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ASUS 15.6" TUF Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 5-3550H, 512GB SSD, GTX 1660Ti Expired

$800
$999.00
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Micro Center has ASUS 15.6" TUF Gaming Laptop (FX505DU-MB53) on sale for $799.99. Select in-store pickup where available, otherwise shipping starts at $19.85. Thanks Vishal1960

Note, in-store availability may vary.

Specs
  • AMD Ryzen 5-3550H 2.1GHz Processor
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 HD Anti-glare IPS LCD Display
  • 8GB DDR4-2666 Memory
  • 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • 10/100/1000 Network
  • 3-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
  • Windows 10 Home

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This is priced $199.01 less (19.92% savings) compared to the previous listed price for this gaming laptop.

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AMD Ryzen 5-3550H
GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6
8GB DDR4-2666 RAM
512GB NVMe SSD
Backlit RGB Keyboard
1080p 60hz IPS Display

There's a similar model for $999.99 for store pick-up only. It has 16GB of RAM, a 120hz display, and an AMD Ryzen 7-3750H. It's linked below.

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...er---black

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...p-computer
I have this model .

It runs much cooler than intel based laptops, you dont need to undervolt or do any trickery to get the CPU to boost correctly. Granted, it is about as powerful as an i7-7700HQ not an 8750H.

The biggest feature that I know of, is the fact that it support FreeSync! It is not advertised because of the Nvidia GPU.

All you do is download generic AMD graphics drivers and its enabled after install in the AMD settings. The default driver does not allow this.

Everything goes through the onboard vega GPU on the Ryzen chip so you can have FreeSync with the Nvidia GPU active. A similar thing happened when the Ryzen APU's came out for desktop.

It works great 48-120 Hz and greatly increases the value of the laptop.

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JK1982
06-22-2019 at 09:35 PM.
06-22-2019 at 09:35 PM.
Looks pretty solid
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the_killer
06-22-2019 at 10:12 PM.
06-22-2019 at 10:12 PM.
Get another stick of 8GB ram and this will be a solid deal for about $840.
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arsandys
06-23-2019 at 01:22 PM.
06-23-2019 at 01:22 PM.
AMD Ryzen 5-3550H
GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6
8GB DDR4-2666 RAM
512GB NVMe SSD
Backlit RGB Keyboard
1080p 60hz IPS Display

There's a similar model for $999.99 for store pick-up only. It has 16GB of RAM, a 120hz display, and an AMD Ryzen 7-3750H. It's linked below.

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...er---black

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...p-computer
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jh19107
06-23-2019 at 01:39 PM.
06-23-2019 at 01:39 PM.
How is this Ryzen 5 compared to the i5?
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JK1982
06-23-2019 at 09:26 PM.
06-23-2019 at 09:26 PM.
Quote from jh19107 :
How is this Ryzen 5 compared to the i5?

A little slower but its pretty competitive with it.
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eng1397
06-24-2019 at 08:30 PM.
06-24-2019 at 08:30 PM.
Could it handle gopro 7 blk 4k editing?
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Peerless_Warrior
06-24-2019 at 08:33 PM.
06-24-2019 at 08:33 PM.
Quote from eng1397 :
Could it handle gopro 7 blk 4k editing?
Sure, but I'm unsure of how color accurate the panel is...
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speroner
06-24-2019 at 08:42 PM.
06-24-2019 at 08:42 PM.
Is there a big benefit in going for a 35w chip instead of 45w?

I assume battery life will be better? But what else?
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ilikebike
06-24-2019 at 09:43 PM.
06-24-2019 at 09:43 PM.
Quote from speroner :
Is there a big benefit in going for a 35w chip instead of 45w?

I assume battery life will be better? But what else?
Lower wattage = cooler processor = less chance of throttling under load.
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yusifi
06-24-2019 at 09:51 PM.
06-24-2019 at 09:51 PM.
Will the gpu be bottlenecked by the processor for newer games at max quality?
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jigster213
06-24-2019 at 09:59 PM.
06-24-2019 at 09:59 PM.
this cpu has a passmark of 8430, and the gpu much more powerful, be ready for some cpu throttling and u push those frames, game like battlefield will wreck this cpu.
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ahsanshah
06-25-2019 at 12:22 AM.
06-25-2019 at 12:22 AM.
That is crazy good deal. Basically you are getting GTX1070 class GPU
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yujie
06-25-2019 at 12:27 AM.
06-25-2019 at 12:27 AM.
Quote from ahsanshah :
That is crazy good deal. Basically you are getting GTX1070 class GPU

Even better than 1070 in terms of temperature on GPU. I have my Alienware m15 equipped with 1660 ti, and there is no throttling even playing after a long session. Temperature is under 80 Celsius for GPU all the time.
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