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ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition Gaming Laptop (G513QY-212.SG15) for
$1649.99.
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Specs/Key Features- AMD Ryzen R9-5900HX Processor (5000 Series)
- 15.6" 1920x1080 FHD sRGB 300Hz 3ms Display
- 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
- 16GB DDR4 Memory
- AMD Radeon RX 6800M GPU
- RGB Light Bar/Backlit Keyboard
- WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) w/ Bluetooth
- 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery
- Windows 10 OS
- Inputs
- USB 3.2 Type C
- DisplayPort 1.4
- USB
- HDMI
Warranty- Includes a 1-year manufacturer's warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)
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Although few things to keep in mind:
1. The battery life is AMAZING according to reviews, it cant get any better for a gaming machine.
2. The thermals are amazing and impressive given the form factor
3. NO WEBCAM (huge for me), no numpad (the trackpad also doesnt have a digital numpad like other ROG Strix Scar laptops)
4. The HDMI port is connected to iGPU rather than dGPU so you have a limited HDMI 2.0 connection instead of HDMI 2.1
Where this laptop really shines is QHD resolution. At FHD it is kinda limited in performance. So any kind of gaming where you are connecting it to an external monitor with QHD or higher resolution, this is A BEAST for the price.
Checkout the Anandtech review:
https://www.anandtech.c
Honestly speaking, upgrading ram with good sub timing alone would increase the performance easily by 5 to 10% according to Jarrod. And according to my own experience, MUX switch is about 5%! (Intel iGPU is about 10-15% deficit if no MUX)
These numbers are so huge that I can't believe it is true. But logic tells me yes it is true. Not sure why Asus does this.
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The Asus ROG STRIX G15 laptop with Radeon RX 6800M cannot reach its true gaming potential due to slower stock RAM and missing MUX switch
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The Asus ROG STRIX G15 laptop with Radeon RX 6800M cannot reach its true gaming potential due to slower stock RAM and missing MUX switch
Honestly speaking, upgrading ram with good sub timing alone would increase the performance easily by 5 to 10% according to Jarrod. And according to my own experience, MUX switch is about 5%! (Intel iGPU is about 10-15% deficit if no MUX)
These numbers are so huge that I can't believe it is true. But logic tells me yes it is true. Not sure why Asus does this.
I dont like the idea of buying a "pre gimped" laptop. Also, for $1650, id fully expect a 1 TB SSD.
Total cost was around $1800 after taxes + shipping
I'm wondering whether I should cancel my order and go for this instead, though…
Any suggestions?
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Total cost was around $1800 after taxes + shipping
I'm wondering whether I should cancel my order and go for this instead, though…
Any suggestions?
The Asus ROG STRIX G15 laptop with Radeon RX 6800M cannot reach its true gaming potential due to slower stock RAM and missing MUX switchThe slower RAM gimps the gaming performance by up to 20% on the Asus model, while the missing MUX switch is further limiting the potential that should match models equipped with RTX 3080 mobile dGPUs. Similar RAM problems can also be encountered on the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro. However, the Lenovo Legion 7 AMD features faster RAMsome AMD-based laptops could come with RAM kits that slow down the gaming as well as the productivity performance. The slower RAM kits were spotted on the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro and more recently on the Asus ROG STRIX G15 with the new RX 6800M dGPUs. the stock RAM kits coming with the aforementioned laptops appear to be produced by Samsung, while the replacement RAM kits come from Crucial and integrate Micron chips. Both are single rank 2x 8GB kits with DDR4-3200 speeds and CL22 timings. However, the Crucial kit is 1RX8 (single rank 8 bank), whereas the Samsung stock kit is 1RX16 (single rank 16 bank), plus there is a difference with the secondary timings that is not mentioned in any public specstRRDS, tRRDL, tFAW, tRFC ns latency and value plus the tRFC2, tRFC4 and tSTAG timings are all significantly lower on the Crucial kit. Apparently, all the tRFC timings can make a huge difference to Ryzen CPU performance. the difference is actually around 10% in games and around 5% in content creation apps on the Lenovo laptop, but the gaming performance on the Asus model is taking a bigger hit of around 20% in select titles.It is still unclear what prompts laptop OEMs to use the slower kits on certain models. Could be to reduce production costs and keep MSRP within certain limits. The secondary timings don't seem to be tunable via BIOS or third party software on the AMD systems (most Intel laptops allow this though), so in order to maximize the potential, users are pretty much forced to replace the RAM kitsthe Asus ROG STRIX with RX 6800M dGPU does not have a MUX switch and the dGPU is further gimped by the iGPU that is directly connected to the internal display.Ironically, this Asus model is sporting the Advantage Edition standard of quality for gaming laptops issued by AMD .from jerrods tech on you tube
I dont like the idea of buying a "pre gimped" laptop. Also, for $1650, id fully expect a 1 TB SSD.
got this deal + $120 back from Amex. 32gb of RAM. Should I cancel??
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got this deal + $120 back from Amex. 32gb of RAM. Should I cancel??
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