have to open Armory Crate app and re-select my lighting effect to activate the backlight again. Very annoying.The keyboard is a bit ‘soft’ but seems to work good. I am used to a $200 Corsair keyboard which is noisy but very high end and I type close to 100 wpm so I demand quality when banging out a long writing experience. I find this one to be capable but I do notice I get a lot of double types llike you mmay see this. I’m quick with the back space to correct but it’s another gripe I guess.I do love the speed and performance overall, but after spending like $1400+ I think there should be virtually no gripes and I shhould not be hammpered by any fixes (those two mistypes were in real time not intentional). Overall I love the laptop, it’s light, well built and easy to use, no crashes or blue screens.Also I did not realize when I clicked to purchase it, my device came with Win11 Home version and I had to make a $20 purchase to get the Pro version upgrade. WTF. But that was my bad. It just should have been done at at that price point. In addition it did not come with MS Office and I purchased that too single license user. I distinctly remember in the features that it was both Win11Pro and free Office. But when I went back to look at it, the one I bought didn’t have either. That is what happens when I shop so many choices before I decide. I do a lot of research but I sometimes get TMI (too much information) aka. too many tabs open.Overall you will be very happy with the purchase, as long as you don’t expect perfection, as it’s a great piece of hardware, with some minor limitations. Will it replace a desktop gaming PC? Yes, as long as you get used to a few limitations. My choice came with AMD Ryzen 7000 series, which as I am reading the new 9000 series, really puts the 7000 series to shame. Expected though. So if you want a powerhouse processor wait for the 9000 series as it’s being made available as of this writing.Side note I got the max 160 FPS in that gaming session so good, but it is a 10 year old game so no surprise. MModern gaming experience may bog this device down FPS wise (and certainly battery) but that’s for you to decide.Last note – MyASUS App is another software to register the laptop and purchase from their store, peripherals and the like. It has a lot of diagnostics as wwell. I registered the laptop within a day or so. However when ever i open the app, it clearly displays on the top page a link to Unlock your ASUS Perfect Warranty… Got a qualified Product? REGISTER Now! I am logged in to the MyASUS app so this should not be ‘unregistered’. Minor gripe but c’mon this should proudly display the effort I made to register months ago!

5.0 out of 5 stars

Well equipped

Works well, no issues playing any game so far. Was hoping it came with an option for 32 GB RAM, but 16 GB is stillvery good.

One person found this helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars

High temp while charging

The laptop overall its good and has great specs. I found that mine had a cooling issue while charging. Only while charging the games lagged and stutter very severly, running games on battery everything was smooth. ASUS was not much helpful as in what could be the issue. So a little research revealed that the laptop did not have a correct setting for the fans while charging. Downloading a 3rd party program fixed everything. The name of the program is Ghelper. Watch a video first as you have to uninstall some programs first. Still the laptop runs fairly hot, but the games look great with no stuttering.

2 people found this helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars

Runs hot, poor quality charger, runs smooth at least?

Runs as hot or hotter than my Acer Predator. Should not run at 70 degrees C when launching Sims 4. Runs too hot just running the browser too. The Asus software doesn’t want to work right. For some reason it just randomly changes off of Manual and I can’t find a setting to fix it. Not user friendly. Essentially had to underclock the cpu and increase fan speeds to get it to stay around 60 degrees C. Adapter is very wiggly where the 2 pieces connect, I imagine that will get worse with time.The asus software that controls keyboard lighting sucks. I have all the settings set up so it should stay on at all times and it turns off as soon as I log in. Sorta opposite of what I need and not at all what I wantIt flashes the monitor randomly, haven’t had time to even troubleshoot that. Only thing it’s got going for it is the fact that it does run smoothly. My games have no problems on max graphics, other than the cpu temp being frigging ridiculously high.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Love it but..

I love the laptop since it is a powerful machine. Needed an upgrade since it been a while since I had a new machine or built one. It’s fast, powerful, good for my needs of playing both older and newer games with no problem.Thing is the machine can run hot, but my cooling pad keeps it cool with no issues even after hours of play and use. But if I don’t have the pad on then it feels hot for sure so I never used it without the cooling pad for long. Would have liked more ram or storage but that is something I’ll just add myself later.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Overall good, make sure to change the CPU wattage to 65W and under

It is a great CPU and the gpu temps handle themselves but the default CPU TDP is 110W! The cooling system CAN NOT HANDLE THAT. Not that the fan cant push enough air through the loop fast enough, no, its that the cooler does not have enough physical space to dissipate heat fast enough. anything over 65W WILL thermal throttle you at ~95C with the fans spinning at max. the cpu is designed for 55w anyways and i keep mine at 60W with little issue. other then that, the CPU works well. the GPU doesnt need to be touched. overall good but the default wattage should not be 110W

4.0 out of 5 stars

Es buena pero….

Todo es bueno en esta laptop, lo único malo con las letras de las teclas. Las letras no resaltan ya que son transparentes y no blancas y es realmente incómodo para la vista. Por lo demás todo bien

3.0 out of 5 stars

Great performance but at what price

Laptop is a beast BUTTT cpu temps are extremely high(90-96C). If can live with high temps, then why not buying it. But if your heart can’t bear those temps, just don’t buy it. Also, the AMD integrated graphics flickers here and there. You will have to change to nvidia graphics card. Keep in mind, thermals are very important for a laptop and asus tuf laptops suck at it, so up to you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Excellent build quality and top performance Laptop. Well done Asus.

Appearance *****Performance and speed ****Build quality *****PCB quality *****Ease of disassembly *****Keyboard quality ***Number and type of Ports ***Display quality ****Software utilities *****Low noise level ****Ethernet port location **WiFi performance *****System stability *****Manufacturer drivers support *****Battery life – not yet tested.

4 people found this helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars

Calidad y Diseño

excelente producto!