ASUS TUF Laptop: Ryzen 7 3750H, 15.6" 144Hz, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, RTX 2060

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03-26-2020 at 10:59 AM #3

GPU in title...

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03-26-2020 at 11:58 AM #4

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GPU in title...

CPU, screen res, and refresh rate too

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03-26-2020 at 05:23 PM #5

Newegg has Asus TUF gaming Laptop on sale for $999. 99 (price shown in cart) down from $1,299.99. Shipping is free.

Specs:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GDDR6 (Base: 1110MHz, Boost: 1335MHz, TDP: 80W)

Quad-core AMD Ryzen 7 R7-3750H Processor

144 Hz 3 ms 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Type display

512 GB NVMe SSD, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, Windows 10 Home

Gigabit Wave 2 Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Durable MIL-STD-810 military standard construction gaming laptop

Dual fans with anti-dust technology, RGB Backlit keyboard rated for 20-million keystroke durability

https://www.newegg.com/stealth-bl...6834235320

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03-26-2020 at 06:22 PM #6

Confused on which one to pull the trigger on. This or the MSI over at Costco.
https://www.costco.com/msi-gl75-r...08748.html

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03-26-2020 at 06:33 PM #7

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Confused on which one to pull the trigger on. This or the MSI over at Costco.
https://www.costco.com/msi-gl75-r...08748.html

I'd do this probably. The Costco's has a sub par graphics card which is the big thing. The monitor is larger but if you want this to be a work computer too you can always hook it up to a monitor and be just fine.

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03-26-2020 at 06:40 PM #8

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Confused on which one to pull the trigger on. This or the MSI over at Costco.
https://www.costco.com/msi-gl75-r...08748.html

There's a huge difference in power with the processor. But only a small differcen in graphics cards. Neither are great deals. They're okay deals.

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03-26-2020 at 06:56 PM #9

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There's a huge difference in power with the processor. But only a small differcen in graphics cards. Neither are great deals. They're okay deals.

Totally agree. The EVOO 1660 ti with all these specs and 15" is still $999 at Wal-Mart and the extended warranty cannot be beat price-wise.

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03-26-2020 at 07:12 PM #10

Quote from ThriftyRaccoon4159 :

Confused on which one to pull the trigger on. This or the MSI over at Costco.
https://www.costco.com/msi-gl75-r...08748.html [costco.com]

Depends on your priorities, since they have some differences:

Intel vs AMD, though both are highly capable processors.
15.6" vs 17.3" screen. I like 17.3" because I don't tote my gamer around - that's what the Chromebook is for.
512 GB SSD vs 256 GB SSD + 1TB spinny magnet drive. I haven't checked to see if the ASUS will take a second drive, but 512 GB total is pretty small, for my needs.
As already stated, the GPU difference is significant, if you game. Of course the GTX 1660 in the MSi is no slouch, but it is older and inferior to the 2060.

Those are the main differences I see. ASUS products are generally very solid, though I'm partial to MSi. I'm typing this on a nearly 5 year old MSi that is still going strong. The GPU is outdated but I installed Doom Eternal last night and it plays surprisingly well. I'm almost ready to upgrade too but I think I'll pass on this one. Either one would probably more than satisfy most people, me included, but I'm being patient and waiting for the right one for me.

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03-26-2020 at 07:32 PM #11

Buying a laptop with these specs at this price right now is a bad investment. The next gen consoles will blow this away which means all games will be developed with those as the starting point. You will need at least a 2070 Super to be future proof.

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03-26-2020 at 07:35 PM #12

It has to be noted that Asus uses false advertising in promoting some of their gaming laptops. This and other Asus laptops do not have MIL-STD-810G certification. What they mean is that some termal (and probably a couple of drop) testing have been done at the factory that also used to test real MIL-STD-810G certified equipment.

I have seen such false adverts also from MSI in their laptops promos. If you actually go to MSI website and read small script in their "MIL-STD" claims you will see that they backtrack on their claims to avoid legal responsibility.

The only laptops I've seen that adhere to MIL-STD-810G are some Dell Latitudes and Panasonic Toughbooks.

Read more here:
https://www.ubergizmo.com/what-is/mil-std-810g/

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03-26-2020 at 09:42 PM #13

If I'm not mistaken both MSI and ASUS have a 1 year no questions asked 1 time replacement. You can step on it, drop it or spill it they still replace it. You just need to make sure you register it

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03-26-2020 at 11:55 PM #14

Quote from ThriftyRaccoon4159 :

Confused on which one to pull the trigger on. This or the MSI over at Costco.
https://www.costco.com/msi-gl75-r...08748.html

Costco is only a 1660ti although it does not fall far behind a 2060. That one also has a 17in vs this 15in. Both cards will definitely use the 144hz screen, but I prefer a bigger screen for gaming. Whichever you prefer, but yeah, the costco deal is also $100 more, so there's that, too.