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ASUS ROG Strix G15 Laptop: 15.6" (2560x1440), Ryzen 9 5980HX, Radeon RX 6800M Expired

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Best Buy via eBay has ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition Laptop (G513QY-SG15.R96800) on sale for $1299.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy via eBay has ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop G14 (GA402RK-G14.R96800) on sale for $1599.99. Shipping is free.

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Best Buy has ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition Laptop (G513QY-SG15.R96800) on sale for $1299.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop G14 (GA402RK-G14.R96800) on sale for $1599.99. Shipping is free.

ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition Laptop Specs:
  • 15.6" 2560 x 1440 (QHD) 165Hz 3ms IPS-level FreeSync Premium Display
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX 8-Core, 16-Thread (3.3GHz Base / 4.8GHz Boost) Processor
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM
  • 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon RX 6800M Graphics
  • WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) + Bluetooth 5.1
  • 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort / power delivery
    • 1x RJ45 LAN port
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop Specs:
  • 14" (2560 x 1600) 120Hz 3ms 500 nits LED Display
  • AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8-Core, 16-Thread (3.3GHz Base / 4.9GHz Boost) Processor
  • 16GB DDR5 RAM
  • 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon RX 6800S Graphics
  • Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • 1-Zone RGB Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home 64-bit
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support DisplayPort / power delivery
    • 1x card reader (microSD) (UHS-II)

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Terrible thermals.
Edit: My post specific to the 15 inch adv Ed.

Not sure about this model, but it replaced the model that had the unfortunate liquid metal overapplication issue. Once applied properly the thermals were great, supposedly. It also came with a mixed bag of ram and to get the excellent performance you needed to replace the stock ram. Again, not sure if this model has that issue. I'd imagine it easily could. I don't see any liquid metal complaints on the best buy reviews. The reviews that are there are all QC complaints, which sadly is to be expected these days, especially with Asus. I'm surprised to see a "rep" responding, and actually pretty thrilled about it. Anyhow I'd look up the reviews for this model regarding issues with ram and LM before buying but if it's similar to its predecessor it should smoke a 3070 gpu laptop often coming close to a 3080. Unless something major changed. But I don't see anything to indicate that from the specs. For $1300 it's a killer price imo.

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Passions
09-06-2022 at 03:25 PM.
09-06-2022 at 03:25 PM.
How does it compare to Zephyrus G15? Been waiting forever for the 2022 to go on sale.
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barrera_j
09-06-2022 at 03:59 PM.
09-06-2022 at 03:59 PM.
Quote from Passions :
How does it compare to Zephyrus G15? Been waiting forever for the 2022 to go on sale.
the Zephyrus is a more "thin&light" device, which is also less powerful

you are trading power for ergonomics basically, it's up to you what's your preference
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09-06-2022 at 04:23 PM.
09-06-2022 at 04:23 PM.
Reviews are harsh, even on Best buy standard.
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09-06-2022 at 04:47 PM.
09-06-2022 at 04:47 PM.
Terrible thermals.
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JollyPickle382
09-06-2022 at 05:44 PM.
09-06-2022 at 05:44 PM.
Quote from Passions :
How does it compare to Zephyrus G15? Been waiting forever for the 2022 to go on sale.
BB has the one with Ryzen 9 and rtx 3070ti for 300 off rn... thermals on the zephyrus line seem to be a sizeable bottleneck.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus...Id=6494635
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CaptGeech
09-06-2022 at 05:46 PM.
09-06-2022 at 05:46 PM.
Edit: My post specific to the 15 inch adv Ed.

Not sure about this model, but it replaced the model that had the unfortunate liquid metal overapplication issue. Once applied properly the thermals were great, supposedly. It also came with a mixed bag of ram and to get the excellent performance you needed to replace the stock ram. Again, not sure if this model has that issue. I'd imagine it easily could. I don't see any liquid metal complaints on the best buy reviews. The reviews that are there are all QC complaints, which sadly is to be expected these days, especially with Asus. I'm surprised to see a "rep" responding, and actually pretty thrilled about it. Anyhow I'd look up the reviews for this model regarding issues with ram and LM before buying but if it's similar to its predecessor it should smoke a 3070 gpu laptop often coming close to a 3080. Unless something major changed. But I don't see anything to indicate that from the specs. For $1300 it's a killer price imo.
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09-06-2022 at 06:44 PM.
09-06-2022 at 06:44 PM.
Quote from mattymsu25 :
Terrible thermals.
Yep. I just picked one up and it idles at 60-70°C. It actually doesn't really get over 85°C when gaming. The problem I have with it is that when I leave it idle on my desk, the fans ramp up like crazy and are super loud. I am going to return mine because of this.
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ulieq
09-06-2022 at 08:36 PM.
09-06-2022 at 08:36 PM.
$600 over priced.
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EsteveM
09-06-2022 at 08:51 PM.
09-06-2022 at 08:51 PM.
Quote from Garrettb214 :
Yep. I just picked one up and it idles at 60-70°C. It actually doesn't really get over 85°C when gaming. The problem I have with it is that when I leave it idle on my desk, the fans ramp up like crazy and are super loud. I am going to return mine because of this.
Nah, this laptop is very quiet, may want to check your OS power plan to balanced, it is loud under stress test but not as loud and burning hot as the MSI GS66 11800h that I had.
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Mysticalize
09-06-2022 at 10:50 PM.
09-06-2022 at 10:50 PM.
Quote from Garrettb214 :
Yep. I just picked one up and it idles at 60-70°C. It actually doesn't really get over 85°C when gaming. The problem I have with it is that when I leave it idle on my desk, the fans ramp up like crazy and are super loud. I am going to return mine because of this.
This was my experience when I was testing it in store. It was just idling at desktop and it was already super toasty.
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09-07-2022 at 12:36 AM.
09-07-2022 at 12:36 AM.
Quote from Mysticalize :
This was my experience when I was testing it in store. It was just idling at desktop and it was already super toasty.

I needed a new laptop an wanted to get one that I could do some gaming on…. But I've read all sorts of comments about thermals and countless people returning these asus laptops and I got the recent $1600 MacBook Pro deal instead. Obviously apples and oranges, but I am not able to deal with purchasing and returns etc; I just needed a solid laptop with good QC.
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09-07-2022 at 04:07 AM.
09-07-2022 at 04:07 AM.
Last Gen Ryzen CPU .
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Peerless_Warrior
09-07-2022 at 04:43 AM.
09-07-2022 at 04:43 AM.
You have to disable CPU turbo on this CPU. The cooling isn't a match for it.
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