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PreOrder: All new Asus TUF A17: 17.3'' 120 Hz FHD IPS, Ryzen 7 4800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, GTX 1660 Ti, Win10H @ $1100+ F/S

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Amazon has Asus TUF Gaming A17 UF706IU-AS76 laptop with Ryzen 7 4800H OctaCore CPU and GTX 1660 Ti at $1099.99 with free shipping. The item will be released on 30th March.

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https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-IPS-T...B0863DFMV7

SPEC:
  • Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
  • 17.3" 1080P 120 Hz IPS Display
  • Ryzen 7 4800H 8C/16T (2.9 GHz, 4.3 GHz Turbo, 12MB Cache)
  • 16GB DDR4 3200 MHz Ram
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
  • GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 720P HD WebCam
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Dual Band 802.11ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.0 + Gigabit Ethernet
  • PORTS:
    • 2x USB 3.0
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C /w DIsplayPort 1.4
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
  • 90 WHr Battery
  • 5.73 lbs
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03-29-2020 at 07:01 AM.
03-29-2020 at 07:01 AM.
You linked to the 15"
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03-29-2020 at 07:19 AM.
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Quote from WildflowerGuru :
You linked to the 15"
Thanks for pointing out, updated the link.
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puttingdog
03-29-2020 at 07:43 AM.
03-29-2020 at 07:43 AM.
man, these will sell like hot potatoes if it was not for the virus shit....

overview of the laptop at CES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIoID2kOCso
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MrAperture
03-29-2020 at 08:49 AM.
03-29-2020 at 08:49 AM.
Thinking about pre-ordering this or the 15". My OverPowered laptop fans are loud because the i7-8750H CPU runs super hot even with Throttlestop tweaks. And changing out the CPU thermal paste will not really help unless I want to change it every month.
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BannersNstands
03-29-2020 at 09:17 AM.
03-29-2020 at 09:17 AM.
$71 Tax in FL. Grabbed one now and will think about it later. lol
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goatmonger
03-29-2020 at 09:27 AM.
03-29-2020 at 09:27 AM.
Just because it's a preorder doesn't make it a slick deal. What's the world coming too?
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Crone23
03-29-2020 at 09:35 AM.
03-29-2020 at 09:35 AM.
Oh hell, the want is really real!!
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duijver
03-29-2020 at 09:41 AM.
03-29-2020 at 09:41 AM.
Quote from MrApeture :
Thinking about pre-ordering this or the 15". My OverPowered laptop fans are loud because the i7-8750H CPU runs super hot even with Throttlestop tweaks. And changing out the CPU thermal paste will not really help unless I want to change it every month.
I have the same issues with the i7-6800HQ and i7-8750h - I returned a few Lenovo Thinkpad P73's with i7-9750H and 9800 (I think?) that were soo hot you couldn't keep it on your lap.

You can try undervolting, but I found that repasting the i7-6800HQ and i7-8750h machines helped quite a bit - 20oF change from pre and post when running Demigod as an example game.

For reference I used IC Diamond and redid both the CPU and GPU.

Back on topic, I am very interested in upgrading my main laptop (Alienware 17 R1 - i7-4900MQ / GTX 780m) with one of these new machines. My concern is all of these GTX 1660 video cards and some latency I have seen with playing with a buddy who has a Ryzen 7 1800X.
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03-29-2020 at 10:07 AM.
03-29-2020 at 10:07 AM.
Can't seem to find the 15in one can someone link it please
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03-29-2020 at 11:16 AM.
03-29-2020 at 11:16 AM.
Everything good except the 45% NTSC screen, QLC SSD
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rogercy
03-29-2020 at 11:34 AM.
03-29-2020 at 11:34 AM.
Amazon says the Ryzen CPU is quad-core but AMD page says it's octa-core. Amazon needs to fix that.

Why WiFi 5 instead of WiFi 6 to make it future proof for a laptop that's coming out soon? I guess as long as we can swap out the WiFi card then no biggie.

Otherwise, specs look solid for the price. Too bad no Thunderbolt 3 support.
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03-29-2020 at 11:44 AM.
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Quote from rogercy :
Amazon says the Ryzen CPU is quad-core but AMD page says it's octa-core. Amazon needs to fix that.

Why WiFi 5 instead of WiFi 6 to make it future proof for a laptop that's coming out soon?

Otherwise, specs look solid for the price. Too bad no Thunderbolt 3 support.
Because TUF lineup is not the top of the line from Asus and WiFi 5 is still more than sufficient for all kind of usage. WiFi 6 is obviously better but the people or use cases who can benefit from that over a Gigabit WiFi 5 (WiFi AC) is extremely limited.
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